ATLANTA | Development Thread V

[scania]

Originally Posted by Curious Atlantan

Taking Marta will not work for everybody, but it will work for some people, and this might be enough to relieve the congestion to a certain degree. And if enough demand arises for expanding service so that it becomes more viable, let's hope that happens as well.

I totally AGREE!

[simms3_redux]

What's the building going up on Peachtree just a little bit up from Peachtree Battle Station shopping center? It looks like a condo mid-rise, has a crane up, perhaps is topped off? Rendering would be appreciated.

Was just in Atlanta and saw most of the construction - it will be fun to watch Post Alexander rise, I think, but hoping that some of these larger/more architecturally empowering towers make it to reality. The stuff proposed for Peachtree could be really interesting.

[AtlantaMustang]

Originally Posted by simms3_redux

What's the building going up on Peachtree just a little bit up from Peachtree Battle Station shopping center? It looks like a condo mid-rise, has a crane up, perhaps is topped off? Rendering would be appreciated.

http://wdanielanderson.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/atlanta-apartment-frenzy-part-deux/

[micropundit]

Real Estate site Bisnow Atlanta is reporting that Wood Partners has filed for development permits for the 347 unit project that will also include 19K square feet of retail set next to the 10th Street MARTA station.



http://www.bisnow.com/commercial-real-estate/atlanta/1573-worldpay-hits-market-with-100k-sf-plus/

[clexmond]

Originally Posted by AtlantaMustang

http://wdanielanderson.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/atlanta-apartment-frenzy-part-deux/

I grabbed a picture of the construction progress there a couple of weeks ago as well: http://devmap.io/developments/broadstone-peachtree

[thebigATL]

Originally Posted by micropundit

Real Estate site Bisnow Atlanta is reporting that Wood Partners has filed for development permits for the 347 unit project that will also include 19K square feet of retail set next to the 10th Street MARTA station.



http://www.bisnow.com/commercial-real-estate/atlanta/1573-worldpay-hits-market-with-100k-sf-plus/

Cheapest design i've ever seen

[BlueSangha]

Originally Posted by clexmond

I grabbed a picture of the construction progress there a couple of weeks ago as well: http://devmap.io/developments/broadstone-peachtree

I took a photo of this site a while back and the sign out front said The Haynes House. ??? Also see immovablemeadia's video of the same site.

[gttx]

Originally Posted by thebigATL

Cheapest design i've ever seen

apparently you haven't seen skyhouse

[Ant131531]

Man, I wish we had some upcoming new buildings that are architecturally stunning and photogenic. Maybe the completed Civil Right Center with the Water tower things will make that a reality.

[RobMidtowner]

Originally Posted by scania

This leaves you limited with what you can do after work. Depending on your lifestyle, this doesn't work. If you need to make an errand near by, or like a lot of my friends enjoy going to Happy Hour. Marta is cool within reason, but not extremely conducive for getting around the city.

So bring a bike? What percentage of commuters are doing more than home-work-home trip on a typical weekday ?

Originally Posted by Curious Atlantan

Here is how I see it: we are currently at point A, which is a basically a suburban setup in which everybody drives. We want to get to point B, where the city is vibrant, urban, dense, with a variety of modes of transportation including transit, cycling, walking. Getting from point A to point B is a chicken and egg problem in which we either 1) start building the density and allow for temporary increase in automobile traffic congestion then have people resort to other modes for congestion relief, or 2) start building the infrastructure for the alternative modes (transit, bike lanes, etc) then build the density.
In the first case you will hear people complain about congestion. In the second case you will hear people complain about runaway government spending on useless infrastructure.
I cannot see any other way to get from point A to point B, and I believe pretty much everybody on this forum agrees that this needs to happen. What do you think?

Aren't both cases you present being done already?

[scania]

Originally Posted by RobMidtowner

So bring a bike? What percentage of commuters are doing more than home-work-home trip on a typical weekday ?

That's why I said depending on your lifestyle. There are plenty of people that don't do home-work-home. That's what helps contributes to some of the businesses thriving and or at least able to sustain. And let's be realistic. How many people would take a bike to some restaurants Happy Hour?

[briantech]

Originally Posted by scania

That's why I said depending on your lifestyle. There are plenty of people that don't do home-work-home. That's what helps contributes to some of the businesses thriving and or at least able to sustain. And let's be realistic. How many people would take a bike to some restaurants Happy Hour?

Anyone who lives near the beltline. Are you kidding? Biking to happy hour is super fun. Especially the ride back ...

[Curious Atlantan]

Originally Posted by RobMidtowner

Aren't both cases you present being done already?

They are to some extent. I just pointed out that we all need to complain less, particularly in this forum

[simms3_redux]

Originally Posted by AtlantaMustang

http://wdanielanderson.wordpress.com/2013/10/03/atlanta-apartment-frenzy-part-deux/

Thanks.

Originally Posted by clexmond

I grabbed a picture of the construction progress there a couple of weeks ago as well: http://devmap.io/developments/broadstone-peachtree

Thanks.

[scania]

Originally Posted by briantech

Anyone who lives near the beltline. Are you kidding? Biking to happy hour is super fun. Especially the ride back ...

I'm not sure where you are going, but the places I've been, there have been none. I can't imagine some of these ladies with their heels biking over to the restaurant.

[Pessimistic Observer]

Originally Posted by scania

I'm not sure where you are going, but the places I've been, there have been none. I can't imagine some of these ladies with their heels biking over to the restaurant.

we should continue to encourage those ladies to only drive suvs /s

[ChrisInmanPark]

Originally Posted by scania

That's why I said depending on your lifestyle. There are plenty of people that don't do home-work-home. That's what helps contributes to some of the businesses thriving and or at least able to sustain. And let's be realistic. How many people would take a bike to some restaurants Happy Hour?

I ride my bike to every restaurant I go to. Even after work. It is very easy to get around most of Atlanta with a MARTA/bike combo.

When picking a place to live, especially if you rent, find one close to a MARTA station and use it. If you work in Midtown, you really have no reason to drive at all.

[scania]

I understand the fascination of living an urban lifestyle. So if you prefer to live in Atlanta without a car and only use public transportation, that's your decision. But a lot of you are either not being honest with yourselves, and or live a different lifestyle than me. I can tell you from STK, Lure, to Two Urban Licks, that no one is biking to these restaurants.

[scania]

Originally Posted by Pessimistic Observer

we should continue to encourage those ladies to only drive suvs /s

That's on you…I'm not a fan of SUVs.

[Dale]

Newsflash: regardless, ladies are HUGE on SUVs.