ATLANTA | Development Thread V

[arctk2014]

Originally Posted by kamden99

Perhaps it was just a drill... Integral asked the vendor, "How fast can you disassemble this billboard?"

Literally the ad is back just as it was. The catwalk is restored. The cones are all gone. It's as if nothing happened!

Man...so many people are itching to see anything...something done here.

Sit back- it will still take a while for a project of this size to get going. It's not a Novare at least.

[arctk2014]

There's something more compelling/exciting about comprehensive development around the BeltLine than some new high-rise in Midtown. This is the kind of long-term planning/smart-growth that this city needs. There just needs to be some landowners willing to start transforming these types of suburban-style developments back into smaller urban grids. Open the stream up as an asset for the corridor (this one connects to the Ponce Springs and runs underneath all those parking lots). And reconnect the between the Midtown/Virginia-Highland neighborhoods.

The LCI outlines a peculiar project that's in the City's responsibility to follow the Atlanta BeltLine Master Plan to provide a "New street connection between Monroe Dr and Ponce de Leon Ave via Midtown Place shopping center and Midtown Promenade" - creating a boulevard between the two shopping centers is something that will be necessary in the long-term success of any retail 5-10 years down the "road".

These are the types of trans-formative investments that - albeit a road - also provides multi-modal connections that will change development patterns along the BeltLine as well.

http://www.atlantaregional.com/land-use/livable-centers-initiative/recipients/search-lci-recipients

[Ant131531]

Originally Posted by arctk2014

There's something more compelling/exciting about comprehensive development around the BeltLine than some new high-rise in Midtown. This is the kind of long-term planning/smart-growth that this city needs. There just needs to be some landowners willing to start transforming these types of suburban-style developments back into smaller urban grids. Open the stream up as an asset for the corridor (this one connects to the Ponce Springs and runs underneath all those parking lots). And reconnect the between the Midtown/Virginia-Highland neighborhoods.

The LCI outlines a peculiar project that's in the City's responsibility to follow the Atlanta BeltLine Master Plan to provide a "New street connection between Monroe Dr and Ponce de Leon Ave via Midtown Place shopping center and Midtown Promenade" - creating a boulevard between the two shopping centers is something that will be necessary in the long-term success of any retail 5-10 years down the "road".

These are the types of trans-formative investments that - albeit a road - also provides multi-modal connections that will change development patterns along the BeltLine as well.

http://www.atlantaregional.com/land-use/livable-centers-initiative/recipients/search-lci-recipients

Can you link the picture?

[AtlantaMustang]

Originally Posted by Ant131531

Can you link the picture?

http://postimg.org/image/lbjgbvxa9/

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

Originally Posted by arctk2014

There's something more compelling/exciting about comprehensive development around the BeltLine than some new high-rise in Midtown. This is the kind of long-term planning/smart-growth that this city needs. There just needs to be some landowners willing to start transforming these types of suburban-style developments back into smaller urban grids. Open the stream up as an asset for the corridor (this one connects to the Ponce Springs and runs underneath all those parking lots). And reconnect the between the Midtown/Virginia-Highland neighborhoods.

The LCI outlines a peculiar project that's in the City's responsibility to follow the Atlanta BeltLine Master Plan to provide a "New street connection between Monroe Dr and Ponce de Leon Ave via Midtown Place shopping center and Midtown Promenade" - creating a boulevard between the two shopping centers is something that will be necessary in the long-term success of any retail 5-10 years down the "road".

These are the types of trans-formative investments that - albeit a road - also provides multi-modal connections that will change development patterns along the BeltLine as well.

http://www.atlantaregional.com/land-use/livable-centers-initiative/recipients/search-lci-recipients

I thought the residents of the neighborhoods near fought hard to prevent a connection between the two developments as well as from surrounding neighborhood streets.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

Cool website for generating road usage diagrams: http://streetmix.net/-/225153

Made Juniper St. along where I live, don't know how accurate the widths are, I eyeballed it.

[jayden]

Originally Posted by PremierAtlanta

MARTA to Gwinnett County?

I know this is not the transportation thread. I also know to many ITPers view Gwinnett County as some far away place. It is however an important part of the metro area. As the second most populated county in the metro area, it should definitely have rail transit. I think the results of a recent poll by the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce is quite interesting but not surprising. It seems that the tide has turned for public transit in Gwinnett County.

MARTA is a jewel in the crown for Atlanta. Heavy rail transit has an amazing ability to carry a large number of people. Atlanta is in the small company of some great US cities blessed with heavy rail systems. Here in the DC Metro, I can truly see the benefit of having a comprehensive heavy rail system. If the Atlanta metro area is smart, it can leverage this jewel to insure continued quality growth. Competition for the Millennial crowd will boil down to offering the things most important to this group. One, apparently, is access to public transit.

I'm sure losing one of their F500 companies (NCR) to transit and amenities rich Midtown in the city is playing a small role in this shift towards transit.

From the article:




Perhaps the state of Georgia will wake up and support the 8th busiest transit system in the US. This will definitely give the edge to Atlanta over other formidable competitors.


Read more here: http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2015/04/16/marta-to-gwinnett-county-the-people-want-it.html

This needs to happen like, yesterday.

[arctk2014]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaPeanuts

I thought the residents of the neighborhoods near fought hard to prevent a connection between the two developments as well as from surrounding neighborhood streets.

15+ years ago I'm sure they were fighting it strongly but I think the context is different now. I'm sure there would be some resistance but even having 1 or 2 streets reconnected back through to the Poncey-Highland/Virginia Highland neighborhoods would dramatically help this area. Plus there should have always been a street connection between these developments.

[Atlanta3000]

Buckhead Place Shopping Center (Corner of Piedmont and Peachtree)

I just noticed Coro Realty Advisors put up a sign showing a really cool looking 5-6 story apartment complex in front of the LA Fitness on Piedmont Road. I tried taking a picture, but it didn't turn out.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by Atlanta3000

Buckhead Place Shopping Center (Corner of Piedmont and Peachtree)

I just noticed Coro Realty Advisors put up a sign showing a really cool looking 5-6 story apartment complex in front of the LA Fitness on Piedmont Road. I tried taking a picture, but it didn't turn out.

As I recall they had plans for a mixed use project there before the real estate crash. Maybe they are bringing it back?

[Atlanta3000]

Originally Posted by arjay57

As I recall they had plans for a big mixed use project there before the real estate crash. Maybe they are bringing it back?

It's definitely a different design. Also, it didn't appear to be a mixed-use project - just apartments.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by Atlanta3000

It's definitely a different design. Also, it didn't appear to be a mixed-use project - just apartments.

Wonder if they will have to go back through the DRC?

I say that because they would probably have to have some active use at the street.

[NewUrbanist90]

Anyone know where exactly this is going?

http://www.theprestonpartnership.com/project/the-flats-at-howell-mill/?cat=current-projects

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

Worthing Companies has filed land disturbance permits at 903 Huff (adjacent to the waterworks lake) for a new apartment building.

Found this in a search from back in 2013 when it was rezoned to multi-family. Not sure how much has changed for the plan. It still is the same name for the development (they are lazy with names, they have another development Heights @ West Midtown and now this one Heights @ Midtown West):
http://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/2013/images/adopted/1202/12O0157.pdf (pg.6/ Five story with basement 282 units)

[Atlanta3000]

Originally Posted by NewUrbanist90

Anyone know where exactly this is going?

http://www.theprestonpartnership.com/project/the-flats-at-howell-mill/?cat=current-projects

I am not sure where this going, but I am darn sure I wish it wasn't in Atlanta. Preston Partnership is becoming the Novare of architects - everything damn thing they design looks the same.

I really wish the city of Atlanta would put a 2 year moratorium on all multi-family developments with less than 8 floors.

1. It would cut down on the monotonous architecture of low-rise multi-family.
2. Push developers to build in areas of the city that have the transporation infrastructure to handle the growth.
3. Allow me to stop bitching!

[TarHeelJ]

Originally Posted by Atlanta3000

I am not sure where this going, but I am darn sure I wish it wasn't in Atlanta. Preston Partnership is becoming the Novare of architects - everything damn thing they design looks the same.

I really wish the city of Atlanta would put a 2 year moratorium on all multi-family developments with less than 8 floors.

1. It would cut down on the monotonous architecture of low-rise multi-family.
2. Push developers to build in areas of the city that have the transporation infrastructure to handle the growth.
3. Allow me to stop bitching!

I don't have any problem with the way this looks...and 8 floors and below is infill - Atlanta needs infill.

[jpk1292000]

Originally Posted by TarHeelJ

I don't have any problem with the way this looks...and 8 floors and below is infill - Atlanta needs infill.

Agreed...nothing wrong with this development

[ericdeatl]

A question/concern regarding the Wood Partners 33 Peachtree Place development (across from the Midtown MARTA station):

The exterior of the parking deck as seen in the construction webcam is much less articulated and attractive than the published renderings:

WebCam view:

http://www.truelook.com/clients/balfourbeattyus-33peachtree/?full

Renderings:

http://devmap.io/developments/33-peachtree-place

I wonder if any features will be added to the exterior of the garage walls (above the first-floor retail extensions) to improve the appearance. If not, or if these variations were not agreed to by the DRC, is this a violation of some sort for which they could be required to compensate (e.g. by adding exterior features such as trellises, greenery, etc. to these walls)?

[arctk2014]

Originally Posted by GeorgiaPeanuts

Worthing Companies has filed land disturbance permits at 903 Huff (adjacent to the waterworks lake) for a new apartment building.

Found this in a search from back in 2013 when it was rezoned to multi-family. Not sure how much has changed for the plan. It still is the same name for the development (they are lazy with names, they have another development Heights @ West Midtown and now this one Heights @ Midtown West):
http://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/2013/images/adopted/1202/12O0157.pdf (pg.6/ Five story with basement 282 units)

Worthing has it listed under "Heights at Georgia Steel" on their website.

http://worthingse.com/development/

[shivtim]

State Farm headquarters immediately adjacent to the Dunwoody MARTA station