Atlanta Project Thread IV - Page 87

Atlanta3000 · #**1721** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 12:26 AM**

33 Peachtree Place is really the most transformative project being built in Midtown right now.

bryantm3 · #**1722** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 3:33 AM**

i still think it's idiocy not to have retail directly across from the MARTA station. they don't even have an active front for the residents there. i am not super thrilled about the project; honestly i'm much more excited about 811 peachtree, if it ever takes off!

RocketSurgeon · #**1723** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 5:06 AM**

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Originally Posted by bryantm3

i still think it's idiocy not to have retail directly across from the MARTA station

There's retail there. It's in the image that was just posted.

smArTaLlone · #**1724** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 11:53 AM**

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print...es-mixed-use-project-at-arts-center.html

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MARTA hopes to see a high-rise residential tower, street-level retail and possibly a hotel developed at Midtown's Arts Center station.
The project, part of a sweeping plan MARTA launched in 2012 to spur development around several of its transit stations, could be the authority's most ambitious yet. It will include the possibility of developing the air-rights atop Arts Center, a 6.2-acre station that sits along West Peachtree and 15th streets behind the Woodruff Arts Center. Last year, MARTA, for the first time in its more than 40-year history, began seeking developer interest in building atop the urban stations.

shivtim · #**1725** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 4:22 PM**

Has anyone seen renderings of the south or east sides of 33 peachtree place?

bryantm3 · #**1726** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 7:31 PM**

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Originally Posted by RocketSurgeon

There's retail there. It's in the image that was just posted.

there's retail on the corner.. that's it. those coming out of the marta station will be greeted with a blank wall.

Atlanta3000 · #**1727** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 8:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by bryantm3

there's retail on the corner.. that's it. those coming out of the marta station will be greeted with a blank wall.

It's not a blank wall. There will be apartments/townhouses on that side.

AtlantaMustang · #**1728** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 8:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by bryantm3

there's retail on the corner.. that's it. those coming out of the marta station will be greeted with a blank wall.

Not entirely accurate. If you look at the "North View" elevation there is the corner retail space then a deck entrance then another retail space further left labeled "Midtown Restaurant". From what I can tell this looks to be directly across from the bus exit, or maybe even a few feet further east.

scania · #**1729** Posted **Feb 13, 2015, 10:21 PM**

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Originally Posted by bryantm3

i still think it's idiocy not to have retail directly across from the MARTA station. they don't even have an active front for the residents there. i am not super thrilled about the project; honestly i'm much more excited about 811 peachtree, if it ever takes off!

Keep in mind West Peachtree is somewhat a main thoroughfare in Midtown. Also, IMO, it'll be cool to have retail on both sides of the main street.

smArTaLlone · #**1730** Posted **Feb 14, 2015, 12:42 AM**

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Originally Posted by scania

Keep in mind West Peachtree is somewhat a main thoroughfare in Midtown. Also, IMO, it'll be cool to have retail on both sides of the main street.

I agree. There will be a good bit of retail just a few steps away from the station entrance.

Apparently there will an opening to the greenspace based on this site plan. This may be what bryantm3 is referring to as a blank wall. I'm not sure how that part of is going to work out but its different.

AtlantaMustang · #**1731** Posted **Feb 14, 2015, 2:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by smArTaLlone

Apparently there will an opening to the greenspace based on this site plan. This may be what bryantm3 is referring to as a blank wall. I'm not sure how that part of is going to work out but its different.

I'm sure part of the reason for this solution is the 2 concrete Marta vents that you can actually see barely in the elevation render. I assume they are the reason for what I am guessing is a portal into the large courtyard.

smArTaLlone · #**1732** Posted **Feb 14, 2015, 3:48 PM**

Alta at the Park (205 12th Street - Wood Partners returned to the DRC to present an update for their proposed, 19-story apartment tower at 12th Street between Juniper and Piedmont. Since their last review, the development team has shifted the building to set back in alignment with neighboring buildings. They have also added a ground-floor retail space on 12th Street and an active use area fronting on Dickson Place. Additionally, the team plans to maintain a pedestrian pathway that currently exists midblock running north-south between 11th and 12th Streets via Dickson place and a parking lot. The DRC noted with appreciation the willingness of the development team to work with the neighborhood to find a solution amenable to everyone. The DRC recommended support for this project.

Hampton Inn & Suites (1231 West Peachtree Street) – The DRC revisited a proposal for an 18-story hotel on the corner of West Peachtree & 15th Streets. Revisions since the last presentation at the January DRC meeting include a reconfiguration of the ground floor to add an interior dining area and activate the space along West Peachtree Street. The space is complemented by an outdoor dining area at the southwest corner of the site. The team has been and continues to work with MARTA to identify a solution that mitigates the obstruction of a MARTA access vault on site located in the future 15th Street streetscape. The DRC recommended support for this project.

Terminus · #**1733** Posted **Feb 14, 2015, 4:10 PM**

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Originally Posted by AtlantaMustang

I'm sure part of the reason for this solution is the 2 concrete Marta vents that you can actually see barely in the elevation render. I assume they are the reason for what I am guessing is a portal into the large courtyard.

I agree. It appears that the terrace is over the MARTA tunnel. The agency may have required a certain vertical clearance for future access, which explains why there is no first floor and it's essentially an at-grade terrace, with the second floor cantilevering over it.

A similar treatment is being used at Inman Quarter where the City required future access to the a major sewer tunnel endure the site. That's the reason for the opening that runs from Elizabeth Street north to the Bill Kennedy Park - it allows the City to come in with backhoes, etc. if the pipe ever breaks.

In any case, I think the treatment is fine. Peachtree Place is not a great retail street. I think the only appropriate design treatment is a mix of ground floor shops and residential units, which is exactly what they did.

megalopolis · #**1734** Posted **Feb 14, 2015, 8:18 PM**

[QUOTE=smArTaLlone;6915541]Alta at the Park (205 12th Street - Wood Partners returned to the DRC to present an update for their proposed, 19-story apartment tower at 12th Street between Juniper and Piedmont. Since their last review, the development team has shifted the building to set back in alignment with neighboring buildings. They have also added a ground-floor retail space on 12th Street and an active use area fronting on Dickson Place. Additionally, the team plans to maintain a pedestrian pathway that currently exists midblock running north-south between 11th and 12th Streets via Dickson place and a parking lot. The DRC noted with appreciation the willingness of the development team to work with the neighborhood to find a solution amenable to everyone. The DRC recommended support for this project.

Does anyone know what the property boundary for this project is? Does it include both the gross, white, two story apartment building on 12th and the ugly single family home (and adjacent parking lot) next to it? I also wonder how far back it goes. Beyond the parking lot behind the white apartment building and before you get to the property line for Lofts @ The Park and Piedmont Arbors there are two, old houses. I hope they get torn down for this project as well. Then, along the side of Loft @ The Park; there are two, hideous row-house style buildings. Is it wishful thinking that they'd be demolished too?

smArTaLlone · #**1735** Posted **Feb 16, 2015, 11:45 PM**

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Originally Posted by smArTaLlone

Alta at the Park
Does anyone know what the property boundary for this project is? Does it include both the gross, white, two story apartment building on 12th and the ugly single family home (and adjacent parking lot) next to it? I also wonder how far back it goes. Beyond the parking lot behind the white apartment building and before you get to the property line for Lofts @ The Park and Piedmont Arbors there are two, old houses. I hope they get torn down for this project as well. Then, along the side of Loft @ The Park; there are two, hideous row-house style buildings. Is it wishful thinking that they'd be demolished too?

It looks like the same group that assembled the property for Azure on the Park owns several parcels on the block between 11th and 12th as well, including the highlighted area. Based on the description of the Alta project, it will most likely consume most if not all of the highlighted area, depending on how they treat the parking deck.

megalopolis · #**1736** Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 12:44 AM**

Thanks. I didn't think that the apartment building on the top right would be part of Alta too. It's not in bad shape. It's a shame that the buildings to the left of the Lofts @ the Park aren't included. They're terrible!

shivtim · #**1737** Posted **Feb 17, 2015, 4:27 PM**

Sprawl is picking up again as the economy continues to improve:
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/...ot-subdivision-proposed-in-gwinnett.html

Sigh.

gt7348b · #**1738** Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 8:14 PM**

AtlantaMustang is correct - the greenspace at 33 Peachtree Place is to allow MARTA to access the vent shaft in the middle of the site and allow for the two emergency exits right at Peachtree Place to continue to function. This configuration also avoids having any structure rest on the subway box.

arjay57 · #**1739** Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 8:25 PM**

Interesting.

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Comcast could be landing at the new Braves stadium. Sources tell us that Comcast could be the lead office tenant at SunTrust Park's mixed-use project, securing in excess of 100k SF. This would in essence be a consolidation of various offices in the Cumberland/Galleria area, and perhaps even an expansion of additional space in the Atlanta area that could add new jobs to the market.

More...Comcast to Anchor Braves Stadium Office?

smArTaLlone · #**1740** Posted **Feb 18, 2015, 10:32 PM**

http://m.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_ta...-up-where-pirate-museum-sank.html?r=full

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Chattanooga, Tenn.-based Vision Hospitality Group on Feb. 17 submitted plans in Atlanta for a 9-story hotel next to the Georgia Aquarium.

The 146-room hotel would be built at 239 Ivan Allen Jr. Boulevard, between Venable and McAfee streets. It's projected to open in summer 2016, according to Vision Hospitality.

The hotel is expected to be branded as a SpringHill Suites, a select-service brand from Marriott International that's "designed for the rapidly growing segment of lifestyle travelers seeking smart, stylish experiences in the upper-moderate tier," says the hotel giant.