ATLANTA | Development Thread V - Page 943

jpk1292000 · #**18841** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 2:29 AM**

Has construction begun on the new Hampton Inn in midtown? I've lost track.

Sbgt92 · #**18842** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 4:22 AM**

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Originally Posted by Ant131531

A current bird's eye view of central/lower Midtown.

80% of these buildings (including BofA) didn't exist when I started at Tech 28 years ago. What a difference.

Sbgt92 · #**18843** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 4:24 AM**

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Originally Posted by jpk1292000

Has construction begun on the new Hampton Inn in midtown? I've lost track.

Drove past the site today. Saw zero activity. Just a construction fence.

jpk1292000 · #**18844** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 6:29 AM**

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Originally Posted by Sbgt92

80% of these buildings (including BofA) didn't exist when I started at Tech 28 years ago. What a difference.

Would love to see the view from 28 years ago

bigstick · #**18845** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 10:30 AM**

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Originally Posted by jpk1292000

Would love to see the view from 28 years ago

I am sure someone has a pic, but believe me this is a different city. Midtown was desolate. I will try to search one.

Not a aerial, but here is one from 1966 Peachtree at 10th, kind of cool grit though.

Source: http://historyatlanta.com/past-pictures-tenth-street/

1981 Peachtree with Colony Square, very desolate compared to today, amazing difference.

Here is an aerial, look at the massive difference. Probably about 1990, taken from IBM Tower as it was known then.

Source: http://www.greatbigcanvas.com/zoom/atlanta-georgia-skyline,2088848/

skyscraper_inspector · #**18846** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 12:02 PM**

Fuqua is proposing a mixed use along Piedmont Park.

Any Business Chronicle subscribers who can share details?

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/...use-project-would-overlook-piedmont.html

clexmond · #**18847** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 12:06 PM**

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Originally Posted by skyscraper_inspector

Fuqua is proposing a mixed use along Piedmont Park.

Any Business Chronicle subscribers who can share details?

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/...use-project-would-overlook-piedmont.html

No thanks, we're good.

TarHeelJ · #**18848** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 12:16 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sbgt92

80% of these buildings (including BofA) didn't exist when I started at Tech 28 years ago. What a difference.

Same here when I moved to Atlanta in 1989. The Michael Graves building, the old First Union building at 10th and Peachtree, and the AT&T building, the Crown Plaza and One Georgia Center are the only high rises I can see that were there then. Amazing.

GeorgiaPeanuts · #**18849** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 12:23 PM**

This is the Fuqua site:

I bet all the asshat NIMBYs are seriously regretting rejecting the prior idea there Terraces on the Park: https://www.aiaga.org/design_awards/the-terraces-at-the-park/

Now they will get something really crappy there.

RudyJK · #**18850** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 12:38 PM**

Here is an aerial, look at the massive difference. Probably about 1990, taken from IBM Tower as it was known then.

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Originally Posted by bigstick

This is actually post 2000 as both the Fed Building and the Millennium (?) building at 10th and West Peachtree are in the shot.

TarHeelJ · #**18851** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 12:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by bigstick

I am sure someone has a pic, but believe me this is a different city. Midtown was desolate. I will try to search one.

I wouldn't have really called it desolate...in 1990 most of the streets were lined with low-rise buildings and gay bars were abundant along Peachtree along with older hotels/motels and restaurants. It was almost all gay at that time because no one else wanted Midtown, and the skyline definitely was not present with the exception of about a dozen taller buildings.

1990 looking north from downtown...in this one you can see the first Mayfair Tower that was completed in 1990 along with the AT&T cluster (~8 towers), Promenade II, OAC, Ten Peachtree Place, Colony Square (~3 towers), 999 Peachtree, and 1280 West - 17 high rises or so TOTAL spread across 20+ blocks. This why people used to call Atlanta's skyline "spread-out":

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=midt...2d67b6dbf1284045d269a6d4758o0&ajaxhist=0

A postcard from the early 90s courtesy of Atlanta Time Machine:

jpk1292000 · #**18852** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 12:51 PM**

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Originally Posted by skyscraper_inspector

Fuqua is proposing a mixed use along Piedmont Park.

Any Business Chronicle subscribers who can share details?

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/...use-project-would-overlook-piedmont.html

Can't wait to see the suburban monstrosity he proposes for this site...

Street Advocate · #**18853** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 12:53 PM**

Movement on Yoo's parking deck aesthetics:

bigstick · #**18854** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 12:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by TarHeelJ

I wouldn't have really called it desolate...in 1990 most of the streets were lined with low-rise buildings and gay bars were abundant along Peachtree along with older hotels/motels and restaurants. It was almost all gay at that time because no one else wanted Midtown, and the skyline definitely was not present with the exception of about a dozen taller buildings.

1990 looking north from downtown...in this one you can see the first Mayfair Tower that was completed in 1990 along with the AT&T cluster (~8 towers), Promenade II, OAC, Ten Peachtree Place, Colony Square (~3 towers), 999 Peachtree, and 1280 West - 17 high rises or so TOTAL spread across 20+ blocks. This why people used to call Atlanta's skyline "spread-out":

http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=midt...2d67b6dbf1284045d269a6d4758o0&ajaxhist=0

A postcard from the early 90s courtesy of Atlanta Time Machine:

Oh I know, just compared to present it was desolate. I am gay and remember all of the bars, Gallus, Metro, etc, you could not even find where they use to be now. Their were many areas around there that were either parking lots or open fields

Street Advocate · #**18855** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 12:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by jpk1292000

Can't wait to see the suburban monstrosity he proposes for this site...

I really wish the smith dalia project went through. There's too much room for error at this location

AtlantaMustang · #**18856** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 1:00 PM**

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Originally Posted by jpk1292000

Can't wait to see the suburban monstrosity he proposes for this site...

Godammit. We're all about to get Fuq'd.

It annoyed me when this happened at other locations, but this is our crown jewel in Atlanta. I'm dreading seeing the design of this.

GeorgiaPeanuts · #**18857** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 1:02 PM**

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Originally Posted by AtlantaMustang

Godammit. We're all about to get Fuq'd.

It annoyed me when this happened at other locations, but this is our crown jewel in Atlanta. I'm dreading seeing the design of this.

It is rumoured from early iterations that it will be hotel, apartments, and townhomes with some retail lining the betlline and a natural grocer...

That little area is going to be a traffic clusterfuck, glad I never drive around there

AtlantaMustang · #**18858** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 1:03 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaPeanuts

It is rumoured from early iterations that it will be hotel, apartments, and townhomes with some retail lining the betlline and a natural grocer...

That little area is going to be a traffic clusterfuck, glad I never drive around there

Good. I really hope this turns out ok. I'm just not optimistic with his track record. This site isn't huge though, so hopefully he's forced into some decent urban design.

Street Advocate · #**18859** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 1:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaPeanuts

It is rumoured from early iterations that it will be hotel, apartments, and townhomes with some retail lining the betlline and a natural grocer...

That little area is going to be a traffic clusterfuck, glad I never drive around there

I see the traffic around here often and it's not terrible unless you're commuting further away, particularly north/south neighborhoods not immediately around Piedmont Park. I absolutely welcome the density. I'd love for this plot and the entire western side of the EST down toward PCM be re-developed. People want to live and shop in this area, take transit, walk to work, have fewer trips by vehicle, or simply have a shorter commute to their work. Not to mention adding more places to live will support ridership on the eventual EST LRT.

SAV · #**18860** Posted **Jun 24, 2016, 1:30 PM**

If Apple and a bunch of Retail comes to Peachtree in Midtown they have to get it right the first time. Im thinking all or Mostly flagship midlevel stores. Anything thats little and tucked in the basement of an apartment building will get ignored. And nothing too upscale. J.Crew, 21 forever, GAP, Banana Republic, and H&M, (yes, By that time I think we can handle another one that close), ZARA and stuff like that. Not Chanel and Prada. Maybe a Macy's or Von Mour or Nordstrom would help too. But leave the majority of the upscale stuff to Buckhead.

Lincoln RD. in Miaimi Beach would be a great model. Not too upscale. All midlevel stores. But with great aesthetics .