Atlanta Project Thread IV

[smArTaLlone]

Originally Posted by RocketSurgeon

Retail above parking? Does that mean the parking will be underground?

I am wondering about this also. It sounds like the second phase will have retail and the tower along 14th street with the grocery store oriented towards the southwest corner of the lot on Spring street. The fact that the grocery store alone is going before the DRC suggests that it can and will be built independently of the second tower which is a good thing. That's assuming there is a second tower planned here.

[Libertarian]

That block has a lower grade toward the south and west. Makes sense that the parking would be below and the store at the same level with 14th and West Peachtree as the rest of the project.

[smArTaLlone]

About a year ago this article was published in the Business Chronicle.

Midtown poised for unprecedented residential boom

An unprecedented number of residential units are slated for construction in Midtown. Halfway through 2014, more than 5,700 residential units are proposed in Midtown. Nearly 800 residential units are currently in construction.

One year later, here are some numbers to quantify Midtown's current boom.

Under Construction (including projects doing site prep)

• 7 Towers
• 3,098 Residential Units
• 101,000 SF retail

Proposed

• 20 Towers
• 5,331 Residential Units
• 231,000 SF retail
• 1.5 million SF office space
• 762 Hotel rooms

[smArTaLlone]

This is apparently a new rendering of Cousins/Amli Decatur project.

[smArTaLlone]

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_...town-organic-foods-market-aka-whole.html

Whole Foods Market Inc. wants to put a flagship store next to a planned Midtown residential tower, a 72,000-square-foot location that might include a brew pub and cooking school.
Plans for the organic grocery store were unveiled June 9 to Midtown Development Review Committee. Architect Rob French, with Phillips Partnership, presented renderings of the project, which would stand next to a proposed residential tower at 14th and West Peachtree streets. Miami-based The Related Group is the developer.

The store could break ground by mid-2016, with a projected early 2018 opening, Allen said after the meeting.

Development Review Committee members asked Related Group to consider adding a rooftop garden or terrace to the store and to tweak the design to be more engaging for pedestrians.

[smArTaLlone]

This rendering seems surprisingly rather dull for a "flagship" store but I didn't see anything from Phillips that made me very excited either. Its ok but I was expecting more. I hope the DRC can coax them into something a bit more interesting.

[Atlanta3000]

Originally Posted by smArTaLlone

This rendering seems surprisingly rather dull for a "flagship" store but I didn't see anything from Phillips that made me very excited either. Its ok but I was expecting more. I hope the DRC can coax them into something a bit more interesting.

I so agree with you...finally!!! Very underwhelming.

Also, it is interesting Related has not presented more detailed views of Phase I. Speaking of that, if Phase II is just retail and not multi-family or a hotel, why have two phases? It seems like if would be less of a hassle to your future tenants not to have to put them through a year and half construction site just to build a three level Whole Foods.

[Atlanta3000]

Charlotte's Uptown Whole Foods

Midtown got screwed in comparison to this.

[smArTaLlone]

With the grocery store on two levels and parking for it underneath, this should still leave room for a second tower on that block at Spring street and 13 th street.

Planned as the second phase of The Related Group’s mixed-used development on the block bound by Spring, 14th, West Peachtree and 13th Streets, the project consists of two levels of retail - a 50,040 SF organic foods market and an additional 21,907 SF of restaurant and retail space - above three levels of parking (286 spaces). Access to the parking will be provided off Spring and 13th Streets. Unique features include a 5,000 SF brew pub, a 4,000 SF cooking school, green walls, and two outdoor patio spaces, one located on Spring Street and one located at the corner of 14th Street & West Peachtree Street. The committee asked that the development team revisit the street-level façades to provide a more pedestrian friendly scale and to engage the supplemental zone as an area for merchandising and display. The committee also asked the team to explore options for a green roof to meet the sustainability objectives of the Midtown Eco-District, to comply with the open space requirements for the SPI-16 zoning ordinance, and to provide a visual amenity since the rooftop will be in the direct line of sight from adjacent office and residential towers. The applicant will continue to develop their proposal further and return to the DRC for a follow-up review.

[Ant131531]

Originally Posted by Atlanta3000

Charlotte's Uptown Whole Foods

Midtown got screwed in comparison to this.

Which is weird considering rents are much higher in Midtown Atlanta than in Uptown Charlotte.

[jpk1292000]

Originally Posted by Atlanta3000

Charlotte's Uptown Whole Foods

Midtown got screwed in comparison to this.

We certainly did...really missing an opportunity for a nice looking building here...

[Ant131531]

I hope the Midtown DRC's suggestions gets them to make some significant changes. Uninspiring and a missed opportunity. A 72k square foot flagship store you would think would look like a flagship.

[smArTaLlone]

Ironically, the same firm designed the Charlotte store with some help from Lord Aeck Sargent. http://www.lordaecksargent.com/design/ho...ulti-family_residential/crescent-uptown/

[smArTaLlone]

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print...atlanta-set-for-trendy-west-midtown.html

A developer who helped transform the former White Provision meat packing plant into a hip mixed-use community is planning another major redevelopment in Atlanta’s trendy West Midtown.

This time the focus is on upstart technology companies.

The roughly $30 million project will transform three existing warehouses into 130,000 square feet of office and retail space.

The article goes on to say that they are planning to begin construction early next year and opening in the Spring of 2016. The developers of Buckhead's Painted Pin will be opening a new entertainment concept in the retail space.

[smArTaLlone]

• North American Properties is likely to be the developer of 1.7 acre tract along the Beltline at Dekalb Avenue. They are planning an apartment project with 225-275 units.
  
  http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print...-deal-possible-on-atlanta-s-vibrant.html
  
  
  
• JLB Partners, the developer of 782 Peachtree has filed permits for the project at 608 Ralph McGill.

[jpk1292000]

Originally Posted by smArTaLlone

• North American Properties is likely to be the developer of 1.7 acre tract along the Beltline at Dekalb Avenue. They are planning an apartment project with 225-275 units.
  
  http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print...-deal-possible-on-atlanta-s-vibrant.html
  
  
  
• JLB Partners, the developer of 782 Peachtree has filed permits for the project at 608 Ralph McGill.

Great to see this...was wondering when this lot would get developed.

[cabasse]

that looks great.

[Atlanta3000]

Originally Posted by cabasse

that looks great.

Definitely one of the best looking mid-rise projects being developed. Does anyone know who is the architect on this project?

[smArTaLlone]

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/real_...plans-23-story-buckhead-condo-tower.html

The first Buckhead condo tower planned since the intown market crashed could become one of the city’s most visually stunning.
Atlanta-based developer JPX Works LLC, led by Jarel Portman and Bruce Fernald, is proposing a 23-story high-rise with about 65 condo units.

The tower would feature “villas in the sky” with three units per floor and large outdoor space, and its light and airy shape would mimic an “urban lantern,” said Christian Bailey with ODA Architecture, the project’s architect. The Manhattan firm will draw inspiration from Frank Lloyd Wright’s “Fallingwater.”

Called 2520 Peachtree after its address, the building would rise near the Peachtree Battle neighborhood.

[bryantm3]

wow, that's gorgeous. i hope that actually gets built.