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Originally Posted by clexmond
How is the 10th and Peachtree block a "super block"? It's roughly 400x400ft, which I would say is slightly above the average for downtown blocks in the US, but certainly well within the norm. For reference, Manhattan blocks are roughly 275x900ft, over 50% larger.
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You're right that 400x400 isn't massive (particularly compared to the blocks just to the east of the site), but they're still cumbersome and frequent in Atlanta. Loads of 400x400 with little street level activation, is tiresome. other than along 10th St, the amount of shops along the streets between Piedmont Park is few until you reach Peachtree and I'd prefer to try and activate the side streets, as well as potentially new alleyways.
As for the Manhattan comparison, that's far more street level activation than Atlanta could ever imagine in arguably the busiest city in the world. On their 900' blocks they frequently contain breezeways/alleys. Times Square even has Broadway cutting through. The Upper East Side and Madison Ave is a great example of providing smaller blocks to activate the street. Admittedly, I absolutely prefer the ~260x400' blocks instead of the 900' blocks.
Unfortunately in Atlanta, we often combat dead space thanks to the parking garages, not having ground floor retail, curb-cuts, surface parking, etc. So hopefully when 10th st is developed, it's in a matter that encourages activity along all of its adjacent streets, not just on Peachtree.
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The Engineer's Bookstore seems like a perfect convenience store or some other small retail. I'm not sure why he couldn't put his Kwik E Mart in the building and place the gas pumps beside or behind it.
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