ATLANTA | Development Thread VI - Page 621

Username123 · #**12401** Posted **Jul 1, 2019, 2:10 PM**

https://www.rosshp.com/

“An adaptive re-use project for Even Hotels by IHG.

Redeveloping the 88,000 square foot, historic Medical Arts building in downtown Atlanta, GA, into a 152 room hotel.“

^I like the old VW Golf in the foreground of the second rendering.

DetroitMan · #**12402** Posted **Jul 1, 2019, 4:46 PM**

PITTSBURGH YARDS

Atlanta by brandon walker, on Flickr

Atlanta by brandon walker, on Flickr

MIXED-USE PROJECT ON GLENWOOD IN ORMEWOOD PARK

Atlanta by brandon walker, on Flickr

8WEST

Atlanta by brandon walker, on Flickr

WEST MIDTOWN

Atlanta by brandon walker, on Flickr

boomtown · #**12403** Posted **Jul 1, 2019, 5:13 PM**

[QUOTE=DetroitMan;8620960]PITTSBURGH YARDS

Thanks.....have been wondering how Pittsburgh Yards was coming along.

cabasse · #**12404** Posted **Jul 1, 2019, 8:29 PM**

i wonder what's up with that glassy modern building shown in the second rendering of the medical arts hotel - is that going to be a phase two?

montydawg · #**12405** Posted **Jul 1, 2019, 8:35 PM**

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Originally Posted by cabasse

i wonder what's up with that glassy modern building shown in the second rendering of the medical arts hotel - is that going to be a phase two?

Hopefully they will wait until after 'the Stitch' finalizes before deciding how to redevelop that parking garage. Certainly that early 1900's parking garage cannot support a building over the top. Any capping of the highway would require that parking structure be demolished in order to cap the highway. This is probably why they are deciding to 'freshen up' the existing garbage because they know it will likely be demolished in the next 10-15 years as plans for the area emerge.

jayden · #**12406** Posted **Jul 1, 2019, 8:43 PM**

Any updates on 1105?

MARTAisSmarta · #**12407** Posted **Jul 1, 2019, 9:15 PM**

Prepare to be outraged

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robertjhajek · #**12408** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 12:15 AM**

Looks exactly like the rendering?

montydawg · #**12409** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 11:12 AM**

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Originally Posted by robertjhajek

Looks exactly like the rendering?

No, the office component was turned into low rise retail. The Beltline facing retail is certainly a lost opportunity

Sbgt92 · #**12410** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 12:30 PM**

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Originally Posted by montydawg

No, the office component was turned into low rise retail. The Beltline facing retail is certainly a lost opportunity

I'd argue that this is neither transcendent, nor a disaster. The retail facing the Beltline and Memorial does it's job to buffer the parking deck from pedestrians. A grocery store and small restaurants should do nothing but activate the area. My section of the Beltline is great, but backs up to a retention pond and the service entrance of Home Depot. I'd love to have a walk up Publix.

Still don't understand why the residential backs up to the highway. Now THAT is a missed opportunity.

3yonce · #**12411** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 12:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by Sbgt92

Still don't understand why the residential backs up to the highway. Now THAT is a missed opportunity.

I've been wondering about this myself. It seems like it would've been more desirable to put the backs of the grocery store and movie theater along the interstate since they're both just solid boxes.

PhunkyPho · #**12412** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 12:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by robertjhajek

Looks exactly like the rendering?

Exactly. 0 character. Bland x 1000.

MARTAisSmarta · #**12413** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 3:48 PM**

J5

208 12th

Hampton Inn

arctk2014 · #**12414** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 5:14 PM**

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Originally Posted by MARTAisSmarta

Latest rendering:

Another hodge-podge "design" by Lindsay Pope Brayfield & Associates.

Let's not forget what they originally tried to propose next to the Fox Theater.
Atlanta is never going to up its design game if developers keep going for low-bid architects.

Pemgin · #**12415** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 6:53 PM**

Notice how the rendering of Hampton Inn is always from the south side? Probably because the north side is a huge blank wall. It looks terrible.

GeorgiaPeanuts · #**12416** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 7:26 PM**

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Originally Posted by Pemgin

Notice how the rendering of Hampton Inn is always from the south side? Probably because the north side is a huge blank wall. It looks terrible.

Looks like they built to the lot line though. Zoning I believe restricts window surface area the closer you approach the lot line. Ala the architect for Azure said they had to make that ugly backend of the building because limitations on how much window surface area they could have being so close to the lot line.

Pemgin · #**12417** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 7:42 PM**

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaPeanuts

Looks like they built to the lot line though. Zoning I believe restricts window surface area the closer you approach the lot line. Ala the architect for Azure said they had to make that ugly backend of the building because limitations on how much window surface area they could have being so close to the lot line.

That needs to be changed yesterday. I hope that's something Tim Keane is looking at.

MdtwnATL · #**12418** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 7:43 PM**

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Originally Posted by Pemgin

Notice how the rendering of Hampton Inn is always from the south side? Probably because the north side is a huge blank wall. It looks terrible.

It truly is just awful. However, maybe they anticipate another development built on that side? Also amazing how they cheapened the materials on this.... SMH

RocketSurgeon · #**12419** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 7:57 PM**

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Originally Posted by Pemgin

That needs to be changed yesterday. I hope that's something Tim Keane is looking at.

It's to prevent fires from spreading from one building to another. It's not going to change any time soon.

Frankster87 · #**12420** Posted **Jul 2, 2019, 7:58 PM**

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Originally Posted by Pemgin

That needs to be changed yesterday. I hope that's something Tim Keane is looking at.

I believe it's a fire safety requirement.