The Peach Owner Sued For Allegedly Faking Leases To Land Mortgage
The Peach Owner Sued For Allegedly Faking Leases To Land Mortgage
Samuel Lloyd, the developer who converted the iconic The Peach building in Midtown Atlanta into apartments, is being sued by his partners in the project for allegedly faking leases and fraudulently inflating income statements to secure a mortgage.
Samuel Lloyd, the developer who converted the iconic The Peach building in Midtown Atlanta into apartments, is being sued by his partners in the project for allegedly faking leases and fraudulently inflating income statements to secure a mortgage. Read MoreBisnow News Feed
Samuel Lloyd, the developer who converted the iconic The Peach building in Midtown Atlanta into apartments, is being sued by his partners in the project for allegedly faking leases and fraudulently inflating income statements to secure a mortgage.
Lutnick Vows To Divest From Newmark, Cantor Fitzgerald In 90 Days If Confirmed As Commerce Head
Lutnick Vows To Divest From Newmark, Cantor Fitzgerald In 90 Days If Confirmed As Commerce Head
The billionaire tapped to head up President Donald Trump’s Commerce Department has vowed to sell his business holdings within 90 days as he pursues senatorial confirmation.
The billionaire tapped to head up President Donald Trump’s Commerce Department has vowed to sell his business holdings within 90 days as he pursues senatorial confirmation. Read MoreBisnow News Feed
The billionaire tapped to head up President Donald Trump’s Commerce Department has vowed to sell his business holdings within 90 days as he pursues senatorial confirmation.
Future foggy for massive factory replacement on ATL’s eastside
Future foggy for massive factory replacement on ATL’s eastside
Future foggy for massive factory replacement on ATL’s eastside
Josh Green
Mon, 02/03/2025 – 15:01
Three years after demolition kicked off for an Edgewood development promising nearly 700 new homes across two dozen buildings, the majority of a former desserts factory site remains cleared but idle, piquing the curiosity (if not concern) of some neighbors.
National homebuilder Toll Brothers began demo in early 2022 at the industrial block formerly occupied by Edwards Fine Foods—a sweet-smelling pie factory owned by Schwan’s Company that operated on La France Street for six decades—along Edgewood’s transit-connected northern fringes.
At 13.3 acres, the substantial site spans the equivalent of several city blocks. The 422-unit Hanover Edgewood mixed-use project, a joint venture between Hanover Company and GID Development Group, has taken shape at the site’s western edge. But observers say the remainder of the site hasn’t seen noticeable progress in months.
“I’ve seen they’ve got all the streets paved and looks like sewer run [at the site], but they haven’t broken ground on actual units” beyond the apartments, one reader recently wrote via email, requesting an update.
Toll Brothers isn’t shedding much light on where the remainder of La France Street development stands right now. “Unfortunately, we don’t have any updates to share at this time,” a spokesperson wrote to Urbanize Atlanta. A recent site visit showed no heavy equipment on site beyond what’s constructing the Hanover Edgewood project.
Spread across more than 13 acres, the bulk of the former Edwards Fine Foods factory site is cleared but idle today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The south facade and retail spaces at Hanover Edgewood today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Toll Brothers in recent years has delivered numerous projects around Atlanta—including the two-tower, skyline-changing Momentum Midtown project—and surrounding markets such as Decatur. It’s also building what’s essentially a new small town in Forsyth County, in the far northern suburbs.
But not all Toll Brothers developments have gone according to initial plans in a turbulent, post-COVID economy.
A controversial high-rise proposal on 14th Street in Midtown has been delayed for several years, while a cleared Reynoldstown site where condos and townhomes were proposed near the Beltline’s Eastside Trail was sold off last year to another developer.
In Edgewood, Toll Brothers officials have told Urbanize Atlanta plans call for 240 condos and townhomes on both sides of La France Street, immediately east of the standing apartments.
All told, Toll Brothers’ site plan shows 24 separate buildings rising across the former industrial acreage.
The scope of work will also include a protected bike lane on La France Street, a dog park, and at least two small, public-accessible greenspaces. About 900 parking spaces would be spread around the property, according to project filings.
La France Street, with cleared land on both sides, as it stands today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The vision for a remade La France Street on Edgewood’s northern border. Toll Brothers; rendering, Lessard Design
The Hanover venture will join more than 400 apartments built on former MARTA parking lots next door, continuing the densification of Edgewood’s northern blocks near transit options and other attractions such as the Edgewood Retail District and Pullman Yards. It also continues an intown push—from Brookhaven to East Point and many points between—to locate denser housing types within walking distance of MARTA stations.
The former factory site is located immediately east of Columbia Ventures’ 208-unit Quill Apartments, the final component of MARTA’s 6.3-acre redevelopment of parking lots around the transit station, collectively called Edgewood Park.
That transit-oriented development also produced 224 apartments at the Spoke complex, offices, and food-and-beverage concepts Bona Fide Deluxe and Vin ATL, with a public park in the middle.
In the gallery above, find glimpses of where the Edgewood site stands today versus its full development plans.
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The factory site along La France Street in 2019, prior to its shutdown. Google Maps
Spread across more than 13 acres, the bulk of the former Edwards Fine Foods factory site is cleared but idle today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
La France Street, with cleared land on both sides, as it stands today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Cleared land, infrastructure, and toppled fencing along La France Street today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The south facade and retail spaces at Hanover Edgewood today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
An aerial of the property showing residential uses on both sides of La France Street, where the factory formerly stood. Toll Brothers
The vision for a remade La France Street on Edgewood’s northern border. Toll Brothers; rendering, Lessard Design
Renderings for townhome facades. Toll Brothers
Planned greenspaces around the densest portion. Toll Brothers
Site breakdown, with retail spaces fronting La France Street (at bottom left), beneath the multifamily component. Toll Brothers
Future foggy for massive factory replacement on ATL’s eastside
Josh Green
Mon, 02/03/2025 – 15:01
Three years after demolition kicked off for an Edgewood development promising nearly 700 new homes across two dozen buildings, the majority of a former desserts factory site remains cleared but idle, piquing the curiosity (if not concern) of some neighbors. National homebuilder Toll Brothers began demo in early 2022 at the industrial block formerly occupied by Edwards Fine Foods—a sweet-smelling pie factory owned by Schwan’s Company that operated on La France Street for six decades—along Edgewood’s transit-connected northern fringes. At 13.3 acres, the substantial site spans the equivalent of several city blocks. The 422-unit Hanover Edgewood mixed-use project, a joint venture between Hanover Company and GID Development Group, has taken shape at the site’s western edge. But observers say the remainder of the site hasn’t seen noticeable progress in months. “I’ve seen they’ve got all the streets paved and looks like sewer run [at the site], but they haven’t broken ground on actual units” beyond the apartments, one reader recently wrote via email, requesting an update. Toll Brothers isn’t shedding much light on where the remainder of La France Street development stands right now. “Unfortunately, we don’t have any updates to share at this time,” a spokesperson wrote to Urbanize Atlanta. A recent site visit showed no heavy equipment on site beyond what’s constructing the Hanover Edgewood project.
Spread across more than 13 acres, the bulk of the former Edwards Fine Foods factory site is cleared but idle today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The south facade and retail spaces at Hanover Edgewood today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Toll Brothers in recent years has delivered numerous projects around Atlanta—including the two-tower, skyline-changing Momentum Midtown project—and surrounding markets such as Decatur. It’s also building what’s essentially a new small town in Forsyth County, in the far northern suburbs. But not all Toll Brothers developments have gone according to initial plans in a turbulent, post-COVID economy. A controversial high-rise proposal on 14th Street in Midtown has been delayed for several years, while a cleared Reynoldstown site where condos and townhomes were proposed near the Beltline’s Eastside Trail was sold off last year to another developer. In Edgewood, Toll Brothers officials have told Urbanize Atlanta plans call for 240 condos and townhomes on both sides of La France Street, immediately east of the standing apartments. All told, Toll Brothers’ site plan shows 24 separate buildings rising across the former industrial acreage. The scope of work will also include a protected bike lane on La France Street, a dog park, and at least two small, public-accessible greenspaces. About 900 parking spaces would be spread around the property, according to project filings.
La France Street, with cleared land on both sides, as it stands today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The vision for a remade La France Street on Edgewood’s northern border. Toll Brothers; rendering, Lessard Design
The Hanover venture will join more than 400 apartments built on former MARTA parking lots next door, continuing the densification of Edgewood’s northern blocks near transit options and other attractions such as the Edgewood Retail District and Pullman Yards. It also continues an intown push—from Brookhaven to East Point and many points between—to locate denser housing types within walking distance of MARTA stations. The former factory site is located immediately east of Columbia Ventures’ 208-unit Quill Apartments, the final component of MARTA’s 6.3-acre redevelopment of parking lots around the transit station, collectively called Edgewood Park. That transit-oriented development also produced 224 apartments at the Spoke complex, offices, and food-and-beverage concepts Bona Fide Deluxe and Vin ATL, with a public park in the middle.In the gallery above, find glimpses of where the Edgewood site stands today versus its full development plans. …Follow us on social media: Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram • Edgewood news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
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The factory site along La France Street in 2019, prior to its shutdown. Google Maps
Spread across more than 13 acres, the bulk of the former Edwards Fine Foods factory site is cleared but idle today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
La France Street, with cleared land on both sides, as it stands today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Cleared land, infrastructure, and toppled fencing along La France Street today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The south facade and retail spaces at Hanover Edgewood today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
An aerial of the property showing residential uses on both sides of La France Street, where the factory formerly stood. Toll Brothers
The vision for a remade La France Street on Edgewood’s northern border. Toll Brothers; rendering, Lessard Design
Renderings for townhome facades. Toll Brothers
Planned greenspaces around the densest portion. Toll Brothers
Site breakdown, with retail spaces fronting La France Street (at bottom left), beneath the multifamily component. Toll Brothers
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Future foggy for massive factory replacement on ATL’s eastside
Josh Green
Mon, 02/03/2025 – 15:01
Three years after demolition kicked off for an Edgewood development promising nearly 700 new homes across two dozen buildings, the majority of a former desserts factory site remains cleared but idle, piquing the curiosity (if not concern) of some neighbors. National homebuilder Toll Brothers began demo in early 2022 at the industrial block formerly occupied by Edwards Fine Foods—a sweet-smelling pie factory owned by Schwan’s Company that operated on La France Street for six decades—along Edgewood’s transit-connected northern fringes. At 13.3 acres, the substantial site spans the equivalent of several city blocks. The 422-unit Hanover Edgewood mixed-use project, a joint venture between Hanover Company and GID Development Group, has taken shape at the site’s western edge. But observers say the remainder of the site hasn’t seen noticeable progress in months. “I’ve seen they’ve got all the streets paved and looks like sewer run [at the site], but they haven’t broken ground on actual units” beyond the apartments, one reader recently wrote via email, requesting an update. Toll Brothers isn’t shedding much light on where the remainder of La France Street development stands right now. “Unfortunately, we don’t have any updates to share at this time,” a spokesperson wrote to Urbanize Atlanta. A recent site visit showed no heavy equipment on site beyond what’s constructing the Hanover Edgewood project.
Spread across more than 13 acres, the bulk of the former Edwards Fine Foods factory site is cleared but idle today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The south facade and retail spaces at Hanover Edgewood today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Toll Brothers in recent years has delivered numerous projects around Atlanta—including the two-tower, skyline-changing Momentum Midtown project—and surrounding markets such as Decatur. It’s also building what’s essentially a new small town in Forsyth County, in the far northern suburbs. But not all Toll Brothers developments have gone according to initial plans in a turbulent, post-COVID economy. A controversial high-rise proposal on 14th Street in Midtown has been delayed for several years, while a cleared Reynoldstown site where condos and townhomes were proposed near the Beltline’s Eastside Trail was sold off last year to another developer. In Edgewood, Toll Brothers officials have told Urbanize Atlanta plans call for 240 condos and townhomes on both sides of La France Street, immediately east of the standing apartments. All told, Toll Brothers’ site plan shows 24 separate buildings rising across the former industrial acreage. The scope of work will also include a protected bike lane on La France Street, a dog park, and at least two small, public-accessible greenspaces. About 900 parking spaces would be spread around the property, according to project filings.
La France Street, with cleared land on both sides, as it stands today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The vision for a remade La France Street on Edgewood’s northern border. Toll Brothers; rendering, Lessard Design
The Hanover venture will join more than 400 apartments built on former MARTA parking lots next door, continuing the densification of Edgewood’s northern blocks near transit options and other attractions such as the Edgewood Retail District and Pullman Yards. It also continues an intown push—from Brookhaven to East Point and many points between—to locate denser housing types within walking distance of MARTA stations. The former factory site is located immediately east of Columbia Ventures’ 208-unit Quill Apartments, the final component of MARTA’s 6.3-acre redevelopment of parking lots around the transit station, collectively called Edgewood Park. That transit-oriented development also produced 224 apartments at the Spoke complex, offices, and food-and-beverage concepts Bona Fide Deluxe and Vin ATL, with a public park in the middle.In the gallery above, find glimpses of where the Edgewood site stands today versus its full development plans. …Follow us on social media: Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram • Edgewood news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
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Hanover Eastside
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Kimley-Horn
Edgewood MARTA
Edwards Pies
Schwan’s
Streetmix
Atlanta Townhomes
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Atlanta Construction
GID
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Transit-Oriented Development
TODs
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The factory site along La France Street in 2019, prior to its shutdown. Google Maps
Spread across more than 13 acres, the bulk of the former Edwards Fine Foods factory site is cleared but idle today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
La France Street, with cleared land on both sides, as it stands today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Cleared land, infrastructure, and toppled fencing along La France Street today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The south facade and retail spaces at Hanover Edgewood today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
An aerial of the property showing residential uses on both sides of La France Street, where the factory formerly stood. Toll Brothers
The vision for a remade La France Street on Edgewood’s northern border. Toll Brothers; rendering, Lessard Design
Renderings for townhome facades. Toll Brothers
Planned greenspaces around the densest portion. Toll Brothers
Site breakdown, with retail spaces fronting La France Street (at bottom left), beneath the multifamily component. Toll Brothers
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Decatur grants cash to beautify, upgrade 13 downtown businesses
Decatur grants cash to beautify, upgrade 13 downtown businesses
Decatur grants cash to beautify, upgrade 13 downtown businesses
Josh Green
Mon, 02/03/2025 – 13:20
Several well-known businesses stand to benefit from upgrades as the City of Decatur takes another step toward making its celebrated downtown a more inviting urban place.
As construction inches closer on the Historic Decatur Square overhaul that is the Town Center 2.0 Plan, city officials have approved $116,000 that could make a noticeable difference for 13 businesses near the square, from both aesthetic and functionality standpoints.
The funding is part of an ongoing, post-pandemic effort by the City of Decatur and Decatur Downtown Development Authority to help boost local small businesses.
The three categories for financial awards are: Commercial Facade Improvement Grants, Commercial Buildout Improvement Grants, and Marketing and Digital Connectivity Grants. The DDA oversight committee picks which applicants received funding.
Grants cover up to 75 percent of renovation project costs, and selected Decatur business owners have vowed to cover the rest.
The businesses selected must begin projects within six months and finish them within 18 months, which is consistent with the city’s regular permitting process, according to officials.
Conor McNally, DDA chair, said the city logged a record number of approved applications in the latest round. “The most obvious sign of buy-in is how many entrepreneurs utilized multiple programs to truly transform their businesses in the new year,” said McNally in a statement.
Courtesy of Decatur Downtown Development Authority
In the current round, 12 applications for improvements were submitted for the largest chunk of funding (more than $74,000 total), the CFIG program. The 10 to gain approval are:
• Little Shop of Stories, $10,000 for façade reconstruction;
• O’Sullivan’s On The Square, $9,439 for replacing wood framing and a new front door;
• Opo Coffee, $8,453 for an exterior mural and bike rack;
• Belen de la Cruz Parilla Argentina, $3,207 for exterior painting and new signage;
• The Chapel on Sycamore, $6,690 for exterior lighting and safety lighting;
• Fawn Wine and Amaro Bar, $10,000 for a complete façade renovation;
• Takumi Cuisine, $592 for the installation of new electrical signage;
• Sharian Rugs, $8,662 for new lighting for their showroom;
• Smiley’s Burger Club, $10,000 for new masonry for bathroom and patio seating area;
• 547 East College Avenue Automotive, $7,500 for a new awning and lighting.
The CFIG program—initially introduced in 2023—supports projects that will enhance and beautify storefronts and awnings.
According to city officials, a total of $200,000 has been allocated for the programs in the fiscal year that began July 1.
For a new application window that opened Jan. 15 and closes Feb. 7 (that’s Friday) another $84,000 is still available.
Meanwhile, beneficiaries from the latest CBIG program funding (totaling $32,000) focused on improving and repairing interior spaces and making HVAC repairs and upgrades are:
• Belen de la Cruz Parilla Argentina, $6,525 for interior painting tied to a new restaurant concept;
• Fawn Wine and Amaro, $10,000 to complete the interior buildout for a new restaurant and bar concept;
• Rebel Teahouse, $5,550 for refinishing, resealing, and staining;
• Smiley’s Burger Club, $10,000 for a bathroom addition to meet city requirements.
Courtesy of Decatur Downtown Development Authority
Lastly, the MDCG assistance (totaling $8,750) that helps with design and production of marketing materials and content for digital platforms went to:
• Float Atlanta, $1,875 for the creation of a demo video touting the benefits of float therapy;
• Kelly’s Market, $2,500 for a brand refresh and website maintenance;
• O’Sullivan’s On The Square, $1,875 for a social media campaign touting them as a lunch destination;
• Smiley’s Burger Club, $2,500 toward a new website to process online orders.
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Downtown Decatur has long prized its walkability. Shutterstock
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Courtesy of Decatur Downtown Development Authority
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Decatur grants cash to beautify, upgrade 13 downtown businesses
Josh Green
Mon, 02/03/2025 – 13:20
Several well-known businesses stand to benefit from upgrades as the City of Decatur takes another step toward making its celebrated downtown a more inviting urban place.As construction inches closer on the Historic Decatur Square overhaul that is the Town Center 2.0 Plan, city officials have approved $116,000 that could make a noticeable difference for 13 businesses near the square, from both aesthetic and functionality standpoints. The funding is part of an ongoing, post-pandemic effort by the City of Decatur and Decatur Downtown Development Authority to help boost local small businesses.The three categories for financial awards are: Commercial Facade Improvement Grants, Commercial Buildout Improvement Grants, and Marketing and Digital Connectivity Grants. The DDA oversight committee picks which applicants received funding. Grants cover up to 75 percent of renovation project costs, and selected Decatur business owners have vowed to cover the rest. The businesses selected must begin projects within six months and finish them within 18 months, which is consistent with the city’s regular permitting process, according to officials. Conor McNally, DDA chair, said the city logged a record number of approved applications in the latest round. “The most obvious sign of buy-in is how many entrepreneurs utilized multiple programs to truly transform their businesses in the new year,” said McNally in a statement.
Courtesy of Decatur Downtown Development Authority
In the current round, 12 applications for improvements were submitted for the largest chunk of funding (more than $74,000 total), the CFIG program. The 10 to gain approval are:• Little Shop of Stories, $10,000 for façade reconstruction; • O’Sullivan’s On The Square, $9,439 for replacing wood framing and a new front door; • Opo Coffee, $8,453 for an exterior mural and bike rack; • Belen de la Cruz Parilla Argentina, $3,207 for exterior painting and new signage; • The Chapel on Sycamore, $6,690 for exterior lighting and safety lighting; • Fawn Wine and Amaro Bar, $10,000 for a complete façade renovation; • Takumi Cuisine, $592 for the installation of new electrical signage; • Sharian Rugs, $8,662 for new lighting for their showroom; • Smiley’s Burger Club, $10,000 for new masonry for bathroom and patio seating area; • 547 East College Avenue Automotive, $7,500 for a new awning and lighting.The CFIG program—initially introduced in 2023—supports projects that will enhance and beautify storefronts and awnings. According to city officials, a total of $200,000 has been allocated for the programs in the fiscal year that began July 1. For a new application window that opened Jan. 15 and closes Feb. 7 (that’s Friday) another $84,000 is still available. Meanwhile, beneficiaries from the latest CBIG program funding (totaling $32,000) focused on improving and repairing interior spaces and making HVAC repairs and upgrades are: • Belen de la Cruz Parilla Argentina, $6,525 for interior painting tied to a new restaurant concept; • Fawn Wine and Amaro, $10,000 to complete the interior buildout for a new restaurant and bar concept; • Rebel Teahouse, $5,550 for refinishing, resealing, and staining; • Smiley’s Burger Club, $10,000 for a bathroom addition to meet city requirements.
Courtesy of Decatur Downtown Development Authority
Lastly, the MDCG assistance (totaling $8,750) that helps with design and production of marketing materials and content for digital platforms went to: • Float Atlanta, $1,875 for the creation of a demo video touting the benefits of float therapy; • Kelly’s Market, $2,500 for a brand refresh and website maintenance; • O’Sullivan’s On The Square, $1,875 for a social media campaign touting them as a lunch destination; • Smiley’s Burger Club, $2,500 toward a new website to process online orders….Follow us on social media: Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram • Decatur news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
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Downtown Decatur has long prized its walkability. Shutterstock
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Decatur grants cash to beautify, upgrade 13 downtown businesses
Josh Green
Mon, 02/03/2025 – 13:20
Several well-known businesses stand to benefit from upgrades as the City of Decatur takes another step toward making its celebrated downtown a more inviting urban place.As construction inches closer on the Historic Decatur Square overhaul that is the Town Center 2.0 Plan, city officials have approved $116,000 that could make a noticeable difference for 13 businesses near the square, from both aesthetic and functionality standpoints. The funding is part of an ongoing, post-pandemic effort by the City of Decatur and Decatur Downtown Development Authority to help boost local small businesses.The three categories for financial awards are: Commercial Facade Improvement Grants, Commercial Buildout Improvement Grants, and Marketing and Digital Connectivity Grants. The DDA oversight committee picks which applicants received funding. Grants cover up to 75 percent of renovation project costs, and selected Decatur business owners have vowed to cover the rest. The businesses selected must begin projects within six months and finish them within 18 months, which is consistent with the city’s regular permitting process, according to officials. Conor McNally, DDA chair, said the city logged a record number of approved applications in the latest round. “The most obvious sign of buy-in is how many entrepreneurs utilized multiple programs to truly transform their businesses in the new year,” said McNally in a statement.
Courtesy of Decatur Downtown Development Authority
In the current round, 12 applications for improvements were submitted for the largest chunk of funding (more than $74,000 total), the CFIG program. The 10 to gain approval are:• Little Shop of Stories, $10,000 for façade reconstruction; • O’Sullivan’s On The Square, $9,439 for replacing wood framing and a new front door; • Opo Coffee, $8,453 for an exterior mural and bike rack; • Belen de la Cruz Parilla Argentina, $3,207 for exterior painting and new signage; • The Chapel on Sycamore, $6,690 for exterior lighting and safety lighting; • Fawn Wine and Amaro Bar, $10,000 for a complete façade renovation; • Takumi Cuisine, $592 for the installation of new electrical signage; • Sharian Rugs, $8,662 for new lighting for their showroom; • Smiley’s Burger Club, $10,000 for new masonry for bathroom and patio seating area; • 547 East College Avenue Automotive, $7,500 for a new awning and lighting.The CFIG program—initially introduced in 2023—supports projects that will enhance and beautify storefronts and awnings. According to city officials, a total of $200,000 has been allocated for the programs in the fiscal year that began July 1. For a new application window that opened Jan. 15 and closes Feb. 7 (that’s Friday) another $84,000 is still available. Meanwhile, beneficiaries from the latest CBIG program funding (totaling $32,000) focused on improving and repairing interior spaces and making HVAC repairs and upgrades are: • Belen de la Cruz Parilla Argentina, $6,525 for interior painting tied to a new restaurant concept; • Fawn Wine and Amaro, $10,000 to complete the interior buildout for a new restaurant and bar concept; • Rebel Teahouse, $5,550 for refinishing, resealing, and staining; • Smiley’s Burger Club, $10,000 for a bathroom addition to meet city requirements.
Courtesy of Decatur Downtown Development Authority
Lastly, the MDCG assistance (totaling $8,750) that helps with design and production of marketing materials and content for digital platforms went to: • Float Atlanta, $1,875 for the creation of a demo video touting the benefits of float therapy; • Kelly’s Market, $2,500 for a brand refresh and website maintenance; • O’Sullivan’s On The Square, $1,875 for a social media campaign touting them as a lunch destination; • Smiley’s Burger Club, $2,500 toward a new website to process online orders….Follow us on social media: Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram • Decatur news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
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Downtown Decatur has long prized its walkability. Shutterstock
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Brazilian Retail Tycoon’s Half-Empty Atlanta Office Building Hits Special Servicing
Brazilian Retail Tycoon’s Half-Empty Atlanta Office Building Hits Special Servicing
Brazilian retail mogul Michael Klein’s grip on an Atlanta office building could be loosening after falling into delinquency on the building’s mortgage.
Brazilian retail mogul Michael Klein’s grip on an Atlanta office building could be loosening after falling into delinquency on the building’s mortgage. Read MoreBisnow News Feed
Brazilian retail mogul Michael Klein’s grip on an Atlanta office building could be loosening after falling into delinquency on the building’s mortgage.
PGIM Arranges $82M Atlanta Multifamily Refi
PGIM Arranges $82M Atlanta Multifamily Refi
PGIM Real Estate provided a $82 million floating rate loan on behalf of MetLife Investment Management and StreetLights Residential to refinance Mira at Midtown Union, a multifamily property located at 1301 Spring St NW in Atlanta.
The 26-story high-rise property has 355 units and 7,608 square feet of ground-floor retail. It includes a pool, resident lounge, sunset deck with fire pits and grills, pet spa/dog wash station, co-working spaces, and a multi-room fitness center. Mira at Midtown has studios with three bedrooms, that cost between $1,660 and $5,080 a month.
The community is part of a master-planned development called Midtown Union. It features a 612,000-square-foot office tower, the MIra, a 14-story, 230-key Kimpton hotel and 32,000 square feet of retail.
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PGIM Real Estate provided a $82 million floating rate loan on behalf of MetLife Investment Management and StreetLights Residential to refinance Mira at Midtown Union, a multifamily property located at 1301 Spring St NW in Atlanta. The 26-story high-rise property has 355 units and 7,608 square feet of ground-floor retail. It includes a pool, resident lounge, …
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PGIM Real Estate provided a $82 million floating rate loan on behalf of MetLife Investment Management and StreetLights Residential to refinance Mira at Midtown Union, a multifamily property located at 1301 Spring St NW in Atlanta. The 26-story high-rise property has 355 units and 7,608 square feet of ground-floor retail. It includes a pool, resident lounge, …
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Long-Running NC Beach Resort Gets New Look, Name
Long-Running NC Beach Resort Gets New Look, Name
A Wrightsville Beach hotel that’s been open since 1964 has been given a full makeover and a new name. The Blockade Runner Beach Resorts is now The Trailborn Surf & Sound. The 151-room hotel sits on 3.5 acres with the Banks Channel on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other.
The Charlotte Business Journal reports Castle Peak Holdings bought the hotel in 2022 and announced last year that it would undergo an extensive renovation and rebrand as Trailborn Surf & Sound. This is Trailborn’s fourth hotel and first beachfront resort property.
The renovations include easier access to the beach, an updated pool bar and an expanded restaurant. The restaurant, La Duna Paradiso, will feature Italian.
Room prices in May begin at $263 per night early in the month and rise from there.
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A Wrightsville Beach hotel that’s been open since 1964 has been given a full makeover and a new name. The Blockade Runner Beach Resorts is now The Trailborn Surf & Sound. The 151-room hotel sits on 3.5 acres with the Banks Channel on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. The Charlotte Business …
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A Wrightsville Beach hotel that’s been open since 1964 has been given a full makeover and a new name. The Blockade Runner Beach Resorts is now The Trailborn Surf & Sound. The 151-room hotel sits on 3.5 acres with the Banks Channel on one side and the Atlantic Ocean on the other. The Charlotte Business …
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In central Buckhead, rare condo tower shows signs of life
In central Buckhead, rare condo tower shows signs of life
In central Buckhead, rare condo tower shows signs of life
Josh Green
Mon, 02/03/2025 – 08:22
Two years after it initially came to light, a project that would bring a rare stack of for-sale condominiums near Buckhead Village is showing signs of life.
Norcross-based Dezhu US, an active intown developer, plans to erect a 17-story condo building with relatively large units at 119 Pharr Road. It would replace a two-story rental community called Pharr Manor Apartments, tucked about a block and ½ west of Restoration Hardware Atlanta.
New filings indicate the condo project will be called “Veridian Buckhead.”
But prior to breaking ground, the development team is planning to convert a small vacant building at 30 Pharr Road—most recently home to Four Fat Cows ice cream shop and bakery—into a sales center for the condo project.
The 2,750-square-foot building would be fronted by an artificial green wall and porch, with five parking spaces in front, plus a display kitchen and bathroom inside, according to plans. It stands less than a block from the proposed condo site on Pharr Road.
The conversion project is scheduled to come before Buckhead’s SPI-9 Development Review Committee during a Wednesday meeting, as brought by a permit expediter.
Conditions today of the 30 Pharr Road building where a Veridian Buckhead sales center is proposed. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Proposed sales center facade at 30 Pharr Road. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Dezhu US filed paperwork for land disturbance permits with the City of Atlanta to move forward with the condo project in March 2023, but little has changed since. According to those documents, the project would include 61 condos and eight townhouse units.
The luxury project is expected to cost $100 million and span 155,000 square feet overall, according to Atlanta-based Goode Van Slyke Architecture firm, the project’s lead designers.
Veridian condos would range from 1,900-square-foot, two-bedroom units to sprawling three-bedroom options with 3,030 square feet, per the architecture firm.
The Pharr Road condos are shooting for “a design that captures a level of luxury living unsurpassed in the area,” reads Goode Van Slyke’s project description.
The 119 Pharr Road proposal as viewed from the south, with Peachtree Road at right. Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
The building’s parking garage would be topped with an amenity level featuring a pool, spa, dog park, and yoga studio. Other amenities would check most of today’s new multifamily prerequisites for onsite pampering: fitness center, a demo kitchen, lounge, coworking space, and dog spa.
The Pharr Road project would mark Buckhead Village’s largest condo venture since The Charles Buckhead, an 18-story modern-style building with 57 units.
Elsewhere in Atlanta, Dezhu has built the six-story J5 Midtown condos, the Reverb by Hard Rock hotel and neighboring apartments in Castleberry Hill, and most recently the 555 Boulevard project in Old Fourth Ward.
The Pharr Road project’s height would make it an anomaly in the immediate area but not for the blocks east of Peachtree Road overall, where the St. Regis Atlanta and One Buckhead Plaza have stood nearby for years.
A larger apartment building was proposed in 2022 for a site roughly one block closer to Peachtree. But that 20-story building—pitched for a site directly behind Restoration Hardware, where a two-story parking deck stands now—has yet to move forward.
According to ApartmentFinder, the existing low-rise apartments on the Veridian site were built in 1975. The 47-unit complex offers special monthly rates as low as $1,290, per that database.
Demolition permit paperwork filed by developers with the city indicates 10 apartment buildings total would be razed to make way for the condos.
In the gallery above, find more context and imagery, beginning with the proposed Pharr Road sales center.
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Conditions today of the 30 Pharr Road building where a Veridian Buckhead sales center is proposed. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Proposed sales center facade at 30 Pharr Road. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
The project site location just west of Jamestown’s Buckhead Village retail and dining hub. Google Maps
The Pharr Manor Apartments today. Google Maps
The 119 Pharr Road proposal as viewed from the south, with Peachtree Road at right. Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
In central Buckhead, rare condo tower shows signs of life
Josh Green
Mon, 02/03/2025 – 08:22
Two years after it initially came to light, a project that would bring a rare stack of for-sale condominiums near Buckhead Village is showing signs of life. Norcross-based Dezhu US, an active intown developer, plans to erect a 17-story condo building with relatively large units at 119 Pharr Road. It would replace a two-story rental community called Pharr Manor Apartments, tucked about a block and ½ west of Restoration Hardware Atlanta. New filings indicate the condo project will be called “Veridian Buckhead.” But prior to breaking ground, the development team is planning to convert a small vacant building at 30 Pharr Road—most recently home to Four Fat Cows ice cream shop and bakery—into a sales center for the condo project. The 2,750-square-foot building would be fronted by an artificial green wall and porch, with five parking spaces in front, plus a display kitchen and bathroom inside, according to plans. It stands less than a block from the proposed condo site on Pharr Road. The conversion project is scheduled to come before Buckhead’s SPI-9 Development Review Committee during a Wednesday meeting, as brought by a permit expediter.
Conditions today of the 30 Pharr Road building where a Veridian Buckhead sales center is proposed. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Proposed sales center facade at 30 Pharr Road. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Dezhu US filed paperwork for land disturbance permits with the City of Atlanta to move forward with the condo project in March 2023, but little has changed since. According to those documents, the project would include 61 condos and eight townhouse units.The luxury project is expected to cost $100 million and span 155,000 square feet overall, according to Atlanta-based Goode Van Slyke Architecture firm, the project’s lead designers.Veridian condos would range from 1,900-square-foot, two-bedroom units to sprawling three-bedroom options with 3,030 square feet, per the architecture firm. The Pharr Road condos are shooting for “a design that captures a level of luxury living unsurpassed in the area,” reads Goode Van Slyke’s project description.
The 119 Pharr Road proposal as viewed from the south, with Peachtree Road at right. Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
The building’s parking garage would be topped with an amenity level featuring a pool, spa, dog park, and yoga studio. Other amenities would check most of today’s new multifamily prerequisites for onsite pampering: fitness center, a demo kitchen, lounge, coworking space, and dog spa.The Pharr Road project would mark Buckhead Village’s largest condo venture since The Charles Buckhead, an 18-story modern-style building with 57 units.Elsewhere in Atlanta, Dezhu has built the six-story J5 Midtown condos, the Reverb by Hard Rock hotel and neighboring apartments in Castleberry Hill, and most recently the 555 Boulevard project in Old Fourth Ward. The Pharr Road project’s height would make it an anomaly in the immediate area but not for the blocks east of Peachtree Road overall, where the St. Regis Atlanta and One Buckhead Plaza have stood nearby for years.A larger apartment building was proposed in 2022 for a site roughly one block closer to Peachtree. But that 20-story building—pitched for a site directly behind Restoration Hardware, where a two-story parking deck stands now—has yet to move forward. According to ApartmentFinder, the existing low-rise apartments on the Veridian site were built in 1975. The 47-unit complex offers special monthly rates as low as $1,290, per that database.Demolition permit paperwork filed by developers with the city indicates 10 apartment buildings total would be razed to make way for the condos. In the gallery above, find more context and imagery, beginning with the proposed Pharr Road sales center. …Follow us on social media: Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram • Buckhead news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
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Conditions today of the 30 Pharr Road building where a Veridian Buckhead sales center is proposed. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Proposed sales center facade at 30 Pharr Road. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
The project site location just west of Jamestown’s Buckhead Village retail and dining hub. Google Maps
The Pharr Manor Apartments today. Google Maps
The 119 Pharr Road proposal as viewed from the south, with Peachtree Road at right. Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
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In central Buckhead, rare condo tower shows signs of life
Josh Green
Mon, 02/03/2025 – 08:22
Two years after it initially came to light, a project that would bring a rare stack of for-sale condominiums near Buckhead Village is showing signs of life. Norcross-based Dezhu US, an active intown developer, plans to erect a 17-story condo building with relatively large units at 119 Pharr Road. It would replace a two-story rental community called Pharr Manor Apartments, tucked about a block and ½ west of Restoration Hardware Atlanta. New filings indicate the condo project will be called “Veridian Buckhead.” But prior to breaking ground, the development team is planning to convert a small vacant building at 30 Pharr Road—most recently home to Four Fat Cows ice cream shop and bakery—into a sales center for the condo project. The 2,750-square-foot building would be fronted by an artificial green wall and porch, with five parking spaces in front, plus a display kitchen and bathroom inside, according to plans. It stands less than a block from the proposed condo site on Pharr Road. The conversion project is scheduled to come before Buckhead’s SPI-9 Development Review Committee during a Wednesday meeting, as brought by a permit expediter.
Conditions today of the 30 Pharr Road building where a Veridian Buckhead sales center is proposed. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Proposed sales center facade at 30 Pharr Road. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Dezhu US filed paperwork for land disturbance permits with the City of Atlanta to move forward with the condo project in March 2023, but little has changed since. According to those documents, the project would include 61 condos and eight townhouse units.The luxury project is expected to cost $100 million and span 155,000 square feet overall, according to Atlanta-based Goode Van Slyke Architecture firm, the project’s lead designers.Veridian condos would range from 1,900-square-foot, two-bedroom units to sprawling three-bedroom options with 3,030 square feet, per the architecture firm. The Pharr Road condos are shooting for “a design that captures a level of luxury living unsurpassed in the area,” reads Goode Van Slyke’s project description.
The 119 Pharr Road proposal as viewed from the south, with Peachtree Road at right. Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
The building’s parking garage would be topped with an amenity level featuring a pool, spa, dog park, and yoga studio. Other amenities would check most of today’s new multifamily prerequisites for onsite pampering: fitness center, a demo kitchen, lounge, coworking space, and dog spa.The Pharr Road project would mark Buckhead Village’s largest condo venture since The Charles Buckhead, an 18-story modern-style building with 57 units.Elsewhere in Atlanta, Dezhu has built the six-story J5 Midtown condos, the Reverb by Hard Rock hotel and neighboring apartments in Castleberry Hill, and most recently the 555 Boulevard project in Old Fourth Ward. The Pharr Road project’s height would make it an anomaly in the immediate area but not for the blocks east of Peachtree Road overall, where the St. Regis Atlanta and One Buckhead Plaza have stood nearby for years.A larger apartment building was proposed in 2022 for a site roughly one block closer to Peachtree. But that 20-story building—pitched for a site directly behind Restoration Hardware, where a two-story parking deck stands now—has yet to move forward. According to ApartmentFinder, the existing low-rise apartments on the Veridian site were built in 1975. The 47-unit complex offers special monthly rates as low as $1,290, per that database.Demolition permit paperwork filed by developers with the city indicates 10 apartment buildings total would be razed to make way for the condos. In the gallery above, find more context and imagery, beginning with the proposed Pharr Road sales center. …Follow us on social media: Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram • Buckhead news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
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Conditions today of the 30 Pharr Road building where a Veridian Buckhead sales center is proposed. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Proposed sales center facade at 30 Pharr Road. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates; Dezhu US
The project site location just west of Jamestown’s Buckhead Village retail and dining hub. Google Maps
The Pharr Manor Apartments today. Google Maps
The 119 Pharr Road proposal as viewed from the south, with Peachtree Road at right. Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
Dezhu US; designs, Goode Van Slyke Architecture
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