$107M remake planned for parts of downtown before World Cup
$107M remake planned for parts of downtown before World Cup
$107M remake planned for parts of downtown before World Cup
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 16:13
South Downtown and Centennial Yards aren’t the only sections of downtown aiming to roll out a multi-million-dollar, redevelopment welcome mat for FIFA World Cup visitors in less than 600 days.
Georgia State University relays in a thorough report this week that $107 million in campus upgrades are set to be designed, constructed, and open to the public in roughly a year and 1/2. Project heads are calling the initiative among the most transformative a Georgia university has ever undertaken.
The bulk of upgrades spanning eastern blocks of downtown will be funded by an $80 million Woodruff Foundation grant announced Tuesday—the largest in GSU’s 111-year history and the most generous gift the foundation has ever given to a university in Georgia.
Collectively it’s being called The Building Pathways for Success Initiative, and it seeks to build upon momentum started with the GSU Blue Line project, in hopes of creating a true college town feel downtown.
A campus Greenway space in the works near Hurt Park. Georgia State University
GSU is contributing $27 million of its own funding to bring the changes to fruition before millions of visitors start arriving downtown ahead of World Cup matches in June and July 2026. Plans were approved this week by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents’ Committee on Real Estate and Facilities.
The bulk of redevelopment will occur around Hurt Park and Woodruff Park, both important downtown respites of greenspace set amidst a concrete jungle of GSU administrative and classroom buildings.
Plans call for remaking sections of GSU property around the parks into centralized social hubs that bring students together and “create safe, inviting, and comfortable spaces for the community,” according to a GSU announcement.
At Woodruff Park, on the opposite side of Peachtree Street, changes call for moving an Atlanta Streetcar platform to better align with a park entrance, new sidewalks, and plaza and façade improvements at the 25 Park Place building.
A block of Park Place, between Edgewood and Auburn avenues, will be closed to all vehicles except the streetcar, per GSU.
Plans at the cusp of Woodruff Park call for closing a block of Park Place to vehicle traffic, allowing only the Atlanta Streetcar. Georgia State University
More significant changes are in the pipeline around Hurt Park, which wrapped an extensive renovation two years ago.
GSU’s plans call for removing three-story Sparks Hall so that Hurt Park next door can link with the campus’ existing Greenway. That would be achieved by making Gilmer Street a pedestrian-only zone and adding an elevated plaza, walkways, and green buffers where Sparks Hall currently stands. That area would be known as an expanded “Panther Quad.”
Overview of planned changes near Hurt Park and the 100 Edgewood building, at right. Georgia State University
Other changes around Hurt Park call for adding a glassy, more contemporary façade to the Arts and Humanities Building. Food trucks would congregate near its base along the pedestrianized Gilmer Street.
Across Edgewood Avenue, just north of Hurt Park, big changes are also in store for the 100 Edgewood high-rise building.
According to GSU officials, the 1960s, 18-story structure will see a dining area and gathering space at its base, while the first four floors will be remade into classrooms, “confirming [100 Edgewood’s] presence as a cornerstone of the new campus core.”
Plans for a renovated Arts and Humanities Building and a pedestrianized Gilmer Street. Georgia State University
Blue Line branding and other changes in the Edgewood Avenue pipeline, east of Woodruff Park. Georgia State University
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Overview of planned changes near Hurt Park and the 100 Edgewood building, at right. Georgia State University
Plans for a renovated Arts and Humanities Building and a pedestrianized Gilmer Street. Georgia State University
Plans at the cusp of Woodruff Park call for closing a block of Park Place to vehicle traffic, allowing only the Atlanta Streetcar. Georgia State University
Blue Line branding and other changes in the Edgewood Avenue pipeline, east of Woodruff Park. Georgia State University
A campus Greenway space in the works near Hurt Park. Georgia State University
$107M remake planned for parts of downtown before World Cup
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 16:13
South Downtown and Centennial Yards aren’t the only sections of downtown aiming to roll out a multi-million-dollar, redevelopment welcome mat for FIFA World Cup visitors in less than 600 days.
Georgia State University relays in a thorough report this week that $107 million in campus upgrades are set to be designed, constructed, and open to the public in roughly a year and 1/2. Project heads are calling the initiative among the most transformative a Georgia university has ever undertaken.
The bulk of upgrades spanning eastern blocks of downtown will be funded by an $80 million Woodruff Foundation grant announced Tuesday—the largest in GSU’s 111-year history and the most generous gift the foundation has ever given to a university in Georgia.
Collectively it’s being called The Building Pathways for Success Initiative, and it seeks to build upon momentum started with the GSU Blue Line project, in hopes of creating a true college town feel downtown.
A campus Greenway space in the works near Hurt Park. Georgia State University
GSU is contributing $27 million of its own funding to bring the changes to fruition before millions of visitors start arriving downtown ahead of World Cup matches in June and July 2026. Plans were approved this week by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents’ Committee on Real Estate and Facilities.
The bulk of redevelopment will occur around Hurt Park and Woodruff Park, both important downtown respites of greenspace set amidst a concrete jungle of GSU administrative and classroom buildings.
Plans call for remaking sections of GSU property around the parks into centralized social hubs that bring students together and “create safe, inviting, and comfortable spaces for the community,” according to a GSU announcement.
At Woodruff Park, on the opposite side of Peachtree Street, changes call for moving an Atlanta Streetcar platform to better align with a park entrance, new sidewalks, and plaza and façade improvements at the 25 Park Place building.
A block of Park Place, between Edgewood and Auburn avenues, will be closed to all vehicles except the streetcar, per GSU.
Plans at the cusp of Woodruff Park call for closing a block of Park Place to vehicle traffic, allowing only the Atlanta Streetcar. Georgia State University
More significant changes are in the pipeline around Hurt Park, which wrapped an extensive renovation two years ago.
GSU’s plans call for removing three-story Sparks Hall so that Hurt Park next door can link with the campus’ existing Greenway. That would be achieved by making Gilmer Street a pedestrian-only zone and adding an elevated plaza, walkways, and green buffers where Sparks Hall currently stands. That area would be known as an expanded “Panther Quad.”
Overview of planned changes near Hurt Park and the 100 Edgewood building, at right. Georgia State University
Other changes around Hurt Park call for adding a glassy, more contemporary façade to the Arts and Humanities Building. Food trucks would congregate near its base along the pedestrianized Gilmer Street.
Across Edgewood Avenue, just north of Hurt Park, big changes are also in store for the 100 Edgewood high-rise building.
According to GSU officials, the 1960s, 18-story structure will see a dining area and gathering space at its base, while the first four floors will be remade into classrooms, “confirming [100 Edgewood’s] presence as a cornerstone of the new campus core.”
Plans for a renovated Arts and Humanities Building and a pedestrianized Gilmer Street. Georgia State University
Blue Line branding and other changes in the Edgewood Avenue pipeline, east of Woodruff Park. Georgia State University
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Plans for a renovated Arts and Humanities Building and a pedestrianized Gilmer Street. Georgia State University
Plans at the cusp of Woodruff Park call for closing a block of Park Place to vehicle traffic, allowing only the Atlanta Streetcar. Georgia State University
Blue Line branding and other changes in the Edgewood Avenue pipeline, east of Woodruff Park. Georgia State University
A campus Greenway space in the works near Hurt Park. Georgia State University
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$107M remake planned for parts of downtown before World Cup
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 16:13
South Downtown and Centennial Yards aren’t the only sections of downtown aiming to roll out a multi-million-dollar, redevelopment welcome mat for FIFA World Cup visitors in less than 600 days.
Georgia State University relays in a thorough report this week that $107 million in campus upgrades are set to be designed, constructed, and open to the public in roughly a year and 1/2. Project heads are calling the initiative among the most transformative a Georgia university has ever undertaken.
The bulk of upgrades spanning eastern blocks of downtown will be funded by an $80 million Woodruff Foundation grant announced Tuesday—the largest in GSU’s 111-year history and the most generous gift the foundation has ever given to a university in Georgia.
Collectively it’s being called The Building Pathways for Success Initiative, and it seeks to build upon momentum started with the GSU Blue Line project, in hopes of creating a true college town feel downtown.
A campus Greenway space in the works near Hurt Park. Georgia State University
GSU is contributing $27 million of its own funding to bring the changes to fruition before millions of visitors start arriving downtown ahead of World Cup matches in June and July 2026. Plans were approved this week by the University System of Georgia Board of Regents’ Committee on Real Estate and Facilities.
The bulk of redevelopment will occur around Hurt Park and Woodruff Park, both important downtown respites of greenspace set amidst a concrete jungle of GSU administrative and classroom buildings.
Plans call for remaking sections of GSU property around the parks into centralized social hubs that bring students together and “create safe, inviting, and comfortable spaces for the community,” according to a GSU announcement.
At Woodruff Park, on the opposite side of Peachtree Street, changes call for moving an Atlanta Streetcar platform to better align with a park entrance, new sidewalks, and plaza and façade improvements at the 25 Park Place building.
A block of Park Place, between Edgewood and Auburn avenues, will be closed to all vehicles except the streetcar, per GSU.
Plans at the cusp of Woodruff Park call for closing a block of Park Place to vehicle traffic, allowing only the Atlanta Streetcar. Georgia State University
More significant changes are in the pipeline around Hurt Park, which wrapped an extensive renovation two years ago.
GSU’s plans call for removing three-story Sparks Hall so that Hurt Park next door can link with the campus’ existing Greenway. That would be achieved by making Gilmer Street a pedestrian-only zone and adding an elevated plaza, walkways, and green buffers where Sparks Hall currently stands. That area would be known as an expanded “Panther Quad.”
Overview of planned changes near Hurt Park and the 100 Edgewood building, at right. Georgia State University
Other changes around Hurt Park call for adding a glassy, more contemporary façade to the Arts and Humanities Building. Food trucks would congregate near its base along the pedestrianized Gilmer Street.
Across Edgewood Avenue, just north of Hurt Park, big changes are also in store for the 100 Edgewood high-rise building.
According to GSU officials, the 1960s, 18-story structure will see a dining area and gathering space at its base, while the first four floors will be remade into classrooms, “confirming [100 Edgewood’s] presence as a cornerstone of the new campus core.”
Plans for a renovated Arts and Humanities Building and a pedestrianized Gilmer Street. Georgia State University
Blue Line branding and other changes in the Edgewood Avenue pipeline, east of Woodruff Park. Georgia State University
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Plans for a renovated Arts and Humanities Building and a pedestrianized Gilmer Street. Georgia State University
Plans at the cusp of Woodruff Park call for closing a block of Park Place to vehicle traffic, allowing only the Atlanta Streetcar. Georgia State University
Blue Line branding and other changes in the Edgewood Avenue pipeline, east of Woodruff Park. Georgia State University
A campus Greenway space in the works near Hurt Park. Georgia State University
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Major Atlanta law firm eyes new offices at Bank of America Plaza
Major Atlanta law firm eyes new offices at Bank of America Plaza
Bank of America Plaza, acquired in 2022 by CP Group and undergoing a significant renovation, could land one of Atlanta’s biggest law firms.
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Bank of America Plaza, acquired in 2022 by CP Group and undergoing a significant renovation, could land one of Atlanta’s biggest law firms.
Major Atlanta law firm eyes new offices at Bank of America Plaza
Major Atlanta law firm eyes new offices at Bank of America Plaza
Bank of America Plaza, acquired in 2022 by CP Group and undergoing a significant renovation, could land one of Atlanta’s biggest law firms.
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Bank of America Plaza, acquired in 2022 by CP Group and undergoing a significant renovation, could land one of Atlanta’s biggest law firms.
Beltline-adjacent homes from (gasp) high-$300Ks make sales push
Beltline-adjacent homes from (gasp) high-$300Ks make sales push
Beltline-adjacent homes from (gasp) high-$300Ks make sales push
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 13:43
Recent price adjustments on the southside mean that owning new homes adjacent to the Beltline corridor from the $300,000s is a reality again—if barely so, and in a very limited quantity.
New townhomes continue to take shape at a Chosewood Park project called Skylar (formerly Maguire at Skylar) with discounted prices now starting at $399,900, just south of The Beacon mixed-use district.
It joins a groundswell of new residential development in the neighborhood (both for sale and rent) as the area’s Beltline section promises to be built and open within about a year and 1/2.
Set to eventually include 113 homes, the formerly empty Skylar site is roughly a block south of the under-construction Southside Trail corridor, due west of Boulevard Crossing Park. Chosewood Park’s eponymous greenspace is also a couple of blocks away, to the southeast.
The 113-home project’s proximity to the Beltline’s under-construction Southside Trail (middle distance) and downtown. Stanley Martin Homes
Skylar units starting from $399,900 right now Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
The $399,900 asking price at Skylar buys a four-level floorplan called The Blanche. That gets three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and two half-baths in 1,898 square feet, between a one-car garage at the base and bedroom plus storage space up top. (By Atlanta standards, the main-level, elevated decks are quite small.)
Prices for the floorplan currently top out at $459,900.
LaTonya D. Stephens, a Stanley Martin senior neighborhood sales manager, tells Urbanize Atlanta two Blanche townhomes are currently finished, with another 13 in the same floorplan scheduled to deliver by early next year.
Overall, the community calls for a total of 81 townhomes and 32 condos. Construction on the condo portion is expected to begin in early 2025, but no information in terms of sizes and prices is available, according to Stephens.
“The project should be complete by fall of next year,” Stephens said of Skylar, via email.
Looking west over the Skylar project and Southside Trail construction recently. Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Other large-scale developments underway in the area include the massive Empire Zephyr community (also priced from the high $300,000s) and the mid-rise, 396-unit Upton apartment project, which is finishing construction on a hilltop.
Also nearby, a functional, public-accessible new greenspace is coming together as part of Atlanta Housing’s 30-acre Englewood development.
Stanley Martin’s marketing team has promoted the lifestyle at Skylar as “easy living” where “yard work, home exterior, roof maintenance, and trash are all taken care of for you.” Listing services peg HOA fees at $200 monthly, per townhome.
Elsewhere in metro Atlanta, the company is building another 200-unit townhome project on the Westside near Proctor Creek, in addition to several communities in the suburbs, from Holly Springs to Lawrenceville.
Find a closer look at what’s cooking (including floorplans) across this nearly 9-acre section of Chosewood Park, which was previously fenced-off and vacant, in the gallery above.
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The project’s Skylar Terrace location in Chosewood Park, with the Beltline’s Southside Trail corridor pictured at top. Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
The 113-home project’s proximity to the Beltline’s under-construction Southside Trail (middle distance) and downtown. Stanley Martin Homes
Looking west over the Skylar project and Southside Trail construction recently. Stanley Martin Homes
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Skylar units starting from $399,900 right now Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Inside a Blanche floorplan (two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two half-baths) model unit listed in 2023.Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
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Base level layouts for the four-story Blanche with loft plans at the Skylar community. Stanley Martin Homes
Main level. Stanley Martin Homes
Third-floor layout.Stanley Martin Homes
Fourth-level layouts of the Blanche plans. Stanley Martin Homes
Beltline-adjacent homes from (gasp) high-$300Ks make sales push
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 13:43
Recent price adjustments on the southside mean that owning new homes adjacent to the Beltline corridor from the $300,000s is a reality again—if barely so, and in a very limited quantity.
New townhomes continue to take shape at a Chosewood Park project called Skylar (formerly Maguire at Skylar) with discounted prices now starting at $399,900, just south of The Beacon mixed-use district.
It joins a groundswell of new residential development in the neighborhood (both for sale and rent) as the area’s Beltline section promises to be built and open within about a year and 1/2.
Set to eventually include 113 homes, the formerly empty Skylar site is roughly a block south of the under-construction Southside Trail corridor, due west of Boulevard Crossing Park. Chosewood Park’s eponymous greenspace is also a couple of blocks away, to the southeast.
The 113-home project’s proximity to the Beltline’s under-construction Southside Trail (middle distance) and downtown. Stanley Martin Homes
Skylar units starting from $399,900 right now Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
The $399,900 asking price at Skylar buys a four-level floorplan called The Blanche. That gets three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and two half-baths in 1,898 square feet, between a one-car garage at the base and bedroom plus storage space up top. (By Atlanta standards, the main-level, elevated decks are quite small.)
Prices for the floorplan currently top out at $459,900.
LaTonya D. Stephens, a Stanley Martin senior neighborhood sales manager, tells Urbanize Atlanta two Blanche townhomes are currently finished, with another 13 in the same floorplan scheduled to deliver by early next year.
Overall, the community calls for a total of 81 townhomes and 32 condos. Construction on the condo portion is expected to begin in early 2025, but no information in terms of sizes and prices is available, according to Stephens.
“The project should be complete by fall of next year,” Stephens said of Skylar, via email.
Looking west over the Skylar project and Southside Trail construction recently. Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Other large-scale developments underway in the area include the massive Empire Zephyr community (also priced from the high $300,000s) and the mid-rise, 396-unit Upton apartment project, which is finishing construction on a hilltop.
Also nearby, a functional, public-accessible new greenspace is coming together as part of Atlanta Housing’s 30-acre Englewood development.
Stanley Martin’s marketing team has promoted the lifestyle at Skylar as “easy living” where “yard work, home exterior, roof maintenance, and trash are all taken care of for you.” Listing services peg HOA fees at $200 monthly, per townhome.
Elsewhere in metro Atlanta, the company is building another 200-unit townhome project on the Westside near Proctor Creek, in addition to several communities in the suburbs, from Holly Springs to Lawrenceville.
Find a closer look at what’s cooking (including floorplans) across this nearly 9-acre section of Chosewood Park, which was previously fenced-off and vacant, in the gallery above.
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The project’s Skylar Terrace location in Chosewood Park, with the Beltline’s Southside Trail corridor pictured at top. Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
The 113-home project’s proximity to the Beltline’s under-construction Southside Trail (middle distance) and downtown. Stanley Martin Homes
Looking west over the Skylar project and Southside Trail construction recently. Stanley Martin Homes
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Skylar units starting from $399,900 right now Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Inside a Blanche floorplan (two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two half-baths) model unit listed in 2023.Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
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Base level layouts for the four-story Blanche with loft plans at the Skylar community. Stanley Martin Homes
Main level. Stanley Martin Homes
Third-floor layout.Stanley Martin Homes
Fourth-level layouts of the Blanche plans. Stanley Martin Homes
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Beltline-adjacent homes from (gasp) high-$300Ks make sales push
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 13:43
Recent price adjustments on the southside mean that owning new homes adjacent to the Beltline corridor from the $300,000s is a reality again—if barely so, and in a very limited quantity.
New townhomes continue to take shape at a Chosewood Park project called Skylar (formerly Maguire at Skylar) with discounted prices now starting at $399,900, just south of The Beacon mixed-use district.
It joins a groundswell of new residential development in the neighborhood (both for sale and rent) as the area’s Beltline section promises to be built and open within about a year and 1/2.
Set to eventually include 113 homes, the formerly empty Skylar site is roughly a block south of the under-construction Southside Trail corridor, due west of Boulevard Crossing Park. Chosewood Park’s eponymous greenspace is also a couple of blocks away, to the southeast.
The 113-home project’s proximity to the Beltline’s under-construction Southside Trail (middle distance) and downtown. Stanley Martin Homes
Skylar units starting from $399,900 right now Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
The $399,900 asking price at Skylar buys a four-level floorplan called The Blanche. That gets three bedrooms, three full bathrooms, and two half-baths in 1,898 square feet, between a one-car garage at the base and bedroom plus storage space up top. (By Atlanta standards, the main-level, elevated decks are quite small.)
Prices for the floorplan currently top out at $459,900.
LaTonya D. Stephens, a Stanley Martin senior neighborhood sales manager, tells Urbanize Atlanta two Blanche townhomes are currently finished, with another 13 in the same floorplan scheduled to deliver by early next year.
Overall, the community calls for a total of 81 townhomes and 32 condos. Construction on the condo portion is expected to begin in early 2025, but no information in terms of sizes and prices is available, according to Stephens.
“The project should be complete by fall of next year,” Stephens said of Skylar, via email.
Looking west over the Skylar project and Southside Trail construction recently. Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Other large-scale developments underway in the area include the massive Empire Zephyr community (also priced from the high $300,000s) and the mid-rise, 396-unit Upton apartment project, which is finishing construction on a hilltop.
Also nearby, a functional, public-accessible new greenspace is coming together as part of Atlanta Housing’s 30-acre Englewood development.
Stanley Martin’s marketing team has promoted the lifestyle at Skylar as “easy living” where “yard work, home exterior, roof maintenance, and trash are all taken care of for you.” Listing services peg HOA fees at $200 monthly, per townhome.
Elsewhere in metro Atlanta, the company is building another 200-unit townhome project on the Westside near Proctor Creek, in addition to several communities in the suburbs, from Holly Springs to Lawrenceville.
Find a closer look at what’s cooking (including floorplans) across this nearly 9-acre section of Chosewood Park, which was previously fenced-off and vacant, in the gallery above.
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The project’s Skylar Terrace location in Chosewood Park, with the Beltline’s Southside Trail corridor pictured at top. Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
The 113-home project’s proximity to the Beltline’s under-construction Southside Trail (middle distance) and downtown. Stanley Martin Homes
Looking west over the Skylar project and Southside Trail construction recently. Stanley Martin Homes
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Skylar units starting from $399,900 right now Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Photo by James Mauro, courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes
Inside a Blanche floorplan (two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two half-baths) model unit listed in 2023.Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Courtesy of Stanley Martin Homes, via SM Georgia Brokerage
Base level layouts for the four-story Blanche with loft plans at the Skylar community. Stanley Martin Homes
Main level. Stanley Martin Homes
Third-floor layout.Stanley Martin Homes
Fourth-level layouts of the Blanche plans. Stanley Martin Homes
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Bigger ballpark for kiddos bound for Atlanta Braves stadium
Bigger ballpark for kiddos bound for Atlanta Braves stadium
Bigger ballpark for kiddos bound for Atlanta Braves stadium
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 12:23
The World Series may have just ended (sadly, without local representation again), but the Atlanta Braves are already looking forward to the 2025 campaign in more ways than player personnel.
The team today announced a new ballpark amenity geared toward the youngest Braves Country constituents—a reimagined and expanded Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park—will be in full swing by the time the team starts playing games at The Battery Atlanta again next season.
It’s another investment outside the walls of the MLB ballpark that joins a crop office and residential buildings now finishing construction or rising up.
Beginning with the 2025 season, the beefed-up, dedicated family space will be moved around the stadium to Left Field Plaza, allowing for enough space to accommodate more than twice as many families as the current Hope & Will’s Sandlot area, according to team officials.
That site is situated between Truist Park’s Left Field Gate and Third Base Gate.
Courtesy of Atlanta Braves
The renovations—designed in partnership with sports and entertainment architects ROSSETTI and Impact Development Management—were created based on feedback from parents who’ve been frequent patrons of the Sandlot over the years. Expect kid-focused merchandise and dedicated concessions in the expanded kids zone, which will span more than 30,000 square feet.
Other highlights bound for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park, per team officials:
- A 480-square-foot video board on the Delta Deck designed to allow families to play without missing Braves action.
- A great lawn with seating and chill-out areas.
- Collapsible batting cages for kids and parents.
- Seating for family members across the new park, larger shade areas, cooling misters, and easy-access restrooms.
- A reimagined kids’ zone with a new rock-climbing tower and other interactive play features.
- BLOOPER’s Clubhouse for meeting mascot BLOOPER and taking photos during games.
- Hope & Will’s Sandlot. That’s a kid-sized ball field with a scaled model of Truist Park’s outfield wall for organized and pick-up games.
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According to Braves officials, the new park will be open on gamedays, and it’ll also be accessible from The Battery for events and activities on some days the Bravos aren’t playing.
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Bigger ballpark for kiddos bound for Atlanta Braves stadium
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 12:23
The World Series may have just ended (sadly, without local representation again), but the Atlanta Braves are already looking forward to the 2025 campaign in more ways than player personnel.
The team today announced a new ballpark amenity geared toward the youngest Braves Country constituents—a reimagined and expanded Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park—will be in full swing by the time the team starts playing games at The Battery Atlanta again next season.
It’s another investment outside the walls of the MLB ballpark that joins a crop office and residential buildings now finishing construction or rising up.
Beginning with the 2025 season, the beefed-up, dedicated family space will be moved around the stadium to Left Field Plaza, allowing for enough space to accommodate more than twice as many families as the current Hope & Will’s Sandlot area, according to team officials.
That site is situated between Truist Park’s Left Field Gate and Third Base Gate.
Courtesy of Atlanta Braves
The renovations—designed in partnership with sports and entertainment architects ROSSETTI and Impact Development Management—were created based on feedback from parents who’ve been frequent patrons of the Sandlot over the years. Expect kid-focused merchandise and dedicated concessions in the expanded kids zone, which will span more than 30,000 square feet.
Other highlights bound for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park, per team officials:
A 480-square-foot video board on the Delta Deck designed to allow families to play without missing Braves action.
A great lawn with seating and chill-out areas.
Collapsible batting cages for kids and parents.
Seating for family members across the new park, larger shade areas, cooling misters, and easy-access restrooms.
A reimagined kids’ zone with a new rock-climbing tower and other interactive play features.
BLOOPER’s Clubhouse for meeting mascot BLOOPER and taking photos during games.
Hope & Will’s Sandlot. That’s a kid-sized ball field with a scaled model of Truist Park’s outfield wall for organized and pick-up games.
Courtesy of Atlanta Braves
According to Braves officials, the new park will be open on gamedays, and it’ll also be accessible from The Battery for events and activities on some days the Bravos aren’t playing.
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Bigger ballpark for kiddos bound for Atlanta Braves stadium
Josh Green
Wed, 11/13/2024 – 12:23
The World Series may have just ended (sadly, without local representation again), but the Atlanta Braves are already looking forward to the 2025 campaign in more ways than player personnel.
The team today announced a new ballpark amenity geared toward the youngest Braves Country constituents—a reimagined and expanded Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park—will be in full swing by the time the team starts playing games at The Battery Atlanta again next season.
It’s another investment outside the walls of the MLB ballpark that joins a crop office and residential buildings now finishing construction or rising up.
Beginning with the 2025 season, the beefed-up, dedicated family space will be moved around the stadium to Left Field Plaza, allowing for enough space to accommodate more than twice as many families as the current Hope & Will’s Sandlot area, according to team officials.
That site is situated between Truist Park’s Left Field Gate and Third Base Gate.
Courtesy of Atlanta Braves
The renovations—designed in partnership with sports and entertainment architects ROSSETTI and Impact Development Management—were created based on feedback from parents who’ve been frequent patrons of the Sandlot over the years. Expect kid-focused merchandise and dedicated concessions in the expanded kids zone, which will span more than 30,000 square feet.
Other highlights bound for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Park, per team officials:
A 480-square-foot video board on the Delta Deck designed to allow families to play without missing Braves action.
A great lawn with seating and chill-out areas.
Collapsible batting cages for kids and parents.
Seating for family members across the new park, larger shade areas, cooling misters, and easy-access restrooms.
A reimagined kids’ zone with a new rock-climbing tower and other interactive play features.
BLOOPER’s Clubhouse for meeting mascot BLOOPER and taking photos during games.
Hope & Will’s Sandlot. That’s a kid-sized ball field with a scaled model of Truist Park’s outfield wall for organized and pick-up games.
Courtesy of Atlanta Braves
According to Braves officials, the new park will be open on gamedays, and it’ll also be accessible from The Battery for events and activities on some days the Bravos aren’t playing.
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GSU plans $107 million Downtown campus transformation, thanks to largest grant ever
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Developer: Dead Kmart replacement set to (partially) move forward
Developer: Dead Kmart replacement set to (partially) move forward
Developer: Dead Kmart replacement set to (partially) move forward
Josh Green
Tue, 11/12/2024 – 15:59
The long-planned “urban lifestyle” replacement for a demolished and cleared Kmart in Doraville is gearing up to finally move forward—at least partially.
Miami-based developer Resia, the company behind a five-building residential project on Memorial Drive and another in Douglasville, is gearing up to build the first phase of a sizable multifamily project at 5593 Buford Highway, company officials tell Urbanize Atlanta.
Resia Lotus Grove’s initial phase calls for a 12-story building—the tallest in Doraville, per project officials—with 456 apartments and perks that include a pool and fitness center.
Gus Cabrera, Resia’s director of business development, recently told Urbanize infrastructure work on the residential tower has begun, and full development is on pace to start next year.
Project renderings “are still being massaged” and aren’t available for public release, per Resia officials.
The scope of Resia’s work will include shared infrastructure for what’s planned to be a much larger, mixed-use destination, situated just beyond Interstate 285 along the foodie mecca that is Buford Highway. Real estate investment firm Insignia is putting together the larger project.
The cleared, 13-acre site, as seen along Buford Highway this past summer. Google Maps
The planned layout for Kmart’s replacement, Lotus Grove, according to 2021 renderings. Insignia LLC; designs, Reside Studios
A Kmart Big K operated on the 13-acre Doraville property until 2010. It was fully cleared two years ago, ostensibly setting the stage for a complex called Lotus Grove that promised to continue the development trend of urban-style, mixed-use nodes along Atlanta’s near-northside in cities such as Chamblee and Dunwoody.
Where the full Lotus Grove project stands today remains a question mark. Inquiries to Insignia officials in recent weeks haven’t been returned.
According to the developer’s website, Lotus Grove will eventually see two 12-story residential towers (with 780 units total) as part of roughly 1 million square feet of new construction.
Other facets would include a national hotel and a public park designed to be activated for events.
“Lotus Grove will bring more urbanization to the City of Doraville and its surrounding neighborhoods,” reads Insignia’s description, “while revitalizing Buford Highway.”
The 13-acre Doraville site along Buford Highway, looking east, with Interstate 285 at right. Google Maps
Lotus Grove commercial facades. Insignia LLC
Three years ago, Doraville’s Downtown Development Authority issued roughly $120 million worth of revenue bonds that Insignia will have to pay back, plus a tax abatement in the ballpark of $40 million.
The Lotus Grove site is less than a mile from the initial phase of Doraville’s Assembly Atlanta TV and film studio and greenspace complex, which has risen from the ashes of a razed General Motors plant.
Find more context and the latest available imagery in the gallery above.
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The 13-acre Doraville site along Buford Highway, looking east, with Interstate 285 at right. Google Maps
The former Doraville Big K site, idle for a decade, as seen in March 2021.Google Maps
The cleared, 13-acre site, as seen along Buford Highway this past summer. Google Maps
The planned layout for Kmart’s replacement, Lotus Grove, according to 2021 renderings. Insignia LLC; designs, Reside Studios
Lotus Grove commercial facades. Insignia LLC
Plans for internal social spaces and shops. Insignia LLC
Developer: Dead Kmart replacement set to (partially) move forward
Josh Green
Tue, 11/12/2024 – 15:59
The long-planned “urban lifestyle” replacement for a demolished and cleared Kmart in Doraville is gearing up to finally move forward—at least partially.
Miami-based developer Resia, the company behind a five-building residential project on Memorial Drive and another in Douglasville, is gearing up to build the first phase of a sizable multifamily project at 5593 Buford Highway, company officials tell Urbanize Atlanta.
Resia Lotus Grove’s initial phase calls for a 12-story building—the tallest in Doraville, per project officials—with 456 apartments and perks that include a pool and fitness center.
Gus Cabrera, Resia’s director of business development, recently told Urbanize infrastructure work on the residential tower has begun, and full development is on pace to start next year.
Project renderings “are still being massaged” and aren’t available for public release, per Resia officials.
The scope of Resia’s work will include shared infrastructure for what’s planned to be a much larger, mixed-use destination, situated just beyond Interstate 285 along the foodie mecca that is Buford Highway. Real estate investment firm Insignia is putting together the larger project.
The cleared, 13-acre site, as seen along Buford Highway this past summer. Google Maps
The planned layout for Kmart’s replacement, Lotus Grove, according to 2021 renderings. Insignia LLC; designs, Reside Studios
A Kmart Big K operated on the 13-acre Doraville property until 2010. It was fully cleared two years ago, ostensibly setting the stage for a complex called Lotus Grove that promised to continue the development trend of urban-style, mixed-use nodes along Atlanta’s near-northside in cities such as Chamblee and Dunwoody.
Where the full Lotus Grove project stands today remains a question mark. Inquiries to Insignia officials in recent weeks haven’t been returned.
According to the developer’s website, Lotus Grove will eventually see two 12-story residential towers (with 780 units total) as part of roughly 1 million square feet of new construction.
Other facets would include a national hotel and a public park designed to be activated for events.
“Lotus Grove will bring more urbanization to the City of Doraville and its surrounding neighborhoods,” reads Insignia’s description, “while revitalizing Buford Highway.”
The 13-acre Doraville site along Buford Highway, looking east, with Interstate 285 at right. Google Maps
Lotus Grove commercial facades. Insignia LLC
Three years ago, Doraville’s Downtown Development Authority issued roughly $120 million worth of revenue bonds that Insignia will have to pay back, plus a tax abatement in the ballpark of $40 million.
The Lotus Grove site is less than a mile from the initial phase of Doraville’s Assembly Atlanta TV and film studio and greenspace complex, which has risen from the ashes of a razed General Motors plant.
Find more context and the latest available imagery in the gallery above.
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The 13-acre Doraville site along Buford Highway, looking east, with Interstate 285 at right. Google Maps
The former Doraville Big K site, idle for a decade, as seen in March 2021.Google Maps
The cleared, 13-acre site, as seen along Buford Highway this past summer. Google Maps
The planned layout for Kmart’s replacement, Lotus Grove, according to 2021 renderings. Insignia LLC; designs, Reside Studios
Lotus Grove commercial facades. Insignia LLC
Plans for internal social spaces and shops. Insignia LLC
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Developer: Dead Kmart replacement set to (partially) move forward
Josh Green
Tue, 11/12/2024 – 15:59
The long-planned “urban lifestyle” replacement for a demolished and cleared Kmart in Doraville is gearing up to finally move forward—at least partially.
Miami-based developer Resia, the company behind a five-building residential project on Memorial Drive and another in Douglasville, is gearing up to build the first phase of a sizable multifamily project at 5593 Buford Highway, company officials tell Urbanize Atlanta.
Resia Lotus Grove’s initial phase calls for a 12-story building—the tallest in Doraville, per project officials—with 456 apartments and perks that include a pool and fitness center.
Gus Cabrera, Resia’s director of business development, recently told Urbanize infrastructure work on the residential tower has begun, and full development is on pace to start next year.
Project renderings “are still being massaged” and aren’t available for public release, per Resia officials.
The scope of Resia’s work will include shared infrastructure for what’s planned to be a much larger, mixed-use destination, situated just beyond Interstate 285 along the foodie mecca that is Buford Highway. Real estate investment firm Insignia is putting together the larger project.
The cleared, 13-acre site, as seen along Buford Highway this past summer. Google Maps
The planned layout for Kmart’s replacement, Lotus Grove, according to 2021 renderings. Insignia LLC; designs, Reside Studios
A Kmart Big K operated on the 13-acre Doraville property until 2010. It was fully cleared two years ago, ostensibly setting the stage for a complex called Lotus Grove that promised to continue the development trend of urban-style, mixed-use nodes along Atlanta’s near-northside in cities such as Chamblee and Dunwoody.
Where the full Lotus Grove project stands today remains a question mark. Inquiries to Insignia officials in recent weeks haven’t been returned.
According to the developer’s website, Lotus Grove will eventually see two 12-story residential towers (with 780 units total) as part of roughly 1 million square feet of new construction.
Other facets would include a national hotel and a public park designed to be activated for events.
“Lotus Grove will bring more urbanization to the City of Doraville and its surrounding neighborhoods,” reads Insignia’s description, “while revitalizing Buford Highway.”
The 13-acre Doraville site along Buford Highway, looking east, with Interstate 285 at right. Google Maps
Lotus Grove commercial facades. Insignia LLC
Three years ago, Doraville’s Downtown Development Authority issued roughly $120 million worth of revenue bonds that Insignia will have to pay back, plus a tax abatement in the ballpark of $40 million.
The Lotus Grove site is less than a mile from the initial phase of Doraville’s Assembly Atlanta TV and film studio and greenspace complex, which has risen from the ashes of a razed General Motors plant.
Find more context and the latest available imagery in the gallery above.
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Images
The 13-acre Doraville site along Buford Highway, looking east, with Interstate 285 at right. Google Maps
The former Doraville Big K site, idle for a decade, as seen in March 2021.Google Maps
The cleared, 13-acre site, as seen along Buford Highway this past summer. Google Maps
The planned layout for Kmart’s replacement, Lotus Grove, according to 2021 renderings. Insignia LLC; designs, Reside Studios
Lotus Grove commercial facades. Insignia LLC
Plans for internal social spaces and shops. Insignia LLC
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Fast-growing Nashville coworking concept E|Spaces expands to Atlanta
Fast-growing Nashville coworking concept E|Spaces expands to Atlanta
Coworking companies see opportunity as flexibility has become a priority for many office occupiers.
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Fast-growing Nashville coworking concept E|Spaces expands to Atlanta
Fast-growing Nashville coworking concept E|Spaces expands to Atlanta
Coworking companies see opportunity as flexibility has become a priority for many office occupiers.
Coworking companies see opportunity as flexibility has become a priority for many office occupiers. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
Coworking companies see opportunity as flexibility has become a priority for many office occupiers.