How Atlanta film festivals save theaters, boost state’s entertainment industry
How Atlanta film festivals save theaters, boost state’s entertainment industry
Atlanta film festivals have championed Georgia’s film industry by preventing theater closures and attracting artistic talent amid the pandemic, rise of streaming services and commercial development.
Atlanta film festivals have championed Georgia’s film industry by preventing theater closures and attracting artistic talent amid the pandemic, rise of streaming services and commercial development. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
Atlanta film festivals have championed Georgia’s film industry by preventing theater closures and attracting artistic talent amid the pandemic, rise of streaming services and commercial development.
Cortland acquires Marietta apartment community for $95.75 million
Cortland acquires Marietta apartment community for $95.75 million
Cortland paid less than the national price-per-unit average for the Cobb County apartment complex.
Cortland paid less than the national price-per-unit average for the Cobb County apartment complex. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
Cortland paid less than the national price-per-unit average for the Cobb County apartment complex.
Cortland acquires Marietta apartment community for $95.75 million
Cortland acquires Marietta apartment community for $95.75 million
Cortland paid less than the national price-per-unit average for the Cobb County apartment complex.
Cortland paid less than the national price-per-unit average for the Cobb County apartment complex. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
Cortland paid less than the national price-per-unit average for the Cobb County apartment complex.
Photos: Could this new Atlanta Chick-fil-A qualify as, um, beautiful?
Photos: Could this new Atlanta Chick-fil-A qualify as, um, beautiful?
Photos: Could this new Atlanta Chick-fil-A qualify as, um, beautiful?
Josh Green
Fri, 12/06/2024 – 13:37
Could it be the most smartly urban, eye-pleasing, standalone Chick-fil-A in metro Atlanta?
That’s a question any reasonable ATL urbanist could ask themselves while feasting eyes upon Chick-fil-A’s next incarnation of a franchise on Ponce de Leon Avenue. (Ideally, yes, in urbanist logic, the restaurant would have trendy lofts or offices mixed in, too.)
In any case, the 777 Ponce de Leon Ave. project is living up to promises of being entirely brick-clad with precisely no drive-thru lanes as construction enters the homestretch in Poncey-Highland, along one of Atlanta’s liveliest commercial corridors.
Chick-fil-A reps tell Urbanize Atlanta they haven’t confirmed an opening date yet for what’s officially called “Chick-fil-A Ponce de Leon,” but they “look forward to sharing more about the restaurant opening soon.”
The Poncey-Highland restaurant marks the company’s second new franchise addition to Ponce, following a controversial drive-thru location that opened just four blocks away in summer 2023.
Chick-fil-A officials have previously told Urbanize the new restaurant will be locally owned and operated, designed to “fit seamlessly into the walkability of the neighborhood, allowing guests to walk directly to the location and dine-in or carry out their meal with ease.”
A look at the brick-clad backside of the 777 Ponce de Leon Ave. building and its parking lot, with Hotel Clermont standing next door. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How the new Chick-fil-A has incorporated bike parking (at left) along its Ponce facade. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Like a standalone Chick-fil-A in the pipeline on Peachtree Road in Buckhead, the Poncey-Highland location does not feature a drive-thru in any capacity. Plans indicate it will include 41 parking spaces behind the Ponce-fronting building, however.
The longtime home of Dugan’s restaurant and lounge—it closed in 2022 and relocated to Northlake—was razed last year next to the Hotel Clermont and its famed basement lounge. (Chick-fil-A had had the Dugan’s location in its crosshairs since at least 2016.)
Building on the ashes of Dugan’s, however, didn’t come without speed bumps.
Poncey-Highland leaders several years ago created the Poncey-Highland Historic District as means of safeguarding about 260 irreplaceable buildings and establishing guidelines for new development that inevitably would come to the upscale neighborhood.
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Chick-fil-A’s initial plans for the Dugan’s site ran afoul of the new rules in several ways, sending the company back to the drawing board to tweak designs.
By the summer of 2023, Dugan’s old digs were cleared away, setting the stage for new construction. Chick-fil-A’s plans as of August last year called for opening the restaurant sometime this fall, but as a site visit this week proved, a 2025 debut appears more likely now. A banner in front promises, “Delicious is coming soon.”
In the gallery above, find a closer look at how the chicken empire’s latest Ponce plans are coming together—no drive-thru included.
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A look at the brick-clad backside of the 777 Ponce de Leon Ave. building and its parking lot, with Hotel Clermont standing next door. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Entries and frontage along Somerset Terrace, off Ponce. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How the new Chick-fil-A has incorporated bike parking (at left) along its Ponce facade. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Brick detailing, tall industrial-style windows, and a wide Ponce sidewalk. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
A current sidewalk detour directly into Ponce lanes. (A flashing crosswalk is nearby.) Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Proximity to the Clermont, located immediately to the east. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The former Dugan’s franchise location in question, next to the Hotel Clermont and its famous strip club dive. Google Maps
The proposed Ponce de Leon Avenue facade. Chick-fil-A/Bowman
Chick-fil-A’s plans call for 41 parking spaces where Somerset Terrace meets Ponce de Leon Avenue. Chick-fil-A/Bowman
Meanwhile, four blocks west on Ponce, this other brick-clad Chick-fil-A opened last year, as shown this week. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Photos: Could this new Atlanta Chick-fil-A qualify as, um, beautiful?
Josh Green
Fri, 12/06/2024 – 13:37
Could it be the most smartly urban, eye-pleasing, standalone Chick-fil-A in metro Atlanta?
That’s a question any reasonable ATL urbanist could ask themselves while feasting eyes upon Chick-fil-A’s next incarnation of a franchise on Ponce de Leon Avenue. (Ideally, yes, in urbanist logic, the restaurant would have trendy lofts or offices mixed in, too.)
In any case, the 777 Ponce de Leon Ave. project is living up to promises of being entirely brick-clad with precisely no drive-thru lanes as construction enters the homestretch in Poncey-Highland, along one of Atlanta’s liveliest commercial corridors.
Chick-fil-A reps tell Urbanize Atlanta they haven’t confirmed an opening date yet for what’s officially called “Chick-fil-A Ponce de Leon,” but they “look forward to sharing more about the restaurant opening soon.”
The Poncey-Highland restaurant marks the company’s second new franchise addition to Ponce, following a controversial drive-thru location that opened just four blocks away in summer 2023.
Chick-fil-A officials have previously told Urbanize the new restaurant will be locally owned and operated, designed to “fit seamlessly into the walkability of the neighborhood, allowing guests to walk directly to the location and dine-in or carry out their meal with ease.”
A look at the brick-clad backside of the 777 Ponce de Leon Ave. building and its parking lot, with Hotel Clermont standing next door. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How the new Chick-fil-A has incorporated bike parking (at left) along its Ponce facade. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Like a standalone Chick-fil-A in the pipeline on Peachtree Road in Buckhead, the Poncey-Highland location does not feature a drive-thru in any capacity. Plans indicate it will include 41 parking spaces behind the Ponce-fronting building, however.
The longtime home of Dugan’s restaurant and lounge—it closed in 2022 and relocated to Northlake—was razed last year next to the Hotel Clermont and its famed basement lounge. (Chick-fil-A had had the Dugan’s location in its crosshairs since at least 2016.)
Building on the ashes of Dugan’s, however, didn’t come without speed bumps.
Poncey-Highland leaders several years ago created the Poncey-Highland Historic District as means of safeguarding about 260 irreplaceable buildings and establishing guidelines for new development that inevitably would come to the upscale neighborhood.
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Chick-fil-A’s initial plans for the Dugan’s site ran afoul of the new rules in several ways, sending the company back to the drawing board to tweak designs.
By the summer of 2023, Dugan’s old digs were cleared away, setting the stage for new construction. Chick-fil-A’s plans as of August last year called for opening the restaurant sometime this fall, but as a site visit this week proved, a 2025 debut appears more likely now. A banner in front promises, “Delicious is coming soon.”
In the gallery above, find a closer look at how the chicken empire’s latest Ponce plans are coming together—no drive-thru included.
…
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A look at the brick-clad backside of the 777 Ponce de Leon Ave. building and its parking lot, with Hotel Clermont standing next door. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Entries and frontage along Somerset Terrace, off Ponce. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How the new Chick-fil-A has incorporated bike parking (at left) along its Ponce facade. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Brick detailing, tall industrial-style windows, and a wide Ponce sidewalk. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
A current sidewalk detour directly into Ponce lanes. (A flashing crosswalk is nearby.) Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Proximity to the Clermont, located immediately to the east. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The former Dugan’s franchise location in question, next to the Hotel Clermont and its famous strip club dive. Google Maps
The proposed Ponce de Leon Avenue facade. Chick-fil-A/Bowman
Chick-fil-A’s plans call for 41 parking spaces where Somerset Terrace meets Ponce de Leon Avenue. Chick-fil-A/Bowman
Meanwhile, four blocks west on Ponce, this other brick-clad Chick-fil-A opened last year, as shown this week. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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All brick and no drive-thru—holy cluck!—at latest Ponce de Leon Avenue location
Neighborhood
Poncey-Highland
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Chick-fil-A – 777 Ponce De Leon
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Photos: Could this new Atlanta Chick-fil-A qualify as, um, beautiful?
Josh Green
Fri, 12/06/2024 – 13:37
Could it be the most smartly urban, eye-pleasing, standalone Chick-fil-A in metro Atlanta?
That’s a question any reasonable ATL urbanist could ask themselves while feasting eyes upon Chick-fil-A’s next incarnation of a franchise on Ponce de Leon Avenue. (Ideally, yes, in urbanist logic, the restaurant would have trendy lofts or offices mixed in, too.)
In any case, the 777 Ponce de Leon Ave. project is living up to promises of being entirely brick-clad with precisely no drive-thru lanes as construction enters the homestretch in Poncey-Highland, along one of Atlanta’s liveliest commercial corridors.
Chick-fil-A reps tell Urbanize Atlanta they haven’t confirmed an opening date yet for what’s officially called “Chick-fil-A Ponce de Leon,” but they “look forward to sharing more about the restaurant opening soon.”
The Poncey-Highland restaurant marks the company’s second new franchise addition to Ponce, following a controversial drive-thru location that opened just four blocks away in summer 2023.
Chick-fil-A officials have previously told Urbanize the new restaurant will be locally owned and operated, designed to “fit seamlessly into the walkability of the neighborhood, allowing guests to walk directly to the location and dine-in or carry out their meal with ease.”
A look at the brick-clad backside of the 777 Ponce de Leon Ave. building and its parking lot, with Hotel Clermont standing next door. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How the new Chick-fil-A has incorporated bike parking (at left) along its Ponce facade. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Like a standalone Chick-fil-A in the pipeline on Peachtree Road in Buckhead, the Poncey-Highland location does not feature a drive-thru in any capacity. Plans indicate it will include 41 parking spaces behind the Ponce-fronting building, however.
The longtime home of Dugan’s restaurant and lounge—it closed in 2022 and relocated to Northlake—was razed last year next to the Hotel Clermont and its famed basement lounge. (Chick-fil-A had had the Dugan’s location in its crosshairs since at least 2016.)
Building on the ashes of Dugan’s, however, didn’t come without speed bumps.
Poncey-Highland leaders several years ago created the Poncey-Highland Historic District as means of safeguarding about 260 irreplaceable buildings and establishing guidelines for new development that inevitably would come to the upscale neighborhood.
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Chick-fil-A’s initial plans for the Dugan’s site ran afoul of the new rules in several ways, sending the company back to the drawing board to tweak designs.
By the summer of 2023, Dugan’s old digs were cleared away, setting the stage for new construction. Chick-fil-A’s plans as of August last year called for opening the restaurant sometime this fall, but as a site visit this week proved, a 2025 debut appears more likely now. A banner in front promises, “Delicious is coming soon.”
In the gallery above, find a closer look at how the chicken empire’s latest Ponce plans are coming together—no drive-thru included.
…
Follow us on social media:
Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram
• Poncey-Highland news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
Tags
777 Ponce de Leon Avenue NE
Bowman
Atlanta Development
Clermont Hotel
Chick-fil-A
Dugan’s
Infill Development
Liberty Tattoo
Ponce
Poncey-Highland Neighborhood Association
PHNA Historic District Subcommittee
Urban Design Commission
BZA
NPU-N
Atlanta Restaurants
Atlanta Architecture
Atlanta Restaurant
Images
A look at the brick-clad backside of the 777 Ponce de Leon Ave. building and its parking lot, with Hotel Clermont standing next door. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Entries and frontage along Somerset Terrace, off Ponce. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How the new Chick-fil-A has incorporated bike parking (at left) along its Ponce facade. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Brick detailing, tall industrial-style windows, and a wide Ponce sidewalk. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
A current sidewalk detour directly into Ponce lanes. (A flashing crosswalk is nearby.) Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Proximity to the Clermont, located immediately to the east. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The former Dugan’s franchise location in question, next to the Hotel Clermont and its famous strip club dive. Google Maps
The proposed Ponce de Leon Avenue facade. Chick-fil-A/Bowman
Chick-fil-A’s plans call for 41 parking spaces where Somerset Terrace meets Ponce de Leon Avenue. Chick-fil-A/Bowman
Meanwhile, four blocks west on Ponce, this other brick-clad Chick-fil-A opened last year, as shown this week. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Subtitle
All brick and no drive-thru—holy cluck!—at latest Ponce de Leon Avenue location
Neighborhood
Poncey-Highland
Background Image
Image
Associated Project
Chick-fil-A – 777 Ponce De Leon
Before/After Images
Sponsored Post
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Fortune 500 Car Dealership Moving Headquarters To Sandy Springs
Fortune 500 Car Dealership Moving Headquarters To Sandy Springs
A Fortune 500 car dealer is moving its headquarters from Duluth to Sandy Springs.
A Fortune 500 car dealer is moving its headquarters from Duluth to Sandy Springs. Read MoreBisnow News Feed
A Fortune 500 car dealer is moving its headquarters from Duluth to Sandy Springs.
The Varsity Strikes Deal With Student Housing Developer For Massive Tower Next Door
The Varsity Strikes Deal With Student Housing Developer For Massive Tower Next Door
The family that owns the iconic Atlanta restaurant The Varsity is planning to sell a surface parking lot next to its Midtown eatery to a prominent student housing developer.
The family that owns the iconic Atlanta restaurant The Varsity is planning to sell a surface parking lot next to its Midtown eatery to a prominent student housing developer. Read MoreBisnow News Feed
The family that owns the iconic Atlanta restaurant The Varsity is planning to sell a surface parking lot next to its Midtown eatery to a prominent student housing developer.
This Week’s Atlanta Deal Sheet: Allen Morris Moving Forward On Star Metals Phase 2
This Week’s Atlanta Deal Sheet: Allen Morris Moving Forward On Star Metals Phase 2
The Allen Morris Co., in a joint venture with Atlanta-based investment firm Animal, plans to break ground on a second helping of its Star Metals District development next year.
The Allen Morris Co., in a joint venture with Atlanta-based investment firm Animal, plans to break ground on a second helping of its Star Metals District development next year. Read MoreBisnow News Feed
The Allen Morris Co., in a joint venture with Atlanta-based investment firm Animal, plans to break ground on a second helping of its Star Metals District development next year.
Big Office Deals Are Returning To Atlanta, REIT Executives Say
Big Office Deals Are Returning To Atlanta, REIT Executives Say
Three of the largest office owners in Metro Atlanta say tenants looking for sizable office spaces are scouting the market as notes of optimism return to the beleaguered commercial real estate industry.
Three of the largest office owners in Metro Atlanta say tenants looking for sizable office spaces are scouting the market as notes of optimism return to the beleaguered commercial real estate industry. Read MoreBisnow News Feed
Three of the largest office owners in Metro Atlanta say tenants looking for sizable office spaces are scouting the market as notes of optimism return to the beleaguered commercial real estate industry.
This Week’s Atlanta Deal Sheet: Third & Urban Eyeing Redevelopment Of Brookhaven Office Park
This Week’s Atlanta Deal Sheet: Third & Urban Eyeing Redevelopment Of Brookhaven Office Park
The developers of Westside Paper are planning on redeveloping a suburban office campus into a mixed-use haven across from the new Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital.
The developers of Westside Paper are planning on redeveloping a suburban office campus into a mixed-use haven across from the new Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital. Read MoreBisnow News Feed
The developers of Westside Paper are planning on redeveloping a suburban office campus into a mixed-use haven across from the new Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital.
Pressure Builds On Nightingale’s Schwartz As Lawyers Quit, Sales Stall And Investigators Circle
Pressure Builds On Nightingale’s Schwartz As Lawyers Quit, Sales Stall And Investigators Circle
It’s been more than a year since Nightingale Properties CEO Elie Schwartz was first accused of embezzling more than $50M from crowdfunding investors who funneled cash into two failed real estate deals.
While the New York-based developer struck a deal last October to pay back the missing millions, it has been six months since Schwartz stopped making payments as part of that settlement. The trustee overseeing the recovery process, in a webinar with the burned investors this month, acknowledged the biggest question now lingering over the unresolved scandal.
“A couple of you have asked, ‘Why the hell isn’t he in jail yet?’”…
It’s been more than a year since Nightingale Properties CEO Elie Schwartz was first accused of embezzling more than $50M from crowdfunding investors who funneled cash into two failed real estate deals.
While the New York-based developer struck a deal… Read MoreBisnow News Feed
It’s been more than a year since Nightingale Properties CEO Elie Schwartz was first accused of embezzling more than $50M from crowdfunding investors who funneled cash into two failed real estate deals.
While the New York-based developer struck a deal…