Landmark Properties files more plans for Midtown student housing tower near The Varsity
Landmark Properties files more plans for Midtown student housing tower near The Varsity
The student housing tower in Midtown would feature 2,000 beds.
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Landmark Properties files more plans for Midtown student housing tower near The Varsity
Landmark Properties files more plans for Midtown student housing tower near The Varsity
The student housing tower in Midtown would feature 2,000 beds.
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Images: Beltline section with suspension bridge set to break ground
Images: Beltline section with suspension bridge set to break ground
Images: Beltline section with suspension bridge set to break ground
Josh Green
Wed, 11/06/2024 – 14:13
The future of federal infrastructure spending in urban places may have been thrust into murky waters overnight, but there’s good news afoot on a local level: More Atlanta Beltline is coming.
And by all indications, the next section to move forward will include a truly standout feature—a suspension bridge high over Peachtree Creek—for the 22-mile mainline loop.
Beltline president and CEO Clyde Higgs and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens have scheduled a press conference Thursday morning at Beltline headquarters to detail progress being made to wend the multi-use trail through Buckhead and connect with other parts of town.
Specifically, the event will celebrate the official groundbreaking of the Northwest Trail’s Segment 1. Project officials will also announce a “key land acquisition” regarding a parcel on that trail’s Segment 2, but exactly what and where that is hasn’t been specified.
Segment 1 will mark the Beltline’s first new trail in the part of Buckhead between Peachtree Road and the Lindbergh area. The Northwest Trail includes five segments overall, which will link with completed sections near Tanyard Creek Park and Bobby Jones Golf Course.
The full scope of the Northwest Trail, linking the Westside to the Lindbergh area. Segment 5 (at left) is currently under construction. Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Segment 1 will run for .8 miles total. It will begin at the western edge of the low-rise Peachtree Park Apartments and wend south along Peachtree Creek, with the suspension bridge situated basically next door to the apartments.
Then it will travel on an elevated structure along Peachtree Creek that’s meant to protect residential privacy and preserve greenspace, per Beltline officials.
A contract was previously finalized with Reeves Young construction company to build Segment 1.
Planned look of a suspension bridge over Peachtree Creek as part of Northwest Trail Segment 1. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
How Segment 1 will travel on an elevated structure along Peachtree Creek. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Segment 1 at Kinsey Court, looking south, in Buckhead’s Peachtree Hills neighborhood. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Meanwhile, Segment 2 will span .7 miles along Colonial Hills Circle, passing under Peachtree Road near Piedmont Hospital and linking with existing trail at Bobby Jones Golf Course.
Like most of the Northwest Trail, Segment 2 won’t travel at all through railroad corridor.
Real estate purchases and easements for Segment 2 began when design drawing for the trail reached 60 percent complete, according to Beltline officials. Those drawings are expected to be wrapped by year’s end, but a construction start date has yet to be announced.
How Segment 2 is planned to pass under Peachtree Road, just north of Piedmont Hospital. A lounge space and The Fresh Market are depicted at top left, on opposite sides of Peachtree Road. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
The Northwest Trail’s route beside power infrastructure just west of Peachtree Road. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
An improved pedestrian crossing at South Colonial Homes Circle planned for Segment 2. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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The full scope of the Northwest Trail, linking the Westside to the Lindbergh area. Segment 5 (at left) is currently under construction. Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Planned look of a suspension bridge over Peachtree Creek as part of Northwest Trail Segment 1. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
How Segment 1 will travel on an elevated structure along Peachtree Creek. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Segment 1 at Kinsey Court, looking south, in Buckhead’s Peachtree Hills neighborhood. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
How Segment 2 is planned to pass under Peachtree Road, just north of Piedmont Hospital. A lounge space and The Fresh Market are depicted at top left, on opposite sides of Peachtree Road. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
An improved pedestrian crossing at South Colonial Homes Circle planned for Segment 2. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
The Northwest Trail’s route beside power infrastructure just west of Peachtree Road. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Images: Beltline section with suspension bridge set to break ground
Josh Green
Wed, 11/06/2024 – 14:13
The future of federal infrastructure spending in urban places may have been thrust into murky waters overnight, but there’s good news afoot on a local level: More Atlanta Beltline is coming.
And by all indications, the next section to move forward will include a truly standout feature—a suspension bridge high over Peachtree Creek—for the 22-mile mainline loop.
Beltline president and CEO Clyde Higgs and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens have scheduled a press conference Thursday morning at Beltline headquarters to detail progress being made to wend the multi-use trail through Buckhead and connect with other parts of town.
Specifically, the event will celebrate the official groundbreaking of the Northwest Trail’s Segment 1. Project officials will also announce a “key land acquisition” regarding a parcel on that trail’s Segment 2, but exactly what and where that is hasn’t been specified.
Segment 1 will mark the Beltline’s first new trail in the part of Buckhead between Peachtree Road and the Lindbergh area. The Northwest Trail includes five segments overall, which will link with completed sections near Tanyard Creek Park and Bobby Jones Golf Course.
The full scope of the Northwest Trail, linking the Westside to the Lindbergh area. Segment 5 (at left) is currently under construction. Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Segment 1 will run for .8 miles total. It will begin at the western edge of the low-rise Peachtree Park Apartments and wend south along Peachtree Creek, with the suspension bridge situated basically next door to the apartments.
Then it will travel on an elevated structure along Peachtree Creek that’s meant to protect residential privacy and preserve greenspace, per Beltline officials.
A contract was previously finalized with Reeves Young construction company to build Segment 1.
Planned look of a suspension bridge over Peachtree Creek as part of Northwest Trail Segment 1. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
How Segment 1 will travel on an elevated structure along Peachtree Creek. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Segment 1 at Kinsey Court, looking south, in Buckhead’s Peachtree Hills neighborhood. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Meanwhile, Segment 2 will span .7 miles along Colonial Hills Circle, passing under Peachtree Road near Piedmont Hospital and linking with existing trail at Bobby Jones Golf Course.
Like most of the Northwest Trail, Segment 2 won’t travel at all through railroad corridor.
Real estate purchases and easements for Segment 2 began when design drawing for the trail reached 60 percent complete, according to Beltline officials. Those drawings are expected to be wrapped by year’s end, but a construction start date has yet to be announced.
How Segment 2 is planned to pass under Peachtree Road, just north of Piedmont Hospital. A lounge space and The Fresh Market are depicted at top left, on opposite sides of Peachtree Road. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
The Northwest Trail’s route beside power infrastructure just west of Peachtree Road. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
An improved pedestrian crossing at South Colonial Homes Circle planned for Segment 2. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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The full scope of the Northwest Trail, linking the Westside to the Lindbergh area. Segment 5 (at left) is currently under construction. Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Planned look of a suspension bridge over Peachtree Creek as part of Northwest Trail Segment 1. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
How Segment 1 will travel on an elevated structure along Peachtree Creek. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Segment 1 at Kinsey Court, looking south, in Buckhead’s Peachtree Hills neighborhood. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
How Segment 2 is planned to pass under Peachtree Road, just north of Piedmont Hospital. A lounge space and The Fresh Market are depicted at top left, on opposite sides of Peachtree Road. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
An improved pedestrian crossing at South Colonial Homes Circle planned for Segment 2. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
The Northwest Trail’s route beside power infrastructure just west of Peachtree Road. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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Images: Beltline section with suspension bridge set to break ground
Josh Green
Wed, 11/06/2024 – 14:13
The future of federal infrastructure spending in urban places may have been thrust into murky waters overnight, but there’s good news afoot on a local level: More Atlanta Beltline is coming.
And by all indications, the next section to move forward will include a truly standout feature—a suspension bridge high over Peachtree Creek—for the 22-mile mainline loop.
Beltline president and CEO Clyde Higgs and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens have scheduled a press conference Thursday morning at Beltline headquarters to detail progress being made to wend the multi-use trail through Buckhead and connect with other parts of town.
Specifically, the event will celebrate the official groundbreaking of the Northwest Trail’s Segment 1. Project officials will also announce a “key land acquisition” regarding a parcel on that trail’s Segment 2, but exactly what and where that is hasn’t been specified.
Segment 1 will mark the Beltline’s first new trail in the part of Buckhead between Peachtree Road and the Lindbergh area. The Northwest Trail includes five segments overall, which will link with completed sections near Tanyard Creek Park and Bobby Jones Golf Course.
The full scope of the Northwest Trail, linking the Westside to the Lindbergh area. Segment 5 (at left) is currently under construction. Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Segment 1 will run for .8 miles total. It will begin at the western edge of the low-rise Peachtree Park Apartments and wend south along Peachtree Creek, with the suspension bridge situated basically next door to the apartments.
Then it will travel on an elevated structure along Peachtree Creek that’s meant to protect residential privacy and preserve greenspace, per Beltline officials.
A contract was previously finalized with Reeves Young construction company to build Segment 1.
Planned look of a suspension bridge over Peachtree Creek as part of Northwest Trail Segment 1. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
How Segment 1 will travel on an elevated structure along Peachtree Creek. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Segment 1 at Kinsey Court, looking south, in Buckhead’s Peachtree Hills neighborhood. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Meanwhile, Segment 2 will span .7 miles along Colonial Hills Circle, passing under Peachtree Road near Piedmont Hospital and linking with existing trail at Bobby Jones Golf Course.
Like most of the Northwest Trail, Segment 2 won’t travel at all through railroad corridor.
Real estate purchases and easements for Segment 2 began when design drawing for the trail reached 60 percent complete, according to Beltline officials. Those drawings are expected to be wrapped by year’s end, but a construction start date has yet to be announced.
How Segment 2 is planned to pass under Peachtree Road, just north of Piedmont Hospital. A lounge space and The Fresh Market are depicted at top left, on opposite sides of Peachtree Road. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
The Northwest Trail’s route beside power infrastructure just west of Peachtree Road. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
An improved pedestrian crossing at South Colonial Homes Circle planned for Segment 2. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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The full scope of the Northwest Trail, linking the Westside to the Lindbergh area. Segment 5 (at left) is currently under construction. Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Planned look of a suspension bridge over Peachtree Creek as part of Northwest Trail Segment 1. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
How Segment 1 will travel on an elevated structure along Peachtree Creek. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Segment 1 at Kinsey Court, looking south, in Buckhead’s Peachtree Hills neighborhood. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
How Segment 2 is planned to pass under Peachtree Road, just north of Piedmont Hospital. A lounge space and The Fresh Market are depicted at top left, on opposite sides of Peachtree Road. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
An improved pedestrian crossing at South Colonial Homes Circle planned for Segment 2. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
The Northwest Trail’s route beside power infrastructure just west of Peachtree Road. PATH Foundation/Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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Asbury Automotive Group to relocate HQ to Sandy Springs
Asbury Automotive Group to relocate HQ to Sandy Springs
It’s the latest high-profile corporate relocation within metro Atlanta.
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Asbury Automotive Group to relocate HQ to Sandy Springs
Asbury Automotive Group to relocate HQ to Sandy Springs
It’s the latest high-profile corporate relocation within metro Atlanta.
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Plans: Residential project to tower over iconic The Varsity location
Plans: Residential project to tower over iconic The Varsity location
Plans: Residential project to tower over iconic The Varsity location
Josh Green
Tue, 11/05/2024 – 17:54
Redevelopment plans are starting emerge for a portion of The Varsity’s property in Midtown, or what’s been described as “the last great parcel” available near the point where North Avenue meets the downtown Connector.
Officials with Athens-based Landmark Properties confirm to Urbanize Atlanta they’re planning to build their fourth student-housing project in downtown and Midtown on 2 acres immediately north of The Varsity’s historic original location, a site currently home to surface parking.
Landmark’s tentative plans, as first reported by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, call for a 2,000-bed high-rise overlooking the Connector and Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium beyond.
John Browne, chief operating officer of The Varsity Inc., says the Gordy family that owns and operates the restaurant plans to sell acreage adjacent to The Varsity’s parking deck to Landmark. The parcel—bounded by the Connector to the west, and Spring Street to the east—is currently a collection of lots The Varsity leases to parking providers. Next door, the iconic eatery has been dishing chili dogs and frosted oranges with a side of “What’ll ya have?” for nearly a century.
“Landmark’s proposed development will not affect the daily operations of The Varsity,” Browne noted in a statement provided to Urbanize. “The Varsity has served our loyal customers on North Avenue since 1928, and we look forward to continuing to serve them for many years to come.”
The lone available rendering for the 2,000-bed proposal. Courtesy of Landmark Properties; designs, CNNA Architects
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Landmark’s tower, as drawn up by CNNA Architects, remains in design phases, but plans call for perks that have become par for the course with developments aimed at capturing the student market. Those will include a sports simulator, a sauna, sky lounges, a resort-grade pool with Jumbotrons, a large gym, and “extensive study space,” per development officials.
How tall the project could stand wasn’t specified, but according to a preliminary rendering it would top out at around 33 stories.
Landmark previously developed The Standard, a student-housing tower that stands just north of The Varsity’s parking lots. More recently, the company completed the Legacy at Centennial tower downtown.
The Varsity’s parking lot parcels in question are under contract with Landmark, and the project has entered the Special Administrative Permit process. Officials clarified in an email that neither Varsity Realty Corp. nor any entity related to the family that owns The Varsity will be a partner in the student housing project.
The Varsity’s iconic signage and main building in 2017. Shutterstock
The Varsity’s property made headlines in summer 2022 when it came to light the Gordy family was exploring ways to cash in on so much property in a section of town where buildable sites are becoming increasingly scarce. A MARTA transit station and Georgia Tech’s campus are both roughly a block away.
At The Varsity’s doorstep, hundreds of units of student housing have materialized in recent years, alongside Norfolk Southern’s new high-rise headquarters, a 750,000-square-foot complex that consumed 3.4 acres across the street.
The transportation company expects 3,000 employees to work at the headquarters complex eventually.
As seen in May 2021, three buildings finishing construction along Spring Street formed a wall of new construction over The Varsity and surface parking north of the restaurant.Jonathan Phillips/Urbanize Atlanta
New construction just east and north of The Varsity’s property includes student housing and Norfolk Southern’s headquarters complex. Jonathan Phillips/Urbanize Atlanta
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The lone available rendering for the 2,000-bed proposal. Courtesy of Landmark Properties; designs, CNNA Architects
The Varsity’s iconic signage and main building in 2017. Shutterstock
The Varsity property in the shadow of high-rise construction in December 2020.Shutterstock
As seen in May 2021, three buildings finishing construction along Spring Street formed a wall of new construction over The Varsity and surface parking north of the restaurant.Jonathan Phillips/Urbanize Atlanta
New construction just east and north of The Varsity’s property includes student housing and Norfolk Southern’s headquarters complex. Jonathan Phillips/Urbanize Atlanta
Plans: Residential project to tower over iconic The Varsity location
Josh Green
Tue, 11/05/2024 – 17:54
Redevelopment plans are starting emerge for a portion of The Varsity’s property in Midtown, or what’s been described as “the last great parcel” available near the point where North Avenue meets the downtown Connector.
Officials with Athens-based Landmark Properties confirm to Urbanize Atlanta they’re planning to build their fourth student-housing project in downtown and Midtown on 2 acres immediately north of The Varsity’s historic original location, a site currently home to surface parking.
Landmark’s tentative plans, as first reported by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, call for a 2,000-bed high-rise overlooking the Connector and Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium beyond.
John Browne, chief operating officer of The Varsity Inc., says the Gordy family that owns and operates the restaurant plans to sell acreage adjacent to The Varsity’s parking deck to Landmark. The parcel—bounded by the Connector to the west, and Spring Street to the east—is currently a collection of lots The Varsity leases to parking providers. Next door, the iconic eatery has been dishing chili dogs and frosted oranges with a side of “What’ll ya have?” for nearly a century.
“Landmark’s proposed development will not affect the daily operations of The Varsity,” Browne noted in a statement provided to Urbanize. “The Varsity has served our loyal customers on North Avenue since 1928, and we look forward to continuing to serve them for many years to come.”
The lone available rendering for the 2,000-bed proposal. Courtesy of Landmark Properties; designs, CNNA Architects
Google Maps
Landmark’s tower, as drawn up by CNNA Architects, remains in design phases, but plans call for perks that have become par for the course with developments aimed at capturing the student market. Those will include a sports simulator, a sauna, sky lounges, a resort-grade pool with Jumbotrons, a large gym, and “extensive study space,” per development officials.
How tall the project could stand wasn’t specified, but according to a preliminary rendering it would top out at around 33 stories.
Landmark previously developed The Standard, a student-housing tower that stands just north of The Varsity’s parking lots. More recently, the company completed the Legacy at Centennial tower downtown.
The Varsity’s parking lot parcels in question are under contract with Landmark, and the project has entered the Special Administrative Permit process. Officials clarified in an email that neither Varsity Realty Corp. nor any entity related to the family that owns The Varsity will be a partner in the student housing project.
The Varsity’s iconic signage and main building in 2017. Shutterstock
The Varsity’s property made headlines in summer 2022 when it came to light the Gordy family was exploring ways to cash in on so much property in a section of town where buildable sites are becoming increasingly scarce. A MARTA transit station and Georgia Tech’s campus are both roughly a block away.
At The Varsity’s doorstep, hundreds of units of student housing have materialized in recent years, alongside Norfolk Southern’s new high-rise headquarters, a 750,000-square-foot complex that consumed 3.4 acres across the street.
The transportation company expects 3,000 employees to work at the headquarters complex eventually.
As seen in May 2021, three buildings finishing construction along Spring Street formed a wall of new construction over The Varsity and surface parking north of the restaurant.Jonathan Phillips/Urbanize Atlanta
New construction just east and north of The Varsity’s property includes student housing and Norfolk Southern’s headquarters complex. Jonathan Phillips/Urbanize Atlanta
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The lone available rendering for the 2,000-bed proposal. Courtesy of Landmark Properties; designs, CNNA Architects
The Varsity’s iconic signage and main building in 2017. Shutterstock
The Varsity property in the shadow of high-rise construction in December 2020.Shutterstock
As seen in May 2021, three buildings finishing construction along Spring Street formed a wall of new construction over The Varsity and surface parking north of the restaurant.Jonathan Phillips/Urbanize Atlanta
New construction just east and north of The Varsity’s property includes student housing and Norfolk Southern’s headquarters complex. Jonathan Phillips/Urbanize Atlanta
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Plans: Residential project to tower over iconic The Varsity location
Josh Green
Tue, 11/05/2024 – 17:54
Redevelopment plans are starting emerge for a portion of The Varsity’s property in Midtown, or what’s been described as “the last great parcel” available near the point where North Avenue meets the downtown Connector.
Officials with Athens-based Landmark Properties confirm to Urbanize Atlanta they’re planning to build their fourth student-housing project in downtown and Midtown on 2 acres immediately north of The Varsity’s historic original location, a site currently home to surface parking.
Landmark’s tentative plans, as first reported by the Atlanta Business Chronicle, call for a 2,000-bed high-rise overlooking the Connector and Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium beyond.
John Browne, chief operating officer of The Varsity Inc., says the Gordy family that owns and operates the restaurant plans to sell acreage adjacent to The Varsity’s parking deck to Landmark. The parcel—bounded by the Connector to the west, and Spring Street to the east—is currently a collection of lots The Varsity leases to parking providers. Next door, the iconic eatery has been dishing chili dogs and frosted oranges with a side of “What’ll ya have?” for nearly a century.
“Landmark’s proposed development will not affect the daily operations of The Varsity,” Browne noted in a statement provided to Urbanize. “The Varsity has served our loyal customers on North Avenue since 1928, and we look forward to continuing to serve them for many years to come.”
The lone available rendering for the 2,000-bed proposal. Courtesy of Landmark Properties; designs, CNNA Architects
Google Maps
Landmark’s tower, as drawn up by CNNA Architects, remains in design phases, but plans call for perks that have become par for the course with developments aimed at capturing the student market. Those will include a sports simulator, a sauna, sky lounges, a resort-grade pool with Jumbotrons, a large gym, and “extensive study space,” per development officials.
How tall the project could stand wasn’t specified, but according to a preliminary rendering it would top out at around 33 stories.
Landmark previously developed The Standard, a student-housing tower that stands just north of The Varsity’s parking lots. More recently, the company completed the Legacy at Centennial tower downtown.
The Varsity’s parking lot parcels in question are under contract with Landmark, and the project has entered the Special Administrative Permit process. Officials clarified in an email that neither Varsity Realty Corp. nor any entity related to the family that owns The Varsity will be a partner in the student housing project.
The Varsity’s iconic signage and main building in 2017. Shutterstock
The Varsity’s property made headlines in summer 2022 when it came to light the Gordy family was exploring ways to cash in on so much property in a section of town where buildable sites are becoming increasingly scarce. A MARTA transit station and Georgia Tech’s campus are both roughly a block away.
At The Varsity’s doorstep, hundreds of units of student housing have materialized in recent years, alongside Norfolk Southern’s new high-rise headquarters, a 750,000-square-foot complex that consumed 3.4 acres across the street.
The transportation company expects 3,000 employees to work at the headquarters complex eventually.
As seen in May 2021, three buildings finishing construction along Spring Street formed a wall of new construction over The Varsity and surface parking north of the restaurant.Jonathan Phillips/Urbanize Atlanta
New construction just east and north of The Varsity’s property includes student housing and Norfolk Southern’s headquarters complex. Jonathan Phillips/Urbanize Atlanta
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The lone available rendering for the 2,000-bed proposal. Courtesy of Landmark Properties; designs, CNNA Architects
The Varsity’s iconic signage and main building in 2017. Shutterstock
The Varsity property in the shadow of high-rise construction in December 2020.Shutterstock
As seen in May 2021, three buildings finishing construction along Spring Street formed a wall of new construction over The Varsity and surface parking north of the restaurant.Jonathan Phillips/Urbanize Atlanta
New construction just east and north of The Varsity’s property includes student housing and Norfolk Southern’s headquarters complex. Jonathan Phillips/Urbanize Atlanta
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$90M Nashville Affordable Housing Project to Open Soon
$90M Nashville Affordable Housing Project to Open Soon
A new affordable housing community from Dominium, 900 at Cleveland Park, will open this month in Nashville. Located on Dickerson Pike, the 256-unit development will serve families in East Nashville. The $90 million development is Dominium’s second in Tennessee. Freddie Mac TEL, serviced by Greystone, JP Morgan Chase, and Polaris Capital, were key financial players in the deal. The affordable community is supported by the Section 42 Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program.
The property comprises seven studio apartments, 153 one-bedrooms, 65 two-bedrooms and 31 three-bedroom units. Amenities include a fitness center, clubhouse, rooftop terrace overlooking Downtown Nashville and dog park.
900 at Cleveland Park is situated in one of Nashville’s fastest-growing corridors. Residents are less than 3 miles from Downtown Nashville and near the Cumberland River, the Nissan Stadium and dining, retail and entertainment options.
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A new affordable housing community from Dominium, 900 at Cleveland Park, will open this month in Nashville. Located on Dickerson Pike, the 256-unit development will serve families in East Nashville. The $90 million development is Dominium’s second in Tennessee. Freddie Mac TEL, serviced by Greystone, JP Morgan Chase, and Polaris Capital, were key financial players in …
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A new affordable housing community from Dominium, 900 at Cleveland Park, will open this month in Nashville. Located on Dickerson Pike, the 256-unit development will serve families in East Nashville. The $90 million development is Dominium’s second in Tennessee. Freddie Mac TEL, serviced by Greystone, JP Morgan Chase, and Polaris Capital, were key financial players in …
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Before/after: Collaboration creates upgraded park in Southwest ATL
Before/after: Collaboration creates upgraded park in Southwest ATL
Before/after: Collaboration creates upgraded park in Southwest ATL
Josh Green
Tue, 11/05/2024 – 15:23
A recent greenspace upgrade project in Southwest Atlanta speaks to the importance of local parks and the power of collaboration, according to those who helped make it happen.
Ashview Heights Community Association and City of Atlanta officials hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration last month to mark key improvements at Dean Rusk Park, a public greenspace a couple of blocks west of Spelman College and other Atlanta University Center campuses.
The upgrades were made possible by a $300,000 grant from Park Pride Atlanta, which collaborated with neighborhood leadership and city officials to implement changes the community sought.
Atlanta City Council member Jason Dozier, whose district includes Dean Rusk Park, said the park’s reopening in October marked a significant milestone for the community.
“This park is not just a space,” said Dozier in an announcement, “it’s a vital resource for our families, a place for connection, and a testament to what we can achieve together.”
Damage around the communal water feature before. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
The most prominent changes at the park include a new pavilion with a stone grilling station, outdoor fitness equipment, and a natural stone staircase that connects an upper level to a path around a water retention pond, which neighbors lovingly call the Ashview Heights “lake,” according to Caroline Anderson, Ashview Heights Community Association secretary.
At a different ribbon-cutting in 2021, that water feature was declared the first “smart pond” in the City of Atlanta, after a $1.9-million Department of Watershed Management project had implemented a monitoring system to manage water depth, increased the pond’s storage capacity, and built in green infrastructure, including runoff-capturing rain gardens.
The Dean Rusk detention pond was originally built in 2003 to manage stormwater runoff and solve flooding issues in Ashview Heights and Booker T. Washington neighborhoods.
Before: Dean Rusk Park’s passive greenspace prior to recent upgrades. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
The revised greenspace today. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
Funding for the recent park improvements came from $2.5 million in grants Park Pride announced in early 2023 for 25 Atlanta communities—the largest grant allocation in the agency’s 35-year history.
In the gallery above, find a closer look at where things started with Dean Rusk Park—and where they stand today.
The upgraded greenspace’s 350 Peeples St. location west of downtown. Google Maps
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The upgraded greenspace’s 350 Peeples St. location west of downtown. Google Maps
Before: Dean Rusk Park’s passive greenspace prior to recent upgrades. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
Damage around the communal water feature before. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
The revised greenspace today. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
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Before/after: Collaboration creates upgraded park in Southwest ATL
Josh Green
Tue, 11/05/2024 – 15:23
A recent greenspace upgrade project in Southwest Atlanta speaks to the importance of local parks and the power of collaboration, according to those who helped make it happen.
Ashview Heights Community Association and City of Atlanta officials hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration last month to mark key improvements at Dean Rusk Park, a public greenspace a couple of blocks west of Spelman College and other Atlanta University Center campuses.
The upgrades were made possible by a $300,000 grant from Park Pride Atlanta, which collaborated with neighborhood leadership and city officials to implement changes the community sought.
Atlanta City Council member Jason Dozier, whose district includes Dean Rusk Park, said the park’s reopening in October marked a significant milestone for the community.
“This park is not just a space,” said Dozier in an announcement, “it’s a vital resource for our families, a place for connection, and a testament to what we can achieve together.”
Damage around the communal water feature before. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
The most prominent changes at the park include a new pavilion with a stone grilling station, outdoor fitness equipment, and a natural stone staircase that connects an upper level to a path around a water retention pond, which neighbors lovingly call the Ashview Heights “lake,” according to Caroline Anderson, Ashview Heights Community Association secretary.
At a different ribbon-cutting in 2021, that water feature was declared the first “smart pond” in the City of Atlanta, after a $1.9-million Department of Watershed Management project had implemented a monitoring system to manage water depth, increased the pond’s storage capacity, and built in green infrastructure, including runoff-capturing rain gardens.
The Dean Rusk detention pond was originally built in 2003 to manage stormwater runoff and solve flooding issues in Ashview Heights and Booker T. Washington neighborhoods.
Before: Dean Rusk Park’s passive greenspace prior to recent upgrades. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
The revised greenspace today. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
Funding for the recent park improvements came from $2.5 million in grants Park Pride announced in early 2023 for 25 Atlanta communities—the largest grant allocation in the agency’s 35-year history.
In the gallery above, find a closer look at where things started with Dean Rusk Park—and where they stand today.
The upgraded greenspace’s 350 Peeples St. location west of downtown. Google Maps
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Before: Dean Rusk Park’s passive greenspace prior to recent upgrades. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
Damage around the communal water feature before. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
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Before/after: Collaboration creates upgraded park in Southwest ATL
Josh Green
Tue, 11/05/2024 – 15:23
A recent greenspace upgrade project in Southwest Atlanta speaks to the importance of local parks and the power of collaboration, according to those who helped make it happen.
Ashview Heights Community Association and City of Atlanta officials hosted a ribbon-cutting celebration last month to mark key improvements at Dean Rusk Park, a public greenspace a couple of blocks west of Spelman College and other Atlanta University Center campuses.
The upgrades were made possible by a $300,000 grant from Park Pride Atlanta, which collaborated with neighborhood leadership and city officials to implement changes the community sought.
Atlanta City Council member Jason Dozier, whose district includes Dean Rusk Park, said the park’s reopening in October marked a significant milestone for the community.
“This park is not just a space,” said Dozier in an announcement, “it’s a vital resource for our families, a place for connection, and a testament to what we can achieve together.”
Damage around the communal water feature before. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
The most prominent changes at the park include a new pavilion with a stone grilling station, outdoor fitness equipment, and a natural stone staircase that connects an upper level to a path around a water retention pond, which neighbors lovingly call the Ashview Heights “lake,” according to Caroline Anderson, Ashview Heights Community Association secretary.
At a different ribbon-cutting in 2021, that water feature was declared the first “smart pond” in the City of Atlanta, after a $1.9-million Department of Watershed Management project had implemented a monitoring system to manage water depth, increased the pond’s storage capacity, and built in green infrastructure, including runoff-capturing rain gardens.
The Dean Rusk detention pond was originally built in 2003 to manage stormwater runoff and solve flooding issues in Ashview Heights and Booker T. Washington neighborhoods.
Before: Dean Rusk Park’s passive greenspace prior to recent upgrades. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
The revised greenspace today. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
Funding for the recent park improvements came from $2.5 million in grants Park Pride announced in early 2023 for 25 Atlanta communities—the largest grant allocation in the agency’s 35-year history.
In the gallery above, find a closer look at where things started with Dean Rusk Park—and where they stand today.
The upgraded greenspace’s 350 Peeples St. location west of downtown. Google Maps
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The upgraded greenspace’s 350 Peeples St. location west of downtown. Google Maps
Before: Dean Rusk Park’s passive greenspace prior to recent upgrades. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
Damage around the communal water feature before. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
The revised greenspace today. Courtesy of Ashview Heights Community Association
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