Atlanta-based multifamily developer rounds out C-suite with new CEO
Atlanta-based multifamily developer rounds out C-suite with new CEO
Vista Residential Partners, an Atlanta-based developer and manager of multifamily housing, has recruited a new executive leader.
Vista Residential Partners, an Atlanta-based developer and manager of multifamily housing, has recruited a new executive leader. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
Vista Residential Partners, an Atlanta-based developer and manager of multifamily housing, has recruited a new executive leader.
Atlanta-based multifamily developer rounds out C-suite with new CEO
Atlanta-based multifamily developer rounds out C-suite with new CEO
Vista Residential Partners, an Atlanta-based developer and manager of multifamily housing, has recruited a new executive leader.
Vista Residential Partners, an Atlanta-based developer and manager of multifamily housing, has recruited a new executive leader. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
Vista Residential Partners, an Atlanta-based developer and manager of multifamily housing, has recruited a new executive leader.
Project starts delivering in walking distance to Gwinnett town center
Project starts delivering in walking distance to Gwinnett town center
Project starts delivering in walking distance to Gwinnett town center
Josh Green
Tue, 11/05/2024 – 13:04
Two years after breaking ground, a multifamily project that “sets a new standard for suburban living” has opened within walking distance of Sugar Hill’s burgeoning town center in northern Gwinnett County, according to developers.
Conclave Sugar Hill, a 306-unit mix of apartments and rental townhomes, debuted its first phase in recent weeks at a site tucked off Ga. Highway 20, just north of Downtown Sugar Hill.
The 1375 Hillcrest Drive location also counts a direct connection to the Sugar Hill Greenway, a five-mile multi-use trail that will eventually span 16.5 miles.
According to the project’s Atlanta-based developers, Novare Group and BCDC, a Greenway bridge is planned to span Ga. Highway 20 to help connect city residents with downtown, which counts attractions such as The Bowl communal amphitheater, boutique retail and restaurants, and the distinctive, Art Deco-inspired Eagle Theatre. The southernmost shores of Lake Lanier are also nearby.
Jim Borders, Novare’s president and CEO, said in a project announcement that Sugar Hill’s “focus on enhancing the quality of life” has made it “one of the most desirable places to live in Gwinnett County.”
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Developers have previously described the Conclave rental community, with options ranging from studios to three-bedroom townhomes, as Class A and the most luxurious product in the market.
Right now, the least expensive options available start at $1,455 monthly. That rents one bedroom and one bathroom in 597 square feet.
The priciest apartments listed are three-bedroom, two-bathroom units with 1,338 square feet. Those start at $2,645.
Prices for multi-level townhome units with private garages aren’t listed.
Communal amenities at Conclave include a resort-style pool, two-story clubroom with a lounge and library, coworking spaces, a dog park, fire pits, greenspaces, and a two-story fitness center.
The smallest, 597-square-foot floorplan currently offered at Conclave Sugar Hill. Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
The project team also includes Atlanta architecture firm Dynamik Design, civil engineers Kimley Horn, and general contractor Doster Construction.
Swing up to the gallery for a quick look at how phase one has come together in Sugar Hill.
The Conclave project’s location in relation to intown Atlanta and Lake Lanier. Google Maps
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The Conclave project’s location in relation to intown Atlanta and Lake Lanier. Google Maps
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
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Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
The smallest, 597-square-foot floorplan currently offered at Conclave Sugar Hill. Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
The community’s largest apartment floorplan currently listed, renting for $2,645 per month and up. Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Project starts delivering in walking distance to Gwinnett town center
Josh Green
Tue, 11/05/2024 – 13:04
Two years after breaking ground, a multifamily project that “sets a new standard for suburban living” has opened within walking distance of Sugar Hill’s burgeoning town center in northern Gwinnett County, according to developers.
Conclave Sugar Hill, a 306-unit mix of apartments and rental townhomes, debuted its first phase in recent weeks at a site tucked off Ga. Highway 20, just north of Downtown Sugar Hill.
The 1375 Hillcrest Drive location also counts a direct connection to the Sugar Hill Greenway, a five-mile multi-use trail that will eventually span 16.5 miles.
According to the project’s Atlanta-based developers, Novare Group and BCDC, a Greenway bridge is planned to span Ga. Highway 20 to help connect city residents with downtown, which counts attractions such as The Bowl communal amphitheater, boutique retail and restaurants, and the distinctive, Art Deco-inspired Eagle Theatre. The southernmost shores of Lake Lanier are also nearby.
Jim Borders, Novare’s president and CEO, said in a project announcement that Sugar Hill’s “focus on enhancing the quality of life” has made it “one of the most desirable places to live in Gwinnett County.”
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Developers have previously described the Conclave rental community, with options ranging from studios to three-bedroom townhomes, as Class A and the most luxurious product in the market.
Right now, the least expensive options available start at $1,455 monthly. That rents one bedroom and one bathroom in 597 square feet.
The priciest apartments listed are three-bedroom, two-bathroom units with 1,338 square feet. Those start at $2,645.
Prices for multi-level townhome units with private garages aren’t listed.
Communal amenities at Conclave include a resort-style pool, two-story clubroom with a lounge and library, coworking spaces, a dog park, fire pits, greenspaces, and a two-story fitness center.
The smallest, 597-square-foot floorplan currently offered at Conclave Sugar Hill. Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
The project team also includes Atlanta architecture firm Dynamik Design, civil engineers Kimley Horn, and general contractor Doster Construction.
Swing up to the gallery for a quick look at how phase one has come together in Sugar Hill.
The Conclave project’s location in relation to intown Atlanta and Lake Lanier. Google Maps
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The smallest, 597-square-foot floorplan currently offered at Conclave Sugar Hill. Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
The community’s largest apartment floorplan currently listed, renting for $2,645 per month and up. Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
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Josh Green
Tue, 11/05/2024 – 13:04
Two years after breaking ground, a multifamily project that “sets a new standard for suburban living” has opened within walking distance of Sugar Hill’s burgeoning town center in northern Gwinnett County, according to developers.
Conclave Sugar Hill, a 306-unit mix of apartments and rental townhomes, debuted its first phase in recent weeks at a site tucked off Ga. Highway 20, just north of Downtown Sugar Hill.
The 1375 Hillcrest Drive location also counts a direct connection to the Sugar Hill Greenway, a five-mile multi-use trail that will eventually span 16.5 miles.
According to the project’s Atlanta-based developers, Novare Group and BCDC, a Greenway bridge is planned to span Ga. Highway 20 to help connect city residents with downtown, which counts attractions such as The Bowl communal amphitheater, boutique retail and restaurants, and the distinctive, Art Deco-inspired Eagle Theatre. The southernmost shores of Lake Lanier are also nearby.
Jim Borders, Novare’s president and CEO, said in a project announcement that Sugar Hill’s “focus on enhancing the quality of life” has made it “one of the most desirable places to live in Gwinnett County.”
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Developers have previously described the Conclave rental community, with options ranging from studios to three-bedroom townhomes, as Class A and the most luxurious product in the market.
Right now, the least expensive options available start at $1,455 monthly. That rents one bedroom and one bathroom in 597 square feet.
The priciest apartments listed are three-bedroom, two-bathroom units with 1,338 square feet. Those start at $2,645.
Prices for multi-level townhome units with private garages aren’t listed.
Communal amenities at Conclave include a resort-style pool, two-story clubroom with a lounge and library, coworking spaces, a dog park, fire pits, greenspaces, and a two-story fitness center.
The smallest, 597-square-foot floorplan currently offered at Conclave Sugar Hill. Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
The project team also includes Atlanta architecture firm Dynamik Design, civil engineers Kimley Horn, and general contractor Doster Construction.
Swing up to the gallery for a quick look at how phase one has come together in Sugar Hill.
The Conclave project’s location in relation to intown Atlanta and Lake Lanier. Google Maps
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The smallest, 597-square-foot floorplan currently offered at Conclave Sugar Hill. Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill
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Plans for next Buckhead condo high-rise come into focus
Plans for next Buckhead condo high-rise come into focus
Plans for next Buckhead condo high-rise come into focus
Josh Green
Tue, 11/05/2024 – 10:37
Days appear to be numbered for a shopping center tucked a block off Peachtree Road as another stack of for-sale Buckhead condos moves through the development process.
Florida-based developer Kolter Urban has set sights on another Buckhead parcel to build the still-rare housing type for post-recession Atlanta at 102 W. Paces Ferry Road, a location easily walkable to some of the subdistrict’s most attractive shopping and restaurants.
Kolter Urban has filed plans—and fresh renderings for the 19-story project—with Buckhead’s SPI-9 Development Review Committee ahead of the board’s monthly meeting Wednesday.
Plans for the 19-story proposal’s West Paces Ferry Road facade in Buckhead. Kolter Urban; RJTR
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The West Paces Ferry Road site is currently home to a small shopping center called Buckhead Plaza, which Kolter Urban hopes to demolish soon to start building 198 condos and parking, according to a DRC agenda.
The developer will be seeking variances regarding the relationship of the condo tower to the street and its maximum setback, per the DRC.
Renderings compiled by Atlanta-based RJTR architecture firm indicate the building will have a stair-stepped design with balconies jutting off each facade and a tall, glassy base level at the street. Designs call for floorplans with between one and three bedrooms.
Retail has not been mentioned in design plans to date. None was included in the main buildings of Kolter Urban’s earlier Atlanta projects, either.
Closer look at West Paces Ferry Road entries. Kolter Urban; RJTR
Situated next door to the St. Regis Atlanta hotel and condos, the property was previously targeted for a massive, multi-tower development with a hotel and more than 300 residential units that never took off.
For Kolter Urban, the project would mark its third high-rise in Atlanta to move forward since the COVID-19 pandemic, joining the 18-story contract magnet that is Dillon Buckhead, and the sold-out, 22-story Graydon project.
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Existing conditions around Buckhead Plaza. RJTR
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The 102 W. Paces Ferry Road property in question (at right), just west of the St. Regis Atlanta tower.Google Maps
Plans for the 19-story proposal’s West Paces Ferry Road facade in Buckhead. Kolter Urban; RJTR
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Closer look at West Paces Ferry Road entries. Kolter Urban; RJTR
Existing conditions around Buckhead Plaza. RJTR
Plans for next Buckhead condo high-rise come into focus
Josh Green
Tue, 11/05/2024 – 10:37
Days appear to be numbered for a shopping center tucked a block off Peachtree Road as another stack of for-sale Buckhead condos moves through the development process.
Florida-based developer Kolter Urban has set sights on another Buckhead parcel to build the still-rare housing type for post-recession Atlanta at 102 W. Paces Ferry Road, a location easily walkable to some of the subdistrict’s most attractive shopping and restaurants.
Kolter Urban has filed plans—and fresh renderings for the 19-story project—with Buckhead’s SPI-9 Development Review Committee ahead of the board’s monthly meeting Wednesday.
Plans for the 19-story proposal’s West Paces Ferry Road facade in Buckhead. Kolter Urban; RJTR
Google Maps
The West Paces Ferry Road site is currently home to a small shopping center called Buckhead Plaza, which Kolter Urban hopes to demolish soon to start building 198 condos and parking, according to a DRC agenda.
The developer will be seeking variances regarding the relationship of the condo tower to the street and its maximum setback, per the DRC.
Renderings compiled by Atlanta-based RJTR architecture firm indicate the building will have a stair-stepped design with balconies jutting off each facade and a tall, glassy base level at the street. Designs call for floorplans with between one and three bedrooms.
Retail has not been mentioned in design plans to date. None was included in the main buildings of Kolter Urban’s earlier Atlanta projects, either.
Closer look at West Paces Ferry Road entries. Kolter Urban; RJTR
Situated next door to the St. Regis Atlanta hotel and condos, the property was previously targeted for a massive, multi-tower development with a hotel and more than 300 residential units that never took off.
For Kolter Urban, the project would mark its third high-rise in Atlanta to move forward since the COVID-19 pandemic, joining the 18-story contract magnet that is Dillon Buckhead, and the sold-out, 22-story Graydon project.
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Existing conditions around Buckhead Plaza. RJTR
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Josh Green
Tue, 11/05/2024 – 10:37
Days appear to be numbered for a shopping center tucked a block off Peachtree Road as another stack of for-sale Buckhead condos moves through the development process.
Florida-based developer Kolter Urban has set sights on another Buckhead parcel to build the still-rare housing type for post-recession Atlanta at 102 W. Paces Ferry Road, a location easily walkable to some of the subdistrict’s most attractive shopping and restaurants.
Kolter Urban has filed plans—and fresh renderings for the 19-story project—with Buckhead’s SPI-9 Development Review Committee ahead of the board’s monthly meeting Wednesday.
Plans for the 19-story proposal’s West Paces Ferry Road facade in Buckhead. Kolter Urban; RJTR
Google Maps
The West Paces Ferry Road site is currently home to a small shopping center called Buckhead Plaza, which Kolter Urban hopes to demolish soon to start building 198 condos and parking, according to a DRC agenda.
The developer will be seeking variances regarding the relationship of the condo tower to the street and its maximum setback, per the DRC.
Renderings compiled by Atlanta-based RJTR architecture firm indicate the building will have a stair-stepped design with balconies jutting off each facade and a tall, glassy base level at the street. Designs call for floorplans with between one and three bedrooms.
Retail has not been mentioned in design plans to date. None was included in the main buildings of Kolter Urban’s earlier Atlanta projects, either.
Closer look at West Paces Ferry Road entries. Kolter Urban; RJTR
Situated next door to the St. Regis Atlanta hotel and condos, the property was previously targeted for a massive, multi-tower development with a hotel and more than 300 residential units that never took off.
For Kolter Urban, the project would mark its third high-rise in Atlanta to move forward since the COVID-19 pandemic, joining the 18-story contract magnet that is Dillon Buckhead, and the sold-out, 22-story Graydon project.
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The Varsity parking lot to transform with student housing tower; iconic restaurant to stay open
The Varsity parking lot to transform with student housing tower; iconic restaurant to stay open
The Varsity, an Atlanta restaurant icon, has been mulling redevelopment options for a few years. Now, student housing is in the works.
The Varsity, an Atlanta restaurant icon, has been mulling redevelopment options for a few years. Now, student housing is in the works. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
The Varsity, an Atlanta restaurant icon, has been mulling redevelopment options for a few years. Now, student housing is in the works.
The Varsity parking lot to transform with student housing tower; iconic restaurant to stay open
The Varsity parking lot to transform with student housing tower; iconic restaurant to stay open
The Varsity, an Atlanta restaurant icon, has been mulling redevelopment options for a few years. Now, student housing is in the works.
The Varsity, an Atlanta restaurant icon, has been mulling redevelopment options for a few years. Now, student housing is in the works. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
The Varsity, an Atlanta restaurant icon, has been mulling redevelopment options for a few years. Now, student housing is in the works.
Microsoft Buys Person County Megasite
Microsoft Buys Person County Megasite
Microsoft acquired the 1,350-acre Person County Mega Park. The company paid nearly $27 million for land which the county has been trying to sell for the last 10 years. While it’s likely the company will construct a data center, no plans have been formalized yet. The Triangle Business Journal reports the company has said it wants to double its data center capacity by the end of 2024.
The Person County site is one of a handful of unfilled megasites in the state. Officials have said developing more megasites is critical to attracting large investments from major companies. Megasites were created to simplify things for potentially large users who do not want to go through a protracted planning process. They are basically shovel-ready land that shaves years off of a project timeline.
Data centers have significant energy requirements. The Person County site is between a Duke Energy and Enbridge Gas power plant. Person County is 30 miles north of Durham.
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Sneak peek: New Atlanta Beltline section to debut in coming days
Sneak peek: New Atlanta Beltline section to debut in coming days
Sneak peek: New Atlanta Beltline section to debut in coming days
Josh Green
Mon, 11/04/2024 – 16:16
True to construction timelines announced in early 2023, Atlanta Beltline Inc. is set to officially debut an important section of the 22-mile loop next to the city’s marquee greenspace this month.
Beltline officials have scheduled a ribbon-cutting Nov. 12 for a .9-mile section known as Northeast Trail–Segment 1 that provides multiple, direct connections to Piedmont Park and attractions such as Park Tavern, dog parks, and Atlanta Botanical Garden.
The trail remains closed today (and under construction in places) but was being patronized by plenty of curious locals this past weekend.
Where the Northeast Trail meets the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The latest Northeast Trail segment in relation to Piedmont Park’s dog park. Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Segment 1 begins at the reconfigured intersection of 10th Street and Monroe Drive and extends up to Westminster Drive, providing an off-street link between Midtown, Virginia-Highland, and Morningside.
It also connects the popular Eastside Trail with previously completed sections of the Northeast Trail, making possible travel along the Beltline between eastside neighborhoods such as Reynoldstown up to southern Buckhead.
Project officials announced in April 2023 that Segment 1 was moving forward six months ahead of schedule. A groundbreaking was held in August last year.
Features include what’s come to be standard with all new Beltline trails: a 14-foot-wide concrete path, fiber duct bank, connections to adjacent streets, stainless steel handrails and guardrails, lighting, and security cameras, among other components.
Where a new 10th Street bike lane, a (slightly) raised pedestrian crossing, and traffic signals at Monroe Drive and Kanuga Street have been implemented. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Next to the new segment, a popular gravel trail—referred to as the “Transit Trail” in Beltline communications—will remain open to the public in largely the same state once construction of the Beltline’s mainline trail is finished through Piedmont Park. The paved trail section sits below the gravel trail and will be separated by “dense planting,” project officials previously told Urbanize Atlanta.
Swing up to the gallery for a sneak peek of Northeast Trail–Segment 1, from both ground level and high above.
The segment in yellow set to open next week, linking the popular Eastside Trail (bottom) with the rest of the Northeast Trail. Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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Beltline Northeast Trail construction next to Park Tavern at Monroe Drive today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where a new 10th Street bike lane, a (slightly) raised pedestrian crossing, and traffic signals at Monroe Drive and Kanuga Street have been implemented. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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Construction progress on a zigzagging connector from the Northeast Trail to a main Piedmont Park meadow. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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Where the Northeast Trail meets the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
New stairs and runnels to Piedmont Park’s dog parks. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The latest Northeast Trail segment in relation to Piedmont Park’s dog park. Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
The segment in yellow set to open next week, linking the popular Eastside Trail (bottom) with the rest of the Northeast Trail. Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Sneak peek: New Atlanta Beltline section to debut in coming days
Josh Green
Mon, 11/04/2024 – 16:16
True to construction timelines announced in early 2023, Atlanta Beltline Inc. is set to officially debut an important section of the 22-mile loop next to the city’s marquee greenspace this month.
Beltline officials have scheduled a ribbon-cutting Nov. 12 for a .9-mile section known as Northeast Trail–Segment 1 that provides multiple, direct connections to Piedmont Park and attractions such as Park Tavern, dog parks, and Atlanta Botanical Garden.
The trail remains closed today (and under construction in places) but was being patronized by plenty of curious locals this past weekend.
Where the Northeast Trail meets the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The latest Northeast Trail segment in relation to Piedmont Park’s dog park. Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Segment 1 begins at the reconfigured intersection of 10th Street and Monroe Drive and extends up to Westminster Drive, providing an off-street link between Midtown, Virginia-Highland, and Morningside.
It also connects the popular Eastside Trail with previously completed sections of the Northeast Trail, making possible travel along the Beltline between eastside neighborhoods such as Reynoldstown up to southern Buckhead.
Project officials announced in April 2023 that Segment 1 was moving forward six months ahead of schedule. A groundbreaking was held in August last year.
Features include what’s come to be standard with all new Beltline trails: a 14-foot-wide concrete path, fiber duct bank, connections to adjacent streets, stainless steel handrails and guardrails, lighting, and security cameras, among other components.
Where a new 10th Street bike lane, a (slightly) raised pedestrian crossing, and traffic signals at Monroe Drive and Kanuga Street have been implemented. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Next to the new segment, a popular gravel trail—referred to as the “Transit Trail” in Beltline communications—will remain open to the public in largely the same state once construction of the Beltline’s mainline trail is finished through Piedmont Park. The paved trail section sits below the gravel trail and will be separated by “dense planting,” project officials previously told Urbanize Atlanta.
Swing up to the gallery for a sneak peek of Northeast Trail–Segment 1, from both ground level and high above.
The segment in yellow set to open next week, linking the popular Eastside Trail (bottom) with the rest of the Northeast Trail. Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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Beltline Northeast Trail construction next to Park Tavern at Monroe Drive today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where a new 10th Street bike lane, a (slightly) raised pedestrian crossing, and traffic signals at Monroe Drive and Kanuga Street have been implemented. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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Construction progress on a zigzagging connector from the Northeast Trail to a main Piedmont Park meadow. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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Where the Northeast Trail meets the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
New stairs and runnels to Piedmont Park’s dog parks. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The latest Northeast Trail segment in relation to Piedmont Park’s dog park. Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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Photo by Erin Sintos; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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The segment in yellow set to open next week, linking the popular Eastside Trail (bottom) with the rest of the Northeast Trail. Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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Sneak peek: New Atlanta Beltline section to debut in coming days
Josh Green
Mon, 11/04/2024 – 16:16
True to construction timelines announced in early 2023, Atlanta Beltline Inc. is set to officially debut an important section of the 22-mile loop next to the city’s marquee greenspace this month.
Beltline officials have scheduled a ribbon-cutting Nov. 12 for a .9-mile section known as Northeast Trail–Segment 1 that provides multiple, direct connections to Piedmont Park and attractions such as Park Tavern, dog parks, and Atlanta Botanical Garden.
The trail remains closed today (and under construction in places) but was being patronized by plenty of curious locals this past weekend.
Where the Northeast Trail meets the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The latest Northeast Trail segment in relation to Piedmont Park’s dog park. Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Segment 1 begins at the reconfigured intersection of 10th Street and Monroe Drive and extends up to Westminster Drive, providing an off-street link between Midtown, Virginia-Highland, and Morningside.
It also connects the popular Eastside Trail with previously completed sections of the Northeast Trail, making possible travel along the Beltline between eastside neighborhoods such as Reynoldstown up to southern Buckhead.
Project officials announced in April 2023 that Segment 1 was moving forward six months ahead of schedule. A groundbreaking was held in August last year.
Features include what’s come to be standard with all new Beltline trails: a 14-foot-wide concrete path, fiber duct bank, connections to adjacent streets, stainless steel handrails and guardrails, lighting, and security cameras, among other components.
Where a new 10th Street bike lane, a (slightly) raised pedestrian crossing, and traffic signals at Monroe Drive and Kanuga Street have been implemented. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Next to the new segment, a popular gravel trail—referred to as the “Transit Trail” in Beltline communications—will remain open to the public in largely the same state once construction of the Beltline’s mainline trail is finished through Piedmont Park. The paved trail section sits below the gravel trail and will be separated by “dense planting,” project officials previously told Urbanize Atlanta.
Swing up to the gallery for a sneak peek of Northeast Trail–Segment 1, from both ground level and high above.
The segment in yellow set to open next week, linking the popular Eastside Trail (bottom) with the rest of the Northeast Trail. Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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Beltline Northeast Trail construction next to Park Tavern at Monroe Drive today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where a new 10th Street bike lane, a (slightly) raised pedestrian crossing, and traffic signals at Monroe Drive and Kanuga Street have been implemented. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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Construction progress on a zigzagging connector from the Northeast Trail to a main Piedmont Park meadow. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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Where the Northeast Trail meets the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
New stairs and runnels to Piedmont Park’s dog parks. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The latest Northeast Trail segment in relation to Piedmont Park’s dog park. Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Photo by Erin Sintos; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.
The segment in yellow set to open next week, linking the popular Eastside Trail (bottom) with the rest of the Northeast Trail. Atlanta Beltline Inc.
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Developer picked, vision emerges for historic, ailing Atlanta landmark
Developer picked, vision emerges for historic, ailing Atlanta landmark
Josh Green
Mon, 11/04/2024 – 13:43
After years of false hope for Atlanta preservationists and downtown boosters, a development team has been picked to lead the transformation of a historic but ailing landmark building and inject the Five Points area with a significant amount of new housing.
Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development arm, intends to ink a deal with Wisconsin-based affordable housing developer Gorman & Company to turn the Atlanta Constitution Building property at 143 Alabama St. into nearly 200 apartments and retail.
That will include a new mid-rise apartment building rising from a parking lot along Ted Turner Drive, between Five Points and the under-construction Centennial Yards megaproject, according to plans outlined by Invest Atlanta.
Last summer, Invest Atlanta officials set an Aug. 2 deadline for developers to respond to a Request for Proposals regarding the city-owned, architectural landmark across the street from MARTA’s Five Points station that’s stood mostly vacant since before Jimmy Carter was president. That RFP repeatedly stated a redevelopment team must be capable of making significant progress on the Atlanta Constitution Building’s renovation prior to the start of Atlanta’s month of World Cup matches beginning in June 2026.
Invest Atlanta now plans to enter a long-term lease and master-development agreement with Gorman & Company for the Alabama Street property and adjacent parcels.
Planned signage at the corner of Alabama and Forsyth streets. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Invest Atlanta
Gorman, a national developer, has been on a building spree at sites around Atlanta, debuting its first project in Westview and another near MARTA’s Hamilton E. Holmes station this year. Another Gorman development with an adaptive-reuse component, Sweet Auburn Grande, is expected to break ground any day, while another near Mall West End has more recently entered the pipeline.
Prior to millions of World Cup fans descending upon Atlanta for eight scheduled matches, Invest Atlanta is calling for the Atlanta Constitution Building to stabilized, with its overall appearance improved, façade fixed, and first and second floors activated for World Cup-related events and retail.
Other changes planned for the first phase call for the addition of digital signage and activation of the site’s existing surface parking lots, immediately to the west.
Beyond that, Gorman’s plans call for 197 apartments total across two phases, the first being adaptive-reuse of the existing Alabama Street building and the second construction of a new structure next door.
Gorman & Company; Gensler
A digital billboard on the proposed new building overlooking a greenspace where parking lots and active rail lines currently operate. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Only seven of the units would rent at market-rate, and the rest would be capped at between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income monthly, per Gorman & Company’s proposal. More than half of the apartments would be one-bedroom units.
Invest Atlanta’s timeline calls for finalizing the building’s design and financial plan in May next year—and for phase-one construction to span between that month and May 2026, ending roughly a month before FIFA World Cup matches begin.
Construction on the second part of phase one—the conversion of existing spaces to residential units—would span between January 2026 and March the following year, per Invest Atlanta’s timeline.
In August 2026, the month after Atlanta’s World Cup matches conclude, construction on the new building is scheduled to begin, with a goal of concluding in July 2028.
How the new mid-rise apartment building would front Ted Turner Drive. Gorman & Company; Gensler
As seen last year, the 1947 building’s facade at the intersection of Alabama and Forsyth streets is a rare local example of Art Moderne design.Google Maps
A rare example of Art Moderne-style architecture in the city, the original five-story, 95,000-square-foot structure was built in 1947 for the Atlanta Constitution newspaper, a predecessor to today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution, but that operation moved out after just a few years. Georgia Power moved in around 1953 but was gone in the early 1970s, leaving the property vacant ever since. In more recent years, metal shields were placed over windows to prevent homeless encampments. At one point, trees sprouted from the roof.
Companies that responded to the RFP were evaluated on their financial capacity, experience and qualifications, feasibility of their proposal, and redevelopment vision and approach, according to Invest Atlanta.
Invest Atlanta officials pointed to Gorman’s swifter, in-house design capabilities and 40 years of experience in “downtown revitalization, historic preservation, mixed-use, workforce housing, neighborhood transformations, and preservation of affordable housing projects” as selling points. Financial details of the deal weren’t specified.
“Overall, the evaluation indicated that the team was extremely confident that the recommended developer [Gorman] possesses the knowledge and expertise to successfully perform the scope of work described,” notes an Invest Atlanta summary. “[Gorman also] proposed the most advantageous offer or deal structure as a financial partner in the redevelopment.”
Invest Atlanta’s quest to remake the landmark building has made headlines before.
Back in 2017, following a lengthy RFP process, a new era for the Atlanta Constitution Building appeared to be dawning, as Invest Atlanta agreed to sell the property to developer Pope & Land, with Place Properties on board to erect a new residential building next door—a scheme not dissimilar to what Gorman is now proposing.
Initially, those earlier plans called for completing $24 million worth of construction in 2021, but the deal never closed, and redevelopment efforts fizzled.
Find a closer look at plans for the property’s revitalization and other details below:
Breakdown of the initial phase of construction scheduled to finish a month before the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Gorman & Company; Gensler
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Gorman & Company; Gensler
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Planned scope of the new-construction building in relation to the current Art Moderne-style structure.Gorman & Company; Gensler
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Breakdown of plans for 197 new apartments downtown. Invest Atlanta
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As seen last year, the 1947 building’s facade at the intersection of Alabama and Forsyth streets is a rare local example of Art Moderne design.Google Maps
Planned signage at the corner of Alabama and Forsyth streets. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Breakdown of the initial phase of construction scheduled to finish a month before the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Gorman & Company; Gensler
Planned scope of the new-construction building in relation to the current Art Moderne-style structure.Gorman & Company; Gensler
Gorman & Company; Gensler
How the new mid-rise apartment building would front Ted Turner Drive. Gorman & Company; Gensler
A digital billboard on the proposed new building overlooking a greenspace where parking lots and active rail lines currently operate. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Gorman & Company; Gensler
Breakdown of plans for 197 new apartments downtown. Invest Atlanta
Developer picked, vision emerges for historic, ailing Atlanta landmark
Josh Green
Mon, 11/04/2024 – 13:43
After years of false hope for Atlanta preservationists and downtown boosters, a development team has been picked to lead the transformation of a historic but ailing landmark building and inject the Five Points area with a significant amount of new housing.
Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development arm, intends to ink a deal with Wisconsin-based affordable housing developer Gorman & Company to turn the Atlanta Constitution Building property at 143 Alabama St. into nearly 200 apartments and retail.
That will include a new mid-rise apartment building rising from a parking lot along Ted Turner Drive, between Five Points and the under-construction Centennial Yards megaproject, according to plans outlined by Invest Atlanta.
Last summer, Invest Atlanta officials set an Aug. 2 deadline for developers to respond to a Request for Proposals regarding the city-owned, architectural landmark across the street from MARTA’s Five Points station that’s stood mostly vacant since before Jimmy Carter was president. That RFP repeatedly stated a redevelopment team must be capable of making significant progress on the Atlanta Constitution Building’s renovation prior to the start of Atlanta’s month of World Cup matches beginning in June 2026.
Invest Atlanta now plans to enter a long-term lease and master-development agreement with Gorman & Company for the Alabama Street property and adjacent parcels.
Planned signage at the corner of Alabama and Forsyth streets. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Invest Atlanta
Gorman, a national developer, has been on a building spree at sites around Atlanta, debuting its first project in Westview and another near MARTA’s Hamilton E. Holmes station this year. Another Gorman development with an adaptive-reuse component, Sweet Auburn Grande, is expected to break ground any day, while another near Mall West End has more recently entered the pipeline.
Prior to millions of World Cup fans descending upon Atlanta for eight scheduled matches, Invest Atlanta is calling for the Atlanta Constitution Building to stabilized, with its overall appearance improved, façade fixed, and first and second floors activated for World Cup-related events and retail.
Other changes planned for the first phase call for the addition of digital signage and activation of the site’s existing surface parking lots, immediately to the west.
Beyond that, Gorman’s plans call for 197 apartments total across two phases, the first being adaptive-reuse of the existing Alabama Street building and the second construction of a new structure next door.
Gorman & Company; Gensler
A digital billboard on the proposed new building overlooking a greenspace where parking lots and active rail lines currently operate. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Only seven of the units would rent at market-rate, and the rest would be capped at between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income monthly, per Gorman & Company’s proposal. More than half of the apartments would be one-bedroom units.
Invest Atlanta’s timeline calls for finalizing the building’s design and financial plan in May next year—and for phase-one construction to span between that month and May 2026, ending roughly a month before FIFA World Cup matches begin.
Construction on the second part of phase one—the conversion of existing spaces to residential units—would span between January 2026 and March the following year, per Invest Atlanta’s timeline.
In August 2026, the month after Atlanta’s World Cup matches conclude, construction on the new building is scheduled to begin, with a goal of concluding in July 2028.
How the new mid-rise apartment building would front Ted Turner Drive. Gorman & Company; Gensler
As seen last year, the 1947 building’s facade at the intersection of Alabama and Forsyth streets is a rare local example of Art Moderne design.Google Maps
A rare example of Art Moderne-style architecture in the city, the original five-story, 95,000-square-foot structure was built in 1947 for the Atlanta Constitution newspaper, a predecessor to today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution, but that operation moved out after just a few years. Georgia Power moved in around 1953 but was gone in the early 1970s, leaving the property vacant ever since. In more recent years, metal shields were placed over windows to prevent homeless encampments. At one point, trees sprouted from the roof.
Companies that responded to the RFP were evaluated on their financial capacity, experience and qualifications, feasibility of their proposal, and redevelopment vision and approach, according to Invest Atlanta.
Invest Atlanta officials pointed to Gorman’s swifter, in-house design capabilities and 40 years of experience in “downtown revitalization, historic preservation, mixed-use, workforce housing, neighborhood transformations, and preservation of affordable housing projects” as selling points. Financial details of the deal weren’t specified.
“Overall, the evaluation indicated that the team was extremely confident that the recommended developer [Gorman] possesses the knowledge and expertise to successfully perform the scope of work described,” notes an Invest Atlanta summary. “[Gorman also] proposed the most advantageous offer or deal structure as a financial partner in the redevelopment.”
Invest Atlanta’s quest to remake the landmark building has made headlines before.
Back in 2017, following a lengthy RFP process, a new era for the Atlanta Constitution Building appeared to be dawning, as Invest Atlanta agreed to sell the property to developer Pope & Land, with Place Properties on board to erect a new residential building next door—a scheme not dissimilar to what Gorman is now proposing.
Initially, those earlier plans called for completing $24 million worth of construction in 2021, but the deal never closed, and redevelopment efforts fizzled.
Find a closer look at plans for the property’s revitalization and other details below:
Breakdown of the initial phase of construction scheduled to finish a month before the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Gorman & Company; Gensler
…
Gorman & Company; Gensler
…
Planned scope of the new-construction building in relation to the current Art Moderne-style structure.Gorman & Company; Gensler
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Breakdown of plans for 197 new apartments downtown. Invest Atlanta
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The 143 Alabama Street property’s proximity to Five Points MARTA station, Underground Atlanta, and the Gulch—all of which are in the process of revitalization or redevelopment. Google Maps
Invest Atlanta
As seen last year, the 1947 building’s facade at the intersection of Alabama and Forsyth streets is a rare local example of Art Moderne design.Google Maps
Planned signage at the corner of Alabama and Forsyth streets. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Breakdown of the initial phase of construction scheduled to finish a month before the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Gorman & Company; Gensler
Planned scope of the new-construction building in relation to the current Art Moderne-style structure.Gorman & Company; Gensler
Gorman & Company; Gensler
How the new mid-rise apartment building would front Ted Turner Drive. Gorman & Company; Gensler
A digital billboard on the proposed new building overlooking a greenspace where parking lots and active rail lines currently operate. Gorman & Company; Gensler
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Breakdown of plans for 197 new apartments downtown. Invest Atlanta
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Developer picked, vision emerges for historic, ailing Atlanta landmark
Josh Green
Mon, 11/04/2024 – 13:43
After years of false hope for Atlanta preservationists and downtown boosters, a development team has been picked to lead the transformation of a historic but ailing landmark building and inject the Five Points area with a significant amount of new housing.
Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development arm, intends to ink a deal with Wisconsin-based affordable housing developer Gorman & Company to turn the Atlanta Constitution Building property at 143 Alabama St. into nearly 200 apartments and retail.
That will include a new mid-rise apartment building rising from a parking lot along Ted Turner Drive, between Five Points and the under-construction Centennial Yards megaproject, according to plans outlined by Invest Atlanta.
Last summer, Invest Atlanta officials set an Aug. 2 deadline for developers to respond to a Request for Proposals regarding the city-owned, architectural landmark across the street from MARTA’s Five Points station that’s stood mostly vacant since before Jimmy Carter was president. That RFP repeatedly stated a redevelopment team must be capable of making significant progress on the Atlanta Constitution Building’s renovation prior to the start of Atlanta’s month of World Cup matches beginning in June 2026.
Invest Atlanta now plans to enter a long-term lease and master-development agreement with Gorman & Company for the Alabama Street property and adjacent parcels.
Planned signage at the corner of Alabama and Forsyth streets. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Invest Atlanta
Gorman, a national developer, has been on a building spree at sites around Atlanta, debuting its first project in Westview and another near MARTA’s Hamilton E. Holmes station this year. Another Gorman development with an adaptive-reuse component, Sweet Auburn Grande, is expected to break ground any day, while another near Mall West End has more recently entered the pipeline.
Prior to millions of World Cup fans descending upon Atlanta for eight scheduled matches, Invest Atlanta is calling for the Atlanta Constitution Building to stabilized, with its overall appearance improved, façade fixed, and first and second floors activated for World Cup-related events and retail.
Other changes planned for the first phase call for the addition of digital signage and activation of the site’s existing surface parking lots, immediately to the west.
Beyond that, Gorman’s plans call for 197 apartments total across two phases, the first being adaptive-reuse of the existing Alabama Street building and the second construction of a new structure next door.
Gorman & Company; Gensler
A digital billboard on the proposed new building overlooking a greenspace where parking lots and active rail lines currently operate. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Only seven of the units would rent at market-rate, and the rest would be capped at between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income monthly, per Gorman & Company’s proposal. More than half of the apartments would be one-bedroom units.
Invest Atlanta’s timeline calls for finalizing the building’s design and financial plan in May next year—and for phase-one construction to span between that month and May 2026, ending roughly a month before FIFA World Cup matches begin.
Construction on the second part of phase one—the conversion of existing spaces to residential units—would span between January 2026 and March the following year, per Invest Atlanta’s timeline.
In August 2026, the month after Atlanta’s World Cup matches conclude, construction on the new building is scheduled to begin, with a goal of concluding in July 2028.
How the new mid-rise apartment building would front Ted Turner Drive. Gorman & Company; Gensler
As seen last year, the 1947 building’s facade at the intersection of Alabama and Forsyth streets is a rare local example of Art Moderne design.Google Maps
A rare example of Art Moderne-style architecture in the city, the original five-story, 95,000-square-foot structure was built in 1947 for the Atlanta Constitution newspaper, a predecessor to today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution, but that operation moved out after just a few years. Georgia Power moved in around 1953 but was gone in the early 1970s, leaving the property vacant ever since. In more recent years, metal shields were placed over windows to prevent homeless encampments. At one point, trees sprouted from the roof.
Companies that responded to the RFP were evaluated on their financial capacity, experience and qualifications, feasibility of their proposal, and redevelopment vision and approach, according to Invest Atlanta.
Invest Atlanta officials pointed to Gorman’s swifter, in-house design capabilities and 40 years of experience in “downtown revitalization, historic preservation, mixed-use, workforce housing, neighborhood transformations, and preservation of affordable housing projects” as selling points. Financial details of the deal weren’t specified.
“Overall, the evaluation indicated that the team was extremely confident that the recommended developer [Gorman] possesses the knowledge and expertise to successfully perform the scope of work described,” notes an Invest Atlanta summary. “[Gorman also] proposed the most advantageous offer or deal structure as a financial partner in the redevelopment.”
Invest Atlanta’s quest to remake the landmark building has made headlines before.
Back in 2017, following a lengthy RFP process, a new era for the Atlanta Constitution Building appeared to be dawning, as Invest Atlanta agreed to sell the property to developer Pope & Land, with Place Properties on board to erect a new residential building next door—a scheme not dissimilar to what Gorman is now proposing.
Initially, those earlier plans called for completing $24 million worth of construction in 2021, but the deal never closed, and redevelopment efforts fizzled.
Find a closer look at plans for the property’s revitalization and other details below:
Breakdown of the initial phase of construction scheduled to finish a month before the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Gorman & Company; Gensler
…
Gorman & Company; Gensler
…
Planned scope of the new-construction building in relation to the current Art Moderne-style structure.Gorman & Company; Gensler
…
Breakdown of plans for 197 new apartments downtown. Invest Atlanta
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The 143 Alabama Street property’s proximity to Five Points MARTA station, Underground Atlanta, and the Gulch—all of which are in the process of revitalization or redevelopment. Google Maps
Invest Atlanta
As seen last year, the 1947 building’s facade at the intersection of Alabama and Forsyth streets is a rare local example of Art Moderne design.Google Maps
Planned signage at the corner of Alabama and Forsyth streets. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Breakdown of the initial phase of construction scheduled to finish a month before the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Gorman & Company; Gensler
Planned scope of the new-construction building in relation to the current Art Moderne-style structure.Gorman & Company; Gensler
Gorman & Company; Gensler
How the new mid-rise apartment building would front Ted Turner Drive. Gorman & Company; Gensler
A digital billboard on the proposed new building overlooking a greenspace where parking lots and active rail lines currently operate. Gorman & Company; Gensler
Gorman & Company; Gensler
Breakdown of plans for 197 new apartments downtown. Invest Atlanta
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Tenants have gained leverage in lease negotiations in recent years as office owners have seen companies downsize or exit buildings entirely.
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Tenants have gained leverage in lease negotiations in recent years as office owners have seen companies downsize or exit buildings entirely.