[A-town]

Thanks for clearing that up for me Scania.

[A-town]

Also this baby is already on the 12th floor, this building is rising insanely fast.

[ryancramer]

Drive-by photo from Sunday (1/14/07):

http://www.greencay.com/ssp/011407/mansion1.jpg

[atl2phx]

ryan, thanks for the updates. nice shots! atlanta/buckhead is fortunate to have this robert stern scraper as a prominent addition to the growing skyline. this will be a classic.

[jfsatlbldr]

Two shots from Saturday 1-20-07;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/jfsatlbldr/Mansion%20on%20Peachtree/1-20-07A026.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/jfsatlbldr/Mansion%20on%20Peachtree/1-20-07A080.jpg

[MattSal]

Progress so far looks pretty good. Thanks for the update.

[A-town]

Looks like they've started applying the facade to the first level of the hotel portion, all they have to do now is color it.

[JoLeMaMa]

Progress looks great! Thanks for the updates.

[ATLksuGUY]

Think this is gonna be a great view when finished, 3344 on the left and Mansion in the background. This is probably not a safe driving technique.
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/273/img039ur0.jpg
p.s. That was out of the sunroof of my suv.


14th floor now?
http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/3640/mansioncomingalongniceljw3.jpg

Judging by how fast 3344 and others put up there glass how long before we see some here, 20 floors?

[ATLmangum]

Think this is gonna be a great view when finished, 3344 on the left and Mansion in the background. This is probably not a safe driving technique.
http://img67.imageshack.us/my.php?image=img039sg9.jpg

What is the work that is going on with the sidewalks to the left. Is that for sewage repairs or sidewalk improvement?

[ATLksuGUY]

ATLmangum, I believe they are pouring new sidewalks, and I think they are doing that entire block across the street from 3344.

[-GR2NY-]

mmmm shit, this looks like, what is it, on 5'th avenue in nyc i think.... Anyone know what I'm talking about?

[john3eblover]

...

[scania]

What is the work that is going on with the sidewalks to the left. Is that for sewage repairs or sidewalk improvement?

www.peachtreeboulevard.com

[JoLeMaMa]

www.peachtreeboulevard.com

So are they changing the street name to "Boulevard?"

[gttx]

So are they changing the street name to "Boulevard?"

Peachtree Street becomes Peachtree Boulevard after merging with West Peachtree Street at Pershing Point, and stays that way all the way through Buckhead.

[vandynole]

^ It becomes Peachtree Road at that point--not Boulevard.

[shanthemanatl]

Peachtree Street becomes Peachtree Boulevard after merging with West Peachtree Street at Pershing Point, and stays that way all the way through Buckhead.

Actually, Peachtree Street becomes Peachtree Road. I used to live at 1660 Peachtree, which is past Pershing Point and just south of the Amtrak station. My address was 1660 Peachtree Street. I believe the designation changes to Peachtree Road somewhere in Brookwood.

As for where Peachtree Boulevard will actually begin when the re-naming becomes official, I'm not sure.

[SteveD]

That's correct...it's Peachtree Road in the Buckhead area, then further north, towards Chamblee and beyond, it's Peachtree Industrial Boulevard. For it to become Peachtree Boulevard in the Buckhead area would require a name change.

[tripperpalooza]

Quick-hitter photo from last weekend. Moving slowly compared to 3344 and not quite as glitzy, but will be an interesting addition to the neighborhood. One thing to note about the sidewalk construction is that they are getting rid of the wires and stoplights. One of the prior shots shows the new traffic light fixtures. Looks much better.

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/175/384166527_0bfa3f5d80_o.jpg

[jfsatlbldr]

Shots from 2-16-07;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/jfsatlbldr/Mansion%20on%20Peachtree/02-16-07017.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/jfsatlbldr/Mansion%20on%20Peachtree/02-18-07003.jpg

[SteveD]

Great update pics, Joe! Keep 'em coming! The thing I like about this one is how wonderfully slender it's going to be. What's going to be in all of that space between the tower and Peachtree??

[JMininger]

Wonder if they'll have a restaurant available to the general public that is anywhere close to the Mansion at Turtle Creek in Dallas? Took my wife there years back on our anniversary and it was incredible ... and $$$$$$ (but worth it). One of those places that you make an entire evening out of the meal.

Nice tower. Classic.

[whiplash3825]

What's going to be in all of that space between the tower and Peachtree??

SteveD, I'd post the pics here if I knew how, but if you go to www.mansiononpeachtree.com in the image gallery there's lots of pics of the base between the tower and the street.

[Harry Cane]

Drove by this weekend and noticed that they’ve started putting frames up for the glass windows and they’re fire-engine red! Somehow I never noticed that in any of the renderings. Went back to their website but for some reason my browser won’t let me get to the renderings in the building section.

[structure]

_

[MarketsWork]

A very bad picture of the mansion from the current top floor on 3344 peachtree...

There is no such thing as a very bad picture of The Mansion. Send more! And thanks...

[gttx]

I really don't like this facade right now - it looks too fake to me. Maybe it isn't in it's final form...

[MarketsWork]

Patience, man -- 25% is way too early to judge a building! That's why architects provide their clients with renderings -- to give them a vision to hold onto so they won't panic during construction. This is also why an artist won't let you see his painting until it is completed. Building is like making sausage, and I'll bet you're going to like this one when it's done!

[ATLmangum]

Building is like making sausage, and I'll bet you're going to like this one when it's done!

Probably the first and last time that a reference was made to sausage in a non sexual manner. :banana:

[whiplash3825]

None of the renderings on the website show red window frames... they appear to be chrome or stainless steel. I bet that's just a protective film which has to be peeled off after everything else is done. That's just a supposition, but I can't see that building with red window frames!

[BVC]

None of the rendering on the website show red window frames... they appear to be chrome or stainless steel. I bet that's just a protective film which has to be peeled off after everything else is done. That's just a supposition but I can't see that building with red window frames!


The red will likely not remain. My guess is that whatever this red we see now is serving a different prupose than being the finished look.

[BVC]

None of the renderings on the website show red window frames... they appear to be chrome or stainless steel. I bet that's just a protective film which has to be peeled off after everything else is done. That's just a supposition, but I can't see that building with red window frames!

The red is being pulled off and only served as handling protection. The remaining color is beige...

[James2390]

I found this on google and I'm not sure if this was posted here already, but I think this is the mansion?

http://www.thomasjfletcher.com/IMAGES/CV1-ATLANTA1.jpg

[SteveD]

:previous: yep, that's it all right! That looks neat..I've never seen that rendering before....

[CHAPINM1]

That's the best rendering I've seen yet! even though it isn't color detailed, it is by far the best rendering I've seen yet. Great find!!! :tup:

[JoshYent]

nice, i like it!

[scania]

I found this on google and I'm not sure if this was posted here already, but I think this is the mansion?

http://www.thomasjfletcher.com/IMAGES/CV1-ATLANTA1.jpg

You guys don't remember, but that was the first rendering when the project was announced a couple of years ago. It was on the architect David M. Stern's website. It was the picture posted on hear before it was replaced with the first colored drawing rendering. We have had three different renderings on this building.

[MidtownMile]

I really like how the juxtaposition of this tower and Sovereign is shaping up.

[structure]

_

[SteveD]

thanks for that awesome image...so, if my orientation is correct, one of the more narrow elevations of the building will be facing Peachtree. That building is going to look incredibly slender when viewed dead-on from Peachtree.

[ThrashATL]

The website has a live webcam on it now...

http://mansiononpeachtree.com/earthcam.htm

[SteveD]

Thrash was it working when you checked it out? It's not coming up for me...

[ThrashATL]

Thrash was it working when you checked it out? It's not coming up for me...

By working you mean visible at all or working as in since it's an Earthcam, is it moving or live?

Yes on the first, sometimes/rarely on the 2nd.

[SteveD]

:previous: ok..no image at all for me..just a little red x in the upper left corner. I'm using the latest verson of Internet Explorer, the one that has tabs across the top.

[ThrashATL]

:previous: ok..no image at all for me..just a little red x in the upper left corner. I'm using the latest verson of Internet Explorer, the one that has tabs across the top.

I'm using IE7 with the latest Java and Flash, works fine. I've pasted
the image onto this, it should change as any live cam would.

http://images.earthcam.com/ec_metros/ourcams/mansion.jpg

[CHapp]

Thrash's link works for me on both Firefox and Safari. Thanks! :)

A fine looking tower and plush digs. :cool:

[kardon]

Traveling South on 400...you can't see the Mansion until you get all the way up on it.(I don't know the name of those new condos blocking it). I hope this building is tall enough to see it from a far distance.

[MarketsWork]

Traveling South on 400...you can't see the Mansion until you get all the way up on it.(I don't know the name of those new condos blocking it). I hope this building is tall enough to see it from a far distance.

Trees are the main obstacles shielding this budding future-skyscraper from southbound drivers, but a few hundred more feet will take care of that. And since The Mansion will be far taller than nearby condos now blocking it from some angles, you can rest assured that it will be plainly visible to all. By the end of this year, Ray Charles would see The Mansion driving south on 400.

[ThrashATL]

By the end of this year, Ray Charles would see The Mansion driving south on 400.

That would be a pretty good trick considering he's been dead for 3 years!

[gttx]

That would be a pretty good trick considering he's been dead for 3 years!

:haha: :haha:

[MarketsWork]

That would be a pretty good trick considering he's been dead for 3 years!

Yeah, but that's a line that never seems to get stale!
:jester:

[RobMidtowner]

Bite of Big Apple coming to Atlanta
Atlanta Business Chronicle - April 13, 2007by Rachel Tobin RamosStaff Writer
Byron E. Small
Chef-driven developers: Paul Cullen, from left, Clark Butler and Shaun Weinstock of City Centre Properties LLC, which is developing The Mansion.
View Larger Manhattan, meet Atlanta.

One of New York's celebrity chefs, Tom Colicchio, will open his fine dining concept, Craft, next year in developer John Williams' luxury Buckhead hotel and residences, The Mansion on Peachtree.

"Atlanta's a great market," said Colicchio in a phone interview from Miami, where he was filming the next season of Bravo's "Top Chef."

"There's a great food tradition down there. It just made sense."

Tentatively named Craft at The Mansion, the high-end eatery will open in a stand-alone restaurant building that will face Peachtree, at the front entrance of The Mansion, a 42-story luxury tower under construction at 3376 Peachtree Road.

Colicchio is the cool-mannered, New York celebrity judge on the Bravo reality series "Top Chef."

He is also one of the partners behind perennially top-rated Gramercy Tavern in New York, which he opened in 1994 with partner Danny Meyer.

Colicchio later opened Craft, Craftbar and 'wichcraft, a sandwich shop with several locations, like San Francisco.

Colicchio's Atlanta eatery will be his fifth outpost off Manhattan Island, and his third Craft, a fine dining concept that features upscale contemporary American cuisine. He said that in Atlanta, as in his other restaurants, he will seek locally grown, seasonal products, from black-eyed peas to tomatoes.

He added that his eatery at The Mansion will likely be his only restaurant endeavor in Atlanta.

He already has some local ties. Justin Amick, son of restaurateur Bob Amick, of Trois fame, worked for Colicchio in New York for two years.

And Colicchio has already sampled one of Atlanta's top restaurants, Bacchanalia.

The Mansion deal comes on the heels of two years of talks that Colicchio had with The Georgian Terrace Hotel across from The Fox Theatre.

He said those talks took too long, so when he had the chance to bring his restaurant to a project being developed by Williams, he jumped at the chance.

"Where is important, but also who," said Colicchio of the prolific Atlanta developer who is the former CEO of Post Properties Inc.

Colicchio has been on an expansion of sorts. He soon will open Craft Los Angeles in Century City, Calif. Craft Dallas opened in the W Hotel last year, and Craftsteak at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas opened in 2002.

Colicchio also has several cookbooks under his belt, including "Think Like a Chef," published in 2000, and "Craft of Cooking," published in 2003.

His Atlanta restaurant will be a destination point in Williams' tony project. The Mansion is being developed by City Centre Properties LLC, one of more than a dozen real estate development, management and financing companies under The Williams Group umbrella.

The $165 million project is being financed by the $100 million Williams Realty Fund and by private funds from Williams and Arthur Blank, a co-founder of The Home Depot Inc. who now owns the Atlanta Falcons.

The Mansion was designed by New Yorker Robert A.M. Stern, a well-known residential architect. Design features of the residences include 12.5-foot ceilings and elegant crown moldings, plus views across the treelined and skyscrapered city, from downtown to the Perimeter.

Set to open in the spring of 2008, Craft at The Mansion will have 220 seats on two floors, in about 9,000 square feet.

Paul Cullen, City Centre's vice president, said the restaurant will cost about $5 million, and feature private dining rooms and a lounge on the first floor, plus some outdoor seating, in addition to a large second floor dining room.

Residents of The Mansion, which will include up to 42 private residences selling from $2.5 million to $12.5 million, and guests at the 127-room Rosewood Hotel, can order room service or catering, provided by either Craft, or the Rosewood's on-site Mediterranean restaurant. The Rosewood restaurant, which hasn't yet been named, will serve breakfast, lunch and dinner, and also provide room service. Craft will be open for lunch and dinner.

Architect Peter Bentel of Bentel & Bentel in New York, who put his mark on other Colicchio restaurants, is also designing Craft Atlanta.

In New York, Craft is one of the top 50 restaurants, as rated by the 2007 Zagat's guide. The average ticket in New York is about $72.

Colicchio is known for his gnocchi and braised short ribs.

"I think it's a good addition to Atlanta," said Harold Shumacher, a former food-critic-turned-restaurant-broker who founded The Shumacher Group in Atlanta. "It's a recognition of the fact you have sophisticated diners here, people who understand food and like to keep up with what's going on."

He said he was glad Colicchio would bring Craft, instead of Craftsteak, to Buckhead, because it has a more extensive menu. Colicchio is one of the first celebrity chefs to bring a concept to Atlanta, noted Shumacher.

Shumacher said a lot of "concepts," like Seasons 52, Rosa Mexicano and Wildfire, have come to Atlanta, but few "chef-driven" restaurants have arrived here, aside from Wolfgang Puck Express and Emeril's.

Added Shaun Weinstock, associate developer of City Centre: "We're very excited to bring this top chef to the people of Atlanta."

[JoLeMaMa]

This project is taking forever to be built. When was ground broken? It seems that it's been forever.

[gttx]

This project is taking forever to be built. When was ground broken? It seems that it's been forever.

Not really....50 story buildings tend to take more than a few months to put up...

[oldpainless]

This project is taking forever to be built. When was ground broken? It seems that it's been forever.
JoLeMaMa, you seem to have unrealistic expectations about how fast skyscrapers get built. You posted the exact same comment about 3344 over on the 3344 thread. Patience brother, patience.

[jfsatlbldr]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/jfsatlbldr/Mansion%20on%20Peachtree/4-21p-07056.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/jfsatlbldr/Mansion%20on%20Peachtree/4-21p-07052.jpg

[ATLksuGUY]

Old Painless, is your pic the hand/control button from total recall (the original)?? With arnold shwartzenegger or however you spell it.

[DoteDote]

I drove by this site just an hour before you took those photos. And I noticed something that the photos and webcam just don't show... there's some really good detail work in the concrete around those windows. I was impressed, since I expected plain ol' concrete.

[oldpainless]

Old Painless, is your pic the hand/control button from total recall (the original)?? With arnold shwartzenegger or however you spell it.
Yeah you're right.. good job!

"Git chya ahzz tuh Maaahhz":cool:

[SteveD]

Yeah you're right.. good job!

"Git chya ahzz tuh Maaahhz":cool:

Also, pretty good on the last name, KSU! You just dropped a "c", and no "t"...Schwarzenegger! :tup:

[A-town]

It seems since they finished the first setback its definatley been picking up some steam. I think this building will top out before the end of the year.

[ATLksuGUY]

http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/496/p1011133ww7.jpg

look at the detail in the concrete

[nygirl1]

almost like brickwork. This is a handsome building.

[atl2phx]

love the mansion....kindof speaks to those who appreciate the "classic" buckhead set. i'd love to know the demographics john williams is marketing too -- empty nesters, out of state retirees, suburban or urban, etc. the resturaunt craft seems like a good catch. now imagine a street car running down peachtree to downtown and back. thats friggin hot!

[atl2phx]

check out their new website: http://www.mansiononpeachtree.com/

nice flash demo shows good detail -- overall a really classy and plush development -- although im not sure how much i like the gabled/awning/terraces of the top penthouse level.

[smArTaLlone]

:previous:
The website isn't really new. They've just continued to add to the site, in this case a new intro.

[A-town]

That's one thing I've gotta give to MOP, they've done a good job at maintaining their website. Frequent updates that you can depend on and their consistent, no other project even comes close.

[jfsatlbldr]

Recent shots from 5-19-07
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/jfsatlbldr/Mansion%20on%20Peachtree/5-18-07023.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/jfsatlbldr/Mansion%20on%20Peachtree/5-19-07075.jpg

[SteveD]

That puppy's looking good. Getting up there too. Thanks, Joe!

[LoydChristmas]

Looks like the webcam is back up and running.

Great shots jfsatlbldr!

[ajdelo]

That puppy's looking good. Getting up there too. Thanks, Joe!

Yeah, I'm in Lenox Towers two buildings north and it is getting extremely vertical very fast.

[atlnative]

Where is the parking?

[LoydChristmas]

Where is the parking?

The Condo parking is the length and breadth of the site, 1 level below grade, and the hotel parking is 2 levels below grade. There's a ramp that comes up directly into the motor court, to the right of the front doors from Hotel parking. All of the receiving and BOH is 3 levels below grade. All three levels are serviced by garage entrances off of Stratford.

[atl2phx]

i love the mansion and the stretch of peachtree on which it resides -- peachtree between lenox road and piedmont is gonna be awesome in a few years.

[RobMidtowner]

I thought the Mansion didn't front Peachtree, does it?

[Trae]

It doesn't.

[smArTaLlone]

There will be a two-three story building that will front Peachtree where the Craft restaurant will be located.

[ATLksuGUY]

Look at the traffic poles, thank god they are cleaning all those damn powerlines and street lines up.

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z10/ddawguga/P1011532.jpg

http://i192.photobucket.com/albums/z10/ddawguga/P1011518.jpg

[whiplash3825]

ATLksuGUY, those are some great shots! (A tad smaller though so we don't have to scroll around so much to see them?) Those new stoplight poles sure look a lot better than having them dangling on lines like they were before... that stretch of Peachtree is quickly reaching the "awesome" level!

[RobMidtowner]

That view of 3344 Peachtree makes me drool. :slob:

[jfsatlbldr]

A recent night photo;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/jfsatlbldr/Mansion%20on%20Peachtree/5-25-07091.jpg

[john3eblover]

Love it Joe! just love it

[Trae]

I like that shot of the Mansion.

[atl2phx]

beautiful shot - you can really see how spacious the residential floors are - im guessing the ceiling heights exceed 13ft.

[sabino86]

A recent night photo;
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v338/jfsatlbldr/Mansion%20on%20Peachtree/5-25-07091.jpg

In the words of a recently jailed ditz, that's hot. :D

[COLLIER Loves Cranes]

Man! These cranes are working overtime.

They still are only about halfway through building this thing.

Awesome:yes:

[LoydChristmas]

Things are really moving over there. Does anyone know where they are compared to Sovereign? From the Mansion web-cam, it looks like they're on 30.

[Buck]

This thing is so graceful already and it's nowhere near finished! Thanks for the update photos, everyone.

[JoLeMaMa]

Does anyone know what floor they are on? Looking at the webcam, it looks like they are around the 22nd floor.

[ThrashATL]

Does anyone know what floor they are on? Looking at the webcam, it looks like they are around the 22nd floor.

On the pic from a month ago it shows 26 already.

[JoLeMaMa]

On the pic from a month ago it shows 26 already.
I guess I need to learn to read above to see what's up.... My bad! Really the question was a form of "bumping" this thread up because it was off the first page.

[LoydChristmas]

They have poured through 33 and are currently forming 34. It should be topped out sometime in September if not sooner.

Also, if you drive into Dante's back parking lot, you can see that they have started to hang the pre-cast on that side of the podium. From there, you can also see that the pool buliding and villas are coming along quite nicely.

[john3eblover]

haha loyd christmas.

[ATLskyline]

judging by the webcam on their site it looks like they have 7 more floors to go.

[LoydChristmas]

4 Floors to go. The villas are nearly completely framed out back, as is the pool. They're almost topped out.

[GThomas]

The impact this building has (along with Sovereign and even Terminus) on the Buckhead skyline heading south on GA400 is huge. These two buildings are doing so much to take this part of our skyline to another level. Can't wait to see what the crown of this building will look like (especially at night). Can anyone that travels that area often with a decent camera throw up some pics? They'd be greatly appreciated.

[A-town]

This building can also be seen while driving down Lenox about a mile after exiting 85, I like how it appears and disappears through the trees.

[jcmjjc]

A pic from my parking deck I took yesterday, 8/16. She's really coming along!

http://www.atlantamustang.com/images/myspace/construction/1.jpg

[ThrashATL]

Stunning. The color is timeless and elegant. She's a tall, slender bi-atch that turns all the heads.