Some of the lack of thought/ignorance on here utterly amazes me at times. While my opinion of the exterior finishes on many of the mid rise apartments being built matches many on here, to say they are low quality or lacking in long term durability is complete bs. What do you think all these 'old' condo and apt buildings that many on here praise and want to protect from demolition are constructed out of -- WOOD! I have been in commercial construction over 20 years and all these 'old' gems are wood building with various exterior finishes applied for aesthetics. The new mid rise apts y'all are so quick to criticize are much more structurally sound today then these same old buildings were when they were built. Light metal stud framing is beginning to penetrate the multi family and single family construction market greatly but wood is the primary and most economical and environmental choice available and will remain so. To emphasize and repeat, WOOD is better economically and definitely greatly superior from an environmental view point.
As for those doubting Memorial Drive, I have lived in Grant Park 4 blocks south of Memorial near Hill for 14 years now. As far as ability to be anywhere in metro Atlanta quickly there isn't a neighborhood that could come close to the quick access this area has to downtown, airport, midtown, north, south, east or west. The comment regarding Moreland to I-85 referencing google maps has nothing to do with Memorial Drive. Moreland runs north south and intersects with Memorial but is another neighborhood entirely south of Memorial (East Atlanta and so on) I've seen this area transform from overgrown 1 way streets with homes for less than $50,000 to beautiful $500,000+ single family walkable neighborhoods in less than 3 years and could never imagine a better place to live honestly all along Memorial south of 20. Come on a school day and witness the multitude of children walking to school at the Neighborhood Charter School or the newly renovated MLK before you comment about the potential for Memorial. Visit the Kroger and newly renovated high school on Glenwood and 20 just below Memorial before viewing a map on google. Trust me this area has the infrastructure and is already a active neighborhood that's been waiting for Memorial to take its place as a major corridor. The activity occurring and about to begin is on the same par as what has happened in the 4th Ward and West Midtown (which 10-15 years ago such a place didn't even exist for those of us who are natives). West Midtown was abandoned industrial JUNK known simply as the Marietta Blvd area. The difference is this area already has good basic infrastructure along Memorial including many beautiful large and small parks in the area (more already being planned and started such as the linear Memorial park and all along the belt line where it crosses through the area), several strong and active neighborhood associations, new and expanded schools and other basic infrastructure to handle this huge growth wave unlike other intown areas that are really struggling to cope.
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Last edited by Atlriser; Dec 9, 2016 at 4:21 PM.
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