ATLANTA | Development Thread VI - Page 48

smArTaLlone · #**941** Posted **Nov 14, 2016, 8:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ant131531

So when is Star Metals actually going to break ground? It all sounds great, but so far nothing on when it may start or when they may file permits.

They HAVE filed permits on the residential building which appears to be ready to issue upon payment of fees. I think Star Metals + Pace Properties is a match made in cool development heaven.

https://aca3.accela.com/ATLANTA_GA/C...howInspection=

sbrptree · #**942** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 12:20 AM**

GT CODA site. Not sure they have officially "broken ground" but lot's of activity clearing remaining debris from former buildings and trees on site. Amazing how large of building footprint CODA will have.

Street Advocate · #**943** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 2:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by sbrptree

GT CODA site. Not sure they have officially "broken ground" but lot's of activity clearing remaining debris from former buildings and trees on site. Amazing how large of building footprint CODA will have]

A lot of the projects lately do have a massive footprint. I'd rather see blocks chopped up into 3 or 4 separate developments instead of 1 or 2. Seems like developers are wasting space just because they can.

West Peachtree · #**944** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 4:11 PM**

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Originally Posted by Street Advocate

A lot of the projects lately do have a massive footprint. I'd rather see blocks chopped up into 3 or 4 separate developments instead of 1 or 2. Seems like developers are wasting space just because they can.

1) Hard to find any "wasting space" with CODA - particularly incorporating Crum & Forster -
http://codatechsquare.com

2) The 33 Peachtree Place 4 acre block worked around MARTA underneath so not sure you could say "wasting space" there

3) West Peachtree to Cypress and 7th to 8th block, with so many different property owners, though may end up with varying and smaller development projects.

4) Same too with Cheetah one day when those about 2 acres across from NCR, one day, - who knows when - change hands

5) Dewberry - who can speak to his Peachtree and Tenth gem?

How many other undeveloped blocks or even half acre parcels exist in Midtown today, anyway???

sbrptree · #**945** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 8:20 PM**

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Originally Posted by Street Advocate

A lot of the projects lately do have a massive footprint. I'd rather see blocks chopped up into 3 or 4 separate developments instead of 1 or 2. Seems like developers are wasting space just because they can.

Not sure I agree in this case. Why would you want more asphalt roads cutting through versus the large pedestrian gathering space included in the CODA design? Seems like this is a great public space woven into a technology / office environment.

joecool · #**946** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 9:07 PM**

Looks like Hanover broke ground today on Ptree. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼

arctk2014 · #**947** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 9:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by Street Advocate

A lot of the projects lately do have a massive footprint. I'd rather see blocks chopped up into 3 or 4 separate developments instead of 1 or 2. Seems like developers are wasting space just because they can.

The plan does split the block up for better pedestrian access. That being said to split it up into multiple parcels would mean you couldn't get the FAR in order to build as tall as the current design.

micropundit · #**948** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 9:26 PM**

The new 440-room, four-star hotel at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport will be an 11-storyInterContinental designed by John Portman Associates.The project near the airport’s domestic terminal will include 80,000 feet of conference/meeting space and 60,000 square feet of office space. A restaurant is planned in the main lobby and a skybar that overlooks a runway will be constructed on the hotel’s 10th floor.Hotel visitors will have direct access to the domestic terminal via a new plaza, plus access to 750 parking spaces, MARTA and direct access to the SkyTrain, which travels from the airport to the nearby Rental Car Center and Georgia International Convention Center.The design stage is expected to begin in 2017, with construction slated to begin by early 2018.
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/n...0-million.html

Street Advocate · #**949** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 9:26 PM**

Permit filed for 274 BOULEVARD AVE NE
"Special use permit to include mixed-use including hotel, retail, residential, and parking"

670 Dekalb Ave also filed:
"The development consists of multi-family residential units (including a percentage of affordable housing units). Also associated with the following projects: Z-16-46, RC-16-458, CA3-16-407, 408, 409 and U-16-020. expansion between 50,000 and 249,999 sf"

arctk2014 · #**950** Posted **Nov 15, 2016, 10:31 PM**

For those who are curious about the proposed office project in Atlantic Station this is pretty much what is planned to be built there....

Exterior image of T3 Project in Minneapolis

Interior Image

Interior Connection Detail

Article on Minn. T3 project completed http://www.architectmagazine.com/tec...9bdd7cfd579827

Proposed T3 project in Atlantic Station

https://www.hines.com/properties/t3-...tation-atlanta

The question remains will it get financed and construction moving anytime in the coming year...I'm guessing they're hinging a lot on how well it leases in Minneapolis as well as working with City of Atlanta understanding the code implications for the construction type.

ATLmangum · #**951** Posted **Nov 16, 2016, 12:45 AM**

The T3 proposal is the one I am most looking if forward to happening.

Chris Creech · #**952** Posted **Nov 16, 2016, 1:05 AM**

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Originally Posted by West Peachtree

How many other undeveloped blocks or even half acre parcels exist in Midtown today, anyway???

I keep looking at that huge block bounded by Ponce, 3rd, W. Peachtree, & Spring.

That's the block between AT&T and the Varsity parking lot.

Though that's where I'd really love to see a park. Not sure how much of midtown has to be developed before we talk about it needing some developed greenspace.

Maybe the city could buy it, dig down for two-three levels of parking (like the linear parks/parking lots in Barcelona), then put a nice park on top. It would be right across the street from MARTA, easily accessible to GA Tech and eventually be surrounded by other high-rises that would have great views. You could even have a shell on top for concerts.

sbrptree · #**953** Posted **Nov 16, 2016, 1:26 AM**

[QUOTE=joecool;7623603]Looks like Hanover broke ground today on Ptree. 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼[/QUOTE

They are definitely tearing up asphalt and going subsurface! Will be a fun one to watch go up!

sbrptree · #**954** Posted **Nov 16, 2016, 1:30 AM**

[QUOTE=Chris Creech;7623851]I keep looking at that huge block bounded by Ponce, 3rd, W. Peachtree, & Spring.

That's the block between AT&T and the Varsity parking lot.

Though that's where I'd really love to see a park. Not sure how much of midtown has to be developed before we talk about it needing some developed greenspace.

Maybe the city could buy it, dig down for two-three levels of parking (like the linear parks/parking lots in Barcelona), then put a nice park on top. It would be right across the street from MARTA, easily accessible to GA Tech and eventually be surrounded by other high-rises that would have great views. You could even have a shell on top for concerts.

City is focusing on BeltLine parks and improvements to a few strategic new ones. Not sure this would be top on their list...but cool concept. Midtown proper could use some green (even small pocket parks) since most of the tree wells are fenced off and there are few patches of grass to be found. The small park at Peachtree and 10th was a nice addition) and the fed has a nice green area. South Midtown is devoid except for the vacant (vagrant sleeping area) south of St. Mark

Libertarian · #**955** Posted **Nov 16, 2016, 3:50 AM**

It's too valuable for a park...will be developed for/by some tech co.

RocketSurgeon · #**956** Posted **Nov 16, 2016, 4:04 AM**

I feel like this slipped under the radar, but the tower crane is up and the project is well underway. Five floors of apartments with waterfront retail space on the ground floor. Considering it's just a pond, I assume no one will actually be sailing on it

Modera Vinings (3205 Cumberland Blvd)

Ant131531 · #**957** Posted **Nov 16, 2016, 5:13 AM**

It's slipping under the radar because it's not in Atlanta.

Street Advocate · #**958** Posted **Nov 16, 2016, 2:40 PM**

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Originally Posted by joecool

Looks like Hanover broke ground today on Ptree. ��[/QUOTE

They are definitely tearing up asphalt and going subsurface! Will be a fun one to watch go up!

As for a park in southern Midtown/northern downtown, I'm really hoping the North Ave streetcar/dedicated lane transit turns into something similar you'd find with the streetcar in NOLA. Green trails in the middle of the street (or wherever the streetcar is located), lined with trees and shrubs as buffers from automobiles, where people use it for running and biking as well. This would act as a green connection to the BeltLine cutting through the heart of the city, would provide some much needed greenspace along a desirable corridor, and would enhance our "city in a forest" feel. We do not have any natural waterbodies, so it's best to enhance our parkspace to counter that. If the stitch were to ever occur, they would compliment one another due to their close proximity.

BOA Plaze or North Ave MARTA station are better options to turn a block into a greenspace, IMO, than the proposed Spring & 3rd.

AgtSmith559 · #**959** Posted **Nov 16, 2016, 2:44 PM**

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Originally Posted by Ant131531

It's slipping under the radar because it's not in Atlanta.

How would you define "Atlanta"? Would you define it by the outline on Google, a greater MSA map, or everything ITP? Also just FYI, that specific part of town does carry an Atlanta address, so....

Street Advocate · #**960** Posted **Nov 16, 2016, 3:08 PM**

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Originally Posted by AgtSmith559

How would you define "Atlanta"? Would you define it by the outline on Google, a greater MSA map, or everything ITP? Also just FYI, that specific part of town does carry an Atlanta address, so....

Yep! I also think it's worthwhile to keep tabs on what's developing around Cumberland/Cobb County. There's a lot of office and residential already in the area and even more in the pipeline. Heavy development will influence development along the west side of Atlanta, as well as potential future transportation infrastructure investments. While we likely want Atlanta to be sustainable without its neighbors that currently impose themselves as competition instead of complimentary to the city, Atlanta should absolutely want and encourage Cumberland, Sandy Springs, Alpharetta, Doraville, Decatur, etc. to develop in a way that will contribute to the long term growth of Atlanta.