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smArTaLlone Feb 19, 2014 11:53 PM
Atlanta Project & Construction List
 
Midtown-Atlantic Station-Westside-GA Tech-Home Park


Under Construction
  1. 1072 West Peachtree Street | 61 stories; 350 apartments; 212,000 SF Office; 6,000 SF retail | Rockefeller Group
  2. Momentum Midtown | 37 stories | 376 apartments; retail | Toll Brothers
  3. 1081 Juniper | 36 & 32 stories; 470 apartments; 6,000 SF retail | Middle Street Partners
  4. Kinetic | 1025 Spring Street | 34 stories | 205 units student housing | Toll Brothers
  5. Society Atlanta 811 Peachtree Street | 33 stories, 460 apartments, 76,500 SF office, 15,600 SF retail | Property Markets Group
  6. 1230 West Peachtree | 31 stories, 328 apartments, retail | Hanover Company
  7. 1405 Spring Street | 31 stories, 300 apartments, retail | JPX Works / Zeller
  8. Modera Parkside | 180 10th Street | 31 stories, 345 apartments, 3,200 SF retail | Mill Creek
  9. Spring Quarter 1020 Spring Street | 25 stories, ~700K SF office 60K SF retail | Portman Holdings
  10. The Hue Ansley | 1441 Peachtree Street | 28 stories | 350 apartments | Atlantic Residential / Capital City Real Estate
  11. Sora at Spring Quarter | 1000 Spring Street | 26 stories; 350 residential units | Portman Holdings
  12. Ponce City Market - Parcel B | 22 stories | 400 “hospitality living” units, 100K SF office, 25,000 SF retail|
  13. Stella at Star Metals | 660 11th Street | 20 stories | 340 Apartments, 25,000 SF retail | Allen Morris [WEBCAM]
  14. Rambler Atlanta | 736 Peachtree | 19 stories | 215-unit student apartments, 3,000 sf retail | LV Collective
  15. Tech Square Phase III | 18 stories ; 400,000 gross square feet | Georgia Tech [WEBCAM]
  16. 1050 Brickworks | 1050 Marietta Street | 14 stories; 215,00 sf loft office; retail | Sterling Bay
  17. Amli Market Street | 10 stories; 375 apartments; 37,000 SF retail
  18. The Interlock phase II | 190-key hotel, 160,000 SF office space, 350 student housing units, 40,000 SF grocery store | SJ Collins
  19. Echo Street West | 733 Echo Street | 285,000 SF office space; 50,000 SF commercial space | Lincoln Property Company
  20. The Leon on Ponce | 567 Ponce de Leon | 72 condos
  21. Project Granite | 1033 Jefferson Street | 1.15M SF Data Center, 640K SF Office, 70K SF Retail, 400 Residential Units| West Midtown Acquisition
  22. BRYKS Upper Westside | 2200 Marietta Blvd | 576 Residential Units | Golub & Company
  23. 400 Bishop | 274 Residential Units | Middle Street Partners

    Proposed




  24. 1125 Peachtree | 51 stories; 70 condos; 271-key hotel; 200,000 SF Office; 6,000 SF retail | Selig Enterprises
  25. 1138 Peachtree | 45 stories; 323 apartments; 21,500 SF retail
  26. Midtown Exchange | 37 & 26 stories | 619,000 SF office, 465 apartments | Selig Enterprises
  27. Stratus Midtown | 80 Peachtree Place | 30 stories; 464,000 SF office space; 8,900 SF retail | Trammell Crow
  28. 887 West Peachtree | 26 stories; 408,000 SF office space; 14,000 SF retail | Cousins Properties
  29. Campanile Transformation | 1155 Peachtree St | 20 stories | Renovatiion with new 153,000-SF office and retail podium | Dewberry
  30. 250 14th Street | 17 stories | 175 Apartments | Toll Brothers
  31. 1450 West Peachtree | 17 stories | 139 Apartments, 149 flex-stay hotel rooms | Tenth Street Ventures
  32. 965 Howell Mill | 16 stories; 320 apartments; 20,000 sf retail | AC Residential Partners
  33. The Ponce | 715 Ponce De Leon Avenue | 13 stories; 250,000 sf office space | New City Properties
  34. Star Metals Hotel | 1005 Howell Mill Road | 12 stories; 150-Key hotel; 6 condos; retail | Allen Morris
  35. 1350 West Marietta Street | 700 residential units, 176,000 SF office space | Wood Partners
  36. 981 Howell Mill Road | Atlanta Humane Society site | 500 residential units, 210,000 SF office space | Drapac
  37. Modera Westside | 576 Northside Drive | apartments | Mill Creek Residential
  38. The Proctor | 703 Lindsay Street | 128 condo units | Windsor Stevens




    Downtown-Old 4th Ward-Inman Park-Edgewood-Grant Park


    Under Construction


  39. Signia Hotel by Hilton | 40 stories; 975 room hotel | GWCCA / The Drew Company [WEBCAM]
  40. Anthem Centennial Yards | 18 stories, 292-key boutique hotel | CIM
  41. Centennial Yards Residential Tower | 18 stories, 304-apartments | CIM
  42. Science Square Phase I | 14 & 13 stories; office and lab space; 280 apartments | Trammel Crow
  43. Skyline Apartments | 1090 Hank Aaron Drive | 12 stories; 250 apartments | Exact Capital Group
  44. Waldo's Old Fourth Ward | 40 Boulevard | 146-room Motto by Hilton, 119,000 SF office, 10,000 SF retail
  45. 678 Edgewood Avenue | 114 apartments; 12,000 sf retail | Columbia Ventures
  46. Broadstone Metal Works 230 MLK | 278 apartments | Alliance Residential
  47. Empire Stein Steel | 933 Kirkwood Avenue | 264 residential units | Empire Communities
  48. The Upton | 430 Englewood Ave | 397 apartments, retail | META Real Estate Partners

    Proposed

  49. 50 Ivan Allen | 45 stories; 810K sf office space | Stream Realty / Drapac
  50. Teacher's Village | 31 stories, 438 units, 25,000 SF retail| RBH Group
  51. Modera Centennial Park | 20 stories, 300 apartments; 60,000 SF Retail | Mill Creek; Legacy Ventures
  52. 360 Peachtree street | 20 stories, 300 apartments | Atlanta FUM Church; Evergreen Real Estate
  53. Marriott Residence Inn | 355 Centennial Olympic Park Dr | 19 stories; 162 rooms | HarDam Hotels
  54. Broad Street - West | 107 Broad Street | 21 stories, 350 apartments, retail | Newport Development
  55. 140 Pine Street | 19 stories; 342 apartments | Woodfield Development
  56. Broad Street - East | 117 Peachtree Street |18 stories, 300 apartments, retail | Newport Development
  57. Ventanas | 18 stories, 150-key boutique hotel | Legacy Ventures
  58. SoNo on Peachtree | 489 Peachtree Street |16 stories; 300 apartments; 75,000 SF Office; 13,000 SF Retail | The Matera Group
  59. Fairfield Inn / Townplace Suites | 445 Marietta Street | 13 stories; 175-room hotel
  60. 329 Marietta Street | 12 stories; 190-room hotel | RevPAR Companies
  61. EVEN Hotel 384 Peachtree Street | Adaptive reuse of Medical Arts Building | Ross Hotel Partners
  62. 88 ELLIOTT | Centennial Yards | 60 residential units, 8,997 SF retail | CIM Development
  63. 149 Auburn Ave | 92 apartments
  64. Big Bethel | 1,000-bed student housing complex, 30,000 SF retail
  65. Constitution Building | 143 Alabama Street | Office space; 100 apartments, retail
  66. 842 Berne Street | 220 apartments
  67. Link Apartments Grant Park | 750 Kalb St | 213 apartments; 16 townhomes | Grubb Properties
  68. 195 Chester Ave | 85 condos and townhomes | Thrive Residential
  69. 1335 Boulevard | 482 apartments, 398 condo/townhome units, 300 TBD units | Empire Communities
  70. Broadstone @ Moreland | 354 multifamily units, 188 townhomes and 11,100 SF retail | Alliance Realty Partners
  71. 285 Mayson Avenue | 414 apartments, 275 townhomes/condos, 10,000 SF retail | Thrive Residential & Hanover
  72. Oakland Exchange | 1056 Murphy Ave | 145 lofts, 60,000 SF retail | Urban Realty Partners
  73. 291 Walker St | 283 apartments, 7,165 SF retail



    _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


    Buckhead-Lindbergh-Brookwood-Collier Hills-West Paces Ferry

    Under Construction



  74. 340 East Paces Ferry | 22 stories, 408 apartments, 16,400 sf retail | CA Ventures
  75. The Dillon| 2425 Peachtree Road | 18 stories, 144 condo units | Kolter Urban
  76. Shepherd Center Family Residences | 1874 Peachtree | 16 stories, 160 units | The Shepherd Center [WEBCAM]
  77. Marcus Center for Advanced Rehabilitation | 11 stories | The Shepherd Center
  78. The Beverly by Alta | 3314 Piedmont Road | 290 apartments | Wood Partners


    Proposed

  79. 3354 Peachtree | 44 stories, 600,000 SF office, 50 condo units, 9,500 SF retail | Regent Partners - Tier REIT - Batson Cook
  80. Ritz-Carlton Hotel and Residences | 32 stories, 256-key hotel, 75 condo units | Atlas Capital Ventures
  81. Uber Icon | 32 stories, 209 apartments | Related Group
  82. 3356 Peachtree Road | 27 stories, 300 apartments | Regent Partners - Tier REIT - Batson Cook
  83. Crescent Lenox | 25 stories, 352 apartments
  84. 3030 Peachtree | 20 stories, 289 apartments | 3030 Peachtree NW Holdings
  85. 321 Pharr Road | 20 stories, 414 apartments | Tidal Real Estate Partners
  86. 359 East Paces Ferry | 20 stories, 314 residential units | Harbor Bay Ventures
  87. Buckhead Atlanta Phase II | 19 stories, 135 condo units, 315,000 SF office space, retail
  88. 102 West Paces Ferry | 16 & 15 stories; 307 residential units, 150 hotel rooms; office; retail
  89. Dream Hotel | 11 stories; 200 guestrooms, 90 condos, 80,000 SF office and retail space
  90. 3002 Peachtree | 225 apartments, 225-room hotel, retail | Portman Holdings
  91. Andrews Square Residential | 10 stories; residential, retail | Great Gulf
  92. Buckhead Place Market | 7 stories; 190 apartments; 40,000 SF retail
  93. Hilton Garden Inn/Homewood Suites hotel | 8 stories, 150-room Hilton Garden Inn, 98-room Homewood suites
  94. Cornerstone Medical Office Building 190,000 SF Medical office building



smArTaLlone Feb 19, 2014 11:53 PM
I realize that this is totally redundant with the "Atlanta Project Thread" but I wanted to list the projects in the city and be able to update the first page of the thread.

That being said, it looks like HUGE year for the city with several projects being completed this year that will have a major impact on life in this city. And of course there is a TON of new housing coming online this year. I'm interested to see how all the new residential is absorbed which might give an indication on the likelihood of all these new tower proposals becoming a reality.

thebigATL Feb 20, 2014 1:22 AM
68 developments W:OW!!!

mikecolley Feb 20, 2014 1:49 AM
Nice to have all this info in one place!

The Jane has to be my least favorite in the list. It reminds me of Jameson Inn hotels, or one of those suburban senior centers.

plorenc Feb 20, 2014 2:27 PM
thanks for the awesome compilation smArTaLlone!

so exciting to see so much development in the works. :yes:

Atlanta3000 Feb 20, 2014 3:30 PM
The list looks complete except for the Metropolitan Center in Midtown. The developer, Daniels Corporation, confirmed the project is still alive.

http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/3...tcenterzl9.jpg

arjay57 Feb 20, 2014 4:23 PM
smArTaLlone, thanks so much for compiling this list. Very helpful!

:tup:

By the way, has anyone added up all the apartments in these projects? This has to mean 8-10,000 new residents for the city.

L.ARCH Feb 20, 2014 5:12 PM
This is AWESOME! Thanks for doing this..

The other thing we are missing (although no one is really excited about it) is the residential development across from the high.

forj Feb 20, 2014 5:20 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by arjay57 (Post 6460544)
smArTaLlone, thanks so much for compiling this list. Very helpful!

:tup:

By the way, has anyone added up all the apartments in these projects? This has to mean 8-10,000 new residents for the city.
just added all of the above up real quick.. probably missed a few and i didnt count student housing - just because. but if all of the above were completed that is over 11,000 new housing units in the city. many of those will be occupied by more than one person. safe to say that within the next few years the population in the city will increase by well over 10,000 people just due to these specific developments alone. i dont know what the population growth projections are for the city and the region but the city itself will certainly be much more dense in the near future

arjay57 Feb 20, 2014 6:29 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by forj (Post 6460635)
just added all of the above up real quick.. probably missed a few and i didnt count student housing - just because. but if all of the above were completed that is over 11,000 new housing units in the city. many of those will be occupied by more than one person. safe to say that within the next few years the population in the city will increase by well over 10,000 people just due to these specific developments alone. i dont know what the population growth projections are for the city and the region but the city itself will certainly be much more dense in the near future
Whoa, that is amazing!

One thing that caught my eye is that almost all of these are north of Five Points. It'll sure be nice when the south side of the city starts getting some love.

forj Feb 20, 2014 6:44 PM
oh god yes.. the no-mans-land around Garnet MARTA station is just begging for a transit oriented mixed-use development surrounding it. that area needs a lot of work and it's going to be a long time before it starts coming around. but it will get there.

gunnerjacket Feb 20, 2014 7:20 PM
a) Thanks! I agree it's handy, and enlightening, to see all of this on one page.

b) At your leisure, I suggest splitting all the "proposed" projects into the mere "visions/concepts" and those that have been formally put forth before the City. I suspect some of those proposed won't make it past the drawing board while others have been approved and will be breaking ground once formalities have been completed. Would be nice to recognize the difference between such proposals.

thebigATL Feb 20, 2014 9:47 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by forj (Post 6460635)
within the next few years the population in the city will increase by well over 10,000 people just due to these specific developments alone.
I'll say 20,00+ before 2020

arjay57 Feb 20, 2014 11:04 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by gunnerjacket (Post 6460836)
... I suggest splitting all the "proposed" projects into the mere "visions/concepts" and those that have been formally put forth before the City. I suspect some of those proposed won't make it past the drawing board while others have been approved and will be breaking ground once formalities have been completed.
Just scanning over the list, I would think most in the proposed category are well beyond the talking stage. Haven't most of them already been submitted to the city?

I'm still blown away by this list. Thanks again for putting it together, smArTaLlone!

Frankster87 Feb 21, 2014 12:35 PM
Great list! It really puts things into perspective. I agree with Arjay and forj - it will be nice once South Downtown gets some much needed development. The area has too good of bones to be left alone.

Alfred E Neuman Feb 21, 2014 1:43 PM
Something new to add to this great list: St Farm's first from its mega- Perimeter project is a 26-story Dunwoody MARTA station connected office tower and additional hotel... breaking ground this Summer for late 2016 opening! (From the 2/21 issue of ABC)

Tuckerman Feb 21, 2014 3:15 PM
Unfortunately I just don't see any momentum in South Downtown. Fortunately, I do believe that the development has "pulled in" a bit,with lots of construction in Midtown, Buckhead and Perimeter instead of way out in Alpharetta and beyond. If we could construct a center of gravity of ATL building development I think it might be around Piedmont and Peachtree or a little south of that if we mix in the Westside and Ponce-Highland. Some GT genius can calculate all the mass of past, present and proposed construction and give us an estimated center. Maybe the answer is 42.

AtlantaMustang Feb 21, 2014 4:30 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alfred E Neuman (Post 6461867)
Something new to add to this great list: St Farm's first from its mega- Perimeter project is a 26-story Dunwoody MARTA station connected office tower and additional hotel... breaking ground this Summer for late 2016 opening! (From the 2/21 issue of ABC)
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/p...rm-campus.html

echinatl Feb 21, 2014 4:33 PM
Add to the list: http://atlanta.curbed.com/archives/2...hurch-site.php

smArTaLlone Feb 21, 2014 6:11 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by gunnerjacket (Post 6460836)
a) Thanks! I agree it's handy, and enlightening, to see all of this on one page.

b) At your leisure, I suggest splitting all the "proposed" projects into the mere "visions/concepts" and those that have been formally put forth before the City. I suspect some of those proposed won't make it past the drawing board while others have been approved and will be breaking ground once formalities have been completed. Would be nice to recognize the difference between such proposals.
I'm assuming you're referring to the MMPT. I admit that I am cheating a little on that one but I just threw it in for kicks. I don't know of any others that could be called a vision. There are some others that may be dead, at least in their proposed form, such as the 285 Marietta project.

Quote:
Originally Posted by echinatl (Post 6462119)
This looks nice! This is the sort of project I had in mind when I talked about the need for quality infill in the intown neighborhoods and was taken to task for wanting quality development.

bryantm3 Feb 21, 2014 6:50 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by forj (Post 6460770)
oh god yes.. the no-mans-land around Garnet MARTA station is just begging for a transit oriented mixed-use development surrounding it. that area needs a lot of work and it's going to be a long time before it starts coming around. but it will get there.
i always thought it would be cool if south downtown became our 'koreatown' instead of buford highway. i'm imagining something like this of course:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...attan_2009.JPG

heck of a pipe dream; i wonder how you'd make it work from a policy perspective?

thebigATL Feb 21, 2014 9:37 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by bryantm3 (Post 6462377)
i always thought it would be cool if south downtown became our 'koreatown' instead of buford highway. i'm imagining something like this of course:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...attan_2009.JPG

heck of a pipe dream; i wonder how you'd make it work from a policy perspective?
Or a CHINATOWN!!!

Frankster87 Feb 22, 2014 10:06 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by bryantm3 (Post 6462377)
i always thought it would be cool if south downtown became our 'koreatown' instead of buford highway.
I remember reading somewhere that it almost happened that way. I can't remember what the issue was but I think something fell through and it all ended up going to Buford Highway.

Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigATL (Post 6462694)
Or a CHINATOWN!!!
Last I heard, the Chinese have been buying up land in South Downtown, so who knows? This could actually become a possibility.

trainiac Feb 22, 2014 11:09 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by bryantm3 (Post 6462377)
i always thought it would be cool if south downtown became our 'koreatown' instead of buford highway. i'm imagining something like this of course:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedi...attan_2009.JPG

heck of a pipe dream; i wonder how you'd make it work from a policy perspective?
The building stock on Peachtree and Broad is soooo cool. I'm hoping that Creative Loafing moving to the 19-teens Rich's building will start to help development down there. I'd love to see a bunch of dim-sum and ramen shops. Good idea!

smArTaLlone Feb 23, 2014 4:21 PM
Added:

One Museum Place
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y10...psa1776f05.png

Druid Hills Baptist Church mixed use
http://atlanta.curbed.com/uploads/18..._n-1-thumb.jpg


Walton King Memorial Station
http://media.bizj.us/view/img/190735...paprtments.png


Updated:

Hyatt House rendering
http://static.squarespace.com/static...0/HH_cover.jpg

echinatl Feb 24, 2014 2:01 PM
Thanks for doing this smArTaLlone. This is prob my favorite thread on this entire board.

Atlanta3000 Feb 24, 2014 2:24 PM
smArTaLlone - I am curious why you did not add the Metropolitan Center?

http://atlanta.curbed.com/archives/2...-are-alive.php

thebigATL Feb 24, 2014 4:04 PM
I think the 2 tallest towers of 98 14st should have a nickname because they Really look similar to the Old Twin Towers in NYC, but in a modern way...

AtlantaMustang Feb 24, 2014 4:10 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigATL (Post 6465641)
they Really look similar to the Old Twin Towers in NYC, but in a modern way...
No they don't. They'll have balconies and different heights and a twisting taper at the top, not very similar at all.

arjay57 Feb 24, 2014 6:02 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by bryantm3 (Post 6462377)
i always thought it would be cool if south downtown became our 'koreatown' instead of buford highway. i'm imagining something like this of course:


heck of a pipe dream; i wonder how you'd make it work from a policy perspective?
Although not Asian, south downtown does have a pretty solid base of local businesses. A lot of them have the sort of vibrant signage and strong street presence that makes ethnic communities work.

It would be great to see more restaurants in the mix!

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.7522...sqQpaFU3Xg!2e0

smArTaLlone Feb 26, 2014 6:32 PM
Updated:

3380 Peachtree rendering
https://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/48...90/46/b1lj.png

Centergy Two rendering
http://imageshack.com/a/img856/4186/gxog.jpg


1117 Spring St rendering
http://imageshack.com/a/img546/9845/xavs.jpg

98 14th St rendering
http://imageshack.com/a/img850/9126/33fc.jpg

782 Peachtree rendering
http://imageshack.com/a/img191/1301/25e1.jpg

gunnerjacket Feb 26, 2014 7:30 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by smArTaLlone (Post 6469581)
Updated:Centergy Two rendering
http://imageshack.com/a/img849/40/fljg.jpg
This is a pretty solid and sharp take on the conventional mid-rise. I wouldn't mind more like this.

Quote:
98 14th St rendering
http://imageshack.com/a/img197/8296/77ni.jpg
Meh. I think the old AT&T complex proposal would look better for that site but this at least anchors some solid urbanity within the city. The twist at the tops appears very shy in terms of application, like a quick afterthought to take an otherwise conventional design and make it "unique."

Still, not all together bad.

forj Feb 26, 2014 7:55 PM
the caption attached to that design for 98 14th St says it's not a final design, so who knows. i kinda like it though.

Tuckerman Feb 26, 2014 10:11 PM
Unfortunately these buildings are no substitute for the exciting avant-garde Calatrava symphony hall design - that would have added significantly to the architectural diversity of ATL. This looks like same old same old.

ATL_J Feb 26, 2014 10:30 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Tuckerman (Post 6470076)
Unfortunately these buildings are no substitute for the exciting avant-garde Calatrava symphony hall design - that would have added significantly to the architectural diversity of ATL. This looks like same old same old.
They might have dodge a bullet on that one. As interesting as some of his pieces might be, many (I believe a good majority) have been delivered late and well over budget, not to mention buildings have leaked or have been designed then built missing essential features. I find his work interesting, but I wouldn't wish the headache they become on any local company (well, maybe the Braves new stadium), let alone the symphony.

TarHeelJ Feb 26, 2014 10:59 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by ATL_J (Post 6470117)
They might have dodge a bullet on that one. As interesting as some of his pieces might be, many (I believe a good majority) have been delivered late and well over budget, not to mention buildings have leaked or have been designed then built missing essential features. I find his work interesting, but I wouldn't wish the headache they become on any local company (well, maybe the Braves new stadium), let alone the symphony.
...and not to mention that most of his designs look suspiciously similar. I thought the symphony hall was fabulous when I first saw it, but then I saw some of his other designs and realized this was just another copy.

Atlanta's symphony hall should be unique and should be located in a spot that is more visible than the one on 14th. I agree that we dodged a bullet. :tup:

gunnerjacket Feb 27, 2014 12:05 AM
Agree on the symphony hall comments. More importantly, I'm not convinced that was the best site for what could be an iconic piece of architecture, both logistically and in terms of setting. Obviously they liked being adjacent to MARTA and the other eateries to which current symphony patrons are accustomed, but something with a more prominent location, allowing showcase views of the structure, would be ideal. Like maybe that block between Peachtree and Juniper across from the Feds.

Tuckerman Feb 27, 2014 3:20 PM
I can't really disagree too much with the comments on the Calatrava project - I have seen some of his work and it often has problems - interesting design, poor execution. And the site was not the best to showcase his vision. But my point was more about the need for ATL to have a few more iconic and/or architecturally fascinating structures and in all the fine efforts we see potentially in Midtown there is nothing that stands out. Just one innovative major building would be welcome.

RocketSurgeon Feb 28, 2014 9:16 PM
I think it's a bit early to expect something iconic. The recession hasn't really ended yet--we have a lot of drawings for the first time in years, but not much else. The real momentum will probably come once this new infill has proven itself by attracting new residents. I could see something really great coming along in 5-10 years.

Terminus Mar 1, 2014 11:05 PM
Here are some renderings of the Olympia Building adaptive reuse project in Downtown. It's certainly not a skyscraper, but in a city where "historic preservation" is a four letter word, it's extremely significant.

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7348/1...c56a7fa9_o.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3765/1...cb565886_o.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3714/1...c528f5e1_o.jpg

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3719/1...e75dcf5b_o.jpg

bryantm3 Mar 2, 2014 12:19 AM
wow!! thanks! i re-posted this on city-data so more people can hear about it.

the only thing they missed is that 'grand' entrance below the smaller window along decatur street. you can see it in the top left historical photo. that would be really cool to come back with, but even as-is this is a fantastic comeback for that building. i'm glad to see this happening.

bryantm3 Mar 2, 2014 7:37 AM
two more questions though— first, will the walgreen's have a 'lunch counter' like the old pharmacies used to? second, what currently occupies the second floor, and what will occupy the second floor after the renovation?

smArTaLlone Mar 2, 2014 3:08 PM
I think this looks fantastic! :tup:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Terminus (Post 6475088)
Here are some renderings of the Olympia Building adaptive reuse project in Downtown. It's certainly not a skyscraper, but in a city where "historic preservation" is a four letter word, it's extremely significant.

http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3714/1...c528f5e1_o.jpg

Terminus Mar 2, 2014 3:26 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by bryantm3 (Post 6475457)
two more questions though— first, will the walgreen's have a 'lunch counter' like the old pharmacies used to? second, what currently occupies the second floor, and what will occupy the second floor after the renovation?
Walgreens will occupy all three floors (basement, ground floor, second floor). In keeping with the zoning, they have agreed not to put any shelves in front of windows, so you'll be able to look into the store from all sides.

There is no lunch counter, but at least 25% of their sales must be grocery items to comply with their grocer alcohol license. The majority of the first floor will likely be dedicated to this.

arjay57 Mar 2, 2014 6:46 PM
Terrific! This is an outstanding restoration on a lovely old building. I think it will really help the Five Points area.

(When I was little we would sometimes meet my dad downtown after work -- my sister and I called this the Wormy Hat building. We thought that was hilarious).

jpk1292000 Mar 2, 2014 11:13 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by smArTaLlone (Post 6475569)
I think this looks fantastic! :tup:
This is fantastic. Hopefully it kicks off a revitalization in that area.

TarHeelJ Mar 3, 2014 12:12 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jpk1292000 (Post 6476060)
This is fantastic. Hopefully it kicks off a revitalization in that area.
That area is actually very vital already, with the exception of this vacant building. It's a busy pedestrian intersection with residential and shops along Peachtree, Marrietta, Decatur, and Broad...and Georgia State buildings and students galore.

I have long wished for someone to revive Olympia. Glad it's finally happening!

jpk1292000 Mar 3, 2014 12:20 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by TarHeelJ (Post 6476127)
That area is actually very vital already, with the exception of this vacant building. It's a busy pedestrian intersection with residential and shops along Peachtree, Marrietta, Decatur, and Broad...and Georgia State buildings and students galore.

I have long wished for someone to revive Olympia. Glad it's finally happening!
It certainly is a vital area, with plenty of foot traffic. My comment was that I hope the Walgreens brings higher quality retail to the area.

thebigATL Mar 3, 2014 2:35 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by jpk1292000 (Post 6476134)
It certainly is a vital area, with plenty of foot traffic. My comment was that I hope the Walgreens brings higher quality retail to the area.
Agreed, now all we need is the streetcar to go along peachtree and this will be great

TarHeelJ Mar 3, 2014 5:55 AM
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Originally Posted by jpk1292000 (Post 6476134)
It certainly is a vital area, with plenty of foot traffic. My comment was that I hope the Walgreens brings higher quality retail to the area.
:tup:Maybe it's a start...quality retail is something our downtown is lacking, and adding more residential should help.


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