ATLANTA | Development Thread VI

[shivtim]

There's absolutely no excuse to keep knocking down 100 year old buildings like this in Atlanta, especially when there are several surface parking lots nearby and Emory hasn't even released any plans for what would be built here.

[atlnative73]

Fortunately there is no historical status attached to this building. It has been setting empty and boarded up for several decades.

[joecool]

ARE YOU F'ING KIDDING ME!?!?!?!? Where can I go to protest this? Who can I e-mail? This is beyond ridiculous. How is this not considered historic?

[Atlanta3000]

Sutton Buckhead

It looks like this one is starting!!!!

[montydawg]

Originally Posted by atlnative73

Fortunately there is no historical status attached to this building. It has been setting empty and boarded up for several decades.

It hardly looks boarded up as of the March 2017 Google Street view image. It appears by the windows the place was last renovated in the 70's. It is really a shame this building could not be repurposed as housing in the area. It really has beautiful stone cladding and intricate details throughout the facade. Seems like it would be really desirable for housing.

[testarossa50]

Wasn't that building post-depression? Hence the relatively austere detailing.

What are they planning to replace it with, exactly?

[thepope117]

Originally Posted by testarossa50

Wasn't that building post-depression? Hence the relatively austere detailing.

What are they planning to replace it with, exactly?

building was finished just before the depression

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by atlnative73

Fortunately there is no historical status attached to this building. It has been setting empty and boarded up for several decades.

Well, it housed the Kaufmann Clinic for decades. Dr. Kaufmann was a remarkable force in Atlanta medicine.

[Omaharocks]

^ Give Emory hell if they plan to destroy another historic building in midtown - Emory has got quite the track record recently of poor-development judgement in the Atlanta core.

[Omaharocks]

Also, that Sutton Buckhead building is tacky as hell.

[scania]

Originally Posted by Omaharocks

Also, that Sutton Buckhead building is tacky as hell.

It might not be your cup of tea...but it's not tacky. In fact, especially considering where it's going, it will fit in very nicely and should look great.

[Pemgin]

The Sutton looks tacky? I thought it looks kind of elegant.

[Street Advocate]

Originally Posted by scania

It might not be your cup of tea...but it's not tacky. In fact, especially considering where it's going, it will fit in very nicely and should look great.

Agreed. The Sutton would have been a great addition in midtown and will certainly fit in with buckhead. Reminds me of apartments going up in River Oaks or Montrose (Houston)

[Omaharocks]

^ Well, with a building like this it really depends on materials. If they use stone and clear glass it may come out nice, but if they use anything less and add mirrored windows, well it could very well look like it belongs in vegas.

Neoclassical on a high-rise rarely turns out well.

[montydawg]

Originally Posted by Omaharocks

Neoclassical on a high-rise rarely turns out well.

I really like the four seasons in Midtown and 191 Peachtree. I think both of those buildings could be considered neoclassical. IBM tower (Atlantic Center) looks great too, however, I think that is more of a gothic style.

[Sbgt92]

Look closely at the Sutton. It's a typical Skyhouse type glass box, with classical detailing slapped on. I suppose that's exactly what the developer and tenants want. Not every building needs to be modern, but I'd like our classically inspired designs to be better.

[alco89]

Originally Posted by Sbgt92

Look closely at the Sutton. It's a typical Skyhouse type glass box, with classical detailing slapped on. I suppose that's exactly what the developer and tenants want. Not every building needs to be modern, but I'd like our classically inspired designs to be better.

Sometimes I'm not sure what you guys expect a highrise to look like. Calling this a typical Skyhouse glass box is a streeeeeetch. There are only so many designs and shapes that can be used without being massively cost prohibitive...

[GTdan]

The crane at Piedmont House (formerly Alta on the Park) is coming down today. This one is close to wrapping up.

[RocketSurgeon]

It's hard to tell, but I see hints that the fluting goes the length of the building; if so the columns aren't as smooth as the image makes them seem. Some of it does look tacked on though, like the cornices--they should be more contiguous like the area in the top right, especially where the treatment around the windows changes. They don't look structural when they're broken up, and ending them in the middle of a column instead of on a corner is especially weird. The glass corner is a nice touch but the symmetry is off since there's only one of them. Worse, the two ends of the "C" are completely different. I don't exactly hate it, but it's not a stellar design.

[GeorgiaPeanuts]

There is a big buzz about a secrete office tenant and an unnannounced major office project in the 500k to 600k sq ft size range for that one tenant which is a major build at least 30 floors

https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news...-buzzing-over-giant-office-prospect.html