Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (6) Summerhill vs. (11) Virginia-Highland
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (6) Summerhill vs. (11) Virginia-Highland
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (6) Summerhill vs. (11) Virginia-Highland
Josh Green
Mon, 12/16/2024 – 16:24
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament is kicking off with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest. (Note: Seeding from 1 to 16 was determined by reader nominations this month—so no pitchforks, please.)
For each Round 1 contest, voting will be open for just 24 hours. Please, let’s keep the tourney fun and positive, as one neighborhood rises above the rest in very public fashion. The eliminations begin now!
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(6) Summerhill
How the Ten 5 Summerhill project’s Georgia Avenue facade turned out on a previously vacant corner. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Another year, another slate of big changes in historic, evolving Summerhill. Most notably, MARTA’s first new transit line in more than two decades—a five-mile bus-rapid transit route actually named for the neighborhood, MARTA Rapid Summerhill—has made progress in fundamentally noticeable ways throughout 2024, with a goal of welcoming its first passengers next year.
Elsewhere, Georgia State University’s planned baseball and softball complex got its ducks in a row this year, where Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium once stood, as another area landmark, the former Ramada Plaza tower, was green-lighted to become affordable senior housing. Meanwhile, the densification of Georgia Avenue continued with 10 stylish townhomes on a previously vacant corner, as other townhome product broke ground on a former church lot. Business as usual in Summerhill.
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(11) Virginia-Highland
Where the Northeast Trail meets the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
When it comes to urban planning and growth in tony Va-Hi, 2024 could be notable as much for what hasn’t happened as what did. Yes, the neighborhood welcomed an extremely functional stretch of the Beltline this year that provides a much smoother connection to Piedmont Park (woo!). One interesting, large-scale residential project after the next popped up, and the 42-unit Roycraft condo building continued to edge toward sellout status over the Eastside Trail.
Meanwhile, for better or worse, parcels that were integral to Portman Holdings’ blockbuster, cancelled redevelopment plans along Ponce de Leon Avenue officially moved on to Plan B early this year. And speaking of Portman, the developer’s planned mini-city makeover of Amsterdam Walk was scaled back (17 percent smaller, in fact) but could still bring an injection of life to the neighborhood’s western fringes.
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (6) Summerhill vs. (11) Virginia-Highland
Josh Green
Mon, 12/16/2024 – 16:24
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament is kicking off with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest. (Note: Seeding from 1 to 16 was determined by reader nominations this month—so no pitchforks, please.)
For each Round 1 contest, voting will be open for just 24 hours. Please, let’s keep the tourney fun and positive, as one neighborhood rises above the rest in very public fashion. The eliminations begin now!
…
(6) Summerhill
How the Ten 5 Summerhill project’s Georgia Avenue facade turned out on a previously vacant corner. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Another year, another slate of big changes in historic, evolving Summerhill. Most notably, MARTA’s first new transit line in more than two decades—a five-mile bus-rapid transit route actually named for the neighborhood, MARTA Rapid Summerhill—has made progress in fundamentally noticeable ways throughout 2024, with a goal of welcoming its first passengers next year.
Elsewhere, Georgia State University’s planned baseball and softball complex got its ducks in a row this year, where Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium once stood, as another area landmark, the former Ramada Plaza tower, was green-lighted to become affordable senior housing. Meanwhile, the densification of Georgia Avenue continued with 10 stylish townhomes on a previously vacant corner, as other townhome product broke ground on a former church lot. Business as usual in Summerhill.
…
(11) Virginia-Highland
Where the Northeast Trail meets the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
When it comes to urban planning and growth in tony Va-Hi, 2024 could be notable as much for what hasn’t happened as what did. Yes, the neighborhood welcomed an extremely functional stretch of the Beltline this year that provides a much smoother connection to Piedmont Park (woo!). One interesting, large-scale residential project after the next popped up, and the 42-unit Roycraft condo building continued to edge toward sellout status over the Eastside Trail.
Meanwhile, for better or worse, parcels that were integral to Portman Holdings’ blockbuster, cancelled redevelopment plans along Ponce de Leon Avenue officially moved on to Plan B early this year. And speaking of Portman, the developer’s planned mini-city makeover of Amsterdam Walk was scaled back (17 percent smaller, in fact) but could still bring an injection of life to the neighborhood’s western fringes.
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Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (6) Summerhill vs. (11) Virginia-Highland
Josh Green
Mon, 12/16/2024 – 16:24
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament is kicking off with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest. (Note: Seeding from 1 to 16 was determined by reader nominations this month—so no pitchforks, please.)
For each Round 1 contest, voting will be open for just 24 hours. Please, let’s keep the tourney fun and positive, as one neighborhood rises above the rest in very public fashion. The eliminations begin now!
…
(6) Summerhill
How the Ten 5 Summerhill project’s Georgia Avenue facade turned out on a previously vacant corner. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Another year, another slate of big changes in historic, evolving Summerhill. Most notably, MARTA’s first new transit line in more than two decades—a five-mile bus-rapid transit route actually named for the neighborhood, MARTA Rapid Summerhill—has made progress in fundamentally noticeable ways throughout 2024, with a goal of welcoming its first passengers next year.
Elsewhere, Georgia State University’s planned baseball and softball complex got its ducks in a row this year, where Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium once stood, as another area landmark, the former Ramada Plaza tower, was green-lighted to become affordable senior housing. Meanwhile, the densification of Georgia Avenue continued with 10 stylish townhomes on a previously vacant corner, as other townhome product broke ground on a former church lot. Business as usual in Summerhill.
…
(11) Virginia-Highland
Where the Northeast Trail meets the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
When it comes to urban planning and growth in tony Va-Hi, 2024 could be notable as much for what hasn’t happened as what did. Yes, the neighborhood welcomed an extremely functional stretch of the Beltline this year that provides a much smoother connection to Piedmont Park (woo!). One interesting, large-scale residential project after the next popped up, and the 42-unit Roycraft condo building continued to edge toward sellout status over the Eastside Trail.
Meanwhile, for better or worse, parcels that were integral to Portman Holdings’ blockbuster, cancelled redevelopment plans along Ponce de Leon Avenue officially moved on to Plan B early this year. And speaking of Portman, the developer’s planned mini-city makeover of Amsterdam Walk was scaled back (17 percent smaller, in fact) but could still bring an injection of life to the neighborhood’s western fringes.
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Developer: Chamblee project to reserve homes for teachers, first-responders
Developer: Chamblee project to reserve homes for teachers, first-responders
Developer: Chamblee project to reserve homes for teachers, first-responders
Josh Green
Mon, 12/16/2024 – 14:41
A sizable downtown Chamblee project five years in the making is again going back to the drawing board—but for a good cause, according to developers.
Windsor Stevens Holdings is moving forward with a redesign of The Frazier at Olde Towne Gordon that will more than double its number of apartments in an ITP area that’s seen a surge of multifamily growth in recent years.
The seven-story, Class A development at 3553 Chamblee Dunwoody Road will now feature more than 300 apartments—up from the 144 units in four stories most recently planned, according to developer Rod Mullice of Windsor Stevens.
Notably, 20 percent of the apartments will be reserved for teachers and first-responders, with rents capped at 80 percent of the area median income, as Mullice tells Urbanize Atlanta.
Renderings released in June showing The Frazier at Olde Towne Gordon project as previously designed with 144 units. Windsor Stevens Holdings; designs, Niles Bolton & Associates
Windsor Stevens purchased the .4-acre property next door in 2023 that included a 1980s auto repair building to increase The Frazier’s size. Mullice says his firm recently closed on financing to start a redesign process with Niles Bolton Associates architects that maintains earlier design standards. Plans call for a retail component at ground level along Chamblee Dunwoody Road.
“The footprint is larger so the [apartment] floorplates will be more efficient,” Mullice noted via email. “The facade will be all brick, and we’ll maintain the arches for the retail bays and apartment windows.”
The project’s revised construction schedule calls for groundbreaking in the fourth quarter of next year and delivery in 2027, according to Mullice.
Initial plans called for The Frazier (formerly “The Gordon”) to be for-sale condos, with construction scheduled to start in March 2020, just before COVID-19 lockdowns interfered. According to a sales push early that year, the initial phase of 24 homes was going to be priced from the $200,000s, with condos ranging from 501 to 1,098 square feet.
The Frazier project’s combined 3535/3553 Chamblee Dunwoody Road location in relation to the rest of downtown and Chamblee’s MARTA hub. Google Maps
Earlier project designs. Windsor Stevens Holdings; designs, Niles Bolton & Associates
Should it move forward as planned, The Frazier would join a groundswell of recent multifamily investment around Chamblee’s historic downtown.
Earlier this year, the Lumen Chamblee project debuted across the street, and another nearby multifamily development, City Heights, has more recently started opening. Collectively those developments have brought more than 560 apartments to the district.
Other perks of the project—described as a Transit-Oriented Development, with the Chamblee MARTA station just 1/4 mile away—will include Google Technology in the building, a pool deck, EV chargers, and immediate access to Chamblee’s planned Rail Trail expansion route, per developers.
Chamblee has been “a beneficiary of explosive population growth within Atlanta, drawing new residents due to its proximity to the primary employment hubs in Buckhead and Midtown,” notes The Frazier marketing materials. “[The project] is embedded in an area with strong income statistics, population growth, and educational attainment, and will support competitive rents and consistent rent growth.”
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The Frazier project’s combined 3535/3553 Chamblee Dunwoody Road location in relation to the rest of downtown and Chamblee’s MARTA hub. Google Maps
As seen in early 2023, the 3535 Chamblee Dunwoody Road auto property added to The Frazier’s scope. Google Maps
Renderings released in June showing The Frazier at Olde Towne Gordon project as previously designed with 144 units. Windsor Stevens Holdings; designs, Niles Bolton & Associates
Earlier project designs. Windsor Stevens Holdings; designs, Niles Bolton & Associates
Developer: Chamblee project to reserve homes for teachers, first-responders
Josh Green
Mon, 12/16/2024 – 14:41
A sizable downtown Chamblee project five years in the making is again going back to the drawing board—but for a good cause, according to developers.
Windsor Stevens Holdings is moving forward with a redesign of The Frazier at Olde Towne Gordon that will more than double its number of apartments in an ITP area that’s seen a surge of multifamily growth in recent years.
The seven-story, Class A development at 3553 Chamblee Dunwoody Road will now feature more than 300 apartments—up from the 144 units in four stories most recently planned, according to developer Rod Mullice of Windsor Stevens.
Notably, 20 percent of the apartments will be reserved for teachers and first-responders, with rents capped at 80 percent of the area median income, as Mullice tells Urbanize Atlanta.
Renderings released in June showing The Frazier at Olde Towne Gordon project as previously designed with 144 units. Windsor Stevens Holdings; designs, Niles Bolton & Associates
Windsor Stevens purchased the .4-acre property next door in 2023 that included a 1980s auto repair building to increase The Frazier’s size. Mullice says his firm recently closed on financing to start a redesign process with Niles Bolton Associates architects that maintains earlier design standards. Plans call for a retail component at ground level along Chamblee Dunwoody Road.
“The footprint is larger so the [apartment] floorplates will be more efficient,” Mullice noted via email. “The facade will be all brick, and we’ll maintain the arches for the retail bays and apartment windows.”
The project’s revised construction schedule calls for groundbreaking in the fourth quarter of next year and delivery in 2027, according to Mullice.
Initial plans called for The Frazier (formerly “The Gordon”) to be for-sale condos, with construction scheduled to start in March 2020, just before COVID-19 lockdowns interfered. According to a sales push early that year, the initial phase of 24 homes was going to be priced from the $200,000s, with condos ranging from 501 to 1,098 square feet.
The Frazier project’s combined 3535/3553 Chamblee Dunwoody Road location in relation to the rest of downtown and Chamblee’s MARTA hub. Google Maps
Earlier project designs. Windsor Stevens Holdings; designs, Niles Bolton & Associates
Should it move forward as planned, The Frazier would join a groundswell of recent multifamily investment around Chamblee’s historic downtown.
Earlier this year, the Lumen Chamblee project debuted across the street, and another nearby multifamily development, City Heights, has more recently started opening. Collectively those developments have brought more than 560 apartments to the district.
Other perks of the project—described as a Transit-Oriented Development, with the Chamblee MARTA station just 1/4 mile away—will include Google Technology in the building, a pool deck, EV chargers, and immediate access to Chamblee’s planned Rail Trail expansion route, per developers.
Chamblee has been “a beneficiary of explosive population growth within Atlanta, drawing new residents due to its proximity to the primary employment hubs in Buckhead and Midtown,” notes The Frazier marketing materials. “[The project] is embedded in an area with strong income statistics, population growth, and educational attainment, and will support competitive rents and consistent rent growth.”
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As seen in early 2023, the 3535 Chamblee Dunwoody Road auto property added to The Frazier’s scope. Google Maps
Renderings released in June showing The Frazier at Olde Towne Gordon project as previously designed with 144 units. Windsor Stevens Holdings; designs, Niles Bolton & Associates
Earlier project designs. Windsor Stevens Holdings; designs, Niles Bolton & Associates
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Developer: Chamblee project to reserve homes for teachers, first-responders
Josh Green
Mon, 12/16/2024 – 14:41
A sizable downtown Chamblee project five years in the making is again going back to the drawing board—but for a good cause, according to developers.
Windsor Stevens Holdings is moving forward with a redesign of The Frazier at Olde Towne Gordon that will more than double its number of apartments in an ITP area that’s seen a surge of multifamily growth in recent years.
The seven-story, Class A development at 3553 Chamblee Dunwoody Road will now feature more than 300 apartments—up from the 144 units in four stories most recently planned, according to developer Rod Mullice of Windsor Stevens.
Notably, 20 percent of the apartments will be reserved for teachers and first-responders, with rents capped at 80 percent of the area median income, as Mullice tells Urbanize Atlanta.
Renderings released in June showing The Frazier at Olde Towne Gordon project as previously designed with 144 units. Windsor Stevens Holdings; designs, Niles Bolton & Associates
Windsor Stevens purchased the .4-acre property next door in 2023 that included a 1980s auto repair building to increase The Frazier’s size. Mullice says his firm recently closed on financing to start a redesign process with Niles Bolton Associates architects that maintains earlier design standards. Plans call for a retail component at ground level along Chamblee Dunwoody Road.
“The footprint is larger so the [apartment] floorplates will be more efficient,” Mullice noted via email. “The facade will be all brick, and we’ll maintain the arches for the retail bays and apartment windows.”
The project’s revised construction schedule calls for groundbreaking in the fourth quarter of next year and delivery in 2027, according to Mullice.
Initial plans called for The Frazier (formerly “The Gordon”) to be for-sale condos, with construction scheduled to start in March 2020, just before COVID-19 lockdowns interfered. According to a sales push early that year, the initial phase of 24 homes was going to be priced from the $200,000s, with condos ranging from 501 to 1,098 square feet.
The Frazier project’s combined 3535/3553 Chamblee Dunwoody Road location in relation to the rest of downtown and Chamblee’s MARTA hub. Google Maps
Earlier project designs. Windsor Stevens Holdings; designs, Niles Bolton & Associates
Should it move forward as planned, The Frazier would join a groundswell of recent multifamily investment around Chamblee’s historic downtown.
Earlier this year, the Lumen Chamblee project debuted across the street, and another nearby multifamily development, City Heights, has more recently started opening. Collectively those developments have brought more than 560 apartments to the district.
Other perks of the project—described as a Transit-Oriented Development, with the Chamblee MARTA station just 1/4 mile away—will include Google Technology in the building, a pool deck, EV chargers, and immediate access to Chamblee’s planned Rail Trail expansion route, per developers.
Chamblee has been “a beneficiary of explosive population growth within Atlanta, drawing new residents due to its proximity to the primary employment hubs in Buckhead and Midtown,” notes The Frazier marketing materials. “[The project] is embedded in an area with strong income statistics, population growth, and educational attainment, and will support competitive rents and consistent rent growth.”
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The Frazier project’s combined 3535/3553 Chamblee Dunwoody Road location in relation to the rest of downtown and Chamblee’s MARTA hub. Google Maps
As seen in early 2023, the 3535 Chamblee Dunwoody Road auto property added to The Frazier’s scope. Google Maps
Renderings released in June showing The Frazier at Olde Towne Gordon project as previously designed with 144 units. Windsor Stevens Holdings; designs, Niles Bolton & Associates
Earlier project designs. Windsor Stevens Holdings; designs, Niles Bolton & Associates
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Partners Real Estate names head of Southeast development
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York Murray will be based at the company’s Atlanta office.
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York Murray will be based at the company’s Atlanta office.
Partners Real Estate names head of Southeast development
Partners Real Estate names head of Southeast development
York Murray will be based at the company’s Atlanta office.
York Murray will be based at the company’s Atlanta office. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
York Murray will be based at the company’s Atlanta office.
Massive suburban Atlanta office portfolio slides into foreclosure
Massive suburban Atlanta office portfolio slides into foreclosure
It’s a reminder that distressed office properties are working their way through the financial system, potentially opening doors for new owners with capital to come in and revive or redevelop properties.
It’s a reminder that distressed office properties are working their way through the financial system, potentially opening doors for new owners with capital to come in and revive or redevelop properties. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
It’s a reminder that distressed office properties are working their way through the financial system, potentially opening doors for new owners with capital to come in and revive or redevelop properties.
Massive suburban Atlanta office portfolio slides into foreclosure
Massive suburban Atlanta office portfolio slides into foreclosure
It’s a reminder that distressed office properties are working their way through the financial system, potentially opening doors for new owners with capital to come in and revive or redevelop properties.
It’s a reminder that distressed office properties are working their way through the financial system, potentially opening doors for new owners with capital to come in and revive or redevelop properties. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
It’s a reminder that distressed office properties are working their way through the financial system, potentially opening doors for new owners with capital to come in and revive or redevelop properties.
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (4) East ATL vs. (13) College Park
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (4) East ATL vs. (13) College Park
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (4) East ATL vs. (13) College Park
Josh Green
Mon, 12/16/2024 – 12:52
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament is kicking off with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest. (Note: Seeding from 1 to 16 was determined by reader nominations this month—so no pitchforks, please.)
For each Round 1 contest, voting will be open for just 24 hours. Please, let’s keep the tourney fun and positive, as one neighborhood rises above the rest in very public fashion. The eliminations begin now!
…
(4) East Atlanta
ABV Gallery’s airy main interior space.Photography by Dave Roland; designs, Kronberg Urbanists + Architects
Usually a tough out in year-end neighborhood tournaments, East Atlanta garnered enough reader nominations this year to land a big-boy No. 4 seed. Which makes sense, given the buzz around several EAV projects this year (and what could have been the most rollicking East Atlanta Strut festival to date in September). Celebrated artist Greg Mike transformed a 1980s church in the village to a modern-gothic temple to creativity, while commendably old-school designs for mixed-use development on a small scale came to light on a vacant East Atlanta corner. Elsewhere, frequent village investors Pellerin Real Estate are bringing an infill project with dozens of new homes to a site where little more than a void in EAV’s vibrancy existed before. Not too shabby.
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(13) College Park
The institute’s revised facade at 3605 Main St. in College Park today. The Promise Career Institute; photos by Noel Mayeske
Marking its first tourney appearance since 2022 (when it was unceremoniously booted in the first round by Howell Station), prideful College Park has traditionally fared better in these criteria-free contests, especially when haters rally around the fact it’s not a neighborhood but a city. (ITP cities are allowed, as always.) Development wins this year included a $40-million school renovation with tons of heart and purpose, The Promise Career Institute, which revived the former College Park High School to become a vocational launchpad. Previous nominators have described this contender best: “College Park is like a little Mayberry, but close to downtown… Diversity, arts, greenspace, affordability, accessibility, opportunity, amenities—we have all that plus a close-knit community that’s like family for myself and others who have been here for years.”
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (4) East ATL vs. (13) College Park
Josh Green
Mon, 12/16/2024 – 12:52
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament is kicking off with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest. (Note: Seeding from 1 to 16 was determined by reader nominations this month—so no pitchforks, please.)
For each Round 1 contest, voting will be open for just 24 hours. Please, let’s keep the tourney fun and positive, as one neighborhood rises above the rest in very public fashion. The eliminations begin now!
…
(4) East Atlanta
ABV Gallery’s airy main interior space.Photography by Dave Roland; designs, Kronberg Urbanists + Architects
Usually a tough out in year-end neighborhood tournaments, East Atlanta garnered enough reader nominations this year to land a big-boy No. 4 seed. Which makes sense, given the buzz around several EAV projects this year (and what could have been the most rollicking East Atlanta Strut festival to date in September). Celebrated artist Greg Mike transformed a 1980s church in the village to a modern-gothic temple to creativity, while commendably old-school designs for mixed-use development on a small scale came to light on a vacant East Atlanta corner. Elsewhere, frequent village investors Pellerin Real Estate are bringing an infill project with dozens of new homes to a site where little more than a void in EAV’s vibrancy existed before. Not too shabby.
…
(13) College Park
The institute’s revised facade at 3605 Main St. in College Park today. The Promise Career Institute; photos by Noel Mayeske
Marking its first tourney appearance since 2022 (when it was unceremoniously booted in the first round by Howell Station), prideful College Park has traditionally fared better in these criteria-free contests, especially when haters rally around the fact it’s not a neighborhood but a city. (ITP cities are allowed, as always.) Development wins this year included a $40-million school renovation with tons of heart and purpose, The Promise Career Institute, which revived the former College Park High School to become a vocational launchpad. Previous nominators have described this contender best: “College Park is like a little Mayberry, but close to downtown… Diversity, arts, greenspace, affordability, accessibility, opportunity, amenities—we have all that plus a close-knit community that’s like family for myself and others who have been here for years.”
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Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (4) East ATL vs. (13) College Park
Josh Green
Mon, 12/16/2024 – 12:52
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament is kicking off with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest. (Note: Seeding from 1 to 16 was determined by reader nominations this month—so no pitchforks, please.)
For each Round 1 contest, voting will be open for just 24 hours. Please, let’s keep the tourney fun and positive, as one neighborhood rises above the rest in very public fashion. The eliminations begin now!
…
(4) East Atlanta
ABV Gallery’s airy main interior space.Photography by Dave Roland; designs, Kronberg Urbanists + Architects
Usually a tough out in year-end neighborhood tournaments, East Atlanta garnered enough reader nominations this year to land a big-boy No. 4 seed. Which makes sense, given the buzz around several EAV projects this year (and what could have been the most rollicking East Atlanta Strut festival to date in September). Celebrated artist Greg Mike transformed a 1980s church in the village to a modern-gothic temple to creativity, while commendably old-school designs for mixed-use development on a small scale came to light on a vacant East Atlanta corner. Elsewhere, frequent village investors Pellerin Real Estate are bringing an infill project with dozens of new homes to a site where little more than a void in EAV’s vibrancy existed before. Not too shabby.
…
(13) College Park
The institute’s revised facade at 3605 Main St. in College Park today. The Promise Career Institute; photos by Noel Mayeske
Marking its first tourney appearance since 2022 (when it was unceremoniously booted in the first round by Howell Station), prideful College Park has traditionally fared better in these criteria-free contests, especially when haters rally around the fact it’s not a neighborhood but a city. (ITP cities are allowed, as always.) Development wins this year included a $40-million school renovation with tons of heart and purpose, The Promise Career Institute, which revived the former College Park High School to become a vocational launchpad. Previous nominators have described this contender best: “College Park is like a little Mayberry, but close to downtown… Diversity, arts, greenspace, affordability, accessibility, opportunity, amenities—we have all that plus a close-knit community that’s like family for myself and others who have been here for years.”
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70K-SF NC Shopping Center Flips to Ziff
70K-SF NC Shopping Center Flips to Ziff
The Camfield Corners shopping center in south Charlotte has sold for $11.2 million. Camfield purchased the center in 2015 for $11.8 million.
Ziff Real Estate Partners bought the nearly 70,000-square-foot center at 11535 Elm Lane, situated between the StoneCrest at Piper Glen shopping center and Ballantyne, on a 9.7-acre parcel.
The Planet Fitness-anchored center was 100% leased at the time of the sale. It’s also home to Goodwill, Lotus Café, Hungry Howie’s Pizza, a ballroom dance studio, a nail salon and other services.
Wells Herndon, Wesley Fricks, William Hatcher and Carter Dickinson with Simpson Commercial Real Estate Partners facilitated the deal.
Ziff Real Estate Partners also owns and operates Matthews Festival Shopping Center in Matthews, Carolina Crossing in Indian Land and Turnberry Crossing in Cornelius.
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The Camfield Corners shopping center in south Charlotte has sold for $11.2 million. Camfield purchased the center in 2015 for $11.8 million. Ziff Real Estate Partners bought the nearly 70,000-square-foot center at 11535 Elm Lane, situated between the StoneCrest at Piper Glen shopping center and Ballantyne, on a 9.7-acre parcel. The Planet Fitness-anchored center was …
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The Camfield Corners shopping center in south Charlotte has sold for $11.2 million. Camfield purchased the center in 2015 for $11.8 million. Ziff Real Estate Partners bought the nearly 70,000-square-foot center at 11535 Elm Lane, situated between the StoneCrest at Piper Glen shopping center and Ballantyne, on a 9.7-acre parcel. The Planet Fitness-anchored center was …
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Leon Closes Financing on Morrisville Apartment Project
Leon Closes Financing on Morrisville Apartment Project
Leon Capital Group secured $58 million in construction financing for its 303-unit multifamily development in Morrisville. ACORE Capital Capital was the lender for the Raleigh/Durham area project at 3000 Bearing Way.
David Cocanougher, President of Leon Multifamily, added, “We believe the window to realize lower construction costs and deliver into a lower new supply environment is quickly closing, making our ability to execute these transactions with speed and certainty all the more important. We remain committed to strategically growing our portfolio despite these tough market conditions.”
The company recently closed on two other construction loans: a $41.5 million from Alerus Financial at 3340 E. Warner Road, in Gilbert, AZ and a $33.5 million loan from Broadway Bank for a multifamily development at Heritage Parkway and Miller Road in Mansfield, TX.
Over the past two years, Leon has initiated or completed nearly 2,300 units across seven developments. Since its inception, it has financed, developed, and sold more than 12,000 units.
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Leon Capital Group secured $58 million in construction financing for its 303-unit multifamily development in Morrisville. ACORE Capital Capital was the lender for the Raleigh/Durham area project at 3000 Bearing Way. David Cocanougher, President of Leon Multifamily, added, “We believe the window to realize lower construction costs and deliver into a lower new supply environment …
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Leon Capital Group secured $58 million in construction financing for its 303-unit multifamily development in Morrisville. ACORE Capital Capital was the lender for the Raleigh/Durham area project at 3000 Bearing Way. David Cocanougher, President of Leon Multifamily, added, “We believe the window to realize lower construction costs and deliver into a lower new supply environment …
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Major factory redevelopment brewing near Atlanta airport, I-85
Major factory redevelopment brewing near Atlanta airport, I-85
Major factory redevelopment brewing near Atlanta airport, I-85
Josh Green
Mon, 12/16/2024 – 08:04
A planned factory redevelopment that could have major economic implications for ITP cities near Atlanta’s airport is starting to rumble to life.
City of East Point officials recently announced they’ve partnered with McDonald Development Co. to transform a long-shuttered glass bottle manufacturing facility at 3107 Sylvan Road into a variety of uses, including a jobs hub.
The 55-acre property, formerly home to Owens-Illinois Inc., includes 800,000 square feet of empty industrial space today. But according to city officials, existing structures are in unsafe condition and will have to be cleared before development can move forward, though some features of the site will be retained.
Owens-Illinois, the world’s largest glass container manufacturer and a partner for many top food and beverage brands, closed its Atlanta plant in 2018, which had employed 250 people. The site’s been idle since.
The 3107 Sylvan Road site in relation to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Google Maps
Entry to the former Owens-Illinois plant, as seen last month. Google Maps
The location today counts “exceptional accessibility” being adjacent to Interstate 85 and within a few minutes of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport—selling points for a potential development with regional impact, per the city.
The old plant is immediately south of a large new covered airport parking facility along Sylvan Road, with Hapeville’s city limits across the street.
The potential redevelopment is just entering conceptual phases now, but East Point’s vision generally calls for a lively mixed-use hub with an emphasis on technology and creative industry uses.
Other aspects could include a mix of housing options for both long and short-term stays, hotel space, greenspaces, and a communal public area that would function as “a destination for entertainment, dining, and shopping, attracting both local and regional visitors,” per East Point’s announcement.
Overview of how the 55-acre East Point property could be reused. City of East Point/FB
McDonald’s development team plans to work with officials in both East Point and Hapeville while hosting public meetings to gather community input that will help shape the site’s future, per East Point city leadership.
McDonald, which is based in Atlanta with offices dotted around the Southeast, has developed more than 50 million square feet of real estate. Around Atlanta, the bulk of that has been office parks and shipping facilities, according to the company’s portfolio.
In terms of next steps, city officials say demolition plans will be put forward soon to take down hazardous structures at the factory site while keeping “key historical elements” intact.
Plans then call for refining the redevelopment vision over the next eight to 12 months.
Condition of the site today, next to Sylvan Road. Google Maps
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The 3107 Sylvan Road site in relation to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Google Maps
Overview of how the 55-acre East Point property could be reused. City of East Point/FB
Entry to the former Owens-Illinois plant, as seen last month. Google Maps
Condition of the site today, next to Sylvan Road. Google Maps
Major factory redevelopment brewing near Atlanta airport, I-85
Josh Green
Mon, 12/16/2024 – 08:04
A planned factory redevelopment that could have major economic implications for ITP cities near Atlanta’s airport is starting to rumble to life.
City of East Point officials recently announced they’ve partnered with McDonald Development Co. to transform a long-shuttered glass bottle manufacturing facility at 3107 Sylvan Road into a variety of uses, including a jobs hub.
The 55-acre property, formerly home to Owens-Illinois Inc., includes 800,000 square feet of empty industrial space today. But according to city officials, existing structures are in unsafe condition and will have to be cleared before development can move forward, though some features of the site will be retained.
Owens-Illinois, the world’s largest glass container manufacturer and a partner for many top food and beverage brands, closed its Atlanta plant in 2018, which had employed 250 people. The site’s been idle since.
The 3107 Sylvan Road site in relation to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Google Maps
Entry to the former Owens-Illinois plant, as seen last month. Google Maps
The location today counts “exceptional accessibility” being adjacent to Interstate 85 and within a few minutes of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport—selling points for a potential development with regional impact, per the city.
The old plant is immediately south of a large new covered airport parking facility along Sylvan Road, with Hapeville’s city limits across the street.
The potential redevelopment is just entering conceptual phases now, but East Point’s vision generally calls for a lively mixed-use hub with an emphasis on technology and creative industry uses.
Other aspects could include a mix of housing options for both long and short-term stays, hotel space, greenspaces, and a communal public area that would function as “a destination for entertainment, dining, and shopping, attracting both local and regional visitors,” per East Point’s announcement.
Overview of how the 55-acre East Point property could be reused. City of East Point/FB
McDonald’s development team plans to work with officials in both East Point and Hapeville while hosting public meetings to gather community input that will help shape the site’s future, per East Point city leadership.
McDonald, which is based in Atlanta with offices dotted around the Southeast, has developed more than 50 million square feet of real estate. Around Atlanta, the bulk of that has been office parks and shipping facilities, according to the company’s portfolio.
In terms of next steps, city officials say demolition plans will be put forward soon to take down hazardous structures at the factory site while keeping “key historical elements” intact.
Plans then call for refining the redevelopment vision over the next eight to 12 months.
Condition of the site today, next to Sylvan Road. Google Maps
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Condition of the site today, next to Sylvan Road. Google Maps
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Major factory redevelopment brewing near Atlanta airport, I-85
Josh Green
Mon, 12/16/2024 – 08:04
A planned factory redevelopment that could have major economic implications for ITP cities near Atlanta’s airport is starting to rumble to life.
City of East Point officials recently announced they’ve partnered with McDonald Development Co. to transform a long-shuttered glass bottle manufacturing facility at 3107 Sylvan Road into a variety of uses, including a jobs hub.
The 55-acre property, formerly home to Owens-Illinois Inc., includes 800,000 square feet of empty industrial space today. But according to city officials, existing structures are in unsafe condition and will have to be cleared before development can move forward, though some features of the site will be retained.
Owens-Illinois, the world’s largest glass container manufacturer and a partner for many top food and beverage brands, closed its Atlanta plant in 2018, which had employed 250 people. The site’s been idle since.
The 3107 Sylvan Road site in relation to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Google Maps
Entry to the former Owens-Illinois plant, as seen last month. Google Maps
The location today counts “exceptional accessibility” being adjacent to Interstate 85 and within a few minutes of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport—selling points for a potential development with regional impact, per the city.
The old plant is immediately south of a large new covered airport parking facility along Sylvan Road, with Hapeville’s city limits across the street.
The potential redevelopment is just entering conceptual phases now, but East Point’s vision generally calls for a lively mixed-use hub with an emphasis on technology and creative industry uses.
Other aspects could include a mix of housing options for both long and short-term stays, hotel space, greenspaces, and a communal public area that would function as “a destination for entertainment, dining, and shopping, attracting both local and regional visitors,” per East Point’s announcement.
Overview of how the 55-acre East Point property could be reused. City of East Point/FB
McDonald’s development team plans to work with officials in both East Point and Hapeville while hosting public meetings to gather community input that will help shape the site’s future, per East Point city leadership.
McDonald, which is based in Atlanta with offices dotted around the Southeast, has developed more than 50 million square feet of real estate. Around Atlanta, the bulk of that has been office parks and shipping facilities, according to the company’s portfolio.
In terms of next steps, city officials say demolition plans will be put forward soon to take down hazardous structures at the factory site while keeping “key historical elements” intact.
Plans then call for refining the redevelopment vision over the next eight to 12 months.
Condition of the site today, next to Sylvan Road. Google Maps
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McDonald Development Co.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Owens-Illinois
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The 3107 Sylvan Road site in relation to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Google Maps
Overview of how the 55-acre East Point property could be reused. City of East Point/FB
Entry to the former Owens-Illinois plant, as seen last month. Google Maps
Condition of the site today, next to Sylvan Road. Google Maps
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Vision in East Point calls for remaking long-shuttered plant into variety of uses
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College Park/East Point
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