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Project starts delivering in walking distance to Gwinnett town center Josh Green Tue, 11/05/2024 - 13:04 Two years after breaking ground, a multifamily project that “sets a new standard for suburban living” has opened within walking distance of Sugar Hill’s burgeoning town center in northern Gwinnett County, according to developers.

Conclave Sugar Hill, a 306-unit mix of apartments and rental townhomes, debuted its first phase in recent weeks at a site tucked off Ga. Highway 20, just north of Downtown Sugar Hill.

The 1375 Hillcrest Drive location also counts a direct connection to the Sugar Hill Greenway, a five-mile multi-use trail that will eventually span 16.5 miles.

According to the project’s Atlanta-based developers, Novare Group and BCDC, a Greenway bridge is planned to span Ga. Highway 20 to help connect city residents with downtown, which counts attractions such as The Bowl communal amphitheater, boutique retail and restaurants, and the distinctive, Art Deco-inspired Eagle Theatre. The southernmost shores of Lake Lanier are also nearby.

Jim Borders, Novare’s president and CEO, said in a project announcement that Sugar Hill’s “focus on enhancing the quality of life” has made it “one of the most desirable places to live in Gwinnett County.”

Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill

Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill

Developers have previously described the Conclave rental community, with options ranging from studios to three-bedroom townhomes, as Class A and the most luxurious product in the market.

Right now, the least expensive options available start at $1,455 monthly. That rents one bedroom and one bathroom in 597 square feet.

The priciest apartments listed are three-bedroom, two-bathroom units with 1,338 square feet. Those start at $2,645.

Prices for multi-level townhome units with private garages aren’t listed.

Communal amenities at Conclave include a resort-style pool, two-story clubroom with a lounge and library, coworking spaces, a dog park, fire pits, greenspaces, and a two-story fitness center.

The smallest, 597-square-foot floorplan currently offered at Conclave Sugar Hill. Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill

Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill

The project team also includes Atlanta architecture firm Dynamik Design, civil engineers Kimley Horn, and general contractor Doster Construction.

Swing up to the gallery for a quick look at how phase one has come together in Sugar Hill.

The Conclave project's location in relation to intown Atlanta and Lake Lanier. Google Maps

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The Conclave project's location in relation to intown Atlanta and Lake Lanier. Google Maps

Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill

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Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill

Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill

The smallest, 597-square-foot floorplan currently offered at Conclave Sugar Hill. Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill

The community's largest apartment floorplan currently listed, renting for $2,645 per month and up. Novare Group; BCDC/Conclave Sugar Hill

Subtitle Conclave Sugar Hill includes townhomes, connection to five-mile Greenway

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Plans for next Buckhead condo high-rise come into focus Josh Green Tue, 11/05/2024 - 10:37 Days appear to be numbered for a shopping center tucked a block off Peachtree Road as another stack of for-sale Buckhead condos moves through the development process.

Florida-based developer Kolter Urban has set sights on another Buckhead parcel to build the still-rare housing type for post-recession Atlanta at 102 W. Paces Ferry Road, a location easily walkable to some of the subdistrict's most attractive shopping and restaurants.

Kolter Urban has filed plans—and fresh renderings for the 19-story project—with Buckhead’s SPI-9 Development Review Committee ahead of the board’s monthly meeting Wednesday.

Plans for the 19-story proposal's West Paces Ferry Road facade in Buckhead. Kolter Urban; RJTR

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The West Paces Ferry Road site is currently home to a small shopping center called Buckhead Plaza, which Kolter Urban hopes to demolish soon to start building 198 condos and parking, according to a DRC agenda.  

The developer will be seeking variances regarding the relationship of the condo tower to the street and its maximum setback, per the DRC.

Renderings compiled by Atlanta-based RJTR architecture firm indicate the building will have a stair-stepped design with balconies jutting off each facade and a tall, glassy base level at the street. Designs call for floorplans with between one and three bedrooms.

Retail has not been mentioned in design plans to date. None was included in the main buildings of Kolter Urban's earlier Atlanta projects, either. 

Closer look at West Paces Ferry Road entries. Kolter Urban; RJTR

Situated next door to the St. Regis Atlanta hotel and condos, the property was previously targeted for a massive, multi-tower development with a hotel and more than 300 residential units that never took off.

For Kolter Urban, the project would mark its third high-rise in Atlanta to move forward since the COVID-19 pandemic, joining the 18-story contract magnet that is Dillon Buckhead, and the sold-out, 22-story Graydon project.

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Existing conditions around Buckhead Plaza. RJTR

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The 102 W. Paces Ferry Road property in question (at right), just west of the St. Regis Atlanta tower.Google Maps

Plans for the 19-story proposal's West Paces Ferry Road facade in Buckhead. Kolter Urban; RJTR

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Closer look at West Paces Ferry Road entries. Kolter Urban; RJTR

Existing conditions around Buckhead Plaza. RJTR

Subtitle Florida developer Kolter Urban seeks to move forward with demolition of Buckhead Plaza first

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Sneak peek: New Atlanta Beltline section to debut in coming days Josh Green Mon, 11/04/2024 - 16:16 True to construction timelines announced in early 2023, Atlanta Beltline Inc. is set to officially debut an important section of the 22-mile loop next to the city’s marquee greenspace this month.

Beltline officials have scheduled a ribbon-cutting Nov. 12 for a .9-mile section known as Northeast Trail–Segment 1 that provides multiple, direct connections to Piedmont Park and attractions such as Park Tavern, dog parks, and Atlanta Botanical Garden.

The trail remains closed today (and under construction in places) but was being patronized by plenty of curious locals this past weekend.

Where the Northeast Trail meets the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The latest Northeast Trail segment in relation to Piedmont Park's dog park. Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.

Segment 1 begins at the reconfigured intersection of 10th Street and Monroe Drive and extends up to Westminster Drive, providing an off-street link between Midtown, Virginia-Highland, and Morningside.

It also connects the popular Eastside Trail with previously completed sections of the Northeast Trail, making possible travel along the Beltline between eastside neighborhoods such as Reynoldstown up to southern Buckhead.

Project officials announced in April 2023 that Segment 1 was moving forward six months ahead of schedule. A groundbreaking was held in August last year. 

Features include what’s come to be standard with all new Beltline trails: a 14-foot-wide concrete path, fiber duct bank, connections to adjacent streets, stainless steel handrails and guardrails, lighting, and security cameras, among other components.

Where a new 10th Street bike lane, a (slightly) raised pedestrian crossing, and traffic signals at Monroe Drive and Kanuga Street have been implemented. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.

Next to the new segment, a popular gravel trail—referred to as the “Transit Trail” in Beltline communications—will remain open to the public in largely the same state once construction of the Beltline’s mainline trail is finished through Piedmont Park. The paved trail section sits below the gravel trail and will be separated by “dense planting,” project officials previously told Urbanize Atlanta.

Swing up to the gallery for a sneak peek of Northeast Trail–Segment 1, from both ground level and high above.  

The segment in yellow set to open next week, linking the popular Eastside Trail (bottom) with the rest of the Northeast Trail. Atlanta Beltline Inc.

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Beltline Northeast Trail construction next to Park Tavern at Monroe Drive today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Where a new 10th Street bike lane, a (slightly) raised pedestrian crossing, and traffic signals at Monroe Drive and Kanuga Street have been implemented. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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Construction progress on a zigzagging connector from the Northeast Trail to a main Piedmont Park meadow. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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Where the Northeast Trail meets the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

New stairs and runnels to Piedmont Park's dog parks. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The latest Northeast Trail segment in relation to Piedmont Park's dog park. Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.

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Photo by LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.

The segment in yellow set to open next week, linking the popular Eastside Trail (bottom) with the rest of the Northeast Trail. Atlanta Beltline Inc.

Subtitle How the Beltline's long-awaited route through Piedmont Park is nearly complete

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Developer picked, vision emerges for historic, ailing Atlanta landmark Josh Green Mon, 11/04/2024 - 13:43 After years of false hope for Atlanta preservationists and downtown boosters, a development team has been picked to lead the transformation of a historic but ailing landmark building and inject the Five Points area with a significant amount of new housing.

Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development arm, intends to ink a deal with Wisconsin-based affordable housing developer Gorman & Company to turn the Atlanta Constitution Building property at 143 Alabama St. into nearly 200 apartments and retail.

That will include a new mid-rise apartment building rising from a parking lot along Ted Turner Drive, between Five Points and the under-construction Centennial Yards megaproject, according to plans outlined by Invest Atlanta.  

Last summer, Invest Atlanta officials set an Aug. 2 deadline for developers to respond to a Request for Proposals regarding the city-owned, architectural landmark across the street from MARTA’s Five Points station that’s stood mostly vacant since before Jimmy Carter was president. That RFP repeatedly stated a redevelopment team must be capable of making significant progress on the Atlanta Constitution Building’s renovation prior to the start of Atlanta’s month of World Cup matches beginning in June 2026.

Invest Atlanta now plans to enter a long-term lease and master-development agreement with Gorman & Company for the Alabama Street property and adjacent parcels.

Planned signage at the corner of Alabama and Forsyth streets. Gorman & Company; Gensler

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Gorman, a national developer, has been on a building spree at sites around Atlanta, debuting its first project in Westview and another near MARTA’s Hamilton E. Holmes station this year. Another Gorman development with an adaptive-reuse component, Sweet Auburn Grande, is expected to break ground any day, while another near Mall West End has more recently entered the pipeline.

Prior to millions of World Cup fans descending upon Atlanta for eight scheduled matches, Invest Atlanta is calling for the Atlanta Constitution Building to stabilized, with its overall appearance improved, façade fixed, and first and second floors activated for World Cup-related events and retail.

Other changes planned for the first phase call for the addition of digital signage and activation of the site’s existing surface parking lots, immediately to the west.

Beyond that, Gorman’s plans call for 197 apartments total across two phases, the first being adaptive-reuse of the existing Alabama Street building and the second construction of a new structure next door.   

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A digital billboard on the proposed new building overlooking a greenspace where parking lots and active rail lines currently operate. Gorman & Company; Gensler

Only seven of the units would rent at market-rate, and the rest would be capped at between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income monthly, per Gorman & Company’s proposal. More than half of the apartments would be one-bedroom units.

Invest Atlanta's timeline calls for finalizing the building’s design and financial plan in May next year—and for phase-one construction to span between that month and May 2026, ending roughly a month before FIFA World Cup matches begin. 

Construction on the second part of phase one—the conversion of existing spaces to residential units—would span between January 2026 and March the following year, per Invest Atlanta’s timeline.

In August 2026, the month after Atlanta’s World Cup matches conclude, construction on the new building is scheduled to begin, with a goal of concluding in July 2028.

How the new mid-rise apartment building would front Ted Turner Drive. Gorman & Company; Gensler

As seen last year, the 1947 building's facade at the intersection of Alabama and Forsyth streets is a rare local example of Art Moderne design.Google Maps

A rare example of Art Moderne-style architecture in the city, the original five-story, 95,000-square-foot structure was built in 1947 for the Atlanta Constitution newspaper, a predecessor to today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution, but that operation moved out after just a few years. Georgia Power moved in around 1953 but was gone in the early 1970s, leaving the property vacant ever since. In more recent years, metal shields were placed over windows to prevent homeless encampments. At one point, trees sprouted from the roof. 

Companies that responded to the RFP were evaluated on their financial capacity, experience and qualifications, feasibility of their proposal, and redevelopment vision and approach, according to Invest Atlanta. 

Invest Atlanta officials pointed to Gorman’s swifter, in-house design capabilities and 40 years of experience in “downtown revitalization, historic preservation, mixed-use, workforce housing, neighborhood transformations, and preservation of affordable housing projects” as selling points. Financial details of the deal weren’t specified.

“Overall, the evaluation indicated that the team was extremely confident that the recommended developer [Gorman] possesses the knowledge and expertise to successfully perform the scope of work described,” notes an Invest Atlanta summary. “[Gorman also] proposed the most advantageous offer or deal structure as a financial partner in the redevelopment.”

Invest Atlanta’s quest to remake the landmark building has made headlines before.

Back in 2017, following a lengthy RFP process, a new era for the Atlanta Constitution Building appeared to be dawning, as Invest Atlanta agreed to sell the property to developer Pope & Land, with Place Properties on board to erect a new residential building next door—a scheme not dissimilar to what Gorman is now proposing.

Initially, those earlier plans called for completing $24 million worth of construction in 2021, but the deal never closed, and redevelopment efforts fizzled.

Find a closer look at plans for the property's revitalization and other details below: 

Breakdown of the initial phase of construction scheduled to finish a month before the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Gorman & Company; Gensler

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Planned scope of the new-construction building in relation to the current Art Moderne-style structure.Gorman & Company; Gensler

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Breakdown of plans for 197 new apartments downtown. Invest Atlanta

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The 143 Alabama Street property's proximity to Five Points MARTA station, Underground Atlanta, and the Gulch—all of which are in the process of revitalization or redevelopment. Google Maps

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As seen last year, the 1947 building's facade at the intersection of Alabama and Forsyth streets is a rare local example of Art Moderne design.Google Maps

Planned signage at the corner of Alabama and Forsyth streets. Gorman & Company; Gensler

Breakdown of the initial phase of construction scheduled to finish a month before the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Gorman & Company; Gensler

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Planned scope of the new-construction building in relation to the current Art Moderne-style structure.Gorman & Company; Gensler

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How the new mid-rise apartment building would front Ted Turner Drive. Gorman & Company; Gensler

A digital billboard on the proposed new building overlooking a greenspace where parking lots and active rail lines currently operate. Gorman & Company; Gensler

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Breakdown of plans for 197 new apartments downtown. Invest Atlanta

Subtitle City-owned Atlanta Constitution property to house nearly 200 residences near Five Points

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At last, Piedmont Avenue Complete Street overhaul moves forward Josh Green Mon, 11/04/2024 - 08:02 Nearly a decade in the making, another Midtown Complete Street project is moving forward that’s designed to more safely move non-drivers near Piedmont Park.

Midtown Alliance has officially opened the bidding process for the Piedmont Avenue Complete Street Project, a 1.1-mile remake of an important, northbound intown thoroughfare.

A pre-bid conference for the project’s prospective builders is scheduled for Nov. 14.

The section of Piedmont Avenue in question stretches from Ponce de Leon Avenue up to 15th Street, where the roadway separates Ansley Park and the Piedmont Driving Club. 

The reworked corridor is designed to better accommodate walkers, bicyclists, and those with limited mobility, while providing a new gateway for non-motorists to the western side of Piedmont Park.

Most of it would replace the easternmost parking and travel lane on Piedmont Avenue with a northbound bike lane. On-street parking would be designated for the other side of the street.

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Scope of the 1.1-mile project. via Midtown Alliance

Like the under-construction, southbound bike lane at the Juniper Complete Street Project a block away, the protected Piedmont Avenue bike lane will travel in just one direction.

One short stretch of Piedmont Avenue—from a popular park entrance at 14th Street up to 15th Street—will see its sidewalk replaced with a multi-use path on the east side of the street, according to Midtown Alliance.

The project first came to light as part of the Renew Atlanta Bond program and Midtown Transportation Plan back in 2015. The engineering and design process began three years later, and the city approved the project’s final construction documents in 2021. 

Funding sources include City of Atlanta TSPLOST 1.0 and Midtown Improvement District funds. Project officials estimated in 2022 the Complete Street would cost $5.2 million.

Now, all bids for the project are due Dec. 5.

Breakdown of a typical Piedmont Avenue Complete Street Project section. via Midtown Alliance

Whichever bidder is picked will have 545 days (or roughly a year and 1/2) to complete the work on Piedmont Avenue from the date of selection, per bidding documentation.

Below is a before/after look at what complete-streets implementation will mean for the intersection of Piedmont Avenue and 6th Street, as one example: 

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Scope of the 1.1-mile project. via Midtown Alliance

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Breakdown of a typical Piedmont Avenue Complete Street Project section. via Midtown Alliance

Subtitle Another Midtown one-way cycletrack en route near Piedmont Park

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Images: Project near Atlantic Station enters construction homestretch Josh Green Fri, 11/01/2024 - 16:05 As with under-construction multifamily builds UrbA ATL and the wedge-shaped 400 Bishop, an infill project by national homebuilder Toll Brothers is bringing housing options to a Loring Heights site where none existed before.  

Tucked off Northside Drive, a few blocks west of Atlantic Station’s Target, the 34-unit townhome project is taking shape on formerly vacant land that had been cleared of low-rise structures about six years ago.

It’s called 568 West as a nod to its address, 568 Trabert Ave.

The project broke ground in early 2024 and is expected to open next spring, according to Toll Brothers reps.

Example of planned 568 West facades. Toll Brothers

Site plans for the 34-home 568 West project. Toll Brothers

None of the 568 West townhomes have come to market yet, but project officials tell Urbanize Atlanta that prices are expected to begin in the mid-$700,000s.

As infill townhome projects go (the trend lately has leaned toward smaller units to keep pricing down), the 568 West offerings will be relatively large.

According to Toll Brothers, each townhouse will stand four stories, with two-car garages at the base and rooftop terraces and lofts on fourth floors above.

Two 568 West floorplans will be offered, both with four bedrooms, four and ½ bathrooms, and roughly 2,540 square feet.

The project's 568 Trabert Ave. location (in red) relative to Atlantic Station and intown freeways. Google Maps

Beyond Atlantic Station’s shopping and eats, marketing materials point to the Westside Provisions District and sprawling Westside Park—where a new wooded bike park is percolating—as perks of living in the area.  

568 West joins several other under-construction or recently finished townhome bets from Toll Brothers spread across the ITP landscape.

Those include Eloise at Grant Park, Beckham Place at Morningside, New Talley Station in Decatur, and Nolyn Pointe in Chosewood Park.

For floorplan fanatics, here’s a detailed look at the largest plans listed so far in Loring Heights:

Ground-floor design for the largest 568 West offering listed to date, the Fawcett plan. Toll Brothers

Second floor. Toll Brothers

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Top-level layout for the Fawcett floorplan. Toll Brothers

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The project's 568 Trabert Ave. location (in red) relative to Atlantic Station and intown freeways. Google Maps

Site plans for the 34-home 568 West project. Toll Brothers

Example of planned 568 West facades. Toll Brothers

Ground-floor design for the largest 568 West offering listed to date, the Fawcett plan. Toll Brothers

Second floor. Toll Brothers

Third floor. Toll Brothers

Top-level layout for the Fawcett floorplan. Toll Brothers

Subtitle 568 West is bringing 34 townhomes to market on previously vacant lot

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Warehouse project near MARTA, Beltline on brink of construction Josh Green Fri, 11/01/2024 - 13:44 After years of discussions, neighborhood pushback, and compromise, a controversial warehouse project in Southwest Atlanta is on the brink of construction as Beltline investment moves forward in blocks around it.

California-based logistics real estate company Prologis plans to break ground soon on a 32-acre site at 1400 Murphy Ave. in Sylvan hills that had housed a historic, 1930s former Nabisco snacks plant for generations that was demolished and cleared.

Prologis’ plans call for building two light industrial structures for warehouse shipping and logistics called InTown Station. Collectively, the new buildings will count more than 625,000 square feet, with around 6,000 square feet of that being devoted to offices.

According to Prologis marketing materials, the site will also see 635 spaces for vehicle parking, and another 51 spaces for tractor-trailer parking.

Kent Mason, Prologis senior vice president and market officer, tells Urbanize Atlanta the redevelopment is scheduled to open on Murphy Avenue by the end of 2025.

“We have worked with the city and engaged with the community for the past three and 1/2 years,” Mason noted via email, “and the city has approved our plan to build two modern and sustainable logistics facilities.”

Entries planned for the InTown Station project along Murphy Avenue. Courtesy of Prologis

The 32-acre Prologis site in Sylvan Hills and nearby points of interest. Google Maps; UA

As Atlanta preservationists pulled (to no avail) for the Nabisco factory to be adaptively-reused, groups such as the Capitol View Neighborhood Association and Sylvan Hills Neighborhood Association spoke out against Prologis’ plans after the company had acquired the site for a reported $22.5 million in 2021. Concerns centered on the amount of truck traffic the operations would generate—and how that might impact safety for pedestrians in a residential neighborhood with MARTA’s Oakland City transit station across the street.

Prologis’ site is also situated a few blocks southwest of the 22-mile mainline Beltline loop. A new 1.3-mile Beltline spur trail—the first Beltline segment to link directly to a MARTA station—was announced last month. It will run alongside the northern section of the Prologis warehouse complex.  

Also nearby, the Beltline’s 20-acre Murphy Crossing development is expected to break ground as soon as September next year, with more than 1,000 new residences and a village of shops and offices eventually planned.

According to Mason, Prologis is planning to create a more pedestrian-friendly connection from InTown Station to the MARTA hub as part of the development. Those changes will come at the corner of Murphy and Arden avenues.

Plans call for both Prologis buildings to achieve LEED Silver sustainability certification, with EV charging stations and the ability to add solar on the roofs depending on tenant needs. 

InTown Station's proximity to MARTA and downtown. Courtesy of Prologis

Prologis is building Intown Station on spec, with no tenants secured, but Mason said that’s common at this stage for such projects.

“Facilities like these are critical to local communities—they help deliver the goods local businesses and residents need, strengthen Atlanta’s supply chain, create jobs, and contribute to the local economy,” said Mason. “We look forward to the project moving forward.”

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The 32-acre Prologis site in Sylvan Hills and nearby points of interest. Google Maps; UA

InTown Station's proximity to MARTA and downtown. Courtesy of Prologis

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Subtitle 32-acre Prologis complex on forthcoming Beltline spur was source of neighborhood pushback

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In downtown Hapeville, remodel brewing for proposed new brewery Josh Green Fri, 11/01/2024 - 08:59 From Grant Park to Old Fourth Ward and many suburbs beyond, it’s been a crushing year for metro Atlanta brewery fans who’ve seen one watering hole close after the next. But now, better news on the brewery front is bubbling up in Hapeville’s growing downtown.

Columbus-based Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse is moving forward with plans to open a second brewery location in Hapeville in a remodeled building colloquially known as “The Hangar” at 3361 Dogwood Drive.

That’s where Arches Brewing operated its taproom for eight years before uprooting recently to the Atlanta Utility Works complex in nearby East Point.

Chattabrewchee ownership brought plans this month to the Hapeville Design Review Committee for an update to the vacant one-story building, located about two blocks north of the city’s historic main drag, North Central Avenue.

Overview of remodel plans, with the main entry facing Dogwood Drive at left. Jonathan Joyner Designs/Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse

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Plans call for remodeling the Dogwood Drive façade from a low-gable to a parapet-style façade. Other changes will see the current metal façade replaced with new brick fascia and stucco, to include decorative brick columns.

According to filings, additional surface parking has been added to plans for the rear of the property to accommodate the city’s required parking minimums. Alterations are expected to cost $17,000, per paperwork submitted to the DRC.

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Chattabrewchee owner Beau Neal tells Urbanize Atlanta the Hapeville concept could open as early as mid to late December this year, pending alcohol licensing approval. Expect a soft opening followed by a more official ribbon-cutting, Neal says.

The Hangar building falls within Hapeville’s Arts District Overlay and the Urban Village zoning district, which is designed to encourage a more walkable and cohesive environment.

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Overview of remodel plans, with the main entry facing Dogwood Drive at left. Jonathan Joyner Designs/Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse

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On the opposite side of Hapeville's railroad tracks and arts district, Arches Brewing opened in 2016. The back patio is seen here in November.Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Subtitle Building called “The Hangar” to house second location of Georgia-born Chattabrewchee

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Ponce City Market scores major lease from company leaving Midtown Josh Green Thu, 10/31/2024 - 15:45 Nearly 200 new office workers will soon be reporting to work at Ponce City Market, with more potentially to come, following a significant lease inked by property owner Jamestown.

CONA Services LLC has signed a lease for roughly 49,000 square feet on the sixth floor of the Old Fourth Ward landmark, swapping Midtown offices for space on what JLL recently pinpointed as Atlanta’s most expensive street for offices.

CONA Services, which provides IT for Atlanta-based soft drink giant North American Coca-Cola Bottling System, will be vacating Midtown’s 10 10th Street, a 14-story building near MARTA’s Midtown station.

According to Jamestown, CONA Service’s space will take a portion of the sixth floor and house 180 employees initially, with room left for future growth. Terms of the lease weren’t disclosed in an announcement today.

Brett Findley, CONA Services CEO, called Ponce City Market’s “extraordinary offering of amenities” a selling point for growing the company in a historic space. It will join other companies in adaptive-reuse office spaces that include Capital One, Airbus, and FanDuel.

Another perk, per Jamestown officials, will be access to a new flexible workspace amenity that’s scheduled to open at Ponce City Market next year. That calls for 8,000 square feet of conference rooms available for booking, lounge spaces, and breakout rooms for office tenants. 

Office dwellers in the building also have access to onsite daycare and medical facilities, free entry to The Roof at PCM ($15 for an adult day pass otherwise), along with several wellness and health options on the property.

Photo courtesy of Jamestown

According to Jamestown, Ponce City Market has added roughly 100 businesses that employ more than 5,000 people since opening its doors to the initial redevelopment phase in 2014.

Elsewhere on the property, global accounting, financial, HR and payroll technology company Sage plans to move into the recently completed 619 Ponce, a four-story mass timber office venture, in early 2025.

Jamestown officials have said Sage will take 57,000 square feet of that building’s upper floors for its North American headquarters. A timber-bedecked Pottery Barn opened on the ground floor earlier this year.

The most recent addition to Ponce City Market’s block is Jamestown’s new 21-story Scout Living flexible-hospitality tower. That project started accepting reservations last month for its 405 one and two-bedroom units that can be booked for a single night, a week, or months at a time.

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Subtitle Sixth-floor space at Old Fourth Ward landmark will house 180 employees, with room for more

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In Brookhaven, mixed-use district enters pipeline at 32-acre site Josh Green Thu, 10/31/2024 - 13:58 Plans are starting to materialize for a site the City of Brookhaven has pinpointed as primo real estate for mixed-use housing and more density.

Atlanta-based developer Third & Urban wants to redevelop a 32-acre office park wedged between Buford Highway and Interstate 85 into a walkable district that blends retail, housing, and greenspace while catering to the area’s quickly growing employers, especially in the healthcare sector.

The multi-phase proposal could breathe new life into the long-underperforming Corporate Square office park—and its vast seas of asphalt parking. 

The Corporate Square Boulevard site is situated across the interstate from the recently opened Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Arthur M. Blank Hospital and Emory University’s planned Executive Park Healthcare Innovation District, a billion-dollar, long-term project.

Third & Urban on Friday submitted a Development of Regional Impact filing with the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, a state-level requirement for projects large enough to potentially impact local municipalities.

Part of the lonely Corporate Square site in question in July this year. Google Maps

Looking north across the Brookhaven site, with I-85 shown at right. Third & Urban

According to Third & Urban’s vision, the office-park remake would take place across several phases. Once fully built, per developers, the site could see up to 2,000 new residences (a mix of apartments, townhomes, corporate housing, and senior living residences) and an active public plaza. Other facets would include 30,000 square feet of retail, a 350-key hotel, and some 100,000 square feet of medical office space.

Beyond Children’s hospital and Emory Healthcare, the site is relatively close to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention global headquarter and Emory University, which collectively employ more than 40,000 people, as project officials note. The acreage is zoned M-Industrial, but Third & Urban is seeking to have it rezoned to Master Planned Development, or MPD, to support mixed uses.

Another selling point is the site’s direct connectivity to the 1.3-mile Peachtree Creek Greenway that extends north from Druid Hills Road. Future phases call for linking the multi-use trail south to the Atlanta Beltline and PATH400 through Buckhead, and north to other cities such as Doraville and Chamblee.

The Corporate Square Boulevard site in relation to Buford Highway, I-85, and the expanded hospital complex. Google Maps

Third & Urban is the same firm behind adaptive-reuse projects Westside Paper and Common Ground along the Beltline, and is also a partner in the proposed mixed-use overhaul of Bankhead MARTA station. The developer was behind 2022 plans to remake a full block of Little Five Points where dive-bar landmark Star Bar stands, but that proposal was later withdrawn in the face of public opposition.  

Should the Brookhaven project move forward as planned, it would continue Third & Urban’s new strategy of targeting office parks that have seen better days “in high-growth, first-ring suburban markets and repositioning them into their highest and best use,” per project announcement today. 

On that note, Third & Urban also acquired the six-building Dunwoody Park offices earlier this year at the Perimeter, which are currently being leased while developers weigh long-term redevelopment possibilities.

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The Corporate Square Boulevard site in relation to Buford Highway, I-85, and the expanded hospital complex. Google Maps

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Subtitle Third & Urban plans call for up to 2,000 new homes, much more off Buford Highway

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Now 10 years old, is Avalon metro Atlanta's best big development? Josh Green Thu, 10/31/2024 - 01:13 Atlanta newbies won’t recall, but Avalon’s property was a true land-use downer along Ga. Highway 400 not all that long ago: little more than red clay mounds, unfinished streets, and the weedy bones of a 100-acre development that had stalled out and died prior to the Great Recession.

But 10 years ago this week, the first phase of Avalon debuted—with a splash. According to its creators, the region's real estate industry hasn't been the same since. 

Four days of celebrations to mark the occasion seemed fitting for a North American Properties project that had been billed for years as an OTP trendsetter, the South’s first “urbanburb,” and an instant live-work-play icon like metro Atlanta had never seen, all set amidst a backdrop of what former NAP managing partner Mark Toro once described as demographic gold.

Celebrated intown chefs couldn’t open outposts of popular eateries at Avalon fast enough. For guests willing to pay, the Ritz-Carlton-trained valets were a first. The high-end $5,000/month apartments—some 15 miles beyond the Interstate 285 Perimeter—flabbergasted intowners. But it was just the beginning of a three-phase, $1-billion bet on the ’burbs that’s logged more than 65 million visitors since.

Which begs the question: Could Avalon be the best large-scale, ground-up development in metro Atlanta in a generation—or ever? 

Or could its impact be overblown? 

The scope of Avalon's 86 acres today. Courtesy of North American Properties

To mark the birthday milestone, NAP officials have compiled stats that verify, in their view, how the mixed-use colossus that sprang from Alpharetta dirt has become a “renowned model” toured by “countless developers and city leaders from around the globe, each hoping to emulate its success,” according to an impact summary. (Coincidentally, NAP was officially acquired this week by Ponce City Market developer Jamestown.)

From Halcyon in Forsyth County to an under-construction district near Chateau Elan and the growing Battery Atlanta, mixed-use, market-rate ventures of grand scale have cropped up after Avalon. Many have compared themselves to the Alpharetta community as a selling point, both with government officials and the general public.

And why not? According to NAP’s analysis, Avalon has created 4,000 jobs. It’s racked up more than $3 billion in retail sales and won some 30 awards. It’s logged 700,000 hotel room nights booked and north of 15,400 conference center bookings.

Avalon has become synonymous with communal events, including ice-skating. Courtesy of North American Properties

Among its list of firsts, NAP says Avalon introduced the metro’s first chef-driven restaurant roster to anchor a mixed-use, suburban development, and the first high-speed Gigabit internet community in Georgia. The 330-room Hotel at Avalon was Alpharetta’s first boutique—and ditto for Avalon’s ice-skating rink.

In what NAP calls the "Avalon effect," the project’s leaders say it has sparked significant market growth in Alpharetta (the two-time reigning Suburban Smackdown tourney champion, it should be noted). Since Avalon opened in October 2014, the north Fulton County city has seen a 13 percent increase in households, a 10 percent bump in population overall, and more than 11,500 business permits issued.

The Hotel at Avalon (center) was the north OTP city's first boutique. Courtesy of North American Properties

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NAP started developing Avalon in 2012 and sold the initial phase of the upscale district four years later to PGIM for $500 million; but the Cincinnati-based firm behind the transformations of Atlantic Station and Colony Square was retained to oversee retail leasing efforts and management.

Today, the formerly barren development gravesite that became Avalon includes (deep breath) more than 570,000 square feet of retail, a full-service hotel, a 12-screen theater, a conference center, 750,000 square feet of Class A offices, and more than 630 apartments and standalone homes. Its $1-billion in development covers a whopping 2.4 million square feet total.

NAP says Avalon hosts more than 200 events annually—ranging from a blowout Kentucky Derby party and makers markets to movie nights—attended by seven and ½ million visitors.

Below is a before/after look at how Avalon things started, and where they stand today. Even “drive-to urbanism” haters could concede the scale is impressive. But is Avalon in 2024—recently described by NAP as “the region’s crown jewel”—all it’s cracked up to be?

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The Hotel at Avalon (center) was the north OTP city's first boutique. Courtesy of North American Properties

Avalon has become synonymous with communal events, including ice-skating. Courtesy of North American Properties

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The scope of Avalon's 86 acres today. Courtesy of North American Properties

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Development process for new Beltline section officially moves forward Josh Green Wed, 10/30/2024 - 16:58 A short but important piece of the Atlanta Beltline loop has officially kicked off its long process of design and development, project officials relayed today.

Atlanta Beltline Inc. has opened the solicitation process for design of a section in West End called Westside Trail—Segment 6, which is currently an abandoned and cleared rail corridor just north of the Lee + White warehouse district.

Beltline officials describe the .6-mile section as a “pivotal” link between existing Westside Trail sections in former rail corridor that currently end at Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard and Lawton Street, leaving a gap.

The deadline for firms to reply to the Beltline’s Statements of Qualifications request for lead design and engineering is Dec. 5.

“By closing the gap with Segment 6, we’re creating pathways of opportunity, ensuring all Atlantans can enjoy access to this vital part of the trail,” Kimberly Wilson, the Beltline’s vice president of design and construction, said in today’s announcement.

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The design phase is scheduled to last through early 2026. Beltline officials are aiming to complete the project in 2027, with landscaping work to follow the opening, according to a recent project update.

The 14-foot-wide, multi-use trail will include bells and whistles found with other Beltline sections, including the popular Eastside Trail.

Soft shoulders beside the paved pathway, lighting, security cameras, a fiber duct bank, stainless steel handrails and guardrails, and drainage components with a focus on green infrastructure, among other aspects, will be included, per project leaders.  

The gap in paved, in-corridor trail has existed (and confounded some first-time users) since the three-mile, $43-million Westside Trail debuted seven years ago. It’s required Beltline patrons to exit the Westside Trail corridor and zigzag up and down ramps and follow an adjacent sidewalk path to continue using the Beltline.

The paved Segment 6 will create a much straighter and simpler protected route. It will run between the 1295 West Apartments (formerly Donnelly Gardens) and a large warehouse and office structure where Lee + White owners Ackerman & Co. are planning to build out another 208,000 square feet of mixed uses. A large pickleball concept is scheduled to open at that building in coming months.

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Beyond Segment 6, the full 5.6-mile Westside Trail’s completion is on the horizon.

The biggest remaining gap—a 1.3-mile section between Bankhead and Historic Westin Heights, down to the western edge of Washington Park—remains largely under construction.

Beltline leaders say that piece, Segment 4, is on pace to open in the second quarter of next year. It will include a direct (and relatively flat) link into downtown via the Westside Beltline Connector trail.

Location of Westside Trail—Segment 6 on the 22-mile mainline loop. Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

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Location of Westside Trail—Segment 6 on the 22-mile mainline loop. Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

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Subtitle But don't hold your breath, ATL, for Westside Trail—Segment 6

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