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Atlanta Botanical Garden expansion progresses, eyes groundbreaking Josh Green Tue, 10/15/2024 - 12:22 Two years after plans initially came to light for Atlanta Botanical Garden’s first-ever expansion, the landmark Midtown attraction is completing a fundraising campaign while finalizing designs and zoning approvals with an eye on breaking ground next year. Maybe.

The Atlanta Beltline Design Review Committee is scheduled to hear zoning variance requests for the Garden expansion project at its monthly meeting Wednesday.

Those include a request to reduce the width of Piedmont Avenue sidewalks next to the planned expansion from 10 feet to six-feet wide.

According to project leaders, that’s an effort to protect healthy trees near the Piedmont Avenue bridge in the area. A wider sidewalk would require taller retaining walls with larger footings, killing the trees in question, according to a project summary on the Beltline DRC agenda.

The Beltline’s new Northeast Trail will neighbor the planned 8-acre Garden expansion, making it the city’s first cultural institution with a direct Beltline connection.

The Beltline DRC meeting is considered part of the final stages of the rezoning process for the expansion project, according to Garden spokesperson Danny Flanders.

Flanders tells Urbanize Atlanta that Garden officials have nearly completed a $150-million capital campaign that will cover design and development costs and land acquisition for the new grounds.

Earlier timelines had called for the expanded gardens to be unveiled in time for Atlanta’s FIFA World Cup matches in the summer of 2026, but that won’t be possible now.

Current plans call for breaking ground in late 2025, with completion sometime in 2027. But that’s all contingent on storage facility company Public Storage vacating their current building on the expansion site—just north of today’s Garden—and relocating to a new facility on the flipside of Piedmont Park along Monroe Drive.

That’s key to a complex and controversial land swap between the Garden and Public Storage.

Breakdown of current uses where Garden officials envision a "botanical greenway" at the convergence of Piedmont Park, the Beltline, and the expanded Garden.Google Maps; Urbanize Atlanta

Plans for a fountain garden near the orangerie, positioned away from the Beltline. Hoerr Schaudt landscape architects

Exactly where the Public Storage project on Monroe Drive stands isn’t clear.

Company officials have not responded to requests for a construction update, including one emailed Monday. Neighborhood leaders in Virginia-Highland have also said they’re in the dark as to what the project will entail. Building permit information indicates the self-storage facility will stand five stories

Beltline DRC members last year criticized the Public Storage project’s lack of retail space or residential uses such as townhomes as “a missed opportunity” and “a use that does not belong on the Beltline or anywhere near it.” 

Whenever it’s able to proceed, the Garden’s expansion will mark the first since its founding in 1976.

Hoerr Schaudt, a Chicago-based landscape architecture firm, was hired by the Garden in 2022 to lead designs of the expansion, alongside other firms that include Atlanta-based Smith Dalia Architects.

Plans call for some of the Garden’s famed mosaiculture sculptures being visible to Beltline passersby. One such sculpture would be a 20-foot-tall phoenix, symbolizing the city’s endurance, officials have said.Hoerr Schaudt landscape architects

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Hoerr Schaudt officials have said “iconic experiences” in the Garden expansion will include a series of terraced waterfalls, a cavern space, a 14-foot ring waterfall, an amphitheater embedded in a sunken garden, and a large lower garden area with integrated bridges, planted islands, and other features.

Along the Beltline edge, expect a beer garden and restaurant, entry plaza for events and programming, a hub for bikes and pedestrians, display gardens, and a visitors center. On the opposite side, positioned up a hill, would be a statement fountain and jewel-box orangerie, or a greenhouse for growing oranges.

The new section would grow the Garden’s current 30-acre footprint toward the north, lending it what’s essentially a second front door on the Northeast Trail. 

Diagram of how the Garden expansion would be wedged between Piedmont Avenue and the Beltline. Atlanta Botanical Garden

Overview of the planned Botanical Garden expansion, with the Beltline's new Northeast Trail segment depicted at right. Hoerr Schaudt landscape architects

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Overview of the planned Botanical Garden expansion, with the Beltline's new Northeast Trail segment depicted at right. Hoerr Schaudt landscape architects

Breakdown of current uses where Garden officials envision a "botanical greenway" at the convergence of Piedmont Park, the Beltline, and the expanded Garden.Google Maps; Urbanize Atlanta

Plans call for some of the Garden’s famed mosaiculture sculptures being visible to Beltline passersby. One such sculpture would be a 20-foot-tall phoenix, symbolizing the city’s endurance, officials have said.Hoerr Schaudt landscape architects

Plans for a fountain garden near the orangerie, positioned away from the Beltline. Hoerr Schaudt landscape architects

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Diagram of how the Garden expansion would be wedged between Piedmont Avenue and the Beltline. Atlanta Botanical Garden

Subtitle First Garden addition in nearly 50 years, however, hinges on storage facility's relocation

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In growing Chamblee, City Heights project begins delivering Josh Green Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:43 A study last summer found that ITP city Chamblee is leading the charge in metro Atlanta’s “suburban boom” in terms of population growth rates, swelling by 106 percent and doubling its housing stock since 2012.

Now, another project that supports those findings is starting to arrive.  

Following two years of construction, Chamblee City Heights began leasing efforts in recent weeks at 2124 American Way, replacing an auto repair business and expansive parking lots with five stories of residences and retail space that will include street-side patios.  

The project is part of Chamblee’s broader Town Center vision, an effort involving the city and several development firms to build a denser, walkable, and more cohesive hub of housing and commerce in downtown blocks.  

How one section of apartment community Chamblee City Heights is expected to interact with the street once finished. The Worthington Companies; designs by Rule Joy Trammell Rubio

Chamblee City Heights location (in red, at top) in relation to the city's central business district, MARTA station, and other area landmarks. Google Maps

City Heights, a project by Sandy Springs-based national developer The Worthington Companies, includes 243 apartments and roughly 13,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. It consumed a pointed lot on Town Center’s western edge, about a block from Peachtree Boulevard.

Not all apartments at City Heights have finished construction, but 23 floorplans (all with one or two bedrooms) are in the works overall. Unique features include 10-foot ceilings, smart locks, and trey ceilings in the living rooms of all units.

Listed apartments start at $1,752 monthly for one-bedroom, one-bathroom units with between 798 and 861 square feet.

The priciest rentals currently listed ($2,690 monthly) have two bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,268 square feet. The community is offering up to eight weeks of free rent as an incentive.

Amenities around City Heights include a community clubroom with a daily breakfast bar, podcast recording studio, lounge, coworking areas, and a theater room. The courtyard has Adirondack-chair group seating and grilling area, while elsewhere is a pet-grooming station, 2,200-square-foot gym and yoga center, and a pool with cabanas and a fireplace described as “resort-style.”

The least expensive Chamblee City Heights floorplan offered right now. The Worthington Companies/Chamblee City Heights

The Worthington Companies; designs by Rule Joy Trammell Rubio

Chamblee’s Downtown Development Authority had purchased five properties within the Town Center project boundaries and selectively sold them off to three different development partners whose proposed uses fit the city vision.

Along with City Heights, the Lumen Chamblee project has delivered 318 apartments and roughly 4,500 square feet of retail. Meanwhile, a proposal with for-sale condos now titled “The Frazier at Old Towne Gordon” has revised its designs to include more units, as developer Windsor Stevens Holdings purchased adjacent land to accommodate the larger scope.

City leaders have pointed to proximity to Chamblee’s MARTA rail station, downtown businesses, and the city’s growing multi-use trail as selling points for the multifamily groundswell.

Retail and tucked-away plaza space. The Worthington Companies; designs by Rule Joy Trammell Rubio

The largest floorplan currently offered: a two-bedroom with 1,268 square feet. The Worthington Companies/Chamblee City Heights

The section of the project closest to Peachtree Boulevard. The Worthington Companies; designs by Rule Joy Trammell Rubio

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Chamblee City Heights location (in red, at top) in relation to the city's central business district, MARTA station, and other area landmarks. Google Maps

How one section of apartment community Chamblee City Heights is expected to interact with the street once finished. The Worthington Companies; designs by Rule Joy Trammell Rubio

Retail and tucked-away plaza space. The Worthington Companies; designs by Rule Joy Trammell Rubio

The section of the project closest to Peachtree Boulevard. The Worthington Companies; designs by Rule Joy Trammell Rubio

The Worthington Companies; designs by Rule Joy Trammell Rubio

The largest floorplan currently offered: a two-bedroom with 1,268 square feet. The Worthington Companies/Chamblee City Heights

The least expensive Chamblee City Heights floorplan offered right now. The Worthington Companies/Chamblee City Heights

As seen in February 2024, how the City Heights development replaced surface parking lots and an auto collision business a block east of Peachtree Boulevard. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Subtitle Mixed-use venture adds more than 240 rentals to ITP Town Center

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Downtown affordable housing build finally moves toward construction Josh Green Mon, 10/14/2024 - 15:20 The long process of financing, planning, and revising a large-scale affordable housing venture on a vacant but centrally located downtown corner appears to be winding down, with construction finally on the horizon.

The team behind the Trinity Central Flats proposal across the street from Atlanta City Hall filed for building permits last week with Atlanta’s Department of City Planning, as Bisnow first reported.

That paperwork sheds light on what the tweaked, finalized version of the mixed-use proposal would bring to the southeast corner of Trinity and Central avenues downtown—nearly three years after city officials picked developers to build it.  

According to building permit filings, the 10-story, brick-and-precast Trinity Central Flats will include 219 apartments at the .84-acre site. It’ll top out at 123 feet tall.

Fleshed-out depiction of the Trinity Central Flats proposal, rising 10 stories from the corner and linked to an existing parking garage. Invest Atlanta/Trinity Central Flats

At ground level, the project now calls for 6,700 square feet of retail space (800 less square feet than earlier designs) in three storefronts positioned along Central Avenue.

Six ordinance variations for the project were approved during the Special Administrative Permit process, according to permit filings.

A bicycle storage room with exterior access, an arts and crafts room, a computer lab, a gym, a laundry facility, and other communal spaces are in the works.

Vacant and fenced-off for well over a decade, the Trinity Central Flats site is within walking distance of three MARTA stations, as city officials have noted in calling it one of Atlanta’s “most convenient locations.”

The Atlanta City Council voted unanimously in spring 2021 to offload the corner parcel for $1 to Invest Atlanta.

Invest Atlanta’s Board of Directors approved up to $3 million in Eastside Tax Allocation District funding in September 2023 to help get Trinity Central Flats off the ground at 104 Trinity Ave.

Invest Atlanta, the city’s economic development arm, is considered a partner in the $72-million, public-private development. The $3 million Eastside TAD Ascension Fund Grant joins a list of other federal and state funding sources, including tax-exempt bonds and tax credits.

Construction is scheduled to be complete in 2026, following an 18-month building process, as Invest Atlanta officials told Urbanize Atlanta last year.  

"Residents will be able to enjoy an 18,000-square foot roof garden on the parking deck," according to the design team. The parking deck will also feature a Solar Harvesting Area.SSOE | Stevens & Wilkinson

Trinity Central Flats will offer rents as low as $893 monthly for 450-square-foot studio units, reserved for tenants earning no more than 50 percent of the area median income. Plans call for other apartments to be reserved for people earning up to 60 and 80 percent AMI.

The largest market-rate rentals in the building—three-bedroom units with 1,165 square feet—will charge $1,532 monthly, according to Invest Atlanta.

Invest Atlanta says 187 units total will be offered at 60 percent AMI or below. The agency lists Radiant Development Partners and Capitol Hill Neighborhood Development Corporation, a neighborhood booster group established in the early 1990s, as project leaders.

The development team was picked in December 2021 following a public selection process. Elsewhere in Atlanta, Radiant is a partner in a Beltline-adjacent project with an affordable housing component near Lindbergh.

The sloped property in question, as seen from Central Avenue. Google Maps

The vacant 1.3-acre site's context downtown. City of Atlanta/Invest Atlanta

Designs by architecture firm SSOE/Stevens & Wilkinson also call for an 18,000-square-foot urban garden atop a connected, existing parking deck next door—and the largest solar array on any multifamily building in Georgia, officials have said.

Those green, sustainable facets are expected to reduce energy use in the building’s common areas by 30 percent, bringing down residential utility bills in the process.

The Trinity Avenue property will remain under Invest Atlanta’s ownership and be leased for 99 years instead of sold outright. That arrangement, as city officials put it in 2021, is meant to help developers “achieve deeper, longer-term affordability for residents and local businesses by saving millions of dollars otherwise spent on land acquisition in a traditional property sale.”

The project might not be the only injection of affordable housing in the area.

Immediately to the east, affordable housing developer Gorman and Company is planning to redevelop part of Trinity United Methodist Church's property on Washington Street into 54 senior housing units, with today's sanctuary transformed into a large event space. 

Find more imagery and context for the Trinity Central Flats project in the gallery above.

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Fleshed-out depiction of the Trinity Central Flats proposal, rising 10 stories from the corner and linked to an existing parking garage. Invest Atlanta/Trinity Central Flats

At street level, 6,700 square feet of space is now planned for retail. SSOE | Stevens & Wilkinson

The 1.3-acre parcel in question near City Hall. Atlanta Department of City Planning/Instagram

The Trinity Avenue proposal picked as part of the city's RFP process. SSOE | Stevens & Wilkinson

"Residents will be able to enjoy an 18,000-square foot roof garden on the parking deck," according to the design team. The parking deck will also feature a Solar Harvesting Area.SSOE | Stevens & Wilkinson

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The sloped property in question, as seen from Central Avenue. Google Maps

The vacant 1.3-acre site's context downtown. City of Atlanta/Invest Atlanta

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Complex with nearly 600 homes nears opening on Marietta Boulevard Josh Green Mon, 10/14/2024 - 12:37 In what’s been coined Atlanta’s Upper Westside, the transition of industrial properties to retail, brewery, and residential hubs is continuing in a significant way this fall.

After launching construction in late 2022, the BRYKS Upper Westside project has begun pre-leasing at 2200 Marietta Boulevard for what will be nearly 600 apartments spread across two buildings, marking another example of large-scale investment in a corridor linking Atlanta’s Westside to the Chattahoochee River and beyond.

The BRYKS project is a Class A joint venture between global real estate firm Golub & Company, Atlanta-based commercial real estate company AB Capital, and Atlanta entrepreneur Thierry François, among others. It features two distinct apartment buildings joined by a common plaza, and it marks Golub’s debut in the Atlanta market.

Aerial depicting the project's first building along Marietta Boulevard. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

The BRYKS Upper Westside sky lounge. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

Described in marketing materials as a “next-generation luxury residential experience,” the Lord Aeck Sargent-designed complex will include 576 apartments when both phases finish. Another facet will be 12,000 square feet of retail designed to create “an activated streetscape,” per project officials. (We’ve asked for an update on retail leasing and will update this story with any additional information that comes.)

The least expensive rental option currently listed at BRYKS is $1,630 monthly, which gets a second-floor studio with 788 square feet.

The priciest rental—a two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartment with 1,234 square feet—is asking $3,185 monthly on the top floor, the seventh.

Both options are available beginning Nov. 1. Two months of free rent is being offered as a move-in incentive this year. 

Onsite amenities at BRYKS include a pet spa, dog park, a rooftop lounge, private conference rooms, coworking suites described as “luxe,” a fitness center with a cycling and yoga studio, and a tucked-away, resort-style pool.

A connective plaza between buildings. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

 

The BRYKS lobby. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

Westside Park, Scofflaw Brewing, Top Golf, The Works, Westside Village, the Beltline corridor, PATH Foundation connecting trails, and Publix-anchored Moores Mill Center have all been cited by project officials as nearby attractions.

Michael Newman, Golub’s president and CEO, said in a project update that Atlanta's “influx of new residents and… strong demand for high-quality multifamily communities” convinced his company to move forward with the “centrally located [project] in one of Atlanta’s most sought-after neighborhoods.”  

Swing up to the gallery for more context and BRYKS preview imagery.

What's called the north building, as seen along Marietta Boulevard, at the nearly 600-unit BRYKS Upper Westside project. Courtesy of Golub & Company; designs, Lord Aeck Sargent

The site's proximity to Vinings (upper left) and Atlantic Station (bottom right). Google Maps

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The site's proximity to Vinings (upper left) and Atlantic Station (bottom right). Google Maps

What's called the north building, as seen along Marietta Boulevard, at the nearly 600-unit BRYKS Upper Westside project. Courtesy of Golub & Company; designs, Lord Aeck Sargent

The south building. Courtesy of Golub & Company; designs, Lord Aeck Sargent

Aerial depicting the project's first building along Marietta Boulevard. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

Rendering depicting the project's first amenity lounge. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

Plans for the BRYKS Upper Westside gym. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

A connective plaza between buildings. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

The BRYKS lobby. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

The BRYKS Upper Westside sky lounge. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

Example of apartment interiors. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

In-home perks include quartz countertops, full-size washers and dryers, smart-home tech, and walk-in closets, per developers. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

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Amenity lounge. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

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Floorplan for the largest BRYKS Upper Westside floorplan (1,234 square feet) currently listed. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

The smallest studio floorplan currently listed counts 788 square feet. Golub & Company/BRYKS Upper Westside

Subtitle Two-building project BRYKS Upper Westside also includes retail for "activated streetscape"

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Vision emerges for final building at Glenwood Park neighborhood Josh Green Mon, 10/14/2024 - 10:40 More than 20 years after construction began on drab, former industrial land next to Interstate 20, the final piece of celebrated New Urbanism neighborhood Glenwood Park is coming into focus.

The last available lot at the Ormewood Park project will see a four-story, mixed-use office building take shape with a throwback design and scale that recalls Atlanta architecture from a century ago in places such as Broad Street downtown.

That’s according to a thoughtful report this month from Congress for the New Urbanism titled “Wrapping up a landmark new urban neighborhood” that chronicles Glenwood Park’s transition from a 28-acre, abandoned concrete recycling plant to an organically walkable neighborhood beginning in 2003.

The final development site in question is a grassy corner at 415 Bill Kennedy Way, situated across the street from the Beltline’s in-street Southside Trail section buffered away from vehicles (or what will soon be called the Southeast Trail). It’s next to Fuqua Development’s Kroger-anchored Glenwood Place, immediately south of a (too) popular Chick-fil-A known for clogging the area with drive-thru traffic.

The Bill Kennedy Way corner lot in question, looking north, with the Beltline shown at right. Google Maps

How the final Glenwood Park building (bottom right) would fit with existing development where Ormewood Park meets Grant Park. Historical Concepts; via CNU

Architecture firm Historical Concepts tells CNU the traditional new office structure will include no additional parking spaces because sufficient, shared parking was baked into Glenwood Park’s masterplan. Beltline and MARTA bus connectivity also provide the area with commuting alternatives.

The building's site plan took three years of engagement between a Beltline traffic engineer, MARTA, Atlanta Public Works, Georgia Department of Transportation, and neighborhood groups, per the architects.

Apart from the office proposal and another four-story, traditional mixed-use building that was finished in 2020 diagonal from it, all components of Glenwood Park were finished in 2015. (Historical Concepts officials tell CNU the finished office building, which counts a Pedego Electric Bikes location on its ground floor, houses 45 employees today, and nearly 1/3 of them arrive by foot or bicycle.)

Construction on the final Glenwood Park building is scheduled to start sometime next year, according to architects, though building permit records show no activity for the Bill Kennedy Way site in recent years. Designs call for terraces and balconies to be located on the north façade

Four-story facade with a retail base planned for 415 Bill Kennedy Way. Historical Concepts

Glenwood Park, originally planned by TSW and Dover, Kohl & Partners, won a Charter Award for its planning in 2003 and was named the EarthCraft House Development of the Year two years later. The latter award lauded the project’s “progressive site design, high-performance homes, residents’ involvement in community life, and [prowess in] connecting the development to transportation and business districts.”

Beyond the homes, greenspaces, and public bocce, Glenwood Park’s previously flood-prone, postindustrial blight was replaced with more than a thousand trees and a rainwater harvesting system that collects nearly two million gallons annually, supplying the neighborhood’s parks and street trees.

Glenwood Park developer Charles Brewer noted in the CNU report that a second new office building will increase affordability in the neighborhood by allowing residents to also work there, without shouldering the expense of vehicle ownership.

Location of 415 Bill Kennedy Way SE, immediately south of a Chick-fil-A. Historical Concepts

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The Bill Kennedy Way corner lot in question, looking north, with the Beltline shown at right. Google Maps

How the final Glenwood Park building (bottom right) would fit with existing development where Ormewood Park meets Grant Park. Historical Concepts; via CNU

Location of 415 Bill Kennedy Way SE, immediately south of a Chick-fil-A. Historical Concepts

Four-story facade with a retail base planned for 415 Bill Kennedy Way. Historical Concepts

Subtitle Throwback, infill corner proposal overlooking Atlanta Beltline calls for zero new parking spaces

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Near Savannah’s River Street, 36-acre island project in works Josh Green Fri, 10/11/2024 - 14:00 A sizable, waterside residential community is in the pipeline with hopes of capitalizing on downtown Savannah's cachet and city growth that’s recently been described as “explosive.”

National residential developer Trilogy Investment Company has partnered with Atlanta-based real estate investment firm Kingdom Estates to acquire a 36-acre parcel on Hutchinson Island in Savannah’s River District for $17 million.

The property is set across the Savannah River from the city’s famed River Street, virtually in the shadow of the Talmadge Memorial Bridge. It’s described by project leaders as being a five-minute drive—or short ferry ride—from Savannah’s downtown Historic District.

Plans call for rebranding and redeveloping a project previously planned for the site called The Reserve at Savannah Harbor, which counts a few large homes and infrastructure in place.

The revised name hasn’t been revealed, and project reps tell Urbanize Atlanta no renderings or other images for the project are available yet.

According to Trilogy officials, plans now call for building 198 townhomes and single-family houses on Hutchinson Island across multiple phases. Several “acclaimed builders” including Southern Coastal Homes will be brought in to develop the housing, per Trilogy.

The project's location (circled) in relation to downtown Savannah and the city's airport. The Reserve At Savannah Harbor

View of Savannah's River Street from Hutchinson Island. Shutterstock

The initial phase, slated to begin construction in January, will see 90 homes total—a mix of townhomes, villas, and single-family dwellings. Trilogy’s schedule calls for delivering that in the third quarter of next year.

Some homes will count city views of downtown Savannah, while others will be situated on Hutchison Island’s golf course and terrace, per the developer.

Planned amenities call for formal and vegetable gardens, a tennis and pickleball facility with a shaded viewing area, and a large pool with cabanas and daybeds.

Trilogy officials say the deal continues their goal of building needed housing throughout the Sunbelt, both for-sale and rent.

“We were drawn by the market’s demand for higher-end residential and Hutchinson Island’s prime location,” said Jason Joseph, Trilogy’s CEO and managing partner, in an announcement this week. “[The project] allows us to further the area’s redevelopment and offer a new dimension in housing options within Savannah’s urban core.”

View of the Talmadge Memorial Bridge's connection to Hutchinson Island. The new community will be located to the right. Shutterstock

Hutchinson Island’s primary attraction today is the Savannah Convention Center and Westin Hotel, with 18-hole the Club at Savannah Harbor golf course next door. Also on the island, the 35-acre, mixed-use Savannah Harbor project is taking shape with residences, retail, and greenspace.

Elsewhere on Hutchinson Island, the IGY Savannah Harbor Marina—featuring 100 berths for all types of vessels, including more than 1,000 linear feet for deep-draft superyachts—is set to open near the convention center next spring, per Trilogy.

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The project's location (circled) in relation to downtown Savannah and the city's airport. The Reserve At Savannah Harbor

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Photos: How new Beltline-linked pathway is coming together Josh Green Fri, 10/11/2024 - 11:32 Following several years of planning, fundraising, and construction, a connective multipurpose trail dubbed “The Spur” has arrived. It’s just not technically open yet.

Snaking for about ¾ of a mile in Howell Station, the Westside Paper Spur Trail extends north from the Westside Beltline Connector, providing a protected multi-use trail link between downtown and hundreds of residences and new businesses along the West Marietta Street corridor.

But despite its barricade-free appearances, The Spur remains under construction and isn’t open to the public, according to Pete Pellegrini, PATH Foundation project manager.

“The contractor is in some of the final stages of construction and believes this segment should be open by the year’s end,” Pellegrini wrote via email this week. 

That would mean The Spur is delivering ahead of schedule. Initial projections when the project broke ground in March forecasted the trail’s opening as late as May next year.

Approaching the recently installed 65-foot-long bridge in the Howell Station neighborhood. Contributed photo

At the south end, The Spur starts where the Westside Beltline Connector meets Joseph E Lowery Boulevard. It passes directly next to the Puritan Mill district, expanded QTS data center facilities, and the new mixed-use Westside Paper district—a remake of 1950s warehouses—before ending near King Plow Arts Center.

In between, a 65-foot-long bridge that’s necessary for steep topography between properties has also been installed.

The Spur is considered a collaborative effort between the City of Atlanta, Upper Westside Community Improvement District, and PATH. Adjacent property owners donated all of the necessary easements for trail construction, according to project leaders.

The Spur has been on the radar of Atlanta alternate-transportation enthusiasts since 2020, when business owners, stakeholders, and nearby residents pinpointed it as a priority for boosting the area’s multimodal infrastructure. The Upper Westside CID also incorporated the trail into its Upper Westside Masterplan that year.

How the new Westside Paper Spur Trail passes behind the mixed-use district (at left) of the same name today, with QTS' expanded data center at right.Contributed photo

The Spur may seem open, but it's technically closed to the public for now, per PATH Foundation officials. Contributed photo

The Upper Westside CID hopes to eventually expand the pathway so that it ties into the Brady Avenue cycletrack and the mainline Beltline loop, located just to the west, officials have said. The CID group picked Hasbun Construction to build The Spur following a public bidding process last year.

Funding for The Spur was sourced from the $750-million Moving Atlanta Forward program approved by voters two years ago, the Howell Station Neighborhood Association, the Upper Westside CID, and other sources.

Greta DeMayo, PATH executive director, has called The Spur part of a project portfolio her agency is aiming to deliver by 2026 to improve off-street connections and vibrancy around the city.

Head up to the gallery for a quick tour (via reader-submitted photos) of The Spur’s current construction progress—no pedaling required.

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Looking north, an overview of the .73-mile multi-use pathway, with the Westside Paper district ahead at right. PATH Foundation/Upper Westside CID

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Broader context of The Spur's location near Westside Park, due west of Midtown. Google Maps

How the new Westside Paper Spur Trail passes behind the mixed-use district (at left) of the same name today, with QTS' expanded data center at right.Contributed photo

Approaching the recently installed 65-foot-long bridge in the Howell Station neighborhood. Contributed photo

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Looking north, an overview of the .73-mile multi-use pathway, with the Westside Paper district ahead at right. PATH Foundation/Upper Westside CID

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Final buildings at towering Fourth Ward project move forward Josh Green Fri, 10/11/2024 - 09:18 A high-rise injection of hundreds of more living options could be in the cards between Historic Fourth Ward Park and the Atlanta Beltline’s most popular stretch.

A two-pronged proposal described as the “final phase” of New City Properties’ towering Fourth Ward project is set to come before the Atlanta Beltline Design Review Committee with a list of requested site variations that developers feel are necessary to make the project viable.

The parcels in question—identified as D and E—span almost 4 acres collectively, tucked between Fourth Ward project’s existing four towers and Ralph McGill Boulevard.

Today the properties include surface parking, low-rise offices, the former Venkman’s restaurant and live music venue, and a building where New City currently houses its offices. The developer previously succeed in having the properties rezoned to MRC-3-C, a designation that allows for high-density residential and commercial uses.  

According to the Oct. 16 agenda for the Beltline DRC’s monthly meeting, each of the two parcels could see a new residential building standing up to 20 stories. (For context, Fourth Ward’s project’s first residential component, the Overline Residences apartment building, stands 18 stories immediately to the north.)

Overview of Fourth Ward Project's parcel's D and E along Ralph McGill Boulevard, with the Beltline corridor shown at right. Google Maps

Each of the new structures would also have three levels of parking underground, community spaces, and podium retail, according to the meeting agenda for Beltline DRC, an advisory group charged with making recommendations to the city and ensuring Beltline overlay district regulations are met.

A bridge structure from the new buildings’ amenities level would be placed over North Angier Avenue to connect to an elevated section of Fourth Ward project’s office buildings known as Three Tree Hill Plaza, according to the agenda.

Final designs for that connection—like the last phase overall—are pending.

According to New City's team, one goal of the new buildings will be to maintain connectivity to Historic Fourth Ward Park, an adjacent greenspace designed to capture floodwaters, as it succeeded in doing during Hurricane Helene’s recent deluge.

New City filed plans with the city’s Office of Zoning and Development in summer 2023 to bring both parcels into its master plan for new construction. Both were added to the developer’s holdings in the area after the company had bought 12 acres of former parking lots and low-rise offices from Georgia Power Company for $34 million seven years ago.

The project's last phase will include about 460 feet of frontage on Ralph McGill Boulevard, about a block west of the Beltline’s popular Eastside Trail, per earlier filings. 

Jim Irwin, New City president, told Urbanize Atlanta last year his company had hired Berlin-based architecture firm Barkow Leibinger to “bring European sensibility” and design “incredibly special” architecture to act as the project’s southwestern-most front door.

The properties in question along Ralph McGill Boulevard, as seen in January 2023. Google Maps

The 2023 rezoning application called the parcels “underdeveloped and underutilized” today, with “large, paved parking areas that are eyesores.” The application promised to incorporate new connective streets, bicycle parking, sidewalks, and public spaces to help link the property and neighborhood with the nearby park and Beltline.

Elsewhere around the Fourth Ward project, the stair-stepped, 359-unit Overline Residences building debuted a year ago, followed by the adjacent, 16-story Forth Atlanta hotel and restaurant concept this past summer.

Earlier this year, email marketing company Mailchimp moved into its 360,000-square-foot headquarters fronting the Beltline.

A third, taller office tower just south of Mailchimp’s new HQ was expected to be under construction in 2023 but has yet to break ground amidst the city’s slumping office market. Irwin has previously told Urbanize Atlanta that project remains in an “any-minute-now position” and is prepared to start excavation work at any time.

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The properties in question along Ralph McGill Boulevard, as seen in January 2023. Google Maps

Overview of Fourth Ward Project's parcel's D and E along Ralph McGill Boulevard, with the Beltline corridor shown at right. Google Maps

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Church conversion to homes near Beltline rounding into shape Josh Green Thu, 10/10/2024 - 14:48 Atlanta’s latest remake of a former church property is rounding into shape at a location with enviable Beltline proximity.

A Reynoldstown building that previously operated as Free Gospel Interdenominational Church at 955/957 Wylie St. is undergoing a conversion to rental housing about a block from the Beltline’s Eastside Trail and popular trailside pitstop Breaker Breaker.

The Wylie Street project will see the church converted into six apartments with new doors and windows and a repaired exterior, according to building permit records.

The project's east facade along Wylie Street today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Overview of the former Free Gospel Interdenominational Church property and Beltline, at left, in February 2023. Fulton County Board of Assessors

The current owners are listed as an LLC called CDW Partners. They bought the .33-acre property from the church in summer 2021 for $800,000, according to Fulton County tax records. (Free Gospel Interdenominational Church has relocated to another church building on McWilliams Road in Lakewood.)

When the project might deliver and what rents might be isn’t yet known.

Attempts to reach developers for more information were not successful this week, and the apartments have yet to be listed for rent.

A well-connected neighborhood source called the project’s construction phase “a marathon” this week and said the delivery schedule isn’t clear.

Prior to construction, the property had been a source of code complaints dating back to 2019 involving overgrowth, accumulated trash, and other issues, property records show.

Windows and facades when construction began along Wylie Street in spring 2023. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Entry beside the former church to Lang-Carson Park, a tucked-away Reynoldstown greenspace. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Two doors down, another small Reynoldstown church, the 1920s Bearden Temple AME Church, was remade into a duplex called Wylie Chapel Lofts.

Both projects continue a years-long trend around intown neighborhoods that has seen numerous churches adaptively reused as offices, housing, and now a celebrated art gallery, while many others were razed.

In the gallery above, see where the church conversion stands today—and how it relates to the Eastside Trail and sprawling Hulsey Yards across the street.

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Overview of the former Free Gospel Interdenominational Church property and Beltline, at left, in February 2023. Fulton County Board of Assessors

Windows and facades when construction began along Wylie Street in spring 2023. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Progress on the former Free Gospel Interdenominational Church's Wylie Street facade today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Entry beside the former church to Lang-Carson Park, a tucked-away Reynoldstown greenspace. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The project's east facade along Wylie Street today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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The .33-acre property's proximity to the under-construction Stein Steel mixed-use project and sprawling Hulsey Yard across the street. Google Maps

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First look: Creekside project claiming empty land in 'Upper Westside' Josh Green Thu, 10/10/2024 - 09:33 Flaunting access to natural amenities, a variety of multi-use trials, and a growing number of restaurant and retail options, an infill project in Atlanta’s so-called “Upper Westside” is taking shape on formerly vacant land.

The six-building, 2269 Marietta Road development by Kinglett Homes is called Whetstone Cove for its proximity to adjacent Whetstone Creek. It’s situated in the Bolton neighborhood, just south of where Marietta Road meets Bolton Road.

According to listing agent Keith Sharp of Keller Williams Buckhead, two of the townhome venture’s eventual six buildings are standing now, with one of those finished.

Three townhomes have sold to date, and two more are available in current inventory, according to Sharp.

Construction on the second, five-unit Whetstone Cove building is nearly finished, with closings expected in December (three of those homes are without pending contracts now).

“We’re breaking ground on the next building in November,” Sharp relayed via email this week.

Recent exterior progress on facades of Whetstone Cove townhomes. Photography by Jim Johnson/Home Tour America, courtesy of Keller Williams Buckhead

The project's 2269 Marietta Road location in relation to the Chattahoochee River, Crest Lawn Memorial Park, and other northwest Atlanta landmarks. Google Maps

The project’s two floorplan options start at $650,000, for plans called the Tidwell and Adams.

That buys three bedrooms and three and ½ bathrooms across 2,200 square feet, with main living levels described as “massive” with attached balconies. (One Tidwell plan has four bedrooms, and the Adams offers an option for elevators, Sharp notes.)

Meanwhile, the larger Carlton floorplan (priced at $750,000) gets four bedrooms, three and ½ bathrooms, an optional elevator, and a 400-square-foot rooftop terrace, per Sharp.

Recent site plan at the Whetstone Cove project. Courtesy of Keller Williams Buckhead

Sample interiors at Whetstone Cove. Photography by Jim Johnson/Home Tour America, courtesy of Keller Williams Buckhead

According to sellers, perks of the location include walkability to The Champion restaurant, with Publix and Westside Village’s six dining options nearby, including new American eatery The Woodall.

Additional selling points include walkability to the Whetstone Creek Trail, with its connection to the Silver Comet Trail (under construction) and planned extension to the Atlanta Beltline, according to Sharp.

In the gallery above, find a closer look at Whetstone Cove today.

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Recent site plan at the Whetstone Cove project. Courtesy of Keller Williams Buckhead

Recent exterior progress on facades of Whetstone Cove townhomes. Photography by Jim Johnson/Home Tour America, courtesy of Keller Williams Buckhead

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An early rendering depicting creekside units off Marietta Road. Whetstone Cove; Kinglett Homes; Keller Williams Buckhead

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Piedmont Park seeks input from Atlantans as growth phase nears Josh Green Wed, 10/09/2024 - 14:45 The agency charged with protecting and enhancing Atlanta’s marquee greenspace is asking the general public to take a couple of minutes to contribute 2 cents—before it’s too late.

To celebrate its 35th anniversary, the Piedmont Park Conservancy has been raising funds and developing a Comprehensive Plan this year in an effort to enhance and expand the 120-year-old greenspace as significant changes are being implemented around it.

Now, the conservancy is asking Atlantans and fans of the park to share ideas one of two ways: Through an interactive online platform, or at an in-person, public feedback session scheduled for 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16 at the park’s Green Market (near the 12th Street and Piedmont Avenue gate entrance).

The latter gathering will be the final chance to weigh in in-person before the conservancy unveils Piedmont Park’s Comprehensive Plan in February. That document is described as being “a roadmap for the park’s growth, ensuring it remains a vibrant, inclusive, and sustainable space for all.”  

Timeline for finalizing planned changes to Piedmont Park in coming months. Piedmont Park Conservancy

Options for commenting online include a short survey related to the overall park experience and a map feature where suggestions for upgrades to specific places in Piedmont Park can be logged. (The interactive map lets you chime in about additions of new trails, playgrounds, bridges, cafes, drinking fountains, and other facilities and programs, while giving input about current buildings and places that could use some work.)

Earlier this year, the nonprofit launched the Piedmont Park Conservancy 35th Anniversary Appeal, a campaign to raise $3.5 million for a masterplan to add new greenspace and acreage, implement enhancements and needed improvements, and generally help reimagine the park’s more than 200 acres.

A series of celebrations throughout 2024 has been ongoing to boost fundraising efforts.

January volleyball this year in Atlanta's marquee greenspace. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The conservancy's plans call for extending the park’s boundaries to Monroe Drive and Piedmont Avenue in places, coinciding with both the Beltline Northeast Trail’s arrival in the park this year and the planned expansion of Atlanta Botanical Garden.

The conservancy describes public input as being “integral” to the current planning phase for “Atlanta’s gathering place.”

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Morehouse College takes step to protect oldest building on campus Josh Green Wed, 10/09/2024 - 13:10 One of the most iconic and historically rich buildings on Atlanta University Center campuses is poised to stay protected across coming decades.

Morehouse College and Easements Atlanta announced a partnership today designed to conserve Samuel T. Graves Hall, the oldest and most distinctive building on Morehouse’s campus, as other parts of the AUC district undergo expansions and updates.  

Described as Morehouse college’s “ultimate multi-purpose space,” Graves Hall has functioned as a chapel, classrooms, dormitory, lab, library, and kitchen over the past 135 years.

The building, in fact, once housed the entire Morehouse campus when it uprooted from Augusta to Atlanta. (Fun fact: The hall was once the tallest building in Atlanta.) It's named for Morehouse's second president. 

Following a series of significant interior alterations over the years, Graves Hall serves as an honors residence for more than 115 Morehouse students today. Further rehabilitation work funded by the National Parks Service is in the pipeline now.   

The iconic four-story facade and dark-red brick of Samuel T. Graves Hall's facade. Morehouse.edu

The building's location on campus in relation to Interstate 20 and downtown Atlanta. Google Maps

The partnership between the school and Easements Atlanta has created a preservation easement for Graves Hall. That’s a voluntary legal agreement that ensures Graves Hall remains “protected from incompatible alterations [and] that the property retains its historic character” in the future, according to a joint announcement.

A grant from the National Park Service’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities program made the initiative possible. Per the grant, the terms of the easement will last for 20 years.

With its dark red brick, terra cotta accents, and nods to Romanesque Revival and Queen Anne-style architecture, four-story Graves Hall anchors the western end of Morehouse’s campus and was locally landmarked by the City of Atlanta in 1991. It’s part of the AUC Historic District, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

According to Morehouse leadership, the Easements Atlanta partnership is a step toward preserving historic buildings across campus while continuing to build a modernized “campus of the future.” 

“Working with Easements Atlanta,” Morehouse president Dr. David A. Thomas said in a prepared statement, “we are safeguarding the architectural and historical significance of our most distinct building, a landmark holding a profound placement and countless memories among our alumni, students, and the broader Morehouse community.” 

Where Samuel T. Graves Hall is situated on the HBCU campus. Google Maps

Added Sarah Borcherding, Easements Atlanta’s executive director: “As the building undergoes rehabilitation with funding from the National Park Service, we look forward to helping ensure the future of this landmark structure.” 

In many ways, Graves Hall is a stark contrast to the historical ruins at nearby AUC campus Morris Brown College, where the latest grand plans for preservation still have yet to move forward.

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