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Come along for a photo tour of Atlanta BeltLine's new stretch Josh Green Mon, 11/06/2023 - 15:54 The BeltLine’s Northeast Trail corridor has been open in a rough, interim state for the better part of 13 years, but there’s nothing like fresh concrete to boost usability and make it officially real.

City officials and Atlanta BeltLine Inc. leaders gathered last week to mark the opening of the Northeast Trail’s Segment 2 and its required infrastructure, calling it a significant milestone in weaving the city back together by way of the 22-mile, multi-purpose loop.

It was the first and last ribbon-cutting for a new mainline BeltLine section this year. Naturally, this called for a full tour on two wheels ASAP. 

Nearing the long, mural-decorated tunnel under 10 lanes of Interstate 85.

Now stretching for 1.2 miles and bedecked in places with oversized murals, the Northeast Trail’s first two segments provide off-street mobility for several intown neighborhoods, linking the northern edge of Piedmont Park to the Armour district near SweetWater Brewing Company’s longtime home.

Along the way the trail passes Ansley Mall and Ansley Golf Course, bridges over the Buford-Spring Connector (with tall new protective fencing), and swoops under 10 lanes of Interstate 85 before ending, for now, at Mayson Street. Landscaping work is expected to continue throughout the winter.

Once finished, the full Northeast Trail promises to be a handy off-street link between Midtown and the Lindbergh (aka Uptown) area, in addition to places like the Cheshire Bridge Road corridor, stretching for more than two miles.

Another point of interest—a planned bridge project connecting the backside of Ansley Mall to the Northeast Trail—is now underway, as the gallery above shows. Have a look, starting from the northernmost point of the trail, no pedaling required.  

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The tour begins on Mayson Street in the Armour district near SweetWater Brewing Company. A retaining wall for a sidewalk trail connection, at left, is expected to finish construction in January. Photos by Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Entering the mainline BeltLine corridor on Mayson Street.

Nearing the long, mural-decorated tunnel under 10 lanes of Interstate 85.

Mural work and lighting installed beneath I-85 beside the BeltLine.

Looking back north toward Buckhead, through the I-85 underpass.

Protective fencing installed along the Northeast Trail over the Buford-Spring connector.

Midtown-bound traffic beneath the BeltLine on a Friday evening.

Approaching the trail's previously finished initial phase.

Midtown spires peeking over Ansley Golf Course at sunset.

At right, the "instant forest" planted by Trees Atlanta earlier this year.

With Segment 2 finished, the BeltLine reports that 9.4 miles of the planned loop are complete, joining 10.3 miles of connector trails around the city.

Approaching the Montgomery Ferry Road bridge in Piedmont Heights.

Approaching a new wood-sided bridge installed over Clear Creek.

Across the bridge, orange construction fencing stands where landscaping and other work beside the path continues.

BeltLine spokesperson Jenny Odom confirms this activity is the beginning of Selig Enterprises' bridge to Ansley Mall, considered the largest trail “gateway” built by an adjacent property owner to date.

Back parking lots near Ansley Mall appear at left.

A row of trail-side businesses at left include Atlanta Eagle and Bangkok Thai.

A new concrete ramp installed for accessibility up to Piedmont Avenue.

The pathway, raised from its former elevation, as it passes beneath Piedmont Avenue.

South of Piedmont Avenue, with Piedmont Park's northernmost meadow at left.

Plans for Atlanta Botanical Garden's expansion call for claiming the property at right.

Where the Northeast Trail concludes, for now, at Westminster Drive. Ahead, the trail's .9-mile Segment 1 is seen under construction in Piedmont Park, scheduled to open in fall 2024.

Subtitle How the Northeast Trail links southern Buckhead to Piedmont Park, in 28 photos

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Project dubbed 'crown jewel of Memorial Drive' has arrived Josh Green Mon, 11/06/2023 - 13:02 A residential project billing itself the “crown jewel of Memorial Drive” and a “new dawn in luxury living” has officially begun its quest for tenants between Oakland Cemetery and downtown.

Formerly called Broadstone Metal Works, the 230 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive apartments have been rebranded Broadstone 2Thirty. Leasing tours began last month, and six weeks of free rent are currently being offered as an incentive, according to developer Alliance Residential Company.

Alliance bought the 2.53 acres in question for $11.8 million in December 2021 and broke ground on Broadstone 2Thirty shortly thereafter, continuing a billion-dollar redevelopment surge of the Memorial Drive corridor in the Oakland neighborhood. At the southeast corner of the site, Nick’s Food to Go—a family-owned, Greek takeout institution that’s operated in a small corner building since 1994—still defiantly stands, with the apartments having risen around it.

How Broadstone 2Thirty took shape around longstanding eatery Nick’s Food to Go, just south of MARTA tracks. Google Maps

The Broadstone 2Thirty project's 230 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive location, just east of downtown and north of Memorial Drive. Google Maps

Elsewhere in Atlanta, Alliance has delivered apartment projects in Summerhill, Kirkwood, and Bolton in recent years.

Broadstone 2Thirty’s aesthetic is described as “timeless design meets luxurious, modern living” with a “sparkling rooftop pool and sweeping city views” up top. Plans filed in 2021 indicate the project drawn up by Dynamik Design includes 278 units.

According to current Broadstone 2Thirty apartment listings, one-bathroom studio units with 530 square feet start at $1,680 monthly—the least expensive floorplan right now.

The priciest unit being offered at the moment rents for $2,855 monthly. That gets two bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,218 square feet, plus a balcony.

Plans for Broadstone 2Thirty's upper-level game parlor. Alliance Residential/Broadstone 2Thirty

The largest floorplan currently available, a two-bedroom apartment in 1,218 square feet with $2,855 monthly rents. Alliance Residential/Broadstone 2Thirty

A three-bedroom floorplan with 1,465 square feet and $3,185 rents will be available in January, according to the Broadstone 2Thirty website.

The site previously housed old warehouse buildings once occupied by Conklin Metal Industries. Georgia State University’s football and soccer practice facilities are next door, on the opposite side as Nick’s.

Have a look at what Broadstone 2Thirty is bringing to the Grant Park area, as depicted in the latest renderings, in the gallery above.

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The Broadstone 2Thirty project's 230 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive location, just east of downtown and north of Memorial Drive. Google Maps

How Broadstone 2Thirty took shape around longstanding eatery Nick’s Food to Go, just south of MARTA tracks. Google Maps

As shown in a project rendering, Broadstone 2Thirty's rooftop amenity deck with imagined views. Alliance Residential/Broadstone 2Thirty

Planned look of the rooftop greenspace. Alliance Residential/Broadstone 2Thirty

Plans for Broadstone 2Thirty's upper-level game parlor. Alliance Residential/Broadstone 2Thirty

The onsite fitness center. Alliance Residential/Broadstone 2Thirty

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The largest floorplan currently available, a two-bedroom apartment in 1,218 square feet with $2,855 monthly rents. Alliance Residential/Broadstone 2Thirty

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Subtitle Rents start just shy of $1,700 monthly at development now called Broadstone 2Thirty

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Six years later, Pullman Yards scores ‘development of the year’ award Josh Green Mon, 11/06/2023 - 08:10 Six years after California movie producers bagged 27 coveted acres on Atlanta’s eastside, the events, housing, and food-and-drink complex Pullman Yards has become is being recognized by real estate industry heads across metro Atlanta as a unique destination.

The historic Kirkwood property was named the “Large Development of the Year” for 2023 at the Metro Atlanta Redevelopment Summit, or MARS, held Thursday in Duluth.

According to an event preview, the annual summit is attended by more than 200 developers, elected officials, business leaders, commercial real estate brokers, and experts in community development from across metro Atlanta.

“The team behind Pullman Yards is grateful to be recognized for the experience it brings to the city,” a project rep wrote to Urbanize Atlanta via email.

Inside one of the property's recognizable, sawtooth-roof structures renovated this year into an event space. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The Georgia Building Authority sold the dormant factory to movie producers Atomic Entertainment in summer 2017 for $8 million. Built in 1904 as a sugar and fertilizer processing plant and later used by the Pullman Passenger Rail Company, Pullman Yards (formerly: Pratt Pullman District) has taken lumps from Atlanta urbanists and neighborhood groups in years past for its relatively slow redevelopment and lack of permanent attractions.

Post-pandemic years have been more eventful.

The three-building, 354-unit Broadstone Pullman apartments opened in 2022, followed by the second location of celebrated Atlanta seafood restaurant and raw bar Fishmonger, the latter occupying a 1922 building that once served as a laundry facility for train car linens and Pullman employees’ uniforms.

Immersive attractions such Stranger Things: The Experienceand Fan Controlled Football’s out-of-nowhere temporary arena have come and gone, but pickleball courts that double as a venue for roller-skating, “Glice”-skating, and summertime DJ nights seem here to stay.

Earlier this year, one of Pullman’s iconic shed buildings was rechristened AlcoHall, a vast space described as the city’s “very first drinks-centric food hall.” Special events such as an Asian Night Market, The Pullman Pops symphony, and an October music festival held in a new outdoor concert venue continue.

Where a temporary white dome hosted Fan Controlled Football a new events and concert space called the Transfer Table has taken shape. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

AlcoHall's facade toward Rogers Street today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Collectively, Pullman Yards is marketed as “the South’s premier destination for entertainment” these days.

In the gallery above, see images depicting how Pullman Yards’ most recent evolution started and where newer facets stand today.

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The 27-acre property as the State of Georgia put it up for sale in December 2016. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Along Rogers Street in late 2016. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Inside one of the property's recognizable, sawtooth-roof structures renovated this year into an event space. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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Where a temporary white dome hosted Fan Controlled Football a new events and concert space called the Transfer Table has taken shape. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The Transfer Table stage during October's Highball music festival. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

AlcoHall's facade toward Rogers Street today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Mechanical bull-riding for all ages inside the vast AlcoHall space. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

How Pullman's iconic train sheds are positioned around new and renovated structures, as seen in January. (The white temporary structure at center has since been removed.)

Subtitle Historic Kirkwood property recognized by Metro Atlanta Redevelopment Summit

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Photos: 'Missing middle' home replacements arrive, priced near $900K Josh Green Fri, 11/03/2023 - 14:45 As urbanist math goes, perhaps this is a bit of a win, in the end: 10 homes now stand where two old Edgewood houses with wide lots and deep backyards were before.

But in terms of Atlanta’s strained affordable housing supply, it’s hardly a victory.

A year and ½ after neighborhood pushback squashed plans for a dense experiment in missing-middle housing with the slogan “Edgewood for Everyone,” the site’s replacements have fully arrived, at least in terms of exterior construction.

Getting a foot in the door here, where Whitefoord Avenue meets Finley Street, will now cost $849,900 and up, according to the first round of Keller Knapp Realty listings. 

How the six-unit Alley of Edgewood project fronts Whitefoord Avenue today, now that exterior construction has finished. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The 10 duplex units that have taken shape include a six-home, modern-style project along Whitefoord Avenue called The Alley of Edgewood. Current prices there are $889,000 for the two options listed to date, Units A and B, at the same size: four bedrooms and three and ½ bathrooms in 2,062 square feet, for a breakdown of $431 per square foot.

As high as the latter price points may seem, they’re $50,000 cheaper than Alley units were listed for this past summer while under construction.

Developer SLR Investments built the duplexes on a corner property just east of the Edgewood Retail District and south of a MARTA station that’s been transformed into a hub of housing and commercial spaces, including popular sandwich shop Bona Fide Deluxe.

All Alley options stand three stories, with a flex space on the top floor, plus two-car garages fronting a wide driveway in back.

Coan Park, Candler Park, downtown Kirkwood, and the newish Eastside Trolley Trail have all been cited as nearby perks.  

Entryway toward garages behind the six units on Finley Avenue. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The two more traditional duplexes behind the Alley also being sold by Keller Knapp Realty. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The 1-acre site was the source of a heated squabble last year over SLR’s relatively dense housing proposal in the middle of residential Edgewood.

Initial plans for 90/98 Whitefoord had called for creating four dozen missing-middle rental options, some reserved at prices people earning less than $36,000 annually could afford. Rents for studios would have been as low as $453 monthly, developers told Urbanize Atlanta. The unit count was later rolled back to 36, with a one-to-one parking ratio, in an effort to gain approval.

Following continued neighborhood pushback, however, SLR killed those plans in May 2022 and moved forward with larger duplexes.

SLR had hoped to rezone the property from single-family or duplex uses to a missing-middle housing designation, or MR-MU, to capitalize on walkability. The site is roughly four blocks from the Edgewood/Candler Park MARTA station, and a MARTA bus stop is located across the street.

The initial missing-middle site plan along Whitefoord Avenue in Edgewood. SLR Investments/The Parliament

Opponents and some neighborhood leaders contended the site wasn’t right for so much new housing in one place, especially when considering more relatively dense projects popping up nearby. Lack of dedicated parking and traffic were concerns, as was a disagreement that the project didn't align with the broader Edgewood Redevelopment Plan.

Some residents did applaud the project’s scale and non-subsidized affordability goals and offered suggestions on other Edgewood locations where it might be more appropriate.

The missing middle concept refers to housing that fills the gap between apartment complexes and single-family homes—the difference, in some cases, between subsidized housing and more expensive, market-rate living options. 

A rendering depicting the three building facades along Whitefoord Avenue that were ultimately scrapped. SLR Investments

Today, the duplexes border an infill rental project, Finley Street Cottages, in the middle of Edgewood that managed to gain approval and finish construction earlier this year. A key difference is that the Finley Street project renovated two 1920s Craftsman bungalows and placed additional units in large yards behind them, rather than erecting ADUs behind new buildings that front the sidewalk.

On the bright side, the Alley duplexes aren’t the priciest options on the Edgewood market at the moment.

That title still belongs to a single-family home built from shipping containers off Memorial Drive.

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How the six-unit Alley of Edgewood project fronts Whitefoord Avenue today, now that exterior construction has finished. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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Entryway toward garages behind the six units on Finley Avenue. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Two more large duplexes, at right, have taken shape behind the Alley project on the same deep lots formerly occupied by two bungalows. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The two more traditional duplexes behind the Alley also being sold by Keller Knapp Realty. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

A rendering depicting the three building facades along Whitefoord Avenue that were ultimately scrapped. SLR Investments

The initial missing-middle site plan along Whitefoord Avenue in Edgewood. SLR Investments/The Parliament

The revised 90 and 98 Whitefoord site plan that was ultimately pulled. SLR Investments

Part of developers SLR Investments' initial pitch to the neighborhood. SLR Investments

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Midtown Alliance: Crucial changes in store for 17th Street Josh Green Fri, 11/03/2023 - 13:21 Midtown Alliance is cooking up ways to make the experience of traveling 17th Street near Atlantic Station by foot, bike, scooter, car, or bus less dismal.

Having identified a “surplus of pavement” along the popular link between Peachtree Street to the east and Atlantic Station to the west, the nonprofit organization of business and community leaders is working on a two-phase approach toward remaking the 17th Street corridor into a safer, more inviting place where people might actually be tempted to leave vehicles behind.

As part of a project introduction this week, Midtown Alliance officials say the first phase could be tackled in the near-term, though a timeline isn’t specified. The second, long-range phase would be more complex and expensive.  

Current 17th Street conditions heading west over the Connector into Atlantic Station. Midtown Alliance

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Initial efforts will focus on improving what the 17th Street corridor is today: a serpentine roadway and development magnet with up to six traffic lanes and expansive, often barren sidewalks. The street does mix multiple modes of transportation (dedicated bus, bike lanes) but those could be safer, more welcoming, and more environmentally conscious, per Midtown Alliance.

The first phase could see plantings in 17th Street medians and public art installed along pathways for a greener and more visually appealing experience.

Midtown Alliance is currently in fundraising mode for the second phase, officials said this week.

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Tentatively speaking, that could entail more comprehensive changes such as optimizing and improving 17th Street’s existing bus transit infrastructure; extending and upgrading current bike lanes for more comfortable, safer rides that better connect to Atlanta’s growing lane and trail network for bicyclists and micromobility users; and adding more greenery and other aspects to activate the street.

Julie Harlan, Midtown Alliance transportation project manager, said the initiative’s primary goal is to boost safety by separating 17th Street users on wheels and feet from the corridor’s constant street of vehicles. “Currently bikes and scooters are in the street sandwiched between a bus and curb,” Harlan noted. “A lot of Midtown’s closest retail is in Atlantic Station, so closing this very small gap will make it more enjoyable, easier to navigate, and safer for people to go to and from [there].”  

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Current 17th Street conditions heading west over the Connector into Atlantic Station. Midtown Alliance

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Subtitle Two-phase improvements to Atlantic Station-Peachtree Street link could address safety, efficiency

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'Transformative' East Point Commons project finally moves forward Josh Green Fri, 11/03/2023 - 08:07 Two years after it was announced, a multi-pronged development expected to inject downtown East Point with hundreds of jobs, housing options, and commercial vibrancy has set a potential start date.

City of East Point officials on Wednesday approved a real estate purchase deal with Atlanta-based Mynd Match Development Group that green-lights the redevelopment of 9 acres in the 2700 block of Main Street into a mixed-use hub called The Commons.

As laid out in site plans, The Commons calls for roughly 79,000 square feet of commercial space in the form of offices, shops, and restaurants, all situated just north of East Point’s historic downtown and MARTA hub.

On the residential side, 316 multifamily units and 23 single-family townhomes are in the works, alongside 11,440 square feet of amenity areas. Plans also call for 403 parking spaces for residents and visitors in two garages, with more parking at street level.

Overview of the 9 acres East Point leaders say will become an equitable development. City of East Point, via YouTube

The East Point Commons masterplan, with level one depicted at left and level two at right. Mynd Match Development Group; designs, TVS

According to city officials, the land deal with Mynd Match allows for “transformative” development and “marks a significant milestone in East Point’s ongoing efforts to enhance its economic vitality and quality of life,” per a Thursday announcement.  

A groundbreaking ceremony for The Commons has been set for Friday, Dec. 29 to “serve as a symbol of progress and a testament to the collaborative effort” between the city and development partners, according to city officials.

Initial redevelopment plans for the largely empty 9 acres were unveiled in late 2021, when project leaders predicted the TVS-designed venture would cost $111 million.

The project’s broader goal is to provide equitable housing, more services, and retail options while extending the city’s walkable appeal northward toward downtown Atlanta, city officials have said.  

Future prices of The Commons townhomes and apartment rents haven’t been estimated to date.   

A planned communal space off Main Street as part of the East Point Commons project. Mynd Match Development Group; designs, TVS

Mynd Match Development Group; designs, TVS

East Point Mayor Deana Holiday Ingraham has predicted The Commons will become a placemaking cog for downtown that spurs further revitalization. Excell Lewis, Mynd Match’s chairman and CEO, forecasted in 2022 the project will create 1,500 jobs, including work for local contractors during the building process.

In the gallery above, find site context today—and a much closer look at what East Point Commons is planned to be tomorrow.

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The Commons site in question, just north of East Point's downtown and MARTA hub. Google Maps

Overview of the 9 acres East Point leaders say will become an equitable development. City of East Point, via YouTube

Where The Commons project would meet East Point Library and adjacent downtown buildings. Plans call for upgrading the library to more seamlessly blend with new development around it. City of East Point, via YouTube

Closer look at plans for East Point Commons' ground-level spaces and overall site uses. Mynd Match Development Group; designs, TVS

Planned uses for level two, with townhomes pictured at the northernmost point. Mynd Match Development Group; designs, TVS

The East Point Commons masterplan, with level one depicted at left and level two at right. Mynd Match Development Group; designs, TVS

A planned communal space off Main Street as part of the East Point Commons project. Mynd Match Development Group; designs, TVS

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Subtitle Following land deal, southside city sets groundbreaking for 9-acre redevelopment, jobs engine

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Historic Midtown project that ‘cannot ever be redeveloped’ hits market Josh Green Thu, 11/02/2023 - 16:06 A 1930s Midtown property that achieved permanent historic protections alongside a stylish renovation in recent years has hit the open market.

Nik Hatzis of City Realty Advisors tells Urbanize Atlanta his company has listed the historic Winnwood Apartments—now rechristened Studio Revival Apartments—for sale at 1460 West Peachtree Street, following a two-year renovation that wrapped this past summer.

City Realty Advisors also sold the unrenovated apartment building to developers in late 2019. Prior to that, the brick-built complex had been in original family ownership since it was developed in the early 1930s.

“It’s now historic with a facade easement in place and cannot ever be redeveloped,” said Hatzis.

No list price for the 48-unit Studio Revival Apartments has been set. Instead, Hatzis said, sellers are letting the market determine pricing.

A recent aerial showing the circa-1931 apartments in the context of existing Midtown buildings and forthcoming development. Courtesy of City Realty Advisors/Studio Revival Apartments

Examples of reimagined interiors around the former Winnwood Apartments. Courtesy of City Realty Advisors/Studio Revival Apartments

Built in 1931, the Winnwood Apartments had been the subject of redevelopment talks for several years. The two-story structure was built in a Georgian Revival-style by the once-prominent Atlanta firm H.W. Nicholes and Sons, and it reflects popular residential architecture from the early to mid-20th century. According to preservation organization Easements Atlanta, it’s one of the last examples of this architecture style left standing in the city.

GBX Group partnered with Easements Atlanta and developer Urban Landings to refurbish and reconfigure the building into four dozen units—all micro apartments and one-bedrooms. Previously, the Winnwood’s rentals were either two or three-bedrooms.

Today, the property is marketed as “modern luxury living in a historic masterpiece,” with rents starting at $1,700 monthly for fully furnished apartments.

Apartment sizes range between 343 and 668 square feet.

In terms of location, City Realty notes Atlantic Station is 1/4 mile away, the BeltLine corridor a mile east, and Piedmont Park about a mile and ½ southeast.  

Prior to renovations, project heads told Urbanize Atlanta the apartments wouldn’t have a standard affordable housing component, but would attempt to tackle affordability by building efficient spaces with top-flight finishes at a discount to new rentals in flashier developments.

Sample kitchen design at Studio Revival Apartments. Courtesy of City Realty Advisors/Studio Revival Apartments

Courtesy of City Realty Advisors/Studio Revival Apartments

The property is unique in that it allows renters to “live the Atlanta dream” for leasing terms between just 30 days to several years, via a flexible living program, per marketing materials.

Urban Landings succeeded in earning a spot for the property on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021. That enabled developers to access historic tax credits that helped make the project financially viable, officials have said. Winnwood’s ownership group also donated the façade easement to Easements Atlanta, ensuring the complex’s exterior design is permanently protected while making the project eligible for more tax incentives.

Property surrounding the historic structure where a mixed-use high-rise was planned is instead heading for foreclosure proceedings this month, according to Fulton County filings.

Find more context and photos of the renovated Midtown landmark in the gallery above. 

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A recent aerial showing the circa-1931 apartments in the context of existing Midtown buildings and forthcoming development. Courtesy of City Realty Advisors/Studio Revival Apartments

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Sample kitchen design at Studio Revival Apartments. Courtesy of City Realty Advisors/Studio Revival Apartments

Examples of reimagined interiors around the former Winnwood Apartments. Courtesy of City Realty Advisors/Studio Revival Apartments

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Complete Street overhaul of Avondale Estates' main drag is coming Josh Green Thu, 11/02/2023 - 13:25 Avondale Estates was anointed in January the latest recipient of the prestigious, nonexistent Golden Urby Chalice of Champions, and in several ways the DeKalb County city continues to prove the honor was no fluke.

As 2023 begins to wind down, Avondale Estates is moving forward with a Complete Street overhaul geared toward making its main commercial strip safer and a park-side development that aims to create vibrancy, while celebrating “prestigious” new credit ratings that lay a solid basis for continuing momentum, according to city leaders.

The Complete Street Project for U.S. Highway 278 (North Avondale Road/East College Avenue) aims to redo a five-lane highway and skinny sidewalk that pass Avondale Estates’ new Town Green and many of its most popular restaurants and shops.

Avondale Estates spokesperson Ellen Powell tells Urbanize Atlanta the project is out to bid now, with all proposals due from construction firms by Nov. 30.

Extent of the Complete Street project stretching from Sams Crossing, at left, to Ashton Place in Avondale Estates. Google Maps

The project calls for reducing the roadway to three lanes for roughly 1.15 miles. At the western end, the Complete Street would start at Sams Crossing near MARTA's Avondale station; from there, it would travel past the new park and through downtown, ending at Ashton Place.

Changes in between call for a 10-foot-wide path for pedestrians and bicyclists, upgraded traffic signals, a center median, landscape buffer, pedestrian and bike crossings, as well as road repaving and re-striping. (See a before/after slider depiction below).

“The new design will be more efficient, attractive, safer, and more accessible for cyclists and walkers,” Powell noted via email, “and will connect the historic neighborhood to downtown.” 

City documents stipulate the winning bidder must be able to complete the project within 18 months.

How a remade U.S. Highway 278 (North Avondale Road/East College Avenue) is expected to look and function through Avondale Estates' downtown area. Courtesy of Avondale Estates

In real estate development news, Powell says the park-adjacent, mixed-use project called The Dale is on pace to break ground in either December or January between the Town Green and future Complete Street.

The 24,000-square-foot joint venture between Healey Weatherholtz Properties and Fabric Developers calls for two adjacent buildings standing two stories each where North Avondale Road meets Lake Street.

The goal is to create a vibrant restaurant and retail row complementing the greenspace, next to a versatile open-air Market Pavilion space at the opposite corner.

How the North Avondale Road project is expected to face and interact with Avondale's Town Green. Fabric Developers/Healey Weatherholtz Properties

Lastly, on the municipal finances front, Avondale Estates officials announced this week they’ve earned “exceptional” credit ratings from Moody’s and Standard & Poor’s for the city’s anticipated $8.4 million Urban Redevelopment Agency Revenue Bonds Series 2023, which is being used to help repay costs of the Town Green and pavilion.  

Citing the city’s strong budget management, financial policies, and economic outlook, Moody’s assigned Avondale Estates an initial Aa1 general obligation unlimited tax rating, while Standard & Poor’s gave an AA+ rating with a stable outlook.  

Those scores make Avondale Estates the highest-rated small city (population less than 5,000) in Georgia by Moody’s and in the top 10 percent of ratings for small cities nationwide. The city also has the smallest tax digest and fifth smallest budget of all cities rated Aaa/Aa1 by Moody’s, according to city officials.  

In September, Avondale Estates also earned the No. 15 spot for the second year running in Opendoor’s list of the most Family-Friendly Cities in the country.

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Extent of the Complete Street project stretching from Sams Crossing, at left, to Ashton Place in Avondale Estates. Google Maps

The roadway and narrow sidewalk in question today. Courtesy of Avondale Estates

How a remade U.S. Highway 278 (North Avondale Road/East College Avenue) is expected to look and function through Avondale Estates' downtown area. Courtesy of Avondale Estates

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Photos: Atlanta BeltLine section branching from Piedmont Park opens Josh Green Thu, 11/02/2023 - 08:13 A fresh section of Atlanta BeltLine that links Piedmont Park to the southern fringes of Buckhead—and vice versa—has officially arrived.

Dignitaries including Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, BeltLine leadership, and state-level officials gathered Wednesday on a chilly morning in Piedmont Heights to cut the proverbial ribbon on the Northeast Trail’s Segment 2—or what Dickens called “one of the most highly anticipated segments of the overall BeltLine.”

It marked the first—and last—ribbon-cutting for a new section of the 22-mile mainline trail project this year.

Now stretching for 1.2 miles, the Northeast Trail’s first two segments improve or unlock off-street mobility for several intown neighborhoods, linking the northern edge of Piedmont Park to the Armour district near SweetWater Brewing Company’s longtime home.

Along the way the trail passes Ansley Mall and Ansley Golf Course, bridges over the Buford-Spring Connector (with tall new protective fencing installed), and swoops under 10 lanes of Interstate 85 before ending, for now, at Mayson Street.     

Spectators at Wednesday's ceremony on the new Northeast Trail section near Ansley Mall. Photo by Erin Sintos; courtesy Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

The new bridge installed across Clear Creek, north of Piedmont Avenue. Photo by Erin Sintos; courtesy Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

The Northeast Trail’s Segment 2 broke ground in May last year, and recent work has also provided the trail with lighting, landscaping, and security cameras the first finished section formerly lacked. Landscaping work is expected to continue throughout the winter.

With Segment 2 finished, the BeltLine reports that 9.4 miles of the planned loop are complete, joining 10.3 miles of connector trails around the city.

Eighty-five percent of the trail loop is scheduled to be finished or under construction by the third quarter of 2024, per the BeltLine’s forecast.

Segment 2’s completion marks “a significant milestone in navigating major infrastructure that has historically divided us,” Clyde Higgs, BeltLine president and CEO, said in a prepared statement. “This paved trail crosses the largest highway to date on the BeltLine, I-85, weaves together our communities, [and] paves a prosperous pathway for our vibrant business community.”

Protective fencing installed where the Northeast Trail crosses over the Buford-Spring Connector. Photo by Kerri Parker; courtesy of Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

Photo by Erin Sintos; courtesy Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

In roughly a year, the fresh section of trail is expected to tie into Northeast Trail Segment 1, which broke ground in August in Piedmont Park.

BeltLine patrons should take note: Accessing Piedmont Park via the new Northeast Trail segment will be somewhat tricky for the foreseeable future, requiring travel on a gravel path.

The northernmost section of Segment 1 is claiming the so-called Carriage Trail, a park access point through woods near Atlanta Botanical Garden. Construction to replace the Carriage Trail’s cracked asphalt and the removal of select trees is ongoing, barring the public from entering it.  

Another point of interest—a planned bridge project connecting the backside of Ansley Mall to the Northeast Trail—has not yet established a construction schedule. That Selig Enterprises project will mark the largest trail “gateway” built by an adjacent property owner to date, according to BeltLine officials.   

Once finished, the full Northeast Trail promises to be a handy off-street link between Midtown and the Lindbergh (aka Uptown) area, in addition to places like the Cheshire Bridge Road corridor.

Another ceremony attendee, Piedmont Heights Civic Association president Bill Compton, expressed this decidedly non-NIMBY sentiment as part of the BeltLine’s ribbon-cutting announcement: “We’re excited to have the BeltLine open in our community, not only for the significant increase in greenspace, but also for the increased connectivity within our community, to our neighbors to the south, as well as to Armour Yards and—eventually—Lindbergh Center to the north.”

Dignitaries including Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and BeltLine CEO and president Clyde Higgs (center) at Wednesday morning's ceremony. Courtesy of Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

Current look of the first completed Northeast Trail segment and the "instant forest" planted by Trees Atlanta earlier this year. Photo by Kerri Parker; courtesy of Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

As shown in August, concrete has been installed behind Ansley Mall and neighboring commercial properties, with a ramp complete between the new trail and Piedmont Avenue. Photo by John Becker; via Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

Yellow represents the initial completed section of the BeltLine's Northeast Trail, stretching from Ansley Mall to almost Interstate 85. The next phase of work, now open, is shown in dotted blue.Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

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Dignitaries including Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and BeltLine CEO and president Clyde Higgs (center) at Wednesday morning's ceremony. Courtesy of Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

Spectators at Wednesday's ceremony on the new Northeast Trail section near Ansley Mall. Photo by Erin Sintos; courtesy Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

The new bridge installed across Clear Creek, north of Piedmont Avenue. Photo by Erin Sintos; courtesy Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

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Protective fencing installed where the Northeast Trail crosses over the Buford-Spring Connector. Photo by Kerri Parker; courtesy of Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

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Current look of the first completed Northeast Trail segment and the "instant forest" planted by Trees Atlanta earlier this year. Photo by Kerri Parker; courtesy of Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

As shown in August, concrete has been installed behind Ansley Mall and neighboring commercial properties, with a ramp complete between the new trail and Piedmont Avenue. Photo by John Becker; via Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

Yellow represents the initial completed section of the BeltLine's Northeast Trail, stretching from Ansley Mall to almost Interstate 85. The next phase of work, now open, is shown in dotted blue.Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

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Pocket of NYC-inspired townhomes nears end of construction Josh Green Wed, 11/01/2023 - 14:43 A townhome community that nods to New York City’s most iconic borough is nearing completion half a decade after plans were initially unveiled, continuing a groundswell of new housing in the Blandtown neighborhood west of Midtown.

Called Chelsea Westside, the 92-unit project has been taking shape in phases for several years along Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard, just south of attractions that include The Works, Topgolf Atlanta, Bacchanalia, and Bone Garden Cantina. (The project’s nods to Manhattan include floorplan names like Bryant, Hudson, and Gehry; relatedly, Blandtown is one of five neighborhoods within the Upper Westside CID’s boundaries.)

Michelle Hipp, a Realtor with RPM Group Home Advisors, tells Urbanize Atlanta two townhomes remain unsold right now in the community being developed by The Davis Companies. Construction is scheduled to finish in January.

Where the unsold units are located in the 92-home project. Courtesy of Chelsea Westside/The Davis Companies

According to Hipp, both remaining townhomes are the Clarke floorplan, with three bedrooms and three and ½ bathrooms in 2,107 square feet. Lot 30 is asking $725,943, while neighboring Lot 31 seeks $730,707, which includes options and upgrades, per Hipp.

The project’s initial phases began construction in 2017—back when prices started at $419,000.

Granted, townhomes in that range were smaller (two-bedroom units with around 1,600 square feet), but the cost increase lends an idea how high the barrier for entry has risen in this part of Atlanta.

Nine floorplans were offered overall, some with around 3,000 and rare four-car garages. Options have included elevators and rooftop additions like fireplaces, wet bars, and beer fridges.

Both remaining options at the townhome community are the Clarke floorplan. Courtesy of Chelsea Westside/The Davis Companies

Courtesy of Chelsea Westside/The Davis Companies

Communal amenities include a pool, dog park, grilling zone, and bocce ball court. Another perk: Homes are zoned for Buckhead’s E. Rivers Elementary, Sutton Middle, and North Atlanta High School. And Westside Park is now a bona fide attraction just south of the site, with plans for an expansion featuring a mountain bike park on the horizon.

Overall, the townhomes are marketed as “luxurious” and urban, “inspired” and modern, yet “graceful.”

They join new Blandtown housing options that include more than 200 apartments at the Goat Farm Arts Center campus, the Empire Longreen project’s mix of condos and townhomes, and the latest entrant, a Crescent Communities venture with another 250 rentals, among other projects. 

Find a closer look at how Chelsea Westside has come together in the gallery above.

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Where the unsold units are located in the 92-home project. Courtesy of Chelsea Westside/The Davis Companies

Both remaining options at the townhome community are the Clarke floorplan. Courtesy of Chelsea Westside/The Davis Companies

The Chelsea Westside site's broader context, between Chattahoochee Avenue and the new Westside Park. Google Maps

The community's main entry sign nods to the area's industrial past. Courtesy of Chelsea Westside

The Chelsea Westside amenities and initial phases, as seen in 2021. Courtesy of Chelsea Westside

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Buckhead's latest condo high-rise officially tops out Josh Green Wed, 11/01/2023 - 10:25 Florida-based developers have officially topped out a new (and still rare) condo building in what they’re calling Atlanta’s most prestigious neighborhood.

Fifteen months after demolition of low-rise structures began at 2425 Peachtree Road, officials with Palm Beach developer Kolter Urban have recently reached max height for their 18-story The Dillon Buckhead condo project.

The same builder announced last month its taller condo tower across the street has now sold out, having finished construction in early 2022.

The Dillon is expected to deliver 144 more luxury condos, ranging from one to three-bedroom residences. It’s on pace to be completed in the fourth quarter of 2024.

“This project reflects the rich history of the Buckhead area,” said Kolter Urban president Bob Vail in a prepared statement this week, “while providing residents with luxurious modern living and an impressive suite of resort-style amenities at their fingertips.”

Looking west, how the 144-condo building now stands over Peachtree Road, pictured at center. Courtesy of Kolter Urban

Two Atlanta-based companies—The Preston Partnership (architecture) and Integra Construction (general contracting)—are part of the development team, alongside interior designers ID & Design International.

Dillon condos now start from the mid-$800,000s, while penthouses will set buyers back $2 million or more. Listing services indicate units priced as high as $3.5 and $4.2 million are currently under contract.

Remaining condos will range in size from 1,400 to nearly 2,500 square feet, per project leaders.

The building’s sales team, Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty Intown, has said Dillion units have been landing buyers at “record levels.” That includes $62 million in presales in 2022 and another $30 million in contracts inked across March and April this year.

The project has "captured the attention of discerning homebuyers nationwide,” the majority of them downsizing from larger single-family homes, as Sotheby’s reps put it earlier this year.

One key selling point, per sellers, has been Dillon’s amenities, which are expected to cover more than an acre of total space, both indoors and out.

A revised amenities level rendering that includes, of course, a pickleball court, as shown at bottom right. Kolter Urban/The Dillon

Those perks call for an indoor-outdoor section called The Hub with private and semi-private workspaces for the WFH set, plus a conference room. Other amenities: concierge services, a formal clubroom with catering kitchen, a dog park, pool deck, outdoor yoga terrace, a speakeasy, a media room with a game simulator, and a pickleball court. Elsewhere, some condos will be held as guest suites, officials have said.

Kolter Urban purchased the required three parcels in 2021 for $16.5 million.

Earlier this year, the Dillon project began vertical construction next to the Peachtree Battle Promenade shopping center, home to Whitehall Tavern and a Publix.

To the immediate south, roughly half of the historic book bindery building—formerly home to Peachtree Battle Antiques and Interiors—has been preserved, including the brick house-like structure that fronts Peachtree. The Dillon’s sales center has taken that space.

A rendering of The Dillon's northwest corner that illustrates its relationship to six-lane Peachtree Road. Near the base floor, immediately south, roughly half of the historic book bindery building is shown still standing. The Dillon Buckhead/Kolter Urban

A couple of blocks up the street, Kolter Urban’s first foray into the Atlanta market—the 22-story Graydon Buckhead—saw condo prices begin at $1.7 million and climb to nearly $9 million for a penthouse covering the full top floor.

Like The Dillon, the 47-unit Graydon is still a relative anomaly in terms of Atlanta multifamily ventures the past decade. It marked the largest recent intown condo project between Buckhead Village’s The Charles and the 279-unit Seven88 West Midtown tower on West Marietta Street. 

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Looking west, how the 144-condo building now stands over Peachtree Road, pictured at center. Courtesy of Kolter Urban

The Dillon project's 2451 Peachtree Road site, between Midtown and Buckhead Village. Google Maps

A model of The Dillon in the project's sales gallery, which occupies a former Peachtree Battle Antiques and Interiors building. Kolter Urban/The Dillon

Plans for the building's covered "arrival plaza." Kolter Urban/The Dillon

A revised amenities level rendering that includes, of course, a pickleball court, as shown at bottom right. Kolter Urban/The Dillon

A rendering of The Dillon's northwest corner that illustrates its relationship to six-lane Peachtree Road. Near the base floor, immediately south, roughly half of the historic book bindery building is shown still standing. The Dillon Buckhead/Kolter Urban

Renderings lend an idea what larger Dillon condos will offer, including expansive balconies with southern Buckhead and Midtown views. Courtesy of Kolter Urban

Example of a condo with north-facing views into central Buckhead. Courtesy of Kolter Urban

Treetop vistas from units with east and west views. Courtesy of Kolter Urban

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A main entry point to the Dillon building. Courtesy of Kolter Urban

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Planned Midtown views from a living room. Courtesy of Kolter Urban

Resident clubroom. Courtesy of Kolter Urban

Fireplace and artwork in the residential lobby. Courtesy of Kolter Urban

The coworking space. Courtesy of Kolter Urban

The Hub, an indoor-outdoor coworking space. Courtesy of Kolter Urban

Planned look of the Dillon building's The Library. The resident-only "speakeasy" will have a movie theater lounge, game simulator room, and weekly events. Courtesy of Kolter Urban

The planned 18-story facade in the 2400 block of Peachtree Road.Courtesy of Kolter Urban

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Mondo duplexes claiming prominent Moreland Avenue corner Josh Green Wed, 11/01/2023 - 08:28 Love it or hate it, one corner of Moreland Avenue is typifying the evolution of intown residential architecture right now in many BeltLine neighborhoods. Especially on the eastside. And especially in Reynoldstown.

Just south of Little Five Points, the corner in question is the northwest quadrant of where busy Moreland Avenue meets Boulevard Drive and Hosea Williams Boulevard, an area that’s been flush with modern-style townhome and single-family home construction for more than a decade. 

Previously, two 1920s bungalows had stood at that prominent corner; by 2021, when both properties came to market, they’d been shuttered and graffiti-strewn for a couple of years. It was a contrast to One Moreland, a restored commercial building across the street that's now home to Whoopsie’s restaurant (formerly Hodgepodge Coffeehouse), Chi Chi Vegan Taco Shop, Cutters Lounge, and Project: Body ATL.

The corner's previous state in 2021 as both 1920s bungalows on site came to market. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Construction progress (and trendy exterior paint schemes) on the duplexes at 10 and 14 Moreland Avenue. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Where the two quintessentially Atlanta homes stood at 10 and 14 Moreland Avenue, four infill housing units have risen. The southernmost duplex, now painted black, includes two massive top-floor patios overlooking the businesses next door and other points south.

Neither duplex has come to market yet, and specifics including pricing aren’t yet known. The northernmost plot sold in summer 2021 for $350,000 at lot value, records show.

Plans for the northernmost Moreland Avenue duplex, as shown in 2021 listings. Keller Williams Realty Intown ATL; The Seeby Group

How the homes on site previously fronted Moreland Avenue, with retail across the street to the south.Keller Williams Realty Intown ATL; The Seeby Group

According to previous marketing materials, each “gorgeous” duplex unit will feature high ceilings, rooftop decks, open layouts, and two-car garages. Specific plans for the northernmost lot showed three-bedroom units with 2,300 square feet for $650,000 even—but that pricing was flaunted in early 2021, or eons ago, relatively speaking.

In addition to eats next door, the location counts a strong 89 Walk Score, with a Transit Score (60) and Bike Score (65) both qualifying as good.

Boosting those numbers are the BeltLine’s Eastside Trail roughly three blocks west and the Edgewood Retail District, located a bit closer to the north.  

Southern facade of the 10 Moreland Avenue duplex at the corner, overlooking a commercial complex. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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The corner's previous state in 2021 as both 1920s bungalows on site came to market. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Construction progress (and trendy exterior paint schemes) on the duplexes at 10 and 14 Moreland Avenue. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Southern facade of the 10 Moreland Avenue duplex at the corner, overlooking a commercial complex. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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Plans for the northernmost Moreland Avenue duplex, as shown in 2021 listings. Keller Williams Realty Intown ATL; The Seeby Group

Plans for 14 Moreland Avenue shown in previous marketing materials. Keller Williams Realty Intown ATL; The Seeby Group

How the homes on site previously fronted Moreland Avenue, with retail across the street to the south.Keller Williams Realty Intown ATL; The Seeby Group

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