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MARTA: Vision for reborn Kensington Station coming into focus Josh Green Wed, 08/16/2023 - 08:19 While it remains very much in planning stages, MARTA’s vision for injecting one of its easternmost transit stations with commerce and life is coming into clearer focus.

According to a Kensington Station Master Plan update compiled by Debbie Frank, MARTA’s transit-oriented development director, the station in coming years could become a regional transportation center—and a mixed-use neighborhood gathering place that increases ridership and revenue, in the vein of the Edgewood/Candler Park station.

Kensington is the second-to-last station on MARTA’s eastbound route before final stop Indian Creek station. It’s located just west of Memorial Drive, inside the Interstate 285 loop, east of Avondale Estates and downtown Decatur. The mixed-use Phoenix Station project has risen across the street. 

Over the past year, MARTA has hosted open houses, StationSoccer events at a temporary facility onsite, an online survey, and focus groups to collect community input on what Kensington Station should become. That process culminated with a final open house in November.

From that input, five top themes emerged:

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More specifically, project designers will be tasked with reimagining the station’s stormwater pond as a usable public greenspace, increasing bike and pedestrian access with more trails and sidewalks, making access to the station’s bus bay easier, incorporating smaller-scale buildings for housing and retail, and including a permanent space for a StationSoccer field.

MARTA has determined that market demand through 2030 near Kensington Station could support 525 units of dense residential housing in two buildings standing four or five stories, either wrapping or next to parking decks. More than 100 three-story townhomes with two-car garages could also be built, per the planning study.

General retail concepts for Kensington Station's remake. MARTA

On the commercial side, the market could support about 22,000 square feet of “traditional retail” for uses such as restaurants, coffee shops, and a pharmacy. Other facets of the project could see roughly 30,000 square feet of more service-oriented office space and retail, such as banks, dry cleaners, and hair salons.

From all of that, three separate framework plans have emerged. (See the gallery above for visuals.)

MARTA and its partners have also outlined which “zones” around the station have the fewest challenging conditions—and are most likely to be developed first. Atop that list are parking lots on either side of the train station, which MARTA classifies as “easy-to-develop” because they’re cleared and flat.

How a permanent StationSoccer pitch could fit into the mix. MARTA

On the flipside, the sections deemed hardest to develop currently house stormwater infrastructure or are directly adjacent to—or standing over—the MARTA tracks.

MARTA has succeeded in having the property rezoned to MU-5, or high-density mixed-use, a designation that supports the 2050 DeKalb Unified Plan for building up the area into a regional center. Plans generally call for transitioning from higher density at the project’s core to lower intensity at its edges, per MARTA.

The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners in April approved the station’s rezoning, opening the door for redevelopment across 35 acres. Collie Greenwood, MARTA general manager and CEO, said at the time the transit agency was moving toward the process of soliciting developers.

A final draft of the Kensington master plan was compiled in May.

How a communal green could take shape near retail, echoing MARTA's mixed-use overhaul of the system's station in Edgewood. MARTA

The station’s overhaul could join transit-oriented development plans recently set in motion around MARTA stations in Bankhead, the southern fringes of downtown (now stalled), and at H.E. Holmes, the system’s westernmost transit hub.  

The redevelopment would include workforce housing, affordable senior housing, and a new Housing Authority of DeKalb County headquarters, MARTA officials have said.

Head to the gallery above for a closer look at where Kensington Station’s makeover could be headed.

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The project’s location just inside Interstate 285, east of Avondale Estates and downtown Decatur.Google Maps

Site conditions around the 3342 Kensington Road transit hub today. Google Maps

General retail concepts for Kensington Station's remake. MARTA

How a communal green could take shape near retail, echoing MARTA's mixed-use overhaul of the system's station in Edgewood. MARTA

Early plans for a Kensington Station public pavilion area. MARTA/Kensington Station Master Plan

How a permanent StationSoccer pitch could fit into the mix. MARTA

The first of three potential "framework" plans. MARTA

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Subtitle More than 600 housing options, abundant retail, and permanent StationSoccer field in the mix

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Images: Hotel pitched for downtown Decatur—with no added parking Josh Green Tue, 08/15/2023 - 12:48 Plans have emerged for a hotel concept in downtown Decatur that could become that rarest of development species in metro Atlanta: a sizable new building with no vehicle-parking component.

Vision Hospitality Group developers and BCA Studios architects have brought plans before city officials to build a dual-branded, seven-story hotel on three current surface parking lots at 213 Swanton Way.

The 241-room hotel would consume about half a block behind Taco Mac Decatur, between two large parking decks; one is located at 1 W. Court Square near the DeKalb County Courthouse, and the other stands just east near Inner Voice Brewing, currently used by The Task Force for Global Health. Both stand within 300 feet of the hotel site.

The half-block in question at 213 Swanton Way, just east of Decatur's Historic Square. Google Maps

The properties in question where Swanton Way meets Commerce Drive. Google Maps

Vision Hospitality aims to enter into longterm agreements with owners of those decks to use excess parking, operating an around-the-clock valet for guests who arrive by car instead of building parking into the hotel. Its two brands would be Tempo, a new lifestyle-focused flag, and Homewood Suites, Hilton’s extended-stay brand.

A food-and-beverage tenant called Bluestone Lane café would be situated at the corner of Ponce de Leon Place, opposite the brewery.

Vision Hospitality officials told the Decatur Downtown Development Authority during a recent meeting they expect many hotel guests will come to the property via MARTA or rideshare services, noting the 1 W. Court Square parking deck alone has 493 spaces, contributing to what one DDA official called a problem of excess parking downtown, as Decaturish reports.

Detailed look at the building's eastern face over Ponce de Leon Place. Vision Hospitality Group; designs, BCA Studios architecture

The floorplan breakdown for the dual-branded hotel building's ground floor. Vision Hospitality Group; designs, BCA Studios architecture

According to a resolution adopted by the DDA in support of the hotel, the Swanton Way property is currently underutilized with 57 parking spaces and three two-story buildings, all of which would be removed. The hotel project would be advantageous “for the development of trade, commerce, industry, and employment” around the DeKalb County seat, per the resolution.  

The DDA also approved three special exceptions requested by the developer: to bump up building height from 80 feet max to 82 feet, as necessitated by an elevation change; to allow 100 percent off-site parking; and to reduce street landscaping zone requirements to make way for a guest drop-off lane. Those exceptions will have to be approved by Decatur Planning Commission and Decatur City Commission before the hotel building is allowed to move forward as planned.

Plans for the valet component on the Swanton Way facade. Vision Hospitality Group; designs, BCA Studios architecture

Just a block away, plans to revitalize the core of Decatur Historic Square received unanimous approval from the city’s commission in June. Called the Decatur Town Center Plan 2.0, the initiative marks Decatur’s first new masterplan for its central downtown area since 1982.

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The half-block in question at 213 Swanton Way, just east of Decatur's Historic Square. Google Maps

Overview of the properties today, with Inner Voice Brewing's building shown just to the bottom left. Google Maps

The properties in question where Swanton Way meets Commerce Drive. Google Maps

Detailed look at the building's eastern face over Ponce de Leon Place. Vision Hospitality Group; designs, BCA Studios architecture

The floorplan breakdown for the dual-branded hotel building's ground floor. Vision Hospitality Group; designs, BCA Studios architecture

The Swanton Way facade. Vision Hospitality Group; designs, BCA Studios architecture

The planned cafe component opposite Inner Voice Brewing and other food-and-beverage businesses. Vision Hospitality Group; designs, BCA Studios architecture

Plans for the corner of Ponce de Leon Place (left) and Swanton Way. Vision Hospitality Group; designs, BCA Studios architecture

Plans for north-facing hotel amenities. Vision Hospitality Group; designs, BCA Studios architecture

Plans for the valet component on the Swanton Way facade. Vision Hospitality Group; designs, BCA Studios architecture

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BeltLine: Affordable housing build could start in S. Buckhead next year Josh Green Tue, 08/15/2023 - 08:07 Eight months after issuing a call for qualified firms, Atlanta BeltLine Inc. has picked a team of developers with experience in affordable housing to build a mixed-use project in the southern reaches of Buckhead.

Located at 579 Garson Drive, the 2.68-acre site in question is just west of Piedmont Road and north of Interstate 85, along the banks of Peachtree Creek. MARTA’s Lindbergh station and the Uptown redevelopment are located about two blocks directly north.

BeltLine officials announced this week they’ve selected developer Pennrose and affordable housing specialists Radiant Development Partners as finalists to build a project near the Northeast Trail focused on both equitable housing and commercial spaces.   

The area in question is envisioned as a key cog in a regional network of trails near the future confluence of the BeltLine, Peachtree Creek Greenway, South Fork Confluence Trail, and nearby PATH400, which is expected to branch into Sandy Springs in coming years.

BeltLine spokesperson Jenny Odom tells Urbanize Atlanta construction on the affordable housing component in South Buckhead could begin in late 2024, contingent upon developers securing financing and entitlements.

“There are a lot of milestones between now and construction starting,” Odom noted via email. “We are in the origination stage.”

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Elsewhere in Atlanta, Pennrose’s recent projects include affordable housing at South Atlanta’s Haven and two different ventures in Sweet Auburn, McAuley Park’s first and second phase.   

According to BeltLine officials, the Northeast Trail development will see a range of affordable housing that offers walkable access to restaurants, groceries, public transit, and other amenities.

The project’s commercial spaces will include micro units geared toward helping small businesses get off the ground. Those spaces are expected to feature views to Peachtree Creek and direct frontage on a BeltLine connector trail planned along the backside of the development. Developers plan to partner with the Russell Innovation Center for Entrepreneurs to identify and boost small local businesses, according to the BeltLine.

Overview of the 579 Garson Drive site in South Buckhead today. Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

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A community engagement process for the project is slated to continue, and exactly how many homes it might offer hasn’t been specified. But officials expect the project to create 200 new construction jobs in the short term—and to contribute to the BeltLine’s goal of delivering 5,600 affordable housing units by 2030.

BeltLine officials say they’re nearly 57 percent of the way toward reaching that goal today, having assisted in the preservation or development of 3,181 affordable housing units since 2006 within the BeltLine Tax Allocation District.

The BeltLine purchased the vacant Garson site from Wells Fargo with a goal of introducing more attainable housing options in the Lindbergh area.

According to a Request for Proposals released in January, the site has sufficient demand for two restaurant spaces that would cater to an estimated 235,000 annual BeltLine visits, plus a 5,000-square-foot daycare facility. The creek-side site includes direct water access and what BeltLine leaders have described as “picturesque views.”

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Overview of the 579 Garson Drive site in South Buckhead today. Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

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The 579 Garson Drive property in question is located at right. Photo by Erin Sintos; courtesy of Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

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Modern compound en route near under-construction Westside BeltLine Josh Green Mon, 08/14/2023 - 13:59 As construction on the last unfinished section of the Westside Trail barrels ahead, a project marketed as a modern masterpiece is aiming to capitalize on its intown cachet and raise the bar for home sales in its BeltLine-adjacent neighborhood.

The 1073 Mayson Turner Road home project is expected to finish construction this month and offer an “exquisite living experience” in a “luxurious, beautifully crafted European-style” setting in Washington Park, according to its listing.

The location is about four blocks directly north of the Washington Park Natatorium, just east of the final missing piece of the BeltLine’s Westside Trail, which is under construction now.  

Google Maps imagery indicates the project has been under construction since at least early 2022. The property was listed two weeks ago at its current price—$659,999—with HomeSmart.

The previous home at the 1073 Mayson Turner Road address. Google Maps

Planned rooftop and facade at the Washington Park project. HomeSmart/FMLS

It marks the second-priciest home listing in Washington Park at the moment, following a seven-bedroom new build on Ashby Terrace where the asking price recently increased to $694,900.

Listing service records indicate no home has sold for $600,000 or more in Washington Park in recent years.

So what’s that kind of cash buy due west of downtown these days? The modern-style listing in question has four bedrooms and four bathrooms in 2,800 square feet across multiple levels, all topped with a roof terrace.

The project's Mayson Turner Road site in Washington Park, due west of the Georgia Aquarium. Google Maps

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According to HomeSmart, perks include 12-foot ceilings on the main level, a “striking” kitchen, and an electric fireplace in the great room. The floorplan was designed to be flexible for multiple living options, offering two laundry rooms and two primary suites—one on the main level, the other on the second.

The WalkScore of 64 makes the address “somewhat walkable,” though logic says that will improve with the BeltLine’s expected ribbon-cutting next door in mid-2025.

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The project's Mayson Turner Road site in Washington Park, due west of the Georgia Aquarium. Google Maps

The previous home at the 1073 Mayson Turner Road address. Google Maps

The modern-style project under construction in February 2022. Google Maps

Planned rooftop and facade at the Washington Park project. HomeSmart/FMLS

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Subtitle Washington Park project nears completion a block from last unfinished Westside Trail segment

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Two hundred more rentals have topped out over Howell Mill Road Josh Green Mon, 08/14/2023 - 12:20 A year after it broke ground, a Collier Hills mixed-use development has topped over Howell Mill Road, bringing an influx of multifamily units northward on the ever-changing, north-south intown corridor.  

The Howell, as it’s called, will include 210 apartments described as “premium” alongside coworking space and slots for retail or restaurants, according to developers SHR Residential, a subsidiary of Atlanta-based Songy Highroads.

The 2.65-acre parcel in question constitutes the northwest corner of Howell Mill Road’s intersection with Interstate 75, a highly visible location in Buckhead’s Collier Village section.

The site is where Atlanta’s first permanent (or not) food truck park operated for a decade, before closing in late 2021 and uprooting with a tweaked concept to Jonesboro.

How The Howell is expected to look to thousands of motorists passing by daily on Interstate 75. Courtesy of SHR Residential; designs, Cooper Carry architects

Prior to the food truck park, the site was once home to a hotel. When announcing the mixed-use development two years ago, developers speculated the 1850 Howell Mill Road property could be among the last of Buckhead’s undeveloped mixed-use sites of its size.

The Cooper Carry-designed, Class A apartment project is another significant bet on the Howell Mill corridor, where stretches have undergone night-day transformations as investment has poured in over the past decade and a half.

The project's Howell Mill Road frontage, just north of I-75. Courtesy of SHR Residential; designs, Cooper Carry architects

The Howell will include a mix of one, two, and three-bedroom apartments and an unspecified amount of commercial space. According to renderings, an amenities area atop an exposed parking deck will face the interstate.  

SHR Residential officials told Multi-Housing News last year the project will stand seven stories (two of them parking garage levels) with about 6,000 square feet of coworking space offered in the lobby.

The project marks SHR Residential’s first ground-up multifamily project. It’s expected to open in early 2024.

The site as construction began in summer 2022. Courtesy of SHR Residential

The Howell's construction status today (as seen from the passenger seat of a moving car, with apologies for blurriness). Urbanize Atlanta

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The project's Howell Mill Road frontage, just north of I-75. Courtesy of SHR Residential; designs, Cooper Carry architects

How The Howell is expected to look to thousands of motorists passing by daily on Interstate 75. Courtesy of SHR Residential; designs, Cooper Carry architects

The site as construction began in summer 2022. Courtesy of SHR Residential

The Howell's construction status today (as seen from the passenger seat of a moving car, with apologies for blurriness). Urbanize Atlanta

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Beyond Atlanta Braves' outfield walls, vision for second tower emerges Josh Green Mon, 08/14/2023 - 08:07 The high-rise future of confines around the Atlanta Braves’ ballpark is coming into clearer focus.

Nebraska-based developer Goldenrod Companies has released imagery and details for the second phase of The Henry project that would introduce an upscale hotel and the first for-sale condominiums at The Battery Atlanta, the entertainment district attached to the Braves’ Truist Park.

According to Goldenrod, The Henry’s second phase will feature a 250-key Marriott Autograph hotel alongside 54 condos and some retail space.  

That would join a tower under construction now with 502 apartments, retail spaces at the base, and a pedestrian bridge eliminating the need for residents to cross a street to enter The Battery.

A rendering showing The Henry's planned hotel/condo/retail tower (at left) next to under-construction apartments. Goldenrod Companies

Renderings indicate both buildings will stand more than 20 stories tall, lording over the outfield walls of left and centerfield at Truist Park. The project's name is a nod to late Braves legend Hank Aaron.

All told, The Henry is expected to include multiple walkover bridges, an amenity deck spanning more than 1 acre, plus multiple pools, dog parks, gyms, pickleball courts, and golf simulators. Goldenrod expects a “plethora” of food and beverage options to accompany all of that, with buildings featuring “world-class views in every direction,” per the company’s website.

We’ve reached out to the company for details on when The Henry’s second phase might move forward, and we’ll post any additional information here.

The Autograph Collection is a group of independently owned and operated hotels considered upscale to luxury that falls within the Marriott International portfolio. 

Marriott operates more than 200 hotels in the Autograph Collection around the world. Others in metro Atlanta include the Glenn Hotel downtown, Twelve Downtown, Epicurean Atlanta in Midtown, Hotel Colee in Buckhead, and The Hotel at Avalon.

Phase two is shown at left. Goldenrod Companies

The first high-rise facet of The Henry hosted a groundbreaking ceremony last month on Circle 75 Parkway at The Battery.

Other aspects of that apartment building will see retail described as “elevated” at the base, a rooftop bar, WFH spaces, a “signature” pool, and a lounge with views of Atlanta’s skyline. Renderings indicate it will stand significantly taller than the 16-story Omni next door, which peers into the stadium today. 

The project is a partnership between Atlanta-based SK Commercial Realty, Goldenrod Companies, and the Braves’ real estate arm, Braves Development Company, with designs by Holland Basham Architects. It’s replacing parking lots and an eight-story parking deck.

All told, the complex is expected to cost about a half-billion dollars.

Where the two Henry buildings would generally stand, in relation to the 16-story building that houses the Cobb Chamber of Commerce (at left) and The Omni hotel (right). Shutterstock

The Henry scored $160 million in bond financing and tax breaks last year despite objections from some members of the Cobb development authority who argued the project would be built without the help of public funding.

The two-pronged project will mark the most prominent change to the skyline around The Battery since TK Elevator’s new North American HQ took shape. But it’s not the only significant investment underway around the entertainment district, as a flock of construction cranes visible from Interstate 75 attests.

A 250,000-square-foot, nine-story office building is under construction on the northwest side of Truist Park, up the street from the Coca-Cola Roxy music venue. An adjoining parking deck with 750 spaces will also be built, according to the Braves’ real estate arm.

That Class A office building will serves as the new national headquarters for Truist Securities, Truist’s full-service corporate and investment bank, housing about 1,000 Truist Securities employees.

Around the corner from that construction site, a 298-unit apartment project called The Optima is scheduled to deliver this year at 2801 Windy Ridge Parkway, across the street from The Battery and the MLB ballpark. It’ll include 6,000 square feet of space for restaurants and retail at the base and a public plaza with water features.

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A rendering showing The Henry's planned hotel/condo/retail tower (at left) next to under-construction apartments. Goldenrod Companies

Phase two is shown at left. Goldenrod Companies

Where the two Henry buildings would generally stand, in relation to the 16-story building that houses the Cobb Chamber of Commerce (at left) and The Omni hotel (right). Shutterstock

How the roughly $500-million Henry proposal would be slotted amongst existing buildings and parking lots (replacing one eight-story structure), just beyond the Truist Park outfield. Goldenrod Companies

Planned facade for the apartment and retail component of The Henry project along Circle 75 Parkway, with the Braves' stadium depicted at right. A second building with a hotel would rise at left, per developers. Goldenrod Companies; designs, Holland Basham Architects

Subtitle Developer: The Henry's next high-rise to feature Marriott Autograph hotel, for-sale condos, more

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Developers claim NIMBYism has stonewalled sensible home plans Josh Green Fri, 08/11/2023 - 12:32 As commercial real estate brokers, Michael Palazzone and Tim Head have been part of deals involving interesting Atlanta properties, representing the sellers of downtown’s Odd Fellows Building as one example. But more recently, they’ve itched to buy land and create their own residential developments, helping fill the city’s housing void with denser options such as townhomes and making a buck in the process.

Early last year, the two heads of Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services found what seemed like an opportune place to start: a .9-acre corner property at 2535 Glenwood Avenue in East Lake. Listed for $650,000, the lot is home to a vacant single-family house with a garage workshop behind it—owned by someone in California—that Head describes as an “old and beat… rat trap” with a squatter problem.

But beyond the lot’s size, the location was enticing. It overlooks the clubhouse and manicured greens of East Lake Golf Club, with a MARTA bus route running just outside of what, as Head and Palazzone envisioned it, would be the front doors of future townhomes. “We just felt like it was an underutilized piece of land,” says Palazzone, the firm’s director, “and a good location to do what we’re trying to do.”

The would-be developers met with Pimsler–Hoss Architects and cooked up plans for 12 townhomes on the corner, with hopes of pricing them from about $500,000. They began a series of communal meetings, revisions, and compromise. But a year and ½ later, Head and Palazzone feel their vision for “Glenwood Homes” has been unfairly torpedoed by a small but vocal group of adjacent homeowners resistant to change.  

“It doesn’t make any sense,” says Head, a principal. “All the people in the city are screaming for housing—we’re trying to provide housing. We’ve been so wronged.”

The existing vacant house at the .9-acre corner site at 2535 Glenwood Avenue. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The East Lake situation marks the latest case of relatively dense intown housing being called into question by neighbors who fear aspects such as added traffic and noise. Developers on Edgewood’s Whitefoord Avenue, as one example, were forced by neighborhood pushback to scrap plans last year for up to 48 “missing middle” housing units in vintage-style buildings also near MARTA transit. The replacement for those plans—large modern duplex units priced at $950,000 and up—are now coming to market instead.

The thorn in Head and Palazzone’s side, so to speak, is the adjacent master-planned neighborhood of Olmsted, which would share a city-street entrance with the Glenwood Homes site. Beyond its manicured entry sign, Olmstead is a leafy enclave of 91 housing units, including large stately residences in a variety of styles and 27 more tightly packed townhomes. Attempts to reach Olmsted representatives for comment this week were not successful; the community’s de facto spokesperson, John Marshall, said he would forward requests for an interview to the rest of the community, but no one had responded by press time.

Example of housing types along an Olmsted street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Manicured entry to the 91-home Olmsted community near East Lake Golf Club. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The Lee & Associates initial proposal included 12 townhomes with access on Carter Avenue, the main entry to Olmsted. After hearing concerns in neighborhood meetings, Head and Palazzone agreed to move the entry to busier Glenwood Avenue, a main East Lake thoroughfare, and reduce the unit count to 10.

Documents provided to Urbanize Atlanta show those plans received about 85 percent approval last year during votes taken during both East Lake Neighborhood Community Association and NPU-O meetings.

For the next step, Head and Palazzone took their plans to the City of Atlanta’s Zoning Review Board, along with a letter of recommendation from city councilmember Liliana Bakhtiari. The ZRB board recommended the developers work with staff on a few changes to the plans. In that meeting, according to Palazzone, Olmsted neighborhood reps heard commentary that emboldened them to believe they could push to have the plans changed again to a lower density.   

“They believed they had leverage,” says Palazzone. “They turned south on their approval, and said we’re not going to support you anymore before the next ZRB [meeting], and we want you to do eight units.”

After back and forth with city staff, and trying to gain approval for a plan with nine units, Head and Palazzone enlisted architects to draw up a scheme with eight standalone houses and started the process again of trying to gain approval in February. But according to the developers, a subset of the neighborhood wanted even fewer units, and they packed ELNCA and NPU-O meetings this year with naysayers, who voted against approval in landslides. Inquiries to ELNCA and Bakhtiari’s office this week were not returned.

Nonetheless, Head and Palazzone’s request to rezone the Glenwood Avenue corner to single-family PDH, or planned housing, received unanimous approval in May from both the ZRB and its Zoning Review staff.

Initial plans for 12 townhomes that would have been accessed via a street shared with the Olmsted community. Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services; designs, Pimsler – Hoss Architects

The plan for eight standalone houses as filed with the city today. Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services

Only one more step, a Zoning Committee vote, remained before the project’s zoning would go before the city council for a vote, a prerequisite before building permit applications are allowed. But just before that meeting, according to Palazzone, Bakhtiari’s office informed the developers the Zoning Committee planned to table the matter until further notice.

More than two months later, the developers feel the dissent of some Olmsted neighbors is to blame for keeping their project in “purgatory” and “held hostage” at the city level. Being struck down in Zoning Committee would essentially be a death sentence for the current plans, Palazzone says.   

“If the city wants more housing, it can’t only come from big developments,” Palazzone says. “We’re doing everything we can to work with the committee, but it’s been a very challenging process.”

Opponents generally feel the site is more appropriate for three to four single-family homes, or at most six, though some neighbors during meetings have called townhomes an appropriate use.

The days of being able to offer homes in $500,000s has passed, according to Head and Palazzone.

Behind the vacant Glenwood Avenue property today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The eight freestanding houses on the boards now would each span about 2,150 square feet, likely with three bedrooms and starting price tags in the $750,000 to $800,000 range. The developers' purchase of the property is contingent on zoning approval. No additional hearings or meetings for moving the process forward have been set.  

“If we had to do six [homes], we couldn’t do it. Eight is the only way we’re going to walk away with very little money,” says Head. “They’ve driven us to not providing a more affordable piece of housing. It is ironic.”

Another cost consideration is the “substantial architectural monies” the developers have committed to changing plans four or five times, says Head. Nonetheless, as things stand now, he says walking away is not an option.

“With the Zoning Review Board’s unanimous approval, we’re in this to win, man,” says Head. “We’re not going to get rich—it’s not like some money grab. At this point, we’re making very little money. But we’ve been dealt with so poorly, it’s almost become a challenge.” 

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The existing vacant house at the .9-acre corner site at 2535 Glenwood Avenue. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Behind the vacant Glenwood Avenue property today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Manicured entry to the 91-home Olmsted community near East Lake Golf Club. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Example of housing types along an Olmsted street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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Initial plans for 12 townhomes that would have been accessed via a street shared with the Olmsted community. Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services; designs, Pimsler – Hoss Architects

The plan for eight standalone houses as filed with the city today. Lee & Associates Commercial Real Estate Services

Subtitle “They’ve driven us to not providing a more affordable piece of housing,” says head of East Lake project

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Memo: Multi-pronged Dunwoody project faces headwinds, not dead Josh Green Fri, 08/11/2023 - 00:46 A prominent corner site across the street from Perimeter Mall could still be transformed into a mixed-use node, just not as quickly as developers had planned and city leaders had hoped.  

By now, metro Atlanta development watchers might be familiar with the 2.86-acre property, situated at the southeast corner of the Ashford Dunwoody Road and Perimeter Center East intersection, just north of Interstate 285. It’s currently home to a vacant one-story building (formerly a Bank of America branch) and has been the subject of various zoning amendments over the past 15 years.

Previous plans have called for a mid-rise hotel (2008) and a mixed-use development with an 11-story hotel (2019), but the COVID-19 pandemic eventually nixed hotel plans.

In 2020, the owner and developer, JSJ Perimeter LLC, swapped hotel plans with a 14-story building that would feature 225 units of age-restricted housing, neighboring a smaller structure with mixed uses that would front Ashford Dunwoody Road.

Those plans narrowly passed the Dunwoody City Council in March 2021, with some city leaders airing concerns the age-55-plus housing component was little more than a means of slyly slipping apartments into the city that would otherwise be shot down. One city councilmember likened the senior housing to a Trojan Horse. 

Here’s the kicker: The city’s PC-2 zoning approval at that time carried a stipulation that developers would have to apply for a land disturbance permit within 30 months—or the site would revert back to its previous commercial-only zoning. That leeway period is set to expire September 8.

According to a memorandum sent by Dunwoody senior planner Madalyn Smith last month to other city leaders, the JSJ Perimeter development team has encountered problematic headwinds in its attempt to get the 84 Perimeter project off the ground—a refrain that’s become common in parts of Atlanta lately, including South Downtown and West End.

“The current economic conditions have severely financially impacted the [84 Perimeter] project and the prescribed deadline cannot be feasibly met,” Smith wrote in the July 10 memo.  

JSJ Perimeter officials asked that special land use permit conditions be removed; Smith recommended that be allowed, as challenges with financing and construction have become common, and not lifting the requirement could jeopardize any future redevelopment of the site, per the memo.  

JSJ Perimeter; designs, Phillips Architecture

The 84 Perimeter Center East property's proximity to Perimeter Mall across the street. Google Maps

JSJ Perimeter’s vision for the site remains unchanged. It includes a two-story commercial building that would face Ashford Dunwoody Road, with the 14-story, age-restricted multifamily building behind that, facing Perimeter Center East. (Although renderings appear to depict a shorter structure).  

Other aspects would include sidewalks, a 16-foot-wide patio and dining area along Ashford Dunwoody Road, and a five-foot bike lane running along Perimeter Center. A parking garage would be placed to the rear of the multifamily building and a smaller surface parking lot would be “completely interior to the site,” according to Smith.  

The corner site as a standalone Bank of America branch in early 2022. Google Maps

JSJ Perimeter; designs, Phillips Architecture

Smith noted that mix of uses would be in line with Dunwoody’s 2020-2040 Comprehensive Plan.

“This project is aligned with the kind of redevelopment that is needed in the Perimeter Center,” Smith wrote, “and is one of the very few properties in the area where the zoning and proposed development is reflective of the future goals for the Perimeter Center.”

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The 84 Perimeter Center East property's proximity to Perimeter Mall across the street. Google Maps

The corner site as a standalone Bank of America branch in early 2022. Google Maps

Breakdown of potential uses where Ashford Dunwoody Road meets Perimeter Center East.JSJ Perimeter; designs, Phillips Architecture

The main components of the JSJ Perimeter proposal, shown with a mid-rise shorter than the maximum 14 stories allowed. JSJ Perimeter; designs, Phillips Architecture

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Subtitle Site across from Perimeter Mall has been subject of redevelopment talks for 15 years

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1940s Midtown bungalow reborn as uber-trendy, rare quadruplex Josh Green Thu, 08/10/2023 - 15:07 Here’s something you don’t see every day—or practically ever—in Atlanta: a single, generations-old Midtown residence recently separated into four, where Barbie’s hipper, stoner cousin with a fetish for Noguchi tables and exotic art might live.

Located just north of Ponce de Leon Avenue, about seven blocks south of Piedmont Park, this hilltop, circa-1940 bungalow has been positioned as something relatively rare on the intown market: a new quadruplex.

Now its design team is trying to sell the full, boldly colorful package at once.

Back in 2019, the “boho-chic” property was renovated to the studs, and the new configuration is more conducive to today’s lifestyles without sacrificing “timeless elegance,” per the listing.

All four units are chockfull of curated art and a galaxy of tiles, with independent utility meters and systems for each apartment.  

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The quadruplex following renovations at 724 Charles Allen Drive in Midtown. Google Maps

Kitchens and bathrooms were designed by Sidra Gross of Minty Living. The interior décor, meanwhile, was pulled together by the current owner and seller, Morgan Lawley. (Fun fact: Lawley started her career as a dancer alongside artists such as Paula Abdul, Janet Jackson, and Donna Summer.)

Records indicate the property last sold in summer 2020 for $1.34 million.

It listed two months ago with Harry Norman Realtors at $2.3 million and has since been price-sliced to $2.15 million.

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None of the units are currently occupied, and all four are decorated in a similarly daring style, project reps tell Urbanize Atlanta. Accusations of “boring” or “typical griege” won’t stick here. (We’ve asked for details on bedroom/bathroom counts and unit sizes and will post that here if it comes.)   

“Whether you’re looking to embrace the role of a savvy landlord or savor the perks of urban living by occupying one unit while renting out the rest,” goes the sale pitch, “the versatility of this property opens a world of financial opportunities.”

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The quadruplex following renovations at 724 Charles Allen Drive in Midtown. Google Maps

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Subtitle Extreme multifamily makeover north of Ponce discounted to $2.15M

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Growing PATH400 trail’s grand entry is coming at last Josh Green Thu, 08/10/2023 - 13:09 One aesthetic highlight of Buckhead’s growing trail network is finally moving forward, several years after tentative concepts first emerged.

What’s more, artists from Atlanta and beyond will soon be called upon to make the project as Insta-worthy as possible.

The top section of Miami Circle off Piedmont Road—home to the Southeast’s largest collection of art galleries—will be transformed into a proper gateway for the PATH400 trail system, according to Denise Starling, Livable Buckhead executive director.

Today, PATH400 links to a parking lot next to Eclipse di Luna restaurant by way of an unremarkable ramp. Starling says Livable Buckhead plans to rebuild the ramp with a bold artistic feature as a means of linking public art on the trail with fine art in galleries.

An artist rendering interpretation of what the gateway project could look like released circa 2019. Rendering by Perez Planning + Design; courtesy Livable Buckhead

The area in question today, with Eclipse di Luna restaurant at left. Google Maps

A concept released about four years ago for illustrative purposes shows a PATH400-branded metal entryway standing 25 feet tall, but what’s actually built could be wildly different.

“We don’t really know what to expect but are hoping to see some really cool ideas,” Starling tells Urbanize Atlanta. “This gateway needs to be awesome.”

Starling says an ETA for a call to artists and groundbreaking hasn’t been determined, as Livable Buckhead is “going into the legislative and procurement processes for the city, which are a little unpredictable.”

The PATH400 segment in question was opened in 2021 as a link between two Buckhead shopping, working, and dining nodes—Miami Circle and the Lenox area. It signaled this northern, multi-purpose cousin of the Atlanta BeltLine, which is planned to eventually stretch 5.2 miles, was about 80 percent finished at the time.

But that’s changing, too.

Starling reports that construction to expand the existing PATH400 trail north to Loridans Drive has hit its stride this summer. Several walls have been erected and infrastructure for PATH400 bridges that soars nearly 60 feet is nearly finished.

The PATH400 gateway location north of Interstate 85. Google Maps

Beyond that, the City of Atlanta’s Department of Transportation is working through legislation and paperwork to begin the next and last PATH400 leg, stretching from Loridans Drive up to a point near the border of Sandy Springs, according to Livable Buckhead.

Sterling says that project is on pace to be advertised sometime in the third quarter of this year—and that the final major section of PATH400 could be under construction as soon as early 2024.  

The outlook is brighter on the opposite end of PATH400 as well. Earlier this summer, Atlanta BeltLine Inc. received a $25 million federal grant—the largest in project history—to help build connections between the BeltLine, PATH400, and two other trail networks in the Lindbergh area, the Peachtree Creek Greenway, and Southfork Conservancy trails. 

How PATH400 is expected to fit into a growing regional network of trails. The first dotted sections north of existing trails are under construction now. Livable Buckhead/PATH400; PATH Foundation

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The PATH400 gateway location north of Interstate 85. Google Maps

The area in question today, with Eclipse di Luna restaurant at left. Google Maps

An artist rendering interpretation of what the gateway project could look like released circa 2019. Rendering by Perez Planning + Design; courtesy Livable Buckhead

Passing under MARTA tracks, the PATH400 section from Miami Circle to the Lenox Square area opened in 2021. PATH 400/Livable Buckhead

How PATH400 is expected to fit into a growing regional network of trails. The first dotted sections north of existing trails are under construction now. Livable Buckhead/PATH400; PATH Foundation

Subtitle "This gateway needs to be awesome"

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New housing at Summerhill development sniffs $1M mark Josh Green Thu, 08/10/2023 - 08:19 More than four years after breaking ground, the European village-inspired component of Carter’s Summerhill development has entered the home stretch of construction with prices that have climbed—for better or worse—to new heights.

New listings posted with Compass this week are being called the last chances to own standalone houses at Hedgewood Homes’ community south of the food-and-beverage hot zone Georgia Avenue has become.

Listed deep into the $900,000s, the properties are aiming to set a new sales benchmark where modern townhomes fetching the mid-$300,000s was decried as lunacy not so long ago.

The priciest of the lot is a $949,800 option at 673 Martin Street, directly across the street from Summerhill’s Phoenix II Park.

That buys four bedrooms and three and ½ bathrooms across four stores, between a two-car garage and rooftop deck. (Another consideration: $185 monthly HOA fees.) A sizable balcony extends off the main floor, over a fenced front yard.

Four-level floorplan for the $949,800 Summerhill option listed this week. Compass/Hedgewood Homes

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Another tall, slender house that emerged this week seeks $934,000 for one fewer bedrooms. Neither listing includes square footages.

Records indicate no single-family house in Summerhill has sold above the $1-million mark—or even $900,000—though one is priced significantly higher right now, despite recent price chops this summer.

Elsewhere around the new pocket neighborhood, as such master-planned communities in walkable settings are called, several options are available in the low $500,000s (all currently under contract). That buys two bedrooms and two bathrooms across three stories without a garage.

Finished Summerhill home facades in 2020. Urbanize Atlanta

Recent aerial of Summerhill's residential buildout south of Georgia Avenue. Carter

Tucked off Georgia Avenue, where Wood’s Chapel BBQ, D Boca N Boca, Halfway Crooks Beer, Hotdog Pete’s, and other eateries have sprung up the past few years, the Hedgewood venture has brought a distinctive residential facet to the 83-acre redevelopment Carter named simply “Summerhill,” a nod to the historic neighborhood that hosted Atlanta’s Olympics.

Once finished, the project will number about 100 homes and townhomes across four city blocks that were previously asphalt parking lots, developers have said.

Like other pocket-sized communities popping up in places like Edgewood and Reynoldstown, the Summerhill project aimed to stand out from traditional townhome rows and creatively use available land with a mix of sizes and price points.

Example of a kitchen offered in larger Summerhill dwellings. Compass/Hedgewood Homes

In the first phase, the smallest so-called townhomes of around 750 square feet (one-bedrooms with two stories) were priced from $299,000. Most units included rooftop decks, a variety of porches, and professionally maintained private gardens. Elsewhere in the community is a private pool and what sellers have described as a “cul-de-sac for pedestrians, not cars.”

Hedgewood is a seasoned metro Atlanta builder of relatively dense, walkable places, spanning from Serenbe to Lake Claire to Cumming’s Vickery Village. Carter, the developer, says more than $1 billion in new investment has been constructed or has entered planning stages since the Atlanta Braves decamped to Cobb County and redevelopment began.

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Recent aerial of Summerhill's residential buildout south of Georgia Avenue. Carter

Four-level floorplan for the $949,800 Summerhill option listed this week. Compass/Hedgewood Homes

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Townhomes and single-family houses are filling the parcels in green, which were previously vacant lots in the shadow of Turner Field. Courtesy of Hedgewood Homes; 2021

Finished Summerhill home facades in 2020. Urbanize Atlanta

Example of a kitchen offered in larger Summerhill dwellings. Compass/Hedgewood Homes

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A rooftop terrace space at Summerhill. Compass/Hedgewood Homes

The Summerhill project's broader Atlanta context. Compass

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Subtitle $900K+ listings called final opportunities to own new standalone houses off Georgia Avenue

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ARC: City of Atlanta logged 'surprising' growth over past year Josh Green Wed, 08/09/2023 - 15:12 If the City of Atlanta seems more populated in these post-pandemic times, it’s not an illusion.

According to the Atlanta Regional Commission’s 2023 population estimates released today, the city proper logged the fastest growth rate across the entire region between April 2022 and April this year.

The city’s population boost was “surprising,” in fact, as one ARC official put it in an email to Urbanize Atlanta.

Within that 12-month period, the City of Atlanta packed on an estimated 14,300 additional residents—nearly three times the amount ARC tabulated for the previous year.

ARC officials attribute the city’s growth spurt to a boom in multifamily construction. That echoes a national study last month that found metro Atlanta remains in the top three markets for construction despite spiking interest rates and other challenges.

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The ARC found that nearly 12,000 building permits were issued in the City of Atlanta for standalone houses and multifamily units in the year ending in April.

That’s more than double what was logged in Gwinnett County—the next highest place on the building permit list—which counts nearly twice the population of Atlanta and a far greater land area. 

The City of Atlanta also notched the highest rate of growth across the metro at 2.8 percent. It was followed by Cherokee County (2.5 percent) and Forsyth and Henry counties (both 2.1 percent).

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On a broader scale, the ARC found that all 11 metro counties included in its annual analysis saw population increases over the past year. (The U.S. Census, it should be noted, considers metro Atlanta a 29-county metropolitan statistical area with a population of more than a million additional people.)

The ARC’s analysis found the 11-county region added 66,730 residents, bumping the metro population to 5.16 million last year.

Leaders on a county level were Fulton County, which gained 18,500 residents, followed by Gwinnett (13,510), Cherokee (7,120), and Cobb (6,100) counties.

The ARC attributes the region’s swelling resident count to strong job growth. Since the pandemic began in early 2020, the metro’s job employment base has grown by 5.4 percent, good for fifth in the nation behind Orlando, Las Vegas, Dallas, and percentage-growth leader Austin, respectively, per the ARC.

“People are moving here for one simple reason: jobs are plentiful,” ARC’s managing director of research and analytics, Mike Carnathan, said in press release today. “The Atlanta region continues to be an attractive place for businesses to set up shop or expand. It’s a testament to our well-educated population and strong business climate.”

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On a metro-wide basis, however, the ARC’s findings indicate the sheer number of building permits issued last year is still far below the region’s peak growth periods from the 1980s to early 2000s.

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Subtitle City’s population surge nearly tripled previous 12-month period, per Atlanta Regional Commission

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