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[Lady Celeste]

krazeeboi, on May 8 2007, 09:47 PM, said:

Lady Celeste, good to see you again!

Thank you very much. Unfortunately I hardly have time to breathe anymore. I miss following the development of Atlanta though.

[Kenneth Disraili-Jean]

macdaddy, on Apr 25 2007, 04:24 PM, said:

A group of area leaders met recently to brainstorm about big development possibilities downtown. Some of the ideas are big and visionary. Maria Saporta's column has all details. Very exciting, if they can pull it off. There seems to be a growing will to do it. Here's the link.
http://www.ajc.com/m...aport0423a.html

I fully agree. When the Five Points station opened in1980, OMG, I thought that this square cement wall in the middle of the city was the most unattractive thing I had ever, ever seen. Then top it off with the ghetto look going on south of the station and you have the makings of a disaster. When I walked into the 2 Peachtree Tower to use the ATM, the African-American security guard said, "Welcome to the Getto!!", OMG, I was so shocked. Then I learned that the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel staff tells people not to go to Underground, they steer the tourist to Atlantic Station, Lenox, and Phipps. Yes, this would be wonderful for an area I believe has so much potential with all of the young people in the student population. Yes, merge both Universities together, for a wonderful, and very cultural experience.

[Martinman]

The ABC reports that the developers that recently opened two new restaurants in the former Planet Hollywood are planning to convert the Carnegie building from office space to a boutique hotel.  They also mention plans for another boutique hotel on Marietta st.

[Trae]

It will be a Hotel Indigo.

[krazeeboi]

Planet Hollywood's gone? That's news to me.

Next time I'm in Atlanta, I will have to make it a priority to try to hang out downtown (aside from the aquarium and COP).

[perimeter285]

Anyone know what the status of the Aquarius Tower is?

[Martinman]

perimeter285, on May 22 2007, 09:49 AM, said:

Anyone know what the status of the Aquarius Tower is?

I've heard that they're a few percentage points away from having enough presales to secure financing.  At last report they were at 45% sold which is pretty amazing considering how little advertising they've done and how little has been written about it.

Edited by Martinman, 22 May 2007 - 08:40 AM.

[Kenneth Disraili-Jean]

According to atlantadowntown.com , the Atlanta Market Center is going to expand again, what I don't know since you have the Merchandise Mart, Gift Mart, Apparel Mart, and Inforum. Has anyone heard anything about this??

[teshadoh]

krazeeboi, on May 15 2007, 10:56 PM, said:

Planet Hollywood's gone? That's news to me.

Next time I'm in Atlanta, I will have to make it a priority to try to hang out downtown (aside from the aquarium and COP).

kboy - it's been closed for over 6 years!  

[verge]

kennethdisraili, on May 24 2007, 11:42 AM, said:

According to atlantadowntown.com , the Atlanta Market Center is going to expand again, what I don't know since you have the Merchandise Mart, Gift Mart, Apparel Mart, and Inforum. Has anyone heard anything about this??

Its been under construction for several months... site of the old greyhound station on International...

[krazeeboi]

teshadoh, on May 25 2007, 10:05 AM, said:

kboy - it's been closed for over 6 years!  

Wow. That lets you know I don't spend much of any time in downtown when I visit. I visited Planet Hollywood in the summer of '97 or '98 in conjunction with a summer program I was a part of, and never really thought about eating there on any of my subsequent visits.

Now I DO know that Hard Rock is still there--I'm right about that, aren't I?  

[JerseyBoy]

krazeeboi, on May 28 2007, 09:53 PM, said:

Wow. That lets you know I don't spend much of any time in downtown when I visit. I visited Planet Hollywood in the summer of '97 or '98 in conjunction with a summer program I was a part of, and never really thought about eating there on any of my subsequent visits.

Now I DO know that Hard Rock is still there--I'm right about that, aren't I?  

Haha yes you're right about that, though I think the food quality has gone downhill IMO.

[adelosky]

So I'm flipping through the latest Sports Illustrated and I see a picture of Petco Park in Milwaukee and in the background over the wall in the outfield you can see multiple skyrise developments going on that looks like it will be really nice when completed.

Does anyone have any insight to any developments that might be in the works or any discussions that have been taking place about redeveloping the Turner Field area?  It's a beautiful ballpark in a - last time I was there which was 2 years ago - neighborhood.  I know that much of the housing, especially around the stadium, was getting better over the last couple of years, but there was never any real restaurant/bars/shopping/hotels in that area.  Couldn't that be a prime location for such?

The ideal situation would be to have a few 10/20/30 story buildings go up south of 20 to enhance the skyline view from behind first base, but I'll take some tailgating life first.

[davesm]

I think it would be great if some 10/20/30 story buildings were added south of I-20.  I could never figure out why the Central Business District didn't expand south of I-20.  The only 10+ I know of is the Holiday Inn on Capitol and a few Bldgs close to the stadium.  There are decent sized parcels of land down Hank Aaron, University Ave, and along McDonough that could be used w/o interrupting communities.  Mechanicsville and Pittsburg are a bit too residential for a 10/20/30.  Good idea though...

As far as development in the neighborhoods surrounding Turner Field...  Pittsburg just became a historic district (but is far from paradise), Mechanicsville is coming along way better, Peoplestown (between Grant Park and TF) is coming along, and Summerhill where the stadium is located is in full swing especially w/ the redevelopment of Capital Homes.

This update has been brought to you by the Turner Field communities where "Real Braves fans can walk."  Now back to you Bob.

[Martinman]

$320M bet on downtown -Business Chronicle

Quote

Atlanta developer Egbert Perry plans $320 million in new residential, office and retail redevelopment in an eight-block area bounded by Edgewood Avenue, Courtland Street, Andrew Young International Boulevard and the Downtown Connector.

Renaissance Walk at Sweet Auburn, a 160-unit condo project, is included in the eight block development. Renaissance Walk will also have 30,000 square feet of street-level retail space and will be completed this fall.

Edited by Martinman, 22 June 2007 - 03:17 PM.

[Martinman]

Another nice DT infill project recently broke ground.   Castleberry Point 3D animation

Edited by Martinman, 22 June 2007 - 03:35 PM.

[Kenneth Disraili-Jean]

Martinman, on Jun 22 2007, 05:15 PM, said:

Another nice DT infill project recently broke ground. Castleberry Point 3D animation

I think this infill is great going on, and these are great projects imho. Thanks for sharing this with everyone Maritnman!!

[Martinman]

Apparently, Aquarius has reached their presales target and is moving forward.   
They still have to get their permits which could take a couple of months.

A shot of the W and Twelve progress from at street level.


The Ellis Hotel is looking good.

[Kenneth Disraili-Jean]

These are really good pics. Martinman, and the angles let you have a  really good look at the progress, thanks for sharing!

[krazeeboi]

I was in Atlanta this past weekend, and had the pleasure of venturing down to the Glenwood Park development. Had no idea it existed, and I was impressed. I think it works very well given its context.