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[Lady Celeste]

The Emory Point development is tremendous and transforming development for the Emory area. Already dense in it's own right with a pleasant skyline, this should be both beneficial to the pedestrian experience as well as adding much needed housing to the immediate area. With the Centers for Disease Control, Emory Univ., Emory Hosp. and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta (both hospitals were nationally ranked by US News and Reports), I can see many of the local employees taking advantage of the housing and retail of this facility.

Excellent, excellent news...now bring the MARTA spur there and it will become even more desirable.

[Martinman]

The first phase of another important project in the Emory area is well on its way to completion.  Here's a video of the improvements to the Emory village area.

[Martinman]

Yet another apartment project in the works has surfaced.  This one is on the Westside at 691 14th Street across Howell Mill Rd from WhIte Provisions (same developers).  The development will have 185 units and street-level retail.

New Apartments for the Westside ABC

[Lady Celeste]

Even in this challenged economy, I am glad to hear that progress is moving forward on the redevelopment of Fort McPherson. This is a prime piece of real estate three Marta train stops (if I recall correctly) south of downtown. It is also right across the street from the Lakewood/Ft. McPherson station. Two groups of developers submitted plans and qualifications for the redevelopment of the property which includes 40 historic structures. One group consist of

Cousins Properties, The Integral Group and Forest City Enterprises and the other group teams

Atlanta developers Carter and H. J. Russell & Co. Because of it's location and public transportation access (it is a stone's throw south the Atlanta Beltline Project), this property, if handled properly could become quite the live/work/play community.