Buckhead’s Neighborhood Planning Unit-B (NPU-B) has voted 17 to 8 against a request by Fuqua Development to rezone 13 acres between Morosgo and Lindbergh drives for a mixed-use development. Fuqua wants to build an 82,000 square foot Kroger supermarket in partnership with Greystar Development, which would build more than 190 apartments. Some of those apartments would be for seniors. Read the full story at Reporter Newspapers.
Georgia State University has held a groundbreaking for the second phase of Petit Science Center on Piedmont Avenue. According to Curbed Atlanta, the $19.9 million project, called Science Park II, will rise five stories next to the existing complex. Officials predict an early 2016 opening with an additional 65,000 square feet for GSU biomedical research.
The City of Atlanta has issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking ideas for new ways the city can partner with companies and other organizations to generate revenue and provide new amenities supported by advertising or sponsorship. The search for ideas is being coordinated by the Mayor’s Office of Innovation Delivery and Performance in response to a recommendation put forth by Mayor Reed’s Blue Ribbon Commission on Waste and Efficiency to pursue creative partnerships with local and national companies to generate new revenue without increasing taxes. The Commission noted a growing trend of revenue-generating partnerships in other cities around the country. The RFI seeks collaborative partnerships that activate public spaces and rights-of-way in innovative ways, stimulating vibrant street life and economic activity while promoting safety and mobility. The RFI will inform future RFPs and will directly shape the selection of initiatives that will incorporate new technology into public spaces, provide public information and media networks, enhance the pedestrian environment, and highlight Atlanta’s cultural identity.
