By Collin Kelley INtown Editor One Museum Place has been a passion project for John Wieland for nearly a decade, surviving the economic recession to be reborn as what the developer hopes will be Atlanta’s answer to the famed Dakota building in Manhattan. The address for OMP is certainly prestigious: it sits across the street […]
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Real Estate Briefs: Realtors honored, apartment news & more
Realtor Sandy Epstein with Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta was named Salesperson of the Year during the 34th annual event hosted by the Atlanta Sales and Marketing Council and the Greater Atlanta Home Builders Association that recognizes excellence in sales and marketing in the greater Atlanta housing industry. Epstein was honored with a Gold OBIE for […]
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Ground breaking held for hard to recycle materials facility
Live Thrive Atlanta in partnership with the Atlanta City Council held a groundbreaking ceremony this morning, Nov. 15, for CHaRM, a Center for Hard to Recycle Materials. The CHaRM facility, located at 1110 Hill Street in Chosewood Park, will serve residents by providing a permanent drop-off facility for recyclables and harmful items that are not […]
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NPR brings multimedia storytelling event ‘Water +/-‘ to Rialto
NPR will bring the multimedia storytelling experience “Water +/-” to the Rialto Center on Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $27 and are available at the Rialto Center’s box office, (404) 413-9849 or rialto.gsu.edu. The event combines national and local news coverage, music, poetry, storytelling and visual projections to explore how too much or […]
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Report: Masquerade property might become mixed-use development
Curbed Atlanta is reporting that Old Fourth Ward music and concert venue The Masquerade might be transformed as part of a mixed-use development along the Eastside Trail and Historic Fourth Ward Park. The property fronts North Avenue and is just across the street from Ponce City Market. According to the report, the Atlanta Beltline is […]
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INtown at 20: Celebrating two decades of community renewal
By Kathy Dean Since the first issue of Atlanta INtown hit the streets 20 years ago, the paper has gone through some notable changes. And so have the streets where we deliver those papers. The last two decades have seen growth and regeneration in many Intown neighborhoods, particularly Downtown, East Atlanta, the Old Fourth Ward, […]
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INtown at 20: How Atlanta embraced the sustainability movement
When Atlanta INtown began covering the sustainability movement more than a decade ago, most of our coverage was centered around April’s celebration of Earth Day. But there was also a growing sense of urgency about the city’s air pollution, traffic and the amount of waste going to local landfills. Atlanta and the metro region was […]
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Before & After: Transforming Ansley Forest Apartments
Atlanta-based TSW, an architecture, landscape architecture and planning firm, was hired by Madison Property Management to re-design Ansley Forest Apartments, a 1970’s era, 269-unit apartment complex in Midtown Atlanta near Piedmont Park. Now, after nearly two years of work, the project has moved from design to construction, with the renovation expected to be completed by […]
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Real Estate Briefs: One Museum Place, North Buckhead & more
The One Museum Place condo project on Peachtree Street across from the High Museum and Woodruff Arts Center will officially get underway next week. Developer John Wieland is hosting a VIP “launch lunch” ahead of an official groundbreaking for the 45-unit complex. Prices will range from $800,000 to $3.3 million. For more information, visit ompatlanta.com. […]
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Chattahoochee Riverkeeper: 20 years of advocacy & enforcement
By Clare S. Richie Twenty years ago, the Chattahoochee River was a contaminated eyesore. Georgians counted on the river to provide drinking water for nearly 4 million residents, to carry away wastewater from more than 100 wastewater treatment plants, and for power generation. But protection of this workhorse was woefully inadequate. Government agencies were not […]