Developer Jeff Fuqua has unveiled plans for a high-density, mixed-use development on property near the Atlanta Waterworks that was once earmarked for a new transit hub by Amtrak and Greyhound. According to Creative Loafing, the nearly 14-acre site is at the southeast corner of 17th Street and Northside Drive. The project would includes approximately 350 […]
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Celebration of Land on the Chattahoochee is Oct. 19
The Trust for Public Land is returning to the Chattahoochee River for the sixth annual Celebration of Land on Oct. 19. The Trust has helped conserve 16,000 acres of the river’s watershed over the last two decades and has just begun the reclamation of Proctor Creek, a seven-mile greenway that will connect the Atlanta Beltline […]
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Artist and gardener works to renovate historic rock garden
By Geri Laufer The greatest gift of a garden is the renewal of the five senses, and a historic Atlanta rock garden is once again providing just that. The 1920s rock garden – complete with stone bench, waterfall and moated pond – is located on the historic Druid Hills estate originally owned by Equifax founder […]
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Decatur’s Trinity Triangle project means PATH closure
The delayed Trinity Triangle mixed-use apartment and retail development in Downtown Decatur is expected to get underway today, and that means some detours for motorists, bikers and pedestrians around the site. Here is what travelers need to know: · E. Howard will be closed for bike-ped-car traffic including the PATH trail for an 18-24 month […]
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Annual Trees Atlanta sale is Oct. 4 at Carter Center
The 15th annual Trees Atlanta Tree Sale & Jamboree will be held Oct. 4 from 8 a.m. 2 p.m. at a new location: Freedom Farmers’ Market at The Carter Center, 453 Freedom Parkway. Trees Atlanta will offer more than 1,500 native and exotic plants – including 200 species of trees, shrubs, native perennials, and tree-safe […]
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Post Properties eyeing Centennial Park apartment complex
Curbed Atlanta has new renderings of a 407-unit Post Properties apartment complex in Downtown across from Centennial Olympic Park. The site (currently a parking lot) would be bounded by Centennial Olympic Park Drive, Baker Street and Williams Street and bisected by Simpson Street and units would range in size from 537 to 1,356 square feet.
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Condos & Townhomes: New development boom
By Kathy Dean Before the global recession, condo developments were being built so quickly around Atlanta that it was nearly impossible to keep up with them. With real estate in full recovery mode, condos and townhomes are becoming desirable again as Intowners look for more city amenities. Potential homeowners want to enjoy the shopping, restaurants, […]
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Report: High-end residential at Underground Atlanta?
High-end residential housing could be part of the transformation of Underground Atlanta, according to a report from 11 Alive News. The beleaguered Downtown attraction would become a mixed-use project with the empty storefronts on Upper Alabama Avenue becoming homes, according to Mayor Kasim Reed. “You’re going have to go vertical and really turn Underground into […]
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Real Estate Briefs for September
Curbed Atlanta reports that development company Inland Atlantic wants to build a new apartment complex at the northeast corner of Glen Iris Drive and Ralph McGill Boulevard in the Old Fourth Ward. The project may include up to 217 units made up one studios, one bedrooms and townhome-style apartments. GROUNDFLOOR, the first microlending community for […]
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Oglethorpe, Gables to partner on residential development
Oglethorpe University and Gables Residential are partnering to build Gables Oglethorpe, a mixed-use luxury apartment community at the corner of Peachtree Road and Hermance Drive. The real estate company will lease about seven acres of land from the university in a a long-term land lease agreement, and will construct, operate, and maintain the new mixed-use […]