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HOME & REAL ESTATE Trends • Development • City Living
Tower Watch
Pair of mixed-use projects planned for 10th, Peachtree in Midtown
development rights (165,000 square feet)
is in process, the developers said.
The DRC recommended that the
eight-story parking podium should utilize
a colorful screening concept on both the
east and west sides, provide outdoor dining
space between the building and Blue
Med Spa, a vehicular drop-off area, and
limit the property to right-in/right out
circulation along 10th St. — preferably
via a center median coordinated with
ATLDOT — to enhance safety of vehicles
and bicyclists.
Both projects are expected to come
before the DRC again with modifications
at the Aug. 10 meeting. QH
By Collin Kelley
T he Midtown Development Re
view Committee (DRC) meeting
on July 13 featured two mixed-
use projects, including a 33-story
mixed-use tower at the corner of
Peachtree and 6th streets.
Property Markets Group and
architecture firm Cooper Carry presented
plans for 811 Peachtree Street. Known as
“Society,” the 33-story tower would feature
15,600 square feet retail, 76,500 square
feet office, 460 residential units, and a
six-story parking podium. The property is
currently a pay parking lot at the corner of
Peachtree and 6th.
The DRC offered a lengthy list
of recommendations for the project,
including more design elements for the
parking podium, asked more detailed
plans for the retail storefronts, and
recommended temporary on-street parking
along 6th.
Also on the DRC
agenda was Mill
Creek’s concept for
180 10th Street.
Working with
architect Gresham Smith as the architect,
Mill Creek presented plans for a Modera
concept on the north side of 10th St.
between Juniper and Piedmont. The
building would be sandwiched between
Atlanta Fire Station #15 and Blue Med
Spa.
The 31-story building would have 345
residential units above 3,200 square feet
of retail. To achieve the desired amount of
residential density on the site, a transfer of
Your Next Home Could Be In... East Point
By Collin Kelley
Where is it? It’s a 15 minute — or less
— drive from Five Points to East Point.
Or better yet, take MARTA to the East
Point station, which drops you off in the
heart of the city’s downtown. And if you
move to East Point, you’re only two stops
away from FFartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
International Airport.
What are homes going for? You can get
a cute bungalow for around $160,000 or
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Where to eat? The historic downtown has
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What about shopping? Along with small
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options like Chipotle, Zaxby’s and Chick-
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East Point Farmers Market also has fresh
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And how about recreation? Downtown
Commons is the central gathering spot,
playing host to festivals and music
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fields across 100 acres of green space.
What’s the Microsoft connection? Earlier
this year, Microsoft announced that
East Point would become home to one
of its new datacenters, which will bring
hundreds of new tech jobs to the city [E]
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