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Insomnia Cookies Midtown Atlanta to Open at University House

July 28, 2015 by Thom Abbott

Looks like Midtown Atlanta will be getting another location for your sweet tooth! The Sweet Hut Bakery opened in Metropolis Midtown last year and seems to be doing well. Now, you’ll have a spot for your cookie craving!

Insomnia Cookies Midtown Atlanta to Open at University House

Insomnia Cookies is a rapidly expanding late-night bakery concept that was founded in a college dorm room in 2003 at the University of Pennsylvania, by then student, Seth Berkowitz. I can so see the success of such an idea….back in college, it’s midnight and you want something sweet! AND it can be delivered? Holy Cow! They specialize in delivering warm, delicious cookies right to the doors of individuals and companies alike. So all you GATech students….get ready for cookies!

Insomnia Cookies has offerings of cookies, brownies, cookie cakes and even cold milk. Some locations serve and deliver ice cream…let’s hope that will be the case at the Insomnia Cookies Midtown Atlanta! Residents in nearby Plaza Midtown, Aqua and MidCity Lofts will have a convenient spot for a late night sweet snack. It looks like you will need to make your coffee at home! And if you are a MARTA commuter, the store is just a block and a half from the Midtown MARTA station…grab a few cookies for the kids and the ride home!

The website for Insomnia Cookies also has great suggestions such as sending gifts to your college student! (Take note all of those parents we have sold Midtown Atlanta condos to for their GATech student!!) Looks like they will also do birthday gifts or group orders for your next event or meeting.

MyMidtownMojo.com looks forward to welcoming Insomnia Cookies Midtown Atlanta! We’ll be sure to sample them and let you know!

University House is scheduled to open next month in time for the Fall session at GATech. If you’ve driven by..they got some work to do, so we will expect to see the businesses open soon thereafter!

University House College Apartments at Georgia Tech

July 12, 2013 by Thom Abbott

I attended a meeting of the Design Review Committee (DRC) of Midtown Alliance back in February. At that time this project was presented, and was sent back to the drawing board for some modifications. Construction has not started yet, but I suspect we will see the crane soon on the corner of Spring and 8th Streets.

Here is a drawing of the proposed 20 story building. (I recall at the DRC meeting it was going to be higher than that? Maybe not.)

University House College Apartments at Georgia Tech

OAK BROOK, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–July 11, 2013–

Inland American Communities Group, Inc. (“IAC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc., has announced that plans are underway for the newest University House property, which will be located within walking distance of the Georgia Institute of Technology (“Georgia Tech”) in Atlanta. Developed in partnership with Ambling University Development Group, LLC, the student housing community will be located on the northwest corner of Spring Street and 8th Street in Midtown and is slated to open for the fall 2015 academic year.

“The team at IAC places a high emphasis on developing best-in-class amenities to distinguish University House communities from the competition,” said David Pierce, senior vice president of development at IAC. “Based on our experience, we recognize the importance of designing each space for the way students really live, and we look forward to providing this premium housing option for the Georgia Tech community.”

The 20-story, mixed-use development will feature 268 units totaling 706 beds with studio, one-, two-, three- and four- bedroom floor plans. Many units will include balconies with views of Midtown, the Georgia Tech campus and downtown Atlanta. Community amenities will include a resort-style pool on an elevated terrace, a secured parking garage, business and fitness centers and a city-view sky lounge on the top floor.

“We are proud to be developing our next project in the heart of Midtown, ” said Travis Roberts, president of IAC. “This development will be a great addition to our growing portfolio of student housing properties nationwide.”

IAC, which currently manages over 7,000 beds of student housing nationwide, will operate the property upon completion.

About Inland American Communities

Inland American Communities Group, Inc. (IAC) is a development, acquisition and management firm dedicated to the creation of authentic communities in university markets across the United States. IAC was formed in 2007 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. The company is headquartered in Dallas. For more information on Inland American Communities, visit www.inlandac.com.

About Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc.

Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. focuses on acquiring and developing a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate located in the United States. The company also invests in joint ventures, development projects, real estate loans and marketable securities. As of March 31, 2013 Inland American owned 759 properties, representing approximately 45 million square feet of retail, industrial and office properties, 4,919 conventional multi-family units, 5,332 student housing beds and 16,407 hotel rooms. Inland American is one of six REITs that are, or have been, sponsored by affiliates of The Inland Real Estate Group of Companies, Inc. For further information regarding Inland American, please refer to the company website at www.inlandamerican.com.

Condos In Tech Square Georgia Tech University

January 14, 2012 by Thom Abbott

I am often contacted by students at GATech or parents of Georgia Tech students about off-campus living options. And many ask about condos in the Tech Square (Technology Square) area of Georgia Tech.

The expansion of GATech into the Midtown Atlanta footprint has been going on for many years. As a result, there are not many parcels of land for construction of new condominium buildings close to Technology Square, or any part of the campus. But that does not mean you do not have options for living close to Georgia Tech.

THE closest Midtown Atlanta condominium building to Technology Square is Mid City Lofts. This building is located on the corner of 6th and Spring Streets and is directly across the street from Tech Square. 1 bedroom homes in Mid City Lofts start in the mid $100’s. There will be occasional rental opportunities in this building as well.

Your next closest building is The Biltmore, but this is a much smaller building with minimal amenities. Home vary in size here as do the prices. The next best option for students and parents alike is Cornerstone Village. Located just 2 blocks from Tech Square, Cornerstone Village has a variety of 1 and 2 bedroom floor plans, and is a popular condo community for GATech students to rent in. This past year, the community had some amazing foreclosure sales as low as $50,000! For a condo in Midtown Atlanta, that is amazing! Now, 1 bedrooms are selling in the $70’s, so you could say the market has already “bottomed out” for Cornerstone Village.

After these buildings, you hit what I call the “big 4” of Spire Midtown, Viewpoint Midtown, Metropolis and Plaza Midtown. All of these buildings have state-of-the-art security and access systems, amenities to include pools, fitness centers, movie theaters and club rooms.

If you are looking to invest in Midtown Atlanta condominiums, perhaps for your son or daughter to live in while attending GATech, I’d be happy to show you your options and what may best fit your needs!

Thomas Ramon Realty @ Palmer House Properties

Thom Abbott

One of the most profound statements I’ve ever read regarding real estate is “I do not sell houses. I help people transform their lives.” And it really is true.

Think about it. When you are buying or selling a home or condominium, you ARE making a major transformation in your life. Maybe you are moving across town, in with your significant other, or moving across the country. But your life is about to change in some way.

I bring with me my training and experience of extensive Marketing and Sales from the hospitality industry to real estate. I use that training every day to help YOU achieve your goals when buying or selling, when you’re ready to transform your life!

When I’m showing a Buyer your home, I’m helping them transform their life by seeing the features and benefits of your home and how it meets the needs we have talked about. And when I’m marketing your home For Sale, I’m helping you towards your next transformation.

I’ve held Sales positions with Marriott, Hilton and Nikko Hotels. All these companies taught me customer service and attention to detail…and let’s face it…there ARE details when buying and selling real estate. These important tools help me be the successful real estate broker I am today.

Buyers

I truly enjoy helping Buyers find the “perfect” home. By listening and understanding what you are looking for in your home, I can apply the latest technology to help you find that home! My experience in Customer Focused Service training in the hospitality industry for 20 plus years gives me a unique advantage when I’m working with you. I spend time during our initial consultation to determine your wants and needs, and then find the homes that have those features. And then, every step of the way, from our initial offer to our Celebration….I’m here to handle all those details! Also, I’ve moved some 17 times in my life….be it across town or thousands of miles….so I understand how you can feel moving to a new town.

Sellers

I use my marketing experience to help you stage your home for maximum exposure and top dollar! I listen to you and learn about the unique features and benefits of your home or condominium, and develop a marketing plan so we can market it more effectively. Notice I said “we.” Yes, you are hiring me to market your home, but who knows YOUR home better than you! So I always listen to what you like about your home, or the changes and upgrades you may have made that make your home different than the one down the street.

Who is Thom?

I’m a native of Montana, the Big Sky Country! I grew up on a ranch just North of Yellowstone National Park! But, I’ve lived in Houston, TX, Myrtle Beach, SC, Miami, FL, and New York City before landing in Atlanta, which I have called home since 1994. With all those cities, you can imagine I have a good understanding of what it’s like to relocate from one place to another. Ah, the stories I can tell you!

I’m active in the communities I work and live in. I spent three years on the Board of Directors for Midtown Neighbors’ Association as the Membership Chairman. In that role, I formed many strong relationships with Midtown Atlanta business owners as well as property managers for many of the condo buildings. I also served as Chairman of the Planning Commission for the City of Doraville, and Vice President for the Chamblee Chamber of Commerce. I’m also involved in the film industry with my time in the Atlanta Film Society and Georgia Production Partnership.

I graduated from the Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston, and also attended Montana State University in Bozeman. In my spare time, I like to explore all the different areas of Atlanta and beyond, with frequent day trips to the North Carolina mountains and my “secret spot.” You’ll also hear me talk about Serenity Pond as well as cooking and gardening. And an occasional trip thrown in here and there.

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The other half of Thomas Ramon Realty @Palmer House Properties is Ray Benitez. A real, authentic East Coast Guy, Ray has spent his entire life between 3 of the largest business centers on the East Coast, New York City, Atlanta and Miami.

A graduate from the American Bankers Institute, Ray has over 20 years experience in Banking and Finance, including several International Financial Institutions. Ray broadened his International experience when he joined Eastern Airlines, and then Continental Airlines, where he held positions in International Sales, Marketing and Finance.

His customer service experience in banking and travel gives Ray a unique opportunity to provide the best result for his clients, both Buyers and Sellers. He dedicates himself to each client, ensuring an easy and successful real estate transaction. Working with Ray, you are a Winner, since his philosophy is that Real Estate should be a Win/Win for both parties. As a real estate broker, he is here to make his clients enjoy the home buying or selling experience.

A resident of Atlanta since 1992, Ray has been part of the Rejuvenation and growth of the Metro Atlanta area, especially Buckhead, Midtown and the Downtown areas. Ray is a resident of Midtown and is involved in various organizations from business, social and cultural that makes Atlanta one of the best places to call home.

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How do Buildings in Midtown Get Developed?

June 15, 2022 by Thom Abbott

Midtown Owners Manual for Developers

I’ve been selling real estate in Midtown Atlanta since 2004. I’ve seen some pretty dramatic changes to the landscape over those years…and I think there may still be a few exciting new things in the future. As you walk down the street, you might be wondering, how some decisions were made with regard to a particular building. And you are having an interaction with that building as you look at it, or even visit a retail establishment or enter the actual lobby of the building. And it could be a residential (condominium) building, a student-focused apartment building (think University House, SQ5, The Mark) or one of the numerous office towers that dot the skyline.

Atlanta has not had much of a flair to make their skyline stand out. Sure, you can pick up various buildings in various locations, but that’s the thing…they are all over the place. You have Downtown, Midtown, Buckhead, the Perimeter ( think Perimeter Mall area) and then the Cumberland/Galleria area. If all the buildings from those areas were grouped together say Downtown to Midtown, you could have a pretty cool looking skyline. But developers in Atlanta seem to like the 4 squares of glass. Many of the newer construction buildings are lack-luster…in my opinion. Go to a city like Miami and the skyline will blow you away. It’s like each developer it trying to outdo the last one. Sure, they have oceans and bays for views, so they have amazing balconies on all the buildings. (If you notice, in Atlanta, balconies are often pretty small…almost an after thought. 1010 Midtown and Plaza Midtown are an exception)

But all of this goes through a pretty extensive design review process through the City of Atlanta, and in Midtown specifically, you have the Midtown Alliance and their Design Review Committee (DRC). And they have a pretty good road map for any developer to follow….but they don’t really say “hey, would you make something that will WOW us?” Mind you, I’m a residential real estate broker, not a developer or builder. So I will be the first to admit I’m lacking in knowledge on this type of construction and all that goes into it. But, I can say, if I was building a building, I’d want it to be one that people driving on the Downtown Connector would go, WOW, WHAT BUILDING IS THAT!

But to help you understand some of the guidelines that the DRC works with, and expects developers to follow, take a look at the Midtown Owners Manual for Developers. It’s a pretty cool online book that will give you some insight into the design goals for Midtown Atlanta.

And maybe, just maybe one day, you’ll see that 40 story building go up, be it residential or office…and you will go WOW! I know I’m waiting.

The Mark at Atlanta Will Bring More Student Apartments to Midtown

November 15, 2017 by Thom Abbott

Another proposed apartment building will offer more off-campus apartments for students at Georgia Tech, and possibly SCAD. The Mark at Atlanta will eat up some more surface parking as well as three buildings.

Landmark Properties and City Life Development Partners have proposed a 28-story apartment building at the corner of Spring and 10th Streets. This is across the street from Hanover West Midtown (once upon a time the Checker’s Drive In Restaurant). This new site is a surface parking lot, Domino’s Pizza, a small old apartment building and a doctor’s office. (See Map elsewhere in this article)

The Mark at Atlanta will have 18 floors of residences, 9 levels of parking for 380 cars and street-level retail on 10th Street as well as Spring Street. (And people said nothing will happen on Spring Street…..yeah!)

This building will join SQ5 and University House that have already been built just South of this site…and further South, the under-construction The Standard. There is some market for student housing obviously in the Georgia Tech area.

Aqua Condos and The Mark at Atlanta — Aqua “04” Balconies on the left corner

While further from the SCAD campus, it might offer housing options for those students as well.

What will be challenging, is the residents that live in Aqua Condominiums, just next door. For those that own one of the “04” Stack on the West side of the building…their balconies will pretty much look right into this building! Yikes! But, I’ve always told condo buyers, that as long as there are vacant lots, or low-rise businesses on a site, they are prime to be taken for future development. And now we see it once again!

With Aqua being 25 stories, and the new building at 28, they will be neck and neck. The new site has slope to it, so the actual line-up between the two buildings remains to be seen.

The project came back through the Midtown Alliance’s Design Review Committee (DRC) on November 14, 2017. The notes from their second review of the project:

The Midtown Development Review Committee (DRC) saw a follow-up presentation for a student housing project proposed by CityLife Development Partners and Landmark Development. “The Mark at Atlanta” was presented previously in October and the committee requested more information related to the retail layout on 10th Street and the vehicular access and loading on Peachtree Place. They also recommended that the developer meet with residents of the adjacent condo tower, Aqua, to discuss concerns related to access and quality of life issues such as noise and site lines into the parking structure. Since then, the development team made significant strides in addressing all identified concerns apart from the main sticking point involving a proposed curb cut on 10th Street. The DRC was not supportive of a variation to allow the curb cut on 10th Street due to the negative impact it would have on traffic flow along this corridor and the potential for traffic and pedestrian conflicts given its proximity to an existing curb cut on the adjacent property. Further, 10th Street is viewed as a preferred location for retail and restaurant space and removing the curb cut allows more opportunity to activate the street level with those types of uses. The committee recommended an alternative location for the curb cut on Spring Street. The development team is exploring this option and other modifications and intends to proceed with an electronic review before the end of the year.

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