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Pinewood Forrest to bring Housing to Pinewood Studios Atlanta

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If you have not ventured down Sandy Plains Road and Veteran’s Parkway in Fayetteville (that would be South of Atlanta) then you have missed what has become one of the largest movie studios in the Southeast….Pinewood Studios Atlanta!  It has been growing by leaps and bounds, and has been home to some impressive movie productions, including Marvel Comics Ant Man and Captain America to name a couple. It has its own Home Depot to service the productions, and Enterprise Rent-a-Car has a location there as well. I read somewhere it is one of their most profitable locations?

Sure, there are places to live all around Fayetteville and neighboring Peachtree City. But nothing like what is coming now. And that would be Pinewood Forrest.

Pinewood Forrest Coming to Pinewood Studios Atlanta

Pinewood Studios AtlantaThe development’s Phase One will be some 234 acres and include about 1,300 residences, hotels, shops, restaurants and office space. The site plan below calls for three “districts,” named Culinary, Garden and Craft. There is also talk of a large performing arts center too.

All of this will be located on land across Veteran’s Parkway from the studio site. (It’s possible the lake you see is the existing lake as shown in this photo on the right.

 

Here is the initial site plan that was presented at the ground breaking event in July.

Pinewood Forrest Fayetteville GA

And now a promotion video about the development is out…

We will be out to look at the construction in the next few days and get some updates out!

Exciting times at Pinewood Studios Atlanta! 

Mailing Avenue Stageworks Expands to Conyers

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Mailing Avenue Stageworks Expands to Conyers

Film Production TrucksThe Atlanta Business Chronicle has reported that the investors behind Mailing Avenue Stageworks, is again expanding. This time they are headed East…to Conyers.

The group, made up of Paul and John Raulet and Tyler Edgarton paid $3.4 million for the 130,738 sq foot building that sits on some 23 acres in Conyers. The site is located at 2030 East Park Drive and will be called Eastside Stageworks. The article reports that the Conyers Rockdale Economic Development Council also helped with the deal.

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Location of Eastside Stageworks – Conyers, GA

The purchase, and subsequent signing of a 5-year lease for a TV show, only confirm that the film and television business is full steam ahead in Georgia, and especially the Atlanta area!  The ABC article states the partners would not confirm who the lease is with, but Warner Bros. is in the area, with the shooting of “The Originals” and offices nearby.

One has to give this team an A+ for their foresight and what could happen to their properties IF the movie industry were to bail on Georgia. (Only likely if a new Governor or State Legislature tinkered with the tax incentive responsible for the $6 BILLION industry) Rather than build from the ground up, a purpose-built studio (think Pinewood Studios Atlanta or Third Rail Studios) the team looks to buy intown properties in areas that could be revitalized in the years ahead, and the studio space could then be repositioned into other uses, like retail, restaurants, office space, etc.

Mind you, Conyers is not an “intown property” but with 23 acres attached to this site, they certainly have some options available to them.

MyMidtownMojo is familiar with this area in that Sleepy Hollow has filmed in the area, as did Fast And Furious.

Eastside Stageworks Mailing Avenue Stageworks

Where is the Best Place to Live In the Atlanta Movie Business?

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Places to Live Near Atlanta movie studiosThe 40th Anniversary of The Atlanta Film Festival is but a memory as the festival had its closing party on Saturday and a wrap party on Sunday. Many a great conversations were had during the festival, but being in real estate, I always ask where people live. And they choose where they live for a variety of reasons.

But, as people relocate to the Metro Atlanta area, I’m also asked….

Where is the Best Place to Live In the Atlanta Movie Business?

That maybe should be framed, “Where is the Best place to live in Atlanta if I’m in the Movie Business? (Google would probably have an issue with that long of a “question!”)

Well, it’s NOT an easy question to answer. As you well know, in the movie business, you don’t always go to the SAME place to work each day. Now there can be exceptions if you are on a project based in one of the major studios. But, what happens when THAT project is over and the next gig is on the other side of Atlanta? You may have a commuting nightmare on your hands, depending on your call time. 

But, here is a map of the major studios in Atlanta:

Map of Atlanta Movie Studio Locations

(Click on the Map to Open it and see which studios are located where!)

These locations make Midtown Atlanta the most central location to most of the studios! Now, you might not think so for Atlanta Metro Studios and Pinewood Studios Atlanta, located on the Southern portion of the map, but, if you LIVE close to these studios and then have to commute into the other studios, you will have some traffic to deal with if your call times hit the morning rush hour.

But depending on your position, not everyone may be able to afford Midtown Atlanta living. As you go North, you want to consider having to navigate the Downtown Connector. At any given time of the day, the traffic here can be a crawl, but try it at 7-10AM or 3-7PM and it’s more of a parking lot. This navigation can easily add an hour to your commute time to the Southside studio locations.

But, what if you are working on location? Then you may be headed North, South, East or even West. Again, Midtown and West Midtown are your more central locations.

Here are some links to help you with your home search (buying) in the Midtown area. 

Atlanta Homes For Sale Zip Code 30308 (Part of Midtown Atlanta — ALL price ranges)

Atlanta Homes For Sale Zip Code 30309 (Part of Midtown Atlanta — ALL Price Ranges)

One Bedroom Condos For Sale Midtown Atlanta

Two Bedroom Condos For Sale Midtown Atlanta

 

Georgia’s film and television industry economic impact reaches $6 billion in fiscal 2015 – Atlanta Business Chronicle

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Superheroes and superheroines had a big economic impact in the Peach State in fiscal 2015.

Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.bizjournals.com

I’m thinking the number of Georgian’s employed….believe it or not could be higher. But nonetheless, the Georgia Film and Television industry is one to stand up and take notice about.

See on Scoop.it – Georgia Film & TV

Tyler Perry’s Buckhead Mansion Could Be Yours!

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Tyler Perry Buckhead Mansion For Sale June 18, 2015Let’s be clear here….the 35,000 square feet does not include the “hobby house” or the “underground ballroom with catering kitchen.”

Ok.

Tyler Perry’s Buckhead Mansion Could Be Yours!

Situated on 17 private acres with “substantial Chattahoochee River frontage, the listing photographs really make it a home  mansion you could live in. You know…you’ve seen those mansions where the rooms look like no one has ever, or would ever sit on the furniture?

Tyler Perry’s home looks to be as gracious as he is. I’ve actually met Tyler at a wrap party for one of his movies, and used to manage a condo that the studio leased for actors to stay in. (Rumor has it from residents of the building that Janet Jackson was spotted there!….Nah, I’m not telling you where! That’s a no-no!) I’ve also been on a couple sets of the movie For Colored Girls and actually spoke to him then as well. (That ALSO is a big deal as you are given strict instructions not to speak to him when you are on set…but he spoke to me first! Ok, wait. Back to the mansion….

From the living room, to the kitchen, to the Master Suite…it all looks very livable indeed. And the resort-like infinity pool….well after the heat we’ve seen in Atlanta the past few days…it looks like a mirage in the desert! Amazing!

While the home is listed by Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International, I’d be delighted to be your Buyer’s Agent in purchasing this one-of-a-kind Atlanta estate. There are some pretty strict showing and financial guidelines to meet before we will be touring the estate..but I didn’t have to tell you that, did I?

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Thom Abbott

Associate Broker, REALTOR(R)
905 Juniper Street, NE Suite 110
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
770.713.1505 Direct
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