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Midtown Traffic Alert — 10th Street Paving Starts TODAY!

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10th Street repaving March 22If you’ve driven some of our Midtown Streets, you know they could use a fresh coat of asphalt! There are many a pot hole to dodge (was not Mayor Franklin going to solve that problem?) and bad patches that have settled!

Well at least one street is about to change, but it will require a Midtown Traffic Alert as they start repaving 10th Street TODAY!

I was just there, and it is quickly becoming a traffic mess! Avoid getting off the Downtown Connector at 10th to head into Midtown or to Georgia Tech! Take the 14th Street or North Avenue exits and work your way around.

Paving will take place from today through next Friday, March 29th!!! No work is to be done after 4pm, but it will be a mess until then anyways!

MyMidtownMojo and Thom Abbott visit Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio

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I had a great opportunity last week to talk about the real estate market in Atlanta and tell the listeners a bit about myself!

 

It really is amazing to see Atlanta and especially Midtown Atlanta real estate go from 15-20 listings in a particular building to just 2-6 in a building. And then if those listings are NOT what the Buyer is looking for, when a new listing comes on the market, it is most likely to get multiple bids because the demand is exceeding the supply right now.

 

Atlanta Luxury Real Estate | 700 Foxhollow Run | Former Braves Pitcher’s Estate

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Foxhollow MapAtlanta has a couple things very much in common with Los Angeles. We make movies, and we have some impressive luxury real estate.

The one thing we probably don’t have is a Map of the Movie Stars homes, and paparazzi hanging around outside your front gate trying to catch you on your way to….well, wherever!

Atlanta Luxury Real Estate really DOES come in all shapes, sizes and with a variety of amenities. Whether you choose the convenience of high-rise condominium living, or a sprawling estate with your own baseball diamond and golf course, we can find something to meet your needs.

Atlanta Luxury Real Estate

While in Los Angeles, you may find Beverly Hills, Brentwood and Malibu as locations of choice, here in Atlanta, luxury real estate is not confined to any one area. Yes, you do have Buckhead, which I would say is our “Beverly Hills” in terms of mansions, but other unique homes are locate all over the metro Atlanta area.

One I happened across this week is the luxury estate of former Atlanta Braves Pitcher, John Smoltz. It’s one of those homes you truly would never know about or see because of it’s location and the size.  Atlanta and the metro area do have one thing….land…and lots of it. Unlike Beverly Hills, where a $20-30m mansion may sit on an acre or so, Atlanta Luxury real estate can be….well 20 acres!

Foxhollow as we’ll call it (I think an impressive estate should always have a name….right? As I kid I had a make believe estate…it was called Condor Estate….) features it’s own 18-hole golf course, tennis and basketball courts AND a football field! (Now we know what you can FIT on 20 acres!)

The home is actually located about 30 miles North of Midtown Atlanta. Away from the hustle and bustle, but easily accessible. (Especially if you have a driver for your Escalade!) The home has been on the market since December, 2011 and is currently listed for JUST $7,200,000. Annual property taxes for 2011 were just shy of $50,000.

Foxhollow was just featured at PricyPads.com and additional listing information is noted below.

If you are looking for Los Angeles/Hollywood luxury without all the hype, and certainly a lot for your money, let me show you what Atlanta Luxury Real Estate looks like.

Photo Compliments of Harry Norman Real Estate
Photo Compliments of Harry Norman Real Estate

 

 

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Big Nerd Ranch Plants Big Footprint with Atlanta HQ

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I am often amazed at some of the companies that call Atlanta home…and I (or maybe YOU) don’t even know it. This story comes on the heels of my post about Atlanta Top 10 City for Technology Mergers and Acquisitions!

Well if you are a tech person, and develop apps for the mobile world, then this may NOT be news for you, but considering I was just at an event this past weekend where Big Nerd Ranch was a sponsor, I’m getting double exposure to this Atlanta company…

Big Nerd Ranch Plants Big Footprint with Atlanta HQ

Big Nerd Ranch (BNR) is an app development company that is just way too cool. (Personal opinion based solely on the fact they train on a ranch..more on that in a moment!)

Founded some 12 years ago, The company is adding 9,250 square feet, according to a building permit filed with the city. In August they moved to a new site in Kirkwood Ironworks development. (Hey guys…just a hop, skip and a jump from ultra-cool Midtown Atlanta!

BNR’s customers are pretty much Fortune 100 companies.  With more and more people ( including employees) relying on mobile devices to do their work,  a company like BNR can help develop those needed applications. I guess so…revenues have grown in the area of 45 percent in the past year.

High tech companies are known for being cool. And Big Nerd Ranch is no exception….and the ranch part of their name is important. Developers attend training sessions for 5 or 7 days at “The Ranch.” In looking at the website, it appears the company currently holds camp at an existing conference retreat facility Southwest of Midtown Atlanta. But a further review of their site shows they are building their OWN ranch facility for these training events.   The “13 acre location offers up serenity and focus, it also offers a state-of-the-art classroom for 20 students as well as fine dining and exercise facilities. Which makes it an ideal place to learn. Oh, and did we mention that the new ranch will be a quick 20-minute drive from the Atlanta airport? We think that makes it a pretty ideal location, too,” says the company’s website.

Really? Who knew such a cool company was right here in Atlanta! If you find a job at Big Nerd Ranch, and want to live in an equally cool part of Atlanta, I’d be happy to help you settle in!

SLIDESHOW: Southwest opens Atlanta pilot base, People Department – Atlanta Business Chronicle

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See on Scoop.it – Georgia Tech News Events

Southwest Airlines Co. on Tuesday marked one year of flying in and out of Hartsfield-Jackson…

 

Thom Abbott‘s insight:

The opening of a pilot base in Atlanta will give the pilots the opportunity to live in Atlanta, since it is where they will start, and end trips.

 

Pilots that may have homes and families they don’t want to move to Atlanta might want to look at Midtown Atlanta condos as a “second home.” With easy access to the airport via MARTA, this gives them a “home base” in Atlanta with the convenience of a “lock it and leave it” condo lifestyle.

See on www.bizjournals.com

Where To Buy Girl Scout Cookies In Midtown Atlanta

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Where To Buy Girl Scout Cookies in Midtown Atlanta

Buying Girl Scout Cookies in AtlantaCome on….who does NOT love some Girl Scout Cookies???

And what’s your favorite? Mine, hands down are the Thin Mints. But, I’ve got a secret that makes them even better, and I’m going to share. Take a tube of them (they come two tubes per box) and freeze them overnight. Then, pour yourself a glass of ice cold milk, break open the frozen cookies…and enjoy! Totally delish! Hey, if you try it, will you post a comment right here?

The product line of the Girl Scouts seems to grown from what I remember…

  • Thin Mints
  • Samoas
  • Tagalongs
  • Trefoils
  • Do-si-dos
  • Lemonades
  • Savannah Smiles
  • Thanks-A-Lot
  • Dulce de Leche
  • Mango Cremes
  • Thank U Berry Munch

So, where can you BUY Girl Scout Cookies in Midtown Atlanta?

 

  • Feb. 16, 10-11 a.m.: Ansley Mall/Starbucks courtyard at 1544 Piedmont Road NE
  • Feb. 16, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.: Sig Samuel’s Dry Cleaners at 906 Monroe Drive NE
  • Feb. 16-17: Kroger at 3330 Piedmont Road NE

Now mind you , that is NOT the Kroger at Ansley Mall but the one at Piedmont and Peachtree in Buckhead, also known as the Disco Kroger!

If you want to know other dates and places, the Girl Scouts of America have a Cookie Finder app on their website. Simply fill in the Zip code closest to you…and you’ll find dates and places where they will be.

I’ve not purchased in the last couple years…I will be this year. I just feel like I need the treat!

Oh yeah, another secret…take the Thin Mints and blend with vanilla ice cream and milk….and you have a to-die for shake!

Thom Abbott

Associate Broker, REALTOR(R)
905 Juniper Street, NE Suite 110
Atlanta, Georgia 30309
770.713.1505 Direct
404.876.4901 Office

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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