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15th Street Extension Midtown Atlanta Seeks Engineers

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As Midtown Atlanta grows, and grows….and grows, it’s a simple fact that not everyone that works in Midtown will LIVE in Midtown. (Sad, but true!) And getting around on the streets is a big factor. Enter the 15th Street Extension.

This gap in the Midtown Street grid from West Peachtree Street to Williams Street might not seem like a big deal..but with all the development happening now along West Peachtree Street, this is a street that is needed!

15th Street Extension

This map does not show the new AMLI Midtown apartment building that is about to open on the parking lot with all the cars in it. (See the star) Overall, this extension will be MOST helpful to many residents and Midtown workers alike to get to Williams Street, an one-way Northbound that helps commuters gain access to I-75 North. 

15th Street Extension

The project will include new traffic signals, sidewalks, streetscaping and bike lanes. You can see the Arts Center MARTA station in the upper right. Also, long, long term plans call for another bridge across the Downtown Connector, with 15th Street adding additional connectivity to West Midtown. 

Nothing happens quickly with road construction however. According to Kevin Green, Midtown Alliance President and CEO, the environmental studies for the project could take two years, followed by 12-18 months of construction. That sounds about like 2021, right? Sigh. 

While we try to keep up with all that is Midtown Atlanta…and there is plenty happening these days….you might want to check out the Midtown Alliance website for LOTS of things that are Midtown Atlanta!

 

Total System Services to expand in Midtown Atlanta

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Total Systems Services to expands Midtown AtlantaTotal System Services, the Columbus, GA based company that allows for online payments on probably many of the sites you use, is expanding in Midtown Atlanta! 

A global provider of payment services, Total System Services (TSYS) plans to lease about 10,000 square feet — or half a floor — at One Atlantic Center, according to a report in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. One Atlantic center is the building with the point on top in the drawing to the right.

Eventually, about 30 people will be based out of the space that will primarily serve as meeting space for TSYS employees from offices in Kennesaw, Alpharetta and McDonough. Potential clients will find access from the Atlanta airport to the Midtown office via MARTA waaaaay easier than reaching any of the aforementioned locations!~

There space will be about 1/2 of a floor in the Midtown highrise, located at 14th and West Peachtree Streets. This corner of Midtown Atlanta is seeing lots of activity with the addition of The Atlantic House Apartment building, along with construction by Northside Hospital and the up-and-coming Apogee apartment building.

Those 30 some employees might want to look at Midtown Atlanta, or the surrounding areas as a living option! We can certainly help them find a rental apartment, or even put firmer roots in Midtown with a home purchase!  

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! 

Quik Trip Viewpoint Midtown Convenience Store Only

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If you drive around metro Atlanta, the QuikTrip or QT sign is a very familiar gas station convenience store. It’s certainly my gas station of choice. Well…it looks like a Quik Trip Convenience Store – minus the gas is coming to Viewpoint Midtown! Seriously!!! We’ll be calling it QuikTrip Viewpoint Midtown!

Quik Trip Viewpoint Midtown Convenience Store Only

QuikTrip Viewpoint MidtownThe prominent retail corner in Viewpoint Midtown, at 6th and Peachtree Streets will soon premier a new concept for the company at the Midtown location. Similar to 7-Eleven stores, the “just-the-convenience-store” concept is something that QT has been working on in its long term strategy.

QuikTrip has launched a new version of its suburban gas/convenience stores that feature an in-store kitchen with breakfast sandwiches, pizza and other hot items. A conversation with an employee at a QT on Chamblee Tucker Road in Chamblee said the Midtown store should have the same thing.

What will be interesting to see, is what impact this has on the original go-to store, CVS Pharmacy, located just across the street. While they have more grocery-type items, certainly the offerings of a QuikTrip are sure to make a dent in the opening and closing of their front doors!

A pass by the location shows work well under way on the remodel of the space, said to be around 3,500 square feet.

A late spring/early summer opening is planned, and in QT fashion, the location is scheduled to be open 24 hours. A normal QT looks much like this….

QuikTrip Chamblee Tucker Road

Larkin On Memorial Files Building Plans

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It’s pretty cool to see new development happening around Atlanta. It’s even more awesome to see old things take new shape…like Larkin On Memorial!

Larkin On Memorial

While this was announced back in September, it looks like “better plans” have come forth as the developer, Paces Properties has officially filed plans for the 63,000-square foot redevelopment mixed-use project at 519 Memorial Drive, SE.

Location Map Larkin on Memorial

Paces Properties is the same developer behind the popular Krog Street Market, and is also working on the Atlanta Dairies building just down the street from this location. According to the plans filed:

  1. “Building A” potential conversion into a 55,654-square-foot space for restaurant, retail and office use, for an estimated $3,150,000.
  2. “Building B” potential conversion into a 26,000-square-foot space for restaurant, retail and office use, for an estimated $1,633,000.
  3. “Building C” potential renovation into a “core and shell” for office, at an estimated$268,000. Building C is attached to buildings A and B.
  4. “Building D” could be new construction to create a “core and shell” for office, at an estimated $1,517,000.
  5. “Building E” could be renovated into a 9,500-square-foot space for office, for an estimated$307,000.
  6. Plans also call for an estimated $2,725,000 could be spent on “miscellaneous site work.”

Site plan Larkin on Memorial

Spaces available will range from 1,245 to 16,000 square feet. Paces is currently looking for tenants such as a dry cleaners, nail salon, daycare, medical, hardware along with various retailers and office tenants.

What do they hope Larkin On Memorial will accomplish?  The goal of the center is to serve the day-to-day needs of our neighbors in the Grant Park, Ormwood Park, Cabbagetown, Reynoldstown, and East Atlanta neighborhoods. Combining the convenience of a practical shopping center with the warmth and hospitality of a familiar, family-friendly neighborhood establishment, Larkin is seeking tenants who will oer a range of essential, everyday services and provisions for households in these flourishing Eastside neighborhoods from dry-cleaning to daycare to quality groceries and dry goods.

Click here to see the Larking Leasing Packet for more information!

Rendition of Larkin on Memorial

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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