The much heralded LakePoint Sporting Community and Town Center, which will be located in Emerson, GA, is now projected to open in 2014. However, the local community is already seeing a positive economic impact in the area, especially as it relates to the housing market. In the fourth quarter of 2012, Emerson saw home prices increase 82.8 percent from third[...]
12th and Midtown is pleased to announce two new restaurant additions that are sure to enliven the area's growing commercial spaces. Taco Diner, a traditional Mexican style taqueria and Chutney, a full-service Indian restaurant with a modern twist are both scheduled to open their tables in the summer of 2013. Taco Diner is the sister concept of the M Crowd Restaurant[...]
Residents of our condos in Midtown are about to get a pleasant wakeup call with the new Café Intermezzo scheduled to open their newest location in 12th and Midtown in November. The European-style coffee house currently has popular locations in Buckhead, Dunwoody, downtown Atlanta and the airport, but will close their longtime Buckhead location when their new 12th and Midtown[...]
Geoff Graham and Brian Macaluso are this week's guests on Atlanta Real Estate Forum radio. Geoff shares how customer satisfaction surveys can help improve the home buying and building experience for everyone involved, while Brian talks about the eco-friendly changes coming to the roofing industry. Geoff Graham is the CEO of GuildQuality, the leading provider of customer satisfaction surveying for residential[...]
Bob Lanzner and Gina Spearman are this week’s guests on Atlanta Real Estate Forum Radio. Bob and Gina both share advice for homebuyers who are trying to navigating the current housing market. Bob Lanzner is an associate broker with Coldwell Banker RMR. Coldwell Banker RMR covers all aspects of real estate: new construction, REOs, resales, short sales, leasing, residential and commercial.[...]
Stacy Patton and Alicia MacPhee are this week’s guest on Atlanta Real Estate Forum radio. Both talk about a variety of Atlanta properties available to buyers, and about different trends in today’s home buying market. Stacy Patton is the Managing Director of Development with Minerva USA. Stacy Patton shares with our listeners more about the varying types of properties Minerva builds and[...]
It seems that Atlanta real estate is on the cutting edge! A new report from SiemensbizWatch shows that Atlanta is leading the way when it comes to the highest percentage of LEED certified buildings. The city has the most LEED certified buildings of any city included in the 27 city study. Atlanta also ranked in the study as the 21st[...]
Thursday, I had the pleasure of taking a bus down with other GAHBA members to tour Serenbe, a lush oasis of greenspace and sustainable development. There is so much to see and do at Serenbe that this post is a mere glimpse at life in this thriving community near Palmetto. Our tour began with a brief ride past the inn, which[...]
While some developers of the Midtown Mile recently unveiled a new retail concept for 12th and Midtown that would shift focus away from luxury retail and more toward the needs of average Midtown consumers, other developers have not embraced these suggestions. Selig Enterprises and Daniel Corp., partners on 12th and Midtown, say that development will continue as planned. They envision the[...]
Central Atlanta Progress (CAP) formally announced its 2011-12 leadership at the organization’s annual meeting, held earlier this month at Pemberton Place®, in Downtown Atlanta. This year’s Annual Meeting highlighted the organization’s 70th year and illustrated its vision for the future of Downtown Atlanta and the central city. Egbert Perry, Chairman and CEO of the Integral Group, will serve a two year-term[...]