Whole Foods looks to open flagship store in Midtown (Atlanta: to buy, to live in)

[jsvh]

Originally Posted by CashmereEsquire

I mean for something like a grocery store where you will spend possibly 30+ min and have a ton of bags, it just makes sense imo to validate parking, have easy access to parking. I cant imagine having to carry a ton of bags a long distance in a parking deck or something.

How is carrying your bags through a parking deck worse than a parking lot? If anything, The deck would be shaded and the parking lot is not.

Of course Instacart is even easier way to do your Whole Foods shopping and car-free.

[alco89]

Originally Posted by CashmereEsquire

Will this have actual parking or a deck with validation?

Originally Posted by jsvh

Hopefully they don't subsidize drivers too much. Building expansive parking decks raises prices for everyone. If drivers feel they need free parking to live, there are plenty of other stores to choose from.

Their renderings/plans are probably changing since this doesn't have 60,000 sq feet of retail space, but they are to have a parking deck:

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

Good news, but this thread rather sounds like something I'd read on the Augusta forum.

You hate Augusta.

[J2rescue]

Originally Posted by alco89

Their renderings/plans are probably changing since this doesn't have 60,000 sq feet of retail space, but they are to have a parking deck:

That rendering is Phase 1 of the planned project. The Whole Foods would likely be on the remainder of that block (possibly in phase 2) and I would imagine the store would front 14th street.

[J2rescue]

Originally Posted by magnetar

Big difference between "Whole Foods is coming" and "Whole Foods is coming to Midtown." It's 10 times harder to get major grocery stores into the urban core of our cities, so that's why it's worth mentioning.

Its a HUGE difference and is indicative a culture change in the Atlanta's urban core. It really is starting to feel like Midtown is on the cusp of true urban livability.

[Atlwarrior]

Midtown is really turning into something special. You have a perfect blend of professionals, and older retired workers who desire to live in the city. I love all the bicycles, joggers, and foot traffic. I think Midtown is defining a original image of Atlanta where she don't have to be a cheap copy of another american city. I'm looking for foreign investor to take not so midtown can get some towers over 60 stories.

[Clayton white guy]

Midtown does have many skyscrapers, but I personally prefer a more pedestrian scale like Washington, D.C. to the "canyon effect" of the Peachtree Center area downtown or that "other" midtown (New York City). I know that many here are "density" advocates, but you can achieve density with low rises as well at a more human scale. I feel like Washington is the most beautiful city in America, dense as well, and it was achieved without "man made canyons" or high rises. Many of you also tout a "European" model; most European capitals are more like Washington, D.C., not New York City, in their residential building patterns.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by Clayton white guy

Midtown does have many skyscrapers, but I personally prefer a more pedestrian scale like Washington, D.C. to the "canyon effect" of the Peachtree Center area downtown or that "other" midtown (New York City). I know that many here are "density" advocates, but you can achieve density with low rises as well at a more human scale. I feel like Washington is the most beautiful city in America, dense as well, and it was achieved without "man made canyons" or high rises. Many of you also tout a "European" model; most European capitals are more like Washington, D.C., not New York City, in their residential building patterns.

I agree, would much rather see mid rise buildings than one tall building. Needing super tall buildings is like buying a big, jacked up truck to compensate for a small...

[CashmereEsquire]

Originally Posted by Tryska

I imagine it will be something like the Midtown publix garage setup. The one under the condos.

I could never figure out where to park, so I just go to the Piedmont one lol

[ATLondoner]

This is such a landmark development for Midtown, especially for that stretch of West Peachtree which is pretty desolate right now.

For as much flack as Novare have taken for their generic Skyhouse's the fact that they put their money where their mouths are and developed where few others wanted too they really helped to spark all the development we are seeing now.