Massive project could ‘urbanize’ Perimeter Center(Dunwoody) (Atlanta, Sandy Springs: real estate, transportation)

[Airforceguy]

Just days after a large mixed-use project was proposed for Sandy Springs, a large mixed-use project is being proposed for Dunwoody. It seems like in the last two years a slew of large mixed-use projects have been proposed for the Central Perimeter. If even jut half of these projects announced are built, the Central Perimeter will certainly have a different vibe and feel 5-7 years from now.
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One of Atlanta’s most veteran real estate developers hopes to crown the north Perimeter with nearly 15 acres of high-rise office and residential towers that could be a model for “new urbanism.”

http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/p...er-center.html

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by Airforceguy

Just days after a large mixed-use project was proposed for Sandy Springs, a large mixed-use project is being proposed for Dunwoody. It seems like in the last two years a slew of large mixed-use projects have been proposed for the Central Perimeter. If even jut half of these projects announced are built, the Central Perimeter will certainly have a different vibe and feel 5-7 years from now.
gold-4-copy-600xx1252-939-174-0 by brandon walker, on Flickr

dunwoody-crown-towers-6 by brandon walker, on Flickr


http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/p...er-center.html

This project is much better than the proposed, speculative office tower being built across the Perimeter. This project is within walking distance of Dunwoody Station, but it will still add thousands of cars to the already strained Perimeter transportation network. My concern is that this property is currently accessible by only one road off Perimeter Center Pkwy, which does not create a human scale development as it will still be a super block and disconnected from the non-existent grid of PC.

[fieldm]

Nice!

[brown_dog_us]

Originally Posted by cqholt

This project is much better than the proposed, speculative office tower being built across the Perimeter. This project is within walking distance of Dunwoody Station, but it will still add thousands of cars to the already strained Perimeter transportation network. My concern is that this property is currently accessible by only one road off Perimeter Center Pkwy, which does not create a human scale development as it will still be a super block and disconnected from the non-existent grid of PC.

Once you get outside 285 most of the commercial developments are car centric. The employees that fill these buildings will drive from Gwinnett, Forsyth, and Cobb county every day. It's why rush hour traffic is such a mess.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by brown_dog_us

Once you get outside 285 most of the commercial developments are car centric. The employees that fill these buildings will drive from Gwinnett, Forsyth, and Cobb county every day. It's why rush hour traffic is such a mess.

Yes that is correct, but PC is well served by 3 MARTA stations. State Farm is building their campus with direct MARTA access, so MARTA is becoming more of an economic development tool and encouraging development in areas served. It is one reason why Perimeter Center is the premier edge city and is killing Cumberland in this market.

[jmoore133]

Great more traffic. My ride already sucks in that area anyway

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by jmoore133

Great more traffic. My ride already sucks in that area anyway

More transit options will provide commuters more alternatives.

[bu2]

You need to allow high density development in certain places. Perimeter Center is one of the 3 most logical places, along with downtown and midtown.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by bu2

You need to allow high density development in certain places. Perimeter Center is one of the 3 most logical places, along with downtown and midtown.

As long as that development has easy access to transit and is not a super block accessible only by car.

[primaltech]

We're actually going to need some regional transit if we want to make the transit oriented developments mean anything. Because if this were built right now, very few % of patrons would use MARTA to get there. Only ITP people, which are a small % of the metro population.