14th Street tower could soar to 70 stories (Atlanta: real estate, apartments)

[UrbanConquistador]

So yuuuuuge. It's gonna be great.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by DunwoodyPanhandle

Why is the same poster allowed to hijack every single thread and turn it into a discussion on MARTA/BRT/ART/FART? Mods, hello?

Development and transportation are related. In Midtown the transportation has to include MARTA, which is capable of carrying large amounts of commuters.

[bu2]

Originally Posted by stillinthesouth

Oh yeah, New York still dominates in that area. It's unbelievable how many 1,000-foot plus towers are under development there. I read that the Hudson Yards development, which includes several towers, is the biggest development in NYC's history.

There was even a National Geographic article on how dramatically the NYC skyline is changing. It was unreal.

[bu2]

Originally Posted by UrbanConquistador

Yeah, I mean New York will always be New York, but other cities are going to do their thing too. Also, the great thing about Atlanta is that we've always punched above our weight. We built the world's tallest hotel in 1976.

We're like the small dog that ran with the big dogs and barked just as loud. The only difference now is that the small dog has gotten bigger and we no longer have to rely on the Portman's of our city to keep us barking. Developers from other markets have taken note. Be proud. Be Atlanta.

Well everybody was doing it in the 70s and 80s, but around 1992 everybody but NYC stopped. It appears from this thread that they are starting again after a 25 year hiatus.

[cqholt]

Originally Posted by bu2

Well everybody was doing it in the 70s and 80s, but around 1992 everybody but NYC stopped. It appears from this thread that they are starting again after a 25 year hiatus.

Very few places have the land values to warrant such tall developments.

[stillinthesouth]

Originally Posted by cqholt

Very few places have the land values to warrant such tall developments.

Yeah, that's a good point. The Hudson Yards project in NYC for example, is being built on top of an active rail yard. Imagine the construction logistics! The project website is pretty fascinating The Master Plan - 17 Million Square Foot Mixed Use Development | Hudson Yards

[UrbanConquistador]

Originally Posted by bu2

Well everybody was doing it in the 70s and 80s, but around 1992 everybody but NYC stopped. It appears from this thread that they are starting again after a 25 year hiatus.

I'd argue the infill that took place during those 25 years was equally as important and needed to happen before we could build any more of the 800 footers. So it's not like we were stagnant during those 25 years. We just needed to shift things up for a couple of cycles, unlike NYC, which already had a massive population living among the skyscrapers of Manhattan. Midtown would have been a boring place if we only focused on towering office buildings.

[Saintmarks]

Originally Posted by DunwoodyPanhandle

Why is the same poster allowed to hijack every single thread and turn it into a discussion on MARTA/BRT/ART/FART? Mods, hello?

Like the recent discussion about vandals in a Fayette County cemetery destroying headstones with dates as early as 1755? Yep, MARTA got brought up there too.

[AnsleyPark]

Originally Posted by Saintmarks

Like the recent discussion about vandals in a Fayette County cemetery destroying headstones with dates as early as 1755? Yep, MARTA got brought up there too.

I heard that the folks in McKinney, Texas are ALWAYS discussing MARTA, too!

[BorisGruschenko1812]

Originally Posted by toll_booth

Whoa. These towers would be yyuuuugge.

Wow! Hopefully, these will start soon. Presumably, the towers will be built one at a time and not all three simultaneously.