Huff Road: Offering new luxury townhomes and apartments in Atlanta’s emerging industrial-chic West Midtown

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Atlanta’s West Midtown District is a formerly industrial district located north of Georgia Tech along and emanating west and north from the intersection at Howell Mill Road and Marietta Road. This area has been an epicenter of redevelopment and rehabilitation, spurred in part by the redevelopment of Atlantic Steel Mill into what is now know as Atlantic Station on east eastern boundary.  Today, the area is home to an eclectic mix of creative light industrial skilled trade outlets, furniture and fabric stores, and some of the most popular and acclaimed restaurants in Atlanta like the affordable Taqueria del Sol and Figo, to gourmet ingredients at Star Provisions, five-star dining at Bacchanalia, and the new farm-to-table concept Miller Union.

Huff Road has received some significant redevelopment activity, starting first with interior design, furniture, and fabric retailers locating on the street.  New residential development has followed, and two new major projects have recently been delivered.

Apex West Midtown (http://www.perennialproperties.net/index.php/site/apartments/apex_west_midtown/) is a luxury apartment complex on Huff Road developed by Perennial Properties offering 340 units.  Still not fully complete, Apex West provides an opportunity to live in a brand new apartment, with rents ranging from $780 for a studio apartment to $1,560 for a three bedroom floor plan.  Units boast the latest finishes with hardwood floors, granite countertops, espresso finish cabinets, and roman tubs.  Retail will fill most of the street level and include a trendy hair salon and a new location of a well known Atlanta pub and restaurant, Corner Tavern.  Other community amenities include an outdoor movie theater, a social courtyard with resort style pool, a cyber lounge, billiards, and trash valet.

Huff Heights is another of the latest developments in the West Midtown District (http://www.brockbuilt.com/community_details.php?comm_id=17). Huff Heights is an enclave of twenty-eight luxury townhomes on Huff Road, directly next to Apex West.  Developed by award winning Atlanta area builder and developer Brock Built, the townhomes sit at a high elevation and, complete with a rooftop terrace, offer superb city sky line views of Midtown, Buckhead, and Downtown.

Brock Built has priced these homes to move, discounting the original list price as much as $165,000 off of the original list price.  Newly constructed townhomes at Huff Heights now range from $245,000 - $565,000 for 3 bedroom, 3.5 bath home. In addition to the rooftop terraces with covered kitchenettes, homes boast brick exteriors, granite countertops, stainless appliances, Milan cabinetry, hardwood floors, floating staircases, separate shower and tub, and designer light fixtures and faucets.

A Virtual Tour of Atlantic Station in Atlanta, GA: An Opportunity to Work, Play, and Take Advantage of Foreclosures

Atlantic Station (www.atlanticstation.com) is a mixed-use development north of Georgia Tech and west of Interstates 75 and 85 (the Downtown Connector) featuring millions of square feet of retail, residences, office, restaurants, entertainment and hospitality space.  Named for the Atlantic Steel Mill that used to occupy the 138-acre site, Atlantic Station is now anchored by The District, which is bound by 20^th Street on the north, 17th Street on the south, the Downtown Connector on the east, and State Street on the west.  The District features an integration of:  

• Shopping with major tenants like Dillards, Target, Publix, H&M, Old Navy, Banana Republic and many other nationally-recognized and locally-owned retailers;


• Dining choices including the upscale Mexican restaurant Rosa Mexicana and Here to Serve Restaurant Group’s Strip;


• Entertainment options from the 16-screen Regal Cinema to upscale bowling at Ten Pin Alley;


• Living with condo residences above and adjacent to retail;


• Work environment in the three high-rise towers located across the street from retail;


• Ample open green space with over 11 acres of parks; and


• Hospitality on the western edge of The District.

   

In addition to condo units located within The District, the full gamut of housing options at Atlantic Station will comprise a total 5,000 residential units at build-out:  lofts, standard condos, luxury condos, apartments, townhomes, single-family homes.  Some of the first homes at Atlantic Station were delivered in 2002 and new homes still are underconstruction.  

For more information on some of the current foreclosure deals at Atlantic Station, please click the following link: http://ericamchampion.wordpress.com/2009/12/10/atlanticstation/  

 

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Twelve Hotel & Residences at Atlantic Station

 

The Atlantic (Luxury Condominium Building) at Atlantic Station

 

Target at Atlantic Station

 

Publix at Atlantic Station

 

Millenium Gate at Atlantic Station

 

The Park District at Atlantic Station

 

Atlantic Station Park

 

Multi-Family at Atlantic Station

 

Multi-Family at Atlantic Station

 

Townhomes at Atlantic Station

 

Single-Family Home at Atlantic Station

 

Single-Family Home at Atlantic Station

 

Residential District at Atlantic Station

 

EarthCraft House: Certified green-built, energy efficient homes in Atlanta, Georgia

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EarthCraft House is a program for home builders and developers that originated in response to Atlanta area real estate professionals seeking to encourage greener and smarter home and community development and establish the standards by which a home or community would be defined and certified as green. Available only in the Atlanta market at inception, the program now extends to Southeast region states including Florida,  South Carolina, Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama, and Tennessee.

An EarthCraft House certified home must be inspected at least twice during construction and score high enough on a variety of dimensions to receive the stamp of approval.  The criteria include: energy efficiency, durability, indoor air quality, resource efficiency, waste management, and water conservation. EarthCraft has an oversight board that updates the rigorous standards annually, so that standards remain current and relevant.

The EarthCraft certification is a useful tool for prospective buyers, because the certification signifies a wide variety of benefits and assurances.  EarthCraft construction does not simply indicate that a home only reduces environmental impact and monthly utility bills (two of the most widely recognized benefits).  EarthCraft certification also means that the home has:

• High quality construction;


• Lower toxicity materials and healthier air for its occupants (HVAC systems are more sophisticated and provide purer air); and


• More durable materials, components, and interior finishes, which means that the maintenance cost in the future is significantly reduced.

In addition, many of the builders in the EarthCraft program are recipients of awards for architectural and community design, so even the aesthetic quality of these homes tends to be superior.  For instance:

• Hedgewood Builders (www.hedgewood.com) has won awards for development of excellence, best design, and best in American living.  Some of the Hedgewood communities include:  Serenbe, Atlanta; Vickery, Forsyth County; Glenwood Park, Atlanta; Downtown Woodstock, Cherokee County.


• Brock Built (www.brockbuilt.com) has won awards for builder of the year, outstanding design, and more.  Some of the Brock Built new home communities located in Atlanta include the following Huff Heights, Dupont Commons, Habershaw at West Highlands, and Princeton Village.


• CCM Homes (www.ccmhomes.com) has won more than 40 awards for excellence in home building.  Both CCM Homes’ actively selling new home communities are located in Gwinnett County:  The Manors at Tree Lane and The Villages at Old Norcoss.

Glenwood Park - Green, New Urbanist New Home Community in Atlanta, Georgia

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Glenwood Park was designed as a new urbanist community. For those unfamiliar with the term, new urbanist communities are new developments that establish a place by incorporating the best elements of older urban neighborhoods (see http://www.newurbannews.com/AboutNewUrbanism.html).

Features making Glenwood Park a bastion of new urban design and a truly appealing place to call home for professional urbanites include:

• Sidewalks and connected streets to encourage pedestrian activity, reducing car traffic which, in turn, creates a safer environment with cleaner, healthier air;


• EarthCraft Homes (www.earthcrafthouse.com) with no detail overlooked, all built on smaller lots and featuring front porches to promote social interaction among neighbors;


• A variety of housing types (condos, townhomes, and a wide range of single-family sizes) to attract a diversity of residents relative to life stage (e.g., single, couple without children, young families, empty nesters) and income levels;


• A vibrant town center with a coffee shop, fitness center, restaurants, and other retail boutiques and services that serve as a gathering place for residents;


• Access to a variety of transportation types, including MARTA; and


• Thoughtful and attractive architectural vernacular that blends effortlessly with surrounding neighborhoods comprised of early 20th century bungalows and craftsman-style homes.

The community design and construction is perhaps the best early example of green development in Atlanta. According to developer Green Street Properties, the development’s eco-friendly features have the potential to save the enough energy to power 81 homes! (For more GP’s green features: http://glenwoodpark.com/core/item/page.aspx?s=49678.0.78.6078)

Condos start at $132,000, townhomes start at $430,000 and single-family homes start at $499,000. Limited deal opportunities on short sale and REO listings may exist due to some foreclosure activity at Glenwood Park.

Click on the following link for a visual tour of Glenwood Park: http://ericamchampion.wordpress.com/2009/11/23/glenwoodparkvisualtour

Glenwood Park successfully reinvents the best elements of urban living to create a gem of a green-built new community that you would never know is just minutes – two miles - from downtown Atlanta.

Situated on 28 acres directly off of Interstate 20 east of the Downtown Connector (Interstate 75 & 85) Glenwood Park is the redevelopment of an old concrete plant that will be home to nearly 350 condos, townhomes, and single-family homes at build-out. Since its inception in 2003, it has been the recipient of numerous awards for its environmentally-sensitive features and innovative community design – including a revered Development of the Year award from the Urban Land Institute’s Atlanta District. However, even most Atlantans are unaware of the many appealing qualities that Glenwood Park offers.