The Triumph Lofts are being built in what else - an old Triumph Motorcycle parts distribution warehouse.  How fabulous is that?  Especially since you can see the old conveyor belt lines on the ceilings of some of the lofts.  Tagged as “close to everything,” these lofts boast floor to ceiling glass windows, are very spacious, have [...]

Railside Lofts is a proposed mixed use development in Castleberry Hill. This $50-million project will sit on 6.6 acres and will consist of 35,000 square feet of retail and commercial space, 186 residential units and a park that runs along the Norfolk Southern rail line.
Expect this project to be completed sometime in 2008.
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Bankrate just released their 2007 study of closing costs for every state.
Closing costs can be divided into three categories.
Closing costs:
• Origination fees charged by the lender.
• Title and settlement fees charged by third parties.
• Taxes and prepaid items such as homeowners insurance, association fees and prorated interest.
Bankrate’s survey includes lenders’ origination fees and title and [...]

WABE (90.1 FM) announced that starting on Thursday, September 13th on NPR’s “Morning Edition” they will air a seven part, in depth series on the Atlanta Beltline.
Thanks to Maigh over at Metroblogging Atlanta for posting this information.
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Construction will soon begin on One CityPlace, a 29 story residential tower with 269 condominium units and 11 townhomes. The price tag will be around $300,000 to start and venture into the $1,000,000’s. One CityPlace is another Cousins project and will sit on the corner of Roxboro and East Paces Ferry in Buckhead. Construction [...]

Now that the sales center has opened up at 10 Terminus Place, the third tower in Cousins mixed used development on the corner of Peachtree and Piedmont in Buckhead, closings are going into the books for late 2008. 10 Terminus Place is the first residential portion of Terminus and is a 32 story tower which [...]

Well, since I did not get any response to my view, there will not be one lucky person getting a $10 gift certificate to my restaurant choice.  And think, that could have been good. Ru Sans, Figo, who knows where that $10 could have gone!  The view from my car is taken in front of [...]

Not two seconds after I posted the information about construction beginning on The Streets of Buckhead, did I find some information about one of the luxury hotels that will be a part of the project. And it surprises and makes me happy that this news continues a trend on this blog of “green building”.
It turns [...]

The 1.2 billion dollar mixed use project in Buckhead called The Streets of Buckhead, should begin the teardown phase of its construction in October. Eight blocks will be demolished to build this project which will feature 500,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space, four world class hotels, up to 1,000 luxury residential units and [...]