More on 525 Moreland
Ben King at Terminal Station blog picks up on what I wrote about the proposed development at 525 Moreland in East Atlanta and adds some great information about the developer. Check it out!
Even if you don’t care about 525 Moreland, you should check out Terminal Station just to see a fantastic archival photo of one of Atlanta’s majestic old train stations — alas long gone.
As I mentioned on Ben’s blog, the proposed mixed-use development at the corner of Moreland and Glenwood avenues is of interest to me because I think it could be a good gateway to East Atlanta from the Glenwood Avenue neighborhoods of Ormewood Park and Glenwood Park. Plus it could begin the transformation of Moreland, which is just ugly and uninviting in that section (and most sections, actually).
In addition to the parcels on Moreland, the complex includes two houses on Glenwood Ave. that are just beyond saving.
Construction starts on green building in SE Atlanta
Work in progress at 880 Glenwood Ave.
The five-acre plot of land at 880 Glenwood Ave. in Southeast Atlanta is now just a huge mound of dirt.
But by the end of next year, those five acres (see photo at left) will have morphed into a 325-unit luxury apartment complex that will also include retail (sound familiar?).
WSB Radio reported on this green development back in January. (The AJC also reported on it then).
Site preparation, including demolition of an existing low-slung 50s-era building, however, just began recently. The long narrow sliver of land actually runs behind the Shed At Glenwood restaurant in the Glenwood Park planned community off of I-20. The project abuts the Beltline, and fronts two streets, Glenwood and Bill Kennedy Way, also known as the Glenwood-Memorial Connector. The developer is Capital 33, which is working in conjunction with the Trust for Public Land.
What’s notable about the mixed-use development, in addition to the (expected) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, is density.
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