tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post7689909936202583477..comments2024-03-29T11:21:15.992-04:00Comments on Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta: Historic Williamsburg Apartments to be DemolishedAtlantan99http://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-38728638796348373032016-01-24T12:10:04.580-05:002016-01-24T12:10:04.580-05:00Keep us updated on Darlington which evidently has ...Keep us updated on Darlington which evidently has lots of APD visits for violence/drug activity in parking lot and in the building; it's way past its day. What about Frank Ski's/Klass/Eleven 45, or whatever it says these days? I hear Bennett Street as a whole is in play? All that land is undervalued and ripe for development (up); great street w/lots of character, but it has changed dramatically w/the influx of "24 hour barber shops"??? Would Pollack Shores even continue The Jane development all the way through to Bennett Street?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-68738978891420589822015-12-09T17:59:01.236-05:002015-12-09T17:59:01.236-05:00@Pounce, any building 50 years or older is technic...@Pounce, any building 50 years or older is technically "historic," according to cultural resources law in the U.S. If it was built in 1965, like the article says, then it's historic by that standard. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-6012606216470202262015-12-08T22:08:40.375-05:002015-12-08T22:08:40.375-05:00Aw sad! I lived in this complex as a grad student ...Aw sad! I lived in this complex as a grad student 5 years ago. They were in fairly rough shape then, but a sweet community. I too hope they keep the trees!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-83726891751905757332015-12-08T15:30:45.790-05:002015-12-08T15:30:45.790-05:00WV @ Briarcliff & Clairmont is still being tra...WV @ Briarcliff & Clairmont is still being trashed out by the nightclubs and ownership that doesn't care how rundown it gets. Why it's allowed to go on is beyond me, although I do have my suspicions.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-3123309035798767642015-12-07T19:00:14.038-05:002015-12-07T19:00:14.038-05:00I thought this article was referring to the Willia...I thought this article was referring to the Williamsburg at Briarcliff and Clairmont. Any word on its status?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-77035559772716700592015-12-06T21:46:51.916-05:002015-12-06T21:46:51.916-05:00What makes it a historic property? What makes it a historic property? Pounce de Leonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-29703059364678414042015-12-06T17:54:58.482-05:002015-12-06T17:54:58.482-05:0050% off rent when you leave by the 18th is not rea...50% off rent when you leave by the 18th is not really a refund... you aren't there for half a month!<br /><br />Will there be school kids? How many? Will the DCSS even take notice that this is going to occur? From grandparents to young parents - I bet they will be surprised to see all the new kids show up in a year or so!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-49925786114635039192015-12-06T17:51:23.257-05:002015-12-06T17:51:23.257-05:00I'm okay with the demolition of the apartment ...I'm okay with the demolition of the apartment buildings... they are old, have not been kept up well and their infrastructure (plumbing, sewer, power cabling, etc.) could all stand to be replaced. What I would NOT be okay with is if they raze the entire site to a dirt field before laying the first new brick. The entire site is gorgeously wooded with beautiful trees, and I would hope that every effort would be made to preserve as many of them as possible. I do NOT want to see a treeless tract of land with brand new McMansions built on it.Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-8375970740000712862015-12-06T12:09:15.545-05:002015-12-06T12:09:15.545-05:00YIMBY people are worse than NIMBY people.YIMBY people are worse than NIMBY people.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-18877661845476855752015-12-06T12:03:31.893-05:002015-12-06T12:03:31.893-05:00So .... mindspringyahoo is not a NIMBY then he/she...So .... mindspringyahoo is not a NIMBY then he/she is either a FLOMBY or a DOMBY?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-39878660734686201382015-12-06T11:22:50.333-05:002015-12-06T11:22:50.333-05:00Why do people get so up in arms over these develo...Why do people get so up in arms over these developments, which, as mindspringyahoo notes, can only help draw more of the types of businesses we want to the area? At the same time, they're ignoring the influx of nightclubs open until 5am that are suddenly flooding the area, taking up space that could be occupied by nice restaurants and other establishments the neighborhoods are clamoring for.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-30752313575312572762015-12-06T10:27:48.150-05:002015-12-06T10:27:48.150-05:00the Williamsburg site looks like an ideal location...the Williamsburg site looks like an ideal location for a mixture of upscale townhouses and small free-standing houses, not unlike a typical 'John Wieland Collection' type development. <br /><br />I think that people are shooting themselves in the foot a bit with this reflexive NIMBY attitude (eg. the proposed Pulte development near Lavista and Oakgrove). These kind of developments can only help the local restaurants and businesses. Last I noticed, VaHi, Piedmont Park area etc. are all very dense with residences, and it doesn't seem to make them miserable.<br /><br />~mindspringyahoo<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-9789235303481297492015-12-06T08:51:13.919-05:002015-12-06T08:51:13.919-05:00My first thought was man the traffic will be terri...My first thought was man the traffic will be terrible, but I suppose the overall number of residents might actually go down or stay relatively unchanged. It is sad for the number of older folks who live in these apartments to be near Emory and other healthcare facilities. However, the reality is the apartments and other professional buildings on that corner are very dated and redevelopment is inevitable. Hopefully local civic groups can push for a quality project.<br /><br />Also, I read the article in the AJC about the possible redevelopment or demolition of the Darlington. While the logical side of brain understands that it makes perfect sense the emotional side thinks it would be sad to lose the old Darlington. I suspect all of us have either lived there are had a friend that did. Of well I hope they at least keep the sign. <br />Hamnoreply@blogger.com