tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post8473368331396362334..comments2024-03-29T00:18:53.002-04:00Comments on Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta: More Restaurants, Retailers and Residences Coming to Howell Mill Road... Oh My!Atlantan99http://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-3984487464485401992013-10-11T20:01:34.789-04:002013-10-11T20:01:34.789-04:00It is, in fact, a mixed use development with both ...It is, in fact, a mixed use development with both retail and restaurants in addition to apts. It is a great location and will be a huge asset, functionally and aesthetically, to Berkeley Park, Loring Heights, Collier, and Underwood Hills. Now, let's get it moving!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-80793939397883082082013-09-18T18:19:42.677-04:002013-09-18T18:19:42.677-04:00The traffic "could be" dramatically impr...The traffic "could be" dramatically improved without more lights, which would further entangle the district. This proposal I sketched out over the past several years encompasses a solution that should smooth things out. Howell Mill Traffic Improvement! "Collier Village proposal.pdf" - http://ow.ly/p02wE atl2arctichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03642931293535974778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-91109212749598108472013-09-18T17:17:13.204-04:002013-09-18T17:17:13.204-04:00I've lived in the area for 20 yrs now and I av...I've lived in the area for 20 yrs now and I avoid Howell Mill like the plague. That section between 75 and Collier is impossible most times of the day and its only going to get worse. Ah, "smart growth". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-37386224486549401612013-09-15T10:05:12.111-04:002013-09-15T10:05:12.111-04:00I stand corrected. It appears that Crescent Howel...I stand corrected. It appears that Crescent Howell Mill will be the residential component of the larger development. The Crescent apartments is the building in the upper left corner of the rendering. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-39634548394286822722013-09-14T16:09:08.666-04:002013-09-14T16:09:08.666-04:00Another faux walkable development. That rendering ...Another faux walkable development. That rendering is just another auto oriented development that we don't need in our city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-56271824490131792682013-09-14T10:21:38.822-04:002013-09-14T10:21:38.822-04:00Well... Which one will it be? I called on the vaca...Well... Which one will it be? I called on the vacant tom folly space over a year ago and was told it would be a mixed use development available in 2014. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-87401625340861820852013-09-14T09:13:56.317-04:002013-09-14T09:13:56.317-04:00The project being built at that location is called...The project being built at that location is called Crescent Howell Mill. Here's a link to a permit document from the city with the location. <br /><br />http://citycouncil.atlantaga.gov/2013/images/proposed/13R3425.pdf<br /><br />And the Rendering<br /><br />http://www.theprestonpartnership.com/project/howell-mill/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-77892933929395007032013-09-13T23:28:25.047-04:002013-09-13T23:28:25.047-04:00Wow is really all I can say. I have lived in this...Wow is really all I can say. I have lived in this area for 4 years and have seen the area add so many businesses that it is traffic hell almost 24/7. This is not what the area needs. If anything the area should be built out slightly. North towards Collier and Chattahoochee. That is happening a bit too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13207898541977673625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-32169530749298474712013-09-13T22:51:41.285-04:002013-09-13T22:51:41.285-04:00I am pretty sure that the Healey/Weatherholtz prop...I am pretty sure that the Healey/Weatherholtz proposal is dead. What is being built at that site is apartments called Crescent Howell Mill. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-13550622301806586882013-09-13T10:54:41.027-04:002013-09-13T10:54:41.027-04:00Demolition is well under way, with most of the bui...Demolition is well under way, with most of the buildings already torn down to their foundations. <br /><br />I do agree this is more traffic for a corridor that has been over capacity for the last ten years. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-50623838593184321102013-09-13T08:04:54.205-04:002013-09-13T08:04:54.205-04:00Any project that has parking lots along the street...Any project that has parking lots along the streets in front of the buildings is not a "walkable streetscape". Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com