ESTATE BRIEFS

Wingate Companies celebrated the grand opening of City Lights, an 80-unit affordable senior housing community in the Old Fourth Ward, in December. The project, located 420 Boulevard, has already started collecting accolades, earning the National Association of Home Builders’ “Gold Achievement Award” for Best 55-Over Apartment Home in 2016. City Lights is the first in a multi-phase redevelopment of Wingate’s Village of Bedford Pine affordable housing community. Phase II, which was announced at the grand opening ceremony, will be a five-story, 96-unit affordable apartment project known as Station 464 that will be built across the street from City Lights. Station 464 will feature a 5-story building with 96 high-quality, affordable, multi-family apartment homes. Four existing buildings will be torn down to make way for construction of Station 464. Wingate says that construction could start as early as 2017. Wingate added that no residents would be displaced during the construction process, and those residents will then have the opportunity to move into the new building.

Republic Property Company Inc. plans to rehabilitate the fading Briarcliff Mansion near Emory University into an upscale 54-room boutique hotel and event venue. The Georgia State Properties Commission approved the proposal Dec. 15, clearing the way for the project to begin. The Druid Hills mansion, built 94 years ago by Coca-Cola heir Asa Griggs “Buddie” Candler Jr., was purchased by Emory in 1998. The proposal calls for restoring the mansion, a large greenhouse and carriage house, as well as building seven new structures to support the property, including separate guest cottages, an outdoor swimming pool and pool house, and event catering operations. In addition to hotel rooms, the project will feature a full-scale restaurant and lounge as well as indoor and outdoor event spaces for corporate or alumni gatherings, small-scale concerts and recitals, weddings and private celebrations.

Selig Enterprises is proposing a $400 million development, anchored by a 32-story tower, on a 3.5-acre site along West Peachtree Street in Midtown, according to a report from Atlanta Business Chronicle. The project at 1105 West Peachtree St. would include

645,000 square feet of office space, 80 residential units, a 150-key boutique hotel, and street-level retail. The project would also feature multiple buildings connected by a nearly one-acre plaza.

Harry Norman, Realtors agents and staff, along with many additional sponsors, volunteered their time in November to raise funds on behalf of CURE Childhood Cancer and The Bowen Story Fund by participating in the company’s 11th Annual Bowl-AThon. With more than $57,000 contributed, the fundraiser has been Harry Norman, Realtors most successful yet. The company’s goal was exceeded by 10 percent.

Paces Properties has partnered with The Allen Morris Company to develop Star Metals Atlanta, a mixed-use development consisting of luxury multifamily residential, street-level retail, and Class A office space in West Midtown. Located at 1050 and 1055 Howell Mill Road, Star Metals Residences is the multi-family residential component and will feature 409 rental units. Amenities will include a rooftop club room and a state-of-the-art rooftop amenity deck, theater, Bocce ball court, Yoga studio, poolside movies at night, community garden and greenhouse where residents can gather. The building will also include 16,500 square feet of ground-floor retail, which will offer residents’ convenient restaurants and services.

Ken Covers with Engel & Volkers Intown Atlanta, has been selected as a dancer in the “Dancing with the Stars Atlanta” Alzheimer’s Association Benefit in 2017. The event will take place May 6 at 6 p.m. at Cobb Galleria Center. Local Atlanta celebrities will be paired with professional dancers and raise funds by gaining votes during the one-night only event. For more information and to help Covers raise money, visit ken.dancingstarsofatlanta.com.

Ken Covers

Rockhaven Homes’ newest community of 33 townhomes, The Brownstones at Cosmopolitan, is now open at Lindbergh Park in Buckhead. The homes, priced from the high $300s to the high $500s, feature modern design with a gourmet kitchen and custom cabinetry, 10’ ceilings on the main floor and wide-open floor plans. The Cosmopolitan is a collection of 244 luxury condominium homes and 47 townhomes located in Atlanta’s Lindbergh area, centrally located between Buckhead and Midtown, convenient to

Top left photo and inset: The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs - Public Art Services has unveiled the Mural Bike Rack project. Through a partnership with the Department of Public Works, Department of Planning, and Chief Bicycle Officer Becky Katz, 18 permanent bike-shaped bike racks were commissioned and painted by local artists. The one pictured is at the corner of Irwin and Sampson streets in the Old Fourth Ward and was painted by Sanithna Phansavanh.

Top right photo: A new connector trail to the Atlanta BeltLine’s Eastside Trail is now under construction next to the Highland Avenue Bridge. The connector is next door to the Highland Walk apartment building and will intersect with Highland and Alaska Avenue.

Bottom right photo: French almond macarons on display at Alon’s Bakery & Market in Morningside. There’s variety of addictive flavors including chocolate, lemon, almond, raspberry, caramel, pistachio and more. A must try!