Living Small Tiny House Festival moves to Atlantic Station May 11-12

which along with Tiny House Atlanta are the presenting organizations. “Zoning and building codes are changing, and now we are able to bring our event to the doorstep of Atlanta to keep the momentum going. Hosting the event at Atlantic Station is an ideal move for our fourth year.”

Hours for the festival are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. The festival will take place at Atlantic Station’s Pinnacle Lot, 241 20th St.

Tickets are $20 in advance for admission on Saturday or Sunday, or there is a weekend pass for $35. A one-day VIP pass, which includes shorter lines to tour the tiny homes, a festival t-shirt and six-month membership to MicroLife Institute, is $45. Children 12 and younger get in free. Tickets are available at tinyhousefestival.com.

By Collin Kelley

The Tiny House Festival is moving to Atlantic Station for the fourth annual event on May 11 - 12.

This year’s event will include more than 20 tiny houses, as well as cool structures like container homes and school bus homes – or “skoolies.”

Attendees will be able to tour the tiny village of homes, as well as enjoy speakers who are experts in micro-living and design, food trucks, beverage carts, local and national vendors. There will also be a Tiny Travel area and interactive Kid’s Corner with activies games and more.

“We have made so much progress in the micro-built environment in Atlanta in the last four years,” said Will Johnston, executive director of MicroLife Institute,

Banyan Street Capital and Greystar have announced plans for Ascent Peachtree , a 29-story tower that will be constructed atop an existing parking garage at 161 Peachtree Center Ave. in Downtown. The $125 million project – which will create 345 units, including 70 workforce units – will break ground in

May. The mix of floor plans will include studios, one-, two- and three-bedrooms apartment homes, ranging in size from 68 to 2,380 square feet. Featured amenities will include a resort-style swimming pool, outdoor entertainment space and rooftop lounge.

Top executives and managing brokers from Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices-Georgia Properties hosted a private champagne reception to congratulate its elite sales associates at the Atlanta Realtors premier event of the year, the annual Top Producers Gala. Following the reception, BHHS Senior Vice President and Managing Broker of the Dunwoody and Athens, GA offices and president of the Atlanta Realtors Association DeAnn Golden welcomed the electric crowd to the popular event. Held recently at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis, the sold-out, black-tie optional gala brought together nearly 1,200 of Atlanta’s realtors to celebrate the 2018 Top Producers.

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Cushman & Wakefield has secured acquisition financing for 17th Street Lofts in Atlanta on behalf of CF Real Estate Services. Michael Ryan, Brian Linnihan, Richard Henry and Blake Cohen of Cushman & Wakefield secured the three-year, floating-rate loan from Heitman. The loan will be used to convert some of the units at 17th Street Lofts into condos, while the remaining units will be retained as for-rent apartments. The property, located at 260 17th Street within Atlantic Station, currently offers two- and three-bedroom loft-style apartments featuring stainless-steel appliances, granite countertops and hardwood floors that offer views of the Atlanta skyline.

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