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Developer Ashton Woods plans 123 homes, dubbed “Glenn West” (2), near the future Mercedes-Benz USA site (3). Mount Vernon Presbyterian School (4) would take in 10 acres of the land for school improvements. Glenridge Hall (1) was demolished earlier this year to make way for housing. To see a larger version, go to ReporterNewspapers.net.
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Developer Ashton Woods is stirring controversy with another plan to turn former Glenn family land on Sandy Springs’ Glenridge Drive into single-family and multifamily housing. The “Glenn West” project at 6500 Glenridge Road, which puts 123 homes alongside new ball fields for Mount Vernon Presbyterian School, is right across the street from where Ashton Woods plans a variety of housing around the future Mercedes-Benz USA headquarters. Neighbors already unhappy with the density and projected traffic effects of the Mercedes plan aren’t thrilled with another 80 townhomes, 43 detached homes and five new driveways coming to Glenridge Drive. About 60 residents expressed concerns at an Aug. 27 Community Developer Resolution Meeting at Sandy Springs City Hall. The project is scheduled to go before the city’s public Planning Commission on Sept. 17. The 36-acre site is largely wooded, with a forking stream running through it. The property is part of the Glenn family estate that once covered nearly 500 acres. The pieces Ashton Woods and Mercedes are acquiring, on the east side of Glenridge, are being sold by family mem-
ber Caroline Glenn Mayson, who controversially demolished Glenridge Hall, the family mansion, earlier this year. The Glenn West parcel, on the west side, is being sold by her cousin, Tom Glenn, and his wife Lou, according to Dr. J. Brett Jacobson, the head of school at Mount Vernon Presbyterian School. At Glenn West, the school would take 10 acres for a new multi-sport field and softball diamond. In part, that clears room for a new high school building. School officials say the number of students attending the school will increase, but won’t exceed the cap of 750 students allowed on campus. The project requires rezoning to allow the townhouses, and variances to let the school’s field encroach on a street setback and a stream buffer. Neighbors questioned Ashton Woods’ density calculations— which include the ball fields—and traffic numbers. They generally opposed the multifamily component. Mike Busher, a senior vice president of Ashton Woods, said demand is driving the multifamily housing. “Certainly, I feel [the mood] from the room that one more [multifamily project] is too many,” he said. Later, he said Ashton Woods will continue to negotiate with neighbors. SS