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I'm not sure how I feel about this. On the one had, it's great that Buckhead Village will have life again. On the other hand, I can't shake the sense that we will be losing buildings that have a lot of character in favor of a master planned development that will TRY to be authentic but end up looking cheesy and Disneyfied (in the same way Atlantic Station does).

The people in Oakwood tower are about to completely lose their Midtown/Downtown view with the placement of Trump. Still not quite sure what I think about the design.

It's amazing where discussion threads lead. This one started out as statistics and has turned into a fascinating if not a bit heated discussion.

Wow - a walk through Lenox right now will show that numerous stores are undergoing massive renovations. The new wing looks great and I can't wait to see what goes in there in addition to the announced stores (Puma, Diesel, True Religion, Miss Sixty, and Sony Style). I would assume if we do get a Valentino and a Carolina Herrera, it will go in this new wing. In other retail news.... Gap at Phipps is gone. No tears here...Atlanta is overGapped as it is and Gap doesn't belong in Phipps. Two Abercrombie and Fitch's have closed in the past year. Avenue East Cobb and Cumberland. The Cumberland one just closed this past week. I'm sad about that because it was an old style A&F with plaid carpet and a wood facade that I remember from my childhood. I'm surprised they waited until after Cumberland renovated to close.

Ben Sherman is especially surprising because their parent company (Oxford) is headquartered in Midtown. They only have 3 stores currently, though so they're early in their expansion. I imagine we'll see one before too long. I think the British fashion selection here could use a boost.

There shouldn't be anything in Houston's Galleria that Atlanta doesn't have. Currently, Galleria has YSL, Dior, Fendi, Bvlgari, Swatch, Chanel, Emporio Armani We don't.

It still amazes me that we are missing quite a few of the upper crust boutiques here in Atlanta. As wealthy and diverse as our retail market is, I don't know what the missing retailers are thinking! Of course, these products are sold in Nieman Marcus, Saks, and Nordstorm - but these retailers have their own stores in other cities...why not here?? Dior Chanel Prada Sony Style Bvlgari Swatch Emporio Armani Rugby Ermengildo Zegna Dolce & Gabbana Diesel Ben Sherman DKNY Pucci Fendi Oscar de la Renta Valentino I read in Atlanta Business Chronical that we will be getting an H&M, which is good. Why the others have shunned us, I don't know.

Great pic! I love Vinings.

Great news! Especially the retail and residentail components.

Here is an article that addresses what you guys are speaking about... As inner cities transform, so do suburbs Published on: 10/30/06 To Americans, the idea of rioting suburbanites is almost comical, conjuring roving gangs of middle-aged white men in polo shirts and khakis, "liberating" fishing rods from the Orvis store and gas barbecues from the Home Depot. It's not so funny in France, though, where suburban riots outside Paris a year ago left more than 1,400 cars aflame in a single night, and where violence flared up again, if on a lesser scale, just last week. The rioters are mainly members of France's Arab and black minorities, which have had trouble joining the French mainstream. They have been segregated not in the inner city but in the suburbs, while the more affluent concentrate in expensive downtown areas. That's a mirror image of traditional American housing patterns, but if you look at the numbers, and if you look at what's happening in Atlanta's urban core and its inner ring of suburbs, you can see that changing... Full Article

Very interesting point of question, ATLRVR. It would be an interesting study into people's living habits and behaviors. Of course, I gave up trying to figure out people a long time ago. I mean, what sense does it make that a metropolis of 5 million people has no viable option of transportation outside of their cars?

I hate the shopping center in Buckhead with The Container Store. It's such an ugly suburban center on such a prominent corner. I'd like to see a new urban development there. The Container Store is a great place, I just hate the center!

List of stores that I don't understand why Atlanta doesn't have already: 1) Ruehl 2) Chanel 3) Fendi 4) Dior 5) Zegna 6) Manolo Blahnik 7) Prada