[Other Atlanta Developments]

Here's another little project in Old 4th Ward. Cartel is planning to turn this old warehouse building into 35,000 sf of office space with 24,000 sf of retail.

660 Edgewood

^^^^^^That is what you call a total FACELIFT

[Midtown Atlanta District Developments]

Skyscraper blogger posts this as the new 54 story Mandarin to be announced Thursday morning. WOW !

i like what i see, eventhough it has some setbacks as the height goes up it still looks a bit boxy, for my taste,

[Buckhead District Developments]

I had an idea, more of a dream. How feasible is it to be able to connect the Streets of Buckhead with the Midtown Mile. Ben Carter could stretch his Streets of Buckhead along Peachtree south towards Midtown and the Midtown Mile could be stretch north towards Buckhead. That way by just making a step you could make a transition from the Streets of Buckhead, faux-paris architecture, more luxury boutiques like Chanel, Valentino, and Dior. To the Midtown Mile a more modern architecture, with more urban type of boutiques like Diesel, Rock&Republic and Custo Barcelona. I

[Midtown Atlanta District Developments]

it better be as good or if not better than the preliminary design

[Downtown Atlanta District Developments]

this just gave me butterflies in my stomach, this is exactly what atlanta needs to become an URBAN city and a world class city i'm so opt for it.

[Buckhead District Developments]

This is really exciting, i've heard of Etro, Hermes and Bottega Veneta, and there nice. I cant wait to hear more anoucements like this. Oh and by the way Streets of Buckhead sounds really ghetto.

[Buckhead District Developments]

Ok i'm confuse, what is the total number of stories the mansion is ending up with, i've heard 42,48,52 and now 58, those anyone have any info on the exact number.

[Lenox Square/Phipps Plaza]

sorry to burst all your bubbles, but its one thing to be optimistic and realistic, and then another to be wildly throwing out dreams. considering its an urban planning forum, we tend to go for the optimistic within the realm of realism. As much as every city would love to have its own Rodeo Drive, Michigan Avenue, Newbury Street, Worth Avenue, etc. in many places its just not likely. Even with Midtown Mile, there are talks of can Atlanta really support this much upscale retail? I'm not sure. Phipps and Lenox currently have all the luxury retail in Atlanta, and Atlanta really isnt a market where it can support multiple LVs or Guccis.

I do think Midtown Mile will get a headstart in the right direction, but without some of these staple luxury stores to thrust it forward, I doubt it will really turn out to be the Rodeo/Wilshire/Robertson dream. But to go from having no haute couture houses to Christian Lacroix, Emanual Ungaro, Givenchy, Lanvin....is pushing it. We might as well dream that Zac Posen, Nanette Lepore, Christian Louboutin all open in Atlanta.

Of those listed, I can see D&G, Just Cavalli, not Carolina but CH Carolina open up in Lenox/Phipps.

Oh well, one can dream! But i like your suggestions.

[Lenox Square/Phipps Plaza]

So is the Midtown Mile project going to be an outdoor version of Lenox Mall and is the Buckhead Village going to be an outdoor version of Phipps Plaza, because if they are I think is going to be hard to be successful.

The Midtown Mile and the Buckhead Village should get fashion labels or fashion houses(whatever you want to call them)that don't have a presence in Atl like; Balenciaga,Marni,Lanvin, Givenchy, Dolce&Gabanna or their less expensive label D&G, Roberto Cavalli,Emanuel Ungaro, Christian Lacroix, Marc Jacobs, Carolina Herrera, Oscar de la Renta, and I could go on and on, but you get my idea.