Peachtree Street: Best or worst of times?
Is the glass on Peachtree Street half-empty or half-full?
AJC reporter Rachel Tobin Ramos wrote a story about all the canceled projects along the Peachtree corridor — enough to build quite a mini-city.
But, for anyone who has been here over the past decade, Peachtree Street has seen an enormous amount of development. All of those mixed-used projects have transformed the area like it never was before.
Which side do you come down on? All the progress so far? Or all the opportunity lost going forward?
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5 comments Add your comment
TI
July 20th, 2009
10:14 am
On the downside is that you still can not walk down Peachtree St. (homeless blvd) without getting hit up for money from 10th street south.
matt
July 20th, 2009
10:30 am
I agree…downside. Values have fallen; prospective buyers are skeptical to buy into a downturned market and existing property owners are frustrated with the losses. Greedy developers and inept City planners/administrators = pretty big mess.
K-Dogg
July 20th, 2009
12:18 pm
As a resident of Atlanta who lives on Peachtree Street, I am pleased with the positive steps the city has taken in the past few years. What used to be run down and empty lots along Peachtree Street 4-5 years ago are now condos with restaurants and shops, hotels, etc.
My biggest complaint is with the developers who began excavation and demo, only to stop mid-stream. Not only are those lots now eye sores, some of them pose safety and environmental concerns…just look at the small pond that has developed in the huge hole next to the Fire Station on 10th Street between Juniper and Piedmont. That site is filthy, and looks like the perfect breeding ground for West Nile virus.
Other vacant site eye sores include Fox Plaza (@ Peachtree & North Ave.), One Museum Place (@ Peachtree across from the High Museum) and of course the vacant lot where Trump Towers was to sit.
Maybe when the 14th Street Bridge construction is completed next year, the improved traffic flow in that part of Midtown will lend itself to more development. There are several prime locations on either side of the new bridge that would be perfect for a new skyscraper!
Nativeson71
July 21st, 2009
8:11 am
This is my response to a few of the postings….
1)Condos have and always will be gamble-good times or bad.
2)Don’t complain about homeless people when you live in Buckhead, Midtown or downtown – you knew they were there before you moved in and they will be there after you leave.
3) I agree about the eyesores in midtown – ESPECIALLY the ‘pit’ on 10th street. For those intown dwellers that don’t get OTP much – please come visit Vinings, Smyrna, Marietta, East Cobb etc…Beautiful places to live but they are pock-marked with 1/4 completed subdivisions, mixed-use developments etc – or small forest were cleared, streets paved but no houses!
So while condo prices intown have plummeted to ‘normal’ levels, and foreclosures south of I20 have vacated entire subdivisions – general quality of life in Midtown has overall gotten a TON better than it was in 1990 – when I used to PARTY there right after high school. The early 1990’s in midtown were rundown, old dirty, crime ridden, underdeveloped & blighted. Most newbie’s don’t know how far it has come in such a short amount of time-perception is reality. Unfortunately…
Deas
July 21st, 2009
10:15 am
I would like to say that after returning to Atlanta from 2 years in the North Ga mountains its is very surprising. I lived on Piedmont Park and saw just about everything. Peachtree Street was basically closed after 7 pm and now its alive and well. People actually walk down the streets and enjoy what appears to be a safer environment. Now I do not see police walking the street and that would help with the panhandling. The more density we can put on the street, the safer it will be and the more vibrant the economy will become. I wish there were another 10000 occupied condos in the area. Its the only place you can function without a car in Atlanta.