1. AMLI Ponce Park — Old Fourth Ward Units: 305 Projected opening: Spring Crazy/cool amenities: The development, rising within sight of the BeltLine’s Eastside Trail, will offer a full bicycle repair shop.
2. Walton Westside — Westside Units: 254 Projected opening: May Crazy/cool amenities: The Westside project will boast a pet-grooming salon and a charging station for electric vehicles.
3. 280 Elizabeth — Inman Park Units: 200 Projected opening: Some units by September; completion by January 2015 Crazy/cool amenities: A public water wall and greenspace; rooftop and poolside clubrooms strictly for tenants.
4. Crescent Terminus — Buckhead Units: 355 Projected opening: Spring Crazy/cool amenities: The Crescent project will include a saltwater resort-style pool, cafe, and art gallery.
5. SkyHouse South — Midtown Units: 320 Projected opening: This month Crazy/cool amenities: Tenants will mosey up to the twenty-third floor “sky house” to enjoy a pool, lounges, fire pits, and a full gym.
6. 315 West Ponce — Decatur Units: 234 Projected opening: Some units by fall; completion by summer 2015 Crazy/cool amenities: The complex will contain two enclosed grassy courtyards.
Across Atlanta, large apartment projects are sprouting like residential chanterelles, which builders hope signals a postrecession paradigm shift—even a renaissance—in the city’s core neighborhoods. Roughly 10,000 apartments have been announced or started in the last two years. The demand for these condo-quality rental units can be attributed to intown job growth, restrictions on mortgage lending, and growing displeasure with long commutes. “Multifamily is not generally this sexy,” said Jarel Portman, founder of JPX Works, which is partnering with South City Partners and ELV Associates to build an Inman Park project. “This city is growing up, in a very interesting and dynamic way.” Even if the Braves don’t think so.
This article originally appeared in the January 2014 issue with the headline “Deluxe and Sky-High.”
