Davis Development is the new developer of the mixed-use project planned for 6075-6077 Roswell Road, according to property owner Kirk Demetrops of MidCity Real Estate Partners. Camden USA pulled out of the high-profile project late last year. “We got a strong group that intends to move forward with the project as approved,” Demetrops said, calling […]
The new Ronald McDonald House wowed officials and some families it will serve at a Dec. 17 ribbon cutting. “I was overwhelmed when I walked in,” said Donna Hyland, president and CEO of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, about the luxurious, hotel-style building at 5420 Peachtree-Dunwoody Road in Sandy Springs. Of the roughly 350 Ronald McDonald […]
Controlled blasting will take place at the City Springs construction site starting Dec. 16 and run for four to six weeks, according to the city. Two to four blasts per day are possible and are slated to happen between 3 to 4 p.m. Traffic will be stopped briefly during the blasts on Sandy Springs Circle Continue reading at Reporter Newspapers… Read More »
Developer Hines’s latest plan for the massive Northpark site at Ga. 400 and Abernathy Road—this time focused on a hotel—may be heading to court after the Sandy Springs Board of Appeals upheld a construction permit rejection Dec. 10. “Our recommendation to the client is to file suit in the Superior Court of Fulton County,” said Continue Reading at Reporter Newspapers… Read More »
Heritage Sandy Springs today announced the return of the “Heritage Winter Classics” concert series, held one Sunday evening each month, November through February. Presented by Heritage Sandy Springs, Heritage Winter Classics is an indoor concert series celebrating classical, jazz, and vocal music. The 2015-2016 series is as follows: November 15, 2015 – Hooray for Hollywood!… Read More »
Formerly outraged neighbors of Sandy Springs’ Glenn West development are now its allies, reaching a compromise deal that slashes the housing density and restricts its rental component. It’s a remarkable turnaround for residents who strongly opposed the plan for 6500 Glenridge Drive—and who once threatened to sue developer Ashton Woods over its similar housing plan […]
Dozens of residents attended an Oct. 14 “open studio” kicking off the city of Sandy Springs’ new Roswell Road corridor plan. The attendance was a far cry from the 35,000-plus drivers who crowd the road each day. But it made for a good start to one of the “Small Area Plans” that is part of continue reading at Reporter Newspapers.… Read More »
The commuters’ headaches caused by nearly two years of work on Northridge Road at Ga. 400 in Sandy Springs were expected to end this week, but due to rain in the past week, the project has been delayed.
The Georgia Department of Transportation was supposed to finish its improvement project on the interchange Wednesday, but rain forced its completion to be pushed back several days, Annalysce Baker-Wilson, a GDOT spokeswoman, said Thursday.… Read More »
A request to more than double the $12.6 million early construction budget for the massive City Springs redevelopment—and to delay setting the final budget until January—confused Sandy Springs City Council at its Oct. 6 meeting. The council put off any big decisions until its Oct. 20 meeting, when a new budget estimate will be available […]
Sandy Springs’ massive City Center redevelopment and the downtown district it hopes to inspire are getting a new name and logo that will be unveiled in a Sept. 20 public ceremony. The new name remains a secret until then. As part of the ceremony, residents are invited to bring a jar of soil from their […]
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite has filed for state approval to add 60 beds at its Pill Hill facility in Sandy Springs, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. Pill Hill, which also touches the borders of Brookhaven and Dunwoody, is drawing attention for increasing traffic and apartment plans.
After neighbors’ concerns about traffic and noise appeared to be appeased, the Fountain Oaks Kroger expansion plan won approval from the Sandy Springs Planning Commission. In addition, the developers have agreed to clean up pollution from dry-cleaning chemicals on part of the site. “We’ve gone through an extensive negotiation,” said Woody Galloway, an attorney […]
CONSTRUCTION ON MORGAN FALLS ROAD GETS UNDERWAY SANDY SPRINGS (Aug. 31, 2015) – Construction to improve Morgan Falls Road and add sidewalk along the roadway gets underway this week. The $1.75M project will install a new sidewalk system on Morgan Falls Road from the existing sidewalk near the Laurels at Overlook Park Apartments, down to Morgan Falls Overlook Park, a distance of just over a half-mile.… Read More »
An Aha! Subscriber who provided these photos talked to crews last week who predicted about 30 more days. I’m sure the neighbors in that area and along the detour are more than ready! Thanks for the scoop Terrell!… Read More »
This is an excerpt from Capt. Steve Rose’s “Weekly Wrap” column.
During a July 28 burglary call on Hammond Drive, a man found in the home ran from the residence and police officers chased him. K-9 Unit dogs were called out.
