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Ashton Woods’ massive and controversial housing development at the former Glenridge Hall site on Abernathy Road in Sandy Springs will begin Sat., May 7, according to a spokesperson. Glenridge Hall site ." width="378" height="296" /> A new rendering of Ashton Woods’ Aria redevelopment at the former Glenridge Hall site . Now dubbed “Aria,” the Ashton Woods project has two main sections flanking Abernathy at Glenridge Drive. The part starting now is a 47-acre housing redevelopment and a new public park at the former Glenridge Hall mansion . The other part, which may start late this year, is a 29-acre mix of condos, apartments, detached houses and retail space next to the future Mercedes- Benz USA headquarters . In addition, a third Ashton Woods redevelopment along Glenridge Drive, a 25- acre townhome project formerly known as Glenn West, is now being branded as part of the Aria project. That plan also includes new sports fields for the neighboring Mount ...

This is an archived article that was published on sltrib.com in 2011, and information in the article may be outdated. It is provided only for personal research purposes and may not be reprinted. The site of a former brick factory in Murray is being transformed into an urban-style neighborhood. Hundreds of apartments are being built — and hundreds more are coming — as part of the Fireclay development that promises to transform a once-dilapidated side of town. The first phase of the project, Lions Gate at Fireclay, began earlier this year. Renters are expected to arrive by next spring. The next phase, Brick Gate at Fireclay, is scheduled to start next month. Construction will take 20 months. By the time the project is complete, it will have a total of 268 low- income housing units and 400 market-rate apartments. The development at 4400 South and 100 West is a joint venture...

CLOSE Joe Romano, a principal with Accordia Realty discusses revised plans for luxury apartments in downtown Pompton Lakes Aug . 17, 2017 before the Redevelopment Agency . Jai Agnish/Northjersey.com Accordia Realty , revised drawings, Pompton Lakes, N.J." /> Accordia Realty presented revised drawings on Thursday for an apartment and retail project on Wanaque Avenue in Pompton Lakes. (Photo: Jai Agnish/Northjersey.com) POMPTON LAKES — Revised plans for downtown luxury apartments on Wanaque Avenue will spare the beloved Cardinal Cafe . A substantial redesign of  Accordia Realty 's five-story residential and retail building reduces the number of apartment units to 44 from 82.  One of the owners of Accordia described the changes and presented new conceptual drawings to the Pompton Lakes Redevelopment Agency on Thursday night . The project is planned for between R&M Hardware and Tony's Pizza. The new design means that the building that houses the Cardinal Cafe ...

UConn’s place in the Hartford skyline . Hartford — For nearly a half-century, the University of Connecticut has had no place to call its own in the state’s capital city. Today that changes as Connecticut’s flagship university opens the doors of its new $140- million downtown branch campus on Prospect Street . The arrival of the campus, which comes after five years of false starts and setbacks, is a milestone for the university and the city of Hartford. Hundreds attended the grand opening ceremony downtown Wednesday morning . For UConn, it marks the institution’s return from the suburbs into the heart of the city – where the school first opened its Greater Hartford branch in 1939. It moved to West Hartford in 1970. The university, in the years since, had been able to continue to claim a “presence” downtown. Some of UConn’s graduate business programs are housed in a space it leases in 100 Constitution Plaza, and the university’s basketball and ice hockey teams play games in the XL ...

A busy intersection in Shaker Heights is being transformed through the redevelopment of the Warrensville- Van Aken business district . The former Van Aken Center will connect with nearby Shaker Plaza to create the Van Aken District , a new downtown and community- gathering place for the city. Phase one of the $97.2 million project, under construction near the intersection of Warrensville Center Road and Van Aken and Chagrin boulevards, is due to be completed next summer. “There really has been nothing like this in Shaker Heights,” said Jack Bialosky Jr ., senior and managing principal of Bialosky Cleveland, the architectural firm responsible for planning the project and designing most of the buildings in phase one. “It’s a mixed-use, urban development which will really provide public space for the community, all organized around a central triangular park . “It’s going to be a place where the community can come, shop, dine and recreate. It will be a beautifully scaled, contained s...

The Tiburon Apartments 9130- 9220 Olson Memorial Hwy ., Golden Valley Type: Rental apartments Units: 142 Lot size: 2.7 acres Developer: Dunbar Development Corp . Details: The concept for a new, 142-unit, market- rate apartment building on the site of a former bowling alley along Hwy. 55 in Golden Valley has received a thumbs-up from the City Council.  The council on Tuesday gave preliminary approval for a planned unit development for The Tiburon Apartments from Golden Valley- based Dunbar Development Corp ., builder of such apartment complexes as Hoigaard Village in St. Louis Park and Laurel Village in Minneapolis. The plans still must receive final approval before ground can be broken for the U-shaped, six-story building in the northeast quadrant of the Hwy. 55 and Hwy. 169 intersection. Earlier plans called for five stories, but developers received a variance. Golden Valley has long targeted the 2.7-acre area as a potential redevelopment site . It currently has a pair of struc...

When it was first built in the early 70s, Reston’s Tall Oaks Village Center faced little retail competition, but its fortunes changed when the Reston Town Center ’s shops and restaurants opened in 1990. It was dealt another blow when its anchor tenant, grocer Giant, closed its doors in 2007. Today, the 70, 000 square foot shopping center is 86 percent empty. However, the languishing center is set to take rebirth as a vibrant mixed use development with housing, retail, office and open space . The Board of Supervisors recently approved Jefferson Apartment Group ’s redevelopment plans for the village center . This has been a very difficult center to remodel or upgrade, and I hope Jefferson is able to provide what is needed to start that Supervisor Cathy Hudgins, Hunter Mill District Located at the corner of Wiehle Avenue and North Shore Drive , the village center is one of five in Reston, although it’s the smallest at about 18 acres. It’s the first to be redeveloped though si...

Mountain View's rent- control program has already survived political and legal trials -- but what about the business test? An increasing number of apartment owners appear to be cashing out rather than working under the new restrictions. If the trend continues, some say it will lead to a cascade of redevelopment spearheaded by large corporate buyers . This scenario would result in older apartments being phased out and replaced with new housing that is exempt from rent control. Those looking at the data with a more critical eye point out that sales of apartment buildings are up throughout the South Bay, and that the number of buyers indicates a healthy interest in investing in Mountain View housing , regardless of rent control. To take one example, Fremont residents Ann and Paul Lethers decided in June to sell their 18-unit complex on Del Medio Avenue in Mountain View, which they created from separate purchases of two adjacent nine-unit buildings. They say they h...

The redevelopment of Tall Oaks Village Center will once again go before Reston’s Design Review Board during its meeting tonight. In July, the DRB deferred voting on approval of the site plan for the project that will see Tall Oaks transformed into a mostly residential neighborhood. Plans call for 156 homes (a mix of townhomes, 2-over-2 townhomes and multifamily buildings), community space, 8,500 square foot of retail and about 6,000 square feet of office space. In the presentation developers Jefferson Apartment Group and architects KTGY will present to the DRB (download), additional elevation maps are provided for the Board to consider. In addition, more detailed information about the common areas, tree buffer along North Shore Drive and more will be provided as requested by the DRB in July. Among other topics on the agenda: Plans for a new building for Martin Luther King Jr . Christian Church ( 11400 North Shore Drive ) will go before the DRB. The Board will consider a request ...

Amelia Ridge, located in Cary, N.C. Texas & North Carolina —Elco Landmark Apartment Trust Holdings (doing business as Elco Landmark Residential ) has announced a series of transactions. Combined, the firm has added six properties (four in Texas, two in North Carolina ) to its portfolio. On Wednesday the company announced that it had partnered with DeBartolo Development and LEM Capital to acquire four garden- style assets located in San Antonio and Austin for approximately $44 million. Collectively, the Texas portfolio consists of 771 units that are 95 percent occupied. Elco plans to implement a renovation and repositioning program on the assets. “The acquisition of these assets is another example of our unique ability to source attractive investment opportunities in high- growth metropolitan markets located across the South,” says Joseph Lubeck, CEO of Landmark Residential . “We look forward to leveraging our redevelopment and repositioning expertise to improve the quality of e...