Redevelopment continues to head westward in West Midtown, also known as the Home Park neighborhood. on Tuesday evening, August 3rd, Neighborhood Planning Unit E reviewed a proposed residential mixed-use tower project that would create approximately 340 residential units and 25,000 SF of ground floor commercial space, according to a recent rezoning filing for the project. Developers Allen Morris are seeking a rezoning of the 1.3 acre property from I-1 to MRC-3 zoning, with plans to replace the single story building currently occupying the site with the roughly 20-story tower. The project is slated to go before the Zoning Review Board on September 2nd or 9th, 2021.
Located at 660 11th Street NW, just north of Edgehill Ave and East of Bellingrath Ave, the project would be part a slew of new development in the immediate vicinity. The rezoning request includes a number of addresses, including 660, 662, 664, 666, 668, 670, and 672 11th St, all to be consolidated in the new development.
According to the site plan filed along with the rezoning request, the developers of the project are are Florida-based real estate development firm Allen Morris Company. The project architects and engineers are Atlanta-based Dwell Design Studio and Eberly & Associates Inc.
According to the application, the tower would exclusively offer market rate rental units, including 45 studios, 228 1 bed/1 baths, and 67 2 bed/2 bath units. Rent for the units would range from $1,600 for a studio, $1,900 – $2,100 for a 1 bedroom, and $3,150 for a 2 bedroom.
The proposed tower would also include 380 structured and on-street parking spaces and as 50 bicycle parking spaces to be incorporated in the building’s structure. Parking would only be accessible via Edgehill Avenue, leaving a continuous façade on 11th Street and Bellingrath Avenue. In addition, the site plan depicts significant streetscape improvements such as a 15ft sidewalk and 23 new street trees.
