Cookie cutter ~ what now atlanta

Plans proposed in May for Sky House Luxury Apartments on track for breaking ground in October.

More options for living in-town are being made available.

Novare Group, a developer of mixed-use highrise communities in southeastern urban markets, is constructing a 12-story luxury apartment tower in Midtown.

Called Sky House, the apartment highrise will be built at 1120 West Peachtree Street, according to a permit filed with City of Atlanta Wednesday.

The estimated cost of construction for the 325,600-square-foot apartment highrise is $34,000,000.00.

Novare first proposed Sky House in May. The original plans said it was going to be a 23-story tower located at 1084 West Peachtree Street.

Many in-town residents were disgusted to learn Novare would be implementing another  “cookie cutter” design including Kyle Benedict, Midtown resident and designer, so much so that he redesigned the entire Sky House proposal.

Benedict approached Matt Smith, senior vice president of development for Novare, with his redesign but never heard back.

Of course we wanted to stir the pot a bit, so we published his redesigns.  The response from the What Now Atlanta community was overwhelmingly in Benedict’s favor.

Sky House should break ground in October if everything goes as planned, cookie-cutter and all.