Globe St.com provides in-depth and breaking commercial real estate news around the clock in major and secondary markets throughout the country. Yesterday, Cherokee County and specifically Canton, made the headlines… Cherokee County Braces for $500M in DevelopmentThe story details some of the new projects planned for Canton and explains the following estimates: “On the drawing [...]
Atlanta changes from Sprawl to Smart Growth poster child?
Atlanta has historically been known as the poster child for sprawl, but local policy makers, developers, and even the Urban Land Istitute think that is changing to Atlanta becoming the poster child for smart growth. “The only reason we’re the poster child of sprawl is that we grew faster than other cities when sprawl was [...]
Canton Marketplace gets Approval
Knox over at Cherokee Real Estate Blog recently posted this story about the new project in Canton: The Sembler Company, developers of a new Canton mixed use development, got a permit from the Army Corp of Engineers that will allow them to pipe 5,380 feet of small streams and fill half an acre of wetlands [...]
Local Growth creates Strain on Infrastructure
Everybody wants the economy to do well and keep growing. It means more jobs and more pay. But with growth comes problems, especially when growth happens rapidly. Metro Atlanta has been growing rapidly for years, decades actually. Population has increased about 1 Million per decade over the last 20 years and the pace is predicted [...]
Canton is exploding with new developments
Canton is getting another huge development, in addition to the Macauley project and Canton West I posted recently. 1,300 Acres along the Etowah River near GA Hwy 369 could have up to 1,800 homes and begin development in 2007 with homes delivered as early as 2008. To summarize the 3 recently proposed developments: Macauley Project [...]
Marietta Landmark makes YouTube
I wanted to have my first video blog post… so I searched the famous (infamous) YouTube.com and found this video about The Big Chicken. I have no idea what the video contest thing is about and I sure don’t know pixelchick or mr. pixelchick, but I like this guy’s choice of music and his focus [...]
LoopNet needs love too: the best commercial real estate website
With so much talk about real estate 2.0 and new websites such as Trulia, Zillow, Redfin, et al…it seems everyone is overlooking commercial real estate and in particular the 10 year company LoopNet, Inc. www.loopnet.com is the best website for commercial real estate in terms of usability, functionality, and affordability. As a member and frequent [...]
THE FUTURE OF TRANSIT IN METRO ATLANTA
The Biltmore Tuesday, September 26, 2006 7:30 a.m.- 9:30 a.m. Transportation and mobility issues are among the greatest challenges to continued growth throughout the metro Atlanta region. With all the divergent discussions concerning different transit initiatives in metro Atlanta, ULI Atlanta is bringing together leaders from the Beltline, the Atlanta Streetcar project and the Brain [...]
Will Paulding’s new airport impact Cherokee’s plans?
Recently I posted news about Cherokee County expanding it’s airport, last week Paulding County announced it’s goal of a new airport. Paulding’s plan is to have a terminal and runway open in 2008. They hope to emulate Cobb County’s McCollum Field which study’s show created about 1,500 jobs and had a $52 million economic impact [...]
Marietta approves funding for historic districts
Established in 1834, Marietta is considered a historic city with hundreds of properties eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. The city has five nationally registered historic districts and two nationally registered historic properties. The city does not currently have locally designated districts other than the downtown Marietta historic district, which is under the [...]