Closer Look: “Redeveloping Atlanta” Series – Part 2
September 12, 2019
Thursday on “Closer Look with Rose Scott”:
0:00: Quarry Yards is a 70-acre mixed-use development currently being built on Atlanta’s West Side. The project is expected to include the city’s largest park, as well as a 177-unit quality workforce and affordable housing community. “Closer Look” recently visited the property to hear the vision of the developers, Joel Bowman and Mark Teixeira of Urban Creek Partners, and to receive a tour of the grounds.
Joel Bowman and Mark Teixeira of Urban Creek Partners share their vision for the Quarry Yards development and give “Closer Look” a tour of the grounds. (Photo credit: Grace Walker)
25:11: “Closer Look” continues the two-day series, “Developing Atlanta,” with a conversation about the progress of the Memorial Drive Revitalization Corridor Plan. Dekalb County District 4 Commissioner recently joined “Closer Look” in studio to discuss his goal “to enhance the long-term economic viability” of the Corridor.
DeKalb County District 4 Commissioner Steve Bradshaw is leading an initiative to revitalize the Memorial Drive Corridor. (Photo credit: Grace Walker)
42:55: The College Park City Council unanimously approved a plan late August to transform a 320-acre plot of land into an ‘airport city.’ Artie Jones III, economic development director of the City of College Park, and Bill De. St. Aubin, CEO of the Sizemore Group architecture firm, recently joined “Closer Look” in studio to share more details from the development’s master plan.
The City of College Park has plans to develop a 320-acre development called the ‘Airport City.’ (Photo courtesy of the City of College Park)
Closer Look is produced by Candace Wheeler and Grace Walker. Joy Barge is a contributing producer.
Editor’s Note: These segments have been edited from the original broadcast for time.
