Developer Looking to Build 16 Townhomes on Briarcliff Road
Minerva hopes to put the development on about 2 acres near the intersection off Lavista and Briarcliff roads.
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A Henderson Mill developer hopes to build 16 townhomes on about 2.5 acres near the intersection of Lavista and Briarcliff roads.
Minerva, based on Henderson Mill Road, wants to develop the land it purchased for about $550,000 from the owner at 2212 Briarcliff Road, the company said at a meeting it held with nearby residents last week.
The company chose the area due to its proximity to downtown Atlanta and major employment centers including Emory University and the Centers for Disease Control, said Stacy Patton, a company representative.
"You all are in a very unique area," she told a full room of concerned residents at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Wednesday. "Even if you get in traffic, you can get anywhere from here."
The land tract, which currently only includes a house and a backyard carriage home, is a small rectangular sliver. Three townhomes would face east along Briarcliff, and the remaining 13 would face south in a row behind the three on Briarcliff. The western third of the tract, which includes a stream, will not be built upon.
Each home will have two-car garages and will be priced at about $350,000 and up, Patton said.
"We're leaning toward classical, four-sided, brick buildings," she said.
Residents expressed a number of concerns, particularly related to water runoff, which could worsen the area around the creek, which overflows during periods of heavy rain.
The development is one of several Minerva is pursuing the in the North Druid Hills-Briarcliff area. The company purchased a lot across the street from Mellow Mushroom near Lavista and Briarcliff roads last week, Patton said, and they plan to develop that as well.
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Mellow Mushroom Pizza
1679 Lavista Rd NE, Atlanta, GA
Terry Smith
6:25 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
I've said ti before, i'll say it again, I hope there is a special place in hell for the money grubbing sociopath developers.
JayMan
7:58 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
@Terry - so you believe people should go to Hell for providing a marketable & desirable place for people to live?? WOW
David S
12:54 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
So, Terry, does this include the money grubbing sociopath developers that built your house, paved your street and driveway, and the ones that built your place of business and the retail establishments you patronize?
Sally
7:52 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Sounds like they intend to improve the area. Just wish they'd improve the area immediately around their office.
Mary Wool Leader
8:59 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
16 homes will add at least 32 more cars to Briarcliff Road. The driveway is too close to Wildcliff's driveway. I observed this yesterday. There was a big black care parked at the exitg of the 2212 driveway and a car left wildcliff. If the black car had been leaving at the same time as the car leaving Wildclif they would have collided.
JayMan
9:25 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Cancel the deal!!!!! MWL witnessed an invisible hypothetical car crash
Eric Benjamin
12:38 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
If DeKalb and the state could convert Lavista at Briarcliff into a roundabout, it would relieve the congestion at that intersection.
Ms.
9:04 pm on Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Even in non-rush hour traffic that area is a total mess. I've ridden my bike from Clifton to the whole foods on Sunday, will absolutely never try that again. No-shoulder, death trap.
Terry Smith
6:59 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
JayMan, one person's marketable & desirabale is another person's eyesore. i believe every last one of these money grubbing developers should have a special place in hell for ruining what was good about this city. how many 'luxury' townhouse/condo/mcmansion/apartment buildings is there a demand for? they won't stop until they have paved over every last square inch of green space, choking off all of the lovely intown neighborhoods with mind boggling traffic.
JayMan
12:26 pm on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
terry, lets start by demolishing your home and making it a "green space"....Who are you to decide who can and cannot buy someones private property?
Sally
7:44 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
So, whose fault is it that traffic is so difficult? I believe the county and state are accountable for that. There is a demand for housing in the area. Elect people who are willing to do what needs to be done as far as traffic. While south Dekalb was being developed, this area was being ignored by Dekalb County. Now, south Dekalb is foreclosed and traffic in this area is even worse. Not the developers fault.
Z Johnson
8:02 am on Thursday, January 10, 2013
Actually, yes, but what other enlightened metropolitan governments have are iron-clad permitting processes that require the developer to fund the necessary infrastructure improvements relating to the project. A little pain up front for the developer means a greater return down the road (no pun intended) as more people can easily and safely access the region.
Eric Benjamin
8:46 am on Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Oh, and sidewalks up and down Briarcliff would be nice. How about asking the developer to kick in to making that happen as a condition of the rezone?
dan alan
10:21 pm on Thursday, November 22, 2012
As an immediate neighbor, I oppose the rezoning. I think this parcel should keep it current zoning. I think the community should purchase the property and convert it to a public park. This neighborhood really needs more park/playground space.