Atlanta, Georgia The Cascade Heights Commercial Historic District, is a good example of a mid-20th century commercial district National Register of Historic Places nomination that was done in preparation for several rehabilitation tax incentives projects. The district includes 59 buildings constructed from early- to mid-twentieth century. The nomination was accepted by the Georgia National Register […]
Atlanta, Georgia A Historic Structure Report (HSR) was prepared for the Carnegie Library Building at the Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) in preparation of a renovation of that structure. In the field of historic preservation and architecture, an HSR is used as a planning tool, guiding management decisions concerning the use or re-use of […]
Lafayette, Georgia To mitigate a housing development in the area of a former mill village known as “Linwood,” a windshield survey was undertaken to determine if there was potential for a mill village historic district, or districts to be created The windshield survey area was based on the Area of Potential Effect for the proposed […]
Atlanta, Georgia The Whitehall Street Retail Historic District, is a good example of a National Register of Historic Places nomination that was done in preparation for developers to use historic tax incentives to spur revitalization in the district. The district is a multi-block area centered on Peachtree Street SW and Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, encompassing 11 […]
Atlanta, Georgia The rehabilitation of the Kiser Building into modern apartments by the Gallman Development Group LLC used state and federal historic preservation tax credits. The building was one of the first residential buildings in the historic downtown core of Atlanta. Intact historic fabric included “maroon brick” with terra cotta details, as well as significant […]
Atlanta, Georgia Located at 2160 Monroe Drive and visible from the Northeast Expressway (now I-85), this unique round bank building was targeted for redevelopment as a self-storage complex in 2016. The owners, however, decided to pursue the donation of a preservation easement on the property after significant community support for the building was evident. To […]
Atlanta, Georgia The Hotel Clermont on Ponce de Leon Avenue had seen decades of decline before it was closed and put on the market in 2010. Clermont Hotel Partners LLC bought the property in January 2013 with plans to redevelop the property as a boutique hotel. The developers used state and federal historic tax credits […]
Cartersville, Georgia The Cartersville Downtown Historic District is significant as a good example of a downtown business district that served as the commercial center of the county and region. Carterville exists as it does today largely as the result of three major factors: its location in the Etowah Valley; the siting of transportation routes (first […]
Atlanta, Georgia Ponce City Market is an excellent example of a successful rehabilitation of a historic commercial building utilizing both State of Georgia, and federal rehabilitation tax incentives. The project leveraged over $50 million in tax credits which helped provide equity for the success of the project and made it one of the largest preservation […]