Where else would a cool lady be?

You’d expect Beth Weitzman, editor in chief of Jezebel, Atlanta’s magazine of luxury living, to be living a glamorous life high above Peachtree Street. That’s just what she’s been doing since mid-October, when she and her Cavalier King Charles spaniels, Jez and Bella, moved into Mezzo, the luxury apartment community in Buckhead.

With a condo in Vinings that wasn’t selling, Weitzman decided to turn it into a rental while she checked out high-rise living. She’s found that she and the “girls” love it.

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Photos by Christopher Oquendo / Special

Beth Weitzman, editor in chief of Atlanta magazine Jezebel, has designed her Mezzo home with her pets Jez and Bella in mind.

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Mezzo is a luxury apartment community located in Atlanta.

Getting there

Take I-75/85 north to I-75, to Exit 252A (Northside Drive). Turn right onto Northside Drive, then turn right onto Collier Road. Turn left onto Peachtree Street. Mezzo is ½ mile down on the right.

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Livable lifestyles: Weitzman didn’t have to do her decorating alone. Her apartment is a showplace for the launch of the Jezebel Livable Lifestyles program. It teams designer Jim Weinberg with the trend-setting mavens at Jezebel to create living environments that cover everything from the functional — like getting the audio/visual components right — to finding the perfect lighting and fixtures to match a busy professional’s lifestyle.

Weitzman marvels that the team was able to finish the design and installation in her apartment in two weeks.

It’s pet-friendly: Mezzo offers a “pet respite” area, an enclosed space with specially treated indoor grass and grooming and bathing facilities. No more walking Jez and Bella in the rain. Of course, inside her residence, the pups have a palace of their own. The den has been turned into the dogs’ room, decorated in English country style and filled with toys and luxury beds to keep them happy while Weitzman is at work.

Apartment living: “I love it. I have no intention of leaving,” said Weitzman, laughing.

“And the girls have never been happier; their tails are wagging 24 hours a day.”

Part of the appeal is the mix of residents and Mezzo’s location just minutes from everything she needs.

“On the weekends I don’t even get in my car. We’re on the border of several neighborhoods where I can walk the girls, and I’m just two minutes from Fresh Market, a bakery and many great restaurants. It’s the perfect place if you have a taste for really cool, modern city living.”

At a glance

Beth Weitzman’s 12th-floor apartment has two bedrooms, two baths and a den that was turned into Jez and Bella’s space. Floor-to-ceiling windows wrap the living room and provide views of the Buckhead skyline and green tree-filled views of Bobby Jones Golf Course. A kitchen filled with Viking appliances and bath boasting a seamless glass-enclosed shower with a stone pillar that hides all the plumbing are just examples of the million-dollar touches in the Mezzo units.

Mezzo

Address: 2171 Peachtree Road, Atlanta

County: Fulton

Information: 404-351-8860; Mezzo

Year built: 2008

Rent (subject to change): 1-bedroom (1,155–1,306 square feet) $1,890-$2,950; 2-bedroom (1,482–1,897 square feet) $2,290-$4,105; 3-bedroom (2,300 square feet) $5,270-$5,395; penthouse (2,615-3,326 square feet) $6,595-$7,995; 1-bedroom, 1-bath, two-story townhomes (1,400 square feet) $3,370; 2-bedroom, 2-bath, two-story townhomes (1,911 square feet) $4,549; 3-bedroom, 3-bath, two-story townhomes (2,126 square feet) $5,495

Fees: Application, $85/person or $100 married couple; security, $200-$600; pet, $500 (nonrefundable) for one pet less than 40 pounds, $850 for two pets or those over 40 pounds; administrative fee for remote and covered parking, $350

Pet restrictions: less than 80 pounds and no dangerous breeds

Developer: Tivoli Property

Managed by: Williams Residential Management

Number of units: 94

Amenities, unit features and services: Fitness center and club room, featuring a eucalyptus steam room, massage room and dry sauna; outdoor summer kitchen with dining area with large-screen TV; heated swimming pool with landscaped deck; “Pet Respite,” an in-house dog suite that features a dedicated relief area complete with synthetic grass; guest suite

Units for disabled: Yes

Public transit: MARTA bus stop in front of building

Public schools: E. Rivers Elementary, Sutton Middle, North Atlanta High

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