A condo in 1065 Midtown was a cool downsizing option for the dad of the viral sensation known as “Batdad.” But Jim Wilson had to wait for the right time to finally move into the high-rise condo on Atlanta’s Peachtree Street.
“I first looked at 1065 back five years ago when they were first built. They would only rent them at the time. I wasn’t going to rent,” Wilson said.
While he waited, he bought a condo at 1010 Midtown and then moved into a 7,200-square-foot home in Virginia-Highland. Then in 2015, the apartments at 1065 Midtown were converted into 52 condos located above the Loews Atlanta Hotel. The two- and three-bedroom condos are now priced from the $900,000s.
“All of a sudden, these came on the market,” he says. “It was about a five-year process.”
Now, when Wilson’s son Blake Wilson, a viral sensation who films himself wearing a Batman mask with his family, visits from suburban Atlanta with his kids, they can walk to Piedmont Park and other city attractions.
“You can’t beat the location,” Jim Wilson said.
Snapshot
Name: Jim Wilson, an entrepreneur
Location: 1065 Midtown, Atlanta
Size: 2,288 square feet, three bedrooms, three baths
Year built/bought: 2010/2015
Developer: TriBridge Residential
Architectural style: Modern
Favorite architectural elements: 12-foot floor-to-ceiling windows
Design consultants: Building Revolutions (painting and lighting), Synergy (electronics and motion shades), PFI (also known as Plants Forever Inc.), which provided ceramic container arrangements with clean modern lines.
Interior design style: Modern eclectic
Favorite interior design elements: Wilson customized and personalized his condo with decorative elements like metallic wallpaper and multimedia features, such as a whole home automation system.
Favorite outdoor elements: Views and proximity to Midtown, Buckhead and Piedmont Park
Resources: Furniture from By Design Furniture, Intaglia Home Collection, Crate & Barrel, Frontgate, Rooms To Go, The Dump, wallcoverings from Wallpaper & Stuff, fixtures from Masterpiece Lighting, bedding from Macy's Hotel Collection, curtains from Motion Shading.
Most memorable pieces: A small table in the dining room displays holds an assortment of shells that he and his late wife, Sydney, collected while traveling. A painting of a swan in the master bedroom was the first piece of art that they purchased after getting married. In addition, his home office displays an Atlanta Braves jersey signed by John Smoltz.
Tip: Invest in items that will fit your lifestyle. The whole home automation system by Synergy allows him to set up or turn off the lighting, TVs, music, air conditioning and other systems, such as the motion shades, with a button or via his iPad. "All I have to do is hit the 'away' button. If I forget, it's on my iPad," he said. Visitors in the guest bedroom can listen to different music than what he's playing in other areas. "I work from home so I like music in the house," he said.
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