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Residents unhappy with proposed development at Piedmont Park, Atlanta Beltline

Bike riders enter the intersection at 10th and Monroe Drive from the Beltline, where a developer has proposed building a hotel and residences on four acres. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM AJC FILE PHOTO
Bike riders enter the intersection at 10th and Monroe Drive from the Beltline, where a developer has proposed building a hotel and residences on four acres. JOHN SPINK /JSPINK@AJC.COM AJC FILE PHOTO
By Arielle Kass
April 12, 2018

A proposed development at 10th Street and Monroe Drive near Piedmont Park in Atlanta has angered residents who say allowing the project would set a bad precedent for the area and would make an already-dangerous intersection more perilous.

The development, on four acres next to Park Tavern along a planned extension of the Beltline, would add a hotel, a grocery store, a food hall and about 300 residences to the area.

They say it will make the beltline for all of Atlanta.

The project, by Fuqua Development and 10th & Monroe LLC, would be the right place for a mixed-use project, and would add amenities to the neighborhood, developers Jeff Fuqua and Jim Kegley said.

“I think it’s a really bad idea,” said Holice Wolf, a Midtown resident of 13 years who was walking near the intersection Tuesday. “I feel like we have enough going on here. We don’t need more.”

To read more about the proposal, and residents' frustrations, read the full story on myajc.com.

About the Author

Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.

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