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Bet that place will be interesting in 30 years when the economy is depressed and it is patrolled by Judge Dredd.
Moving to Atlanta, GA advice requested
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Bet that place will be interesting in 30 years when the economy is depressed and it is patrolled by Judge Dredd.
It looks like an Escher drawing.AMLI Parkside is right next to Venkman's; it's in the middle of Old 4th Ward.
That part of town is about to blow up. Here's a rendering of what they are planning on doing with the Georgia Power staging property that is a big surface parking lot right now. $750-$1billion investment
So you haven’t been firing off emails to Amazon yet?
[Laughs]. No comment.
I don’t think it would fit, what Amazon needs [for HQ2]. Or maybe it would?
[Silence]
http://www.atlantamagazine.com/news...adjacent-project-aims-change-old-fourth-ward/
I don't think HQ2 will go in this spot, but it's certainly interesting to get that kind of financial backing if they do not have something in hand.
If in-town living is not your thing I was around the Brookhaven/Chamblee area last night and there are several apartment complexes that have recently opened along Peachtree Industrial in Chamblee. The ones in Brookhaven on Dresden Rd. are a bit older but will probably fit your price range and it's a walkable area close to public transportation.
This is also not a bad location if you end up getting a job around Perimeter or up 400.
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He does.
Unless you're hoping that he has Chronic Widespread Pain, which would be kinda mean of you, or his own Certified Web Professional, which he does not.
In my experience, that could be the traffic situation there at midnight on a Tuesday- I never knew what to expect.
Ignoring the idiocy of a mundane, unoriginal, cliche that someone felt was worth a least a minute of their [same description] life, I cannot remember the last time I was on the highway, and certainly not the last time I was on the highway in gridlock. If you live intown, and work intown, these are things that do not happen.
Have lived in the ATL metro since '95. Haven't had to deal with that mess since '97 (unless I voluntarily choose to put myself in that position) when I moved in town.
That traffic pic is relevant if the poster's idea is that he's not concerned with living near where he works. You can definitely avoid that, but to do so you need to plan live/work accordingly.
You don’t need to go on the highway if everything you need is within a few miles of your home.
Ok, voluntary things like that, yes, I get on the highway. At the time of my choosing, weekends, light traffic times, etc. Not dealing with rush hour every day, or just to get necessities, never.
For those of us that have to travel through Atlanta, we approach this task as if we were walking the green mile. We base our departure on what estimated time that will put us in Atlanta. As we enter the city, blood pressure increases, tensions rise, children cower in fear and marriages vows are pushed to their limits. As Russ said even the best-laid plans one can find themselves ensnared in this viscous beast of a city. Then on occasions you simply slide through unscathed and you feel as if you cheated death somehow. I am sure living in the eye of the storm is peaceful and exciting but to us outsiders it just seems too close for comfort.
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I couldn’t enjoy life if that was what I had to look forward to every day. Thankfully, I don’t have to. But I have been caught in those inexplicable Sunday morning traffic jams once or twice. You described my feelings at those times perfectly. My wife and I can’t understand how anyone can prefer living in the suburbs, yet those who do seem just as baffled at our choice to live in the city. To each his own.
Lived here 31 years. Traffic is the #1bugaboo. Cycle commute not remotely do-able. Got to live near job or 40 min to hour commute likely. Atl Plus - great restaurants all over. Singles scene in town so if job close to midtown downtown buck head need to live nearby. Again d not think about motorcycle or biking. R Roulette
I get living near work if you have the choice initially but what happens if/when you change jobs? You uproot your family up to move 15-20 miles across town?
That's like saying what do you do if you get a job in Idaho. If you don't want to make the move (or do the one hour commute), the job just isn't in play. But yeah, if I got a job in like Cartersville or something, I would probably not buy a house two miles away from that, for that reason.
I would probably want to live as close as I reasonably could to my job that is still enough along a major business corridor (city, Alpharetta, Perimeter, etc) that puts a lot of potential employers in a <60 min commute, just in case the worst happens. If you can cut a swath of 35% of the Atlanta area that is possible, that's still going to give you more job opportunities than most cities small enough that commutes aren't an issue. Of course, more useful public transit could be a differentiator.
That’s a pity. Perhaps you could plan a route that bypasses Atlanta completely. A couple of extra hours on the road seems a fair trade for the incredible anxiety you get when approaching traffic in a major city.
Update: I just wanted to thank everyone for their feedback and advice.
I've decided to go for it at Home at the Battery. I just loved it over there and couldn't resist.
So let's keep our fingers crossed that I'll be able to find a gig (hopefully a lucrative one) somewhere near there.
I've decided to go for it at Home at the Battery. I just loved it over there and couldn't resist.
So let's keep our fingers crossed that I'll be able to find a gig (hopefully a lucrative one) somewhere near there.
Good luck. That seems like a place that would fit your needs. I think Brookhaven and/or Chamblee would have been appropriate choices, as well.
Good luck on the move and job hunt.
Keep your eye out for Alton Brown, he used to show up to bike nights on occasion.
Keep your eye out for Alton Brown, he used to show up to bike nights on occasion.
