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Land Use

Vision: Promote a healthy mix of land use throughout Midtown at a mid-rise scale.

Office

Office buildings built up to the street
  • Concentrate office development north of 14th Street or along West Peachtree Street corridor

  • Encourage mixed use mid-rise office development

  • Include wide sidewalks, trees, small scale lights for pedestrians around new development

  • Build new developments up to sidewalks with underground or deck parking tucked behind the building

>>>Office Land Use Map

Retail and Commercial

Mixed-use development
  • Concentrate retail to create a critical mass

  • Promote unique types of retail in different Midtown districts

  • Encourage mixed use developments with ground floor retail along Peachtree Street

  • Develop an urban market center to accommodate larger scale retail and entertainment needs

  • Seek shared parking arrangements to eliminate the need for surface parking in front of the buildings

  • Include retail at the ground level of parking decks when located on Midtown thoroughfares

>>>Retail and Commercial Land Use Map

Residential

Apartments with courtyard
  • Encourage housing development particularly south of 10th street.

  • Graduate the height and density of housing moving from east to west through Midtown

  • Incorporate open space into residential development

  • Add amenities such as balconies and inset windows to add character and style

  • Provide multiple entrances from the sidewalk to encourage street activity

  • Design courtyards and recreational space, visible and open from the sidewalk

>>>Residential Land Use Map

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