What Happened to the Condo Development on Hillyer?
Decatur Metro | January 28, 2008 | 10:32 pm
Yesterday, in a letter to the AJC, Sembler Co. asserted that it wasn’t a vocal neighborhood opposition, but the hideous real estate market, which led to a scaled back version of “Town Briarcliff”.
That got me thinking about the proposed condo on Hillyer that prompted Old Decatur to become a historic district. It’s on the lips of residents again, but not because its beginning to cast a shadow over the homes of Old Decatur, but because a similar battle is in early stages over at 315 W. Ponce.
I believe it’s been a good four months since this plan was approved by the planning commission, but today the property remains a vacant, grassy lot. What gives?
Is this another casualty of the weak real estate market? Or is the sister building of 345 W. Ponce still a go?
(Photo Courtesy of DecaturHighRise.org)
Can’t find anything saying this project is on hold.
It’s probably just moving slowly and methodically, like the Relapse Triangle project (where the buildings were STILL STANDING as of last night.
The City required them to restore the closed sidewalk to the public use a year or so ago since the developer clearly has the project on hold. Now a portion of the sidewalk is overgrown and best avoided.
Yeah, the last thing I heard is that the developer went back to the HP commission late last year because they changed the depth of the condo porches.
But since then…nothing. Hopefully a knowledgeable Old Decatur resident will see this post and give us the heads up.