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O4W EcoHome Rising

This lil' ol' EcoBroker is proud to announce that construction on 546 Edgewood Avenue is officially underway. We call the project LEEDing Edge because it is on track to be one of Atlanta's first LEED Platinum homes. We almost had the home under contract before construction even began. Alas, it was not meant to be so the home is still available to a qualified buyer [FMLS #3750205].

The home is located within Atlanta's Old Fourth Ward at the corner of Howell and Edgewood and at the edge of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic District. The property is zoned Commercial/Residential and will feature a green roof, rainwater reclamation, and will be electrically engineered for solar. The home is also within walking distance to a future stop on the BeltLine.

The photo above shows the home coming out of the ground. Below is a rendering of how the building will appear when completed later this year [click for larger version].

The Old Fourth Ward itself is in the beginning stages of a fantastic transformation [www.o4wplan.com].  The final Master Plan for the area was approved on August 12, 2008 and features:

  • All new construction to LEED, Earthcraft, or other evolving green-building standards
  • More pedestrian and bike-friendly with emphasis on new parks, green space, and community gardens
  • Underutilized land converted to mixed-use and more thickly settled land-planning except in historic neighborhoods
  • Ample senior housing for aging-in-place
  • No gated communities
  • Neighborhood Power Plant
  • Financial resources for green updates
  • Green infrastructure
  • A significant BeltLine Redevelopment District

Posted on Monday, August 25, 2008 at 10:54AM by Registered CommenterBurke Sisco in , , | CommentsPost a Comment | References1 Reference

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