Real Estate Briefs

The close out of Empire Crosby in West Midtown has been announced by Empire Communities. The 69-unit townhome community, located at the corner of Huff Road and Booth Street, sold out in under two years. Empire Crosby was one of the first of four Intown communities launched by Empire in Atlanta. Empire has launched three new intown communities: Empire Stein Steel in Reynoldstown, Empire Zephyr in Chosewood Park, and Empire Longreen in West Midtown. Learn more at empirecommunities.com.

▲Shirley Gary, owner and CEO of Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta and Engel & Völkers Atlanta North Fulton, has been named Georgia’s Number One Individual Agent for sales volume, and she is the top performer of three Georgia Realtors in the category of Transaction Sides in the 2022 REAL Trends + Tom Ferry: The Thousand List of the top 1,000 real estate sales professionals in the U.S. Gary was also ranked Number 11 Nationwide for both volume and transactions closed nationwide. For more info, go to buckheadatlanta. evrealestate.com. Construction is underway on a 28-story, 350-unit luxury apartment building at 1441 Peachtree Street in the Midtown Arts District. A joint venture between Atlantic Residential, FIDES Development, Capital City Real Estate and Mitsui Fudosan America, the building is expected to be complete by June 2024. Residents will have an easy walk to the High Museum of Art, Atlanta Symphony Hall, Alliance Theatre, Museum of Design Atlanta, and more. Pershing Point Park is across the street and the Arts Center MARTA station is also a quick walk. An internal sky bridge will lead to both individual and collaborative co-working spaces, a state-of-the-art fitness center, wine bar and lounge, private dining area, pool with sundeck, and a rooftop bar and lounge with skyline views. There will also be two restaurant spaces in the lobby. The residences will feature studios, one, two, and threebedroom floor plans, many with balconies or terraces. Interiors include gourmet kitchens with upgraded appliances, LED lighting packages, and other finishes found in high-end condo buildings.

Boehmig, CEO and President, and Jenny Pruitt, Executive Chairman, hosted a celebration of Juneteenth and the journey of inclusion and diversity with more than 200 people at the National Center for Civil and Human Rights recently. Agents, staff, vendor partners, industry leaders and dignitaries attended the gala.

The Daily Report has announced Harry Norman, Realtors as one of the Georgia Legal Awards 2022 Diversity Initiative honorees. Ashoo Sharma, the Vice President and General Counsel at Harry Norman is being recognized in the awards. As a woman of South Asian descent, Sharma recognizes the extreme importance of diversity in the workplace, believing that, “alone we can do so little, together we can do so much,” and in that spirit, she has made it her primary goal to make Harry Norman, Realtors a model for diversity and equality in the workplace. The Daily Report will host their 2022 Legal Awards to announce the winners on June 23 at Flourish. Get details at HarryNorman.com.

Broadstone Upper Westside,

a luxury apartment community by Alliance Residential Company, includes 314 studio, one- and two-bedroom apartment units in a seven-story building at 2167 Bolton Drive NW, and offers a long list of amenities. Last month, Broadstone Upper Westside partnered with Atlanta-based start-up Presso to install an on-demand, selfservice dry-cleaning machine. It is the first apartment community in the world to offer this technology to residents. Go to broadstoneupperwestside.com or allresco. com to learn more. Briarcliff Mansion, the historic 1922 home of Coca-Cola heir Asa Candler, Jr., in Druid Hills will be transformed into a senior living community. The property’s owner, Emory University, announced in July that Galerie Living hopes to break ground on the project by next year, or possibly in 2024.

▼Co-Founders of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty David

Engel & Völkers Atlanta has launched sales for Downing Park, a boutique community with 20 homes located in the historic Druid Hills neighborhood. Engel & Völkers Atlanta will lead sales and marketing for the project with the first released homes already being 20% reserved. Adjacent to Freedom Park Trail, Candler Park, and Olmsted Linear Park, the development includes 11 villas, two manor homes and six condos. Home sizes range from 1,500 to over 5,000 square feet and pricing starts at $1.6 million. The community is being developed by Reed & Co. working with M. Crisler Designs for interior design, TSW as the land architect and Eberly Associates for the site planning. Visit owndowningpark.com for more info.