Real Estate Briefs

Epic Development has been approved for a rezoning from commercial to multiresidential commercial for property located at 627 Irwin Street, at the intersection of Irwin Street and Auburn Avenue, in the Old Fourth Ward. Epic’s plan calls for a 10-unit high-end townhome development scheduled to start construction in the Spring.

Renderings of a proposed 35-story apartment tower at 6th and Peachtree in Midtown have caused a buzz. The unusual tower would integrate parking and 25,000 square feet of retail into an artful, stair-step design. Development company The Integral Group is looking for $70 million in funding to construct the firm Perkins + Will-designed tower, which would feature 400 apartments.

Druid Hills Baptist Church on the corner of Ponce de Leon and N. Highland avenues in Poncey-Highland is considering turning part of its property into a mixed-use development. According to a report in Curbed Atlanta, the century-old church wants to convert a portion of the property behind the main sanctuary into retail, office space, religious facilities and multi-family residential.The historic church, opened in 1914, would not be affected by the development, but later buildings added to the property would likely be torn down.

Mitch Kaminer , Associate Broker with RE/MAX Paramount Properties and owner of Kaminer Property Management has been honored with the 2013 Realtor of the Year Award by the Atlanta Board of Realtors. Todd Emerson , Senior Vice President and Managing Broker of Harry Norman, Realtors Atlanta Perimeter and Blue Ridge Offices, was named 2014 President of the Atlanta Board of Realtors.

Online real estate brokerage firm Redfin has released its Top Ten Hottest Neighborhoods of 2014 list and the Morningside-Lenox Park neighborhood is number one in the Atlanta market and third nationwide. Inman Park came in second. Redfin bases its list on homebuyer searches on Redfin.com leading into the new year. Millions of pageviews, “favorited” homes and insights by Redfin agents all play into the selection process. Nationally, Morningside-Lenox Park ranked with up-and-coming neighborhoods in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Washington DC, Las Vegas, Austin, Seattle, Portland, Denver and Chicago.

Harry Norman, Realtors has relocated its Buckhead Northwest office to 4401 Northside Parkway, Suite 250, Atlanta, Ga. 30327, within the new One Riverside live, work and play community.