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• 1HBA

Advisor: Ken Covers Offered for $1,249,999

Virginia Highland: 1055 Greencove Ave N.E. 4BR • 3BA

Advisor: Mandi Robertson Offered for $999,900

Lions Gate: 48 Lullwater Place N.E. 4BR • 2BA •1HBA

Advisors: Lynda C./Wambui M. Offered for $399,900

Olmstead at East Lake: 494 Carter Avenue S.E. 4BR • 2BA •1HBA Advisor: Marsha M./Kay P. Offered for $439,900

Virginia Highland: 830 Ponce de Leon Terrace 3BR • 4BA

Advisors: Juan J./ Emily W. Offered for $1,480,000

Adair Estate: 1324 Ponce De Leon N.E. 3BR • 1BA • 1HBA

Advisor: Mandi Robertson Offered for $789,00

By Grace Huseth

It’s not the latest phone, but it’s the latest in skydiving thrills. iFLY opened in Atlanta last November and has been booked solid ever since.

iFLY is a vertical wind tunnel used by professional skydivers to practice their skills. While it doesn’t create the stomachin-your-throat feeling of jumping from a plane, the sensation of balancing on air has to be experienced to truly be understood, plus you won’t have to feverishly burp your way down a la “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.”

“Clean running electric engines and the most advanced propellers draw air up through the flight chamber and create a smooth cushion of air,” said operations manager Ebonee Clarke. “We can adjust the air to be perfect for each person who is flying.” iFLY has nearly 30 locations in the states, including the futuristic building at I-75 and Cobb Parkway. The increase and popularity of these wind tunnels has created a whole new genre of sport, bodyflight, which includes freestyle and formation flying.

While skydiving requires you to step out of an airplane at more than two miles above the ground and can cost over $300, iFLY gives you a taste of skydiving for less than half the cost. The ‘Earn Your Wings’ package includes two, one-minute flights for $69.95 and the ‘Spread Your Wings’ package includes four flights for $109.95.

Watching other fliers while awaiting your departure time builds anticipation. After checking in, the flight deck viewing offers a perfect spot for to watch people taking their flights. Then, a certified instructor will provide preflight training instruction on the proper body position for flying and the hand signals the instructors will use to guide you. The last step is to gear up with a helmet, flight suit and goggles and enter the flight chamber. iFLY offers flight packages so anyone can take up bodyflight as a competitive sport. Return flyers can purchase coaching packages to learn new techniques for $229.95 for 10 flights. While you are training to fly like Superman, iFLY is busy creating league nights which will cater to experienced flyers, first time flyers, special needs flyers and kids so everyone can be blown away.

The flights do fly by. The first flight is focused, taking the advice of the instructor who is tweaking your body position. By the time I was in the perfect diamond shape, I was only floating for a few seconds before the allotted minute was up.

For the second flight, you are ready to try to fly independently. I kept my chin up, literally, and started to understand the minute adjustments needed to balance, not unlike floating in water. I really took off when, for an additional $10, I went on a high flight where I spun like I was on an antigravity merry-go-round to nearly the top of the wind tunnel.

Afterwards, our instructor was able to show off his skills. Ryan Schorer is a former professional skydiver with experience in 40 person formations. iFLY cranked the fan up 100 percent, or about 120-miles-perhour, and Schorer demonstrated the art of air walking, tilting his feet ever so slightly to shoot up to the top of the tunnel.

For more about iFLY, visit iflyworld. com/atlanta.

Business Briefs

Paces Properties has announced that Shep’s Grant Park Ace Hardware and Primrose Schools are the latest tenants at Larkin on Memorial, set to open in Grant Park later this year. The 63,000 square foot neighborhood center will provide practical, everyday conveniences and services for locals while repurposing the Larkin Refrigeration Company and Veteran’s Radiator buildings in the community. For more information on Larkin on Memorial, visit larkinonmemorial.com.

Spaces Midtown East is now open at 715 Peachtree Street offering collaborative workspace for entrepreneurs and innovators. Co-working memberships start at $199 per month and the building features 100-plus private offices, meetings rooms, business club, events and more. A second location in Atlanta at The Battery at SunTrust Park will open in mid-2017. For more information, visit spacesworks.com.

Greystar Real Estate Partners, Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company and Whitman Peterson have announced development plans for Canopy by Hilton in Midtown. The project, featuring Hilton’s new hotel brand, has broken ground and is scheduled to open in summer 2018. Located at 1414 West Peachtree Street, the 176-room hotel will offer 3,000 square feet of flexible meeting space with an adjacent board room and elevated outdoor terrace. The hotel is part of a larger mixed-use project in conjunction with Greystar’s Ascent Midtown residences, a 328-unit luxury multifamily tower set to open in summer 2018.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport has introduced biometric security at the airport in partnership with Delta Air Lines and CLEAR. Instead of waiting for an officer to review an ID and boarding pass, CLEAR members verify their identities with a simple tap of a finger or blink of the eye and then move directly to the metal detectors and bag scanners.

West Coast-based Rudy’s Barbershop was expected to open their first Georgia location at Ponce City Market in the Old Fourth Ward on March 1. The shop, which offers unisex services, will be in 1,477 square-feet with seven barber chairs and a variety of grooming products for men and women, including Rudy’s own brand as well as brands like BYRD, Baxter of California, Bumble and Bumble, Reuzel and Malin+Goetz. Services include a buzz cut for $15, short cut for $32, long cut for $45, beard trim for $10, bang trim for $10, color starting at $90 and a blowout for $35. Walk-ins are welcome but appointments are encouraged and can be booked on RudysBarbershop.com.

Cushman & Wakefield has signed a 50,203-square-foot lease at 1180 Peachtree, a Class A office building in Midtown. The real estate services firm will consolidate its two offices to twoand-a-half floors at the building this summer.

SunTrust Banks recently opened a new branch in the Morningside neighborhood at 1854 Piedmont Ave. The full-service offers a full range of financial services, including personal checking, personal savings, money services, personal credit cards, loans, home mortgage and retirement planning. It also offers Teller Connect, which combines the convenience of an ATM with the personal touch of a live teller to self-serve on a wide variety of transactions. Clients can initiate a video conference call to a remote teller to ask questions or complete a transaction.

Icebox Cryotherapy is in the final stages of taking over the ground-floor retail space of the YOO on the Park residential building in Midotwn. The studio anticipates opening its doors for clients in early Spring 2017. The new studio will include similar amenities as its Buckhead location, along with the new full-body cryo machine that allows guests to step inside a small sauna for a full body emersion.