FloatAway Flash - Sept./Oct., 2011

Volume 5, Issue 2

In This Issue: • • • • • • • • • •

Clifton Transit initiative...1 Tenant Referral Prog.....2 Gazebo Design Contest...2 Birth Announcement.......3 Wedding Announcement....3 Smith Carter Win...........3 Zonolite Intersection.....3 Boi Tips.......................4 Cleanup update............4 Tenant of the QTR..........4

* TRANSIT ALTERNATIVES: The 7 original transit alternatives included multiple alternatives for each of these modes of transit: • Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) • Light Raid Transit (LRT) • Heavy Raid Transit (HRT) ** POTENTIAL SERVICE CORRIDORS: The 3 proposed service corridors were: • CSX Rail Line • Briarcliff Road (eliminated) • North Druid Hills (eliminated)

SEPT/OCT, 2011

HEAR THAT TRAIN A-COMIN’?

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ince Spring 2009, MARTA has been quietly advancing a transit initiative for service to the Clifton corridor. The project team has taken its time, dotting i’s, crossing t’s and soliciting community feedback at every step along the way. In March 2010, the project team presented the public with “Screen 1”, a batch of 7 transit alternatives* for service to 3 potential service corridors.** Using various screening criteria, the project team narrowed the location of proposed future transit to a route that will parallel existing CSX railroad tracks. Marta also narrowed transit alternatives down to 3 possibilities: BRT (bus), LRT (streetcars) and HRT (modified MARTA trains.)

This information, “Screen 2,” was

presented at a public meeting in May 2011. View a virtual town hall of this presentation at: http://www.itsmarta. com/Virtual_PIOH_%2007-21-2011. swf. Later this month, the project team will make final recommendations to MARTA. Certain factors, including CSX setbacks and the hilly topography will make construction expensive and challenging, no matter which alternative or combination of alternatives is recommended.

A final public meeting for business owners in the Zonolite area is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 13, 3pm - 5pm at Nakato (1776 Cheshire Bridge Rd.) For more info or to access a survey, call Gerlinda at 404.872.7538 x 3 or visit: http://www. itsmarta.com/Clifton-Corr.aspx

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We really appreciated the designs everyone submitted for our gazebo design contest! Alas, for various reasons we were unable to select a winner. Nevertheless, we wanted to show off our three favorite designs

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ver and over, we at TuckerMott are amazed by the talent, vision and resourcefulness of our tenants.

The gazebo design contest is a prime example. Although we are unable to build these designs either because they exceeded allowable costs or because of potential maintenance issues down the line, we are no less awed at the ingenuity and creativity of these designers. Thank you so much to Albert F. Ascalon of Smith Carter for his inverted-roof design, Kristen McGary of Cinevita Productions for her “Gnome Home,” and John Weiler of S/L/A/M Collaborative for his uber-cool warped CNC cut plywood design.

We do intend to replace the existing gazebo in time to enjoy next spring, and we are planning to build a simple, modern structure that fits the FloatAway aesthetic.

TENANT REFERRAL PROGRAM!

The tenant referral program is still in effect through 12/31/11. Refer a great neighbor, and receive a reward!

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e have a few vacancies we’d like to fill by the end of the year, and our need is your gain.

Send us a lead, and if your referral signs a 3-year lease by 12/31/11, we’ll give you a Visa gift card.

will receive a $500 gift card. Email Matt Levin at levinm@svn.com for a flyer listing available rentals.

The program is open to tenants and their employees.

Happy referring!

Referrals for spaces up to 2,500 square feet will receive a $250 gift card. Referrals for spaces 2,500+ 2

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e are especially pleased to finally be able to announce that TuckerMott Director of Operations, Donna Rooks and her partner Alyssa McKenna are expecting twin girls in late fall/early winter!

FLOATAWAY NUPTIALS!

SMITH CARTER WINS! A

w! There is nothing sweeter than a FloatAway wedding. Congratulations to to Ross Ferries and Carmen Sarmiento of Smith Carter, who tied the knot this past March!

Smith Carter tennis team members Carmen Sarmiento, Heather Gartner, Alessandra Lobos, Linda Nguyen, Al Mangudo, Markus Wilms, Michael Causey, Luiz Azeredo, Dario Petric, Les Gartner, Ross Ferries and Elbio Rosas carved, chipped and charged their way to victory in the Dave FM corporate tennis tournament this past August.

!#$%!?! INTERSECTION!

Just when you were getting really peeved with our horrendous overuse of exclaimation marks in these pages, we remind you of one very valid reason to use them: The intersection of Zonolite Road and Briarcliff/Johnson.

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ast year, Dekalb County installed some “improvements” (signage, reflective bumpers) at the Zonolite/Briarcliff/Johnson intersection. Nevertheless, accidents and near-accidents continue to occur every day. What can be done to improve safety at this trecherous crossing? Believe it or not, the Zonolite intersection is being considered for a major overhaul as part of a larger improvement to the Briarcliff/Clifton intersection. That project is one of a number of potential projects on a long list at Dekalb County. It was up for funding last year, but was deemed to be not enough of a priority. Here’s a thought: why doesn’t the county consider installing a simple roundabout at the intersection? Funding for the next round of Dekalb projects will be awarded in March, 2012. We strongly urge you to email your ideas and improvement suggestions to Dekalb County. Please email Dave Pelton, director of the Dekalb County Department of Transportation and request priority funding for improvements to the Zonolite intersection: dwpelton@dekalbcountyga.gov.

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CALL ME!

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his is just a gentle reminder to please direct your property management questions, concerns and issues directly to me, Jan McCurry, your long-suffering property manager. Donna Rooks, and her new assistant Karen Nobles, live to serve your leasing and bookeeping needs. Gerlinda Grimes ... well, we’re not quite sure

ZONOLITE CLEANUP UPDATE C

leanup of a mound behind 1145 Zonolite that contains low levels of vermiculite should begin sometime in October and will take about 2-3 weeks to complete. The former landowner, W.R. Grace is bankrolling the remediation.

Their contractor will be trucking the old dirt to a landfill that is rated to contain vermiculite. New topsoil will be brought in, and the remediated area will be graded

CALENDAR Birthdays & More September: 8. Sergio Ramierez, TuckerMott 13. Clifton Corridor Initiative Meeting at Nakato October: 18. Patrick Ingram, Extra’s Casting 25. Derek Griffin, Speartek

to conform with the Zonolite Park Master Plan. A community garden and walking trails will hopefully be ready for use by Spring 2012.

Temporary roads to the parkland, created for remediation, will become usable for future park access and lots of pesky invasives will be removed along with the vermiculite. To be informed when a cleanup start date is scheduled, email ggrimes@tuckermott.com.

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MATCHBOX F I V E

auto detail 1155 zonolite road. mention ad to Lamont

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Wit and wisdom by property manager Jan McCurry’s emotionally evolved alter ego “Boi.”

what she does ... some nebulous, creative-ish thing, like this silly little newsletter. However, if your skylight leaks, if your plumbing backs up, if you are plagued with locusts and that sort of thing, I am your girl. I mean boi. Call me 24/7/365 on my cell phone at 678.296.4944 or email me at jan@tuckermott.com. I love my job!

T.O.T.Q. C

ongratulations to S/L/A/M Collaborative, our tenant of the quarter for Q3 2011!

S/L/A/M has grown and expanded since they first opened their Atlanta offices at FloatAway in 1998. They continue to be one of the most active members of the FloatAway community. Their creations for the annual wreath decorating contest are always major contenders.

Maybe this holiday season they’ll actually win a title!

They are also dang fine architects, who reach beyond bricks and mortar to deliver measurable outcomes that integrate with their clients’ strategic missions. Learn more about them at: slamcoll.com.