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OLYMPIC PARKGWCC - C CONTEXT
CNN CENTER
GEORGIA DOME
GWCC - BGWCC - A
CONTEXT
DOME/CNN/GWCC MARTA STATION
INTERNATIONAL PLAZA PHILIPS ARENA
GEORGIA DOME
S
FIVE POINTS
STUDY AREA (Approx. 94 Ac)
FIVE POINTS MARTA STATION
RUSSELL FEDERAL BLDG
GSU MARTA STATION
STATE C OATLANTA CAPITOLATLANTA
CITY HALL
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GOALS
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GOALS
DOME/CNN/GWCC MARTA STATION
FIVE POINTS MARTA STATION
GA STATE MARTAGA STATE MARTA STATION
GOALSCreate an implementable plan that~ Envisions an iconic destination~ Stitches the city together through public
space, transit and daily life~ Fosters public and private investment
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PHILIPS ARENA
CNN CENTER 1. Multimodal passenger terminal built with terminal entrance at viaduct level and transit connections below
2. Railroad Gulch – subdivided by new streets at viaduct level– creating
INTERNATIONAL
PLAZA
DOME/CNN/GWCC MARTA STATION
streets at viaduct level creating development sites
3. New retail, entertainment, hotel uses expand activity of GWCC / GA Dome / Philips Arena
4 New office space takes advantage of
AJC
STATE BAR BUILDING
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64. New office space takes advantage of
enhanced regional transit connection5. New and improved access to MARTA rail
stations6. New triangular park space can be
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RUSSELL FEDERAL BLDG
FIVE POINTS MARTA STATION
closed to vehicular traffic to host special events and festivals
KEY MAPKEY MAP
Typical retail storefronts at viaduct level Atlantic Station – example of new streets to create future development sites
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1. Transformed Five Points station structure with new platform access and programmed plaza
2. Reconnect and extend streets around new plaza to allow vehicular traffic
FIVE POINTS PLAZA
allow vehicular traffic3. Underground Atlanta retail and entertainment
preserved below street level and expanded through new mixed-use development above
4. Concourse connections (below street level)
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between multimodal terminal and Five Points MARTA station
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KEY MAPKEY MAP
Examples of rail station access points and open space plazas on structures above transit
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1 P th i f G i 1. Program southern expansion of Georgia State University campus master plan and leverage existing investment to energize mixed use retail and entertainment opportunities
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pp2. Transform Steve Polk Plaza as an
investment catalyst3. New Hotel / Conference Center and State
of Georgia Welcome and History Center4 Create new and enhanced access to
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OLD ‘WORLD OF COKE’ SITE
4. Create new and enhanced access to reinvigorated Underground Atlanta
5. Create new location for Georgia State University student housing, retail and entertainment district
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GSU MARTA STATION
STATE CAPITOL
KEY MAPKEY MAP
Vibrant mixed-use retail and entertainment streetsExample of a new hotel and conference center
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STREET LEVELCNN CENTER
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STREET LEVELPHILIPS ARENAINTERNATIONAL
PLAZA
DOME/CNN/GWCC MARTA STATION
RETAIL
HOSPITALITY
MIXED-USE RESIDENTIAL
HOSPITALITY
OFFICE
TRANSIT
PARKING
PARK / OPEN
STUDENT HOUSING
ACADEMIC
Underground Atlanta Retail and Entertainment
Active Below Grade
Revitalized FIVE POINTS MARTA Station /
Concourse Below
Enhanced Entrance to Enhanced Entrance to Underground Atlanta
Office (SF) Retail (SF) Residential Units
Hotel Rooms
Student Housing Units(4 beds / unit)
Open Space(Acres)
OVERALL DEVELOPMENT SUMMARY:
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY MARTA
STATION
(4 beds / unit) (Acres)
4,137,000 820,000 1,353 2,032 583 12
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CONCOURSE LEVELVehicles can access multiple parking locations by bridging
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PARKING
PARKING
CONCOURSE LEVELp g y g gover railroad
Office building core
PARKING
MMPT and MARTA concourses connect
PARKING
BUS CONCOURSE
concourses connect underneath Forsyth St
PARKINGBUS CONCOURSE
MMPT Pick-Up /Drop-Off at Concourse Level Underground Atlanta retail
and entertainment active below street level
PARKING
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GROUND LEVEL
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GROUND LEVELPARKING
PARKING
Office building core
PARKING
REGIONAL TRAIN
AMTRAK PLATFORM
MARTA E-W line drops below regional train lines
MARTA E-W PLATFORMS(Existing)
TRAIN PLATFORMS
below regional train linesPARKING
GDOT proposed railway car storage area
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IMPLEMENTATIONCNN CENTER
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IMPLEMENTATION
DEVELOPMENT
PHILIPS ARENA
DOME/CNN/GWCC MARTA STATION
INTERNATIONAL PLAZA
MMPT
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
MARTA STATION
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
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OP
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P
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UN
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DEVELOPMENT
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
MARTA HQDEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
DEVELOPMENT
HURT PARK
DE
OP OPPORTUNITY
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITY
RUSSELL FEDERAL BLDG CITY OF ATLANTA/
UNDERGROUND RESIDENTIAL
OPPORTUNITIES
GA STATE UNIV
GA STATE UNIV GA STATE
UNIV
CITY OF ATLANTA/
UNDERGROUND AIR RIGHTS
OPPORTUNITIES
GA STATE UNIV
OPPORTUNITIES
GSU MARTA STATION
STATE OF GEORGIA / GA STATE UNIV.
STATE OF GEORGIA / GA STATE UNIV.
DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES
STATE CAPITOL
STATE UNIV. DEVELOPMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
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BEFORE: View looking west from top of Sloppy Floyd Building (Courtland Street)
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AFTER: View looking west from top of Sloppy Floyd Building (Courtland Street)
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BEFORE: View looking north west from Centennial Olympic Park Drive at Philips Drive
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AFTER: View looking north west from Centennial Olympic Park Drive at Philips Drive and New Wall Street
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BEFORE: View looking west from Peachtree Street at Wall Street
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AFTER: View looking west from Peachtree Street at Wall Street
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BEFORE: View looking west from Steve Polk Plaza and Central Avenue
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AFTER: View looking west from Steve Polk Plaza and Central Avenue
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BEFORE: View looking west from Gulch under Spring Street. Forsyth Street ahead.
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AFTER: View looking west from Gulch under Spring Street. Forsyth Street ahead.
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BEFORE: View looking north west from Spring Street and M.L. King Jr. Drive
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AFTER: View looking north west from Spring Street and M.L. King Jr. Drive