Along Winder Hwy, a new site and structure have come out of the ground; bringing some new life to this area near Cedars Road. The construction of the new 38,000 s.f Hope Memory Care Center was completed near the end of 2011 and will bring great care to the residents and families it serves. Quality Civil Designs is proud to have been the site design engineer for this project.
By Ken Stanford Editor
AccessNorthGA
GAINESVILLE – As developers try to jump-start the recession-stalled Mundy Mill Development near Oakwood, they are proposing more changes to the site plan.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Looking to increase revenue and keep up with regional and national trends, Atlanta is considering increasing the fees that developers pay to build houses and commercial properties.
The so-called impact fees, which are used to offset the cost of building new roads, parks and public safety needs created by growth, have remained the same in Atlanta since they were adopted in 1994.
By Camie Young
Gwinnett Daily Post
DULUTH — For a way to clear congestion on two of Gwinnett’s most clogged bridges, drivers may have to move to the wrong side of the road.
Community improvement districts for Gwinnett Place and Gwinnett Village are spearheading studies to create diverging diamond interchanges for Interstate 85 at Pleasant Hill Road and Jimmy Carter Boulevard.
“This is out-of-the-box thinking,” said Joe Allen, the executive director of the Gwinnett Place district, where area business owners banded together to tax themselves and form a quasi-governmental entity. “This is a brand new concept for the interstates in Georgia.”
In fact, the idea, which began in Europe, is new to the United States. There is only one such interchange open so far, in Springfield, Mo. Allen, who visited the site with a junket of transportation and CID officials, said the community there is very similar to the Gwinnett Place area: a suburban business district with lots of traffic issues. And, he added, the interchange is working beautifully.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The arrival of Lennar Corp. wasn’t surprising to many metro Atlanta real estate insiders. But the speed with which the country’s third largest builder picked up the hammer and saw has raised a few eyebrows.
In January, when Miami-based Lennar announced it was coming to Atlanta, many thought the first year would be spent scouting properties and getting settled. But Lennar officials had other plans and a much quicker timetable.
“It seems they’ve been able to take advantage of some great deals,” said John Wieland, chief executive of John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods. “And once you buy the land, you build the house. So I imagine that has a lot to do with the acceleration of the timetable.”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
When Stephen Bradshaw and his wife bought their Forsyth County home in April 2009, their only neighbors in the Estates at Old Atlanta subdivision were seven unsold homes and 64 vacant lots. That didn’t bother Bradshaw. He loved his house, a spec home that sat unsold for more than a year before he came along.
I got an almost $600,000 house in the mid $400s,” he said. “Besides, I figured they’d wait until the market turned around to finish building it out, and I was fine with that.” That’s not quite what happened.
By Patrick Fox
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Gwinnett County business and government leaders have put together their own version of a housing stimulus package, offering up to $5,000 in down payment assistance and super-low mortgage rates to help lift a sagging housing market.
The program, engineered through the Gwinnett Chamber of Commerce, is touted as a first-of-its-kind local stimulus for home-buyers. It’s half of an overall economic drive the Chamber is calling Let’s Do Business Gwinnett. The other half is an expansive campaign to convince local governments and businesses to do more business locally.
Gwinnett County Planning and Development permit fees and review fees have a received a face lift. Beginning February 1st, 2009, the county will requiring review fess prior to submittal when it comes to Development Permits and Building Permits. Also, the permit fees, in some cases, have also changed. The information is available at Gwinnett’s Planning and Development website. (under Department News and Notices) If you have a project already submitted and under review, then you have til June 30, 2010 to remain under the old fee structure. If you have any additional questions, you can contact 678 518-6000.
Quality Civil Designs is a multi-discipline civil firm with a staff who has over 30 years combined experience in the engineering and development industry; however, we feel we have more to offer. We opened our doors with the goal of providing quality and valued services for our clients. But what does that really mean for our clients? That has to mean more than the quality of the plans we prepare, or the accuracy of the calculations we perform. QCD clients will receive something else. In addition to quality civil plans and great engineering designs, our clients will enjoy a uniquely refreshing positive experience from our designers.
We strive to meet our clients goals; while having a quality relationship with everyone involved in the project. Our clients will be better able to trust our recommendations when they have a positive experience. This is always in the best interest of the client and most importantly the success of the project.
