Green-er Stacks Page 3 Cabbagetown Neighborhood Improvement Association Volume Twenty-nine • Issue Number Two • February 2020 Neighbor “In real estate, you make 10% of your money because you’re a genius and 90% because you catch a great wave.” ~ Jeff Greene Neighborhood Meeting The next neighborhood meeting will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 11th, 6:45p at Beachfront Property The Cabbagetown Community Center. NOTE: More info found at: cabbagetown.com/agenda in Reynoldstown By Kyle F. Bidlack I. Welcome & Announcements A. New neighbor? cabbagetown.com/ This is sure to be the biggest game-changer in Curbed Atlanta – The potential zoning membership Reynoldstown... until the next chapter of Hulsey designation – MRC-3 – would allow for mixed II. Review & approval of Jan. minutes Yard unfolds. This past month, the seven acres residential and commercial uses, with height III. Atlanta Police Department that comprise Stein Steel (founded in 1923), restrictions. IV. City of Atlanta – Valencia Hudson went up for sale. No word yet about the future Per the listing, the site’s potential density could V. Financial Report – of the company or the fate of the 80-plus folks exceed two million square feet – roughly the Saundra Reuppel, Treasurer who work there. size of Ponce City Market. Stein Steel provided VI. Committee Reports Those in the real estate industry describe the the structural framing for Atlanta Dairies’s A. NPU – John Dirga, land as "beachfront" Cabbagetown Representative property because of it's B. Historic Preservation and Land Use more than 900 feet of Committee – Nicole Seekely, Chair Beltline frontage. The C. Cabbagetown-Reynoldstown idea being that Beltline Transportation Committee – property is as valuable Shaun Houlihan, Chair and as sought after as D. Website & Social Media – beachfront property. Nathaniel Compton No word yet as to a price VII. Cabbagetown Initiative – for the property, but Kendall Rawls, CI President between $20M and $30M VIII. Old Business would not be surprising. VIX. New Business Speculation as to Final January minutes will be adopted at redevelopment of the the February meeting. The Community property will probably Center is located at 177 Estoria Street SE. percolate for many months. The new owner could slice up The Stein Steel yard on Flat Shoals Avenue in Reynoldstown GAME NIGHT! the land and sell individual lots. More likely, new music venue and steel porches at Every Wednesday night at 7p, it's a developer will build high density housing Reynoldstown’s Mattie Branch community. along with commercial space to maximize Other recent Stein Steel fabrication projects game night at Milltown Tavern. return on investment and take full advantage Organized by Dionne & Mikal Gule, include the Atlanta Hawks new practice of current zoning. facility, a pedestrian bridge spanning Clifton and Barb Keeney Harper. And if Stein Steel paid upwards of $15k in Atlanta Road at Emory University, and you bring a board game, Milltown and county property taxes in 2019. Tax work at Tyler Perry Studios’s will give you a free drink. revenue will surely rise with redevelopment, phase one at the former Fort Love as will property values in the immediate area. McPherson army complex. City According to Josh Green – who writes for See Page 9 Page 2 • Cabbagetown Neighbor • February 2020 City of Atlanta Service Numbers Missed Trash Pick-ups 404.330.6333 Bureau of Parks Work Order Office 404.817.6813 Illegal Dumping 404.330.6333 Bulk Rubbish 404.330.6333 Potholes 404.546.0311 Cabbagetown Neighbor is a monthly newspaper produced by the Traffic Concerns 404.330.6501 Cabbagetown Neighborhood Improvement Association (CNIA), a Zoning Enforcement 404.330.6175 non-profit organization. This publication is supported by advertisers. Housing Code Compliance 404.330.6190 Please submit news articles, announcements, and advertisements to: Atlanta Job Hotline 404.658.9675 [email protected]. Drinking Water Call Center 404.658.6500 CNIA Officers and Chairpersons Sewer Operations Call Center 404.624.0753 President Mayor’s Office of Constituent Services 404.330.6023 Chelsea Arkin Atlanta Police Department 404.614.6544 Atlanta Fire Department 404.853.7000 Vice President Community Cyber Centers 404.880.7220 Alicia Forsee Treasurer Saundra Reuppel KEEP UP WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD Secretary Join the Cabbagetown online community at: Katherine Kennedy cabbagetown.nextdoor.com Historic Preservation & Land Use Planning Chair or facebook.com/groups/CabbagetownATL Nicole Seekely Visit the official Cabbagetown website at: NPU Representative cabbagetown.com John Dirga Public Safety Chair ADVERTISE WITH US Daniel Black Advertising with the Cabbagetown Neighbor is an inexpensive Hospitality Chair way to reach over 650 homes in the Cabbagetown neighborhood Stephanie Zell including the residences of The Stacks Lofts. 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Page 3 • Cabbagetown Neighbor • February 2020 CNIA President's Letter Hi Cabbagetown Friends, can you believe Are you interested in helping out with any of these events? Want to we’re already a month into 2020 (even host? Be a chair? We can’t do it without you. If so, please let me know. though the weather surely does not feel What else do you want to see? This is YOUR neighborhood, too. like it)? Like all of you, I am looking We’ve been having great turnouts at the last few CNIA meetings forward to seeing what we can do in 2020! and would love to continue to see new faces each time. That said, As a reminder, here are some new events please come to our next meeting on Tuesday, February 11th at THE we’re interested in getting on the 2020 CABBAGETOWN COMMUNITY CENTER (yes, we’re going back) at 7p. calendar: We will be discussing events for 2020 and what we’d like to • Cabbagetown Prom CHELSEA prioritize in the budget. You can vote (if you are registered as on (How does April sound for everyone?). ARKIN cabbagetown.com. We will feed you fancy pizza. If you’re busy • 2020 New Years Eve Dance Party in the then or hate crowds (I generally do, but this is a friendly one), Cabbagetown Community Center. you can contact me at [email protected], stop by my • May Day Parade porch (223 Carroll Street), or send a carrier pigeon (cat). • Another Howl-O-Ween and a cat equivalent (Meow-o-ween?) • More potlucks Thanks, • A bigger Tour of Homes Chelsea The Stacks Gets Green-er Long before high-density housing became Now, some Stackians are looking to up the game even further. a thing, Fulton Cotton Mill Lofts and The Several months ago, Adele Stewart approached The Stacks Stacks was leading the way in Atlanta. Condominium Owners Association and expressed her desire to create a Sustainability Committee. COA Vice-President, Dionne It wasn't just a smart real estate venture, Gule jumped on board, and before long, these two ladies were it was a notable effort in re-purposing, harnessing the energy of throngs of Cabbageheads. saving building materials, and preserving land and history. Their first major effort was collecting old paint, diverting it Today, The Stacks and Fulton Cotton away from the landfill and donating it toForward Warrior!! KYLE F. Mill Lofts boasts 535 homes and BIDLACK They next set their sights on composting. They are linking arms it's the address for over a thousand with CompostNow and putting together a smart plan to do Cabbageheads. Stacks-wide composting. The effort won't officially kick-off There are some things that just come naturally to our magical for a month or two, but composting bins have already been little village. Fortunately, trying to be environmentally concious spotted around The Stacks as they get ready to make the is one of those things. world a better place. For almost two decades now, folks at The Stacks have been This month, Adele and Dionne are hosting a Sustainability at dedicated recyclers. Stackians fill sixty large recycling bins every the Stacks meeting. They'll gather like-minded folks – along week.