Of 11 cities Zumper looked at—from Atlanta to Gainesville, and many popular communities across the northern arc—all saw one-bedroom rents go up, with the exception of Sandy Springs.
Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul—always a strong proponent for alternative transportation—declared in his State of the City address that metro Atlanta needed to build a regional light rail system—or else.
When Sandy Springs lured the North American headquarters of Mercedes-Benz from New Jersey, it seemed like a miracle. Now, the nearby Mormon Temple is grappling with a request that’s testing the "love thy neighbor" concept.
The relocation of the North American operations of Mercedes-Benz from New Jersey to Atlanta made big news back in 2015. Two years later, work on the office building is progressing, with steel and concrete rising in Sandy Springs.
With less than two months left until Opening Day at SunTrust Park, a group of community leaders, businesses, and planners has convened to examine a holistic approach to transportation concerns in Cumberland. Is it too little, too late?
Grading work is already underway at the Glendrige Road site, where a planned 320 apartments should be ready for move-ins in the third quarter of 2018. Expect one to three bedrooms and a concealed parking garage.