College Park is just the latest place to get new transit-oriented development around its MARTA station, as ThePad on Harvard, a $35-million mixed-use project near the College Park MARTA Station and Hotel Indigo, gets set for construction.
A groundbreaking ceremony was held earlier this month for Phase I of the project, which includes 109 apartment units, with all of the amenities one might expect, including a pool and patio area and a rooftop lounge with a balcony. The difference is in the affordability. Rents at ThePad on Harvard will average about $1,500.
College Park Mayor Jack Longino told the gathering that ThePad on Harvard is a “cutting-edge development,” and the first multifamily project built in College Park in 40 years.
With some of the Atlanta area’s largest employers – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Chick-fil-A, Porsche North America and Delta Air Lines – nearby, ThePad hopes to attract young professionals who are looking to live, work and play near mass transit.
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