Lutheran Tower plans senior living expansion in Midtown

The Midtown Growth Review Committee DRC reviewed a proposal to expand Lutheran Tower at its Dec meeting The existing -story Lutheran Tower at the southeast corner of Juniper and th streets would expand eastward toward Piedmont Avenue according to a recap of the meeting from Midtown Alliance The design includes new senior living units arranged in two offset wings that frame a raised central amenity terrace The approximately -square-foot expansion will step down in height from eight to five stories as it approaches Piedmont Ave a long-standing residence that will be adaptively reused The existing two-story parking deck accessible from th Street will be expanded from spaces to spaces and will receive fa ade improvements Back-of-house institution areas will be upgraded while maintaining access via the lower-level entrance along th The committee raised several concerns including ensuring all architectural plans are cohesive and unified preserving the visual character of the residence along Piedmont Avenue improving the streetscape building facades and pedestrian access along th reconfiguring the existing driveway on Juniper and providing a green buffer southward Detailed recommendations are detailed below The post Lutheran Tower plans senior living expansion in Midtown appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta