The High Line model is spreading everywhere these days. Chicago, Philadelphia, London, and Mexico City have all turned out-of-use infrastructure spaces into revitalization projects, or at least have plans to do so. But the High Line effect has also spawned its own ancillary type of regeneration as the model of high-end foodie-haven Chelsea Market, located adjacent to the High Line, is also spreading. Images courtesy Jamestown Properties via Architect's Newspaper Atlanta has its own reinvented train track park, the BeltLine. The popular destination loops around the city and has spurred a dense ring of urbanism where historically there has been low-density industrial land. The green space has now inspired a counterpart to the Chelsea Market: The Ponce City Market (PCM), Atlanta's answer to the Manhattan food emporium. A new plan proposes to convert a 1926 Sears, Roebuck & Co. warehouse into mixed-use development centered around the tech industry and anchored by an enormous food hall and retail market. PCM is a 1.1 million-square-foot complex that will house 350,000 square feet of food hall, 340 apartments, and 500,000 square feet of office space. The project has NYC connections: Developer Jamestown Properties is also behind Chelsea Market. {% ...
The High Line model is spreading everywhere these days. Chicago, Philadelphia, London, and Mexico City have all turned out-of-use infrastructure spaces into revitalization projects, or at least have plans to do so. But the High Line effect has also spawned its own ancillary type of regeneration as the model of high-end foodie-haven Chelsea Market, located adjacent to the High Line, is also spreading. Images courtesy Jamestown Properties via Architect's Newspaper Atlanta has its own reinvented train track park, the BeltLine. The popular destination loops around the city and has spurred a dense ring of urbanism where historically there has been low-density industrial land. The green space has now inspired a counterpart to the Chelsea Market: The Ponce City Market (PCM), Atlanta's answer to the Manhattan food emporium. A new plan proposes to convert a 1926 Sears, Roebuck & Co. warehouse into mixed-use development centered around the tech industry and anchored by an enormous food hall and retail market. PCM is a 1.1 million-square-foot complex that will house 350,000 square feet of food hall, 340 apartments, and 500,000 square feet of office space. The project has NYC connections: Developer Jamestown Properties is also behind Chelsea Market. {% ...