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Best in Multi-Family Residential Interior Design
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Residents and their guests at Rockledge not only enjoy an apartment community with the best in home features, like open floor plans, walk-in closets, stainless steel appliances and marble countertops, they also enjoy beautifully planned amenities, designed by award-winning design firm, Leslie Schlesinger Interiors. The Palm Beach-based company that specializes in hospitality and high-end and multi-family residential industries recently completed the work on the resort-style amenities at Rockledge, an Atlanta area apartment community.
Rockledge is located very close to the Chattahoochee River, and offers guests direct access to the Chattahoochee National Preserve, which allows residents to connect with the great outdoors. So it is only fitting that Leslie Schlesinger Interiors carried the theme of connecting with nature throughout the amenities in the community.
The community’s impressive amenities include seven swimming pools, tennis courts, sand volleyball, 80-seat movie theater, playgrounds, running and biking trails and more. The 18,000 square foot clubhouse is surrounded by stone columns and stone flooring and natural wood siding along the exterior walkways, and a natural wood awning that provides shade and cover, but also lets in plenty of natural light. Leslie Schlesinger Interiors provided the perfect spot for residents to relax and enjoy the beauty of the outdoors with wide, reclining Adirondack chairs, outdoor fireplace, picnic tables, ceiling fans with overhead lighting and gas grills. The outside seating areas also include small, ambiance-enhancing touches like Asian-inspired carriage lanterns hanging from the exterior walkways.
The clubhouse includes a basketball court with a floor-to-ceiling Rockledge logo painted on one wall and an indoor walking/running track circles above the court. Read More→
Take a Canoe Trip on the Chattahoochee River
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One of the benefits of living at the Marietta apartments at Rockledge is being near all of the exciting events that Marietta has to offer. If you’re looking for a fun summer activity, then you’ll appreciate the community’s close proximity to the Chattahoochee River, Chattahoochee National Preserve and the Chattahoochee Nature Center (CNC) where you can take a canoe trip down the river.
Each trip is led by a CNC naturalist. Your guide will introduce you to the ecology of the river and explain the cultural and natural history of the Chattahoochee, all while you enjoy the peaceful setting.
Trips are scheduled on Saturdays and Sundays throughout August. You can choose to take a morning canoe ride on Saturdays at 8:30 a.m. Or, if you’d prefer you can take an evening trip on Saturday or Sunday at 6 p.m. Admission is $25 for CNC members and $30 for non-members.
For more information about taking a canoe trip down the Chattahoochee River, visit the Chattahoochee Nature Center website or call 770-992-2055. Read More→
Atlanta is 16th-Best Renting Market
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After recent events leading to the current slump in the housing market, real estate markets are seeing more and more renters entering them. This has been the case in the Atlanta real estate market, as our city has been named the 16th-best market for rental properties.
The cities with the best rental climate generally have markets in which home prices have fallen substantially. Though it is apartments that are widely accepted as rentals, it is estimated by HomeVestors of America Inc. that 14 percent of America’s single-family homes are maintained as rental properties.
From January through May, about half of all home closings in Atlanta were under $100,000, and a further 23 percent were under $50,000, as reported by Steve Palm of Smart Numbers. Because home prices are below their previously seen average, these otherwise empty homes are easily turned into competitive rental properties. This is great news for those seeking to rent properties. Read More→
New Luxury Apartments Coming to Midtown Atlanta
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There will be a new addition to the city skyline soon enough. Daniel Corp. and Selig Enterprises Inc. are planning Midtown’s first high-rise multifamily project in nearly ten years.
The development, called “77 12th Street,” is to be a 22-story apartment tower located at 12th Street and Crescent Avenue. This tower is being designed by local Atlanta architects Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio LLC.
Upon completion, the new tower of high rise homes will be located across from Ri Ra, an Irish pub in the Midtown area.
In a recent interview with Atlanta Business Chronicle, Steve Selig, the president of Selig Entreprises, has dubbed the Midtown area the perfect place for such an apartment project due to its location in the heart of Atlanta, traffic grid, park, arts and educational opportunities.
In terms of Atlanta real estate, the midtown area has not seen development of a substantial new tower since the 2002 Metropolis project built by Wood Partners LLC and Novare Group Inc. Daniel Corp. and Selig Enterprises Inc. actually pushed this project to the top of its priority list after deciding to hold off on a project that would have created a new tower of offices in the Atlanta area. Read More→
June Movie Schedule at Rockledge
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Rockledge has many fun resort-style amenities for its residents to enjoy. The Marietta apartments offer a convenient location on the Chattahoochee River, walking and biking trails, sand volleyball court, tennis courts, outdoor grills and seven swimming pools. However, it sure has been hot in Atlanta these days! So if you need a break from all the heat and sunshine, make sure to check out the community’s June movie schedule!
Rockledge is home to an 80-seat movie theater in its luxury community clubhouse. The June movie schedule offers a variety of films, and the schedule includes:
- Just Go With it on Thursday, June 16 at 7:30 p.m.
- Hall Pass on Thursday, June 23 at 7:30 p.m.
- Gnomeo and Juliet on Saturday, June 25 at noon
- The Roommate on Thursday, June 30 at 7:30 p.m.
Seating is limited so you must get there early to secure your place!
Don’t live at Rockledge? You can schedule a tour of the community’s amazing amenities by visiting the website or contacting the leasing center at 770-955-2513.
Visit the Marietta Square Farmers Market this Weekend
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Wait. Before you leave your Marietta apartments to go grocery shopping for fresh fruits and veggies for the week, consider stopping by the Marietta Square Farmer’s Market in historic downtown Marietta to pick up everything from fresh fruits and veggies to floral arrangements, local honey, soaps and baked goods.
The Marietta Square Farmer’s Market is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon and Sundays from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. from now until Nov. 20 and features more than 60 vendors. It’s a great way to get out and support your local growers and farmers as well as promote sustainability in your own backyard.
Not to mention the fact that the farmer’s market is located less than 10 minutes from the luxury apartments at Rockledge, making it a convenient location for your next shopping trip.
To find out more about the Marietta Square Farmer’s Market, visit the website. Read More→
Rockledge Opens Its Seven Pools for the Season
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Warm temperatures, clear skies…sounds like perfect pool weather, right? Well, if you’ve been sweating it out the past few weeks, patiently waiting for the pools to begin opening around town, then you’re in luck. Rockledge has officially opened its pools for the season.
At Rockledge, there’s no shortage of refreshing ways to cool off. The community of Marietta apartments features seven swimming pools and relaxing waterfalls.
When you’re sufficiently shriveled from hours splashing and playing in the pool, head over to the community sand volleyball court for a game and to dry off in the sun.
Or, if you need a break from heat outside, visit the community clubhouse to catch a film in the 80-seat movie theater, relax or play a game of billiards in the party room or shoot some hoops at the indoor basketball court. Read More→
Mark Your Calendars for AAA Tube Time
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Are you planning to tune into the largest multifamily apartment show in the south? Mark your calendars now to attend the 2011 Atlanta Apartment Association Trade Show.
The show debuts on May 18, 2011 at the Cobb Galleria Centre. Event exhibitors will follow a television theme,”AAA Tube Time!”, and are encouraged, but not required, to exhibit as their favorite TV program.
The AAA Trade Show has had record-breaking attendance in recent years and is sure to be a hit in 2011! It has become the south’s largest show dedicated to the apartment industry as well as one of the nation’s largest.
Booths for the show were sold out as early as April 14. Vendors for the 2011 event will include MyNewPlace.com, Oakhurst Signs, ATLROOF.com, Georgia Natural Gas Services and many more. Read More→
Be Prepared for Double-Digit Rent Increases
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If you’ve sat around comfortably in your rental while you watched the housing market come crashing down, you may have already started congratulating yourself for making such as wise choice by staying put in your apartment. However, according to the Market Watch article, “Double-digit rent hikes are on the way,” you may not be congratulating yourself for long.
The article states that, according to development experts, impending shortages in the multi-family housing market will soon lead to double-digit rent increases. This shortage, coupled with a rise in people looking to rent, will give apartment owners an advantage that they haven’t seen since the mid-1990s.
Some cities are already noticing an increase in rent, with some rising by as much as 7 or 8 percent each year. And, although we will see a growth of apartment developments throughout the United States this year (about a 16 percent increase from 2010), it still won’t meet the rising demand. Read More→
Shape Up at Rockledge
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Are you looking to shake up your fitness routine or get in shape for the summer? Rockledge Marietta apartments have everything you need to take your fitness routine to the next level.
From the most elite athlete to beginners, everyone will find the fitness activity or class that fits their lifestyle. The community’s 18,000 square foot clubhouse is a dream with a basketball court, yoga studio, indoor running track and state-of-the-art gym.
If you prefer to be outdoors, swim a few laps in one of the seven swimming pools, play a game of volleyball on the sand courts, take a hike down the Chattahoochee or perfect your stroke on the tennis courts.
Rockledge also offers a variety of classes for those who need the motivation of a group setting. This spring, the luxury apartment community is offering a weekly Fitness Boot camp, core strengthening classes, yoga, belly dancing, self defense and Zumba. Plus, you’ll find that many Meetup and resident run groups also participate in fitness activities.
For more information, visit the Rockledge website or call 770-955-2513.