Promising to deliver “luxury boutique living at its finest,” a unique infill project is taking shape where downtown Athens’ shopping, dining, and party zones meet historic residential neighborhoods.
Hancock House, a venture by Athens-based CollegeTown Properties real estate firm, has replaced a small parking lot at 359 W. Hancock Ave. with a row of seven units that developers are marketing as townhomes.
The site is situated about a block west of Creature Comforts’ downtown taproom, roughly half a mile from the University of Georgia Arch.
According to CollegeTown Properties, Hancock House is on pace to open in August, offering UGA students who can afford it rental options between two and five bedrooms. Floorplans indicate even the smallest units will have two stories.
Hancock House construction progress as of last month in downtown Athens. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The Hancock House verandas, parking, and other exterior details on West Hancock Avenue. CollegeTown Properties/Hancock House
The design—featuring second-floor verandas and rocking-chair side porches—is already being described as “iconic” in marketing materials.
So what'll it cost to live there? Two-bedroom rentals with two and ½ bathrooms at Hancock House begin at $2,790 monthly, according to the developer.
Meanwhile, the largest option—five bedrooms and five and ½ bathrooms—is asking $6,750 monthly and up. A few spaces of parking are available toward the back of the building, but those carry an addition fee for renters with cars/whose parents provided them vehicles.
Features in the building are described as top-notch. Those include 10-foot ceilings on both the main and second floors, quartz countertops, washers and dryers, stainless-steel appliances, and “hardwood-style” flooring.
The 359 W. Hancock Ave. property in question in April 2023. Google Maps
Example of bottom-story interiors at Hancock House. CollegeTown Properties/Hancock House
Collectively, Hancock House is being called an energy-efficient building and “the new way of downtown living!”
In the gallery above, have a gander at how Hancock House is expected to look and function.
The Hancock House location in the broader context of downtown, with UGA's campus shown at bottom right. Google Maps
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