New renderings have emerged that paint a clearer picture of how a popular eastside restaurant and watering hole plans to transform blocks in postindustrial West Midtown.
Designs by Royal Byckovas Architecture and Design unveiled by developer The Allen Morris Company depict Ladybird at Star Metals as a leafy, largely open-air, adaptive-reuse complex tucked just east of Howell Mill Road in the Marietta Street Artery neighborhood.
Ladybird is expected to consume a full 1-acre parcel for several years within today's larger, 3.3-acre Star Metals District, bucking the trend of recent food-and-beverage closures in the broader West Midtown area.
The restaurant will operate across the street from the front doorstep of the new Stella at Star Metals tower, which is expected to welcome its first residents next month and fully wrap construction this summer.
No timeline for Ladybird’s construction or opening has been specified, but Allen Morris officials say it will anchor the district’s next phase of growth.
Planned look of Ladybird's Edgehill Avenue facade at Star Metals. Royal Byckovas; via The Allen Morris Company
As seen in January, frontages along Edgehill Avenue for buildings that will eventually become Ladybird. Google Maps
Plans call for transforming an existing warehouse and parking lots into a “dynamic indoor-outdoor destination” with open walls and subtracted roofs, murals lining the façade, and large greenspaces. Expect a beer garden and full kitchen and bar for “a lively gathering spot unlike anything else in the area,” according to Allen Morris officials.
Company reps recently told Urbanize Atlanta the Ladybird site is considered Star Metals District Phase 6, which has been granted a one-of-a-kind height variance by the city for eventual high-rise redevelopment. When that happens, Ladybird will relocate into what’s called Star Metals Phase 4, a facet that’s currently in design.
Leases for both Ladybird spaces were signed at the same time, according to officials.
Planned look of Ladybird frontages along 11th Street. Royal Byckovas; via The Allen Morris Company
Overview of the 1-acre site where Ladybird is planned as part of the broader Star Metals District, as seen prior to the Stella tower's vertical construction next door. Google Maps
Eventually, the mixed-use Star Metals District is slated to cost $1.5 billion and span about 10 acres. Finished components include 409-unit rental complex Sentral at Star Metals, the 327-unit luxury Stella building, and Star Metals Offices, plus about 100,000 square feet of retail at ground level.
Allen Morris reps recently said the district’s 270,000-square-foot office component is now 91 percent leased.
Head up to the gallery for a closer look at how Ladybird will fit into it all.
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