As one of the nation’s largest multifamily builders, Alliance Residential Company has made a mark in recent years with rental communities in places like Summerhill and Kirkwood, but its latest efforts are aiming to capitalize on job growth farther from the city’s core.

Alliance reps provided updates this week on two communities set to rise north of Atlanta—an adaptive-reuse venture in Peachtree Corners, which city planners have dubbed “Silicon Orchard” in light of recent tech company investments—and also east of the city in Covington.

Across metro Atlanta, five other Alliance projects under construction or recently finished include Broadstone Pullman (354 units), The Irby in Buckhead (277 luxury apartments), Broadstone Upper Westside (314 units), plus Broadstone communities near the town centers of Norcross and Sugar Hill in Gwinnett.

Another, larger Alliance project with a blend of more than 500 apartments and townhomes is percolating south of East Atlanta Village in Gresham Park.

In Peachtree Corners (Gwinnett’s largest and newest city, with a population of 45,000), Alliance has bought about 9 acres on Peachtree Parkway for a Brock Hudgins Architects-designed project called, yes, Broadstone Peachtree Corners.

The location of 9-acre Broadstone Peachtree Corners. Google Maps

Plans call for restoring and converting a standing office building into a five-story mix of 295 apartments and 26 for-sale townhomes. 

Apartments will range from studios to two-bedrooms, and an amenity hub will include en vouge options such as a dog-washing station, a coworking lounge, and space for maker and content creation, officials said this week.

Broadstone Peachtree Corners. Courtesy of Alliance Residential Company; designs, Brock Hudgins Architects

The community will also link with a planned 11-mile trail system called the Corners Connector.

Broadstone Peachtree Corners is expected to deliver in fall 2023.

Where the 36-acre Prose Fairview is under construction in Covington. Google Maps

Meanwhile, in Covington, Alliance has broken ground on a 318-unit apartment community that will be spread across 36 acres.

Called Prose Fairview, it’s the first example of Alliance’s new Prose housing concept that aims to create attainable living options close to areas with high jobs growth. The I-20 corridor east of Atlanta has seen $5 billion in investment recently from companies such as Facebook, Takeda Pharmaceuticals, and Three Ring Studios, Alliance officials note.

Prose Fairview began construction this quarter and is scheduled to open next fall, with one and two-bedroom rentals averaging 996 square feet.

Prose Fairview. Courtesy of Alliance Residential Company; rendering, Dynamik Design

“Covington and Newton County are experiencing an economic development wave measuring in the billions of dollars,” Alliance managing director Noah Randall said in a prepared statement. “The growing employee base will require more quality rental housing with high-end finishes, and that’s what Prose Fairview will uniquely provide.”

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