View of the Tritt property from East Cobb Park playground in winter
In January 2014, Isakson Living offered to donate 9.5 acres of the Tritt property to expand East Cobb Park, contingent on the their rezoning being approved. This was intended to placate some members of the community, by offering land which mostly could not be built upon anyhow (protected flood plain and stream buffers), but which would make fine park land - most of the current East Cobb Park is flood plain land.
Now there are strings attached to the park donation. In Isakson Living's most recent stipulation letter, they are not required to make the park donation until the final "certificate of occupancy" is issued by the county. A "certificate of occupancy" is the final inspection that a house or building is safe for occupancy. There are at least 76 structures in their plan, including 65 houses, 9 large apartment buildings, and 2 other large buildings, all of which will each require a certificate of occupancy. Thus, the park donation is contingent on 76 or more "certificates of occupancy", and if even one of their planned buildings is not built, Isakson Living is under no obligation to make the park donation.
We have asked Isakson Living for a reasonable time-frame for making the park donation, such as either when a particular phase of construction was complete, or 48 months after zoning approval, whichever comes first. They have thus far refused. When asked how long construction will take, Isakson Living has consistently answered 3 to 4 years, so why not set a definite time for the park donation?
The market may not exist for Isakson Living's full plan, meaning the site may never be built out, which would mean they are never obliged to make the park donation.
Now there are strings attached to the park donation. In Isakson Living's most recent stipulation letter, they are not required to make the park donation until the final "certificate of occupancy" is issued by the county. A "certificate of occupancy" is the final inspection that a house or building is safe for occupancy. There are at least 76 structures in their plan, including 65 houses, 9 large apartment buildings, and 2 other large buildings, all of which will each require a certificate of occupancy. Thus, the park donation is contingent on 76 or more "certificates of occupancy", and if even one of their planned buildings is not built, Isakson Living is under no obligation to make the park donation.
We have asked Isakson Living for a reasonable time-frame for making the park donation, such as either when a particular phase of construction was complete, or 48 months after zoning approval, whichever comes first. They have thus far refused. When asked how long construction will take, Isakson Living has consistently answered 3 to 4 years, so why not set a definite time for the park donation?
The market may not exist for Isakson Living's full plan, meaning the site may never be built out, which would mean they are never obliged to make the park donation.
 Peachtree Hills CCRC has been stalled for 7 years. | Anything can happen, like the situation at Isakson Living's Peachtree Hills site in Buckhead, where their planned retirement community development has been stalled for 7 years. To this day, it remains just empty lots surrounded by chain-link fences. For those who bought into Isakson Living's promise of a park donation, please be aware, it may never happen, even if they succeed in rezoning the Tritt property. |
Isakson Living is making no guarantees about when the park donation will occur, which is one more reason to fight this rezoning. Join us at 9 AM, Tuesday, March 3rd, at the Cobb County Planning Commission zoning hearing in Marietta. We need many people in opposition to defeat this rezoning! Also, here is the Petition if you haven't yet signed.
Building 7 of the 11 large apartment buildings: Building G is 178,300 square feet and 4-Stories tall (to compare, WellStar across the street is 162,000 square feet). Read the next post below for all the images of the proposed development
Above is the image of Building 7 of the 11 large apartment buildings: Building G is planned to be 178,300 square feet and 4-Stories tall (to compare, WellStar across the street is 162,000 square feet). Read the next post below or click here for all the images of the proposed Isakson Living CCRC development.
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