Atlanta-based Pollack Shores Real Estate Group opened the pre-leasing center of its newest Atlanta property, The Local on 14th. The 360-unit luxury apartment community is located near the Georgia Tech campus and West Midtown shopping and restaurants. The temporary leasing office is located in the Jimmy John’s retail center near the community at 455 14th Street.
RE/MAX Metro Atlanta has named Mark Jones as its new managing broker. Jones previously founded and sold the Dwellings real estate company, which started in Atlanta’s Little Five Points neighborhood and grew to 125 agents in four offices. He also was previously with RE/MAX Metro Atlanta as an associate broker and agent, prior to relocating to Southern California, where he spent five years building one of the region’s leading marketing and public relations firms.
Renewal Design-Build of Decatur received a Region II Contractor of the Year award from the National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) for a Residential Addition Over $250,000. Entries were judged on functionality, problem solving, aesthetics, craftsmanship, and innovation.
Coldwell Banker Real Estate has announced that Lauren Blass, an independent sales associate with Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Atlanta, was named to the Coldwell Banker 30 Under 30. The list features the top young real estate professionals among the almost 85,000 Coldwell Banker professionals working in 47 countries around the world.
The Zac Team at RE/MAX Metro Atlanta is partnered with Fourth Grade Foresters to give each fourth grade student at three area elementary schools a loblolly pine sapling. Fourth Grade Foresters is a project that teaches kids about conservation and how to positively impact their communities through planting trees. Members of The Zac Team visited Springdale Park Elementary, Mary Lin Elementary, and Morningside Elementary to hand each fourth grader a tree to plant at their home.
Jenni Bonura was announced as Harry Norman, Realtors’ new general manager during a recent grand reopening celebration for the Buckhead North office. Dan Parmer, President and CEO, said Bonura was “an exceptionally outstanding member of the Harry Norman, Realtors team, who has distinguished herself as Vice President of the North Fulton office and as a former member of the Buckhead North office.”
Shirley Gary, managing broker and license partner of Engel & Völkers Buckhead Atlanta, has been recognized as the number one advisor worldwide in the Top Sales Category.