http://rialtopropertypartners.com/blog Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 12 May 2009 20:54:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23UZRPVqg4U http://rialtopropertypartners.com/blog/?p=49 We love UGA students' enthusiasm for Athens, particularly that of our externs from the Music Business Program. UGA Senior Emmy Bateman describes it best: "There is something for everyone in Athens. People travel to this one-of-a-kind, southern town for many different reasons...Whether it is as a student—attending one of the ... http://rialtopropertypartners.com/blog/?p=32 In April, we had rain, we had sun, and rain again, and again. However, the water has not slowed down construction. On the sunny days we had several groups of visitors on site, from Emerging Green Builders to engineering and interior design students. The development and construction team received a lot ... http://rialtopropertypartners.com/blog/?p=25 Hotel Indigo reached another milestone on Friday, topping out at five floors. Over 200 people gathered to celebrate, including JM Wilkerson's construction crew and special guests from near and far. As the tradition holds, an evergreen tree was placed atop the completed structure to symbolize growth and bring luck. Together we ... http://rialtopropertypartners.com/blog/?p=23 Just four more days until Hotel Indigo tops out. All five floors will be in place by the end of the week, and we plan to celebrate! Listen out for us from the rooftop this Friday. http://rialtopropertypartners.com/blog/?p=22 Hotel Indigo was proud to help sponsor Athens' first annual Green Life Expo on January 30-31 at The Classic Center. Over 2000 visitors attended the exhibit and seminars, which was a great testament to the locals' interest in green issues and sustainable design.Denis Blackburne of Melaver, our joint developer, spoke ... http://rialtopropertypartners.com/blog/?p=21 This was a milestone week for the Hotel Indigo. We now have a full-scale mockup of a King size guestroom on site. The model room is essentially a mini-version of the hotel, architecturally detailed on both the interior and the exterior. From the outside, you can see how the cementitious siding, ... http://rialtopropertypartners.com/blog/?p=20 It is a necessary evil of construction that trees gets displaced. We had this beautiful, mature tree on the northwest corner of our site that obstructed our entry driveway. As much as we wanted to preserve it, the construction activity would have subjected the tree to a slow death. Instead ... http://rialtopropertypartners.com/blog/?p=19 You will notice from today's album that we can barely contain our excitement over the pouring of concrete. This marks the official completion of the foundation for the first level of the hotel. Stay tuned as the hotel's five stories come up over the course of the winter season.  http://rialtopropertypartners.com/blog/?p=18 We are starting to see The Rialto Club take shape along College Avenue. The basic elements--the exterior wall and the columns, and the ceiling--are all in place; and the vision for the use of the space is building everyday. Bryan Mermans and TS Adams Studio are architecting the interior of the ... http://rialtopropertypartners.com/blog/?p=17