ATLANTA-Canton, GA, 35 miles northwest of Downtown in one of metro Atlanta's fast-growing northern counties, is telling developers to discuss their projects with civic and homeowner groups first before applying for development permits.

ATLANTA-D. Kristopher Miller of Ackerman & Co. is the newly-elected president of the Georgia chapter of the National Association of Industrial and Office Properties for 2001.

ATLANTA-Houston-based Hanover Cos. is buying a 1.47-acre block from Centennial Olympic Park Area Inc. for $3.1 million or $2.1 million per acre ($48.41 per sf). The Texas developer plans 250 loft apartments on the site after the deal closes in April.

ATLANTA-Luckie Street Properties, a company representing media mogul Ted Turner and the Turner Foundation, paid United Way of Metropolitan Atlanta $2.95 million for the 50-year-old Bona Allen building at Luckie and Spring Streets.

ATLANTA-Merchants Resource Realty plans to break from the traditional enclosed mall concept and create an open-air village appearance with greenspace and high-end shops at the $60 million Forum on Peachtree Parkway retail/office project 20 miles northeast of Downtown.

ATLANTA-The Los Angeles firm enters one of the area's most vibrant office markets with the $50-million purchase of two-year-old Tower Place 200, a 13-story, 250,000-sf, 98%-leased building within the 1.1 million-sf Tower Place complex.

ATLANTA-The California-based firm paid $166.66 per sf for Preston Ridge IV, a six-story, 150,000-sf, 90%-leased building in the Preston Ridge business park, 25 miles north of Downtown. The locally-based developer will continue to lease and manage the property.

ATLANTA-The ULI is pushing for credibility as a resource at the local level among various groups involved in development.