Preservation isn’t just a façade.

When a massive hotel four times the size of the President’s House looms over it, the historic setting and its meaning are lost.

Context matters. Neighborhoods matter.
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One parking space per hotel room.
One per manager.
One per four-person restaurant table.
👉 Zero plan for staff. Zero plan for overflow.
The result? The neighborhood pays the price.
The streets become the parking lot.

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The Capstone Property Group’s President’s House plan would drive hundreds of cars into a historic, residential neighborhood without a real traffic plan or adequate parking. This creates gridlock, unsafe crossings, and spillover parking on neighborhood streets. Athens deserves better.

The developers claim it’s “scaled back,” but the numbers tell a different story.
➡️ The revised President’s House plan includes 120% MORE hardscaped surface than the original. More pavement means more flooding, more heat, and more runoff and less history preserved.

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