Zinn Thinks Big, Smart and Vertically
Leslie Zinn, CEO of Arden’s Garden, purchased a prime location spot near Piedmont Park to build her five-story dream home, replete with a car elevator.
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Super woman Leslie Zinn, who appeared as the Atlanta Jewish Times March 2023 Lowdown column, labeled herself as the poster child for later-in-life motherhood, having children at 35, 40, 42, and 46. Now, with her husband and these four children in tow, Zinn, CEO of Arden’s Garden, has made headlines with yet another “juicy” project.
On Jan. 11, The Atlanta Business Chronicle headlined, “Arden’s Garden CEO plans swank home on tiny Midtown site.” It may not be completed until June 2025, but the ever-forward-thinking Zinn has put together her wish list for living her family’s best life exactly from where they want to be.
She said, “The site is on 12th Street and Piedmont Park with a hearty 1.5-mile walk through the park to Chabad Intown. You can definitively get some steps in and get there.”
In October 2022, at the Chabad Intown Anniversary Gala, Zinn was featured in their video touting the importance of the quality education provided by the Intown Jewish Academy.
For the plans and renderings, Zinn employed licensed architect and interior designer, Jeffrey Bruce Baker, who touts his designs as “guided by classical principles through the exploration of modernism around the world with bespoke and custom collections.”
Zinn is slated to replace the current smaller charcoal grey home on the site with her five-story, three-unit structure that includes a car elevator, penthouse suite, and Juliet balconies. And why a car elevator? Zinn replied, “There will be three units with a two-story penthouse. We just didn’t have enough parking without that elevator.”
The site, which is one-eighth of an acre, or around 5,000 square feet, is in the highly popular Midtown commercial and residential sphere. Commercial and residential property there has skyrocketed based on the paucity of prize spots and the boom of new investments. Zinn paid $500,000 for the land which is estimated to be below market value. She stated that the family would indeed occupy the house, but, in the long term, it could possibly be used for rentals or resale.
Design plans are innovative with broad floor plans and moving sculptures. Zinn describes the layout more precisely as:
• Floors 1 and 2 are 2 BR/2 BA with lovely indoor/outdoor access in the living areas.
• Floors 3 and 4 are a 4BR/4.5 BA penthouse unit with access to the roof. All units will have roof access where there will be a pool and lounge area.
As health guru Arden Zinn’s daughter, Leslie Zinn grew up not drinking the Kool-Aid, in favor of her mother’s healthy concoctions. Graduating with a bachelor’s in industrial management from Georgia Institute of Technology, she was one of the founding partners of Arden’s Garden in 1995. With this fitness enthusiast mother and a Regent’s professor father (Dr. Ben Zinn), Leslie Zinn leads the wellness company that emphasizes education and accessibility.
With 200 employees, Arden’s Garden is the premier juice company in the Southeast, with wholesale partners in six states and 16 retail stores in the Atlanta area. Also, Zinn purchased a local urban farm where she’s partnering to promote wellness and access to fresh food in areas considered as “food deserts,” and also developing a plant-based burrito bar.
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