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College Park is seeking the return of payments made to Keller Williams real estate brokers — including a controversial $471,690 payout issued in February — as officials continue to unravel how the funds was approved. City Attorney Winston Denmark sent a demand letter on June 23 to Keller Williams brokers Nichole Menzies and Phyllis Minter […]
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Block-filling Old Fourth Ward development moves forward on idle site Josh Green Wed, 07/16/2025 - 15:29
Three years after it was initially proposed, an Old Fourth Ward infill project of considerable scale appears to be moving toward construction east of downtown.
Paperwork filed this week with Atlanta’s Department of City Planning seeks building permits for an apartment complex anchored by retail that was initially put forward in 2022 by Fuqua Development and its Charlotte-based partners, Northwood Ravin.
The vacant Old Fourth Ward block in question, situated along Boulevard between Highland Avenue and John Lewis Freedom Parkway, would see 273 units take shape across three buildings, costing a total of $78 million, according to filings made by Atlanta-based architecture firm Cooper Carry.
The apartment buildings would stand up to seven stories and, in addition to retail, will include an unspecified amount of office space and 12 townhomes, per filings.
Inquiries to Fuqua Development and Northwood Ravin officials for a construction update haven’t been returned.
Northwood Ravin’s website identifies the project only as “Highland” and lists it as “coming soon.” A Special Administrative Permit for the overall project was approved by the city in early 2023.
The latest available rendering for how the project would transform one corner of the Highland Avenue-Boulevard intersection. (Highland Avenue frontage is at left.) Northwood Ravin/Fuqua Development; 2023
The idle 3-acre site and shuttered Desperate Housewares Atlanta furniture store, as seen last year. Google Maps
The collection of parcels is situated just east of downtown, where Highland Avenue meets Boulevard, next to the popular Freedom Barkway Dog Park. Just north of the site, demolition work has recently begun for a planned massive redevelopment of Atlanta Medical Center’s 22 acres, where hundreds of new residences, plus commercial, retail, medical, and greenspace uses are proposed.
The recent filings for 505 Highland Ave. indicate the overall unit count has been modified slightly from the 285 homes previously planned. The Atlanta Business Chronicle reported in summer 2023 the development team had closed on the 3.3-acre site, paying $4 million per acre.
Earlier filings indicated the project will include 56,000 square feet of retail space with a grocery store—reportedly a Publix, as of 2023—in the mix, and that 15 percent of the apartments would be reserved for renters earning 80 percent of the area median income or less.
The property in question is largely vacant now, apart from a standalone house and the former Desperate Housewares Atlanta furniture store—both now shuttered.
Two buildings in a low-rise brick apartment complex immediately to the east would not be impacted, and neither would the dog park, plans indicate.
Rough boundaries of the Old Fourth Ward property in question, where Highland Avenue meets Boulevard, just north of the neighborhood dog park. Google Maps
Breakdown of the Fuqua proposal as submitted to the city in 2022. Fuqua Development/Office of Zoning and Development
Other aspects of the Highland Avenue development call for roughly 12,400 square feet for restaurants and retail, plus a garage with 400 parking spaces that would serve retail guests, residents, and visitors headed to the dog park, according to plans presented by developers in 2023.
Also in 2023, the project succeeded in scoring a $5.7 million tax break despite Old Fourth Ward’s status as one of metro Atlanta’s hottest redevelopment zones. Fuqua and co-developers told Development Authority of Fulton County members the abatement would determine whether the project is viable for development or remains an underused lot.
Looking southwest, initial images of Fuqua Development's proposal distributed three years ago are shown next to John Lewis Freedom Parkway. Submitted
Northwood Ravin’s work in Atlanta includes a mixed-use venture called Halo East Decatur that’s bringing nearly 400 apartments to the doorstep of MARTA’s Avondale station. That project is undergoing vertical construction now.
In addition to suburban mixed-use ventures at The Battery and in places like Buford, Fuqua’s controversial Atlanta-based development company is known for projects with a heavy emphasis on parking such as Midtown Place and Edgewood Retail District, and a suburban-style node with a towering self-storage facility near Atlantic Station. Fuqua’s more recent work includes Madison Yards in Reynoldstown.
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The idle 3-acre site and shuttered Desperate Housewares Atlanta furniture store, as seen last year. Google Maps
The latest available rendering for how the project would transform one corner of the Highland Avenue-Boulevard intersection. (Highland Avenue frontage is at left.) Northwood Ravin/Fuqua Development; 2023
Rough boundaries of the Old Fourth Ward property in question, where Highland Avenue meets Boulevard, just north of the neighborhood dog park. Google Maps
Looking southwest, initial images of Fuqua Development's proposal distributed three years ago are shown next to John Lewis Freedom Parkway. Submitted
An early look at the proposal's scope as it relates to Tribute Lofts, pictured at right. Submitted
Breakdown of the Fuqua proposal as submitted to the city in 2022. Fuqua Development/Office of Zoning and Development
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Getty Images JULY 16 1862—Crusading journalist and anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells-Barnett is born in Holly Springs, Miss. Wells-Barnett was a true militant activist. Her editorials so angered Whites in the Memphis, Tenn., area that a mob burned down the building which housed her newspaper. She was also one of the original founders of the … Continued
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Black Voters Deliver PSC Win to Hubbard, Who Promises Lower Power Bills
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Public Service Commission District 3 candidate Peter Hubbard cruised to victory Tuesday night over fellow Democratic primary contender Keisha Sean Waites. In a runoff race marked by low voter turnout, the outcome could impact how much many Georgians pay for electricity in the future. Hubbard received a whopping 58.18% of votes cast in the race […]
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Images: At East Atlanta Village's doorstep, throwback building rises up Josh Green Wed, 07/16/2025 - 11:03
After years of community meetings, planning, delays, and construction, a multifaceted Ormewood Park project is making its mark over a high-profile eastside corner this summer.
Since 2021, The Lodge project has been redeveloping in fits and starts a formerly vacant, blighted corner where East Atlanta Village meets Moreland Avenue, a main north-south thoroughfare.
Taking shape now is a ground-up, four-story spec office building with brick-clad designs at the corner of Moreland and Glenwood avenues. If renderings are any indication, it could serve as a unique entry point to Ormewood Park, with designs that echo architecture of a century ago.
Revised plans submitted to the city in 2024 illustrate how The Lodge's spec office building will look. Clark Property R+D, King Properties; designs, Gentle Works architecture
Construction progress this month on a four-story spec office building at the corner of Moreland and Glenwood avenues. It constitutes the northeast corner of The Lodge complex. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Plans for the corner building call for ground-floor retail space with three levels of offices above. Each floor will be white-boxed, or left as raw space for future tenants, according to project filings submitted to the city last year. (Development officials have not responded to requests for construction updates this month.) As of last week, the building’s steel framing had reached the top floor.
Meanwhile, The Lodge’s residential facet, Abbington at Ormewood apartments, is leasing one to three-bedroom apartments. One recent deal advertised three-bedroom rentals for between $1,211 and $1,600 monthly, with income restrictions applying.
The residential component includes 42 units overall for tenants earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income (the project average is 58 percent AMI), according to Partners for Home. Georgia’s Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program helped provide financing.
The project’s name pays homage to the Masonic Lodge at its core, which was built in 1947 and used for years as a Masonic Grand Lodge upstairs with a Kroger at street level. That building remains structurally sound despite years of vacancy and neglect, project officials have said. A recent site visit indicates renovations on the lodge portion are underway as well.
How the forthcoming office component relates to the 1940s Masonic Lodge next door. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Site plan for The Lodge/Abbington at Ormewood apartments. Clark Property R+D, King Properties
The Lodge initially broke ground with demolition work in 2021, combining eight parcels that had previously housed individual homes, a parking lot, and ancillary buildings. Then came funding delays caused by hiked construction costs in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the site went idle for well over a year.
The development is a partnership between the Clark Property R+D firm, affordable housing specialists Rea Ventures, King Properties, Porch & Square, and RAD Group. Invest Atlanta and Partners for Home have provided financial support.
Project officials said in early 2024 The Lodge’s 33,000 square feet of office, retail, restaurant, and event space was 67 percent pre-leased via King Properties. No tenant announcements have been made.
In the gallery above, find more context and photos of The Lodge today.
Where The Lodge's finished multifamily component meets Moreland Avenue today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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Construction progress this month on a four-story spec office building at the corner of Moreland and Glenwood avenues. It constitutes the northeast corner of The Lodge complex. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How the forthcoming office component relates to the 1940s Masonic Lodge next door. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where The Lodge's finished multifamily component meets Moreland Avenue today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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Revised plans submitted to the city in 2024 illustrate how The Lodge's spec office building will look. Clark Property R+D, King Properties; designs, Gentle Works architecture
How the corner of Moreland and Glenwood avenues appeared in early 2020. Google Maps
As seen in June 2024, topped-out residential facets of The Lodge project along Moreland Avenue.Urbanize Atlanta
Site plan for The Lodge/Abbington at Ormewood apartments. Clark Property R+D, King Properties
The Lodge communal courtyard area. Clark Property R+D, King Properties
One version of early plans for the future look of Glenwood Avenue at Moreland, looking southwest into Ormewood Park. Clark Property R+D, King Properties; designs, McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture
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Muhammadu Buhari: Nigerias military leader turned democratic president leaves a mixed legacy
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Muhammadu Buhari. Getty Images by Kester Onor, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs Nigeria’s former president, Muhammadu Buhari, who died in London on 13 July aged 82, was one of two former military heads of state who were later elected as civilian presidents. Buhari was the military head of state of Nigeria from 31 December 1983 to … Continued
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