3151
Atlanta News
431 readers
128 users here now
News about Atlanta, auto-sourced from RSS feeds of local and regional media. User names indicate the news source.
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
3152
3153
Along SW Beltline corridor, 'landmark' development finally moves forward Josh Green Wed, 04/23/2025 - 08:17
More than three years after it was initially proposed, a large-scale development near the Atlanta Beltline’s Murphy Crossing site that calls for hundreds of new homes and discounted commercial spaces could be months away from breaking ground, officials say.
The block-altering proposal near the Beltline’s Westside Trail—called simply 840 Woodrow for its address—would continue an infusion of housing with quick access to the Beltline loop and job centers in Southwest Atlanta.
Multifamily developers Vida Companies and Woodfield Development have planned since 2022 to build the village-like mix of commercial and residential structures on a 7-acre Oakland City site about a block west of the paved Beltline, adjacent to the historic Murphy Crossing property. The vacant site was most recently used for car and truck storage.
On Tuesday the Develop Fulton Board of Directors approved a bond resolution for 840 Woodrow that agency leaders call essential for bringing the project to fruition. The “landmark” mixed-use venture in Oakland City will boost affordability and inclusion efforts in a part of Atlanta that’s rapidly evolving, according to the county’s economic development authority.
A revised rendering showing how the multifaceted project would front a proposed Beltline spur trail through the warehouse district.Vida Companies/ Woodfield Development; designs, Dynamik Design
The project is expected to cost $76.7 million overall and include 326 new mixed-income residential units, plus affordable commercial space, and other aspects. Plans call for reserving 20 percent of all units as affordable housing—more than the city’s Inclusionary Zoning requirements call for—with 5 percent of those set aside for renters using vouchers.
Develop Fulton officials tell Urbanize Atlanta the project is slated to break ground this summer, with an expected 22-month construction timeline.
The project “will serve as a cornerstone of equitable development in South Atlanta, catalyzing growth and supporting families, small businesses, and local artists alike,” said Develop Fulton chairman Kwanza Hall in an announcement today.
Vida Companies/ Woodfield Development; designs, Dynamik Design
Specifically, development plans call for:
- 66 affordable/workforce housing units with rent limits based on 80 percent of the Area Median Income;
- Repurposed shipping containers that will serve as storefronts, in hopes of supporting area startups and local entrepreneurs, plus other subsidized commercial spaces;
- The adaptive-reuse of a building on site into a headquarters and training facility for a local coffee roaster who’s committed to local hiring;
- Public-art programming and “significant sidewalk and streetscape upgrades,” per Develop Fulton.
The project is expected to produce more than 500 construction jobs and 40-plus permanent jobs. An estimated $1.5 million in brownfield remediation work will be required to ready the site for redevelopment, per Develop Fulton.
840 Woodrow is also forecasted to boost local tax revenue significantly, from about $16,000 in property tax contributions last year to $640,000 during the first year of operation, according to Develop Fulton’s projections.
The acreage in question at 840 Woodrow Street, with the Beltline's Westside Trail and Adair Park at right, and the Murphy Crossing property at top. Google Maps
The 840 Woodrow project joins an influx of proposals in the immediate area that could bring thousands of new homes and considerable new commercial activity to surrounding blocks.
A stone’s throw away in Capitol View, plans that call for a 25-acre, potentially billion-dollar new district with more than 4,000 housing units overall came to light earlier this month. An Empire Communities townhome component of that project is under development now.
The first phase of adaptive-reuse Oakland Exchange is also now gearing up to break ground this year, following years of delays, according to Invest Atlanta.
Meanwhile, planning efforts continue at the area’s best-known redevelopment site—one that overlooks the mainline Beltline loop trail.
Earlier this year, Atlanta Beltline Inc. parted ways with selected developers Culdesac and Urban Oasis Development for the vacant, 20-acre Murphy Crossing property. Beltline leadership now plan to take the reins on planning and development and break ground on the initial phase at Murphy Crossing sometime in 2026.
...
Follow us on social media:
Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram
• Oakland City news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
Tags
840 Woodrow Street SW Woodfield Development Dentons David Pirkle Vida Companies Murphy Crossing Westside Trail Atlanta BeltLine Affordable Housing Oakland City Adair Park West End Beltline Southside Trail Atlanta Development Atlanta Construction Dynamik Design Develop Fulton
Images
A revised rendering showing how the multifaceted project would front a proposed Beltline spur trail through the warehouse district.Vida Companies/ Woodfield Development; designs, Dynamik Design
Vida Companies/ Woodfield Development; designs, Dynamik Design
Facades of commercial spaces, apartments, and townhomes. Vida Companies/ Woodfield Development; designs, Dynamik Design
The acreage in question at 840 Woodrow Street, with the Beltline's Westside Trail and Adair Park at right, and the Murphy Crossing property at top. Google Maps
The Oakland City site as of February 2020. Google Maps
These initial concepts for the 840 Woodrow St. project were revised following community feedback. Courtesy of Joe Martinez/Vida Companies
Subtitle Develop Fulton grants financial tool for advancing 840 Woodrow project near Westside Trail
Neighborhood Oakland City
Background Image
Image
Associated Project
Before/After Images
Sponsored Post Off
3154
3155
1
College Park Officially Condemns Chelsea Gardens, Threatens Criminal Charges
(atlantadailyworld.com)
From the Atlanta Daily World:
Rather than respond to the real demands of tenants who spoke out during April 21’s City Council meeting, tenants at Chelsea Gardens received notices of condemnation of the property in only one week’s time. On Monday, April 21, tenants and community members went to city hall to demand that the evictions stop, and that the … Continued
The post College Park Officially Condemns Chelsea Gardens, Threatens Criminal Charges appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.
3156
1
Develop Fulton Board Approves Funding for ‘Project Phoenix,’ Advancing $56.5M Global Innovation Center in Midtown Atlanta
(atlantadailyworld.com)
From the Atlanta Daily World:
The Develop Fulton Board of Directors today unanimously approved a bond resolution supporting Project Phoenix, a transformational research and development initiative led by global battery manufacturer Duracell. This key action clears the path for the next critical phase of the company’s proposed $56.5 million Global Innovation Center to house its R&D headquarters in Midtown Atlanta. … Continued
The post Develop Fulton Board Approves Funding for ‘Project Phoenix,’ Advancing $56.5M Global Innovation Center in Midtown Atlanta appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.
3157
From the Atlanta Daily World:
Let’s talk about the Gap. Not the clothing store “Gap.” Not the gap or space between your teeth. I’m talking about the space between your income and your expenses. That sweet spot where wealth is born and financial stress dies! I generally refer to it as the “Wiggle Room” in your budget. You see, too … Continued
The post The Carr Report: Grow the ‘Gap,’ build your wealth! appeared first on Atlanta Daily World.
3158
Eastside Trolley Trail connections near Beltline become clearer (sort of) Josh Green Tue, 04/22/2025 - 17:21
Since its completion two years ago, the two-mile Eastside Trolley Trail's most recent extension has blossomed into a handy, safe, mostly off-street connection between Kirkwood and the Beltline that’s popular with joggers, walkers, bicyclists, and fans of local taqueria fare.
The 2025 outlook calls for the multipurpose trail to become even more connective, because it's not actually finished.
Another extension of the Eastside Trolley Trail is in the works along Flat Shoals Avenue to fully connect to the Beltline’s Eastside Trail corridor, filling a gap of several blocks in Reynoldstown, according to PATH Foundation officials.
That project will be bundled this year with another Eastside Trolley Trail extension—an Edgewood initiative called the Amani Trail, which is currently in permitting—as a means of maximizing construction and creating more seamless, multipurpose links through the neighborhoods, as the PATH Foundation recently relayed.
Beyond that, details for the two eastside multi-use trail initiatives are somewhat scarce.
A map from three years ago showing the scope of Eastside Trolley Trail construction, along with potential future links toward other trails. PATH Foundation
Suzanne Scully, PATH Foundation’s head of development, said the forecast calls for starting construction on the Amani Trail later this year, though it remains in planning and design phases for now. One purpose of the project is to allow better access to the Eastside Trolley Trail—and a safer connection for children in Edgewood to neighborhood schools.
Exactly where it could be located hasn’t been finalized.
“We’re currently doing due diligence with the city and the community residents, so it’s not appropriate to share any additional information,” Scully wrote via email. “Things can change before they are finally agreed upon, so we prefer not to put out anything official until it is.”
Meanwhile, the extension of the Eastside Trolley Trail will bring the pathway from its current eastern endpoint at Arkwright Place to the Beltline at Wylie Street (near Breaker Breaker restaurant), a distance of roughly ½ mile, Scully said.
No firm construction timeline for that extension has been established
The trail’s name is a nod to the historic Atlanta-Decatur trolley car line that once snaked through eastside streets between Cabbagetown and Agnes Scott College. The extension finished in 2023 built upon a segment installed by the PATH Foundation prior to Atlanta’s Centennial Olympic Games in the mid-1990s.
...
Follow us on social media:
Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram
• Edgewood news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
Tags
PATH Foundation Eastside Trolley Trail Beltline Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail Reynoldstown Alternate Transportation Alternative Transportation Silver Comet Connector Silver Comet Trail Atlanta Bike Infrastructure Atlanta Bicycling
Images
A map from three years ago showing the scope of Eastside Trolley Trail construction, along with potential future links toward other trails. PATH Foundation
Subtitle PATH Foundation reports two fresh, multipurpose trail links will be underway this year
Neighborhood Edgewood
Background Image
Image
Before/After Images
Sponsored Post Off
3159
3160
3161
3162
Portion of building near Centennial Park converted to affordable housing Josh Green Tue, 04/22/2025 - 15:05
In a unique arrangement downtown, a relatively new apartment building that started life as almost entirely market-rate residences has switched a significant portion of its units to affordable housing.
Invest Atlanta recently approved a $4 million Westside Tax Allocation District Ascension Fund grant to help expand affordable housing options within Generation Atlanta, a multifamily development that overlooks Centennial Olympic Park.
Located at 369 Centennial Olympic Park Drive, the 17-story project was developed by Atlanta-based Kaplan Residential in 2021. Of its 336 apartments, just five units were originally designated as affordable, set aside for residents earning 60 percent of the area median income or less.
With the TAD grant, the building’s current owner, The Frankforter Group, has converted an additional 66 market-rate apartments to affordable options at 60 percent AMI, according to Invest Atlanta. That’s more than 21 percent of residences in the building overall.
The 17-story Generation Atlanta. Photo by Zach Rolen; courtesy of Kaplan Residential; designs, Niles Bolton Associates, Focus Design
In turn, Invest Atlanta officials are executing a Land Use Restrictive Agreement on the downtown property for 30 years to ensure the affordability of rentals is preserved.
The AMI-capped units at Generation Atlanta are complete and now available to households with qualifying incomes, per Invest Atlanta. (Find more info on applying here.) Otherwise, current rents at Generation Atlanta start at $1,300 monthly for 547-square-foot studio options.
Generation Atlanta broke ground on a previously vacant, 1.8-acre lot in 2018, which Kaplan had acquired for $6.4 million.
Kaplan offloaded the building to Montreal-based Frankforter Group in late 2021 for $126.9 million—the highest amount a multifamily building had traded for in downtown’s history at the time. The building was later threatened with foreclosure last summer, as Bisnow Atlanta reported.
In-home perks of the downtown apartments include quartz countertops, keyless entry, full-size washers and dryers, and private balconies.
Amenities around the property include a rare bowling alley, outdoor theater, rooftop pool with a sundeck, a coffee bar, EV charging stations, and what’s called a SkyBar Lounge with skyline views, among other features.
Frankforter Group counts more than 2,000 units in its metro Atlanta portfolio, but Generation Atlanta marked the company’s first downtown acquisition.
The building is notable in that it was the Southeast’s first to be constructed with a Prescient light-gauge steel structural system, which Kaplan officials said reduced the project’s construction timeline and associated cost by almost 25 percent.
...
Follow us on social media:
Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram
• Downtown news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
Tags
369 Centennial Olympic Park Drive Generation Atlanta Kaplan Residential Frankforter Group Prescient light-gauge steel structure Atlanta Development Centennial Olympic Park President of the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District Central Atlanta Progress Niles Bolton Associates Focus Design Clark Building Group Atlanta Housing Invest Atlanta Affordable Housing affordable housing Atlanta Affordable Housing Atlanta Affordability
Images
The 17-story Generation Atlanta. Photo by Zach Rolen; courtesy of Kaplan Residential; designs, Niles Bolton Associates, Focus Design
Subtitle Following TAD gift, Generation Atlanta capping rents for more than one in five apartments
Neighborhood Downtown
Background Image
Image
Associated Project
Generation Atlanta - 369 Centennial Olympic Park
Before/After Images
Sponsored Post Off
3163
1
Fresh images: Atlanta's tallest building in 30 years hits construction milestone
(atlanta.urbanize.city)
Fresh images: Atlanta's tallest building in 30 years hits construction milestone Josh Green Tue, 04/22/2025 - 09:51
New York City developers behind the tallest building to sprout from Atlanta’s red soil in more than 33 years have reached a key construction milestone and—at long last—unveiled the project’s expected delivery timeframe.
Rockefeller Group officials say Midtown’s 1072 West Peachtree skyscraper has completed the office floors of the 60-story tower on its way to becoming both the tallest residential and mixed-use building in Atlanta—and the fifth tallest in the city overall.
Construction progress is “rapidly rising” above the 20th floor, as concrete pouring for the office component and Atlanta’s largest amenity deck—spanning a full acre—has wrapped, according to Rockefeller reps.
Residential floors are climbing skyward at a relatively quick clip, and Rockefeller is now forecasting the full building will be finished in spring 2026, in time for global interest in Atlanta for eight FIFA World Cup matches beginning in June. No ETA for the project had previously been specified.
Development leaders also specified in today’s announcement the 1072 West Peachtree project will stand 749 feet, making it Atlanta’s fifth tallest high-rise and supplanting Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel for the No. 5 spot. No taller skyrise has been built in Atlanta since 1992.
Rockefeller’s construction schedule now calls for topping out 1072 West Peachtree later this year.
A fresh rendering showing the 60-story 1072 West Peachtree tower's expected place and scope in the Midtown skyline, per Rockefeller officials. (Some newer buildings in the district aren't shown.) Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
A 1072 West Peachtree tower lounge area. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
The project is “unlike anything else in the market and will completely transform [Midtown’s] West Peachtree corridor,” said John Petricola, Rockefeller Group’s senior managing director of the Southeast region, in a prepared statement today. “We’re delivering an experience for our office and residential tenants that is truly all-encompassing, from day-to-night.”
Described as a “trophy tower” designed by Atlanta-based architecture firm TVS, the project will include boutique, five-star Class A offices and the highest apartment views in Atlanta to date. Food and beverage options at street level will aim to enhance the neighborhood, per Rockefeller officials.
The 224,000 square feet of office space will occupy floors 11 to 18, with perks that include 10-foot finished ceiling heights, city views on all floors, and flexible layouts, plus a large terrace on each floor. Rockefeller officials are calling fitness and spa options for office tenants “unparalleled” for the market. CBRE has been hired to lead office leasing.
As fresh renderings illustrate, the 10th-floor amenity deck will include collaborative and lounge seating areas and a lawn for games, events, and other gatherings. Also on the 10th floor will be a 30,000-square-foot indoor amenity zone with lounges, meeting spaces, a yoga studio, and other features.
Rockefeller's plans for the retail component include multiple options for dining throughout the day. Those spaces will see coffee, casual grab-and-go, and sit-down restaurant additions to the block, per developers.
View of a 10th-floor outdoor social area at the southwest corner of the building. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
Evening view of the 1072 West Peachtree project, looking southeast. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
Rockefeller was attracted to the site for its connection to Midtown’s existing street grid and proximity to two MARTA stations, the Southeast’s biggest concentration of cultural and art attractions, and the largest Whole Foods on the East Coast. The company is familiar with the area, having partnered with Selig Development on the 40 West 12th condos a block from the current site. Company officials have previously said the tower will include more than 350 high-end apartments for Midtown.
In the gallery above, find new visuals and context for the ATL’s tallest high-rise bet since the early 1990s.
The latest rendering depicting the full, 749-foot building over West Peachtree Street. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
...
Follow us on social media:
Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram
• Midtown news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
Tags
1072 West Peachtree Street Mixed-Use Tower west peachtree Street Atlanta Development Morris Manning & Martin 80 Peachtree Place Stratus Midtown Trammell Crow Atlanta Construction Brock Hudgins Architects The Rockefeller Group Rockefeller Group Eberly & Associates HGOR Duda Paine Architects TVS Midtown Development Review Committee Atlanta Skyline 1072 West Peachtree Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank Taisei USA Mitsubishi Estate New York Site Solutions John Petricola Crane Watch
Images
A fresh rendering showing the 60-story 1072 West Peachtree tower's expected place and scope in the Midtown skyline, per Rockefeller officials. (Some newer buildings in the district aren't shown.) Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
Evening view of the 1072 West Peachtree project, looking southeast. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
The first look at 1072 West Peachtree's 10th-floor amenity area overlooking the city. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
The office lobby. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
A 1072 West Peachtree tower lounge area. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
Planned look and functionality of a large meeting room in the building. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
View of a 10th-floor outdoor social area at the southwest corner of the building. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
Planned look of an office locker room. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
A fitness center with city views. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
A reception office. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
Projected look of 1072 West Peachtree office space with views to the west. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
Entries along West Peachtree Street. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
Closer look at the tower from the west, over the Georgia Tech area. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
Facade over West Peachtree Street. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
The latest rendering depicting the full, 749-foot building over West Peachtree Street. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group
Subtitle Rockefeller Group also reveals ETA for 1072 West Peachtree, the city's tallest mixed-use skyscraper
Neighborhood Midtown
Background Image
Image
Associated Project
Before/After Images
Sponsored Post Off
3164
3165
3166
3167
3168
3169
3170
3171
3172
3173
3174
Controversial Amsterdam Walk development scores city council blessing Josh Green Tue, 04/22/2025 - 08:14
Despite a naysaying yard-sign campaign, an online petition, Neighborhood Planning Unit F’s disdain, and more recently a formal, last-ditch neighborhood board letter calling for rejection, Portman Holdings' planned redevelopment of Beltline-adjacent Amsterdam Walk—a source of spirited debate over the past two and ½ years—has scored the city’s official approval.
After hearing from residents both passionately against and in favor of the 11-acre former warehouse remake, the Atlanta City Council on Monday green-lighted Portman’s plans by a slim eight-to-six margin, as Rough Draft Atlanta reports.
The decision clears the way for Portman—a veteran Atlanta developer that’s helped reshape the city’s skyline and another section of Beltline-adjacent land with Junction Krog District—to start an Amsterdam Walk redevelopment process calling for up to 1,100 apartments.
The multifaceted Amsterdam Walk proposal as of last year, following a revision process that subtracted height. SOM architects/Portman Holdings
The proposal from the same angle today, per current Portman Holdings plans. SOM architects/Portman Holdings
The council’s vote to rezone the property will allow for dense residential uses between Monroe Drive and the Beltline corridor. Also included in the 1.2-million-square-foot development will be public plazas and about 150,000 square feet of commercial and retail spaces. According to the AJC, somewhere between 220 and 240 of the apartments will be reserved as rentals below market rate, while about 19,000 square feet of retail will see a 30-percent discount for tenants at ground level.
Councilmembers who voted against the rezoning were Liliana Bakhtiari, Michael Julian Bond, Mary Norwood, Marci Collier Overstreet, Alex Wan, and Matt Westmoreland, while Eshé Collins was absent, the newspaper relays.
Neighbors in favor of blocking Portman’s plans have argued the lone artery in and out of Amsterdam Walk, Monroe Drive, is already unsafe and impassable with traffic clogs at certain times of day. Adding a "landlocked" project with 1,435 parking spaces—and an estimated 13 percent bump in daily car trips—would exacerbate the problem and impact quality of life, the petition asserted.
The former warehouse district isn’t the bustling commercial and dining hub it used to be, but new segments of the Beltline’s Northeast Trail next door have boosted the location’s cachet. The petition described Portman’s proposal as the largest development neighborhoods Morningside-Lenox Park and Virginia-Highland have ever seen.
Portman officials have said the project will roll out in phases, with construction timing still TBD, pending city approval.
Despite the council’s decision, online rumblings following Monday’s meeting suggest Amsterdam Walk naysayers might not back quietly away from the issue:
Nextdoor
...
Follow us on social media:
Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram
• Virginia-Highland news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
Tags
533 Amsterdam Avenue Amsterdam Walk Halpern Enterprises Adaptive-Reuse Portman Holdings Portman Fresh Renderings Renderings Beltline Piedmont Park Northeast Trail Atlanta BeltLine Mixed-Use Development Atlanta Development Lenox Park SOM Kimley-Horn & Associates Kimley-Horn NIMBY NIMBYs Morningside Morningside-Lenox Park Virginia-Highland Civic Association VHCA Planning Committee Virginia-Highland Master Plan Canvas Planning Morningside Lenox Park Association Alex Wan Atlanta City Council
Subtitle City's decision OKs up to 1,100 rentals along Beltline, 150K square feet of commercial space
Neighborhood Virginia-Highland
Background Image
Image
Before/After Images
Sponsored Post Off
3175
11
Austin continues to be a shining example in fight for affordable, denser housing stock
(saportareport.com)
From the Saporta Report:
Austin, the southern city leading the charge for bringing down housing costs, just hit another milestone. The capital of the Lone Star State approved a resolution for five-story single-stair apartment buildings throughout the city earlier this month — a game changer for housing density and driving housing costs down, advocates say. The city released a […]
The post Austin continues to be a shining example in fight for affordable, denser housing stock appeared first on SaportaReport.