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Murdered bus driver’s family members, MARTA employees demand safety changes from transit organization
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Days after 47-year-old bus operator Leroy Ramos was shot and killed on the job, his mourning family members, union representatives and transit workers across the metro area packed into MARTA headquarters with a list of demands for the transit agency. The MARTA board was met with a lineup of impassioned public comments declaring “enough is […]
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SCAD president receives Presidential Citizens Medal Last week, Savannah College of Art and Design president and founder Paula Wallace was honored with the Presidential Citizens Medal by President Joe Biden at the White House. The medal is awarded to American citizens who have performed exemplary service to their country or fellow citizens. The White House […]
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As I look back at the progress we’ve made since the establishment of the Town Center Community Improvement District (CID) in 1997, I am filled with a sense of pride in the role we’ve played in shaping the community. While we represent just 1.8 percent of Cobb County’s land area, our district generates an annual […]
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Historian Deborah Lipstadt to return to Emory as University Distinguished Professor
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Renowned historian Deborah Lipstadt, who currently serves as the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, will return to Emory later this academic year as University Distinguished Professor. Lipstadt served on the Emory faculty for nearly 30 years before her confirmation as special envoy, a position in the State Department that holds the rank […]
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Sandy Springs is considering an ordinance to prevent hate speech in public and the distribution of flyers and materials that contain such content. The city’s approach so far is causing some disagreement among the city council, who all say the topic is an important issue. But the language in a proposed ordinance that focuses on people […]
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Officials: 1,100 more residences, retail on Midtown's 2025 horizon Josh Green Thu, 01/09/2025 - 13:39 The influx of new proposals and sheer number of construction cranes in Midtown may have recently subsided, but don’t expect an idle new year in Atlanta’s hottest hotbed of high-rise growth.
According to current construction schedules, Midtown is expected to pack on another 15,000 square feet of retail space and nearly 1,100 more apartments between spring and fall this year, as “the [district’s] momentum continues to surge,” per a 2025 outlook compiled by Midtown Alliance.
That tally includes four new towers—in three separate projects—either on or within a few blocks of Peachtree Street, all of them by developers with a growing presence and portfolio in Atlanta. (Per the most recent stats provided to Urbanize Atlanta by those firms, the exact new apartment tally for Midtown in 2025 will be 1,062 new units, with less than 20 percent of those geared toward college students.)
A revised rendering showing Modera Parkside's east facade, with color flourishes that echo the nearby Rainbow Crosswalk and a revised parking podium near 10th Street.Mill Creek Residential/Modera Parkside
The first project to start opening, 32-story Modera Parkside, includes 361 apartments (priced from $1,794 monthly) and 3,400 square feet of street retail, about two blocks from Piedmont Park.
That tower is on pace to finish construction in the third quarter of 2025, officials with developer Mill Creek Residential have said.
How the two-tower project is expected to look from Piedmont Park, where it's also now visible from the banks of Lake Clara Meer. Middle Street Partners; designs, Brock Hudgins Architects
A couple of blocks north of there, the two-tower 1081 Juniper St. project led by Charleston-based developer Middle Street Partners has topped out, with expectations to start opening this spring.
The larger North tower climbed to 400 feet in 2024, offering 320 units across 37 stories. The South tower, meanwhile, has topped out at 380 feet, with 34 stories, larger floorplans, and what’s designed to feel more like a boutique offering of only 167 units, the development team has said.
Rooftop views planned for Rambler Atlanta. Niles Bolton Associates
Last on the 2025 docket is 19-story Rambler Atlanta at 736 Peachtree St., a student-housing venture that will count 214 apartments and 2,977 square feet of retail space come this fall.
Following a candid year-end post on these pages pointing out what a blast living at Rambler is being marketed to be, reps with Austin-based developer LV Collective send word that an entire floor of the building will be dedicated to study time, with nine private study rooms and six conference rooms.
“Rambler’s study floor offers spaces designed for different styles of study, allowing for perceived privacy and intimacy, while still feeling connected and immersed in the larger public space” for better mental and physical health, the development team noted via email.
An updated look at Peachtree Street retail plans at Rambler Atlanta's base. Niles Bolton Associates
Beyond those 2025 deliveries, Midtown Alliance’s development tracker lists four more projects of significant scale that are actively under construction and expected to deliver next year. But among that list is Dewberry Capital’s long-delayed Campanile remake—now titled “The Midtowne”—so the count more realistically is three.
The apartment influx this year will follow a (nearly) record-breaking 2024, when the 1.2-square-mile subdistrict saw a new project of significant scale open, on average, every two months.
Last year’s Midtown development surge packed in nearly 2,200 apartments—the second-most in a 12-month timeframe in history—and 65,000 square feet of retail space across six residential and office projects.
Those high-rise entrants to Midtown’s apartment market last year added significant beef to the skyline. They included Momentum Midtown (70 total stories), Emmi Midtown (31 stories), Loria Ansley (28 stories), and Society Atlanta (also 31 stories).
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Subtitle Four towers on deck this year, following 2024 development surge, Midtown Alliance reports
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Tiny house pitched for prominent Inman Park corner near village Josh Green Thu, 01/09/2025 - 08:17 The phrases “tiny home proposal” and “Inman Park real estate” aren’t typically associated with each other, but that changed this week.
What’s being marketed as a “Charming Tiny Home Opportunity in Inman Park! WOW!” came up for sale Tuesday on a high-profile corner of the historic neighborhood known more for titanic-sized Victorians and Romanesque mansions.
The pint-sized, triangular site in question spans just .1 acres (or 3,267 square feet) where Elizabeth Street meets Lake Avenue.
The atypical shape of the .1-acre lot, where Elizabeth Street meets Lake Avenue. Google Maps
That’s across the street from the block with the original Savi Provisions store and The Albert pub, with commercial village attractions such as Bread & Butterfly, MF Sushi, and BeetleCat just around the corner.
The new asking price for the land, as listed with Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties, is $400,000 even.
Both a “cozy tiny home retreat” and “quaint office space”—or both, combined—are pitched as possibilities for the site, pending approvals.
“This exceptional triangular corner lot is not just a piece of land; it’s a canvas for your dreams,” reads the spiel. “With the possibility of variances, you have the flexibility to create a distinctive living space that stands out as a true gem in the city.”
Not the actual Inman Park proposal, but a reasonable facsimile of tiny houses shown as homeownership possibilities in listings. Shutterstock
Scope of developable land at 254 Elizabeth St., per listings. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
The property has been periodically listed—for as high as $525,000—since the summer of 2020, but has yet to lure a taker.
Beyond the charming setting and proximity to shopping and eats, the pie-shaped parcel counts easy walkability to the Beltline’s Eastside Trail, with a MARTA rail hub a few blocks away. Which helps explain the strong 91 Walk Score.
Still… it’s all about as niche as niche gets around here.
The triangular 254 Elizabeth St. site in relation to Inman Park's commercial village. Google Maps
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The triangular 254 Elizabeth St. site in relation to Inman Park's commercial village. Google Maps
Not the actual Inman Park proposal, but a reasonable facsimile of tiny houses shown as homeownership possibilities in listings. Shutterstock
Scope of developable land at 254 Elizabeth St., per listings. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties
The atypical shape of the .1-acre lot, where Elizabeth Street meets Lake Avenue. Google Maps
Subtitle Sellers: Pint-sized Elizabeth Street site is “a canvas for your dreams”
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