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Construction, openings, investment, and physical transformation of Atlanta's city center.
Fanatics is opening its first Atlanta mixed-use-district store at Centennial Yards, in a new retail partnership with the Atlanta Hawks.
Mercedes-Benz Stadium's zero-waste program composts, recycles and reuses nearly all it touches.
Fresh Stitch visuals show a glassy Gateway Pavilion, and the first construction is now on the calendar for 2027.
The 207 Peachtree remake of the 1920s Regenstein's Department Store has opened a 10,000-square-foot Grand Ballroom event space, activating the building's upper floors for the first time since the late 1970s.
Live-K Karaoke is coming to The CTR (the former CNN Center) while Underground Atlanta adds Latin tapas venue Loca Luna, a newly opened music bar called Lunchbox, and a planned food hall.
Grant Park's neighborhood leader wants Fulton County to turn the empty Gateway building into a library branch.
Gov. Brian Kemp joins GSU's president to open the nine-story tower on Jesse Hill Jr. Drive, part of a decade of research investment.
Georgia State brings a nine-story Research Tower online downtown while building a new Panther Quad at Hurt Park.
Georgia-Pacific drops its plan to turn part of its 51-story Peachtree Street tower into apartments and retail.
Parkway Corporation buys a 113-space surface lot at 289 Marietta Street NW, across from the College Football Hall of Fame.
Atlanta is selling the city detention center on Peachtree Street SW to Fulton County, pending City Council and commission votes.
Trinity United Methodist's pews and woodwork are being salvaged as its campus at 265 Washington St. SW becomes The Sanctuary.
South Downtown's tenants released an illustrated map of the district's shops, restaurants and hotels, as 85 Peachtree St. keeps leasing.
A look inside Hotel Phoenix, the 19-story Centennial Yards tower now hosting a poolside Tailgate Club on game days.
Georgia State urbanist Kevin Ward argues South Downtown and Summerhill can show how a city grows without leaving residents behind.
