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Construction, openings, investment, and physical transformation of Atlanta's city center.
Three years after it was proposed, the Old Fourth Ward project between Highland Avenue and Freedom Parkway is seeking permits for three buildings and 12 townhomes.
Atlanta broke ground on improvements to the Jackson Street Bridge in July 2025, adding a protected bike lane and expanded pedestrian zone to the Old Fourth Ward span that has become one of the most photographed vantage points of the downtown skyline.
Eight years after the shelter closed, Emory filed for a permit to convert 477 and 489 Peachtree St. into housing for its healthcare employees.
Invest Atlanta is weighing a $3 million Eastside TAD grant for the Historic Broad Streetscape project, covering 3,000 linear feet from Five Points to Garnett.
Banyan Street Capital is reworking the 50-story tower's seven-story atrium before the World Cup, and offering the crown of the building to the right tenant.
With the White House moving to reclaim a $157 million federal transportation grant, Atlanta leaders and Senator Raphael Warnock are urging Congress to protect the funding that would make The Stitch's first phase of construction possible.
The long-vacant former Atlanta Constitution building at 143 Alabama St. SW is being converted into about 200 affordable housing units after a groundbreaking ceremony with Mayor Andre Dickels. Wisconsin-based developer Gorman & Co. is leading the restoration of the historic Art Moderne structure, with full completion expected by 2028.
Construction has begun on Cosm, a 70,000-square-foot dome entertainment venue set to anchor downtown Atlanta's Centennial Yards development. A 'steel rising' ceremony marked the launch of the immersive sports venue, which aims to open by 2026 in time for the World Cup.
A RentCafe analysis of Yardi Matrix data puts Midtown and downtown behind only Washington, Chicago and Denver, in what looks like Atlanta's biggest apartment wave in three decades.
The unnamed music hall will anchor the entertainment district across from State Farm Arena, seating more than the Fox Theatre and twice the Tabernacle.
Forge Atlanta Asset Management, 80 percent owned by Webstar Technology Group, says it intends to buy and build the 10-acre site that fell into foreclosure two years ago.
Atlanta City Council created a special tax district this week to help fund the Stitch, a 14-acre elevated park that will cap three-quarters of a mile of the Downtown Connector between Ted Turner Drive and Piedmont Avenue. The first phase, funded by $200 million in federal grants, is scheduled to begin construction in late 2026.
Atlanta City Council approved a special property tax within a half-mile of The Stitch project site, creating a dedicated funding stream for the 17-acre highway cap's long-term park management and infrastructure maintenance.
The 17-story building overlooking Centennial Olympic Park opened with five affordable units. It now has 71, locked in for 30 years.
The first phase brings 33 co-living units and 67 beds to Auburn Avenue, with 78 percent of them income-restricted.
