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Trinity Central Flats, a long-stalled 218-unit affordable housing project on a vacant downtown lot, scored $50 million in tax credits in 2024 -- clearing the way for construction on land that had sat empty for years across from Atlanta City Hall.
The company behind Corey Tower -- one of downtown's most visible older buildings -- is rebranding it as "ATL Tower" and pitching the entire 300-foot structure as ad space for hundreds of thousands of daily Connector commuters.
After three failed development teams and a decade of scrapped plans, Atlanta Housing gave the Civic Center project its clearest timeline yet in early 2024 -- excavation by summer, construction by fall.
Centennial Yards Company president Brian McGowan told the Atlanta Business Chronicle the Gulch megaproject will eventually deliver 4,000 apartments -- a forecast backed by early proof: the project's first residential building leased up fast.
A local urban designer's Photoshop renderings imagine the 16-lane Downtown Connector reborn as a recreational river -- a tongue-in-cheek thought experiment with real staying power in Atlanta's urbanist circles.
FIFA prohibits corporate sponsor names at World Cup venues, so Mercedes-Benz Stadium will be referred to as Atlanta Stadium during the 2026 tournament. The $1.6-billion venue is scheduled to host eight matches, including a semifinal on July 15.
With Atlanta hosting eight World Cup matches in 2026, business and civic leaders are pushing to accelerate office-to-residential conversions, MARTA station upgrades, and new tech hubs before the global spotlight arrives — a moment leaders call a "generational opportunity."
Wingate Multifamily started demolition on Boulevard North, an 88-unit affordable housing project near Ponce City Market and the fourth phase of a decade-long push to reshape the Boulevard corridor.
Central Atlanta Progress rallied regional business leaders to strengthen support for downtown as it recovers from COVID and prepares for the 2026 World Cup, announcing a partnership with the Metro Atlanta Chamber to deliver a list of projects needed before the global event.
Forty shipping containers on a former parking lot at 184 Forsyth Street became The Melody — downtown Atlanta's first rapid housing development, built in four months for $5 million and named for a woman who died on the city's streets.
Atlanta has selected a development team led by Egbert Perry of Integral Group to convert the 40-story 2 Peachtree Street office tower into approximately 625 residential units, including 222 affordable units. Mayor Andre Dickens announced the choice after the Invest Atlanta board voted to select Two Peachtree Partners LLC for the project.
PeopleForBikes named downtown's new Martin Luther King Jr. Drive Cycle Track one of the 20 best new U.S. bike lanes of 2023 — with plans to extend the protected path to Vine City, the BeltLine, and Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
A year after groundbreaking, the first new building in CIM Group's $5 billion Gulch overhaul crested above street level in January 2024 — a milestone for a downtown site developers called "a hole in the heart of the city."
City filings pointed to a 13-story, 183-room Moxy by Marriott rising on Marietta Street near Centennial Olympic Park and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, timed to downtown's World Cup buildout.
While metro Atlanta office vacancy hit a record 28%, the 50-story 191 Peachtree tower signed six new downtown leases to start 2024 — bucking the trend its owners called a citywide "gloomy" office market.
