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MARTA's Downtown Station Makeover: Peachtree Center Rehab Begins as GWCC Station Becomes 'SEC District'

Peachtree Center Station entered MARTA's Station Rehabilitation Program on March 30, 2026, with rolling entrance closures, weeks after the agency renamed GWCC Station 'SEC District' and installed Better Breeze faregates across every downtown station.

Mar 18, 2026

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Affordable high-rise near City Hall to provide housing for Atlanta employees

Atlanta broke ground on Trinity Central Flats, a $130 million, 10-story mixed-use high-rise on Trinity Avenue that will offer 218 workforce-priced apartments — averaging $1,350/month — steps from City Hall. Twenty units are reserved for people experiencing homelessness.

Mar 17, 2026

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Architects Sketch Out What the Atlanta Civic Center's 19 Acres Could Become

At an AIA Atlanta roundtable, architects TVS and developer Sophy Companies laid out multi-phase plans for the long-vacant Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center, with a first phase aimed at a high-density, mixed-income anchor.

Mar 12, 2026

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Teachers Village Is About to Miss Another Groundbreaking Date

Five years after it was proposed, the 31-story Teachers Village workforce-housing tower near Centennial Olympic Park appears set to miss its first-quarter 2026 groundbreaking target, with no new date offered.

Mar 11, 2026

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What to know about MARTA's new curb-to-curb service launching Saturday

MARTA's new Reach microtransit service launches Saturday, offering curb-to-curb on-demand van rides within 12 zones across the region. The service, priced at $2.50 per trip, is part of the first major redesign of MARTA's bus network since the agency's founding.

Mar 6, 2026

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A 15-Story Tower Is Planned Behind Trinity United Methodist Church, Across From City Hall

Gorman & Company has filed for land disturbance permits on The Sanctuary, a $41 million project that would add an 83-unit, 15-story tower to Trinity United Methodist Church's campus at 265 Washington St.

Mar 5, 2026

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Planetarium-like sports and entertainment venue sets Atlanta opening date

Cosm, a 70,000-square-foot immersive dome venue using planetarium technology to broadcast sports and entertainment, announced it will open its Atlanta location at Centennial Yards on June 10, 2026 — five days before the city hosts its first World Cup match.

Mar 4, 2026

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'Sponge parks' and underground vaults: Inside Atlanta's fight to stop floods

Atlanta is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in "sponge parks" and massive underground stormwater vaults to combat chronic flooding in historically Black neighborhoods like Vine City, Peoplestown, and Hunter Hills. The infrastructure projects aim to address decades of neglect tied to combined sewer systems overwhelmed by downtown development.

Feb 28, 2026

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Downtown Atlanta to gain new luxury hotel ahead of World Cup

The W Atlanta Downtown hotel, which recently went through foreclosure, will rebrand as a JW Marriott after renovations — becoming the brand's second Atlanta-area property and leaving the city with no remaining W hotels.

Feb 26, 2026

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MARTA to launch revamped bus network, 'last-mile' van service

MARTA is rolling out its biggest overhaul in decades with the NextGen Bus Network, offering more frequent service on key routes and replacing low-ridership buses with an on-demand van service called MARTA Reach.

Feb 25, 2026

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A Block-Sized Old Fourth Ward Project Gets a New Name: The Wren at 640

The former City Lights North Block has been renamed The Wren at 640 - a $78.9 million, 187-apartment building at 633 Parkway Drive where every unit is capped at rates affordable to households at 60 percent of Area Median Income.

Feb 24, 2026

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Moxy Atlanta Downtown Sets a March 26 Grand Opening on Marietta Street

The 183-room Moxy Atlanta Downtown will hold its grand opening March 26 on Marietta Street, bringing a rooftop lounge called Jagger Suite and the East Coast's first Eggslut to the tourism district.

Feb 23, 2026

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Four-Venue Entertainment Destination Opens in Downtown's Century-Old 207 Peachtree

An Americana bar with live music, an upscale sports club with a 20-foot TV wall, a 10,000-square-foot grand ballroom, and a rooftop lounge with firepits are stacking four floors of nightlife into a single historic building.

Feb 20, 2026

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Ready to see the next chapter for the former CNN Center? You soon can.

The reimagined CNN Center, now called The Center, will reopen its food hall and atrium in May ahead of the World Cup. CP Group announced the 24,000-square-foot space will feature dining options including the city's largest bar, marking a milestone in the building's $50 million transformation.

Feb 19, 2026

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City Lights South Breaks Ground as the Sixth and Final Phase of a Decade-Long Boulevard Rebuild

Wingate's City Lights South, a 159-unit all-affordable building at 404 Boulevard NE, is fully under construction as the sixth and last phase of the decade-long Bedford Pines redevelopment.

Feb 11, 2026