From the Show vs. Tell newsletter by Jon Birdsong, CEO of SoDo Atlanta — Volume 1, Month 5 (June 2024)
735 days until the first kick on the pitch. The SoDo Atlanta team moves offices to 99 Broad Street, immersing deeper into the human-scale neighborhood they are building.
Safety & Security
FlockSafety permits approved — first wave of cameras scheduled for installation. New scooters delivered for Skylar Security guards patrolling the streets.
Community
Rolling Down Peachtree transformed formerly blank roll-down doors into murals by Atlanta artists — a public, private, and nonprofit collaboration. The Atlanta Cycling Fest also activated Broad Street.
LOIs and leases trading rapidly on Hotel Row. Atlanta Tech Week and Render ATL brought 5,000+ conference attendees, with events hosted between South Downtown and ATV. Seeking an entrepreneur to open a home-team sports bar on Hotel Row.
Development
Final pricing rounds underway for ATV Sylvan at 235 Mitchell — permits submitted. A new firm analyzed 222 Mitchell's complex three-building structure; conceptual designs now in pricing. MARTA's Five Points Station shutting down for a 4-year construction project next month.
Source: Show vs. Tell by Jon Birdsong, published June 2024.
