Downtown Atlanta is getting louder, in the best way. Two of the district's biggest redevelopment projects — Underground Atlanta and The CTR, CP Group's overhaul of the former CNN Center — each announced new entertainment tenants this week, adding live music and performance spaces across downtown.
Karaoke comes to The CTR
At The CTR (pronounced "The Center"), Live-K Karaoke has signed a 10,500-square-foot lease, joining the entertainment, retail and dining lineup that already includes the 11-concept CTR Food Works food hall. Live-K Atlanta will take over the former Dantanna's space along Andrew Young International Boulevard, directly across from the Georgia World Congress Center, with an opening planned for fall 2027.
Live-K currently operates locations at The Wharf in Washington, D.C. and National Harbor in Maryland, with a Baltimore location also on the way. CP Group founding partner Chris Eachus said the concept gives people "another reason to come downtown, stay longer, and come back … not just when there's a game or convention, but on an ordinary Tuesday night." Live-K owner Chris Zhu pointed to The CTR's proximity to the Georgia World Congress Center, Centennial Olympic Park and downtown's biggest sports and entertainment venues as the draw.
Karaoke joins a CTR tenant roster that already includes steak-and-seafood destination Mastro's Ocean Club (opening in November) and The Looking Glass, an immersive social concept from the team behind Your 3rd Spot, slated for next year. CP Group says it's now fielding interest from potential office tenants on more than 500,000 square feet of space as the project's third construction phase gets underway.
Underground Atlanta's music push
Meanwhile, Underground Atlanta owner Lalani Ventures says it is closing in on 90 percent occupancy at the historic district, up from just 5 percent when it bought the property in 2020. Two new venues are part of that push: Loca Luna, a Latin tapas restaurant and live-music venue previously located at Amsterdam Walk, is under construction at Underground and set to open next year. Two-stage concert venue Ravine, which is converting a former parking garage on Lower Wall Street into a roughly 180,000-square-foot event space, is also still on tap for 2027.
Underground has also just opened Lunchbox, a retro-style, two-stage music venue, club and bar in a 10,000-square-foot space near MJQ nightclub, designed to host two shows at once. Lalani Ventures says it has now put more than $50 million into Underground's revival, and that the district will have 10 performance stages running by the end of 2027. A six-stall food hall is also planned for the corner of Alabama and Pryor streets, in a former Foot Locker space, with letters of intent signed with four local operators and an opening targeted for next year.
Source: Urbanize Atlanta
