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Columbia Residential, Atlanta Housing and Invest Atlanta closed on financing to renovate Columbia Senior at MLK Village in Capitol Gateway, locking in long-term affordability for its 121 units.
Paul McCartney's Got Back tour plays two sold-out nights at State Farm Arena in downtown Atlanta.
Atlanta Downtown and Kindred Lane are adding native planters and volunteer-run gardens on Peachtree Street and beyond.
Entrepreneur John Hope Bryant and CIM Group, the developer behind Centennial Yards, have launched the CIM-BGV Affordable Housing Impact Fund with more than $250 million in investment capacity to create and preserve affordable housing across the U.S.
Bar Moxy, a lobby cocktail bar, is part of the plan for the new Moxy Atlanta Downtown hotel at 329 Marietta St. NW.
Atlanta faces a generational spotlight with eight 2026 World Cup matches — including a semifinal — projected to draw 500,000 international visitors, and business leaders are warning that the city's airport, MARTA, and downtown must perform flawlessly on a global stage.
Fulton County's development authority signed off on a $223.7 million inducement for the first phase of Forge Atlanta, a multi-tower proposal from a crypto-backed firm with no verifiable development record.
Castleberry Hill sculptor Diana Ries Sheldon on her beaded mannequins and chairing the neighborhood Loft Tour.
The Development Authority of Fulton County gave preliminary approval for a nearly $10 million tax break for Forge Atlanta, an ambitious $756 million mixed-use district proposed near downtown Atlanta and Castleberry Hill. Questions remain about developer Webstar Technology Group's financial stability and track record.
The Oct. 20 date came and went with no equipment on site. RBH Group says details are still being finalized on the 424-unit downtown tower.
Officials say the long-idle Waldo's project in Old Fourth Ward is being retooled and will restart, with its six-story office component shelved and construction blockades finally coming down.
The Stitch — the $700 million project to cap the Downtown Connector with 17 acres of green space — lost its largest federal funding commitment in 2025. Atlanta is pressing forward anyway, with groundbreaking targeted for mid-2026.
Atlanta's Stitch project — an elevated park planned to cap the Downtown Connector — is moving forward despite Congress repealing $151 million in federal funding. City and project leaders say construction could begin as early as spring 2026.
Downtown Day brings a Stitch update, live music, public art and business deals to downtown Atlanta.
Vertical construction is underway on a mixed-use replacement for the aging Henderson Place apartments, bringing 76 income-restricted rentals and space for a small grocery three blocks from the Beltline.
