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Central Atlanta Progress used its annual board installation to highlight transformational progress in downtown — from Centennial Yards' Hotel Phoenix topping out to the opening of Atlanta Tech Village's South Downtown outpost — ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Shaneel Lalani bought Underground Atlanta for $31 million in 2020. A million visitors later, his team is betting the next chapter is food.
MJQ Concourse, a storied Atlanta nightclub, is set to open Jan. 29 in a transformed space at Underground Atlanta, taking over the legendary former Dante's Down the Hatch location with a futuristic sci-fi makeover.
New Sweet Auburn gallery The Sun ATL opens with "First Light," a 16-artist group show, at 399 Edgewood Avenue.
A look at the history of Hotel Row and Broad Street inside South Downtown's 56-building Atlanta Tech Village project.
Skol Brewing Company has opened at 155 Carnegie Way inside 200 Peachtree Street, bringing Viking-themed brews and Minnesota-inspired pub food to downtown Atlanta. The brewpub is the first concept from 200 Peachtree Group, partnering with American Axes for ax throwing and free games in an adjacent space.
Atlanta Tech Village has opened its second location in historic South Downtown, occupying two buildings along Mitchell Street's Hotel Row. The new ATV Sylvan space offers flexible office options and programming for entrepreneurs of all sizes.
The 115-year-old Sylvan Hotel at 235 Mitchell Street has reopened as ATV Sylvan — Atlanta Tech Village's South Downtown incubator — preserving original blue-and-gold tile mosaics and exposed brick while offering 30,000 square feet of month-to-month startup office space.
Bull Realty is marketing .84 acres at 314 Luckie St. with SPI-1 SA5 zoning, alongside a concept for roughly 200 apartments across 18 stories with 10,500 square feet of retail.
Atlanta Tech Village opens its 30,000-square-foot Sylvan workspace with Mayor Dickens addressing a packed house. The $97 million, 215-unit 222 Mitchell project is revealed. Forsyth Street gets new lanes, bollards, and curb stops. And APD launches the Lock, Hide, Keep campaign after 1,100+ guns were stolen from vehicles in 2024.
Innerspace, Carl Janes' DIY music room inside his art studio at Underground Atlanta, has closed.
The 292-room hotel across from Mercedes-Benz Stadium reached full height two years after breaking ground, renamed for the mythical bird and city symbol, with a summer 2025 opening targeted.
Butler Street CDC broke ground on Sweet Auburn Grande, a 109-unit mixed-use project at 17 Jesse Hill Jr. Dr. NE in Sweet Auburn.
Four months after the shovel-ready site was listed at $14.5 million, Texas-based Soneri Investment Group is on record as owner and developers have filed the first construction permits since early 2023.
Mayor Dickens announced the return of the Peach Drop to Underground Atlanta for New Year's Eve 2024, with Big Boi headlining, Neon Trees and Res performing, and a giant peach descending from a 100-foot tower at midnight.
