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City Briefings

2026 World Cup projected to generate more than $500 million from out-of-staters

Eight World Cup matches scheduled for Atlanta in 2026 are projected to generate $503.2 million in economic impact from out-of-state visitors, according to a Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce study. The report estimates 300,000 unique visitors, with roughly 225,000 coming from out of state.

Sep 3, 2024

Downtown Development

Teachers Village Lands Up to $370M in Bonds as the Stitch Sharpens Its First Phase

Fulton County's development authority is set to issue tax-exempt bonds for a 426-unit workforce housing tower on Cone Street, while Stitch officials detail a 4.5-acre first phase capping the Connector.

Aug 29, 2024

Arts & Culture

Dragon Con 2024 Takes Over Downtown Atlanta for Labor Day Weekend

The Southeast's largest sci-fi and fantasy convention returns to Downtown's hotels and Peachtree Street.

Aug 29, 2024

City Briefings

Kevin Duvall Named CEO of the Georgia World Congress Center Authority

GWCCA's longtime operations chief Kevin Duvall takes the top job at the authority behind downtown's convention campus.

Aug 28, 2024

Sports

Atlanta Dream Set a Georgia WNBA Attendance Record as Caitlin Clark Returns Downtown

Caitlin Clark and the Fever pack State Farm Arena for a Georgia WNBA attendance record

Aug 27, 2024

Downtown Development

Centennial Yards' First Tower Tops Out and Gets a Name: The Mitchell

The 19-story, 304-unit apartment building at Centennial Olympic Park Drive and MLK Jr. Drive has reached full height, with 16,000 square feet of retail at its base facing Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Aug 23, 2024

Downtown Development

The Center Files Its First Permits for CNN Center's Overhaul

CP Group has filed a Special Administrative Permit to begin remaking the 1.2-million-square-foot landmark into a hub of dining, retail, and media production, starting with new north and south entries.

Aug 19, 2024

Downtown Development

A Permitted 14-Story Hotel at Centennial Olympic Park Hits the Market at $14.5M

A shovel-ready Residence Inn by Marriott site diagonal from downtown's signature park is designed, permitted, and flagged. The only missing piece is a company willing to build it before the World Cup.

Aug 15, 2024

City Briefings

Show vs. Tell V1M7: ATV-Sylvan Groundbreaking, Four New Hires, and Concordia Hall Joins Portfolio

Construction begins with the ATV-Sylvan groundbreaking as four new team members join SoDo. Concordia Hall, formerly owned by the Teilhaber family of Friedman's Shoes, is added to the portfolio.

Aug 5, 2024

Downtown Development

South Downtown's Origin Hotel Targets a Fall Opening on Pryor Street

The adaptive reuse of a 1950s office building at 166 Pryor St. into a 122-room boutique hotel is scheduling hard hat tours, with bookings opening in October and a Che Butter Jonez spinoff restaurant signed on.

Aug 1, 2024

Downtown Development

South Downtown owners add landmark shoe store's building to portfolio

Jon Birdsong and David Cummings paid $7.5 million to acquire the 37,000-square-foot building at 209 Mitchell Street — home to Friedman's Shoes since 1929 — adding the Atlanta institution's address to their growing South Downtown portfolio.

Aug 1, 2024

Food & Drink

Big Dave's Cheesesteak will reopen in a former Marietta Street Waffle House

Big Dave's Cheesesteak is moving to a former Waffle House beneath Der Biergarten on Marietta Street in Downtown Atlanta.

Jul 29, 2024

Downtown Development

A couple of serial entrepreneurs just bought up a bunch of historic South Downtown. Now what?

David Cummings and Jon Birdsong of Atlanta Ventures have acquired nearly all of Newport RE's historic South Downtown portfolio through seven deals with lenders. The tech entrepreneurs now control the eight-block district between Underground Atlanta, the State Capitol, and Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

Jul 29, 2024

Downtown Development

Cosm Signs On at Centennial Yards With an 87-Foot Immersive Dome

The immersive-entertainment company has taken a long-term lease for a 70,000-square-foot, three-level venue between Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena, its first location east of Texas.

Jul 22, 2024

Downtown Development

Forth Atlanta Opens: A $150M Hotel and Social Club Lands in Old Fourth Ward

New City Properties' 16-story boutique hotel between the Eastside Trail and Historic Fourth Ward Park is now taking guests, with a Mediterranean restaurant, a lobby wine bar, and a members-only club to come.

Jul 16, 2024