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A lender moved to foreclose on the $20 million loan behind converting 41 Marietta Street's 13-story office tower into 120 apartments -- even as the mayor softened his stance on how BeltLine transit should actually work.
FutureVerse, a Cooper Carry-designed museum backed by Georgia Tech, Emory, and other institutions, aimed to become downtown's first major new attraction in nearly 20 years -- with six galleries exploring AI, space travel, and climate science.
MARTA approves $51.4M for Five Points station pre-construction as the mayor names an infill rail site at Krog Street/Hulsey Yard.
Asa Fain's Auburn Angel brings chef Robbie Pacheco's global menu to the former Rib Shack building at 302 Auburn Avenue.
Less than six years after it opened as Westside-facing greenspace, the 11-acre Home Depot Backyard next to Mercedes-Benz Stadium became a candidate for redevelopment when GWCCA issued a request for qualifications in 2024.
Downtown Atlanta's former CNN Center takes a new name, The Center, as its owners court office and retail tenants.
Darryl Harris, owner of Moods Music in Little Five Points, is launching Crates, a used vinyl record shop at 215 Mitchell Street in South Downtown. The store is expected to open in August or September 2024.
MattChews brings Southern-Vietnamese quick-serve food to the Municipal Market on Edgewood Avenue.
A CAP and ADID feasibility study weighs turning vacant Downtown Atlanta office towers into housing.
A $3 million Invest Atlanta bond and a late-July groundbreaking target gave Sweet Auburn Grande real momentum in 2024 -- a two-phase project that saves rather than demolishes two historic buildings at Auburn Avenue and Jesse Hill Jr. Drive.
The $5 billion Centennial Yards development revealed plans for an eight-acre sports and entertainment district across from Mercedes-Benz Stadium — including a fan plaza for the 2026 World Cup, a 233-room hotel, and 480,000 square feet of dining and entertainment.
Centennial Yards revealed plans for a Gensler-designed, 8-acre entertainment hub with a central fan plaza -- pitched as the "center of gravity" for Atlanta's eight 2026 World Cup matches.
Centennial Yards Co. plans to break ground this year on six new buildings in downtown Atlanta, including an entertainment district across from Mercedes-Benz Stadium set to open in time for the 2026 World Cup. The $5 billion project marks the most ambitious construction phase yet for the 50-acre development formerly known as the Gulch.
The next phase of Centennial Yards will bring an entertainment district, hotels, and apartment towers to the 50-acre Gulch development next to Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena. Developer CIM Group plans to break ground this summer on an 8-acre section featuring four buildings and a plaza ahead of the 2026 World Cup.
Xernona Clayton, 93, recounts her MLK friendship, TV firsts and Turner years with Sweet Auburn Stories producer Royce Bable.
