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Housing

A 114-Year-Old Sweet Auburn Building Becomes Transitional Housing for 160 Men

The historic Odd Fellows building in Sweet Auburn reopened in April 2026 as Georgia Works Village — a transitional housing facility for approximately 160 men, backed by $50 million in state funding for chronic homelessness and attended by the Governor and Mayor at the ribbon cutting.

Apr 3, 2026

Downtown Development

Georgia-Pacific Tower to Add 400 Apartments in Downtown Atlanta's Tallest Office-to-Residential Conversion

Georgia-Pacific announced plans to convert its 52-story pink granite headquarters at 133 Peachtree Street into a mixed-use development with 400 apartments — reimagining Atlanta's sixth-tallest building for a post-pandemic office market.

Sep 20, 2024

Downtown Development

The Melody: Atlanta's First Rapid Housing Site Rises From Shipping Containers in South Downtown

Forty shipping containers on a former parking lot at 184 Forsyth Street became The Melody — downtown Atlanta's first rapid housing development, built in four months for $5 million and named for a woman who died on the city's streets.

Jan 30, 2024