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Photos: Beltline development opens, lands retail, seeks more Josh Green Tue, 03/11/2025 - 15:42 Having replaced a Beltline-adjacent surface parking lot, a mixed-use project has delivered more than 100 apartments designed to meet affordability standards along two of Atlanta’s more rapidly developing transportation corridors: the Beltline’s Eastside Trail and Memorial Drive.

After breaking ground in March 2022, the Madison Reynoldstown development (alternately: Madison at Reynoldstown) finished construction last year and has begun the push to fill its income-restricted rentals and retail space, according to Beltline officials. 

The $43.6-million project developed by Rea Ventures Group was a joint effort by Atlanta Housing, the City of Atlanta, Invest Atlanta, and Atlanta Beltline Inc.

In the works for several years, it consumed a Reynoldstown block’s full southern end, save the longstanding Lofts at Reynoldstown Crossing building, a former warehouse. Today, the complex spans 1.2 acres at the northeast corner of Memorial Drive and Chester Avenue in Reynoldstown, one of intown’s hotter real estate markets for more than a decade.

The project’s architect, Praxis3, has described it as a statement by the city to address the ills of gentrification and scarcity of affordable and workforce housing.Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

According to Todd Semrau, vice president of Oakhurst Realty Partners who’s leading the building’s retail leasing efforts, a women’s fitness concept called Gain fitness has been signed for a 1,300-square-foot space facing Memorial Drive. (Gain’s website states it’s coming soon.) 

That leaves a 1,100-square-foot retail space directly on the Beltline. 

“That’s being earmarked for an art-related use, such as a gallery, workspace, collective, or art special events [space],” Semrau wrote via email this week. 

Exteriors of the remaining Madison Reynoldstown retail space overlooking the Beltline. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

According to advertised signage posted outside the building, income-restricted rent prices are as follows: one-bedroom, one-bathroom units for $1,521 monthly; two-bedroom, two-bathroom apartments for $1,815; and three-bedroom, two-bathroom units for $2,087.

We’ve asked the community managers, CAHEC Management, for more information on floorplans, apartment availability, and rents but have not heard back this week. According to Beltline officials, all apartments are priced for individuals and families earning 30 to 80 percent of the area median income, and more info on applying can be found here. 

The majority of apartments—71 total—are one-bedroom floorplans, and just nine have three bedrooms, Beltline officials have said. 

According to CAHEC Management, all units include EnergyStar appliances, full kitchens, carpet and vinyl-plank flooring, and washer/dryer hookups. 

Communal amenities include a fitness center, outdoor pavilion, a computer/business room, laundry, and access to the swimming pool at the adjacent lofts. Office and maintenance staff will work at the building full-time, per the management company.  

The building’s blueprint included one parking space per unit, the development team has said.  

As developers have stressed, the location will allow families quick access to groceries (Publix and KroBar), entertainment, greenspaces, restaurants, and job hubs such as nearby Madison Yards and Krog Street Market. 

Tucked off Memorial Drive, the pool and courtyard for Madison Reynoldstown and neighboring lofts. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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An Atlanta Housing program called HomeFlex will also provide subsidies for residents of 46 units; those will be dedicated to working families earning up to 30 percent of median incomes for the area, according to project leaders.

Public and private funding sources for Madison Reynoldstown included a $21.5-million, tax-exempt bond from Invest Atlanta, a $2-million grant from the Beltline Affordable Housing Trust Fund, and a $4.4-million National Housing Trust Fund award from the Georgia Department of Community Affairs, among others. Atlanta Housing invested $8.9 million in addition to its HomeFlex subsidies.

Initial plans had called for finishing the project in fall 2023, and reasons for the delay weren’t specified during construction phases. 

In the gallery above, find a thorough tour around the unique project as it stands today. 

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The Madison Reynoldstown building's stance along the Eastside Trail, as seen looking south today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The project’s architect, Praxis3, has described it as a statement by the city to address the ills of gentrification and scarcity of affordable and workforce housing.Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

How the new mixed-use building meets a brick structure to the north. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

People-free balconies at the Beltline-adjacent project this week. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Exteriors of the remaining Madison Reynoldstown retail space overlooking the Beltline. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Breakdown of the Beltline-adjacent retail space (at right) in relation to the rest of the building. Courtesy of Oakhurst Realty Partners

Beltline-adjacent retail entries, looking north. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Madison Reynoldstown's proximity to existing lofts next door, to the south. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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Tucked off Memorial Drive, the pool and courtyard for Madison Reynoldstown and neighboring lofts. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Fronting Memorial Drive, just west of the Beltline, this retail space has been claimed by Gain fitness. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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Madison Reynoldstown's southern face over Memorial Drive. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The building's western face, toward downtown, away from the Beltline. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

How the project meets Chester Avenue. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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Garage entry along Chester Avenue in Reynoldstown today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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Public meeting on fate of Murphy Crossing happens this evening Josh Green Tue, 03/11/2025 - 14:10 Two months after Atlanta Beltline Inc. publicly pulled the plug on Murphy Crossing’s closely watched and highly anticipated redevelopment, a step in a new direction is happening today, per the agency. 

Beltline officials have scheduled a hybrid public meeting from 6:30 to 8 p.m. to discuss next steps for what may become of Murphy Crossing, a 20-acre former industrial site the Beltline owns in Oakland City adjacent to the Westside Trail. 

Registration for attending this evening’s meeting virtually is here. It’ll be held at the Plywood Place events venue at the Lee + White district (933 Lee St. SW), and the registration link to attend in-person is here. 

In January, Beltline officials shocked many Atlanta development observers by terminating Murphy Crossing negotiations and a contract with Culdesac Inc.—an Arizona-based firm known for innovative approaches to infill development—that had been ongoing since September 2022. 

The Beltline’s work with Culdesac and its Atlanta-based partner Urban Oasis Development had lent hope the barren expanse of land and unused buildings might be injected with new life, in the form of commercial space and affordable housing. 

Beltline leaders pointed to slashed residential unit counts, unexplained costs, “ballooned” timelines, and other factors as reasons why the relationship with Culdesac soured.  

In a statement provided to Urbanize Atlanta last month, Culdesac reps said they didn’t wish to engage in a public exchange with the Beltline regarding what went wrong, but they contented that all negotiations were within the scope of a contract signed between the two parties in March last year. The statement also pointed to a land matter involving Georgia Department of Transportation property bordering the site. A follow-up inquiry to Culdesac wasn’t returned. 

“Many of these ‘negotiations’ were to address the issues caused by [Atlanta Beltline Inc.’s] failure to disclose the easements that had been granted to the GDOT unbeknownst to Culdesac,” the statement read, in part. “While ABI has attempted to minimize the physical impact of those easements on the project, which are significant, ABI also fails to recognize the financial and legal implications of those easements. Culdesac continues to reserve and does not waive any of its rights in this matter.”

Trees Atlanta's new headquarters (bottom left), the Murphy Crossing property, and the Beltline's Westside Trail. LoKnows Drones; courtesy of Atlanta Beltline Inc.

The most detailed image compiled during the Culdesac period for Murphy Crossing's potential scope and connectivity to the Beltline and MARTA. Culdesac; Urban Oasis Development; Atlanta Beltline Inc.

Beltline leaders said in February that Murphy Crossing remains “one of the largest and most impactful” sites for redevelopment on the 22-mile multi-use trail loop, and a prime location for car-free living. 

By the fourth quarter of 2025, Beltline officials plan to fully entitle the Murphy Crossing site, a process that would include a Development of Regional Impact review at the state level. Planning efforts will continue between now and then, per officials. 

Beyond that, the Beltline’s goal calls for breaking ground on Murphy Crossing’s first phase sometime in 2026. 

Murphy Crossing's 1050 Murphy Avenue site (bottom, left) in relation to downtown Atlanta. Google Maps

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The most detailed image compiled during the Culdesac period for Murphy Crossing's potential scope and connectivity to the Beltline and MARTA. Culdesac; Urban Oasis Development; Atlanta Beltline Inc.

Murphy Crossing's 1050 Murphy Avenue site (bottom, left) in relation to downtown Atlanta. Google Maps

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Report: Past 25 years have fundamentally transformed Midtown Josh Green Tue, 03/11/2025 - 08:10 With the Braves’ Spring Training days upon us, here’s a little perspective: Since the year 2000, the 1.2.-square-mile area that is the Midtown Improvement District has seen the equivalent of nearly 33 Truist Parks take shape in new development. 

Yes, that’d be like 33 new Major League Baseball stadiums wedged into the sliver of Atlanta between Piedmont Park to the east, the Connector to the west, the southernmost blocks of Buckhead, and MARTA’s Civic Center station to the south. 

So SimCity in real life, basically. 

That’s according to a retrospective compiled recently by Midtown Alliance to mark a major milestone—the 25th anniversary, as of this month—of the Midtown Improvement District. As just one eye-popping number, the report found that $22 billion in new development has sprung up since the year 2000 across the area in question.  

The MID, for short, is a self-taxing entity for Midtown commercial property owners that funds public improvements; and according to Midtown Alliance, it’s been among the most crucial catalysts for spurring fundamental changes across an Atlanta subdistrict more synonymous with high-rise growth than any other. (Even Atlantans not around a quarter-century ago may recall a neighborhood more riddled with empty or underused buildings and vast surface parking lots.)

Looking south from Midtown's 14th and West Peachtree streets intersection in 2014, left, and nine years later. Google Maps/Urbanize Atlanta

The foundation of the MID, which is funded by commercial properties owners via a special assessment, was set in the late 1990s, when Midtown residents made clear they wanted a more walkable urban environment with fresh mixed uses that didn’t lose the feeling of being a neighborhood. The result, according to Midtown Alliance officials, was a series of public improvement projects that transformed Midtown, as the MID’s formerly scant residential population is now approaching 30,000. 

From an economic perspective, Midtown Alliance credits more than $170 million raised by the MID for public right-of-way capital improvements with helping attract the area’s roughly $22 billion in development. 

In turn, that private investment has quadrupled the MID’s revenue since it was formed—to about $12 million this year alone. 

Other positive outcomes: Nearly 30,000 jobs in Midtown have been announced via relocation or expansion, and public-improvement projects totaling $21 million are either under construction or scheduled to start in coming months, per Midtown Alliance. 

Beyond the built environment, the MID’s push to hire off-duty Atlanta Police Department officers for extra patrols (the Midtown Blue program) has yielded positive results over the past quarter-century. 

According to Midtown Alliance, between 1998 and 2024, violent crime has plummeted by 78 percent and property crime by 68 percent in the core district.

Another, lesser known program, Midtown Green, has been expanded by way of MID funding for housekeeping duties across the district. Those include litter and graffiti removal, landscaping and watering, and the constant fight that is getting those pesky, toppled e-scooters off sidewalks. 

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Ponce City Market developer to 'reimagine' Inman Park’s commercial heart Josh Green Mon, 03/10/2025 - 17:01 Livelier times could be in store for a mixed-use district that serves as Inman Park’s commercial heart and a bridge between historic homes and the Atlanta Beltline. 

Jamestown, a global real estate management and investment firm best known in Atlanta for developing Ponce City Market, has acquired a minority interest in Inman Quarter, a popular retail and residential hub where three key neighborhood arteries meet, officials announced today. 

The deal means Jamestown has become a joint-venture partner in the 208,000-square-foot property with its longtime owner, multifamily developer and operator TriBridge Residential. 

Jamestown plans to step in and put its experience with leasing, creative placemaking, and property management to work, in hopes of boosting Inman Quarter’s common spaces, creating a program of community events, and filling retail vacancies, per officials.  

“[We’re] pleased to partner with Jamestown to reimagine Inman Quarter through thoughtful programming and new courtyard activation, deepening both our firms’ commitment to the neighborhood,” said Andy Green, TriBridge managing partner, in today’s announcement. 

Developed a decade ago by JPX Works and later sold, Inman Quarter is situated a block from the Beltline’s perpetually buzzing Eastside Trail. 

A section of Inman Quarter's North Highland Avenue frontage. Courtesy of TriBridge Residential

Today, the property counts tenants such as MF Sushi, Little Spirit, bartaco, and Beetlecat among its 40,000 square feet of retail space. Elsewhere, 200 residential units and a parking deck with 515 spaces are included in the Inman Quarter mix. 

Jamestown reps point to Placer.ai stats that show Inman Quarter brings in about 500,000 visitors each year. 

TriBridge operates more than 6,000 multifamily units across the Southeast, including the firm’s most recent development at arts district The Goat Farm. 

Beyond Ponce City Market, Jamestown’s Atlanta portfolio includes Colony Square, Westside Provisions District, and Buckhead Village. The company counts headquarters in Atlanta and Cologne, Germany, more than 650 employees, and $14.2 billion in assets under management across U.S., European, and Latin American markets.  

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New Science Square tower lands major HQ tenant, jobs boost Josh Green Mon, 03/10/2025 - 15:12 After opening last spring, a project that’s been called the Southeast’s premier mixed-use life sciences district and the first spec lab/office building ever erected in Atlanta is celebrating a significant leasing win this week. 

Battery manufacturer Duracell has signed a 59,000-square-foot lease at Georgia Tech’s Science Square Labs tower, part of an expanded district that blends lab space and residential offerings where Midtown meets English Avenue, according to project developer Trammell Crow Company. 

Duracell is relocating its research-and-development headquarters to Science Square Labs, where it will occupy two full floors. 

Brandon Houston, TCC’s managing director in Atlanta, called the Duracell HQ lease “a tremendous win for Atlanta and a testament to the city’s vibrant ecosystem and top-tier talent” in an announcement today. 

Duracell plans to occupy its space at Science Square by summer 2026, moving more than 100 jobs to the area. 

The modernized R&D facility will aim to continue innovation and growth for the Connecticut-based global battery manufacturer. 

As the company’s innovation hub, the Science Square space will include cutting-edge laboratories, advanced tech infrastructure, and collaborative workspaces, according to TCC officials. 

Phase one includes the science building, at left, and The Grace Residences apartments, at right. Photos by Garey Gomez; courtesy of Trammell Crow Company

The 16,000-square-foot SkyDeck on the fifth floor delivers skyline views that renderings had promised. Photos by Garey Gomez; courtesy of Trammell Crow Company

CBRE represented the landlord, and Partners Real Estate the tenant, in the Duracell deal. 

The initial phase of Science Square’s expansion included the 370,000-square-foot life science building that stands 13 stories with a modern-industrial aesthetic. Next door is The Grace Residences, a 14-story residential tower (with a smaller, adjacent standalone building) that began opening for renters a year ago. 

Designed by Perkins + Will, Science Square Labs aims to attract state-of-the-art lab and clean-room space for companies that value modern amenities. Unique aspects include a 38,000-square-foot solar panel array atop the parking garage, which has infrastructure for 158 EV charging stations. It’s a candidate for LEED Gold and WELL Gold certifications, officials said this week. 

Other facets of the building include a lounge-like, 16,000-square-foot SkyDeck on the fifth floor with skyline views, a fitness center, a tenant lounge and event space called The Commons, and a conference space.

Science Square Labs features a Konvekta energy recovery system, which extracts energy from exhaust air and returns it to the building’s HVAC system to reduce CO2 emissions and energy costs.Photos by Garey Gomez; courtesy of Trammell Crow Company

Previous leases announced to date include 33,000 square feet on the 10th floor claimed by Portal Innovations, a life sciences venture development engine. TCC has also built out 33,000 square feet of furnished “graduator” spec office suites and lab space meant for growing life sciences companies.

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Phase one includes the science building, at left, and The Grace Residences apartments, at right. Photos by Garey Gomez; courtesy of Trammell Crow Company

Social spaces allowing for fresh air. Photos by Garey Gomez; courtesy of Trammell Crow Company

A tenant lounge that's part of the building's amenities package. Photos by Garey Gomez; courtesy of Trammell Crow Company

Science Square Labs features a Konvekta energy recovery system, which extracts energy from exhaust air and returns it to the building’s HVAC system to reduce CO2 emissions and energy costs.Photos by Garey Gomez; courtesy of Trammell Crow Company

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Walls open in a Science Square tenant lounge to blur lines between indoors and out. Photos by Garey Gomez; courtesy of Trammell Crow Company

The 16,000-square-foot SkyDeck on the fifth floor delivers skyline views that renderings had promised. Photos by Garey Gomez; courtesy of Trammell Crow Company

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Two-pronged downtown project aims to uplift coastal Georgia city Josh Green Mon, 03/10/2025 - 08:23 When it comes to coastal Georgia cities, Savannah isn’t the only place seeing an influx of investment and development momentum right now. 

With its historic downtown dotted with new restaurants and watering holes—and newfound status as the busiest U.S. port for automobiles, besting Baltimore—Brunswick has been working to establish itself as an economic comeback story and walkable, linger-worthy destination that’s more than a pitstop along Interstate 95. 

A key, two-part component of that comeback recently gained full approval from the Brunswick Historic Preservation Board, clearing the way for construction, according to its development team.  

Plans put together by Caliber Capital and Atlanta-based architecture firm Terminus Design Group call for turning an idle corner diagonal from Brunswick City Hall into an adaptive-reuse hotel and retail spaces, with a ground-up new apartment building claiming a surface parking lot behind it. 

Caliber’s founder and principal owner, Danny York, says the project in the 500 block of Gloucester Street is expected to cost $16 million. Totaling 25,000 square feet, the two-story, former SunTrust Bank branch would see a boutique hotel on the top floor, with retail below. Behind that, the residential component would include 50 units. 

The project’s name, at least for now, is Brunswick Square, though York says that “could change at some point if we come up with something more creative.”  

The Brunswick corner and former bank in question, at left, as seen in November. Google Maps

Adaptive-reuse plans for the corner of Gloucester and Reynolds streets in downtown Brunswick. Terminus Design Group; courtesy of Caliber Capital

A gym has committed to leasing 7,800 square feet of the retail space, while the remaining roughly 3,500 square feet will go to either a restaurant or salon. The boutique hotel will be priced at “significantly more affordable” rates than another downtown option, The Kress, according to York. 

York says Brunswick Square will mark the first ground-up multifamily development in downtown for many years and that demand is high for quality living options. By his team’s calculations, the full project could generate 200 to 300 daily visits to the area and around $5 million annually in downtown spending.

“I think this [project] will be a major catalyst for the continued success of downtown,” York wrote via email. “Not only will the project create 100 full-time residents, but the gym we’re adding to the project will be the premiere workout facility in Brunswick, offering the best classes, equipment, and personal training in the city and should generate 50 to 100 daily visits.”  

How the residential component of Brunswick Square would transform a large surface parking lot. Terminus Design Group; courtesy of Caliber Capital

The 500 block of Gloucester Street in the grid of downtown Brunswick. Google Maps

Chris Hunkele, Terminus Design Group principal, described the mixed-use concept as “urban infill in a relatively small town that hasn’t blown up yet but is seeing considerable investment.” And Hunkele would know, having grown up in Brunswick and attended school a few blocks from the site. 

Brunswick’s historic squares, alleys, and English-grid street patterns are identifying elements that were part of General James Oglethorpe’s original plan for the city—echoing the Georgia founder’s designs for Savannah an hour to the north. 

“Historically—in my lifetime anyway—Brunswick has been boom and bust and took a big hit during the recession,” says Hunkele. “It started to recover just before COVID, and there’s been a considerable amount of investment from the local community since then.

“It’s exciting to see old buildings coming back to life,” Hunkele continued. “There’s a great stock of historic Main Street-type buildings, and there’s a ton of value to be had.”

Demolition of a small bank teller building will clear space for apartment amenities and communal greenspace "to establish a connection to the network of historic squares which define the character of Downtown Brunswick," per architects. Terminus Design Group; courtesy of Caliber Capital

Each component of Brunswick Square has proper zoning in place, and developers aren’t seeking any variances, though plans still need to be finalized before paperwork for building permits is filed, says York. 

York says the goal is to break ground on Brunswick Square in June—and to deliver the hotel and retail component eight months after that. The multifamily residential component could also be finished quickly, opening in summer 2026, pending delay, he says. 

York moved to nearby St. Simons Island in 2021 and bought his first investment property—situated next door to the former bank—the following year. That property “performed extremely well,” lending him confidence to seek another bet downtown, he says. 

“Brunswick has a lot going for it,” York notes. “The Port has grown significantly over the past few years, we got a Buc-ee’s, it’s a great launch point for Jekyll [Island], St.Simons, Cumberland, and Sea Island—all solid tourist options. It’s close to beaches, rivers, and fun waterfront activities.” 

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The 500 block of Gloucester Street in the grid of downtown Brunswick. Google Maps

The Brunswick corner and former bank in question, at left, as seen in November. Google Maps

Adaptive-reuse plans for the corner of Gloucester and Reynolds streets in downtown Brunswick. Terminus Design Group; courtesy of Caliber Capital

Backside of the commercial building as a future hotel and retail. Terminus Design Group; courtesy of Caliber Capital

How the residential component of Brunswick Square would transform a large surface parking lot. Terminus Design Group; courtesy of Caliber Capital

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Demolition of a small bank teller building will clear space for apartment amenities and communal greenspace "to establish a connection to the network of historic squares which define the character of Downtown Brunswick," per architects. Terminus Design Group; courtesy of Caliber Capital

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Photos: Georgia Tech installs shimmering landmark as ode to female alum Josh Green Fri, 03/07/2025 - 16:00 When it comes to public spaces on Georgia Tech’s urban campus, recent years have seen additions that include a towering sculpture by legendary alum John Portman and the EcoCommons, a 7-acre greenspace that confronts an ugly racial past in the area. 

But the campus has never seen anything quite like this. 

Georgia Tech’s newest permanent art installation—a sweeping piece with important, evolving messaging near the John Lewis Student Center—is scheduled to be officially unveiled Monday, as Women’s History Month 2025 unfolds. 

Titled Pathway of Progress: Celebrating Georgia Tech Women, the shimmering mosaic includes 3,000 mirrored tiles, pathways, and functional seating with a backdrop of campus structures and Atlanta skyscrapers.

An overview of the Georgia Tech installation, as shown in a rendering. Courtesy of Georgia Tech

As seen today, an aerial of the project by Merica May Jensen, GT MGT 2008, M. ARCH 2011.Photo by Parrish Ruiz de Velasco, courtesy of Gray Matters

The work is by Merica May Jensen, a Georgia Tech alumna and lead project artist-architect and a founding creative director at New York City-based design studio Gray Matters. 

The reflective piece (symbolically and not) aims to honor decades of Georgia Tech women’s achievements—and to inspire and inform students on campus today. Input from current faculty, staff, and students helped inform the design, as Georgia Tech reps tell Urbanize Atlanta. 

On the official opening day, the installation will feature 168 tiles with stories and brief passages from the inaugural female honorees. More stories will be added on an annual basis. 

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The project, spearheaded by alumna Andrea Laliberte, includes a large mosaic ribbon that rises from a local silver cloud granite table and ends in granite from Barre, Vermont, where Laliberte was born. 

“There are, and have been, amazing women here, but no one knows about them,” said Laliberte in a recent announcement. “My hope is that their stories inspire the next generation.”

In the gallery above, see how the artistic tribute turned out—from up close and high above. 

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An overview of the Georgia Tech installation, as shown in a rendering. Courtesy of Georgia Tech

As seen today, an aerial of the project by Merica May Jensen, GT MGT 2008, M. ARCH 2011.Photo by Parrish Ruiz de Velasco, courtesy of Gray Matters

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New project aims to beef up Gwinnett County downtown's charms Josh Green Fri, 03/07/2025 - 13:55 When it comes to blossoming OTP downtowns, the City of Lilburn might not leap to mind for Atlanta’s intown diehards. 

But in recent years the historic, former railroad hub in southwestern Gwinnett County has sought to change that. 

The latest development proposal around Old Town Lilburn, as the historic commercial center is called, recently took a key step forward in a former industrial section tucked off Main Street. 

Atlanta-based RangeWater Real Estate has closed on a 4-acre site at 45 Railroad Ave. to build 269 apartments near a new park, boutique retail, a multipurpose trail, and a wave of other new housing, according to City of Lilburn officials.  

The aesthetic of RangeWater’s project, which has not been named, is meant to echo the area’s industrial and railroad roots. Expect studio to three-bedroom apartments (537 to 1,578 square feet) alongside amenities that include a pool, “Charleston-style” gardens for outdoor dining, coworking space, a pet spa, a bar for residents, and other perks, per officials. 

Planned Railroad Avenue facade of the RangeWater multifamily project. The city has rezoned the existing warehouse building at right for a brewery tenant. Courtesy of RangeWater Real Estate

The 45 Railroad Ave. site's proximity to Ga. Highway 29/Lawrenceville Highway (top) and the 4.2-mile Camp Creek Greenway. Google Maps

Other facets will include an amphitheater-style courtyard for residents and the general public and a trailhead for the 4.2-mile Camp Creek Greenway, which travels along a nearby waterway of the same name. 

About a block from the site, the 10-acre Lilburn City Park opened several year ago. That's across the street from a 54-unit townhome community that expanded downtown’s walkable blocks. 

Overview of projects delivered, permitted, or under construction around Old Town Lilburn. City of Lilburn

RangeWater’s $75 million Lilburn project is expected to officially break ground either this month or next and deliver in late 2026. The company is partnering with Dallas-based TMGRI, a subsidiary of The Meridian Group, or TMG, on the apartments.  

Another component of the project will be a public-private parking deck that Lilburn Mayor Johnny Crist called “essential” to helping grow the city’s roster of restaurants, retail, and jobs. “Make no mistake about it,” said the mayor in a project announcement, “we are proud partners in this transformative development.”

Closer to its home base, Rangewater’s recent projects include a Doraville venture called Camino and an apartment project with a small retail component, The Vivian, along the Beltline's Southside Trail.    

Old Town Lilburn's location in the context of north OTP metro Atlanta. Google Maps

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Old Town Lilburn's location in the context of north OTP metro Atlanta. Google Maps

Planned Railroad Avenue facade of the RangeWater multifamily project. The city has rezoned the existing warehouse building at right for a brewery tenant. Courtesy of RangeWater Real Estate

Overview of projects delivered, permitted, or under construction around Old Town Lilburn. City of Lilburn

The 45 Railroad Ave. site's proximity to Ga. Highway 29/Lawrenceville Highway (top) and the 4.2-mile Camp Creek Greenway. Google Maps

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Neighbors start petition to thwart Amsterdam Walk redevelopment Josh Green Fri, 03/07/2025 - 08:05 First came the naysaying yard signs. Now comes the online campaign. 

Despite revisions to Amsterdam Walk redevelopment plans that shrunk some buildings by nearly half of their initial planned height, among other changes, neighbors in surrounding Morningside-Lenox Park are formally organizing to ask the city to reject the project soon. 

According to a Nextdoor campaign titled “CALL TO ACTION,” some nearby residents are lobbying neighbors to email and call Atlanta City Council members to voice displeasure with Portman Holdings’ recently unveiled Amsterdam Walk plans that would stand nine stories or less beside the Beltline. 

Since controversy over the project went quiet last summer, Portman has revised another aspect of the proposal, the residential unit count, bumping up the number of planned apartments from 840 to as many as 1,100. 

That’s the main bone of contention with neighbors who argue the lone artery in and out of Amsterdam Walk, Monroe Drive, is already impassable with traffic clogs at certain times of day. Adding a "landlocked" project with 1,435 parking spaces—and an estimated 13 percent bump in daily car trips—would exacerbate the problem and impact quality of life, the Nextdoor petition asserts. 

The naysaying “is not based on opposition to creating more affordable housing,” the petition reads. “It is a question of whether this proposal is appropriate for Amsterdam Walk… We think the answer is obvious. We need smart and sensible development. We need A Better Amsterdam Walk!”

Portman officials tell Urbanize Atlanta that 28 months of engagement with neighborhood groups has brought positive results for all involved, but the company has decided changes on such a considerable scale will never please everybody, and that bringing the project in its current incarnation before the city is the next logical step.   

The multifaceted Amsterdam Walk proposal as of last year, following a revision process that subtracted height. SOM architects/Portman Holdings

The proposal from the same angle today, per current Portman Holdings plans. SOM architects/Portman Holdings

As outlined in an online meeting Monday attended by more than 150 neighbors, Portman officials have altered the project enough they feel it should pass muster with eight city councilmembers and move toward development stages, as Rough Draft Atlanta reported.

According to the petition, the city council’s Zoning and Community Development/Human Services Committee will be voting on Portman’s development applications as soon as March 17. It advises neighbors to attend that meeting en masse and ask that the current version of the Amsterdam Walk vision be denied, stressing the plan “is neither feasible nor appropriate in scale.”

That committee functions to make recommendations to the full city council on urban redevelopment, land-use plans, housing, and other matters.  

Throughout the saga, Amsterdam Walk's future has been divisive, even among neighbors. 

Leadership with both the Virginia-Highland Civic Association and Morningside Lenox Park Association voted in May last year to support the rezoning and redevelopment. 

But also in May, the area’s Neighborhood Planning Unit, NPU-F, voted strongly against—282 to 84, or 77 percent—Portman’s plans. The following month, the city’s Zoning Review Board followed suit and also rejected the plans 3-2. 

Mike Greene, Portman’s senior vice president of development, said the company’s goal when neighborhood conversations started in September 2022 was “a wholehearted and honest desire to find an acceptable solution for all.”

“Unfortunately, we were not able to win over everyone,” Greene wrote via email today. “After much deliberation internally, we determined it wasn’t going to be possible to make everyone happy, and it was time to elevate the decision to our elected leaders who carry a wider view of city needs.”

Spread across 11 acres, the former warehouse district isn’t the bustling commercial and dining hub it used to be, but new segments of the Beltline’s Northeast Trail next door have boosted its cachet. 

The petition describes Portman’s proposal as the largest development neighborhoods Morningside-Lenox Park and Virginia-Highland have ever seen. 

Revised designs for an Amsterdam Walk interior courtyard space. SOM architects/Portman Holdings

Overall, the Amsterdam Walk project’s density would remain the same—1.18 million square feet—as plans called for last year, according to Portman. 

The number of buildings has been cut back from four to three, and those will stand a maximum of nine stories, as opposed to heights up to 17 stories initially proposed. With shorter and wider buildings, the public-accessible plaza space would be reduced from earlier plans but will still meet the minimum 20 percent required by the city, according to revised plans. 

Per the Nextdoor petition, neighbors also have beef with the loss of communal spaces at Amsterdam Walk. 

Portman “did nothing to reduce the scale by a single [square foot],” reads the petition. “They did this getting rid of public greenspace to cram [in] more nine-story buildings.” 

Find a refresher on what revised Amsterdam Walk development plans would entail in the gallery above. 

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Revised designs for an Amsterdam Walk interior courtyard space. SOM architects/Portman Holdings

How the project would look when approaching from the Beltline's Northeast Trail. SOM architects/Portman Holdings

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The multifaceted Amsterdam Walk proposal as of last year, following a revision process that subtracted height. SOM architects/Portman Holdings

The proposal from the same angle today, per current Portman Holdings plans. SOM architects/Portman Holdings

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Images: Game-changing concept for OTP downtown comes into focus Josh Green Thu, 03/06/2025 - 16:37 A multi-pronged development proposal that could fundamentally change the downtown area of a fast-growing, far-north Atlanta suburb is coming into clearer focus. 

Plans compiled by Goodwyn Mills Cawood—the Montgomery-based architecture firm behind Chamblee’s award-winning city hall, as one recent example—call for transforming a section of historic downtown Canton with a boutique hotel, shopping and restaurants, and other uses. 

Following a series of community meetings, Canton’s Downtown Development Authority, city council, and other stakeholders recently reviewed concepts and renderings for what’s called the North Street Redevelopment, a mixed-use project backed by the city on land it owns. 

Last year, Canton’s DDA purchased five acres—home to a law firm’s building and low-rise apartments today—where the project would rise, adjacent to the Cherokee County Courthouse. 

The site is situated at the intersection of North and Brown streets, a few steps from many of Canton’s downtown shops and eateries. 

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Overview of a planned plaza area where North Street meets Brown Street in downtown Canton. Goodwyn Mills Cawood/City of Canton

Development plans haven’t been finalized, but they check the boxes city leadership had asked for. Those include: 

A parking deck standing at least five stories, with between 600 and 800 spaces (or more) that would serve the general public, as well as the courthouse and retail, commercial, and residential uses within the new development;

A boutique hotel with roughly 80 rooms and space for events;

A four-story addition to the courthouse that would include office space and more courtrooms;

An apartment component with three stories of one and two-bedroom units (but just 20 total), situated above retail.

According to a recent presentation, the retail space would total about 27,000 square feet, and office uses about 120,000 square feet. 

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Canton is the Cherokee County seat, with a quickly growing population of roughly 38,000. It serves as a gateway for much of metro Atlanta to the North Georgia Mountains in the northwest corner of the state. 

According to Canton Mayor Bill Grant, the next step will come in a couple of weeks, when the city council will review plans in greater detail at its annual retreat. More chances for public input are also forthcoming, according to the mayor’s announcement. 

Swing up to the gallery for more context and renderings. 

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Downtown Canton in the context of Atlanta's northern 'burbs. Google Maps

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Overview of a planned plaza area where North Street meets Brown Street in downtown Canton. Goodwyn Mills Cawood/City of Canton

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Study finds Sandy Springs, Roswell more diverse than ATL. Huh? Josh Green Thu, 03/06/2025 - 14:23 If countless corporate relocations and press releases are any indication, the City of Atlanta’s diversity has become the equivalent of chamber of commerce gold in modern times. Think of Microsoft’s Atlantic Yards and U.S. Soccer’s National Training Center—just two examples of high-profile, jobs-producing projects that cited ATL’s diversity as a top reason to take root here. 

But when it comes to truly mixed demographics, Georgia’s capital city might not shine as brightly on a national scale as you’d expect. 

WalletHub, a personal finance website that examines city trends, recently slotted the City of Atlanta lower than some of its smaller, more affluent satellite cities on the 2025 Most Diverse Cities in America ranking. 

Analysts compared profiles of more than 500 of the largest U.S. cities across five major diversity categories—cultural, economic, religious, socioeconomic, and household—and 13 different metrics to come up with this year’s list. Data for the ranking were pulled from the most recent U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Religion Census. 

Based on those gauges, Sandy Springs ranks as the most diverse city in Georgia, finishing No. 43 overall with a score of 70.21 on a 100-point scale. 

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Not far behind is another north OTP suburb, Roswell, which landed at No. 49 with a score of 69.85. 

Both of the OTP cities ranked in the top 10 of all cities when it comes to religious diversity, according to WalletHub. For midsize cities nationally, Sandy Springs finished strongest of any place in Georgia in any category at No. 13. 

Considerably further down the list is the City of Atlanta (No. 74, scoring 69.24), with its strongest showings in the categories of religious diversity and socioeconomic diversity. (The latter makes sense for a city that's infamous for income inequality relative to big-city peers.) 

Among large cities (with 300,000 residents or more), Atlanta ranked No. 29, between Fresno and St. Paul, respectively. Arlington took the top slot in that category. 

How the City of Atlanta stacked up across all metrics in WalletHub's findings. WalletHub

The top three finishers of all cities on the diversity-o-meter were all Maryland towns close to Washington D.C.—Gaithersburg, Silver Spring, and Germantown, respectively—that scored high when it comes to language, race, and educational attainment. 

Across Georgia, other cities to make the diversity cut were Johns Creek (No. 91), Columbus (No. 104), Athens (No. 183), Augusta (No. 195), Macon (No. 223), Savannah (No. 231), and Albany (No. 374), per WalletHub’s findings. 

On a lighter note, WalletHub slotted Atlanta No. 4 on its Most Fun Cities in America list that published in December. Woo! 

The top 20 across all 500 places on the Most Diverse Cities in the U.S. (2025) ranking. WalletHub

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The top 20 across all 500 places on the Most Diverse Cities in the U.S. (2025) ranking. WalletHub

How the City of Atlanta stacked up across all metrics in WalletHub's findings. WalletHub

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Photos: Shabby 1960s Atlanta motel reborn as affordable housing Josh Green Thu, 03/06/2025 - 08:28 As of last week, the first tenants have started moving into a Reynoldstown project that developers hope will provide an example of how outdated properties around Atlanta could spring back to life as supportive, affordable housing, helping the city’s less fortunate residents get back on track. 

It's called the Ralph David House. 

As illustrated in photography provided to Urbanize Atlanta, Stryant Construction converted the former Atlanta Motel property into 56 affordable housing apartments with some of the lowest rent caps for tenants—30 percent of the area median income—for new construction across the city. 

Situated where Moreland Avenue meets Interstate 20, the Ralph David House hosted a formal grand opening ceremony in December led by Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens. The adaptive-reuse conversion project had begun construction a year earlier. 

Motel interiors were taken down to the studs and redone, per development officials. Photos courtesy of Stryant Construction

The low-slung 1960s property at 277 Moreland Ave. had devolved into a magnet for unflattering reviews during its waning days as a motel. Guests complained that $50-per-night rooms were unkempt and infested with bed bugs—or worse.

Each Ralph David House apartment will be reserved for people who’ve been unhoused and are making less than 30 percent AMI. Rents and utility costs combined will be capped at 30 percent of each renter’s income, Stryant officials have said.

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Ralph David House will also offer wraparound services for formerly unhoused residents like three “rapid housing” initiatives around the city both open and in progress: The Melody downtown, the new 729 Bonaventure building in Old Fourth Ward, and a modular project in the pipeline near Atlantic Station. 

Those services will be provided in onsite offices, while elsewhere the property features a lounge for socializing, city officials have said. 

According to Terminus Design Group, the project’s architect of record, the old motel’s exterior received a facelift—fresh paint, windows, doors, amenity areas, and more—with a goal of improving its visibility from both Moreland Avenue and I-20.

Interiors have been renovated to the bones and outfitted with modern, multifamily finishes consistent with market-rate deals in the area, per the architecture firm.

A social worker’s office was installed onsite, and a half-dozen units were configured to be ADA compliant, with the rest designed to meet Fair Housing Guidelines, development officials have said. 

Stryant will remain onboard to handle all aspects of the property for the next 30 years, including management, according to Sugarman. 

Photos courtesy of Stryant Construction

Other partners on the motel conversion include Atlanta Housing, Invest Atlanta, Tandem Bank, Partners for Home, and Atlanta Affordable Housing Fund. 

City and Beltline officials, Reynoldstown neighborhood leadership, and three different Neighborhood Planning Units voiced support for the project in pre-development phases. 

In the gallery above, have a thorough look at how the Ralph David House project turned out—both inside and out. 

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The project's location at the northwest quadrant of the Moreland Avenue/Interstate 20 intersection. Google Maps

The Atlanta Motel property in Reynoldstown, as seen in March 2022.Google Maps

Overview of the Ralph David House property today. Photos courtesy of Stryant Construction

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Motel interiors were taken down to the studs and redone, per development officials. Photos courtesy of Stryant Construction

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Projected look of the motel conversion in early renderings. Terminus Design Group

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