Images: 630-home district starts delivering, flaunting nature, retail

Josh Green

Thu, 07/31/2025 – 08:39

Chicago-based AMLI Residential this week announced their latest metro Atlanta venture, AMLI Brookhaven, has begun opening more than 600 apartments where the DeKalb County city meets Central Perimeter, next to Interstate 285.

The 21-acre, 1400 Lake Hearn Drive site has seen a variety of buildings take shape, including jewel-box retail structures, alongside 5 acres of preserved greenspaces with two miles of nature trails snaking through it. Project officials describe that portion as a “lush nature preserve.”

“In an urban area as bustling as Atlanta, it’s rare to step outside your door and be instantly immersed in nature,” Annie Hirst, AMLI’s senior vice president of development, noted in a project announcement.

Example of retail space juxtaposed with new apartment buildings at AMLI Brookhaven. AMLI Residential

View of nature trails included in AMLI Brookhaven marketing materials. AMLI Residential

AMLI Brookhaven calls for 630 apartments total, all described as luxury, in four buildings standing a half dozen stories or less.

The 20,000-square-foot retail village portion has signed two tenants to date: the second location of Alpharetta-based Mama’s Pizza, and Nail Shadow, a new concept from the local owner of Flair Nail and Beauty Bar at AMLI Arts Center in Midtown.

The district is positioned on Brookhaven’s northern fringes, neighboring Perimeter Center Parkway and Atlanta’s “Pill Hill” medical district. It’s also near the heart of Perimeter Center and two MARTA stations on the Red Line (Medical Center and Dunwoody station), both of them walkable, in theory. It replaces a vacant, five-story Cox Enterprises office building from the 1980s that was razed a few years ago.

A project rep tells Urbanize Atlanta the Brookhaven apartments have larger layouts meant to appeal to families who want the feeling of a home more than a high-rise. (Sorry, cash-strapped recent grads, no studio units offered here.) Features include 10-foot ceilings, large windows, smart fridges, quartz countertops, and with some apartments, views of the area’s famed King and Queen office towers.

Example of coworking and social space at AMLI Brookhaven. AMLI Residential

An AMLI Brookhaven lobby. AMLI Residential

Rents for the smallest option listed to date—a one-bedroom, one-bathroom pad with 679 square feet—start at $1,900 monthly.

On the flipside, the smaller three-bedroom, two-bathroom options (1,455 square feet) start at $3,999. Two months of free rent and waived administration fees are being offered for all floorplans.

Communal perks include three fitness centers designed to feel like athletic clubs, reservable conference and office areas, a pet wash, and a pool with cabanas, among other perks.

This short video nicely illustrates how the finished AMLI Brookhaven project is expected to look and function. For more context and current photos, see the gallery above.

The site shown prior to construction (but after demolition of the office building) next to Interstate 285 and other Perimeter landmarks, including State Farm’s multi-tower complex across the interstate. Google Maps

Site plan for more than 600 multifamily residences, retail, and greenspace components at AMLI Brookhaven. AMLI Brookhaven/Oakhurst Realty Partners/LoopNet

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Location of the 1400 Lake Hearn Drive site in Brookhaven.Google Maps

Site plan for more than 600 multifamily residences, retail, and greenspace components at AMLI Brookhaven. AMLI Brookhaven/Oakhurst Realty Partners/LoopNet

Example of retail space juxtaposed with new apartment buildings at AMLI Brookhaven. AMLI Residential

View of nature trails included in AMLI Brookhaven marketing materials. AMLI Residential

Example of coworking and social space at AMLI Brookhaven. AMLI Residential

An AMLI Brookhaven lobby. AMLI Residential

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