Atlanta’s Largest Engineering Firms
Atlanta’s Largest Engineering Firms
The 20 largest engineering firms in Atlanta reported more than $1.44 billion in 2024 engineering billings from offices located in the 20-county metro Atlanta area. The online version of this ranking expands beyond what appears in print; another 30 engineering firms are included in our digital rankings, in addition to the 20 featured in this week’s print edition. This week’s List is part of a shift in our research methodology and philosophy in 2025, one that will emphasize more data and context for readers while better coordinating the resources available to us and our 46 sister publications under the American City Business Journals flag. We anticipate this effort will identify thousands of new local records — and cumulatively, tens of thousands of new businesses across ACBJ’s footprint. Information on The List was supplied by individual firms through questionnaires. Additionally, companies that did not respond to employment surveys but were still included on this year’s List are sorted by estimated total employment figures derived annual filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
The 20 largest engineering firms in Atlanta reported more than $1.44 billion in 2024 engineering billings from offices located in the 20-county metro Atlanta area. The online version of this ranking expands beyond what appears in print; another 30 engineering firms are included in our digital rankings, in addition to the 20 featured in this week’s print edition. This week’s List is part of a shift in our research methodology and philosophy in 2025, one that will emphasize more data and context for readers while better coordinating the resources available to us and our 46 sister publications under the American City Business Journals flag. We anticipate this effort will identify thousands of new local records — and cumulatively, tens of thousands of new businesses across ACBJ’s footprint. Information on The List was supplied by individual firms through questionnaires. Additionally, companies that did not respond to employment surveys but were still included on this year’s List are sorted by estimated total employment figures derived annual filings with the U.S. Department of Labor. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
The 20 largest engineering firms in Atlanta reported more than $1.44 billion in 2024 engineering billings from offices located in the 20-county metro Atlanta area. The online version of this ranking expands beyond what appears in print; another 30 engineering firms are included in our digital rankings, in addition to the 20 featured in this week’s print edition. This week’s List is part of a shift in our research methodology and philosophy in 2025, one that will emphasize more data and context for readers while better coordinating the resources available to us and our 46 sister publications under the American City Business Journals flag. We anticipate this effort will identify thousands of new local records — and cumulatively, tens of thousands of new businesses across ACBJ’s footprint. Information on The List was supplied by individual firms through questionnaires. Additionally, companies that did not respond to employment surveys but were still included on this year’s List are sorted by estimated total employment figures derived annual filings with the U.S. Department of Labor.
Invision Architecture buys Atlanta’s Macgregor Associates to expand industrial portfolio
Invision Architecture buys Atlanta’s Macgregor Associates to expand industrial portfolio
Invision Architecture, just months after buying a Jacksonville firm, has snapped up Atlanta’s Macgregor Associates.
Invision Architecture, just months after buying a Jacksonville firm, has snapped up Atlanta’s Macgregor Associates. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
Invision Architecture, just months after buying a Jacksonville firm, has snapped up Atlanta’s Macgregor Associates.
Invision Architecture buys Atlanta’s Macgregor Associates to expand industrial portfolio
Invision Architecture buys Atlanta’s Macgregor Associates to expand industrial portfolio
Invision Architecture, just months after buying a Jacksonville firm, has snapped up Atlanta’s Macgregor Associates.
Invision Architecture, just months after buying a Jacksonville firm, has snapped up Atlanta’s Macgregor Associates. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
Invision Architecture, just months after buying a Jacksonville firm, has snapped up Atlanta’s Macgregor Associates.
Project that claimed Summerhill corner cutting prices to lure buyers
Project that claimed Summerhill corner cutting prices to lure buyers
Project that claimed Summerhill corner cutting prices to lure buyers
Josh Green
Thu, 05/22/2025 – 17:10
On Summerhill’s revived main drag, a modern-style infill project that’s been billed as “urban luxury at its finest” is rethinking its approach to pricing in hopes of selling more units.
After initially listing last summer, the Ten 5 Summerhill project continues to deliver 10 townhomes at the southwest corner of Georgia Avenue’s intersection with Martin Street, adding to Summerhill’s residential explosion near the Atlanta Braves’ former stadium.
The .3-acre corner site had been vacant—as almost all buildings on Georgia Avenue used to be—for well over a decade.
Listing agent Sara Lee Parker of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta said townhome prices have been adjusted from 2024 “to meet the current market” and that the project’s second closing is scheduled Friday.
Unit No. 4, as one example, has been discounted this year by $75,000 total from its original listing price, now asking $650,000. That buys three bedrooms and four bathrooms in 1,648 square feet.
As seen in 2024, passageway to the project’s small parking lot between two buildings, along Martin Street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Prices at the Xmetrical-designed Ten 5 Summerhill now range from $625,000 to $725,000.
Units facing Martin Street (around the corner from Georgia Avenue) are coming to market now, and the project’s furnished model has recently been moved to Unit No. 5, the largest corner unit facing both streets. The model unit has entries from each street with a separate studio/kitchenette at the base level and no garage, but it does include two assigned parking spaces, according to Parker.
The fee-simple townhomes require HOA fees of $450 per quarter that cover landscaping, common-area maintenance, trash, and exterior painting, among other services. Parker’s team is offering buyers an option to use preferred lenders and receive $10,000 to $15,000 in closing credits or rate buy-downs.
Unit perks include a rooftop “retreat” with a half-bath, flex space, roof deck, kitchenette, wet bar, and beverage fridge. Floating vanities, floor-to-ceiling Pella window, gas cooking, quartz counters, and ancillary balconies have been cited as additional draws.
Some of Ten 5 Summerhill’s four-story floorplans are unique in that they swap garages for studio apartments at street level. All four floorplans have two bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and two half-baths, plus the top-floor spaces, project officials have said.
A small lot with reserved, off-street parking is tucked behind the townhomes, masked from public view.
How the Ten 5 Summerhill project’s Georgia Avenue facade turned out on a previously vacant corner. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
The location is across the street from Phoenix II Park, a 7.3-acre community greenspace, and a block east of Georgia Avenue’s new slate of attractions.
Over the past seven years, formerly ghostly Georgia Avenue has added a full portfolio of restaurants, retail, and service-related businesses—both in revived old buildings and new construction—as part of Carter’s Summerhill development. Those businesses join more than 1,200 new apartments and townhomes that have opened, or are under construction now, in the blocks surrounding Georgia State University’s Center Parc Stadium.
Intown Builders, a frequent Xmetrical collaborator, is also involved in the Ten 5 Summerhill project, per building permit records. The developer had previously planned a six-story, 21-unit condo building at the corner property with commercial spaces at street level, but those plans were nixed.
The rest of the project’s development team is listed as JB Development Partners, Bespoke Developments, and South City Residential.
Looking north toward downtown last year. Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
The plot in question sold for $660,000 in 2018—just two years after it had traded for $168,000, which speaks to the historic neighborhood’s cachet, according to property records.
Find more context and a look at Ten 5 Summerhill exteriors and interiors in the gallery above.
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As seen during construction in 2024, the project’s proximity to Phoenix Park, at top. Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Looking north toward downtown last year. Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
As seen in 2024, passageway to the project’s small parking lot between two buildings, along Martin Street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How the Ten 5 Summerhill project’s Georgia Avenue facade turned out on a previously vacant corner. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The Ten 5 Summerhill location along Georgia Avenue. Google Maps
Site plan for the 10 townhomes units. Ten 5 Summerhill
Rooftop deck atop the two-bedroom model, which was listed at $749,000. Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Project that claimed Summerhill corner cutting prices to lure buyers
Josh Green
Thu, 05/22/2025 – 17:10
On Summerhill’s revived main drag, a modern-style infill project that’s been billed as “urban luxury at its finest” is rethinking its approach to pricing in hopes of selling more units. After initially listing last summer, the Ten 5 Summerhill project continues to deliver 10 townhomes at the southwest corner of Georgia Avenue’s intersection with Martin Street, adding to Summerhill’s residential explosion near the Atlanta Braves’ former stadium. The .3-acre corner site had been vacant—as almost all buildings on Georgia Avenue used to be—for well over a decade.Listing agent Sara Lee Parker of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta said townhome prices have been adjusted from 2024 “to meet the current market” and that the project’s second closing is scheduled Friday. Unit No. 4, as one example, has been discounted this year by $75,000 total from its original listing price, now asking $650,000. That buys three bedrooms and four bathrooms in 1,648 square feet.
As seen in 2024, passageway to the project’s small parking lot between two buildings, along Martin Street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Prices at the Xmetrical-designed Ten 5 Summerhill now range from $625,000 to $725,000. Units facing Martin Street (around the corner from Georgia Avenue) are coming to market now, and the project’s furnished model has recently been moved to Unit No. 5, the largest corner unit facing both streets. The model unit has entries from each street with a separate studio/kitchenette at the base level and no garage, but it does include two assigned parking spaces, according to Parker. The fee-simple townhomes require HOA fees of $450 per quarter that cover landscaping, common-area maintenance, trash, and exterior painting, among other services. Parker’s team is offering buyers an option to use preferred lenders and receive $10,000 to $15,000 in closing credits or rate buy-downs. Unit perks include a rooftop “retreat” with a half-bath, flex space, roof deck, kitchenette, wet bar, and beverage fridge. Floating vanities, floor-to-ceiling Pella window, gas cooking, quartz counters, and ancillary balconies have been cited as additional draws.Some of Ten 5 Summerhill’s four-story floorplans are unique in that they swap garages for studio apartments at street level. All four floorplans have two bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and two half-baths, plus the top-floor spaces, project officials have said. A small lot with reserved, off-street parking is tucked behind the townhomes, masked from public view.
How the Ten 5 Summerhill project’s Georgia Avenue facade turned out on a previously vacant corner. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
The location is across the street from Phoenix II Park, a 7.3-acre community greenspace, and a block east of Georgia Avenue’s new slate of attractions.Over the past seven years, formerly ghostly Georgia Avenue has added a full portfolio of restaurants, retail, and service-related businesses—both in revived old buildings and new construction—as part of Carter’s Summerhill development. Those businesses join more than 1,200 new apartments and townhomes that have opened, or are under construction now, in the blocks surrounding Georgia State University’s Center Parc Stadium.Intown Builders, a frequent Xmetrical collaborator, is also involved in the Ten 5 Summerhill project, per building permit records. The developer had previously planned a six-story, 21-unit condo building at the corner property with commercial spaces at street level, but those plans were nixed. The rest of the project’s development team is listed as JB Development Partners, Bespoke Developments, and South City Residential.
Looking north toward downtown last year. Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
The plot in question sold for $660,000 in 2018—just two years after it had traded for $168,000, which speaks to the historic neighborhood’s cachet, according to property records.Find more context and a look at Ten 5 Summerhill exteriors and interiors in the gallery above. …Follow us on social media: Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram • Flashback: Recalling the ‘before’ version of Summerhill’s vibrant strip (Urbanize Atlanta)
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As seen during construction in 2024, the project’s proximity to Phoenix Park, at top. Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Looking north toward downtown last year. Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
As seen in 2024, passageway to the project’s small parking lot between two buildings, along Martin Street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How the Ten 5 Summerhill project’s Georgia Avenue facade turned out on a previously vacant corner. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The Ten 5 Summerhill location along Georgia Avenue. Google Maps
Site plan for the 10 townhomes units. Ten 5 Summerhill
Rooftop deck atop the two-bedroom model, which was listed at $749,000. Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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Ten 5 Summerhill has closed two townhomes since coming to market last summer
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Project that claimed Summerhill corner cutting prices to lure buyers
Josh Green
Thu, 05/22/2025 – 17:10
On Summerhill’s revived main drag, a modern-style infill project that’s been billed as “urban luxury at its finest” is rethinking its approach to pricing in hopes of selling more units. After initially listing last summer, the Ten 5 Summerhill project continues to deliver 10 townhomes at the southwest corner of Georgia Avenue’s intersection with Martin Street, adding to Summerhill’s residential explosion near the Atlanta Braves’ former stadium. The .3-acre corner site had been vacant—as almost all buildings on Georgia Avenue used to be—for well over a decade.Listing agent Sara Lee Parker of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta said townhome prices have been adjusted from 2024 “to meet the current market” and that the project’s second closing is scheduled Friday. Unit No. 4, as one example, has been discounted this year by $75,000 total from its original listing price, now asking $650,000. That buys three bedrooms and four bathrooms in 1,648 square feet.
As seen in 2024, passageway to the project’s small parking lot between two buildings, along Martin Street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Prices at the Xmetrical-designed Ten 5 Summerhill now range from $625,000 to $725,000. Units facing Martin Street (around the corner from Georgia Avenue) are coming to market now, and the project’s furnished model has recently been moved to Unit No. 5, the largest corner unit facing both streets. The model unit has entries from each street with a separate studio/kitchenette at the base level and no garage, but it does include two assigned parking spaces, according to Parker. The fee-simple townhomes require HOA fees of $450 per quarter that cover landscaping, common-area maintenance, trash, and exterior painting, among other services. Parker’s team is offering buyers an option to use preferred lenders and receive $10,000 to $15,000 in closing credits or rate buy-downs. Unit perks include a rooftop “retreat” with a half-bath, flex space, roof deck, kitchenette, wet bar, and beverage fridge. Floating vanities, floor-to-ceiling Pella window, gas cooking, quartz counters, and ancillary balconies have been cited as additional draws.Some of Ten 5 Summerhill’s four-story floorplans are unique in that they swap garages for studio apartments at street level. All four floorplans have two bedrooms, two full bathrooms, and two half-baths, plus the top-floor spaces, project officials have said. A small lot with reserved, off-street parking is tucked behind the townhomes, masked from public view.
How the Ten 5 Summerhill project’s Georgia Avenue facade turned out on a previously vacant corner. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
The location is across the street from Phoenix II Park, a 7.3-acre community greenspace, and a block east of Georgia Avenue’s new slate of attractions.Over the past seven years, formerly ghostly Georgia Avenue has added a full portfolio of restaurants, retail, and service-related businesses—both in revived old buildings and new construction—as part of Carter’s Summerhill development. Those businesses join more than 1,200 new apartments and townhomes that have opened, or are under construction now, in the blocks surrounding Georgia State University’s Center Parc Stadium.Intown Builders, a frequent Xmetrical collaborator, is also involved in the Ten 5 Summerhill project, per building permit records. The developer had previously planned a six-story, 21-unit condo building at the corner property with commercial spaces at street level, but those plans were nixed. The rest of the project’s development team is listed as JB Development Partners, Bespoke Developments, and South City Residential.
Looking north toward downtown last year. Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
The plot in question sold for $660,000 in 2018—just two years after it had traded for $168,000, which speaks to the historic neighborhood’s cachet, according to property records.Find more context and a look at Ten 5 Summerhill exteriors and interiors in the gallery above. …Follow us on social media: Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram • Flashback: Recalling the ‘before’ version of Summerhill’s vibrant strip (Urbanize Atlanta)
Tags
105 Georgia Avenue SE
Ten 5 Summerhill
Summerhill Townhomes
Intown Builders
Xmetrical
271 GLEN IRIS DRIVE LLC
Condos
Atlanta Townhomes
townhomes
Atlanta Development
Atlanta Construction
Jordache Avery
Kaizen Collaborative
American Commerce Bank
JB Development Partners
Bespoke Developments
South City Residential
Sara Lee Parker & Associates
Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Interior Design
Wes Cummings
RealKit Photography
Images
As seen during construction in 2024, the project’s proximity to Phoenix Park, at top. Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Looking north toward downtown last year. Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
As seen in 2024, passageway to the project’s small parking lot between two buildings, along Martin Street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How the Ten 5 Summerhill project’s Georgia Avenue facade turned out on a previously vacant corner. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The Ten 5 Summerhill location along Georgia Avenue. Google Maps
Site plan for the 10 townhomes units. Ten 5 Summerhill
Rooftop deck atop the two-bedroom model, which was listed at $749,000. Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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Ten 5 Summerhill has closed two townhomes since coming to market last summer
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Peachtree Road hotel project moves forward on long-vacant lot
Peachtree Road hotel project moves forward on long-vacant lot
Peachtree Road hotel project moves forward on long-vacant lot
Josh Green
Thu, 05/22/2025 – 13:38
Days appear to be numbered for a void in the commercial landscape of Atlanta’s marquee street.
The design and development team for a planned Buckhead hotel concept at 1875 Peachtree Road filed for commercial land development permits this week as another step toward construction.
Plans call for the long-vacant lot to become a 174-key Home2 Suites by Hilton, an extended-stay chain, where other infill ideas have gone bust over the years.
Filings indicate the hotel will stand eight stories over its parking infrastructure, lobby, and valet area.
Looking north, the 1875 Peachtree Road site in the context of Piedmont Hospital’s main campus. Google Maps
The proposed Peachtree Road facade of the Home2 Suites by Hilton. HC Architecture; 1875 Peachtree St. LLC/submitted
According to this week’s filings, the total footprint of the project will be .67 acres, and the scope of infrastructure work calls for streetscape improvements, in addition to stormwater and utility work.
Situated just north of Midtown, the site was cleared of a small retail building and SunTrust ATM in 2016 and served as a paid parking lot for several years thereafter. Longtime Atlantans might remember it as a Harry’s in a Hurry location—way back when.
Earlier this year, Hilton representatives also filed paperwork with Atlanta’s Department of City Planning for a Special Administrative Permit to move the hotel forward. Those plans were later approved.
A decade ago, the parcel in question was planned to be part of a much larger office and retail complex from Cornerstone Development Partners that never took off.
The site is situated today between Peachtree Laundry & Cleaners and a drive-thru Starbucks.
The 1875 Peachtree Road site (in red, at bottom) and nearby commercial and medical landmarks. Google Maps
A rendering filed with the SAP application indicates Phoenix Development Partners and architecture firm Pappageorge Haymes Partners, both based in Chicago, are putting the hotel project together. (A more recent rendering provided to Urbanize Atlanta indicates local firm HC Architecture is also involved.) The hotel would rise just south of Piedmont Hospital’s artfully curved, 16-story Marcus Heart and Vascular Center.
According to the SAP application, the hotel “will be an integral part of the medical ecosystem in the immediate area” and “will help service patients and families of patients receiving care in the nearby medical facilities.”
The building’s single point of access along the busy thoroughfare would be a right-in, right-out arrangement along the hotel’s Peachtree Road frontage, earlier filings state. Surface parking would also be situated at the rear of the property, per filings.
The hotel would join a significant medical-use growth spurt in the immediate area, highlighted by the new 16-story Arthur M. Blank Family Residences and nearby Marcus Center for Advanced Rehabilitation building.
The site, situated between Peachtree Laundry & Cleaners and a drive-thru Starbucks. Google Maps
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The 1875 Peachtree Road site (in red, at bottom) and nearby commercial and medical landmarks. Google Maps
Looking north, the 1875 Peachtree Road site in the context of Piedmont Hospital’s main campus. Google Maps
The site, situated between Peachtree Laundry & Cleaners and a drive-thru Starbucks. Google Maps
The proposed Peachtree Road facade of the Home2 Suites by Hilton. HC Architecture; 1875 Peachtree St. LLC/submitted
Peachtree Road hotel project moves forward on long-vacant lot
Josh Green
Thu, 05/22/2025 – 13:38
Days appear to be numbered for a void in the commercial landscape of Atlanta’s marquee street. The design and development team for a planned Buckhead hotel concept at 1875 Peachtree Road filed for commercial land development permits this week as another step toward construction. Plans call for the long-vacant lot to become a 174-key Home2 Suites by Hilton, an extended-stay chain, where other infill ideas have gone bust over the years. Filings indicate the hotel will stand eight stories over its parking infrastructure, lobby, and valet area.
Looking north, the 1875 Peachtree Road site in the context of Piedmont Hospital’s main campus. Google Maps
The proposed Peachtree Road facade of the Home2 Suites by Hilton. HC Architecture; 1875 Peachtree St. LLC/submitted
According to this week’s filings, the total footprint of the project will be .67 acres, and the scope of infrastructure work calls for streetscape improvements, in addition to stormwater and utility work. Situated just north of Midtown, the site was cleared of a small retail building and SunTrust ATM in 2016 and served as a paid parking lot for several years thereafter. Longtime Atlantans might remember it as a Harry’s in a Hurry location—way back when.Earlier this year, Hilton representatives also filed paperwork with Atlanta’s Department of City Planning for a Special Administrative Permit to move the hotel forward. Those plans were later approved. A decade ago, the parcel in question was planned to be part of a much larger office and retail complex from Cornerstone Development Partners that never took off.The site is situated today between Peachtree Laundry & Cleaners and a drive-thru Starbucks.
The 1875 Peachtree Road site (in red, at bottom) and nearby commercial and medical landmarks. Google Maps
A rendering filed with the SAP application indicates Phoenix Development Partners and architecture firm Pappageorge Haymes Partners, both based in Chicago, are putting the hotel project together. (A more recent rendering provided to Urbanize Atlanta indicates local firm HC Architecture is also involved.) The hotel would rise just south of Piedmont Hospital’s artfully curved, 16-story Marcus Heart and Vascular Center.According to the SAP application, the hotel “will be an integral part of the medical ecosystem in the immediate area” and “will help service patients and families of patients receiving care in the nearby medical facilities.”The building’s single point of access along the busy thoroughfare would be a right-in, right-out arrangement along the hotel’s Peachtree Road frontage, earlier filings state. Surface parking would also be situated at the rear of the property, per filings.The hotel would join a significant medical-use growth spurt in the immediate area, highlighted by the new 16-story Arthur M. Blank Family Residences and nearby Marcus Center for Advanced Rehabilitation building.
The site, situated between Peachtree Laundry & Cleaners and a drive-thru Starbucks. Google Maps
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Ross Hotel Partners
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The 1875 Peachtree Road site (in red, at bottom) and nearby commercial and medical landmarks. Google Maps
Looking north, the 1875 Peachtree Road site in the context of Piedmont Hospital’s main campus. Google Maps
The site, situated between Peachtree Laundry & Cleaners and a drive-thru Starbucks. Google Maps
The proposed Peachtree Road facade of the Home2 Suites by Hilton. HC Architecture; 1875 Peachtree St. LLC/submitted
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Plans near Piedmont Hospital call for Home2 Suites by Hilton, valet parking
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Peachtree Road hotel project moves forward on long-vacant lot
Josh Green
Thu, 05/22/2025 – 13:38
Days appear to be numbered for a void in the commercial landscape of Atlanta’s marquee street. The design and development team for a planned Buckhead hotel concept at 1875 Peachtree Road filed for commercial land development permits this week as another step toward construction. Plans call for the long-vacant lot to become a 174-key Home2 Suites by Hilton, an extended-stay chain, where other infill ideas have gone bust over the years. Filings indicate the hotel will stand eight stories over its parking infrastructure, lobby, and valet area.
Looking north, the 1875 Peachtree Road site in the context of Piedmont Hospital’s main campus. Google Maps
The proposed Peachtree Road facade of the Home2 Suites by Hilton. HC Architecture; 1875 Peachtree St. LLC/submitted
According to this week’s filings, the total footprint of the project will be .67 acres, and the scope of infrastructure work calls for streetscape improvements, in addition to stormwater and utility work. Situated just north of Midtown, the site was cleared of a small retail building and SunTrust ATM in 2016 and served as a paid parking lot for several years thereafter. Longtime Atlantans might remember it as a Harry’s in a Hurry location—way back when.Earlier this year, Hilton representatives also filed paperwork with Atlanta’s Department of City Planning for a Special Administrative Permit to move the hotel forward. Those plans were later approved. A decade ago, the parcel in question was planned to be part of a much larger office and retail complex from Cornerstone Development Partners that never took off.The site is situated today between Peachtree Laundry & Cleaners and a drive-thru Starbucks.
The 1875 Peachtree Road site (in red, at bottom) and nearby commercial and medical landmarks. Google Maps
A rendering filed with the SAP application indicates Phoenix Development Partners and architecture firm Pappageorge Haymes Partners, both based in Chicago, are putting the hotel project together. (A more recent rendering provided to Urbanize Atlanta indicates local firm HC Architecture is also involved.) The hotel would rise just south of Piedmont Hospital’s artfully curved, 16-story Marcus Heart and Vascular Center.According to the SAP application, the hotel “will be an integral part of the medical ecosystem in the immediate area” and “will help service patients and families of patients receiving care in the nearby medical facilities.”The building’s single point of access along the busy thoroughfare would be a right-in, right-out arrangement along the hotel’s Peachtree Road frontage, earlier filings state. Surface parking would also be situated at the rear of the property, per filings.The hotel would join a significant medical-use growth spurt in the immediate area, highlighted by the new 16-story Arthur M. Blank Family Residences and nearby Marcus Center for Advanced Rehabilitation building.
The site, situated between Peachtree Laundry & Cleaners and a drive-thru Starbucks. Google Maps
…Follow us on social media: Twitter / Facebook/and now: Instagram • Buckhead news, discussion (Urbanize Atlanta)
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Federal workers could vacate Downtown’s Peachtree Summit building
Federal workers could vacate Downtown’s Peachtree Summit building
Workers could be relocated to another Downtown Atlanta office building, according to a new report.
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Workers could be relocated to another Downtown Atlanta office building, according to a new report.
Federal workers could vacate Downtown’s Peachtree Summit building
Federal workers could vacate Downtown’s Peachtree Summit building
Workers could be relocated to another Downtown Atlanta office building, according to a new report.
Workers could be relocated to another Downtown Atlanta office building, according to a new report. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
Workers could be relocated to another Downtown Atlanta office building, according to a new report.
The National Observer: Real Estate: New office-construction pipeline dwindles
The National Observer: Real Estate: New office-construction pipeline dwindles
Despite big demand for the newest office space, there’s no sign of office construction roaring back to life anytime soon.
Despite big demand for the newest office space, there’s no sign of office construction roaring back to life anytime soon. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
Despite big demand for the newest office space, there’s no sign of office construction roaring back to life anytime soon.
The National Observer: Real Estate: New office-construction pipeline dwindles
The National Observer: Real Estate: New office-construction pipeline dwindles
Despite big demand for the newest office space, there’s no sign of office construction roaring back to life anytime soon.
Despite big demand for the newest office space, there’s no sign of office construction roaring back to life anytime soon. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
Despite big demand for the newest office space, there’s no sign of office construction roaring back to life anytime soon.
Atlanta keeps climbing in national, annual ranking of city parks
Atlanta keeps climbing in national, annual ranking of city parks
Atlanta keeps climbing in national, annual ranking of city parks
Josh Green
Thu, 05/22/2025 – 08:38
When it comes to urban park systems around the United States, Atlanta’s climb this decade from “meh” to “not too shabby” has been impressive, but work remains to be done.
Trust for Public Land officials announced this week The City in a Forest has placed 21st on its annual ParkScore index for 2025. (Just four years ago, Atlanta ranked 49th of 100 major cities studied, according to TPL metrics.)
Atlanta’s 2025 placement is the city’s highest ever and four spots ahead of last year, continuing a recent pattern of improvement. The ParkScore index found that 82 percent of Atlantans now live within a short walk of a park, following greenspace additions in places such as Old Fourth Ward.
But what really moved the meter was the city’s recent district-wide decision to open schoolyards for public use when schools aren’t in session, according to TPL.
Piedmont Park on the evening of May 4, 2025. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Quick park access in Atlanta climbed from 79 percent of residents last year and beats the national ParkScore average of 76 percent.
New greenspace amenities—Ashview Heights and the PATH Foundation’s Woodall Rail Trail come to mind as recent examples—also factored into ATL’s rise on the parks chart.
In terms of park investment, Atlanta also continues to shine, now logging $272 per person on parks. That’s more than double the national ParkScore average of $133, per TPL. (Forthcoming public greenspaces in places such as Buckhead and Chosewood Park, among others, should soon help the ranking.)
“Atlanta’s ParkScore ranking has risen sharply over the past five years,” notes a summary of the analysis. “The city first cracked the top 25 last year and now seems poised for a run at the top 20.”
Atlanta rocketed up 22 spots on the 2022 ParkScore Index—the biggest mover of that year—following a monumental year in 2021 for new urban greenspaces. Those included the sprawling Westside Park (now Shirley Clarke Franklin Park), Cook Park in Vine City, and a park-topped parking garage in Grant Park, among others.
Still, there’s room for improvement. Atlanta’s ranking puts it between Boise and Buffalo, respectively, and TPL found that just 8 percent of the city’s land use is for parks and recreation, when the national median is 15 percent.
Atlanta’s most popular greenspace earlier this month. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The City of Atlanta currently counts 518 parks. Among them is a relative abundance of “destination” parks, but the city is lacking in terms of median park size, TPL found.
TPL’s methodology ranks the 100 most populous U.S. cities by comparing five park categories: acreage, equity, access, investment, and amenities. The ParkScore system is widely considered the gold standard for park evaluation, per TPL officials.
Coming in atop the 2025 list for the fifth consecutive year is Washington, DC, where a whopping 21 percent of land is reserved for parks.
Irvine, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, and St. Paul rounded out the top five, respectively.
The 10 highest-ranking park systems in the United States. Atlanta’s 2025 score is 67.3, according to TPL.Trust for Public Land
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Atlanta’s most popular greenspace earlier this month. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
This graphic illustrates where park spaces around Atlanta exist (green) and where they’re most needed (purple), according to 2023 TPL research. Trust for Public Land/ParkServe; 2023
Piedmont Park on the evening of May 4, 2025. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The 10 highest-ranking park systems in the United States. Atlanta’s 2025 score is 67.3, according to TPL.Trust for Public Land
Atlanta keeps climbing in national, annual ranking of city parks
Josh Green
Thu, 05/22/2025 – 08:38
When it comes to urban park systems around the United States, Atlanta’s climb this decade from “meh” to “not too shabby” has been impressive, but work remains to be done. Trust for Public Land officials announced this week The City in a Forest has placed 21st on its annual ParkScore index for 2025. (Just four years ago, Atlanta ranked 49th of 100 major cities studied, according to TPL metrics.)Atlanta’s 2025 placement is the city’s highest ever and four spots ahead of last year, continuing a recent pattern of improvement. The ParkScore index found that 82 percent of Atlantans now live within a short walk of a park, following greenspace additions in places such as Old Fourth Ward. But what really moved the meter was the city’s recent district-wide decision to open schoolyards for public use when schools aren’t in session, according to TPL.
Piedmont Park on the evening of May 4, 2025. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Quick park access in Atlanta climbed from 79 percent of residents last year and beats the national ParkScore average of 76 percent. New greenspace amenities—Ashview Heights and the PATH Foundation’s Woodall Rail Trail come to mind as recent examples—also factored into ATL’s rise on the parks chart. In terms of park investment, Atlanta also continues to shine, now logging $272 per person on parks. That’s more than double the national ParkScore average of $133, per TPL. (Forthcoming public greenspaces in places such as Buckhead and Chosewood Park, among others, should soon help the ranking.) “Atlanta’s ParkScore ranking has risen sharply over the past five years,” notes a summary of the analysis. “The city first cracked the top 25 last year and now seems poised for a run at the top 20.” Atlanta rocketed up 22 spots on the 2022 ParkScore Index—the biggest mover of that year—following a monumental year in 2021 for new urban greenspaces. Those included the sprawling Westside Park (now Shirley Clarke Franklin Park), Cook Park in Vine City, and a park-topped parking garage in Grant Park, among others.Still, there’s room for improvement. Atlanta’s ranking puts it between Boise and Buffalo, respectively, and TPL found that just 8 percent of the city’s land use is for parks and recreation, when the national median is 15 percent.
Atlanta’s most popular greenspace earlier this month. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The City of Atlanta currently counts 518 parks. Among them is a relative abundance of “destination” parks, but the city is lacking in terms of median park size, TPL found. TPL’s methodology ranks the 100 most populous U.S. cities by comparing five park categories: acreage, equity, access, investment, and amenities. The ParkScore system is widely considered the gold standard for park evaluation, per TPL officials. Coming in atop the 2025 list for the fifth consecutive year is Washington, DC, where a whopping 21 percent of land is reserved for parks. Irvine, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, and St. Paul rounded out the top five, respectively.
The 10 highest-ranking park systems in the United States. Atlanta’s 2025 score is 67.3, according to TPL.Trust for Public Land
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This graphic illustrates where park spaces around Atlanta exist (green) and where they’re most needed (purple), according to 2023 TPL research. Trust for Public Land/ParkServe; 2023
Piedmont Park on the evening of May 4, 2025. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The 10 highest-ranking park systems in the United States. Atlanta’s 2025 score is 67.3, according to TPL.Trust for Public Land
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Atlanta keeps climbing in national, annual ranking of city parks
Josh Green
Thu, 05/22/2025 – 08:38
When it comes to urban park systems around the United States, Atlanta’s climb this decade from “meh” to “not too shabby” has been impressive, but work remains to be done. Trust for Public Land officials announced this week The City in a Forest has placed 21st on its annual ParkScore index for 2025. (Just four years ago, Atlanta ranked 49th of 100 major cities studied, according to TPL metrics.)Atlanta’s 2025 placement is the city’s highest ever and four spots ahead of last year, continuing a recent pattern of improvement. The ParkScore index found that 82 percent of Atlantans now live within a short walk of a park, following greenspace additions in places such as Old Fourth Ward. But what really moved the meter was the city’s recent district-wide decision to open schoolyards for public use when schools aren’t in session, according to TPL.
Piedmont Park on the evening of May 4, 2025. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Quick park access in Atlanta climbed from 79 percent of residents last year and beats the national ParkScore average of 76 percent. New greenspace amenities—Ashview Heights and the PATH Foundation’s Woodall Rail Trail come to mind as recent examples—also factored into ATL’s rise on the parks chart. In terms of park investment, Atlanta also continues to shine, now logging $272 per person on parks. That’s more than double the national ParkScore average of $133, per TPL. (Forthcoming public greenspaces in places such as Buckhead and Chosewood Park, among others, should soon help the ranking.) “Atlanta’s ParkScore ranking has risen sharply over the past five years,” notes a summary of the analysis. “The city first cracked the top 25 last year and now seems poised for a run at the top 20.” Atlanta rocketed up 22 spots on the 2022 ParkScore Index—the biggest mover of that year—following a monumental year in 2021 for new urban greenspaces. Those included the sprawling Westside Park (now Shirley Clarke Franklin Park), Cook Park in Vine City, and a park-topped parking garage in Grant Park, among others.Still, there’s room for improvement. Atlanta’s ranking puts it between Boise and Buffalo, respectively, and TPL found that just 8 percent of the city’s land use is for parks and recreation, when the national median is 15 percent.
Atlanta’s most popular greenspace earlier this month. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The City of Atlanta currently counts 518 parks. Among them is a relative abundance of “destination” parks, but the city is lacking in terms of median park size, TPL found. TPL’s methodology ranks the 100 most populous U.S. cities by comparing five park categories: acreage, equity, access, investment, and amenities. The ParkScore system is widely considered the gold standard for park evaluation, per TPL officials. Coming in atop the 2025 list for the fifth consecutive year is Washington, DC, where a whopping 21 percent of land is reserved for parks. Irvine, Minneapolis, Cincinnati, and St. Paul rounded out the top five, respectively.
The 10 highest-ranking park systems in the United States. Atlanta’s 2025 score is 67.3, according to TPL.Trust for Public Land
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Atlanta’s most popular greenspace earlier this month. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
This graphic illustrates where park spaces around Atlanta exist (green) and where they’re most needed (purple), according to 2023 TPL research. Trust for Public Land/ParkServe; 2023
Piedmont Park on the evening of May 4, 2025. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The 10 highest-ranking park systems in the United States. Atlanta’s 2025 score is 67.3, according to TPL.Trust for Public Land
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