City-backed nonprofit takes over Downtown tower, advancing $30M conversion
City-backed nonprofit takes over Downtown tower, advancing $30M conversion
Residents could begin moving into 13-story building as soon as next year.
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City-backed nonprofit takes over Downtown tower, advancing $30M conversion
City-backed nonprofit takes over Downtown tower, advancing $30M conversion
Residents could begin moving into 13-story building as soon as next year.
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Residents could begin moving into 13-story building as soon as next year.
Analysis declares Atlanta No. 1 ‘smartest city’ in U.S. for 2025
Analysis declares Atlanta No. 1 ‘smartest city’ in U.S. for 2025
Analysis declares Atlanta No. 1 ‘smartest city’ in U.S. for 2025
Josh Green
Wed, 05/07/2025 – 16:14
Atlanta has topped the charts in a new analysis of smart-city prowess among leading urban centers not just in the U.S. but across Europe, besting tech-centric places such as Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle.
That’s according to ProptechOS, a Stockholm-based real estate technology company that evaluates American and European cities annually to spot emerging market trends against the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation’s exacting standards for smart cities.
Atlanta has previously ranked in the study’s top five, but this year the Peach State’s capitol city took top honors over Boston (No. 2), San Francisco (3), and Washington D.C. (4), respectively. (Relatedly, perhaps, Forbes declared Atlanta the “most educated city in America” last year.)
The expanded 2025 analysis included comparable data across the 50 largest U.S. cities and 45 major cities in Europe.
ProptechOS’s methodology uses 17 equally weighted metrics across three categories: sustainability, connectivity and infrastructure, and the local tech job market for the 95 cities in question, all aligning with the OECD’s guidelines, per analysts.
Atlanta notched the highest overall index score (79.4 of 100) for all cities, also claiming the top spot in the infrastructure category.
So what’d we get right, specifically?
Courtesy of ProptechOS
Analysts described Atlanta’s score for smart city infrastructure and connectivity as “remarkable” and indicative of its status as a growing tech hub.
Atlanta logged the fourth-highest internet upload and download speeds among major U.S. cities, according to the study, while ranking third in IoT companies and fifth in AI companies per capita. “The city’s superior mobile 5G performance and technological density have propelled it past traditional tech powerhouses,” notes a Smart City Index 2025 summary.
Meanwhile, the ATL’s tech job market was described as “robust,” with 643 tech jobs advertised for every 10,000 people. That’s the seventh-highest rate in the U.S., per ProptechOS.
For 2025, San Francisco scored the highest for sustainability, while Oakland took the top spot for best tech job market.
Below is how Atlanta stacked up for smart city infrastructure and connectivity, according to 5G performance data from study partner Ookla:
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Analysis declares Atlanta No. 1 ‘smartest city’ in U.S. for 2025
Josh Green
Wed, 05/07/2025 – 16:14
Atlanta has topped the charts in a new analysis of smart-city prowess among leading urban centers not just in the U.S. but across Europe, besting tech-centric places such as Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle. That’s according to ProptechOS, a Stockholm-based real estate technology company that evaluates American and European cities annually to spot emerging market trends against the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation’s exacting standards for smart cities. Atlanta has previously ranked in the study’s top five, but this year the Peach State’s capitol city took top honors over Boston (No. 2), San Francisco (3), and Washington D.C. (4), respectively. (Relatedly, perhaps, Forbes declared Atlanta the “most educated city in America” last year.)The expanded 2025 analysis included comparable data across the 50 largest U.S. cities and 45 major cities in Europe. ProptechOS’s methodology uses 17 equally weighted metrics across three categories: sustainability, connectivity and infrastructure, and the local tech job market for the 95 cities in question, all aligning with the OECD’s guidelines, per analysts. Atlanta notched the highest overall index score (79.4 of 100) for all cities, also claiming the top spot in the infrastructure category. So what’d we get right, specifically?
Courtesy of ProptechOS
Analysts described Atlanta’s score for smart city infrastructure and connectivity as “remarkable” and indicative of its status as a growing tech hub. Atlanta logged the fourth-highest internet upload and download speeds among major U.S. cities, according to the study, while ranking third in IoT companies and fifth in AI companies per capita. “The city’s superior mobile 5G performance and technological density have propelled it past traditional tech powerhouses,” notes a Smart City Index 2025 summary. Meanwhile, the ATL’s tech job market was described as “robust,” with 643 tech jobs advertised for every 10,000 people. That’s the seventh-highest rate in the U.S., per ProptechOS. For 2025, San Francisco scored the highest for sustainability, while Oakland took the top spot for best tech job market. Below is how Atlanta stacked up for smart city infrastructure and connectivity, according to 5G performance data from study partner Ookla:
Courtesy of ProptechOS
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Analysis declares Atlanta No. 1 ‘smartest city’ in U.S. for 2025
Josh Green
Wed, 05/07/2025 – 16:14
Atlanta has topped the charts in a new analysis of smart-city prowess among leading urban centers not just in the U.S. but across Europe, besting tech-centric places such as Boston, San Francisco, and Seattle. That’s according to ProptechOS, a Stockholm-based real estate technology company that evaluates American and European cities annually to spot emerging market trends against the Organisation for European Economic Co-operation’s exacting standards for smart cities. Atlanta has previously ranked in the study’s top five, but this year the Peach State’s capitol city took top honors over Boston (No. 2), San Francisco (3), and Washington D.C. (4), respectively. (Relatedly, perhaps, Forbes declared Atlanta the “most educated city in America” last year.)The expanded 2025 analysis included comparable data across the 50 largest U.S. cities and 45 major cities in Europe. ProptechOS’s methodology uses 17 equally weighted metrics across three categories: sustainability, connectivity and infrastructure, and the local tech job market for the 95 cities in question, all aligning with the OECD’s guidelines, per analysts. Atlanta notched the highest overall index score (79.4 of 100) for all cities, also claiming the top spot in the infrastructure category. So what’d we get right, specifically?
Courtesy of ProptechOS
Analysts described Atlanta’s score for smart city infrastructure and connectivity as “remarkable” and indicative of its status as a growing tech hub. Atlanta logged the fourth-highest internet upload and download speeds among major U.S. cities, according to the study, while ranking third in IoT companies and fifth in AI companies per capita. “The city’s superior mobile 5G performance and technological density have propelled it past traditional tech powerhouses,” notes a Smart City Index 2025 summary. Meanwhile, the ATL’s tech job market was described as “robust,” with 643 tech jobs advertised for every 10,000 people. That’s the seventh-highest rate in the U.S., per ProptechOS. For 2025, San Francisco scored the highest for sustainability, while Oakland took the top spot for best tech job market. Below is how Atlanta stacked up for smart city infrastructure and connectivity, according to 5G performance data from study partner Ookla:
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Chef Rob’s expands with new fast-casual Caribbean concept in Brookhaven
Chef Rob’s expands with new fast-casual Caribbean concept in Brookhaven
Family owners of a longtime Caribbean restaurant are expanding its culinary footprint with a fast-casual concept.
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Family owners of a longtime Caribbean restaurant are expanding its culinary footprint with a fast-casual concept.
Chef Rob’s expands with new fast-casual Caribbean concept in Brookhaven
Chef Rob’s expands with new fast-casual Caribbean concept in Brookhaven
Family owners of a longtime Caribbean restaurant are expanding its culinary footprint with a fast-casual concept.
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Family owners of a longtime Caribbean restaurant are expanding its culinary footprint with a fast-casual concept.
Urban farm, ‘innovative food-housing development’ bound for south ATL
Urban farm, ‘innovative food-housing development’ bound for south ATL
Urban farm, ‘innovative food-housing development’ bound for south ATL
Josh Green
Wed, 05/07/2025 – 13:43
The seeds (literally) of a unique affordable housing and agriculture mix in Southeast Atlanta are scheduled to be planted soon.
Atlanta Housing and Food Well Alliance have scheduled the first ceremonial plantings Friday morning for a project on currently empty land called Leila Valley Community Farm.
Described as an “innovative food-housing development model,” the farm and its future residential components mark the first collaboration of its kind between Atlanta Housing and a food-production nonprofit.
The community farm site spans 7.4 acres at 2370 Locust Lane SE, which has been vacant since apartments were closed and then cleared away in 2008. It’s tucked just west of Moreland Avenue in the Leila Valley neighborhood, northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
General scope of the Leila Valley Community Farm project, with a UPS shipping facility and Moreland Avenue (U.S. Route 23) shown at right. Google Maps
Courtesy of Atlanta Housing
No details for affordable-housing development on site have been formulated, but the project’s broader goal—alongside eventually building attainable places to live—will be to enhance community health with local food access and mitigate flooding in the area.
Initial steps will include planting seedlings, installing a shade tunnel for year-round growing, and building raised construction beds.
Dignitaries scheduled to lead Friday’s ceremonies include Terri M. Lee, Atlanta Housing president and CEO, Kate Conner, Food Well Alliance’s executive director, and Gary Cooper, pastor of Valley View Church of God in Christ, which overlooks the future farm site from across the street.
Atlanta Housing—considered one of the nation’s largest housing authorities—currently provides and facilitates affordable housing resources for nearly 27,000 low-income households, or roughly 45,000 people, according to agency leaders.
View of the 7.4-acre property in question from Locust Street in March this year. Google Maps
Context of the 2370 Locust Lane SE farm site in Southeast Atlanta. Google Maps
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General scope of the Leila Valley Community Farm project, with a UPS shipping facility and Moreland Avenue (U.S. Route 23) shown at right. Google Maps
View of the 7.4-acre property in question from Locust Street in March this year. Google Maps
Urban farm, ‘innovative food-housing development’ bound for south ATL
Josh Green
Wed, 05/07/2025 – 13:43
The seeds (literally) of a unique affordable housing and agriculture mix in Southeast Atlanta are scheduled to be planted soon. Atlanta Housing and Food Well Alliance have scheduled the first ceremonial plantings Friday morning for a project on currently empty land called Leila Valley Community Farm. Described as an “innovative food-housing development model,” the farm and its future residential components mark the first collaboration of its kind between Atlanta Housing and a food-production nonprofit. The community farm site spans 7.4 acres at 2370 Locust Lane SE, which has been vacant since apartments were closed and then cleared away in 2008. It’s tucked just west of Moreland Avenue in the Leila Valley neighborhood, northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
General scope of the Leila Valley Community Farm project, with a UPS shipping facility and Moreland Avenue (U.S. Route 23) shown at right. Google Maps
Courtesy of Atlanta Housing
No details for affordable-housing development on site have been formulated, but the project’s broader goal—alongside eventually building attainable places to live—will be to enhance community health with local food access and mitigate flooding in the area. Initial steps will include planting seedlings, installing a shade tunnel for year-round growing, and building raised construction beds. Dignitaries scheduled to lead Friday’s ceremonies include Terri M. Lee, Atlanta Housing president and CEO, Kate Conner, Food Well Alliance’s executive director, and Gary Cooper, pastor of Valley View Church of God in Christ, which overlooks the future farm site from across the street. Atlanta Housing—considered one of the nation’s largest housing authorities—currently provides and facilitates affordable housing resources for nearly 27,000 low-income households, or roughly 45,000 people, according to agency leaders.
View of the 7.4-acre property in question from Locust Street in March this year. Google Maps
Context of the 2370 Locust Lane SE farm site in Southeast Atlanta. Google Maps
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Urban farm, ‘innovative food-housing development’ bound for south ATL
Josh Green
Wed, 05/07/2025 – 13:43
The seeds (literally) of a unique affordable housing and agriculture mix in Southeast Atlanta are scheduled to be planted soon. Atlanta Housing and Food Well Alliance have scheduled the first ceremonial plantings Friday morning for a project on currently empty land called Leila Valley Community Farm. Described as an “innovative food-housing development model,” the farm and its future residential components mark the first collaboration of its kind between Atlanta Housing and a food-production nonprofit. The community farm site spans 7.4 acres at 2370 Locust Lane SE, which has been vacant since apartments were closed and then cleared away in 2008. It’s tucked just west of Moreland Avenue in the Leila Valley neighborhood, northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
General scope of the Leila Valley Community Farm project, with a UPS shipping facility and Moreland Avenue (U.S. Route 23) shown at right. Google Maps
Courtesy of Atlanta Housing
No details for affordable-housing development on site have been formulated, but the project’s broader goal—alongside eventually building attainable places to live—will be to enhance community health with local food access and mitigate flooding in the area. Initial steps will include planting seedlings, installing a shade tunnel for year-round growing, and building raised construction beds. Dignitaries scheduled to lead Friday’s ceremonies include Terri M. Lee, Atlanta Housing president and CEO, Kate Conner, Food Well Alliance’s executive director, and Gary Cooper, pastor of Valley View Church of God in Christ, which overlooks the future farm site from across the street. Atlanta Housing—considered one of the nation’s largest housing authorities—currently provides and facilitates affordable housing resources for nearly 27,000 low-income households, or roughly 45,000 people, according to agency leaders.
View of the 7.4-acre property in question from Locust Street in March this year. Google Maps
Context of the 2370 Locust Lane SE farm site in Southeast Atlanta. Google Maps
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Buyer emerges for Midtown tower 1100 Peachtree, signaling rising interest for office property sales
Buyer emerges for Midtown tower 1100 Peachtree, signaling rising interest for office property sales
It could become one of the single largest office property transactions in the past year and a sign of increasing market activity.
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Buyer emerges for Midtown tower 1100 Peachtree, signaling rising interest for office property sales
Buyer emerges for Midtown tower 1100 Peachtree, signaling rising interest for office property sales
It could become one of the single largest office property transactions in the past year and a sign of increasing market activity.
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It could become one of the single largest office property transactions in the past year and a sign of increasing market activity.
Bankrupt Retailers Flooding Georgia Shopping Centers With Empty Space
Bankrupt Retailers Flooding Georgia Shopping Centers With Empty Space
Bankruptcy has become an epidemic among big-box retailers, loosening up what has been a historically tight retail market.
With Big Lots, Party City and Joann all liquidating their stores, landlords find themselves awash in empty anchor spaces at a precarious moment for the economy.
Bankruptcy has become an epidemic among big-box retailers, loosening up what has been a historically tight retail market.
With Big Lots, Party City and Joann all liquidating their stores, landlords find themselves awash in empty anchor spaces at a precarious… Read MoreBisnow News Feed
Bankruptcy has become an epidemic among big-box retailers, loosening up what has been a historically tight retail market.
With Big Lots, Party City and Joann all liquidating their stores, landlords find themselves awash in empty anchor spaces at a precarious…
A Green Space Race Is Growing In Atlanta’s Urban Core
A Green Space Race Is Growing In Atlanta’s Urban Core
On the heels of the announcement that a prime Midtown property once envisioned as a skyscraper is now set to be turned into a park, stakeholders in Downtown Atlanta are working to create more public gathering spaces in an effort to turn around the area’s perception.
On the heels of the announcement that a prime Midtown property once envisioned as a skyscraper is now set to be turned into a park, stakeholders in Downtown Atlanta are working to create more public gathering spaces in an effort to turn around the area’s… Read MoreBisnow News Feed
On the heels of the announcement that a prime Midtown property once envisioned as a skyscraper is now set to be turned into a park, stakeholders in Downtown Atlanta are working to create more public gathering spaces in an effort to turn around the area’s…