Buckhead’s Piedmont Center gets new leasing team
Buckhead’s Piedmont Center gets new leasing team
The push to turn around the 2.2 million-square-foot business park comes amid signs of momentum in Buckhead’s office market.
The push to turn around the 2.2 million-square-foot business park comes amid signs of momentum in Buckhead’s office market. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
The push to turn around the 2.2 million-square-foot business park comes amid signs of momentum in Buckhead’s office market.
Buckhead’s Piedmont Center gets new leasing team
Buckhead’s Piedmont Center gets new leasing team
The push to turn around the 2.2 million-square-foot business park comes amid signs of momentum in Buckhead’s office market.
The push to turn around the 2.2 million-square-foot business park comes amid signs of momentum in Buckhead’s office market. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
The push to turn around the 2.2 million-square-foot business park comes amid signs of momentum in Buckhead’s office market.
Updated Draft Ordinance Would Require Atlanta Commercial Developers To Save Or Plant Trees
Updated Draft Ordinance Would Require Atlanta Commercial Developers To Save Or Plant Trees
Atlanta’s commitment to its “City in a Forest” reputation could soon mean its commercial developers will be required to contribute directly to its tree canopy for the first time.
Atlanta’s commitment to its “City in a Forest” reputation could soon mean its commercial developers will be required to contribute directly to its tree canopy for the first time. Read MoreBisnow News Feed
Atlanta’s commitment to its “City in a Forest” reputation could soon mean its commercial developers will be required to contribute directly to its tree canopy for the first time.
Developer Pitches 2.4M SF Georgia Data Center Campus
Developer Pitches 2.4M SF Georgia Data Center Campus
Atlas Development has filed plans to build a 2.4M SF data center campus near Rome, Georgia, the fifth major project the data center newcomer has proposed in the state so far this year.
Atlas Development has filed plans to build a 2.4M SF data center campus near Rome, Georgia, the fifth major project the data center newcomer has proposed in the state so far this year. Read MoreBisnow News Feed
Atlas Development has filed plans to build a 2.4M SF data center campus near Rome, Georgia, the fifth major project the data center newcomer has proposed in the state so far this year.
Atlanta City Council passes contentious rewrite of tree rules
Atlanta City Council passes contentious rewrite of tree rules
Atlanta officials passed a rewrite of the tree protection ordinance, a contentious and complex task that has divided real estate professionals and tree advocates.
Atlanta officials passed a rewrite of the tree protection ordinance, a contentious and complex task that has divided real estate professionals and tree advocates. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
Atlanta officials passed a rewrite of the tree protection ordinance, a contentious and complex task that has divided real estate professionals and tree advocates.
Atlanta City Council passes contentious rewrite of tree rules
Atlanta City Council passes contentious rewrite of tree rules
Atlanta officials passed a rewrite of the tree protection ordinance, a contentious and complex task that has divided real estate professionals and tree advocates.
Atlanta officials passed a rewrite of the tree protection ordinance, a contentious and complex task that has divided real estate professionals and tree advocates. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
Atlanta officials passed a rewrite of the tree protection ordinance, a contentious and complex task that has divided real estate professionals and tree advocates.
This Week’s Atlanta Deal Sheet: Robinson Weeks Hires CBRE Exec As New Chairman
This Week’s Atlanta Deal Sheet: Robinson Weeks Hires CBRE Exec As New Chairman
A veteran industrial real estate broker has departed CBRE to become chairman of a prolific Atlanta-based warehouse developer.
A veteran industrial real estate broker has departed CBRE to become chairman of a prolific Atlanta-based warehouse developer. Read MoreBisnow News Feed
A veteran industrial real estate broker has departed CBRE to become chairman of a prolific Atlanta-based warehouse developer.
‘Maximum Impact Without Jeopardizing Budget’: One Architecture Firm’s Approach To Affordable Housing
‘Maximum Impact Without Jeopardizing Budget’: One Architecture Firm’s Approach To Affordable Housing
While many things divide U.S. states, there is one thing they all have in common: a need for more affordable housing. No state has an adequate supply of affordable housing for its lowest-income renters, and the country needs 7.1 million additional units to meet the need.
There are several issues contributing to this dearth, including zoning restrictions, supply chain issues and the gap between income and rent. While all of this has discouraged many in the commercial real estate industry from working on affordable housing developments, some remain determined to help solve this crisis.
“Renters make up one-third of all U.S. households,” said…
While many things divide U.S. states, there is one thing they all have in common: a need for more affordable housing. No state has an adequate supply of affordable housing for its lowest-income renters, and the country needs 7.1 million additional units… Read MoreBisnow News Feed
While many things divide U.S. states, there is one thing they all have in common: a need for more affordable housing. No state has an adequate supply of affordable housing for its lowest-income renters, and the country needs 7.1 million additional units…
Images: Multi-block South Downtown streetscape overhaul in works
Images: Multi-block South Downtown streetscape overhaul in works
Images: Multi-block South Downtown streetscape overhaul in works
Josh Green
Mon, 06/16/2025 – 15:00
Significant, pre-World Cup changes to South Downtown blocks could extend beyond glittery new buildings and historic rehabs soon.
According to Invest Atlanta, an initiative called the Historic Broad Streetscape project is in the works that would reimagine three city blocks of South Broad Street, stretching for about 3,000 linear feet between two MARTA hubs.
Plans generally call for an “active, safe, and inviting public realm” with fresh landscaping, bicycle infrastructure, elements that can be customized to suit large gatherings, and other features between MARTA’s Five Points station and Garnett station plaza.
The goal is to develop a “cohesive public realm” along all South Broad Street blocks in question, according to a recent Invest Atlanta project summary.
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
The Atlanta Downtown Improvement District initiative is expected to cost roughly $6 million. Invest Atlanta is considering authorizing an Eastside Tax Allocation District grant of up to $3 million to help finance the work.
The infrastructure project is estimated to take six months to complete. According to Invest Atlanta, work would begin sometime this fall.
At the south end of the project’s scope, Garnett Plaza upgrades would include new seating areas, custom paving patterns, and landscaping designed to integrate with MARTA’s transit infrastructure.
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Pedestrian and bicycling enhancements would include ADA-compliant sidewalk adjustments and curb ramps, dedicated bike parking, new bike intersection markings to boost connectivity, and installation of rectangular rapid flashing beacons, or RRFBs, at high-traffic intersections, per Invest Atlanta.
Moveable planters included in the project scope would allow for occasional street closures for events and festivals.
Other elements would include street furniture, new sidewalk paving patterns and curb alignments, more streetlights, additional trees, and planting beds and bioswales to improve drainage and cut back on runoff, according to the recap.
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Along the South Broad Street route, development currently underway includes 100,000 square feet of new office and retail spaces, 30 residential units, and a 1-acre park near the intersection of Broad and Mitchell streets. Restaurants El Tesoro and Broad Street BBQ plan to open alongside that town square-style greenspace prior to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Atlanta, which begins next June.
If executed as planned, the Historic Broad Streetscape project will create an “activity center supportive of community activities and large-scale events, driving business revenues and opportunities for small local businesses,” per the summary.
Sound like a plan?
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Images: Multi-block South Downtown streetscape overhaul in works
Josh Green
Mon, 06/16/2025 – 15:00
Significant, pre-World Cup changes to South Downtown blocks could extend beyond glittery new buildings and historic rehabs soon. According to Invest Atlanta, an initiative called the Historic Broad Streetscape project is in the works that would reimagine three city blocks of South Broad Street, stretching for about 3,000 linear feet between two MARTA hubs. Plans generally call for an “active, safe, and inviting public realm” with fresh landscaping, bicycle infrastructure, elements that can be customized to suit large gatherings, and other features between MARTA’s Five Points station and Garnett station plaza. The goal is to develop a “cohesive public realm” along all South Broad Street blocks in question, according to a recent Invest Atlanta project summary.
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
The Atlanta Downtown Improvement District initiative is expected to cost roughly $6 million. Invest Atlanta is considering authorizing an Eastside Tax Allocation District grant of up to $3 million to help finance the work. The infrastructure project is estimated to take six months to complete. According to Invest Atlanta, work would begin sometime this fall. At the south end of the project’s scope, Garnett Plaza upgrades would include new seating areas, custom paving patterns, and landscaping designed to integrate with MARTA’s transit infrastructure.
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Pedestrian and bicycling enhancements would include ADA-compliant sidewalk adjustments and curb ramps, dedicated bike parking, new bike intersection markings to boost connectivity, and installation of rectangular rapid flashing beacons, or RRFBs, at high-traffic intersections, per Invest Atlanta.Moveable planters included in the project scope would allow for occasional street closures for events and festivals. Other elements would include street furniture, new sidewalk paving patterns and curb alignments, more streetlights, additional trees, and planting beds and bioswales to improve drainage and cut back on runoff, according to the recap.
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Along the South Broad Street route, development currently underway includes 100,000 square feet of new office and retail spaces, 30 residential units, and a 1-acre park near the intersection of Broad and Mitchell streets. Restaurants El Tesoro and Broad Street BBQ plan to open alongside that town square-style greenspace prior to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Atlanta, which begins next June. If executed as planned, the Historic Broad Streetscape project will create an “activity center supportive of community activities and large-scale events, driving business revenues and opportunities for small local businesses,” per the summary. Sound like a plan?
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
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Images: Multi-block South Downtown streetscape overhaul in works
Josh Green
Mon, 06/16/2025 – 15:00
Significant, pre-World Cup changes to South Downtown blocks could extend beyond glittery new buildings and historic rehabs soon. According to Invest Atlanta, an initiative called the Historic Broad Streetscape project is in the works that would reimagine three city blocks of South Broad Street, stretching for about 3,000 linear feet between two MARTA hubs. Plans generally call for an “active, safe, and inviting public realm” with fresh landscaping, bicycle infrastructure, elements that can be customized to suit large gatherings, and other features between MARTA’s Five Points station and Garnett station plaza. The goal is to develop a “cohesive public realm” along all South Broad Street blocks in question, according to a recent Invest Atlanta project summary.
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
The Atlanta Downtown Improvement District initiative is expected to cost roughly $6 million. Invest Atlanta is considering authorizing an Eastside Tax Allocation District grant of up to $3 million to help finance the work. The infrastructure project is estimated to take six months to complete. According to Invest Atlanta, work would begin sometime this fall. At the south end of the project’s scope, Garnett Plaza upgrades would include new seating areas, custom paving patterns, and landscaping designed to integrate with MARTA’s transit infrastructure.
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Pedestrian and bicycling enhancements would include ADA-compliant sidewalk adjustments and curb ramps, dedicated bike parking, new bike intersection markings to boost connectivity, and installation of rectangular rapid flashing beacons, or RRFBs, at high-traffic intersections, per Invest Atlanta.Moveable planters included in the project scope would allow for occasional street closures for events and festivals. Other elements would include street furniture, new sidewalk paving patterns and curb alignments, more streetlights, additional trees, and planting beds and bioswales to improve drainage and cut back on runoff, according to the recap.
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Along the South Broad Street route, development currently underway includes 100,000 square feet of new office and retail spaces, 30 residential units, and a 1-acre park near the intersection of Broad and Mitchell streets. Restaurants El Tesoro and Broad Street BBQ plan to open alongside that town square-style greenspace prior to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Atlanta, which begins next June. If executed as planned, the Historic Broad Streetscape project will create an “activity center supportive of community activities and large-scale events, driving business revenues and opportunities for small local businesses,” per the summary. Sound like a plan?
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
Atlanta Development Authority; via Invest Atlanta
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Fresh images: Decatur’s Village at Legacy phase two officially a go
Fresh images: Decatur’s Village at Legacy phase two officially a go
Fresh images: Decatur’s Village at Legacy phase two officially a go
Josh Green
Mon, 06/16/2025 – 14:47
Another batch of relatively attainable housing is bound for increasingly pricey Decatur.
Decatur Housing and longtime partners Preserving Affordable Housing Inc. have scheduled a groundbreaking Wednesday morning for the second phase of Village at Legacy, a unique project melding affordable housing and greenspace near the city’s southern limits.
Village at Legacy marks the first ground-up, new attainable housing community geared toward Decatur families in decades, though Decatur Housing and PAHI have redeveloped and acquired more than 630 units elsewhere in the city over the past 15 years, according to officials.
Phase one is finishing construction and preparing for first move-ins later this year where South Columbia Drive meets Katie Kerr Drive, at the southernmost tip of 77-acre Legacy Park.
It calls for 66 housing units—duplexes and garden-style apartments—to be reserved for qualifying, low-income families, Decatur Housing officials have said.
Current Village at Legacy rents start at $1,000 monthly for a one-bedroom, one-bathroom floorplan in 658 square feet.
Rents top out at $1,800 per month, which gets three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,263 square feet.
Example of a phase two facade planned for Village at Legacy. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Breakdown of phase one and two components at Legacy Park’s southernmost edge, with South Columbia Drive shown at left.
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Site plans for phases one and two show 11 residential buildings situated around a greenspace commons and U-shaped parking lot, with a community center in the middle. All but three of the new residential structures stand three stories, the others two stories.
Once phase two is complete, Village at Legacy will offer 132 townhomes and apartments total, ranging from one to three bedrooms, spread across roughly 6 acres of the park site.
Dignitaries scheduled to attend Wednesday’s phase-two groundbreaking include Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett, DeKalb County CEO Lorrain Cochran-Johnson, and Decatur Housing CEO and executive director Larry H. Padilla, among others.
Planned look of an onsite community center.
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Example of three-story, garden-style apartments at the Decatur project. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
The Village at Legacy project has been more than seven years in the making, created as home prices in Decatur have climbed to prohibitively expensive heights for many families. (The median sales price of Decatur homes was $685,000 in May, a rise of nearly 10 percent since last year, according to Redfin analytics.)
The City of Decatur bought the park (the former United Methodist Children’s Home property) in 2017 and launched a planning process that resulted in a master plan and affordable housing goals for Village at Legacy in late 2019.
Two years later, following the COVID-19 pandemic, Decatur leaders brought on Decatur Housing and its nonprofit housing developer, PAHI, to see the project through.
That Intergovernmental Agreement calls for Decatur Housing and PAHI to develop, own, and operate the South Housing Village’s affordable housing. Meanwhile, the city will continue to own Village at Legacy’s land.
Beyond access to Decatur schools, jobs, and health services, perks of the project will include a running track, orchard, community garden, inclusive playground, and new greenspaces, per site plans.
Decatur Housing plans to implement its services program to help all residents as well.
Overview of full scope of changes planned at Legacy Park and existing perks such as passive greenspace and walking trails. A future phase called North Housing Village is shown at top left.Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./DHA
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs awarded the project Low Income Housing Tax Credits to help bring all phases to fruition, with additional financing sourced from the city and Decatur Housing.
As another perk of the location, the PATH Foundation’s 1.2-mile East Decatur Greenway trail runs alongside the phase one and two site. That provides an off-street link to the Avondale MARTA station on College Avenue.
Find more Village at Legacy context and fresh renderings in the gallery above.
Location of Legacy Park at 500 S. Columbia Drive in relation to downtown Decatur and Avondale Estates. Google Maps
Example of a phase two facade planned for Village at Legacy. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Breakdown of phase one and two components at Legacy Park’s southernmost edge, with South Columbia Drive shown at left.
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Planned look of an onsite community center.
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Example of three-story, garden-style apartments at the Decatur project. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Overview of full scope of changes planned at Legacy Park and existing perks such as passive greenspace and walking trails. A future phase called North Housing Village is shown at top left.Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./DHA
How the Village at Legacy community center will meet the central green. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./DHA
Fresh images: Decatur’s Village at Legacy phase two officially a go
Josh Green
Mon, 06/16/2025 – 14:47
Another batch of relatively attainable housing is bound for increasingly pricey Decatur. Decatur Housing and longtime partners Preserving Affordable Housing Inc. have scheduled a groundbreaking Wednesday morning for the second phase of Village at Legacy, a unique project melding affordable housing and greenspace near the city’s southern limits. Village at Legacy marks the first ground-up, new attainable housing community geared toward Decatur families in decades, though Decatur Housing and PAHI have redeveloped and acquired more than 630 units elsewhere in the city over the past 15 years, according to officials. Phase one is finishing construction and preparing for first move-ins later this year where South Columbia Drive meets Katie Kerr Drive, at the southernmost tip of 77-acre Legacy Park.It calls for 66 housing units—duplexes and garden-style apartments—to be reserved for qualifying, low-income families, Decatur Housing officials have said. Current Village at Legacy rents start at $1,000 monthly for a one-bedroom, one-bathroom floorplan in 658 square feet. Rents top out at $1,800 per month, which gets three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,263 square feet.
Example of a phase two facade planned for Village at Legacy. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Breakdown of phase one and two components at Legacy Park’s southernmost edge, with South Columbia Drive shown at left.
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Site plans for phases one and two show 11 residential buildings situated around a greenspace commons and U-shaped parking lot, with a community center in the middle. All but three of the new residential structures stand three stories, the others two stories. Once phase two is complete, Village at Legacy will offer 132 townhomes and apartments total, ranging from one to three bedrooms, spread across roughly 6 acres of the park site. Dignitaries scheduled to attend Wednesday’s phase-two groundbreaking include Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett, DeKalb County CEO Lorrain Cochran-Johnson, and Decatur Housing CEO and executive director Larry H. Padilla, among others.
Planned look of an onsite community center.
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Example of three-story, garden-style apartments at the Decatur project. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
The Village at Legacy project has been more than seven years in the making, created as home prices in Decatur have climbed to prohibitively expensive heights for many families. (The median sales price of Decatur homes was $685,000 in May, a rise of nearly 10 percent since last year, according to Redfin analytics.)The City of Decatur bought the park (the former United Methodist Children’s Home property) in 2017 and launched a planning process that resulted in a master plan and affordable housing goals for Village at Legacy in late 2019.Two years later, following the COVID-19 pandemic, Decatur leaders brought on Decatur Housing and its nonprofit housing developer, PAHI, to see the project through. That Intergovernmental Agreement calls for Decatur Housing and PAHI to develop, own, and operate the South Housing Village’s affordable housing. Meanwhile, the city will continue to own Village at Legacy’s land.Beyond access to Decatur schools, jobs, and health services, perks of the project will include a running track, orchard, community garden, inclusive playground, and new greenspaces, per site plans. Decatur Housing plans to implement its services program to help all residents as well.
Overview of full scope of changes planned at Legacy Park and existing perks such as passive greenspace and walking trails. A future phase called North Housing Village is shown at top left.Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./DHA
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs awarded the project Low Income Housing Tax Credits to help bring all phases to fruition, with additional financing sourced from the city and Decatur Housing.As another perk of the location, the PATH Foundation’s 1.2-mile East Decatur Greenway trail runs alongside the phase one and two site. That provides an off-street link to the Avondale MARTA station on College Avenue.Find more Village at Legacy context and fresh renderings in the gallery above.
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Location of Legacy Park at 500 S. Columbia Drive in relation to downtown Decatur and Avondale Estates. Google Maps
Example of a phase two facade planned for Village at Legacy. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Breakdown of phase one and two components at Legacy Park’s southernmost edge, with South Columbia Drive shown at left.
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Planned look of an onsite community center.
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Example of three-story, garden-style apartments at the Decatur project. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Overview of full scope of changes planned at Legacy Park and existing perks such as passive greenspace and walking trails. A future phase called North Housing Village is shown at top left.Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./DHA
How the Village at Legacy community center will meet the central green. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./DHA
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Fresh images: Decatur’s Village at Legacy phase two officially a go
Josh Green
Mon, 06/16/2025 – 14:47
Another batch of relatively attainable housing is bound for increasingly pricey Decatur. Decatur Housing and longtime partners Preserving Affordable Housing Inc. have scheduled a groundbreaking Wednesday morning for the second phase of Village at Legacy, a unique project melding affordable housing and greenspace near the city’s southern limits. Village at Legacy marks the first ground-up, new attainable housing community geared toward Decatur families in decades, though Decatur Housing and PAHI have redeveloped and acquired more than 630 units elsewhere in the city over the past 15 years, according to officials. Phase one is finishing construction and preparing for first move-ins later this year where South Columbia Drive meets Katie Kerr Drive, at the southernmost tip of 77-acre Legacy Park.It calls for 66 housing units—duplexes and garden-style apartments—to be reserved for qualifying, low-income families, Decatur Housing officials have said. Current Village at Legacy rents start at $1,000 monthly for a one-bedroom, one-bathroom floorplan in 658 square feet. Rents top out at $1,800 per month, which gets three bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,263 square feet.
Example of a phase two facade planned for Village at Legacy. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Breakdown of phase one and two components at Legacy Park’s southernmost edge, with South Columbia Drive shown at left.
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Site plans for phases one and two show 11 residential buildings situated around a greenspace commons and U-shaped parking lot, with a community center in the middle. All but three of the new residential structures stand three stories, the others two stories. Once phase two is complete, Village at Legacy will offer 132 townhomes and apartments total, ranging from one to three bedrooms, spread across roughly 6 acres of the park site. Dignitaries scheduled to attend Wednesday’s phase-two groundbreaking include Decatur Mayor Patti Garrett, DeKalb County CEO Lorrain Cochran-Johnson, and Decatur Housing CEO and executive director Larry H. Padilla, among others.
Planned look of an onsite community center.
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Example of three-story, garden-style apartments at the Decatur project. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
The Village at Legacy project has been more than seven years in the making, created as home prices in Decatur have climbed to prohibitively expensive heights for many families. (The median sales price of Decatur homes was $685,000 in May, a rise of nearly 10 percent since last year, according to Redfin analytics.)The City of Decatur bought the park (the former United Methodist Children’s Home property) in 2017 and launched a planning process that resulted in a master plan and affordable housing goals for Village at Legacy in late 2019.Two years later, following the COVID-19 pandemic, Decatur leaders brought on Decatur Housing and its nonprofit housing developer, PAHI, to see the project through. That Intergovernmental Agreement calls for Decatur Housing and PAHI to develop, own, and operate the South Housing Village’s affordable housing. Meanwhile, the city will continue to own Village at Legacy’s land.Beyond access to Decatur schools, jobs, and health services, perks of the project will include a running track, orchard, community garden, inclusive playground, and new greenspaces, per site plans. Decatur Housing plans to implement its services program to help all residents as well.
Overview of full scope of changes planned at Legacy Park and existing perks such as passive greenspace and walking trails. A future phase called North Housing Village is shown at top left.Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./DHA
The Georgia Department of Community Affairs awarded the project Low Income Housing Tax Credits to help bring all phases to fruition, with additional financing sourced from the city and Decatur Housing.As another perk of the location, the PATH Foundation’s 1.2-mile East Decatur Greenway trail runs alongside the phase one and two site. That provides an off-street link to the Avondale MARTA station on College Avenue.Find more Village at Legacy context and fresh renderings in the gallery above.
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Location of Legacy Park at 500 S. Columbia Drive in relation to downtown Decatur and Avondale Estates. Google Maps
Example of a phase two facade planned for Village at Legacy. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Breakdown of phase one and two components at Legacy Park’s southernmost edge, with South Columbia Drive shown at left.
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Planned look of an onsite community center.
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Example of three-story, garden-style apartments at the Decatur project. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./Decatur Housing
Overview of full scope of changes planned at Legacy Park and existing perks such as passive greenspace and walking trails. A future phase called North Housing Village is shown at top left.Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./DHA
How the Village at Legacy community center will meet the central green. Preserving Affordable Housing Inc./DHA
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