Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (3) Old Fourth Ward vs. (14) Adair Park
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (3) Old Fourth Ward vs. (14) Adair Park
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (3) Old Fourth Ward vs. (14) Adair Park
Josh Green
Wed, 12/18/2024 – 17:43
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament is kicking off with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest. (Note: Seeding from 1 to 16 was determined by reader nominations this month—so no pitchforks, please.)
For each Round 1 contest, voting will be open for just 24 hours. Please, let’s keep the tourney fun and positive, as one neighborhood rises above the rest in very public fashion. The eliminations begin now!
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(3) Old Fourth Ward
The distinctive Forth hotel tower, at left, and Overline Residences apartments, as seen from Historic Fourth Ward Park earlier this year. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Synonymous with explosive Beltline development and MLK historical significance, Old Fourth Ward has been a hotbed of supersonic growth and generally more vibrant urban scenarios for what seems like ages now. Nonetheless, this eastside powerhouse hasn’t claimed the (nonexistent) trophy in one of these contests for a dozen years. With a strong No. 3 seed, could that change in 2024?
As usual, O4W happenings this year were too numerous to list here, but a few highlights: Two high-rise hospitality concepts—New City’s diamond-patterned Forth hotel and the Scout Living tower over Ponce City Market—drew back their curtains in 2024, as rare for-sale condos debuted nearby at The Leon on Ponce. Speaking of Ponce, a Complete Streets overhaul came together as an effort to improve pedestrian and bike connections between Boulevard and John Lewis Freedom Parkway. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Civic Center redo edged toward groundbreaking, and the relatively affordable evolution of Boulevard continued to rise.
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(14) Adair Park
Quintessential Atlanta bungalows from the early 20th century are found throughout Adair Park. Adair Park.com
Back in 2021, historic, proud, and feisty Adair Park charged all the way to the Final Four in this hallowed contest of neighborly resolve. And why not? This Southwest Atlanta community has been a darling for Beltline-spurred investment (and yes, displacement) for the better part of a decade. These days, Realtor.com pegs the median home listing price at $445,000 (and falling) in Adair Park, but that still represents a discount over many intown places with comparable perks and charm.
Adair Park this year solidified itself as the launchpad for one of Atlanta’s greatest traditions, the Beltline Lantern Parade, which is permanently a Westside Trail thing now. Elsewhere, a 14-unit, modern-style townhome proposal has come to light that could bring further residential growth. Adair Park pulled off one of the biggest upsets in tourney history in 2021, toppling mighty Midtown. Could it repeat that success against tourney titan O4W in ’24? We shall see.
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (3) Old Fourth Ward vs. (14) Adair Park
Josh Green
Wed, 12/18/2024 – 17:43
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament is kicking off with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest. (Note: Seeding from 1 to 16 was determined by reader nominations this month—so no pitchforks, please.)
For each Round 1 contest, voting will be open for just 24 hours. Please, let’s keep the tourney fun and positive, as one neighborhood rises above the rest in very public fashion. The eliminations begin now!
…
(3) Old Fourth Ward
The distinctive Forth hotel tower, at left, and Overline Residences apartments, as seen from Historic Fourth Ward Park earlier this year. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Synonymous with explosive Beltline development and MLK historical significance, Old Fourth Ward has been a hotbed of supersonic growth and generally more vibrant urban scenarios for what seems like ages now. Nonetheless, this eastside powerhouse hasn’t claimed the (nonexistent) trophy in one of these contests for a dozen years. With a strong No. 3 seed, could that change in 2024?
As usual, O4W happenings this year were too numerous to list here, but a few highlights: Two high-rise hospitality concepts—New City’s diamond-patterned Forth hotel and the Scout Living tower over Ponce City Market—drew back their curtains in 2024, as rare for-sale condos debuted nearby at The Leon on Ponce. Speaking of Ponce, a Complete Streets overhaul came together as an effort to improve pedestrian and bike connections between Boulevard and John Lewis Freedom Parkway. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Civic Center redo edged toward groundbreaking, and the relatively affordable evolution of Boulevard continued to rise.
…
(14) Adair Park
Quintessential Atlanta bungalows from the early 20th century are found throughout Adair Park. Adair Park.com
Back in 2021, historic, proud, and feisty Adair Park charged all the way to the Final Four in this hallowed contest of neighborly resolve. And why not? This Southwest Atlanta community has been a darling for Beltline-spurred investment (and yes, displacement) for the better part of a decade. These days, Realtor.com pegs the median home listing price at $445,000 (and falling) in Adair Park, but that still represents a discount over many intown places with comparable perks and charm.
Adair Park this year solidified itself as the launchpad for one of Atlanta’s greatest traditions, the Beltline Lantern Parade, which is permanently a Westside Trail thing now. Elsewhere, a 14-unit, modern-style townhome proposal has come to light that could bring further residential growth. Adair Park pulled off one of the biggest upsets in tourney history in 2021, toppling mighty Midtown. Could it repeat that success against tourney titan O4W in ’24? We shall see.
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Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (3) Old Fourth Ward vs. (14) Adair Park
Josh Green
Wed, 12/18/2024 – 17:43
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament is kicking off with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest. (Note: Seeding from 1 to 16 was determined by reader nominations this month—so no pitchforks, please.)
For each Round 1 contest, voting will be open for just 24 hours. Please, let’s keep the tourney fun and positive, as one neighborhood rises above the rest in very public fashion. The eliminations begin now!
…
(3) Old Fourth Ward
The distinctive Forth hotel tower, at left, and Overline Residences apartments, as seen from Historic Fourth Ward Park earlier this year. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Synonymous with explosive Beltline development and MLK historical significance, Old Fourth Ward has been a hotbed of supersonic growth and generally more vibrant urban scenarios for what seems like ages now. Nonetheless, this eastside powerhouse hasn’t claimed the (nonexistent) trophy in one of these contests for a dozen years. With a strong No. 3 seed, could that change in 2024?
As usual, O4W happenings this year were too numerous to list here, but a few highlights: Two high-rise hospitality concepts—New City’s diamond-patterned Forth hotel and the Scout Living tower over Ponce City Market—drew back their curtains in 2024, as rare for-sale condos debuted nearby at The Leon on Ponce. Speaking of Ponce, a Complete Streets overhaul came together as an effort to improve pedestrian and bike connections between Boulevard and John Lewis Freedom Parkway. Elsewhere, the Atlanta Civic Center redo edged toward groundbreaking, and the relatively affordable evolution of Boulevard continued to rise.
…
(14) Adair Park
Quintessential Atlanta bungalows from the early 20th century are found throughout Adair Park. Adair Park.com
Back in 2021, historic, proud, and feisty Adair Park charged all the way to the Final Four in this hallowed contest of neighborly resolve. And why not? This Southwest Atlanta community has been a darling for Beltline-spurred investment (and yes, displacement) for the better part of a decade. These days, Realtor.com pegs the median home listing price at $445,000 (and falling) in Adair Park, but that still represents a discount over many intown places with comparable perks and charm.
Adair Park this year solidified itself as the launchpad for one of Atlanta’s greatest traditions, the Beltline Lantern Parade, which is permanently a Westside Trail thing now. Elsewhere, a 14-unit, modern-style townhome proposal has come to light that could bring further residential growth. Adair Park pulled off one of the biggest upsets in tourney history in 2021, toppling mighty Midtown. Could it repeat that success against tourney titan O4W in ’24? We shall see.
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Upgrades for Atlanta’s signature park on tap in new year
Upgrades for Atlanta’s signature park on tap in new year
Upgrades for Atlanta’s signature park on tap in new year
Josh Green
Wed, 12/18/2024 – 16:18
With its snazzy new direct Beltline connection, André 3000 flute-a-palooza, and lack of Music Midtown damage, 2024 has been a significant year in the annals of Atlanta’s most-visited greenspace. But positive happenings at Piedmont Park are just getting started, according to its official stewards.
The Piedmont Park Conservancy this year celebrated its 35th anniversary and 120th for the park by raising funds and putting together the first Comprehensive Plan for upgrades, expansions, and upkeep in a quarter-century.
Exactly how those changes will be rolled out in the short term is now coming into clearer focus.
Earlier this year, the nonprofit launched the Piedmont Park Conservancy 35th Anniversary Appeal, a campaign to raise $3 million for a masterplan to add new greenspace and acreage, implement enhancements and needed improvements, and generally help reimagine the park’s more than 200 acres.
“Thanks to several extremely generous donors,” conservancy officials wrote in an email to Urbanize Atlanta this week, “we have raised nearly $2 million in support for park improvement projects, several of which are underway.”
January volleyball in Atlanta’s marquee greenspace. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Here’s a rundown of what’s happening—and what’s to come as a new year dawns.
• Warmer welcome: Where the new Beltline segment meets Monroe Drive and 10th Street, work is expected to begin early next year on “a great new entry experience” to the park, the conservancy reports. That includes a new park sign near Park Tavern’s entrance, a stone sitting wall, and a large new planting bed.
• They urned it: Like other planting vignettes, all historic stone urns built for the Cotton States Exposition of 1895 have been replanted around Piedmont Park.
Example of reinvigorated, historic park planters. Courtesy of Piedmont Park Conservancy• Runners, rejoice: In early 2025, the conservancy plans to resurface the park’s popular Active Oval with new crushed composite and then level it for heavy use come spring.
• Pool refresh: A thorough refurbishment of the park’s pool and aquatic center kicked off before Thanksgiving that’s prepped the pool for new tiling and a pump room overhaul. Additions will include new shade structures, furniture, a fresh sound system, and other changes before the pool reopens on Memorial Day next year, per the conservancy.
• Firmly planted: An initiative to plant flowering shrubs and native annuals at 12th and 14th Street entrances and several others along 10th Street and Park Drive has recently wrapped.
• Root causes: Set for completion in early 2025, a comprehensive health assessment and inventory of more than 7,000 trees throughout the park is underway now. The conservancy plans to partner with the City of Atlanta for a three-year tree care initiative with a goal of planting several thousand new trees and preserving mature, historic ones.
• Widespread upkeep: Maintenance projects scheduled across Piedmont Park will include repair and painting of park buildings and railings, drainage and erosion control projects, plus paving and curb repair.
• Future vision: Details are still being finalized, but the conservancy is preparing to unveil its first Comprehensive Plan in more than 25 years in 2025. “The plan,” according to the conservancy, “will guide the future of Piedmont Park, ensuring it remains a thriving urban oasis for generations to come.”
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Example of reinvigorated, historic park planters. Courtesy of Piedmont Park Conservancy
Upgrades for Atlanta’s signature park on tap in new year
Josh Green
Wed, 12/18/2024 – 16:18
With its snazzy new direct Beltline connection, André 3000 flute-a-palooza, and lack of Music Midtown damage, 2024 has been a significant year in the annals of Atlanta’s most-visited greenspace. But positive happenings at Piedmont Park are just getting started, according to its official stewards.
The Piedmont Park Conservancy this year celebrated its 35th anniversary and 120th for the park by raising funds and putting together the first Comprehensive Plan for upgrades, expansions, and upkeep in a quarter-century.
Exactly how those changes will be rolled out in the short term is now coming into clearer focus.
Earlier this year, the nonprofit launched the Piedmont Park Conservancy 35th Anniversary Appeal, a campaign to raise $3 million for a masterplan to add new greenspace and acreage, implement enhancements and needed improvements, and generally help reimagine the park’s more than 200 acres.
“Thanks to several extremely generous donors,” conservancy officials wrote in an email to Urbanize Atlanta this week, “we have raised nearly $2 million in support for park improvement projects, several of which are underway.”
January volleyball in Atlanta’s marquee greenspace. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Here’s a rundown of what’s happening—and what’s to come as a new year dawns.
• Warmer welcome: Where the new Beltline segment meets Monroe Drive and 10th Street, work is expected to begin early next year on “a great new entry experience” to the park, the conservancy reports. That includes a new park sign near Park Tavern’s entrance, a stone sitting wall, and a large new planting bed.
• They urned it: Like other planting vignettes, all historic stone urns built for the Cotton States Exposition of 1895 have been replanted around Piedmont Park.
Example of reinvigorated, historic park planters. Courtesy of Piedmont Park Conservancy
• Runners, rejoice: In early 2025, the conservancy plans to resurface the park’s popular Active Oval with new crushed composite and then level it for heavy use come spring.
• Pool refresh: A thorough refurbishment of the park’s pool and aquatic center kicked off before Thanksgiving that’s prepped the pool for new tiling and a pump room overhaul. Additions will include new shade structures, furniture, a fresh sound system, and other changes before the pool reopens on Memorial Day next year, per the conservancy.
• Firmly planted: An initiative to plant flowering shrubs and native annuals at 12th and 14th Street entrances and several others along 10th Street and Park Drive has recently wrapped.
• Root causes: Set for completion in early 2025, a comprehensive health assessment and inventory of more than 7,000 trees throughout the park is underway now. The conservancy plans to partner with the City of Atlanta for a three-year tree care initiative with a goal of planting several thousand new trees and preserving mature, historic ones.
• Widespread upkeep: Maintenance projects scheduled across Piedmont Park will include repair and painting of park buildings and railings, drainage and erosion control projects, plus paving and curb repair.
• Future vision: Details are still being finalized, but the conservancy is preparing to unveil its first Comprehensive Plan in more than 25 years in 2025. “The plan,” according to the conservancy, “will guide the future of Piedmont Park, ensuring it remains a thriving urban oasis for generations to come.”
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Upgrades for Atlanta’s signature park on tap in new year
Josh Green
Wed, 12/18/2024 – 16:18
With its snazzy new direct Beltline connection, André 3000 flute-a-palooza, and lack of Music Midtown damage, 2024 has been a significant year in the annals of Atlanta’s most-visited greenspace. But positive happenings at Piedmont Park are just getting started, according to its official stewards.
The Piedmont Park Conservancy this year celebrated its 35th anniversary and 120th for the park by raising funds and putting together the first Comprehensive Plan for upgrades, expansions, and upkeep in a quarter-century.
Exactly how those changes will be rolled out in the short term is now coming into clearer focus.
Earlier this year, the nonprofit launched the Piedmont Park Conservancy 35th Anniversary Appeal, a campaign to raise $3 million for a masterplan to add new greenspace and acreage, implement enhancements and needed improvements, and generally help reimagine the park’s more than 200 acres.
“Thanks to several extremely generous donors,” conservancy officials wrote in an email to Urbanize Atlanta this week, “we have raised nearly $2 million in support for park improvement projects, several of which are underway.”
January volleyball in Atlanta’s marquee greenspace. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Here’s a rundown of what’s happening—and what’s to come as a new year dawns.
• Warmer welcome: Where the new Beltline segment meets Monroe Drive and 10th Street, work is expected to begin early next year on “a great new entry experience” to the park, the conservancy reports. That includes a new park sign near Park Tavern’s entrance, a stone sitting wall, and a large new planting bed.
• They urned it: Like other planting vignettes, all historic stone urns built for the Cotton States Exposition of 1895 have been replanted around Piedmont Park.
Example of reinvigorated, historic park planters. Courtesy of Piedmont Park Conservancy
• Runners, rejoice: In early 2025, the conservancy plans to resurface the park’s popular Active Oval with new crushed composite and then level it for heavy use come spring.
• Pool refresh: A thorough refurbishment of the park’s pool and aquatic center kicked off before Thanksgiving that’s prepped the pool for new tiling and a pump room overhaul. Additions will include new shade structures, furniture, a fresh sound system, and other changes before the pool reopens on Memorial Day next year, per the conservancy.
• Firmly planted: An initiative to plant flowering shrubs and native annuals at 12th and 14th Street entrances and several others along 10th Street and Park Drive has recently wrapped.
• Root causes: Set for completion in early 2025, a comprehensive health assessment and inventory of more than 7,000 trees throughout the park is underway now. The conservancy plans to partner with the City of Atlanta for a three-year tree care initiative with a goal of planting several thousand new trees and preserving mature, historic ones.
• Widespread upkeep: Maintenance projects scheduled across Piedmont Park will include repair and painting of park buildings and railings, drainage and erosion control projects, plus paving and curb repair.
• Future vision: Details are still being finalized, but the conservancy is preparing to unveil its first Comprehensive Plan in more than 25 years in 2025. “The plan,” according to the conservancy, “will guide the future of Piedmont Park, ensuring it remains a thriving urban oasis for generations to come.”
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Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (5) Downtown vs. (12) Lake Claire
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Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (5) Downtown vs. (12) Lake Claire
Josh Green
Wed, 12/18/2024 – 13:44
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament is kicking off with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest. (Note: Seeding from 1 to 16 was determined by reader nominations this month—so no pitchforks, please.)
For each Round 1 contest, voting will be open for just 24 hours. Please, let’s keep the tourney fun and positive, as one neighborhood rises above the rest in very public fashion. The eliminations begin now!
…
(5) Downtown
Construction progress in May on Centennial Yards’ first ground-up new tower to top out, The Mitchell apartments. Urbanize Atlanta
In 2024, downtown finally started doing its best Midtown impression, beginning with the official opening of a nearly 1,000-room glassy hotel tower in January (Atlanta’s largest in four decades) and not really slowing down from there. After a generation of talk and almost no action, The Gulch at long last started clearly becoming something more vibrant and useful, as Centennial Yards morphed into a massive construction zone with two towers now standing and more World Cup-focused development not far behind.
Meanwhile, Atlanta Ventures’ team of entrepreneurs kept putting more money where their mouths are, adding properties and launching renovations across a portfolio of more than 50 buildings and 6 acres of parking lots. Elsewhere, MARTA’s Five Points overhaul is back on track, the storied Atlanta Constitution building and Stitch project are showing promise, Underground is set to grow way up, a groundbreaking for the 2 Peachtree tower’s affordable housing conversion appears imminent—and that’s just scratching the surface. Thanks, FIFA.
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(12) Lake Claire
A typically tony Lake Claire street that blends traditional and contemporary housing styles. Google Maps
Folks, let’s have a round of applause for Lake Claire, which earned enough nominations in 2024 to make its Best Atlanta Neighborhood tourney debut. Known for being hilly, pretty, and well-kept (but never pretentiously so) with a rollicking neighborhood pool and hip communal hangout in the Lake Claire Community Land Trust (RIP, Big Lou), this close-knit neighborhood of roughly 1,200 homes is tucked between Candler Park and Decatur.
Unlike with downtown, not a whole lot changed in Lake Claire this year, apart from several large single-family homes coming on the scene, including a four-unit infill build called The Square on Gordon with starting prices around $1.2 million. But that’s okay. Large-scale changes are no prerequisite, of course, for neighborhoods that were solid in the first place.
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (5) Downtown vs. (12) Lake Claire
Josh Green
Wed, 12/18/2024 – 13:44
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament is kicking off with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest. (Note: Seeding from 1 to 16 was determined by reader nominations this month—so no pitchforks, please.)
For each Round 1 contest, voting will be open for just 24 hours. Please, let’s keep the tourney fun and positive, as one neighborhood rises above the rest in very public fashion. The eliminations begin now!
…
(5) Downtown
Construction progress in May on Centennial Yards’ first ground-up new tower to top out, The Mitchell apartments. Urbanize Atlanta
In 2024, downtown finally started doing its best Midtown impression, beginning with the official opening of a nearly 1,000-room glassy hotel tower in January (Atlanta’s largest in four decades) and not really slowing down from there. After a generation of talk and almost no action, The Gulch at long last started clearly becoming something more vibrant and useful, as Centennial Yards morphed into a massive construction zone with two towers now standing and more World Cup-focused development not far behind.
Meanwhile, Atlanta Ventures’ team of entrepreneurs kept putting more money where their mouths are, adding properties and launching renovations across a portfolio of more than 50 buildings and 6 acres of parking lots. Elsewhere, MARTA’s Five Points overhaul is back on track, the storied Atlanta Constitution building and Stitch project are showing promise, Underground is set to grow way up, a groundbreaking for the 2 Peachtree tower’s affordable housing conversion appears imminent—and that’s just scratching the surface. Thanks, FIFA.
…
(12) Lake Claire
A typically tony Lake Claire street that blends traditional and contemporary housing styles. Google Maps
Folks, let’s have a round of applause for Lake Claire, which earned enough nominations in 2024 to make its Best Atlanta Neighborhood tourney debut. Known for being hilly, pretty, and well-kept (but never pretentiously so) with a rollicking neighborhood pool and hip communal hangout in the Lake Claire Community Land Trust (RIP, Big Lou), this close-knit neighborhood of roughly 1,200 homes is tucked between Candler Park and Decatur.
Unlike with downtown, not a whole lot changed in Lake Claire this year, apart from several large single-family homes coming on the scene, including a four-unit infill build called The Square on Gordon with starting prices around $1.2 million. But that’s okay. Large-scale changes are no prerequisite, of course, for neighborhoods that were solid in the first place.
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Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, 1st round: (5) Downtown vs. (12) Lake Claire
Josh Green
Wed, 12/18/2024 – 13:44
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament is kicking off with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest. (Note: Seeding from 1 to 16 was determined by reader nominations this month—so no pitchforks, please.)
For each Round 1 contest, voting will be open for just 24 hours. Please, let’s keep the tourney fun and positive, as one neighborhood rises above the rest in very public fashion. The eliminations begin now!
…
(5) Downtown
Construction progress in May on Centennial Yards’ first ground-up new tower to top out, The Mitchell apartments. Urbanize Atlanta
In 2024, downtown finally started doing its best Midtown impression, beginning with the official opening of a nearly 1,000-room glassy hotel tower in January (Atlanta’s largest in four decades) and not really slowing down from there. After a generation of talk and almost no action, The Gulch at long last started clearly becoming something more vibrant and useful, as Centennial Yards morphed into a massive construction zone with two towers now standing and more World Cup-focused development not far behind.
Meanwhile, Atlanta Ventures’ team of entrepreneurs kept putting more money where their mouths are, adding properties and launching renovations across a portfolio of more than 50 buildings and 6 acres of parking lots. Elsewhere, MARTA’s Five Points overhaul is back on track, the storied Atlanta Constitution building and Stitch project are showing promise, Underground is set to grow way up, a groundbreaking for the 2 Peachtree tower’s affordable housing conversion appears imminent—and that’s just scratching the surface. Thanks, FIFA.
…
(12) Lake Claire
A typically tony Lake Claire street that blends traditional and contemporary housing styles. Google Maps
Folks, let’s have a round of applause for Lake Claire, which earned enough nominations in 2024 to make its Best Atlanta Neighborhood tourney debut. Known for being hilly, pretty, and well-kept (but never pretentiously so) with a rollicking neighborhood pool and hip communal hangout in the Lake Claire Community Land Trust (RIP, Big Lou), this close-knit neighborhood of roughly 1,200 homes is tucked between Candler Park and Decatur.
Unlike with downtown, not a whole lot changed in Lake Claire this year, apart from several large single-family homes coming on the scene, including a four-unit infill build called The Square on Gordon with starting prices around $1.2 million. But that’s okay. Large-scale changes are no prerequisite, of course, for neighborhoods that were solid in the first place.
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Tucker shopping center Northlake Square sells for $17.3 million
Tucker shopping center Northlake Square sells for $17.3 million
Due to its relative affordability and proximity to Atlanta, Tucker has experienced steady residential and commercial growth.
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Due to its relative affordability and proximity to Atlanta, Tucker has experienced steady residential and commercial growth.
Tucker shopping center Northlake Square sells for $17.3 million
Tucker shopping center Northlake Square sells for $17.3 million
Due to its relative affordability and proximity to Atlanta, Tucker has experienced steady residential and commercial growth.
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Due to its relative affordability and proximity to Atlanta, Tucker has experienced steady residential and commercial growth.
Co-Warehousing Provider Inks S. Fulton Lease
Co-Warehousing Provider Inks S. Fulton Lease
A co-warehousing provider will open in Atlanta later this month, within the the South Fulton neighborhood.
SHIFT South Fulton will offer more than 100,000 square feet in total, with various warehousing options for businesses of all sizes.
SHIFT South Fulton, at 575 Wharton Drive Southwest, has 67 rentable warehouse units that range from 300 to 5,000 square feet and can be used for storage or workspaces. It also has 13 office spaces. Membership amenities include access to meeting rooms, loading docks, security services, 24/7 entry, along with mail and package handling.
Commercial Edge reports Pattillo Industrial Real Estate owns the industrial building. The property came online in 1978 and underwent a full renovation in 2013. Pattillo acquired it in 2018 for $4.2 million.
SHIFT South Fulton is within 10 miles of downtown Atlanta. Major nearby thoroughfares include U.S. routes 70 and 78, as well as interstates 20 and 285. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is less than 20 miles southeast.
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A co-warehousing provider will open in Atlanta later this month, within the the South Fulton neighborhood. SHIFT South Fulton will offer more than 100,000 square feet in total, with various warehousing options for businesses of all sizes. SHIFT South Fulton, at 575 Wharton Drive Southwest, has 67 rentable warehouse units that range from 300 to …
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A co-warehousing provider will open in Atlanta later this month, within the the South Fulton neighborhood. SHIFT South Fulton will offer more than 100,000 square feet in total, with various warehousing options for businesses of all sizes. SHIFT South Fulton, at 575 Wharton Drive Southwest, has 67 rentable warehouse units that range from 300 to …
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Cobb County Coliseum Primed for Renovations
Cobb County Coliseum Primed for Renovations
The Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority has selected a team of locally based firms to manage the expansion and renovation of the convention center.
Impact Development Management will serve as the authority’s representative and project manager for the overhaul, Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio will serve as the project architect and Holder Construction will be the construction manager. The development team plans to break ground on the project in fall 2025, with completion slated for early 2027.
The Cobb Galleria Centre was originally built by the authority in 1994. The facility currently totals 320,000 square feet, including 144,000 square feet of exhibit space, a 25,000-square-foot ballroom, 20 meeting rooms and four executive boardrooms. Also on the campus is Galleria Specialty Shops, an enclave of small retail shops that currently houses tenants including HOKA Shoes and a Subway kiosk.
The master plan for the expansion project includes:
- Demolition of Galleria Specialty Shops, as well as the second floor meeting rooms;
- A new junior ballroom
- The addition of 13,000 square feet of meeting space
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The Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority has selected a team of locally based firms to manage the expansion and renovation of the convention center. Impact Development Management will serve as the authority’s representative and project manager for the overhaul, Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio will serve as the project architect and Holder Construction will be the …
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The Cobb-Marietta Coliseum and Exhibit Hall Authority has selected a team of locally based firms to manage the expansion and renovation of the convention center. Impact Development Management will serve as the authority’s representative and project manager for the overhaul, Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio will serve as the project architect and Holder Construction will be the …
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Johns Creek Okays 175-Room Hotel
Johns Creek Okays 175-Room Hotel
Toro Development Company (TDC) received approval from the Johns Creek City Council to build a 175-key hotel at Medley, the planned 43-acre mixed-use project. TDC is the developer of the venture, which will be located at the corner of McGinnis Ferry Road and Johns Creek Parkway in Johns Creek.
The development partner and brand for The Hotel at Avalon has not yet been decided on.
TDC expects to break ground on Medley later this year, with a planned grand opening in Q3 2026. To prepare the site for construction, the company has razed an existing 350,000-square-foot office building.
In addition to the hotel, Medley’s first phase will include approximately 180,000 square feet of retail, restaurant and entertainment space, 110,000 square feet of office space, 340 multifamily residences, 133 townhomes and a 25,000-square-foot Plaza. The site also features a 4-story office building that is being renovated and incorporated into the master plan. A dozen retailers have already signed on.
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Toro Development Company (TDC) received approval from the Johns Creek City Council to build a 175-key hotel at Medley, the planned 43-acre mixed-use project. TDC is the developer of the venture, which will be located at the corner of McGinnis Ferry Road and Johns Creek Parkway in Johns Creek. The development partner and brand for …
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Toro Development Company (TDC) received approval from the Johns Creek City Council to build a 175-key hotel at Medley, the planned 43-acre mixed-use project. TDC is the developer of the venture, which will be located at the corner of McGinnis Ferry Road and Johns Creek Parkway in Johns Creek. The development partner and brand for …
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Developer Trio Teaming Up on $500M Charlotte Development
Developer Trio Teaming Up on $500M Charlotte Development
Levine Properties, Northwood Ravin and Horizon Development Properties are working together on a $500 million redevelopment of the former Providence Square shopping center (photo). The total site encompasses 113 acres at the intersections of Old Providence and Providence roads and Sardis Lane. Plans for the project call for a combined 2,200 apartments and townhomes, 180,000 square feet of retail and 45,000 square feet of office space.
The Charlotte Business Journal reports all three developers own separate parcels and each will be approved together. The City of Charlotte and Mecklenberg County have offered up tax incentives.
Horizon will redevelop Gladedale Homes with up to 350 multifamily units and up to 50 single-family homes, with no more than 380 total units. The residences will be a mix of affordable, workforce and market-rate housing.
Plans for Northwood Ravin’s 20 acres include 650 multifamily units, 80 single-family attached townhomes and 15 single-family lots.
Levine will redevelop 85 acres with a mix of single-family and multifamily residences, up to 1,112 units. The developer will also build a grocer store.
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Levine Properties, Northwood Ravin and Horizon Development Properties are working together on a $500 million redevelopment of the former Providence Square shopping center (photo). The total site encompasses 113 acres at the intersections of Old Providence and Providence roads and Sardis Lane. Plans for the project call for a combined 2,200 apartments and townhomes, 180,000 square …
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Levine Properties, Northwood Ravin and Horizon Development Properties are working together on a $500 million redevelopment of the former Providence Square shopping center (photo). The total site encompasses 113 acres at the intersections of Old Providence and Providence roads and Sardis Lane. Plans for the project call for a combined 2,200 apartments and townhomes, 180,000 square …
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Lion Acquires 3rd Charlotte Rental Asset
Lion Acquires 3rd Charlotte Rental Asset
Lion Real Estate Group acquired a two-property, 208-unit apartment portfolio in Charlotte that was rebranded as Creekside Canopy. The acquisition expands the firm’s Charlotte market presence to three assets and was made on behalf of Lion’s Fund III investment vehicle.
The properties are located immediately next to one another, allowing them to be operated as a single multifamily community. Reserve at Campbell’s Creek is located at 5616 Farm Pond Ln. and TheWoodlands is located at 6401 Woodbend Dr. in the desirable pocket of East Charlotte, 20 minutes east of downtown.
Lion’s Ben Kriegsman said, “We had a unique opportunity to purchase both properties out of foreclosure in a transaction with the prior sponsor’s lender, which was represented by John Phoenix and Gavin Conlon at Cushman and Wakefield. The Woodlands will see a full renovation program on the interiors and exteriors. Reserve at Campbell’s Creek was previously renovated. Investments in necessary deferred maintenance and upgraded amenities will also be made at both.”
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Lion Real Estate Group acquired a two-property, 208-unit apartment portfolio in Charlotte that was rebranded as Creekside Canopy. The acquisition expands the firm’s Charlotte market presence to three assets and was made on behalf of Lion’s Fund III investment vehicle. The properties are located immediately next to one another, allowing them to be operated as a single …
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Lion Real Estate Group acquired a two-property, 208-unit apartment portfolio in Charlotte that was rebranded as Creekside Canopy. The acquisition expands the firm’s Charlotte market presence to three assets and was made on behalf of Lion’s Fund III investment vehicle. The properties are located immediately next to one another, allowing them to be operated as a single …
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