On Georgia Tech campus, mixed-use project gets go-ahead

Josh Green

Thu, 11/21/2024 – 14:33

Days are numbered for a low-slung building just north of Georgia Tech’s Bobby Dodd Stadium, where an injection of student housing is planned on a smaller scale than most recent intown developments geared toward college kids.

Real estate investment company CCI Real Estate has received rezoning approvals from the City of Atlanta to move forward with a five-story, mixed-use project at 740 Techwood Drive, less than a block from the Yellowjackets’ football stadium, according to company officials.

The project, which is being developed in partnership with the Georgia Baptist Mission Board, will replace the longstanding Baptist Collegiate Ministry building on campus.

The current Baptist Collegiate Ministry building on Techwood Drive. Google Maps

Techwood Drive frontage for the mixed-use proposal. Courtesy of CCI Real Estate

CCI’s plans for the half-acre site call for 55 one-and two-bedroom apartments spread across 64,000 square feet.

The mixed-use components include an on-site coffeehouse, 12,000 square feet of student community space at the ground level, and an upgraded ministry facility, according to project leaders. (Sorry, kids, no rooftop poolside jumbotron and neon-bedecked podcast studios here).

According to CCI, the schedule calls for breaking ground next summer and opening the building in the summer of 2027.

The company’s goal is to create “missional impact and community transformation,” and it’s also currently in the process of redeveloping the Baptist College Ministry buildings at the University of Georgia in Athens and Georgia Southern University in Statesboro with similar mixed uses.

The project’s location on Georgia Tech’s campus, in relation to Bobby Dodd Stadium and the Connector. Google Maps

The Baptist College Ministry has been active on Tech’s campus for more than 75 years.

“Now [the organization] will get a well-deserved upgrade to usher in a new chapter of growth and ministry in Atlanta,” said Jeff Warwick, CEO at CCI, in a project announcement. “By developing a vibrant, mixed-use community, we aim to support [the ministry’s] longstanding impact on students at Georgia Tech while also providing much-needed student housing in a prime location on campus.”

Meanwhile, just down the street, Georgia Tech athletics recently kicked off a $500-million fundraising campaign called Full Steam Ahead that could produce upgraded facilities for Ramblin’ Wreck football fans, along with basketball and volleyball players. As part of those efforts, Bobby Dodd Stadium’s transformation is set to include a massive videoboard at the south end, new clubs and a speakeasy, along with an array of deluxe suites.

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