Images: Hilltop build near Atlanta Beltline ready for closeup

Josh Green

Wed, 01/22/2025 – 15:02

Nearly 400 more options for living at the doorstep of the Atlanta Beltline’s southern crescent have arrived.

The Upton, a multifamily build with unique skyline views and Southside Trail access, has officially begun leasing in Chosewood Park, two and ½ years after breaking ground on a vacant lot once home to warehouses.

The 430 Englewood Ave. project—situated on a 4-acre hilltop just west of Boulevard—is expected to welcome its first move-ins this month and finish construction in March, according to developers META Real Estate Partners. It continues a development surge in the area as the full five-mile Southside Trail edges closer to reality.

The Upton adds 396 rentals (but no retail) to the neighborhood. They range from 527-square-foot studios ($1,525 and up monthly) to three-bedroom, two-bathroom options (1,350 square feet) that start at $3,530.

Developers call The Upton’s amenities (16,000 square feet in the interior alone) “unmatched,” as curated by property management agency Gallery Residential. Those include a fitness concierge for the two-story gym, pool zones, rooftop hangouts, courtyards, and an edible garden with 40 plants from Atlanta’s Natural Born Tillers.

A three-bedroom plan (1,350 square feet) at The Upton. The Upton/META Real Estate Partners

Meta Real Estate Partners; designs, Dynamik Design

The building’s artist-in-residency program, “Grounded-In-Your-Light,” has put out a national call for artists and is offering 18 months of free rent, plus a stipend. Local mixed-media painter and muralist, Lacey Longino, a beneficiary of the artists residency program, will create installations for The Upton’s paseo and nearby Skylark apartments and Red’s Beer Garden, per officials.

The Upton building wraps a 539-space parking garage that stands six and ½ stories, with a rooftop amenity space on the top level of that.

It joins nearby rental options such as the Skylark on Boulevard and the comparatively massive Maverick community a little farther west on the trail. Other large-scale residential bets in nearby blocks include Empire Communities’ massive Zephyr project, which will eventually see 1,000 units of for-sale townhomes and multifamily dwellings spread across 34 acres.

Just north of The Upton, the 1.9-mile Southside Trail section linking Boulevard around to Pittsburgh is now fully under construction, with delivery scheduled for early 2026, in time for Atlanta’s World Cup matches.

The Upton’s site is just south of The Beacon, a former warehouse district turned food, drink, and retail destination. The 5-acre Boulevard Crossing Park—where the Beltline announced a 25-acre expansion in 2019—is located just to the east. (That greenspace expansion is fully designed but on hold, pending funding, per Beltline leadership.)

Meta Real Estate Partners; designs, Dynamik Design

The Upton project’s Englewood Avenue facade. Meta Real Estate Partners; designs, Dynamik Design

Meta Real Estate Partners, based near Sandy Springs and formerly called SWH Residential, also counts Old Fourth Ward’s North & Line in its portfolio of residential projects near the Beltline.

The Upton’s Atlanta-based development team also includes Dynamik Design (architecture and interior design), B+C Studio (landscape architecture), Kimley-Horn (civil engineering), and Fortune-Johnson (general contractor).

Find more context and images in the gallery above.

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