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An Atlanta-based real estate developer is eyeing a site in Blandtown for new apartments.

Columbia Ventures is proposing 845 residential units at 1521 Huber Street. The firm recently submitted plans to the city’s Zoning Committee, seeking a rezoning of the property to allow for mixed residential and commercial uses, Urbanize Atlanta first reported.

The multiphase project would include two buildings that would be up to seven stories each. As of now, 245 of the 845 apartments (just over a quarter of the units) would be designated as affordable housing. One parking space for each apartment is planned, spread across two parking decks.

In total, the site in question is about 9 acres. It is located east of Topgolf and west of active railroad lines.

Columbia Ventures was founded in 2013 with a focus on residentially anchored urban-infill mixed-use development. The firm opened a second office in Savannah in 2018, followed by a third in Denver in 2023. The team’s Atlanta portfolio includes Citizen O4W and Studioplex Alley along the BeltLine.

​ Real Estate, Blandtown, columbia ventures The development at Huber Street would include more than 800 apartments. Read MoreWhat Now AtlantaReal Estate – What Now Atlanta