Lewis Barbecue will spend $2.1 million on build-out out of Ansley Mall restaurant
Lewis Barbecue will spend $2.1 million on build-out out of Ansley Mall restaurant
Lewis Barbecue, known for its Texas-style smoked meats, is expected to open on the edge of the BeltLine’s Northeast Trail in the third quarter.
Lewis Barbecue, known for its Texas-style smoked meats, is expected to open on the edge of the BeltLine’s Northeast Trail in the third quarter. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
Lewis Barbecue, known for its Texas-style smoked meats, is expected to open on the edge of the BeltLine’s Northeast Trail in the third quarter.
Lewis Barbecue will spend $2.1 million on build-out out of Ansley Mall restaurant
Lewis Barbecue will spend $2.1 million on build-out out of Ansley Mall restaurant
Lewis Barbecue, known for its Texas-style smoked meats, is expected to open on the edge of the BeltLine’s Northeast Trail in the third quarter.
Lewis Barbecue, known for its Texas-style smoked meats, is expected to open on the edge of the BeltLine’s Northeast Trail in the third quarter. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
Lewis Barbecue, known for its Texas-style smoked meats, is expected to open on the edge of the BeltLine’s Northeast Trail in the third quarter.
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, Elite Eight: Summerhill vs. Old Fourth Ward
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, Elite Eight: Summerhill vs. Old Fourth Ward
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, Elite Eight: Summerhill vs. Old Fourth Ward
Josh Green
Mon, 12/23/2024 – 16:53
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament kicked off last week with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest.
Now, for this Elite Eight 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 quest to crown a champion resumes now!
…
(3) Old Fourth Ward
Forth Atlanta’s 2,300-square-foot outdoor pool deck (shown at bottom) offers lounge seating and cabanas for club members and hotel guests.
Beltline-connected Old Fourth Ward has been a hotbed of supersonic growth for what seems like ages now. 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. Nonetheless, this eastside powerhouse hasn’t claimed the (nonexistent) trophy in one of these contests for a dozen years. But could that change in ’24?
…
(6) Summerhill
Another year, another slate of big changes in historic, evolving Summerhill. Most notably, MARTA’s first new transit line in more than two decades—a five-mile bus-rapid transit route actually named for the neighborhood, MARTA Rapid Summerhill—has made progress in fundamentally noticeable ways throughout 2024, with a goal of welcoming its first passengers next year. Elsewhere, Georgia State University’s planned baseball and softball complex got its ducks in a row this year, where Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium once stood, as another area landmark, the former Ramada Plaza tower, was green-lighted to become affordable senior housing. Meanwhile, the densification of Georgia Avenue continued with 10 stylish townhomes on a previously vacant corner, as other townhome product broke ground on a former church lot. Business as usual in neighborly old Summerhill.

Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, Elite Eight: Summerhill vs. Old Fourth Ward
Josh Green
Mon, 12/23/2024 – 16:53
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament kicked off last week with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest.
Now, for this Elite Eight 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 quest to crown a champion resumes now!
…
(3) Old Fourth Ward
Forth Atlanta’s 2,300-square-foot outdoor pool deck (shown at bottom) offers lounge seating and cabanas for club members and hotel guests.
Beltline-connected Old Fourth Ward has been a hotbed of supersonic growth for what seems like ages now. 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. Nonetheless, this eastside powerhouse hasn’t claimed the (nonexistent) trophy in one of these contests for a dozen years. But could that change in ’24?
…
(6) Summerhill
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Another year, another slate of big changes in historic, evolving Summerhill. Most notably, MARTA’s first new transit line in more than two decades—a five-mile bus-rapid transit route actually named for the neighborhood, MARTA Rapid Summerhill—has made progress in fundamentally noticeable ways throughout 2024, with a goal of welcoming its first passengers next year. Elsewhere, Georgia State University’s planned baseball and softball complex got its ducks in a row this year, where Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium once stood, as another area landmark, the former Ramada Plaza tower, was green-lighted to become affordable senior housing. Meanwhile, the densification of Georgia Avenue continued with 10 stylish townhomes on a previously vacant corner, as other townhome product broke ground on a former church lot. Business as usual in neighborly old Summerhill.
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Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, Elite Eight: Summerhill vs. Old Fourth Ward
Josh Green
Mon, 12/23/2024 – 16:53
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament kicked off last week with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest.
Now, for this Elite Eight 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 quest to crown a champion resumes now!
…
(3) Old Fourth Ward
Forth Atlanta’s 2,300-square-foot outdoor pool deck (shown at bottom) offers lounge seating and cabanas for club members and hotel guests.
Beltline-connected Old Fourth Ward has been a hotbed of supersonic growth for what seems like ages now. 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. Nonetheless, this eastside powerhouse hasn’t claimed the (nonexistent) trophy in one of these contests for a dozen years. But could that change in ’24?
…
(6) Summerhill
Wes Cummings, RealKit Photography; courtesy of Keller Williams Intown Atlanta
Another year, another slate of big changes in historic, evolving Summerhill. Most notably, MARTA’s first new transit line in more than two decades—a five-mile bus-rapid transit route actually named for the neighborhood, MARTA Rapid Summerhill—has made progress in fundamentally noticeable ways throughout 2024, with a goal of welcoming its first passengers next year. Elsewhere, Georgia State University’s planned baseball and softball complex got its ducks in a row this year, where Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium once stood, as another area landmark, the former Ramada Plaza tower, was green-lighted to become affordable senior housing. Meanwhile, the densification of Georgia Avenue continued with 10 stylish townhomes on a previously vacant corner, as other townhome product broke ground on a former church lot. Business as usual in neighborly old Summerhill.
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Westside project along Beltline trail takes key step forward
Westside project along Beltline trail takes key step forward
Westside project along Beltline trail takes key step forward
Josh Green
Mon, 12/23/2024 – 13:39
A longstanding civil rights organization that’s plotting a new campus on Atlanta’s Westside has selected an architect and developer—and announced ambitions to achieve the greenest certification possible for its local headquarters.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit legal advocacy agency founded in 1971, has picked Atlanta-based Quest Ventures to design and build its campus at 871 Wheeler St. in English Avenue.
Veteran local architecture firm Cooper Carry—which partnered with Quest to develop a mixed-use employment, retail, and housing hub in nearby Vine City two years ago—is also on board with the SPLC project.
SPLC officials recently announced the English Avenue campus will seek Living Building Challenge certification, which is considered the highest possible green building certification. (Georgia Tech’s Kendeda Building was the first project of significant scale in the South to achieve the certification in 2021.)
After deciding to decamp from its Atlanta headquarters near downtown Decatur, Montgomery, Ala.-based SPLC purchased the Beltline-adjacent site last December, following a two-year search.
The 871 Wheeler St. property’s location in relation to Midtown and downtown landmarks. Photo courtesy of Real Estate Photos Atlanta
The main structure on site today, as seen along Wheeler Street with the BeltLine connecting trail behind it. Google Maps
The 2.5-acre property is located directly on the 1.7-mile Westside Beltline Connector, a link between downtown and the Beltline’s Westside Trail, a section of the 22-mile mainline loop.
Situated immediately east of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, roughly midway between Georgia Tech and Westside Park, the brick warehouse building on SPLC’s site is occupied by Verco Materials, a protective armor manufacturer, records show.
A SPLC rep tells Urbanize Atlanta the tenant’s lease on site now runs through summer 2025. A cell tower that’s also on site will remain standing but won’t interfere with SPLC’s development plans.
SPLC’s goal is to break ground in the second half of 2025. Renderings of the new campus won’t be revealed until the first phase of community consultations are finished, according to SPLC officials. Few details about the project’s scope have been confirmed.
General plans for the expanded campus call for free event space, affordable commercial spaces for local entrepreneurs of color, spaces for programming to support Westside residents and community groups, and other resources aimed at uplifting the community, according to SPLC leadership.
The Westside BeltLine Connector shown with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s new 2.5-acre property behind it near Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard. Google Maps
SPLC has had an office in Atlanta since 2006. As its lease was expiring in Decatur, SPLC’s leadership sensed an opportunity to expand to a larger facility that’s more accessible to local communities of need. Plans initially called for building a 60,000-square-foot office complex or renovating an existing structure.
The future Westside campus “is not only a new office for SPLC staff, but also a major investment in a community grounded in civil rights history,” Margaret Huang, SPLC president and CEO, said in a prepared statement. “We intentionally sought out an Atlanta-based team that specializes in equitable, community-focused development. Quest’s strong connection to the Westside makes them the ideal partner.”
SPLC’s campus won’t be the only significant new investment in the immediate area.
Earlier this month, Atlanta Housing and developer Windsor Stevens Holdings broke ground on a 137-unit, mixed-use project called The Proctor. That’s moving forward on the block directly south of SPLC’s property.
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s new location, midway between Georgia Tech and Westside Park. Google Maps
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Westside project along Beltline trail takes key step forward
Josh Green
Mon, 12/23/2024 – 13:39
A longstanding civil rights organization that’s plotting a new campus on Atlanta’s Westside has selected an architect and developer—and announced ambitions to achieve the greenest certification possible for its local headquarters.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit legal advocacy agency founded in 1971, has picked Atlanta-based Quest Ventures to design and build its campus at 871 Wheeler St. in English Avenue.
Veteran local architecture firm Cooper Carry—which partnered with Quest to develop a mixed-use employment, retail, and housing hub in nearby Vine City two years ago—is also on board with the SPLC project.
SPLC officials recently announced the English Avenue campus will seek Living Building Challenge certification, which is considered the highest possible green building certification. (Georgia Tech’s Kendeda Building was the first project of significant scale in the South to achieve the certification in 2021.)
After deciding to decamp from its Atlanta headquarters near downtown Decatur, Montgomery, Ala.-based SPLC purchased the Beltline-adjacent site last December, following a two-year search.
The 871 Wheeler St. property’s location in relation to Midtown and downtown landmarks. Photo courtesy of Real Estate Photos Atlanta
The main structure on site today, as seen along Wheeler Street with the BeltLine connecting trail behind it. Google Maps
The 2.5-acre property is located directly on the 1.7-mile Westside Beltline Connector, a link between downtown and the Beltline’s Westside Trail, a section of the 22-mile mainline loop.
Situated immediately east of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, roughly midway between Georgia Tech and Westside Park, the brick warehouse building on SPLC’s site is occupied by Verco Materials, a protective armor manufacturer, records show.
A SPLC rep tells Urbanize Atlanta the tenant’s lease on site now runs through summer 2025. A cell tower that’s also on site will remain standing but won’t interfere with SPLC’s development plans.
SPLC’s goal is to break ground in the second half of 2025. Renderings of the new campus won’t be revealed until the first phase of community consultations are finished, according to SPLC officials. Few details about the project’s scope have been confirmed.
General plans for the expanded campus call for free event space, affordable commercial spaces for local entrepreneurs of color, spaces for programming to support Westside residents and community groups, and other resources aimed at uplifting the community, according to SPLC leadership.
The Westside BeltLine Connector shown with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s new 2.5-acre property behind it near Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard. Google Maps
Photo courtesy of Real Estate Photos Atlanta
SPLC has had an office in Atlanta since 2006. As its lease was expiring in Decatur, SPLC’s leadership sensed an opportunity to expand to a larger facility that’s more accessible to local communities of need. Plans initially called for building a 60,000-square-foot office complex or renovating an existing structure.
The future Westside campus “is not only a new office for SPLC staff, but also a major investment in a community grounded in civil rights history,” Margaret Huang, SPLC president and CEO, said in a prepared statement. “We intentionally sought out an Atlanta-based team that specializes in equitable, community-focused development. Quest’s strong connection to the Westside makes them the ideal partner.”
SPLC’s campus won’t be the only significant new investment in the immediate area.
Earlier this month, Atlanta Housing and developer Windsor Stevens Holdings broke ground on a 137-unit, mixed-use project called The Proctor. That’s moving forward on the block directly south of SPLC’s property.
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s new location, midway between Georgia Tech and Westside Park. Google Maps
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The 871 Wheeler St. property’s location in relation to Midtown and downtown landmarks. Photo courtesy of Real Estate Photos Atlanta
The Westside BeltLine Connector shown with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s new 2.5-acre property behind it near Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard. Google Maps
The main structure on site today, as seen along Wheeler Street with the BeltLine connecting trail behind it. Google Maps
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Westside project along Beltline trail takes key step forward
Josh Green
Mon, 12/23/2024 – 13:39
A longstanding civil rights organization that’s plotting a new campus on Atlanta’s Westside has selected an architect and developer—and announced ambitions to achieve the greenest certification possible for its local headquarters.
The Southern Poverty Law Center, a nonprofit legal advocacy agency founded in 1971, has picked Atlanta-based Quest Ventures to design and build its campus at 871 Wheeler St. in English Avenue.
Veteran local architecture firm Cooper Carry—which partnered with Quest to develop a mixed-use employment, retail, and housing hub in nearby Vine City two years ago—is also on board with the SPLC project.
SPLC officials recently announced the English Avenue campus will seek Living Building Challenge certification, which is considered the highest possible green building certification. (Georgia Tech’s Kendeda Building was the first project of significant scale in the South to achieve the certification in 2021.)
After deciding to decamp from its Atlanta headquarters near downtown Decatur, Montgomery, Ala.-based SPLC purchased the Beltline-adjacent site last December, following a two-year search.
The 871 Wheeler St. property’s location in relation to Midtown and downtown landmarks. Photo courtesy of Real Estate Photos Atlanta
The main structure on site today, as seen along Wheeler Street with the BeltLine connecting trail behind it. Google Maps
The 2.5-acre property is located directly on the 1.7-mile Westside Beltline Connector, a link between downtown and the Beltline’s Westside Trail, a section of the 22-mile mainline loop.
Situated immediately east of Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard, roughly midway between Georgia Tech and Westside Park, the brick warehouse building on SPLC’s site is occupied by Verco Materials, a protective armor manufacturer, records show.
A SPLC rep tells Urbanize Atlanta the tenant’s lease on site now runs through summer 2025. A cell tower that’s also on site will remain standing but won’t interfere with SPLC’s development plans.
SPLC’s goal is to break ground in the second half of 2025. Renderings of the new campus won’t be revealed until the first phase of community consultations are finished, according to SPLC officials. Few details about the project’s scope have been confirmed.
General plans for the expanded campus call for free event space, affordable commercial spaces for local entrepreneurs of color, spaces for programming to support Westside residents and community groups, and other resources aimed at uplifting the community, according to SPLC leadership.
The Westside BeltLine Connector shown with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s new 2.5-acre property behind it near Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard. Google Maps
Photo courtesy of Real Estate Photos Atlanta
SPLC has had an office in Atlanta since 2006. As its lease was expiring in Decatur, SPLC’s leadership sensed an opportunity to expand to a larger facility that’s more accessible to local communities of need. Plans initially called for building a 60,000-square-foot office complex or renovating an existing structure.
The future Westside campus “is not only a new office for SPLC staff, but also a major investment in a community grounded in civil rights history,” Margaret Huang, SPLC president and CEO, said in a prepared statement. “We intentionally sought out an Atlanta-based team that specializes in equitable, community-focused development. Quest’s strong connection to the Westside makes them the ideal partner.”
SPLC’s campus won’t be the only significant new investment in the immediate area.
Earlier this month, Atlanta Housing and developer Windsor Stevens Holdings broke ground on a 137-unit, mixed-use project called The Proctor. That’s moving forward on the block directly south of SPLC’s property.
The Southern Poverty Law Center’s new location, midway between Georgia Tech and Westside Park. Google Maps
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The Southern Poverty Law Center’s new location, midway between Georgia Tech and Westside Park. Google Maps
The 871 Wheeler St. property’s location in relation to Midtown and downtown landmarks. Photo courtesy of Real Estate Photos Atlanta
The Westside BeltLine Connector shown with the Southern Poverty Law Center’s new 2.5-acre property behind it near Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard. Google Maps
The main structure on site today, as seen along Wheeler Street with the BeltLine connecting trail behind it. Google Maps
Photo courtesy of Real Estate Photos Atlanta
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The National Observer: What’s next in industrial real estate
The National Observer: What’s next in industrial real estate
We take a closer look at jobs that carry the greatest turnover risk, a delay in Amazon’s return-to-office plans and Lennar Corp. launching a $5 billion spinoff. But first, here’s what’s expected for the industrial real estate sector in 2025.
We take a closer look at jobs that carry the greatest turnover risk, a delay in Amazon’s return-to-office plans and Lennar Corp. launching a $5 billion spinoff. But first, here’s what’s expected for the industrial real estate sector in 2025. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
We take a closer look at jobs that carry the greatest turnover risk, a delay in Amazon’s return-to-office plans and Lennar Corp. launching a $5 billion spinoff. But first, here’s what’s expected for the industrial real estate sector in 2025.
The National Observer: What’s next in industrial real estate
The National Observer: What’s next in industrial real estate
We take a closer look at jobs that carry the greatest turnover risk, a delay in Amazon’s return-to-office plans and Lennar Corp. launching a $5 billion spinoff. But first, here’s what’s expected for the industrial real estate sector in 2025.
We take a closer look at jobs that carry the greatest turnover risk, a delay in Amazon’s return-to-office plans and Lennar Corp. launching a $5 billion spinoff. But first, here’s what’s expected for the industrial real estate sector in 2025. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2022-04-02 21:43:57)
We take a closer look at jobs that carry the greatest turnover risk, a delay in Amazon’s return-to-office plans and Lennar Corp. launching a $5 billion spinoff. But first, here’s what’s expected for the industrial real estate sector in 2025.
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, Elite Eight: Downtown vs. East ATL
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, Elite Eight: Downtown vs. East ATL
Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, Elite Eight: Downtown vs. East ATL
Josh Green
Mon, 12/23/2024 – 12:45
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament kicked off last week with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest.
Now, for this Elite Eight 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 quest to crown a champion resumes now!
…
(5) Downtown
The 1.25-million-square-foot tower’s facade of wall-to-wall glass. Courtesy of Signia by Hilton 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 and not really slowing down from there. The Gulch 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.
…
(4) East Atlanta
Usually a tough out in year-end neighborhood tournaments (see: the match with College Park in Round 1 last week), East Atlanta garnered enough reader nominations this year to land a big-boy No. 4 seed. Which makes sense, given the buzz around several EAV projects this year (and what could have been the most rollicking East Atlanta Strut festival to date in September). Celebrated artist Greg Mike transformed a 1980s church in the village to a modern-gothic temple to creativity, while commendably old-school designs for mixed-use development on a small scale came to light on a vacant East Atlanta corner. Elsewhere, frequent village investors Pellerin Real Estate are bringing an infill project with dozens of new homes to a site where little more than a void in EAV’s vibrancy existed before. Not too shabby.

Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, Elite Eight: Downtown vs. East ATL
Josh Green
Mon, 12/23/2024 – 12:45
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament kicked off last week with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest.
Now, for this Elite Eight 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 quest to crown a champion resumes now!
…
(5) Downtown
The 1.25-million-square-foot tower’s facade of wall-to-wall glass. Courtesy of Signia by Hilton 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 and not really slowing down from there. The Gulch 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.
…
(4) East Atlanta
Peaceful Sea Photography; courtesy of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty
Usually a tough out in year-end neighborhood tournaments (see: the match with College Park in Round 1 last week), East Atlanta garnered enough reader nominations this year to land a big-boy No. 4 seed. Which makes sense, given the buzz around several EAV projects this year (and what could have been the most rollicking East Atlanta Strut festival to date in September). Celebrated artist Greg Mike transformed a 1980s church in the village to a modern-gothic temple to creativity, while commendably old-school designs for mixed-use development on a small scale came to light on a vacant East Atlanta corner. Elsewhere, frequent village investors Pellerin Real Estate are bringing an infill project with dozens of new homes to a site where little more than a void in EAV’s vibrancy existed before. Not too shabby.
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Best Atlanta Neighborhood 2024, Elite Eight: Downtown vs. East ATL
Josh Green
Mon, 12/23/2024 – 12:45
As part of ongoing Best of Atlanta 2024 coverage, Urbanize’s fourth-annual Best Atlanta Neighborhood tournament kicked off last week with 16 places vying for the prestige of being called the city’s greatest.
Now, for this Elite Eight 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 quest to crown a champion resumes now!
…
(5) Downtown
The 1.25-million-square-foot tower’s facade of wall-to-wall glass. Courtesy of Signia by Hilton 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 and not really slowing down from there. The Gulch 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.
…
(4) East Atlanta
Peaceful Sea Photography; courtesy of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty
Usually a tough out in year-end neighborhood tournaments (see: the match with College Park in Round 1 last week), East Atlanta garnered enough reader nominations this year to land a big-boy No. 4 seed. Which makes sense, given the buzz around several EAV projects this year (and what could have been the most rollicking East Atlanta Strut festival to date in September). Celebrated artist Greg Mike transformed a 1980s church in the village to a modern-gothic temple to creativity, while commendably old-school designs for mixed-use development on a small scale came to light on a vacant East Atlanta corner. Elsewhere, frequent village investors Pellerin Real Estate are bringing an infill project with dozens of new homes to a site where little more than a void in EAV’s vibrancy existed before. Not too shabby.
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Centennial Yards’ next high-rise tops out beside Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Centennial Yards’ next high-rise tops out beside Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Centennial Yards’ next high-rise tops out beside Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Josh Green
Mon, 12/23/2024 – 10:43
Two years after breaking ground, Centennial Yards’ first two high-rise projects have officially reached maximum height over Atlanta’s former Gulch, across the street from Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
After rising quickly throughout the fall, the latest tower to officially top out has been christened “Hotel Phoenix” (previously called Anthem) as a nod to the mythical bird and Atlanta city symbol.
Following a topping-out ceremony Wednesday, Centennial Yards Company officials say the focus for the 292-room hotel’s more than 500-member construction team will turn to finishing the hotel’s interior, with a goal of opening in summer 2025.
Hotel Phoenix’s sibling tower, the 304-unit The Mitchell luxury apartments, topped out in August at a site just south of the hotel, marking the $5-billion, 50-acre megaproject’s first ground up new construction to stand at max height.
Both buildings stand 18 stories, between The Benz and active railroad tracks below.
Plans for Hotel Phoenix call for 15 suites and penthouses with city views described as “panoramic” and private balconies. Elsewhere on site will be 15,000 square feet of flex event space (8,000 square feet of that a ballroom), plus several dining options. Those will include a rooftop restaurant with a private elevator entrance, a lobby coffee bar, and an all-day restaurant and bar, according to Centennial Yards officials.
Other facets of the building will include an outdoor event lawn, a fitness center, and a resort-style pool with private cabanas, officials said.
Materials chosen for Hotel Phoenix—reclaimed wood, stone finishes, polished metals—will aim to echo Atlanta’s industrial roots, as the property will be situated near the city’s birthplace at the Western & Atlantic Railway terminus. The building’s architecture “showcases parallel and intersecting lines that are reminiscent of historic railway tracks,” according to a project description.
“Just as Atlanta once rose from the ashes of a fire, symbolizing renewal and growth, Centennial Yards is also emerging from its past,” Brian McGowan, Centennial Yards Company president, said in a prepared statement. “After many years of [the area] being underused, we look forward to contributing to the lively Atlanta that everyone in this city deserves.”
As seen in August, at right, the high-rise hotel project climbed quickly throughout the autumn months this year. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
In other Centennial Yards news, project leaders say The Mitchell building has signed its first lease, inking a concept called Khao Thai Eatery, which will serve Thai tapas and cocktails by 26 Thai.
East of the topped-out towers, Centennial Yards Company is also actively building an 8-acre, mixed-use entertainment hub anchored by a three-level Cosm entertainment dome with a mid-rise hotel and fan plaza at the center. Those buildings are scheduled to be finished in time for eight FIFA World Cup matches to be played in Atlanta, beginning in June 2026.
About 480,000 square feet of space at that section will be dedicated to retail, entertainment, and dining, per developers.
How Centennial Yards’ first two towers (The Mitchell apartments, in foreground, and the new hotel behind it) stand in relation to the football and soccer arena. Courtesy of Centennial Yards Company
The AJC reports that six buildings—including the standing apartment and hotel towers—are under construction around the former Gulch now. A third new Centennial Yards hotel project on a smaller scale is also in the pipeline at 88 Elliott St. That long, slender site is situated between active rail lines and the historic Castleberry Hill neighborhood, across the street from the former Elliott Street Pub and Atlanta Fire Station No. 1, near the western section of the pedestrians-only Steele Bridge.
Centennial Yards officials initially submitted that hotel project to the city as a multifamily residential building standing a maximum of about five stories, crowned with rooftop decks.
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Centennial Yards’ next high-rise tops out beside Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Josh Green
Mon, 12/23/2024 – 10:43
Two years after breaking ground, Centennial Yards’ first two high-rise projects have officially reached maximum height over Atlanta’s former Gulch, across the street from Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
After rising quickly throughout the fall, the latest tower to officially top out has been christened “Hotel Phoenix” (previously called Anthem) as a nod to the mythical bird and Atlanta city symbol.
Following a topping-out ceremony Wednesday, Centennial Yards Company officials say the focus for the 292-room hotel’s more than 500-member construction team will turn to finishing the hotel’s interior, with a goal of opening in summer 2025.
Hotel Phoenix’s sibling tower, the 304-unit The Mitchell luxury apartments, topped out in August at a site just south of the hotel, marking the $5-billion, 50-acre megaproject’s first ground up new construction to stand at max height.
Both buildings stand 18 stories, between The Benz and active railroad tracks below.
Where the 292-room Hotel Phoenix stands today. Photo by @CentennialYards on Instagram
Plans for Hotel Phoenix call for 15 suites and penthouses with city views described as “panoramic” and private balconies. Elsewhere on site will be 15,000 square feet of flex event space (8,000 square feet of that a ballroom), plus several dining options. Those will include a rooftop restaurant with a private elevator entrance, a lobby coffee bar, and an all-day restaurant and bar, according to Centennial Yards officials.
Other facets of the building will include an outdoor event lawn, a fitness center, and a resort-style pool with private cabanas, officials said.
Materials chosen for Hotel Phoenix—reclaimed wood, stone finishes, polished metals—will aim to echo Atlanta’s industrial roots, as the property will be situated near the city’s birthplace at the Western & Atlantic Railway terminus. The building’s architecture “showcases parallel and intersecting lines that are reminiscent of historic railway tracks,” according to a project description.
“Just as Atlanta once rose from the ashes of a fire, symbolizing renewal and growth, Centennial Yards is also emerging from its past,” Brian McGowan, Centennial Yards Company president, said in a prepared statement. “After many years of [the area] being underused, we look forward to contributing to the lively Atlanta that everyone in this city deserves.”
As seen in August, at right, the high-rise hotel project climbed quickly throughout the autumn months this year. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
In other Centennial Yards news, project leaders say The Mitchell building has signed its first lease, inking a concept called Khao Thai Eatery, which will serve Thai tapas and cocktails by 26 Thai.
East of the topped-out towers, Centennial Yards Company is also actively building an 8-acre, mixed-use entertainment hub anchored by a three-level Cosm entertainment dome with a mid-rise hotel and fan plaza at the center. Those buildings are scheduled to be finished in time for eight FIFA World Cup matches to be played in Atlanta, beginning in June 2026.
About 480,000 square feet of space at that section will be dedicated to retail, entertainment, and dining, per developers.
How Centennial Yards’ first two towers (The Mitchell apartments, in foreground, and the new hotel behind it) stand in relation to the football and soccer arena. Courtesy of Centennial Yards Company
The AJC reports that six buildings—including the standing apartment and hotel towers—are under construction around the former Gulch now. A third new Centennial Yards hotel project on a smaller scale is also in the pipeline at 88 Elliott St. That long, slender site is situated between active rail lines and the historic Castleberry Hill neighborhood, across the street from the former Elliott Street Pub and Atlanta Fire Station No. 1, near the western section of the pedestrians-only Steele Bridge.
Centennial Yards officials initially submitted that hotel project to the city as a multifamily residential building standing a maximum of about five stories, crowned with rooftop decks.
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Centennial Yards’ next high-rise tops out beside Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Josh Green
Mon, 12/23/2024 – 10:43
Two years after breaking ground, Centennial Yards’ first two high-rise projects have officially reached maximum height over Atlanta’s former Gulch, across the street from Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
After rising quickly throughout the fall, the latest tower to officially top out has been christened “Hotel Phoenix” (previously called Anthem) as a nod to the mythical bird and Atlanta city symbol.
Following a topping-out ceremony Wednesday, Centennial Yards Company officials say the focus for the 292-room hotel’s more than 500-member construction team will turn to finishing the hotel’s interior, with a goal of opening in summer 2025.
Hotel Phoenix’s sibling tower, the 304-unit The Mitchell luxury apartments, topped out in August at a site just south of the hotel, marking the $5-billion, 50-acre megaproject’s first ground up new construction to stand at max height.
Both buildings stand 18 stories, between The Benz and active railroad tracks below.
Where the 292-room Hotel Phoenix stands today. Photo by @CentennialYards on Instagram
Plans for Hotel Phoenix call for 15 suites and penthouses with city views described as “panoramic” and private balconies. Elsewhere on site will be 15,000 square feet of flex event space (8,000 square feet of that a ballroom), plus several dining options. Those will include a rooftop restaurant with a private elevator entrance, a lobby coffee bar, and an all-day restaurant and bar, according to Centennial Yards officials.
Other facets of the building will include an outdoor event lawn, a fitness center, and a resort-style pool with private cabanas, officials said.
Materials chosen for Hotel Phoenix—reclaimed wood, stone finishes, polished metals—will aim to echo Atlanta’s industrial roots, as the property will be situated near the city’s birthplace at the Western & Atlantic Railway terminus. The building’s architecture “showcases parallel and intersecting lines that are reminiscent of historic railway tracks,” according to a project description.
“Just as Atlanta once rose from the ashes of a fire, symbolizing renewal and growth, Centennial Yards is also emerging from its past,” Brian McGowan, Centennial Yards Company president, said in a prepared statement. “After many years of [the area] being underused, we look forward to contributing to the lively Atlanta that everyone in this city deserves.”
As seen in August, at right, the high-rise hotel project climbed quickly throughout the autumn months this year. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
In other Centennial Yards news, project leaders say The Mitchell building has signed its first lease, inking a concept called Khao Thai Eatery, which will serve Thai tapas and cocktails by 26 Thai.
East of the topped-out towers, Centennial Yards Company is also actively building an 8-acre, mixed-use entertainment hub anchored by a three-level Cosm entertainment dome with a mid-rise hotel and fan plaza at the center. Those buildings are scheduled to be finished in time for eight FIFA World Cup matches to be played in Atlanta, beginning in June 2026.
About 480,000 square feet of space at that section will be dedicated to retail, entertainment, and dining, per developers.
How Centennial Yards’ first two towers (The Mitchell apartments, in foreground, and the new hotel behind it) stand in relation to the football and soccer arena. Courtesy of Centennial Yards Company
The AJC reports that six buildings—including the standing apartment and hotel towers—are under construction around the former Gulch now. A third new Centennial Yards hotel project on a smaller scale is also in the pipeline at 88 Elliott St. That long, slender site is situated between active rail lines and the historic Castleberry Hill neighborhood, across the street from the former Elliott Street Pub and Atlanta Fire Station No. 1, near the western section of the pedestrians-only Steele Bridge.
Centennial Yards officials initially submitted that hotel project to the city as a multifamily residential building standing a maximum of about five stories, crowned with rooftop decks.
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As seen in August, at right, the high-rise hotel project climbed quickly throughout the autumn months this year. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where the 292-room Hotel Phoenix stands today. Photo by @CentennialYards on Instagram
How Centennial Yards’ first two towers (The Mitchell apartments, in foreground, and the new hotel behind it) stand in relation to the football and soccer arena. Courtesy of Centennial Yards Company
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ALDI-Anchored Shopping Center in Tucker Changes Hands
ALDI-Anchored Shopping Center in Tucker Changes Hands
A grocery-anchored shopping center in Tucker has changed hands.
Northlake Square, a 82,578-square-foot retail center located at 4135 Lavista Road, has been sold for $17.3 million. Greenberg Gibbons acquired the center from Barnhart Commercial Management. JLL represented the seller and owner in the transaction.
At 98 percent occupied, the shopping center includes ALDI, Best Buy, Mellow Mushroom and more. It was constructed in 1988.
Northlake Square is Greenberg Gibbons’ first property in Georgia. The Maryland-based real estate company’s portfolio includes more than 6.5 million square feet and $1.5 billion in assets.
Tucker is located northeast of Atlanta.
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Greenberg Gibbons is the new owner of Northlake Square.
Braselton Industrial Site Now Fully Leased
Braselton Industrial Site Now Fully Leased
An industrial distribution center in Braselton is now fully leased.
Stonemont Financial Group, a private real estate investment firm specializing in industrial real estate, has announced that Braselton Broadway 85 is fully leased after two deal signings. The firm broke ground on the industrial distribution center in 2022, wrapping construction in February 2024.
Located on a 21.5-acre site at 1394 Broadway Avenue, Braselton Broadway 85 spans 234,133 square feet. The rear-load facility includes ample parking, including 121 parking spaces and 49 trailer stalls.
“Braselton Broadway 85 is a prime example of the high demand for Class A industrial development within Atlanta’s submarkets, and we are pleased with the swift lease-up period we have seen since construction was completed,” Stonemont’s Vice President of Asset Management David Kaplan said in a statement. “This achievement reflects Stonemont’s strategy to continue developing quality industrial product that fill specific voids in high-growth markets.”
Darren Butler of NAI Brannen Goodard represented Stonemont in both transactions. Other key project partners include Kajima Building & Design Group, Ware Malcomb and Planners & Engineers Collaborative (PEC+).
Stonemont’s portfolio includes more than 2 million square feet of development recently completed or under construction in Georgia. The firm recently broke ground on a three-building industrial park totaling 903,701 square feet in Locust Grove and wrapped construction on a four-building, 238,177-square-foot industrial complex in Chamblee.
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Two deals were signed at the 234,133-square-foot facility that finished construction this year.