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Analysis: Atlanta is top 3 best city in U.S. for renters right now Josh Green Tue, 07/01/2025 - 14:59

For Atlanta, a durable local economy and fabled quality of life have lifted the city among the best U.S. options for renters looking to get a leg up in 2025, according to a new national analysis.

Atlanta edged out 148 other places in the recently published “Best Cities for Renters to Live in 2025” report, as compiled by national apartment search website RentCafe.com.

With its robust economy, status as an “entrepreneurial haven,” relatively favorable cost of living, and plentiful (and relatively large) renting options, the City of Atlanta landed at No. 3 this year, among an analysis of 150 cities. Only cities with at least 10,000 apartments were considered.

Southern cities swept the entire top 10, and the top 50 was dominated by the Southeast and Texas. Elsewhere in Georgia, Marietta (No. 23), Athens (36), Macon (59), Columbus (64), Savannah (66), and Augusta (106) also made the cut.

RentCafe’s methodology examined factors such as economic strength, apartment quality, traffic, air quality, and natural amenities, which were then grouped into three categories: quality of life, cost of living and housing, and local economy.

alt Growing skylines of Midtown and downtown Atlanta, as seen in 2023. Shutterstock

The City of Atlanta actually slipped one spot from last year’s No. 2 rank, but analysts still determined it to be the highest-ranking mid-size city in the land.

Only Dallas suburb McKinney, TX (No. 1, with a population of 202,000) and Sarasota ranked higher than ATL this year. Those two cities—both considerably smaller than Atlanta—scored better for school quality, natural amenities, and air quality.

So where’s Atlanta shining in ’25?

alt The decidedly Southeast-heavy rundown for 2025's top finishers, according to RentCafe. (Note: Atlanta was mistaken for, maybe, Bainbridge in this graphic? And Knoxville is slipping.)

According to RentCafe’s findings, renter income growth in the Big Peach has shot up by more than 44 percent over the past five years—one of the strongest increases among mid-sized U.S. cities.

With an average of 968 square feet, Atlanta chalked up the largest apartments—and the highest share of high-end apartments, 70 percent—among all cities considered mid-size.

Atlanta’s entrepreneurial spirit owes to the fact that 475 business applications were logged last year for every 10,000 residents. “That’s double, even triple the number of business applications you’d find in any other city with a population between 450,000 to 550,000,” as reps noted in an email to Urbanize Atlanta.

In terms of housing and living costs (Atlanta ranked ninth overall), the city’s cost of living lands at 4 percent below the national average. That’s less expensive than the two cities that bested ATL this year.

Another highpoint, per the analysis, is that roughly 44 percent of Atlanta’s rentals are located in “desirable locations” near transportation, entertainment, and shopping.

Among its mid-size peers, only Raleigh ranked higher, with about half of its rental in locales considered top tier.  

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Analysis: Atlanta is top 3 best city in U.S. for renters right now Josh Green Tue, 07/01/2025 - 14:59

For Atlanta, a durable local economy and fabled quality of life have lifted the city among the best U.S. options for renters looking to get a leg up in 2025, according to a new national analysis. 

Atlanta edged out 148 other places in the recently published “Best Cities for Renters to Live in 2025” report, as compiled by national apartment search website RentCafe.com. 

With its robust economy, status as an “entrepreneurial haven,” relatively favorable cost of living, and plentiful (and relatively large) renting options, the City of Atlanta landed at No. 3 this year, among an analysis of 150 cities. Only cities with at least 10,000 apartments were considered. 

Southern cities swept the entire top 10, and the top 50 was dominated by the Southeast and Texas. Elsewhere in Georgia, Marietta (No. 23), Athens (36), Macon (59), Columbus (64), Savannah (66), and Augusta (106) also made the cut. 

RentCafe’s methodology examined factors such as economic strength, apartment quality, traffic, air quality, and natural amenities, which were then grouped into three categories: quality of life, cost of living and housing, and local economy.

alt Growing skylines of Midtown and downtown Atlanta, as seen in 2023. Shutterstock

The City of Atlanta actually slipped one spot from last year’s No. 2 rank, but analysts still determined it to be the highest-ranking mid-size city in the land. 

Only Dallas suburb McKinney, TX (No. 1, with a population of 202,000) and Sarasota ranked higher than ATL this year. Those two cities—both considerably smaller than Atlanta—scored better for school quality, natural amenities, and air quality. 

So where’s Atlanta shining in ’25? 

alt The decidedly Southeast-heavy rundown for 2025's top finishers, according to RentCafe. (Note: Atlanta was mistaken for, maybe, Bainbridge in this graphic? And Knoxville is slipping.)

According to RentCafe’s findings, renter income growth in the Big Peach has shot up by more than 44 percent over the past five years—one of the strongest increases among mid-sized U.S. cities. 

With an average of 968 square feet, Atlanta chalked up the largest apartments—and the highest share of high-end apartments, 70 percent—among all cities considered mid-size. 

Atlanta’s entrepreneurial spirit owes to the fact that 475 business applications were logged last year for every 10,000 residents. “That’s double, even triple the number of business applications you’d find in any other city with a population between 450,000 to 550,000,” as reps noted in an email to Urbanize Atlanta.   

In terms of housing and living costs (Atlanta ranked ninth overall), the city’s cost of living lands at 4 percent below the national average. That’s less expensive than the two cities that bested ATL this year. 

Another highpoint, per the analysis, is that roughly 44 percent of Atlanta’s rentals are located in “desirable locations” near transportation, entertainment, and shopping. 

Among its mid-size peers, only Raleigh ranked higher, with about half of its rental in locales considered top tier.  

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alt The decidedly Southeast-heavy rundown for 2025's top finishers, according to RentCafe. (Note: Atlanta was mistaken for, maybe, Bainbridge in this graphic? And Knoxville is slipping.)

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Two years later, Juniper Street overhaul reaches new phase in Midtown Josh Green Tue, 07/01/2025 - 12:06

Two years after work began, a project designed to upgrade mobility across a wide swath of Midtown is entering the home stretch of construction. 

One of the final steps before completion, repaving work, has begun for the Juniper Complete Street Project, largely concentrated now toward the project’s northern end between 12th and 14th streets, as Midtown Alliance officials tell Urbanize Atlanta this week. A barrier-separated bike lane is also being installed in that area.  

Following a city moratorium that prohibits construction on the July 4 holiday (from noon July 3 to 9 a.m. July 7), construction of a Juniper Street bike-lane separation median is scheduled to move south, from 12th to 10th streets, next week. 

Erosion work and traffic-control maintenance is continuing along the project’s full 12-block scope on Juniper Street in the meantime. 

Contractors expect work on the complete-street overhaul to finish by late summer this year, barring any delays caused by weather, material shortages, concurrent work in the roadway by other contractors, or other factors, according to Midtown Alliance spokesperson Brian Carr. 

alt Construction progress this week along Juniper Street, south of 14th Street. via Ricky McGee/@McGeeRicky7

alt Work on the Juniper Complete Street Project at 14th Street on June 26. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

After more than a decade of planning, fundraising, and delays, the Juniper Complete Street Project broke ground in May 2023. It was considered a 20-month job from the outset.

Demand for access to Juniper Street from other entities with priority utility, construction, or filming permits was responsible for earlier delays, requiring the project’s contractor to temporarily pause work on certain blocks, officials previously said. 

Once finished, changes to Juniper Street will cover a dozen blocks, implementing a one-way, southbound cycletrack that starts at 14th Street near Colony Square and travels down to Ponce de Leon Avenue.

Vehicle lanes will be reduced to two, and dedicated parallel parking will be installed within a new buffer lane in places. 

Other additions will include bioswales, LED lighting, and street furniture. The broader goal is to create a more inviting, safer corridor for multiple forms of urban mobility in a key, growing section of Midtown. 

alt Depiction of the southbound, barrier-separated Juniper Street bike lanes, wider sidewalks, and more. Courtesy of TSW

The Juniper Street project was funded with a mix of city transportation impact fees, federal and state grants, and Midtown Improvement District funds. The idea was initially hatched back in 2010, when a TSW design team was hired. Midtown Alliance officials were once optimistic the project would be fully under construction by 2016. Behind the scenes, however, delays, dysfunction, and other messes involving the city’s procurement system under previous mayoral administrations were a hurdle.

In 2022, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens appointed a new procurement chief, and Midtown Alliance CEO and president Kevin Green has applauded the city’s revised procurement process as being more streamlined and sensible.

The complete-street overhaul will see non-drivers flowing south alongside car traffic in six to seven-foot bike lanes, protected by a system of raised planters and barriers at intersections. Trees and landscaping will be implemented as seasons and cooler weather allow, officials have said. 

Early phases of construction removed and preserved historic Juniper Street trolley tracks that had been submerged through the area.

alt Broader view of the Juniper Street project at 14th Street last month, with the state of Dewberry Capital's The Midtowne shown at right, more than five years after demo work began. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Project officials told Urbanize Atlanta in November the Juniper Street work remains on budget—estimated cost: $8.7 million—though the construction timeline had been extended. 

One block east, a 1.1-mile system of northbound bike lanes will similarly update Piedmont Avenue, stretching from Ponce de Leon Avenue up to 15th Street at Piedmont Park. Midtown Alliance lists that project as being under construction now, too. 

Below is a refresher showing sections of Midtown the Juniper Street bike lanes and other changes will cover: 

alt Scope of the one-way, southbound cycle track. Midtown Alliance

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alt Construction progress this week along Juniper Street, south of 14th Street. via Ricky McGee/@McGeeRicky7

alt Work on the Juniper Complete Street Project at 14th Street on June 26. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

alt Broader view of the Juniper Street project at 14th Street last month, with the state of Dewberry Capital's The Midtowne shown at right, more than five years after demo work began. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

alt Depiction of the southbound, barrier-separated Juniper Street bike lanes, wider sidewalks, and more. Courtesy of TSW

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alt Scope of the one-way, southbound cycle track. Midtown Alliance

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Beside Atlanta's largest park, more than 130 new homes underway Josh Green Tue, 07/01/2025 - 10:07

New housing options at the doorstep of Atlanta’s largest greenspace are set to increase soon. 

Another section of the West Highlands neighborhood—a project started in the 1990s that’s already one of the largest master-planned communities in the City of Atlanta—is fully underway with site development next to the main entrance of Shirley Clarke Franklin Park (formerly Westside Park). 

The next flank of West Highlands, a collaboration between homebuilder Brock Built Homes and Atlanta Housing, calls for 137 units total in the Rockdale neighborhood west of Midtown. 

According to reps with Brock Built, a prominent developer in the area for decades, the current park-adjacent project along Johnson Road will include 103 townhomes and 24 flats/stacks, all of them for sale and not rent. 

alt Construction progress on West Highlands' next phase along Johnson Road, as seen from over Shirley Clarke Franklin Park last month. Urbanize Atlanta

alt Construction next to the park's "dinosaur ribcage" entrance last month. Urbanize Atlanta

Townhomes will range from 1,300 to 2,600 square feet in three product lines (15, 21, and 24-feet wide). The condos will all have two bedrooms and one bathroom. 

The collaboration with Atlanta Housing means that 20 percent of homes will be reserved at rates deemed affordable for families earning at or below 80 percent of the area median income, according to the housing agency. 

Development of the site—formerly woods between Johnson Road and Proctor Creek Greenway—kicked off several months ago, and vertical construction is scheduled to begin before the end of 2025, according to Brock Built. 

Renderings for the project are still being finalized, per company reps. 

alt Overview of Shirley Clarke Franklin Park and location of new West Highlands construction, prior to tree-removal on site. Google Maps

alt Location of new home construction (at right) in relation to a main park entrance, as seen in March. Google Maps

Another new section of West Highlands with 65 for-sale townhomes is under construction on the flipside of the community, on property that formerly housed the 1950s Perry Homes housing projects. West Highlands counts more than 1,300 apartments and standalone homes today. 

The new housing will join the growing, 300-home townhouse project Park Vue as neighbors to Atlanta’s biggest park space, which opened its initial phase in 2021 and could see development of a unique bike park kick off later this year, as Beltline officials recently told Urbanize Atlanta. 

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alt Overview of Shirley Clarke Franklin Park and location of new West Highlands construction, prior to tree-removal on site. Google Maps

alt Construction progress on West Highlands' next phase along Johnson Road, as seen from over Shirley Clarke Franklin Park last month. Urbanize Atlanta

alt Location of new home construction (at right) in relation to a main park entrance, as seen in March. Google Maps

alt Construction next to the park's "dinosaur ribcage" entrance last month. Urbanize Atlanta

alt The new Park Vue by Ashton Woods townhome community (center) across the street from the park. Urbanize Atlanta

alt The construction site in relation to a main parking area. Urbanize Atlanta

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alt Totality of the West Highlands project, with under-construction new sections shown at far left and, along Johnson Road, at right. Atlanta Housing

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Two new food hubs announced for downtown ATL as World Cup nears Josh Green Mon, 06/30/2025 - 17:38

Food and drink options in Atlanta’s reawakening South Downtown district are expected to surge in coming months. 

With the city's 2026 FIFA World Cup matches less than a year away, two of the biggest players in South Downtown’s revival—tech entrepreneurs Atlanta Ventures and Underground Atlanta owners Lalani Ventures—each officially announced plans for new food hubs Monday, though with very different concepts. 

Starting this autumn, the South Downtown ATL crew plans to welcome a recurring, open-air food festival that’s proven popular in Miami, New York City, and Los Angeles called Smorgasburg Atlanta. 

alt The 140 Forsyth St. SW lot where Smorgasburg Atlanta is planned, in relation to South Downtown's "town square" section planned to house El Tesoro and other businesses. via South Downtown ATL/@sodowntownatl

Smorgasburg’s Atlanta incarnation will take over a surface parking lot at 104 Forsyth St., situated in between MARTA’s Five Points and Garnett stations, a few blocks southeast of Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Plans call for a roster of more than 40 local vendors to set up shop on the lot every Saturday, starting in October.

Expect a curated assortment of food trucks, pop-up tents, live entertainment, artists, play areas for kids, and food trucks, all splashed with selections of beer, wine, and seasonal cocktails, as South Downtown ATL officials relayed in a new tenant announcement. Culinary vendor applications are open as of today. 

“When we looked at where to expand next, Atlanta stood out immediately,” said Smorgasburg co-owner and CEO Gaston Becherano in the announcement. “There’s a dynamic and thriving pop-up food scene here that’s deeply rooted in creativity, community, and cultural pride.”

alt The parking lot in question between Forsyth and Broad streets, in relation to Mercedes-Benz Stadium and other downtown landmarks. Google Maps

The news continues a culinary hot streak for Atlanta Ventures’ 10-block South Downtown redevelopment. The district signed leases for taqueria El Tesoro’s third and largest location in March, local barbecue concept Sammy’s last month, and longtime Castleberry Hill staple Bottle Rocket sushi and bar last week. The latter plans to relocate into retail space in historic Hotel Row, between Tyde Tate Thai Kitchen and Spiller Park Coffee.

Meanwhile, big plans are also cookin’ at Underground Atlanta. 

That district on Monday detailed plans for an injection of new dining—including a six-stall food hall—and retail on the above-ground section, Upper Alabama Street, that project leaders have vowed to enliven prior to World Cup festivities. Utopia Latin fusion restaurant and lounge opened on that street in April, claiming a long-vacant space. 

alt Main entry off Peachtree Street to Underground nightlife, as seen in January. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

New Underground concepts were described by ownership in announcement today as follows: 

  • “Once a pizza cart that was part of the Underground Creative Carts Collective at Underground in 2021, Dolo’s Pizza later transitioned to a permanent space in Lower Alabama. Increasing in popularity, the pizzeria is now set to level up to a whole new location on Upper Alabama, expanding its capabilities to serve more customers.
  • Joining Dolo’s Pizza on Upper Alabama is the newly announced Underground Diner. This daytime and nighttime vibrant new eatery will replace Dancin’ Crepe’s corner space.
  • ... a six-stall food hall [is coming to] an Upper Alabama corner space located across the street from where Underground Diner will go. It is currently in the design phase and is expected to be open before the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
  • Rapper Trinidad James, formally known as Nicholaus Williams, opened apparel store HOMMEWRK in February of this year, located across from Utopia on Upper Alabama.”

According to owners Lalani Venture, Underground Atlanta is on pace this year to double the 1 million visitors it counted in 2024. Company CEO Shaneel Lalani says recent additions are merely the beginning and that more tenants will be unveiled soon, include the six food hall tenants. 

“The positive momentum on Upper Alabama Street is undeniable, and these new additions are helping to bring vibrant, all-day energy back to Underground,” said Lalani in a statement. “By adding more daytime dining and retail options, we’re creating a dynamic environment that invites people to come early and stay late.”

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alt The parking lot in question between Forsyth and Broad streets, in relation to Mercedes-Benz Stadium and other downtown landmarks. Google Maps

alt The 140 Forsyth St. SW lot where Smorgasburg Atlanta is planned, in relation to South Downtown's "town square" section planned to house El Tesoro and other businesses. via South Downtown ATL/@sodowntownatl

alt Main entry off Peachtree Street to Underground nightlife, as seen in January. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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Owner: Retail bound for corner on Eastside Trolley Trail, near El Tesoro Josh Green Mon, 06/30/2025 - 13:45

Plans are moving forward in Edgewood for a boutique retail concept the property owner hopes will benefit from a steady stream of multipurpose-trail foot traffic next door. 

The project, situated on the northeast corner of the Whitefoord and Woodbine avenues intersection, could be a key cog in a hub of eating and drinking establishments planned for an eastside neighborhood that lacks a historic downtown section. 

Last year, a crumbling, 2,482-square-foot commercial building from 1945 was razed at the 142 Whitefoord Ave. site. It had been vacant for more than a decade, with a collapsed roof and trees growing inside. 

Today, the .26-acre site has more cachet than most, given its front-row status along the Eastside Trolley Trail, a popular Beltline-to-Kirkwood connector trail installed in 2023 by the PATH Foundation. Across the street, taqueria El Tesoro is so popular, lines often form around the block.

Sara Thurston, the lot’s new owner and a licensed real estate agent, tells Urbanize Atlanta she’s submitted plans to the City of Atlanta for building permits to move forward with infill development on what’s currently used as a dirt parking lot. 

alt The 142 Whitefoord Ave. infill site in question today, with the Eastside Trolley Trail at left. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

alt Full scope of the Whitefoord Avenue infill site in question, currently being used for off-street parking. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Thurston’s plans, drawn up by Decatur’s Lightroom architecture firm, call for a retail building standing two stories, with a restaurant on the ground floor and offices and storage for the business above. What type of restaurant could operate there has yet to be determined, per Thurston. 

The same parking footprint as the previous building’s will be used again, and plans call for the building to be “thoughtfully designed to blend in with the current landscape of the corner,” per Thurston. 

No renderings or other visuals are publicly available. Negotiations and revisions with the city are ongoing, Thurston said. 

“I’m hoping to break ground in the next three months,” said Thurston. “As soon as I get the permit approved, I want to get started.” 

alt The 142 Whitefoord Ave. site's location at an Edgewood intersection with commercial uses and low-rise apartments. Google Maps

alt The site's proximity to El Tesoro taqueria, at center across the street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

One hurdle is the site’s status as being in a FEMA flood zone, which Thurston says requires new construction to be at least four feet above ground level. That requirement doesn’t apply to existing structures for adaptive-reuse development, but Thurston says the previous building onsite was too deteriorated to salvage.  

“My goal is to have [the retail building] completed within a year of breaking ground,” she says. “I’m so excited about it.”

Across Whitefoord Avenue, the situation appears to be quieter at another food-and-beverage concept planned for the area. 

alt State of the former 1950s auto garage where Whitefoord Avenue meets Leslie Street today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Next to El Tesoro, to the north, plans were revealed in spring last year for turning a former 1950s auto garage into a local pizzeria and neighborhood market with patio seating in front and some parking in the rear.  

The building and business owner, longtime Edgewood resident Sid Weinstein, told Urbanize Atlanta he hoped to open that combo business by last fall at the latest, operating it seven days a week.

A year later, no signs of construction are visible within the tall chain-link fencing installed around the property.  

A banner on the auto garage building reads, “Getting closer … Your pizzeria, market & more …” but Weinstein declined to provide updates on where the project stands. 

alt The former auto garage's proximity to the taqueria next door, to the south. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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alt The 142 Whitefoord Ave. site's location at an Edgewood intersection with commercial uses and low-rise apartments. Google Maps

alt The former building's exterior where Whitefoord and Woodbine avenues meet. Google Maps

alt The 142 Whitefoord Ave. infill site in question today, with the Eastside Trolley Trail at left. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

alt The site's proximity to El Tesoro taqueria, at center across the street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

alt Full scope of the Whitefoord Avenue infill site in question, currently being used for off-street parking. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

alt Looking west across the infill site today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

alt State of the former 1950s auto garage where Whitefoord Avenue meets Leslie Street today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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alt The former auto garage's proximity to the taqueria next door, to the south. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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On Chamblee corner lot, project's first phase officially a go Josh Green Mon, 06/30/2025 - 11:48

Years in the making, a multifaceted Chamblee project that aims to fill an affordable-housing void is now officially under construction, continuing a wave of new development near Georgia’s second-busiest airport.  

The five-story, 67-unit first phase of Clairmont Family is underway at a corner site in the 4000 block of Clairmont Road, according to contractors McShane Construction Company.

The 2.8-acre site, situated between 5th and 6th streets, is just east of DeKalb-Peachtree Airport and south of historic downtown Chamblee, across the street from a greenspace called Clairmont Park. 

According to Mercy Housing Southeast, a nonprofit builder focused on affordable housing, the 67 apartments are the first phase of a multigenerational community and will aim to fill a “critical need for quality, workforce housing” in the growing area. 

A $5-million Georgia Invests in Housing grant is helping fund the project. 

alt Facade plans for the Clairmont Family venture's first phase along Clairmont Road near PDK airport. Mercy Housing Southeast; McShane Construction Company

alt Clairmont Family's site in relation to the airport and growing downtown Chamblee. Google Maps

Plans call for one to three-bedroom floorplans, in-home perks including granite countertops, plus an onsite laundry, outdoor lounge, and playground, along with 76 surface parking spaces, according to the contractor. 

“This is a rare opportunity to create affordable housing in an area with great surrounding amenities and services,” notes a Mercy Housing project summary. “[It’s] in one of the state’s best school districts, giving kids a strong foundation for success.”

No delivery date or range of rents for Clairmont Family has been specified. 

Chamblee city officials approved the multifamily project in summer 2021. At the time, Mercy Housing officials said another Clairmont phase will include senior housing, with all units reserved for residents earning between 30 and 80 percent of the area median income. The vacant site had been eyed by another developer for 39 townhomes, but those plans fizzled.  

alt The project site in March (at right) with Clairmont Park shown at left. Google Maps

Other recent Chamblee projects that have taken shape near PDK airport include The Foxtrot townhomes, a Dutch-inspired infill projectalso located on Clairmont Road. 

Just north of the airport, multifamily developments The Hawkins and Sky Harbor have joined a large new logistics hub along Chamblee Tucker Road in recent years. 

alt Clairmont Family's 4041 Clairmont Road site in relation to downtown Chamblee (top) and the nearby airport. Google Maps

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alt Clairmont Family's 4041 Clairmont Road site in relation to downtown Chamblee (top) and the nearby airport. Google Maps

alt The project site in March (at right) with Clairmont Park shown at left. Google Maps

alt Facade plans for the Clairmont Family venture's first phase along Clairmont Road near PDK airport. Mercy Housing Southeast; McShane Construction Company

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$101M Roswell rentals replace shopping center, called roaring success Josh Green Mon, 06/30/2025 - 09:58

A vacant Roswell shopping center once home to the likes of Super Target, Marshalls, and Rack Room Shoes is now home to more than 150 people—and counting. 

ECI Group and joint venture partner Phoenix Capital officially cut the ribbon recently on the $101-million Averly East Village infill project, part of a larger mix of uses in the 2600 block of Holcomb Bridge Road in East Roswell. 

The 335-unit Averly project was 70 percent leased and 55 percent occupied at the time of its grand opening in late May, proving the need for multifamily housing in the growing North OTP suburb, according to the development team. (Roswell in 2022 enacted a ban on development of standalone apartment communities.)

Averly is located east of Ga. Highway 400 within Roswell city limits, about five miles southeast of Roswell’s historic downtown. The Gwinnett County line is just east of the site. 

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alt Averly East Village's location in the 2600 block of Holcomb Bridge Road, with Ga. Highway 400 shown at left. Google Maps

The Rule Joy Trammell Rubio architects-designed project features one-, two-, and three-bedroom luxury apartments with amenities, architecture, interiors, and landscaping ECI Group describes as “resort-quality.”

It’s one residential component of East Village, a shopping center replacement that also calls for 74 townhomes and 75,000 square feet of retail arranged around a public-accessible, central greenspace with a pavilion.  

Retail offerings at East Village today include Five Guys, Zama Mexican Cuisine, Panda Express, and other businesses. The apartments mark ECI Development’s first Averly-branded homes to deliver, according to vice president Stephen Stover.   

“The strong response from residents,” noted Stover in an announcement, “has validated our decision to build a heavily amenitized community with top-of-market apartment finishes.” 

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alt Layout of Averly East Village at the former shopping center. Courtesy of ECI Groups

At the Averly, one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartments currently start at $1,742 monthly for 748 square feet. 

The largest options—three bedrooms, two bathrooms, 1,397 square feet—are renting from $2,850 and up. Eight weeks of free rent are being offered with some units.

Apartment perks include high ceilings (at least nine feet, six inches tall), quartz countertops, and full-size washers and dryers in each unit. Amenities highlights include a rare outdoor gym, two outdoor kitchens, a pool deck with cabanas, a coffee lounge with WFH spaces, a dog spa, and a two-story fitness center inside. 

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The Averly project follows another large-scale infill development in the North Fulton County city, Southern Post, that also replaced a strip mall, albeit with denser mixed uses.

In the gallery above, find more context and a closer look at an infill concept that could theoretically be replicated hundreds of times across the metro. 

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alt Averly East Village's location in the 2600 block of Holcomb Bridge Road, with Ga. Highway 400 shown at left. Google Maps

alt Layout of Averly East Village at the former shopping center. Courtesy of ECI Groups

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alt Coworking space at Averly East Village today. Courtesy of ECI Groups

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alt Averly East Village's north OTP context. Google Maps

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GA Tech tower to include surface parking lot on main Midtown street Josh Green Fri, 06/27/2025 - 14:41

A Georgia Tech project that’s been hailed as an epicenter of innovation will include a surface parking lot on one of Midtown’s most walkable and quickly developing thoroughfares. 

Eagle-eyed readers noticed what appeared to be the makings of a parking lot in an aerial tour this week detailing construction progress on Tech Square Phase 3. 

The section in question is at the eastern base of two-tower Phase 3, near the intersection of West Peachtree Street and Biltmore Place. 

Georgia Tech reps confirm to Urbanize Atlanta that a surface parking lot along West Peachtree Street is under construction. The 27-space lot will be “surrounded by trees” with ADA and electric-vehicle parking spots included, officials specified. 

alt Current state of the Tech Square Phase 3 parking lot along West Peachtree Street, with the project's courtyard section at left. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Georgia Tech’s previously released visuals and announcements for Phase 3 have mentioned the project’s underground parking deck component but not the parking lot. We’ve asked university media reps for more information on the parking deck’s size and will update this story should that come. 

Immediately south of the parking lot will be a large courtyard, also fronting West Peachtree Street, that’s been described by Georgia Tech as a lush “urban oasis” and an “inviting place for students, faculty, or anyone working in Tech Square to study, work, or meet.” 

alt The project's versatile courtyard social area will be implemented at left, with parking near the corner at right. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Around the corner from the courtyard on 5th Street will be another congregation space called The Porch, positioned along wide sidewalks. 

Phase 3 will include two buildings totaling 416,500 square feet, mostly filled with educational space across the street from another Georgia Tech-owned property undergoing a tech-focused repurposing, The Biltmore. The block in question is bounded by West Peachtree, Spring, and 5th streets, and Biltmore Place. It’s one block north of Tech Square’s Coda, a John Portman and Associates-designed office tower.

Considered the last phase of Tech Square, the two-building 828 W. Peachtree Street project broke ground in October 2023 and is scheduled to fully open in June next year. 

One goal of the third phase, as project leaders have said, is to enliven streets with retail and student activity, creating a more cohesive urban district where low-rise offices—and yes, a parking lot—were before. 

alt The project's eastern flank where it meets the courtyard space and parking lot below, at left. Urbanize Atlanta

 

alt How the two-tower development's eastern face meets West Peachtree Street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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alt The project's versatile courtyard social area will be implemented at left, with parking near the corner at right. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

alt How the two-tower development's eastern face meets West Peachtree Street. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

alt Current state of the Tech Square Phase 3 parking lot along West Peachtree Street, with the project's courtyard section at left. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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alt The project's eastern flank where it meets the courtyard space and parking lot below, at left. Urbanize Atlanta

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CNN Center’s conversion aims to boost Atlanta creatives, nonprofits Josh Green Fri, 06/27/2025 - 12:19

There’s a new opportunity afoot for creative and kindhearted Atlantans hoping to literally see their name in lights soon. 

Commercial real estate titan CP Group has partnered with local arts and culture consultants ASHA Advisory to launch a program called “CTR Culture” at The Center, the ongoing remake of downtown’s former CNN Center. 

CTR Culture will aim to capitalize on the iconic and highly trafficked downtown property as a platform for boosting arts, culture, and creative community storytelling, per officials. 

As part of those efforts, a limited number of Media Placement Grants are now being offered for exposure on The Center’s new high-profile digital signage at main entryways, which project officials say will reach thousands of visitors each day. The Center is being positioned as a main activity hub for 2026 FIFA World Cup matches beginning in Atlanta next June. 

“There are three of these monumental structures being added to the facade of the building,” Neda Abghari, ASHA Advisory principal and lead curator, wrote to Urbanize Atlanta via email. “It will have a pretty great impact on not only the building but the surrounding environment.”

alt Two recent examples of CTR Culture’s inaugural billboard campaign.Courtesy of ASHA Advisory

Chris Eachus, a CP Group founding partner, said The Center’s digital screens are the largest in the Southeast. Along with advertising opportunities, they’ll serve to host soccer watch parties, per Eachus. 

With free billboard exposure, the grant program will aim to spotlight “changemakers, creatives, and mission-driven organizations who are shaping Atlanta's cultural landscape” during a time of rising costs and shrinking resources, especially as crowds flock downtown during World Cup hoopla and conventions at neighboring Georgia World Congress Center, according to a program announcement. 

ASHA Advisory is now accepting applications here. The window to apply closes Aug. 31. 

CP Group announced plans in early 2024 to remake the 1970s landmark known for its soaring atrium into a modernized hub of dining, retail, entertainment, and content creation. Timelines for openings haven’t been specified, but the developer in March did hint that “a confidential high-end restaurant tenant” had agreed to lease 10,000 square feet. 

A new social area called “Hawks Plaza” is in the works for the building’s southernmost entry, nearest to State Farm Arena’s main entrance, according to marketing materials. Connected to that will be a remade atrium and reimagined retail corridors leading to arenas, the recently renovated Omni hotel, and downtown lynchpin GWCC. 

alt Plans for The Center's revised Marietta Street facade.Courtesy of CP Group

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Overall, CP Group’s renovations call for 130,000 square feet of retail space, alongside 920,000 square feet of creative office and media production spaces, officials said last year. It’s all part of a massive portfolio the Boca Raton, Fla.-based company has amassed in Atlanta in recent years that now includes Buckhead’s 14-building Piedmont Center, where significant upgrades are planned. 

On the downtown project, CP Group is working with architecture and interior design firm TVS, general contractor Holder Construction, and marketing firm Core Twelve for branding of The Center. 

CNN departed the 1.2-million-square-foot building last year and stripped off its branding as its offices were moved to Midtown’s Techwood, ending a four-decade era of the media company being headquartered downtown.  

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MARTA's new railcar manufacturer plants flag near Lindbergh station Josh Green Fri, 06/27/2025 - 11:25

The Swiss company building MARTA’s modernized new railcar fleet will soon have a front-row seat to the vehicles in action. 

Stadler announced this week the first major international expansion of its Stadler Signalling Division will set up shop in Uptown Atlanta, the retooled mixed-use hub formerly called Lindbergh that’s credited as being Atlanta’s first large-scale, transit-focused development. 

Company reps tell Urbanize Atlanta that Stadler is leasing 7,236 square feet on the eighth floor of Uptown’s east office tower. The signaling office will include laboratory space and a hub for Stadler’s growing US team with space for future expansion, all steps from MARTA’s Lindbergh Center station. 

Stadler’s signaling division provides custom and digital signaling solutions—that is, systems that control railway vehicles and prevent collisions—for mainline railways, metro systems, branch lines, and depots.

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alt The Uptown district's Main Street today. Courtesy of Stadler

MARTA awarded Stadler a $500 million contract last year to replace its current signaling system with a more tech-driven one that’s communications-based. That followed a larger, $646-million contract between Atlanta’s transit agency and Stadler in 2019 for 224 railcars scheduled to start replacing MARTA’s aging fleet this year. The latter marked the largest expenditure in MARTA history. 

Stadler officials called the MARTA signaling deal a driving factor in the company’s decision to plant roots in Atlanta at Uptown, near MARTA’s headquarters. 

The location was picked “strategically… to strengthen the partnership with MARTA and help facilitate close operational and technical collaboration with the customer and ensure optimal project management,” per a Stadler announcement. 

The Uptown office is described as a key part of Stadler Signalling’s growth plan in the U.S. Access to skilled professionals, “robust” infrastructure, a “growing network of other Swiss companies,” and Uptown’s slate of food, beverage, fitness, and leisure options were cited as other factors for choosing the location. 

alt One of the new CQ400 railcars on MARTA's tracks. Courtesy of MARTA

"With the new office in Atlanta, we are not only establishing a physical presence near our existing customer and other North American customers but also providing our employees with a modern, flexible, and scalable work environment,” Marc Trippel, Stadler’s executive vice president division signaling, said in a statement. 

Spread across 47 acres, Uptown includes nearly 1 million square feet of office space, 120,000 square feet of restaurant and retail space, access to growing multi-use greenway PATH400, and communal gathering spaces. 

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alt One of the new CQ400 railcars on MARTA's tracks. Courtesy of MARTA

alt How the new MARTA railcars' open gangway designs allow for passenger travel throughout the train. Courtesy of MARTA

alt The front exteriors of railcars will have a lighted “smile” in either red, gold, blue, or green that denotes the color of each approaching rail line, per MARTA. Courtesy of MARTA

alt A juxtaposition of MARTA's first CQ400 train to be operational on tracks (left) and a current railcar. Courtesy of MARTA

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Vision for reborn Lakewood Heights school property starts to emerge Josh Green Thu, 06/26/2025 - 12:15

How a richly historic but crumbling Atlanta school property might be revitalized with injections of commercial and residential spaces is coming into clearer focus. And the vision—albeit in draft form—looks promising. 

Following planning studies, design exercises, and a series of community meetings, a master plan has emerged that provides several options and a possible blueprint for how long-vacant Lakewood Heights Elementary School could be brought back to life south of downtown. 

The 2.1-acre property at 335 Sawtell Ave. is highlighted by a 1932 school building (with wings added in the 1950s) that all plans identify as paramount for saving and restoring through adaptive-reuse development. 

alt An aerial view over the intersection of Charleston and South Bend avenues with new on-street parking, apartments standing two and three stories, and the adaptively reused school. APS/Housing Innovation Lab/Atlanta Urban Development; designs, Zanetta Illustration

alt A map of historically significant Atlanta Public School properties, as compiled by Atlanta Preservation Center and APS.APS/Housing Innovation Lab/Atlanta Urban Development

Lakewood Heights’ NPU-Y recently approved rezoning plans for the school property that would allow for mixed-use revitalization, and an Atlanta City Council vote is expected soon. According to neighborhood sources, final designs for the school property’s redevelopment will be decided by the neighborhood, and a Request for Qualifications from developers could be issued as soon as next month. The site has been pinpointed by Atlanta Preservation Center as being of “major significance.” 

The three structures on site today include the 1930s school and additions from the 1950s and 1990s.

Atlanta Public Schools, the Atlanta Urban Development Corporation, and city officials partnered with Atlanta-based design firm Historical Concepts, Lakewood Heights Community Association, and NPU-Y to pull together the master plan after a four-month public engagement process.

Broadly speaking, business owners and residents in the area emphasized the importance of keeping the old school while creating “high-quality retail, and quality mixed-income housing options including units for higher-income residents,” according to the report.

Four different design concepts were compiled. Housing would range between 35 and 55 units, while parking configurations, building arrangements, and programming would vary. Renderings indicate designs could lean toward a decidedly throwback look. 

alt A draft concept for the corner of Charleston and Sawtell avenues shows a new commercial storefront, courtyard, and potential look of new townhomes, per the master plan. APS/Housing Innovation Lab/Atlanta Urban Development; designs, Zanetta Illustration

alt Four options for adaptive-reuse and new construction in Lakewood Heights compiled in a March report this year. APS/Housing Innovation Lab/Atlanta Urban Development

Last fall, the Atlanta Urban Development Corporation—a nonprofit entity that aims to develop underused public land into mixed-income housing—announced the Lakewood Heights site was one of eight “surplus” school properties planned for conversion into community assets. 

That initiative, an intergovernmental agreement with Atlanta Public Schools, includes more than 48 acres of total land and vacant or underused facilities across the city. Sites in West End and Lakewood Heights will see redevelopment first, officials said at the time. 

The Lakewood school property has been shuttered and vacant since 2004. Three years ago, it was at risk of being demolished, but APS reconsidered and scrapped those plans, citing historical value. 

Find more context and a closer look at how Lakewood Heights Elementary School could see renewed life, at last, in the gallery above. 

alt The former Lakewood Heights Elementary School. Google Maps

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alt A map of historically significant Atlanta Public School properties, as compiled by Atlanta Preservation Center and APS.APS/Housing Innovation Lab/Atlanta Urban Development

alt The former Lakewood Heights Elementary School. Google Maps

alt Overview of the former Lakewood Heights Elementary School property today. APS/Housing Innovation Lab/Atlanta Urban Development

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alt A draft concept for the corner of Charleston and Sawtell avenues shows a new commercial storefront, courtyard, and potential look of new townhomes, per the master plan. APS/Housing Innovation Lab/Atlanta Urban Development; designs, Zanetta Illustration

alt An aerial view over the intersection of Charleston and South Bend avenues with new on-street parking, apartments standing two and three stories, and the adaptively reused school. APS/Housing Innovation Lab/Atlanta Urban Development; designs, Zanetta Illustration

alt Four options for adaptive-reuse and new construction in Lakewood Heights compiled in a March report this year. APS/Housing Innovation Lab/Atlanta Urban Development

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