Downtown | Urbanize Atlanta

Original Atlanta department store’s rebirth as apartments has arrived

The outlook on renting at South Downtown’s 85 Peachtree St. as wave of openings begins

May 7, 2026 by Josh Green

Plans clearer for Atlanta's World Cup Fan Fest, starting next month

Visiting options for Centennial Olympic Park soccer party to range from free to $10,000

May 5, 2026 by Josh Green

Filings: Historic high-rise hotel building set for apartment remake

Downtown’s Residence Inn by Marriott latest target for residential redo, per plans filed with city

April 28, 2026 by Josh Green

'Downtown Enterprise Zone' coming for World Cup. Will it work?

Officials: Tax legislation will cover nearly 30 acres, with goal of supercharging downtown Atlanta’s revitalization

April 23, 2026 by Josh Green

Centennial Yards bags iconic hotel brand for downtown mega-build

Virgin Hotels signed as key component of rising Entertainment District near Atlanta stadiums

April 23, 2026 by Josh Green

Images: Monumental new mural transforms former CNN Center wall

HENSE installation part of ongoing arts push at The CTR before 2026 FIFA World Cup

April 16, 2026 by Josh Green

Centennial Yards megaproject scores first tenant win: Wild Leap brewery, distillery

It'll anchor Norfolk Southern Buildings redo in downtown space called "the Canyon"

April 20, 2021 by Josh Green

Takeaways from first planning meetings for Underground Atlanta’s rebirth

Top Atlanta designers, planners weighed possibilities for beleaguered downtown landmark

April 14, 2021 by Josh Green

Centennial Olympic Park has finally reopened. Sort of

Downtown Atlanta's green centerpiece had been off-limits since last summer

April 5, 2021 by Josh Green

Atlanta's largest hotel in ages set to launch construction next month

Meanwhile, Georgia World Congress Center's Pedestrian Mall project is underway

March 23, 2021 by Josh Green

32-story tower announced as replacement for downtown parking lot

835-bed student building called The Metropolitan is set to launch this month

March 8, 2021 by Josh Green

Photos: How Georgia Aquarium's $100M redo, SHARKS! exhibit turned out

Downtown Atlanta facility upgrade allows for cage dives with apex predators

March 1, 2021 by Josh Green

Central Atlanta Library's controversial redo is almost finished. Is it really so bad?

Preservationists had long fought, decried renovation of Marcel Breuer's Brutalist landmark

February 25, 2021 by Josh Green

1940s building where Midtown meets downtown wants $2.5M. Any big ideas?

Agent: Piedmont Avenue relic is "ideal for an eatery since there is no other eating place in the vicinity"

February 18, 2021 by Josh Green

Major affordable housing project moves forward at downtown ATL church site

Developer partnership could spell 300 units on land of historic Atlanta First United Methodist Church

February 15, 2021 by Josh Green

Atlanta's oldest skyscraper to become one massive coworking space

FlatironCity building hopes to fill WeWork's downtown void, leasing all 48K square feet as flexible office

February 11, 2021 by Josh Green

Photos: Atlanta's Jimmy Buffett-inspired Margaritaville condo tower tops out

22-story slice of Parrothead paradise lords over Centennial Olympic Park downtown

February 8, 2021 by Josh Green

City planner: Why Atlanta should seriously consider bulldozing CNN Center

As billion-dollar investments materialize, this could be downtown’s last chance for a truly monumental greenspace, columnist posits

February 3, 2021 by Adam Hazell