In growing Chamblee, City Heights project begins delivering

A study last summer found that ITP city Chamblee is leading the charge in metro Atlanta’s “suburban boom” in terms of population growth rates, swelling by 106 percent and doubling its housing stock since 2012.

Now, another project that supports those findings is starting to arrive.

Following two years of construction, Chamblee City Heights began leasing efforts in recent weeks at 2124 American Way, replacing an auto repair business and expansive parking lots with five stories of residences and retail space that will include street-side patios.

The project is part of Chamblee’s broader Town Center vision, an effort involving the city and several development firms to build a denser, walkable, and more cohesive hub of housing and commerce in downtown blocks.

How one section of apartment community Chamblee City Heights is expected to interact with the street once finished. The Worthington Companies; designs by Rule Joy Trammell Rubio

Chamblee City Heights location (in red, at top) in relation to the city's central business district, MARTA station, and other area landmarks. Google Maps

City Heights, a project by Sandy Springs-based national developer The Worthington Companies, includes 243 apartments and roughly 13,000 square feet of shops and restaurants. It consumed a pointed lot on Town Center’s western edge, about a block from Peachtree Boulevard.

Not all apartments at City Heights have finished construction, but 23 floorplans (all with one or two bedrooms) are in the works overall. Unique features include 10-foot ceilings, smart locks, and trey ceilings in the living rooms of all units.

Listed apartments start at $1,752 monthly for one-bedroom, one-bathroom units with between 798 and 861 square feet.

The priciest rentals currently listed ($2,690 monthly) have two bedrooms and two bathrooms in 1,268 square feet. The community is offering up to eight weeks of free rent as an incentive.

Amenities around City Heights include a community clubroom with a daily breakfast bar, podcast recording studio, lounge, coworking areas, and a theater room. The courtyard has Adirondack-chair group seating and grilling area, while elsewhere is a pet-grooming station, 2,200-square-foot gym and yoga center, and a pool with cabanas and a fireplace described as “resort-style.”

The least expensive Chamblee City Heights floorplan offered right now. The Worthington Companies/Chamblee City Heights

The Worthington Companies; designs by Rule Joy Trammell Rubio

Chamblee’s Downtown Development Authority had purchased five properties within the Town Center project boundaries and selectively sold them off to three different development partners whose proposed uses fit the city vision.

Along with City Heights, the Lumen Chamblee project has delivered 318 apartments and roughly 4,500 square feet of retail. Meanwhile, a proposal with for-sale condos now titled “The Frazier at Old Towne Gordon” has revised its designs to include more units, as developer Windsor Stevens Holdings purchased adjacent land to accommodate the larger scope.

City leaders have pointed to proximity to Chamblee’s MARTA rail station, downtown businesses, and the city’s growing multi-use trail as selling points for the multifamily groundswell.

Retail and tucked-away plaza space. The Worthington Companies; designs by Rule Joy Trammell Rubio