Perhaps it’s hard to believe, but a Reynoldstown project transforming several blocks of what’s been called Atlanta’s equivalent to beachfront real estate is approaching its fourth year of construction as 2025 dawns.
Rising from the ashes of a longstanding Reynoldstown steel mill, vertical construction has begun on the next 12-unit section of the Beltline-adjacent Stein Steel project, the largest active project in the neighborhood.
The Kirkwood Avenue building is taking shape among a mix of rare for-sale condos and townhomes a few steps from the Eastside Trail (now technically the Southeast Trail), just north of Memorial Drive.
Current site plan for Stein Steel, with the residential row in question (in red) just east of the Atlanta Beltline (top). Empire Communities/Stein Steel
The 12-unit building in question following Jan. 10's snowstorm. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
We’ve asked officials with developer Empire Communities for details on what Stein Steel’s next flank will entail exactly, and we’ll update this story with any additional info that comes.
An updated site map on the developer’s website indicates the building will house “stack terrace” units, with listed prices starting at $500,000 for two-bedroom, two-bathroom homes in 1,025 square feet.
Listed offerings in the building currently top out at $684,000, which also buys two bedrooms and two bathrooms but with more square footage (1,371).
The former condition of the Reynoldstown street in question, four years ago. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How the next Stein Steel flank relates to existing townhomes and condos at the 6.5-acre site. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Next door to the west, construction continues on a Stein Steel building with condos that’s part of a portion called the Central Tract, which Empire considers the project’s fourth development phase. (For-sale condos are still a relatively rare product for Atlanta, with the only other recent, Beltline-adjacent example being the upscale Roycraft project in Virginia-Highland.)
The Stein Steel project—named for a steel plant that operated on the 6.5-acre site for nearly a century—initially broke ground in 2021.
On the greenspace front, Empire finished work last year on the Upper Lang-Carson Park component (a half-acre expansion of an existing park next door) and officially transferred the private land and its infrastructure upgrades to the City of Atlanta. Stein Steel’s lone retail offering, Breaker Breaker restaurant, completed its buildout last spring by opening its upstairs bar, Floridaman.
Elsewhere around Stein Steel, the first two phases of townhomes have all sold. Remaining condos are priced from $325,000. That buys one bedroom and one bathroom in 691 square feet, above a one-car garage.
The Stein Steel site in question as plant operations ceased in 2021. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Construction this month on Stein Steel's next building along Kirkwood Avenue. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Overall, Stein Steel is aiming to better weave itself into the historic neighborhood with buildings standing between two and four stories, project officials have said. Its dozens of condos, townhomes, and cottages will mostly be arranged around new streets.
Swing up to the gallery for more context and a closer look.
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