Plans are coming into sharper focus for a Westside project years in the making that would bring more than 100 housing options into English Avenue’s residential blocks, a stone’s throw from a new Atlanta Beltline section.  

The North & Oliver residential project would replace shuttered brick apartments in blocks fronting North Avenue and Oliver Street, a half-dozen blocks east of the Beltline’s recently opened Westside Trail—Segment 4. The site is about three blocks south of Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway. 

Plans call for 120 apartments overall in four different structures at 851 North Ave.—all of them renting as workforce housing for below market-rate—and a standalone community building. 

Nonprofit organization Westside Future Fund and OaksATL Community Development have worked for years to assemble the acreage in question and gather input from neighbors “to better understand their vision for the community,” according to an Invest Atlanta project recap. Blue Ridge Atlantic Development is also a partner in the project. 

The North & Oliver site location (red) in English Avenue. Google Maps

Planned apartment facades at North & Oliver in English Avenue. via Invest Atlanta

The apartments would rise across the street from another OaksATL and Westside Future Fund infill project with a mix of housing and retail on a Lindsay Street corner. 

Invest Atlanta’s board this week approved a $4-million Westside Tax Allocation District Ascension Grant for the English Avenue project, citing its potential to increase tax revenue, offer stability for families, and strengthen the community. 

The English Avenue blocks in question as seen along North Avenue in January this year. Google Maps

Existing site conditions where 120 new Westside units are planned. via Invest Atlanta

The breakdown calls for 25 of the North & Oliver apartments to be reserved for tenants earning no more than 30 percent of the Area Median Income. 

The bulk of the apartments (71 units) would be capped at 60 percent AMI. Monthly rents for those units would range from $1,175 (a one-bedroom option with 750 square feet) to $1,605 (three bedrooms in 1,200 square feet).  

The other 24 apartments would be reserved at 80 percent AMI, per Invest Atlanta.  

Overview of North & Oliver plans in English Avenue. via Invest Atlanta

via Invest Atlanta

Planned amenities at North & Oliver include a youth soccer field, fitness center, exterior social area, central laundry, and an arts and crafts center. 

The project is expected to cost $47 million overall. Additional funding sources include Georgia Department of Community Affairs tax credits, tax-exempt bonds, and Low-Incoming Housing Tax Credits from Hudson Housing Capital. 

According to Invest Atlanta, North & Oliver is scheduled to open sometime in 2028, following roughly 18 months of construction. 

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