New purpose and vitality could be coming for a long-vacant but architecturally distinctive property on a corner where Old Fourth Ward meets downtown Atlanta. 

Construction appears to have recently ramped up on a Sweet Auburn spec project that’s remaking a 1940s building once described by Atlanta magazine as a “gorgeously renovated Art Deco gas station in the Martin Luther King Jr. Historic District.”

The 377 Edgewood Ave. SE property, as longtime Atlantans may recall, functioned as popular barbecue joint Rolling Bones until about a dozen years ago, situated along the Atlanta Streetcar loop. It’d been empty, fenced-off, and idle for years, until construction began roughly a year and ½ ago. 

The original 1,236-square-foot structure was built in 1941 as a full-service gas station, according to Fulton County property records. 

Today, plans call for a “complete overhaul and expansion” of the corner property to position it for sale, according to a Bull Realty and TCN Worldwide Real Estate listing. 

Current construction progress on the 377 Edgewood Ave. SE building, as seen Tuesday. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Planned look of expanded facades and rooftop at 377 Edgewood Ave. SE, according to marketing materials. Bull Realty/TCN Worldwide Real Estate

Renovation and expansion plans call for creating a shell property with more than 5,000 square feet across two stories, where one owner could operate different concepts on each level, per sellers. 

Changes to the ground floor call for an enclosed patio (with about 3,300 square feet total), while the second space upstairs (1,165 square feet) will feature a covered rooftop patio.

Ceiling heights will range from 11 to 15 feet, and five to 10 parking spaces will be included, depending on a business’ layout, per Bull Realty. 

The property is asking $2.25 million. 

We checked in this week with brokers representing the project for additional details including a revised ETA, as marketing materials indicate the project was scheduled to deliver in the first quarter of 2026. We’ll update this story will any other information that comes. 

An inquiry to the property owner wasn’t returned early this week. 

Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The building's last use as Rolling Bones BBQ, as seen in 2012. Google Maps

Edgewood Avenue has experienced a rocky few years as food-and-beverage tenants go. 

After 14 years in business on Edgewood Avenue, Joystick Gamebar plans to close Sunday and reopen at another location that has yet to be revealed. Another popular watering hole on the street, Georgia Beer Garden, closed three years ago; restaurant and late-night dance spot Noni’s closed on Edgewood Avenue later that same year. Lauded cocktail spot Mambo Zombi announce last year it was relocating to East Atlanta and has since closed.  

Other longtime Edgewood Avenue tenants including Café Circa and Sister Louisa’s Church of the Living Room & Ping Pong Emporium, and more recent additions such as Palm Beach ATL, remain destinations in the corridor. 

Perks of the former gas station property include a “walker’s paradise” Walk Score of 94 and a strong Bike Score (81) and Transit Score (72), per sellers. 

Find a closer look at future plans and current progress (albeit slow) in the gallery above. 

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