A residential project is entering the home stretch of construction that will serve as a new visual gateway of sorts between Decatur and downtown Avondale Estates. 

Atlanta-based developer TBG Residential has topped out the DeKalb County city’s first new senior housing project, The Overlook at Avondale Estates, at 2741 E. College Ave.

Partially clad in brick, the development overlooks the finished Complete Street overhaul along Avondale Estates’ man drag, near other recent investments that include the new Galore Market, a conversion of a former tire shop. 

The Overlook site is less than half a mile east of MARTA’s Avondale station—with Avondale Estates’ downtown commercial village roughly equidistant in the opposite direction. 

The East College Avenue site's former use, as seen three years ago. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Brick facade of the 66-unit project over East College Avenue today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The project, set to open in spring 2027, is replacing a former auto service lot at the corner of East College Avenue and Brown Place. 

Sarah Buckner, TBG’s senior development manager, told Urbanize Atlanta in April the 66-unit project calls for affordable-rate apartments reserved for tenants age 55 and older. 

It will consist of 27 one-bedroom units and 39 two-bedroom options. 

Construction progress today on the Overlook at Avondale's west facade, heading into downtown Avondale Estates in the 2700 block of East College Avenue. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The Overlook will be reserved for residents earning at or below 60 percent of the Area Median Income. Rents will range from roughly $800 to $1,600, for one-bedrooms averaging 750 square feet or two-bedroom units with 950 square feet on average, according to Buckner. 

The building’s ground floor, facing College Avenue, will feature a community room, computer room, and fitness center. No additional retail for the corridor is in the works. 

We’ve asked project officials for Overlook renderings or other visuals, and we’ll update this story should those come. 

In the gallery above, find more project images and context. 

Overview of the 2741 E. College Ave. site in question, in relation to MARTA's Avondale station (left) and the city's downtown village. Google Maps

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