A long-vacant, graffiti-covered structure is angling to become another retail pitstop along the newest sections of Atlanta Beltline trail. 

Plans put together by development firm Under New Management call for turning a two-story, wedge-shaped building at 1075 Boulevard SE into “neighborhood commercial” space in Chosewood Park. 

Nicknamed the “Do Nothing” building, the property in question spans 5,000 square feet a few yards from the recently completed Southside Trail, near the planned Boulevard Crossing Park expansion the Beltline has designed but not funded.

Under New Management, which owns the masonry building, says it’s fit for two tenants, and that both levels will have patios once improvements are made to its core and shell. 

Atlanta’s Department of City Planning approved a Special Administrative Permit for the project last month. 

The building's Boulevard facade today. Courtesy of Under New Management LLC

Plans for public patio space at 1075 Boulevard, with an existing stairway for The Skylark apartments shown at right. Courtesy of Under New Management LLC

Under New Management—led by veteran intown developer Saba Loghman, formerly an Empire Communities executive and currently an advisor there—would act as developer and builder for the Chosewood Park project. Line + Angle Architecture is on board for designs. 

Loghman tells Urbanize Atlanta the project is actively in pre-leasing mode (rates weren’t disclosed) and that it should be ready for tenants to move in next year. Next door to the east is Boulevard Heights, with Grant Park to the north.

The 1075 Boulevard building's proximity to the new Southside Trail corridor, at right. Courtesy of Under New Management LLC

Approved site plans for 1075 Boulevard, with the Beltline's new Southside Trail shown at top. Courtesy of Under New Management LLC

According to Fulton County property records, the building sold two years ago this month for $202,500. Before that, it had last traded in 2018—for just $10,000. 

Elsewhere in Atlanta, Under New Management is actively under construction on a mixed-use Kirkwood townhome project with a warehouse component across the street from Pullman Yards. Last fall, the company also unveiled a project called “Downtown Chosewood” for vacant acreage off the Southside Trail.    

Marketing materials candidly note the Chosewood Park building was once home to a “now-outlawed spectator sport,” but Loghman and company aren’t elaborating. Any guesses? 

Swing up to the gallery for a closer look. 

The project's 1075 Boulevard SE location in Chosewood Park, in relation to downtown Atlanta and other landmarks. Google Maps

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