After years of discussions, neighborhood pushback, and compromise, a controversial warehouse project in Southwest Atlanta is on the brink of construction as Beltline investment moves forward in blocks around it.

California-based logistics real estate company Prologis plans to break ground soon on a 32-acre site at 1400 Murphy Ave. in Sylvan hills that had housed a historic, 1930s former Nabisco snacks plant for generations that was demolished and cleared.

Prologis’ plans call for building two light industrial structures for warehouse shipping and logistics called InTown Station. Collectively, the new buildings will count more than 625,000 square feet, with around 6,000 square feet of that being devoted to offices.

According to Prologis marketing materials, the site will also see 635 spaces for vehicle parking, and another 51 spaces for tractor-trailer parking.

Kent Mason, Prologis senior vice president and market officer, tells Urbanize Atlanta the redevelopment is scheduled to open on Murphy Avenue by the end of 2025.

“We have worked with the city and engaged with the community for the past three and 1/2 years,” Mason noted via email, “and the city has approved our plan to build two modern and sustainable logistics facilities.”

Entries planned for the InTown Station project along Murphy Avenue. Courtesy of Prologis

The 32-acre Prologis site in Sylvan Hills and nearby points of interest. Google Maps; UA

As Atlanta preservationists pulled (to no avail) for the Nabisco factory to be adaptively-reused, groups such as the Capitol View Neighborhood Association and Sylvan Hills Neighborhood Association spoke out against Prologis’ plans after the company had acquired the site for a reported $22.5 million in 2021. Concerns centered on the amount of truck traffic the operations would generate—and how that might impact safety for pedestrians in a residential neighborhood with MARTA’s Oakland City transit station across the street.

Prologis’ site is also situated a few blocks southwest of the 22-mile mainline Beltline loop. A new 1.3-mile Beltline spur trail—the first Beltline segment to link directly to a MARTA station—was announced last month. It will run alongside the northern section of the Prologis warehouse complex.  

Also nearby, the Beltline’s 20-acre Murphy Crossing development is expected to break ground as soon as September next year, with more than 1,000 new residences and a village of shops and offices eventually planned.

According to Mason, Prologis is planning to create a more pedestrian-friendly connection from InTown Station to the MARTA hub as part of the development. Those changes will come at the corner of Murphy and Arden avenues.

Plans call for both Prologis buildings to achieve LEED Silver sustainability certification, with EV charging stations and the ability to add solar on the roofs depending on tenant needs. 

InTown Station's proximity to MARTA and downtown. Courtesy of Prologis

Prologis is building Intown Station on spec, with no tenants secured, but Mason said that’s common at this stage for such projects.

“Facilities like these are critical to local communities—they help deliver the goods local businesses and residents need, strengthen Atlanta’s supply chain, create jobs, and contribute to the local economy,” said Mason. “We look forward to the project moving forward.”

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