Once a lightning rod for controversy, a Reynoldstown development that city leaders have said will provide deeply affordable, quality, and safe new living options for unhoused Atlantans along a main intown thoroughfare is rounding into shape. 

Having replaced a vacant, single-family home on a corner lot in Reynoldstown, Stryant Investments’ 111 Moreland Ave. residential project is creating 42 apartments for currently homeless occupants, with exterior work nearing completion. It stands three-stories tall where Moreland and Kirkwood avenues meet, with a small, seven-space surface parking lot planned behind it. 

Stan Sugarman, Stryant managing partner, tells Urbanize Atlanta the goal is to open the complex in October as part of Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ initiative to end homelessness in the city. 

Prior to breaking ground, the project drew pushback from some neighbors and leadership group the Reynoldstown Civic Improvement League, who argued a building with 42 units was too dense for the .38-acre site. The RCIL voted 79-16 against the project two years ago. 

As Atlanta Civic Circle reported in September 2023, as the groundbreaking drew near, city officials worked with Stryant to tweak the number of kitchens and communal spaces around the property to improve it for residents, but without at least 42 apartments, the project would not have been financially viable, per its builders.  

How the 42-unit development has taken shape where a single home once stood at 111 Moreland Ave. in Reynoldstown. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The 111 Moreland Ave. site in relation to Reynoldstown (left) and Edgewood landmarks. Google Maps

Sugarman said units will be reserved for residents earning at max 30 percent of the Area Median Income, which translates to just over $20,000. Atlanta Housing plans to supply rent vouchers, and no resident will be asked to pay more than 30 percent of their monthly income. Others who aren’t employed will not be required to pay rent, officials have said. 

A typical apartment at 111 Moreland Ave. will see three or four bedrooms and bathrooms and kitchenettes, with a central laundry facility, kitchen, and lounge on each floor. 

Other components will include a picnic area, bike storage, and energy-efficient appliances, according to Stryant. 

Where Moreland Avenue frontage stands today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Plans for the 42-unit project's Moreland Avenue facade. McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture/ Stryant Investments

Stryant is leaning on construction loans and grants from Invest Atlanta’s Housing Opportunity Fund, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Home Loan Banks, and homeless services provider Partners for Home to see the project through. 

Officials have said Partners for Home will select the 42 residents who will occupy the building, come this fall. Support services will also be supplied by that agency.  

Find more context and images for the 111 Moreland Ave. project in the gallery above. 

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