Four and a 1/2 years after it started rolling out office, retail, and food-and-beverage spaces, big things are afoot at The Works ATL, a growing adaptive-reuse district in Underwood Hills. 

Officials with Selig Enterprises, the property’s developer, tell Urbanize Atlanta another parking deck with modern-style screening is scheduled to open in coming weeks on Logan Circle, just north of The Works’ main working and dining hub. 

The $18-million public parking deck will add 550 spaces to the district, according to Selig reps. 

It joins another Smith Dalia Architects-designed parking garage (dare we say, an eye-catching structure) that opened as part of The Works’ 27-acre first phase in 2021. 

Eventually, The Works is expected to span some 80 acres in what’s been coined Atlanta’s “Upper Westside,” about three miles northwest of Midtown.  

Exterior of the $18-million parking deck, as seen earlier this month. Chad Buxton/Dakota Contractors; via The Works ATL FB

Location of the district's second parking structure (starred) in relation to entries. Google Maps

Selig officials also relay that The Works’ first phase of offices—totaling 125,000 square feet of space—is now fully leased, despite a historically challenging office market across Atlanta and other cities. 

Alongside Google Fiber, recently signed office tenants at The Works include branded content production company Narrative Content Group; leading Southeast communications and PR firm Babbit Bodner; office furniture retailer and interior design studio Interior Environments; and the City of Atlanta, which has leased space for a division of Atlanta Police Department’s public safety team at The Works. 

Mindy Selig, the developer’s senior vice president, called the recent office signings “a testament to The Works’ creative and innovative environment that continues to draw in top-tier companies even while the larger office market experiences headwinds” in an announcement. 

Formerly rundown warehouses, the adaptive-reuse district has tallied numerous awards— including the Metro Atlanta Redevelopment Summit’s 2024 Project of the Year—as it’s grown into a mixed-use destination. 

Parking garage entry and screening. Chad Buxton/Dakota Contractors; via The Works ATL FB

Fenced-off roadway to the new parking deck near Google Fiber offices and Scofflaw brewing today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Other office tenants include local food media company Atlanta Eats, radio conglomerate iHeart Media, creative editorial shop Uppercut, and photopolymer plate manufacturer MacDermid Graphic Solutions. 

Those companies join more than 50 retail tenants at The Works’ first phase, including the 31-stall food hall Chattahoochee Food Works, Fetch Park, Your 3rd Spot, Fox Bros Bar-B-Q, Dr. Scofflaw’s brewery, Ballard Designs, and Adelina Social Goods. 

Other components of the district include the first residential piece, 306-unit Westbound at The Works apartments, a linear hangout area called The Spur, and kid-friendly, 1-acre greenspace The Camp. 

The new Logan Circle parking structure in relation to existing The Works buildings (at left), as seen in January. Google Maps

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