2026 FIFA World Cup | Urbanize Atlanta

In downtown Atlanta, ‘playful’ and ‘social’ hotel sets opening date

City’s latest Moxy-branded lodge to include Eggslut eatery, rooftop component called Jagger Suite

February 23, 2026 by Josh Green

Former CNN Center announces new tenant slate, reopening date, more

Atlanta’s largest bar, Mastro’s Ocean Club, Robert Montwaid food hall in offing, per owners CP Group

February 18, 2026 by Josh Green

Images: Entertainment 'campus' bound for 1920s building before World Cup

207 Peachtree calls for six concepts under one roof in restored, former downtown Atlanta department store

February 18, 2026 by Josh Green

Safe streets advocates to rally for Peachtree Street upgrades (again)

Mid-block crossing on signature downtown street crucial after traffic fatalities, say Propel ATL and allies

February 10, 2026 by Josh Green

Atlanta Streets Alive to kick off 2026 festivities with new route (!)

Open-streets routes to coincide with 2026 FIFA World Cup hoopla also planned

January 21, 2026 by Josh Green

Images: Another sizable Centennial Yards building has topped out

Hotel component joins Entertainment District racing to deliver as 2026 FIFA World Cup activity hub

January 20, 2026 by Josh Green

Our 2026 wishlist for a better Atlanta. What's yours?

Nine wishes for ATL's physical evolution as a new year dawns

January 8, 2026 by Josh Green

Atlanta's World Cup short-term rental demand already exploding

After 2026 FIFA World Cup draw, intown areas seeing 1,000 to 5,000-percent spike in VRBO, Airbnb business, per analysis

December 10, 2025 by Josh Green

MARTA renames key station as nod to evolving downtown

Tough news for Georgia Tech fans

December 2, 2025 by Josh Green

Outlook getting clearer for 'signature,' under-construction Beltline park

Revised goal is to open bulk of Enota Park project prior to 2026 FIFA World Cup, Beltline leaders report

November 21, 2025 by Josh Green

'Surgical deconstruction' phase at MARTA's main transit hub begins

Five Points forecast calls for more than a year of demo work ahead, reports construction firm

November 19, 2025 by Josh Green

South Downtown seeks short-term World Cup tenants to fill space

Meanwhile, burgeoning district signs another permanent eatery for Broad Street slot

November 11, 2025 by Josh Green

Images: How potential new district between Atlanta stadiums could look

Retail zone at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Georgia World Congress Center doorstep remains hypothetical, leaders stress

October 1, 2025 by Josh Green

Goat Farm unveils creative hub for key downtown redevelopment site

LOOP aims to debut at Georgia Tech’s planned Creative Quarter in time for 2026 FIFA World Cup

October 1, 2025 by Josh Green

Housing remake of landmark downtown property scores funding boost

Plans call for Folio House to be conduit between Centennial Yards, Five Points, and Underground Atlanta

September 23, 2025 by Josh Green

Next phase of MARTA’s 'Five Points Transformation' to begin next month

Access to transit system’s biggest, busiest station to soon be closed from Peachtree Street, elsewhere

September 22, 2025 by Josh Green

Photo tour: Where South Downtown's painstaking rebirth stands now

In terms of pre-FIFA World Cup openings, "the groundswell is coming," developers stress

August 11, 2025 by Josh Green

Images: Multi-block South Downtown streetscape overhaul in works

$6M Historic Broad Streetscape project calls for upgrades between MARTA hubs before World Cup

June 16, 2025 by Josh Green