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ATL News Roundup

South Downtown score; Ponce City Market changes; MARTA switcheroo

Real estate, architecture, and urban planning news from around Atlanta

May 29, 2025 by Josh Green

Old Fourth Ward

Atlanta Medical Center site gearing up for major demolition work

First step of century-old medical campus’ transformation prepped to move forward

April 28, 2025 by Josh Green

Boulevard Heights

With 'trash mountain' finally gone, project launches near Southside Beltline

Multifaceted Boulevard Heights development required nearly three years of site remediation

April 16, 2025 by Josh Green

Old Fourth Ward

Atlanta Medical Center demolition is coming. What should go here?

Process of turning shuttered medical campus into mixed-use hub set to start in coming weeks

January 29, 2025 by Josh Green

Refined, taller vision emerges for Varsity-adjacent Midtown tower

Plans now call for 40 stories—and space for more than 2,200 new Midtown residents

December 12, 2024 by Josh Green

U-shaped Varsity tower proposal beefs up, gets taller

Agenda: Landmark Properties building over Connector, iconic restaurant now aims for 40 stories

December 6, 2024 by Josh Green

Buckhead City movement opens official HQ in push to break from Atlanta

Nationally watched cityhood effort to go before Georgia legislators this week

November 2, 2021 by Josh Green

Across Atlanta, plans move forward to add 10,000 more streetlights

"Our communities have been in the dark for too long, and crime has been lurking in these shadows"

October 26, 2021 by Josh Green

Yikes: MARTA halts plans for developing Midtown, downtown stations

Transit-oriented development at Peachtree Center to be shelved indefinitely, per report

October 14, 2021 by Josh Green

Images: Tweaked proposal to add density near Decatur MARTA station

Mixed-use project would continue push for walkability where Decatur meets Avondale Estates

August 24, 2021 by Josh Green

2020 Census results: Georgia has packed on a million more people

Meanwhile, estimates show a 25-percent surge in City of Atlanta residents since 2010

April 27, 2021 by Josh Green