Atlanta City Council | Urbanize Atlanta

Needed downtown Atlanta housing begins vertical construction

More than 200 residences, retail in pipeline at Trinity Central Flats near Atlanta City Hall

June 19, 2026 by Josh Green

New petition demands change at Dewberry's 'unsafe' Midtown site

Mayor’s office predicts lawsuit; Dewberry camp calls pushback politically motivated, counterproductive

May 26, 2026 by Josh Green

Virginia-Highland

UPDATE: Filings shed light on Amsterdam Walk redevelopment plans

Phase one calls for a half-dozen buildings, two parking garages, Atlanta Beltline links galore

May 19, 2026 by Josh Green

Spurred by neighbor concerns, city plots crackdown on Dewberry site

Midtown residents fear longstanding, often-idle crane poses risk at Campanile tower with expired permits

May 15, 2026 by Josh Green

Virginia-Highland

Controversial Amsterdam Walk redevelopment shows signs of life

Portman filings with Department of City Planning show nearly 700 residences, commercial space in pipeline

May 14, 2026 by Josh Green

ATL News Roundup

New Beltline bike lanes; cooling ATL market; South Downtown addition

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

May 6, 2026 by Josh Green

Across Midtown, new ordinance aims to boost street-level vibrancy

Less ugly parking podiums and mandatory outdoor dining for new restaurants—how’s that sound?

August 2, 2024 by Josh Green

Little Five Points

'Last free parking lot' in Little Five Points is no more. Now what?

Atlanta City Council OKs paid parking, which detractors say will hurt businesses, vibrancy

July 12, 2024 by Josh Green

Plans halted for $230M Five Points redevelopment rollout

MARTA hits pause on planned closures, bus service impacts at busiest, largest station downtown

July 5, 2024 by Josh Green

City: New 'Blight Tax' crackdown to boost Atlanta neighborhoods

Tax will give "greater leverage in persuading [absentee] owners to clean up their property or sell"

July 2, 2024 by Josh Green

Rally planned in opposition to MARTA’s Five Points redevelopment

City officials, downtown stakeholders to formally ask MARTA to pause renovation, closure plans

June 25, 2024 by Josh Green

Following 'pivotal' year, highway-capping Stitch enters new phase

Public workshop scheduled atop Atlanta's tallest building to help craft Stitch master plan

February 27, 2024 by Josh Green

Old Fourth Ward

Is banning Old Fourth Ward hospital redevelopment the right move?

Six-month moratorium again applied to idle Atlanta Medical Center site

November 27, 2023 by Josh Green

Phase one components of downtown’s Stitch start to emerge

Officials: Highway-capping park project has tallied $42M; public visioning session planned soon

October 26, 2023 by Josh Green

Downtown affordable housing build finally shows signs of life

Trinity Central Flats project planned for vacant site called one of downtown's most convenient locations

October 10, 2023 by Josh Green

$10M awarded for Stitch project as timeline comes into focus

Funding from Eastside TAD would go toward "preliminary engineering activities"

July 21, 2023 by Josh Green

Images: Vision for remade Bankhead MARTA station comes into focus

Final community engagement meeting for MARTA’s transit-oriented redevelopment scheduled next week

June 8, 2023 by Josh Green

New promo emerges for downtown's highway-capping Stitch project

Atlanta mayor to Washington, D.C. congregation: "Now is the time for change”

June 1, 2023 by Josh Green