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Old Fourth Ward

Atlanta Civic Center development sets groundbreaking—at long last!

After decade of false starts, ceremony scheduled to kick off historic Old Fourth Ward property's phase one

December 5, 2025 by Josh Green

Pricey, historic Midtown building morphs into supportive housing

Pint-sized apartments at 1930s Winnwood once started at $1,700 monthly

December 1, 2025 by Josh Green

Quest for revived, vibrant downtown Grove Park scores boost

Grove Park Foundation to acquire two more properties along main thoroughfare, near Atlanta’s largest park

October 23, 2025 by Josh Green

Atlantic Station

At 20-year anniversary, recalling what Atlantic Station once was

Thriving jobs center, largest industrial cleanup in U.S. preceded today's towering mixed-use district

October 16, 2025 by Josh Green

Photos: New Midtown tower debuts rooftop omakase, lounge space

Celestia, Ishin by Ito claim rooms with views at Ten Twenty Spring building; more en route

October 13, 2025 by Josh Green

Letter to Editor: Hands off Portman's iconic downtown skybridges

Professor, writer responds to architect's proposal to redevelop elevated walkways as mixed-use notes

October 1, 2025 by Josh Green

Downtown ATL's 'hamster tubes' as functional parks? How's that sound?

Architect reimagines Portman’s skywalks as “catalysts for connecting people, programs, and public life”

September 19, 2025 by Josh Green

Fox Theatre plans changes to boost year-round appeal in Midtown

Preservationist-approved enclosure bound for Marquee Club terrace added in 2018

September 19, 2025 by Josh Green

Overhaul kicks off for Kirkwood's historic central greenspace

Following years of planning, bulk of Bessie Branham Park Renewal project is now underway

September 19, 2025 by Josh Green

Preservationists scorn GSU decision to bulldoze 1920s downtown building

148 Edgewood Ave. substation structure is part of Martin Luther King, Jr. Landmark District

August 5, 2025 by Josh Green

Lakewood Heights

City kicks off development push for vacant, 1930s school property

Transformation of Lakewood Heights school calls for housing, commercial mix; RFQ now released

July 14, 2025 by Josh Green

Rebirth finally on tap for former Peachtree-Pine shelter, adjacent building

Emory says residential conversion for staff will enliven area where Midtown meets downtown

July 8, 2025 by Josh Green

Lakewood Heights

Vision for reborn Lakewood Heights school property starts to emerge

Historic preservation, housing, “high-quality retail” at core of plans for vacant APS property

June 26, 2025 by Josh Green

Land buy spares Kennesaw Mountain property threatened with development

Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park to grow by 21 acres, per Trust for Public Land

June 24, 2025 by Josh Green

Images: City kicks off search for ‘Pink Store’ property developers

Troubled, shuttered, but historic Pittsburgh corner seeks neighborhood-boosting new life

June 3, 2025 by Josh Green

For Kirkwood's central park, long-sought redo begins taking shape

Century-old Bessie Branham Park’s new entrance to debut at Saturday’s Kirkwood Spring Fling festival

May 13, 2025 by Josh Green

Eye-catching Art Deco renovation bags preservation award

Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation honors Decatur's revamped The Blair-Rutland Building

April 29, 2025 by Josh Green

Officials: Atlanta Civic Center redevelopment finally on horizon

Plus other updates from AH's State of Atlanta Housing event this week

April 18, 2025 by Josh Green