Atlanta History | Urbanize Atlanta

Images: At historic East Atlanta Village corner, retail revival underway

Conversion of 1910s structure in heart of village joins uptick in EAV retail activity, say brokers

April 30, 2026 by Josh Green

Retail shakeup in store for Candler Park’s charming old retail strip

“Romantically inclined” retailer, coffee shop, desserts bound for historic McLendon Avenue storefronts

April 29, 2026 by Josh Green

Filings: Historic high-rise hotel building set for apartment remake

Downtown’s Residence Inn by Marriott latest target for residential redo, per plans filed with city

April 28, 2026 by Josh Green

Sherwood Forest

Spotlight: Could this be Atlanta's coolest midcentury modern home?

Artfully updated Sherwood Forest “masterpiece” is 1965 work by noted Atlanta architect Ted Levy

April 23, 2026 by Josh Green

Images: Piedmont Park memorial plaza, sculpture now finished

Project recognizes 240 Atlanta and Fulton County residents killed in action during Vietnam War

April 6, 2026 by Josh Green

Changes in store for high-profile West Paces Ferry Road corner

Expansion planned for Buckhead Life Restaurant Group concept near Atlanta History Center, per filings

March 27, 2026 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