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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

Redo of 200 affordable dwellings in pipeline near downtown Atlanta

Renovation of historic GE Factory complex to begin soon, Invest Atlanta reports

November 7, 2023 by Josh Green

Historic Midtown project that ‘cannot ever be redeveloped’ hits market

Fully furnished Studio Revival Apartments called "luxury living in a historic masterpiece"

November 2, 2023 by Josh Green

At Portman's massive Midtown build, demo to set stage for next phase

But when that might come for Spring Quarter project is anyone's guess

October 19, 2023 by Josh Green

Modern addition to old Oakland Cemetery is officially a go

Historic cemetery's new Visitors Center will rise off Memorial Drive, aiming to echo the past

August 30, 2023 by Josh Green

No, this landmark 1920s Midtown hotel isn't being demolished

New York firm begins renovation of Artmore Hotel, Midtown's only independent boutique

August 9, 2023 by Josh Green

Landmark downtown building to become homeless agency's HQ

Conversion of historic Odd Fellows Building to include housing, offices, retail spaces on street

July 24, 2023 by Josh Green

Revival for one of Atlanta's oldest buildings to kick off this week

The Grant Building, an 1898 landmark, to be converted to Broad Street apartments, retail, more

July 10, 2023 by Josh Green

Photos: Historic Midtown apartments' extreme makeover is complete

That'll be $1,987 per month for a studio—and up

June 16, 2023 by Josh Green

Gorgeous, historic B&B on Midtown's largest home lot comes to market

Called one of Atlanta's "most architecturally significant and well-preserved homes," 1890s Stonehurst could go single-family

March 23, 2023 by Josh Green

Photos: Next to historic chapel, Portman tower lends fresh ATL perspectives

Rising "Sora" project is residential component of multifaceted Spring Quarter development

March 9, 2023 by Josh Green

Step inside beautiful, spooky Midtown mortuary as new life towers around it

Set for rebirth as social hub, 1920s landmark Spring Hill funeral home is elegant centerpiece of massive Portman development

March 8, 2023 by Josh Green

Conversion of historic Atlanta fire station to pizza concept in pipeline

Former Westview firehouse overlooking BeltLine has been partially vacant for years

March 3, 2023 by Josh Green