Decatur | Urbanize Atlanta

Images: Next section of Memorial Drive block redevelopment kicks off

Grand Terraza plans call for modern townhomes, greenspace where ranch-style houses once stood

January 26, 2026 by Josh Green

Our 2026 wishlist for a better Atlanta. What's yours?

Nine wishes for ATL's physical evolution as a new year dawns

January 8, 2026 by Josh Green

ATL News Roundup

Midtown tower site deal; townhomes enter pipeline; $75M windfall

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

January 2, 2026 by Josh Green

2025 was huge for Atlanta pedestrian, bike trails. Let's keep it going

In terms of Beltline connectivity, new year promises to be biggest in city history

January 2, 2026 by Josh Green

Best of Atlanta 2025

(Sub)urban Smackdown 2025 tournament: Elite 8 voting starts now!

Let this ITP vs. OTP bracket of 64 decide who’s best—once and for all

December 29, 2025 by Josh Green

Best of Atlanta 2025

(Sub)urban Smackdown 2025 tournament: Sweet 16 voting starts now!

Let this ITP vs. OTP bracket of 64 decide who’s best—once and for all

December 23, 2025 by Josh Green

Avondale Estates

Townhomes en route near DeKalb Farmers Market, downtown Avondale

Toll Brothers project will front PATH Foundation’s Stone Mountain Trail

November 8, 2022 by Josh Green

What should replace Decatur's itty-bitty Baby Kroger?

“Lots of people who live within walking distance are praying for Trader Joe’s”

November 4, 2022 by Josh Green

Decatur sells historic Old Depot, cashes out on preservation push

$1.4 million in earnings will be channeled into downtown Decatur’s master plan

October 17, 2022 by Josh Green

Massive Decatur housing complex barrels ahead near MARTA

Developers: Memorial Drive project to provide some workforce housing across five buildings, each seven stories tall

August 26, 2022 by Josh Green

Avondale Estates

Photos: Three cheers for Avondale Estates' new Town Green

DeKalb County city was recently shortlisted as one of America’s “top family friendly cities and towns”

August 23, 2022 by Josh Green

Images: Modern townhomes claiming hilly block of Memorial Drive

Dotted with greenspace, Belvedere Park enclave to be called "Grand Terraza at Memorial Drive"

August 18, 2022 by Josh Green

Growing Dunwoody is lukewarm on more bike, pedestrian paths

Planning paused as four major projects in works decried as "sidewalks that nobody really wants”

August 1, 2022 by Josh Green

Transit-focused development progresses at five more MARTA stations

From Bankhead to Brookhaven and Stone Mountain, projects advance to remake land adjacent to more stations

July 14, 2022 by Josh Green

Avondale Estates

Photos: How Avondale Estates' food hall concept is coming along

Olive and Pine project is adaptively reusing a 1950s industrial complex in growing brewery, arts district

June 23, 2022 by Josh Green

Avondale Estates

Images: Avondale Estates' long-sought Town Green is becoming real

Plus an updated look at development concepts that could rim the versatile greenspace soon

June 16, 2022 by Josh Green

Snazzy Decatur midcentury modern bags contract in a week

Revised 1950s residence was built for a celebrated Emory University professor

May 19, 2022 by Josh Green

Atlanta named No. 7 ‘hotspot’ in U.S. for luring new renters

Analysis of 3.4 million rental applications shows people still streaming in from New York, Chicago

April 26, 2022 by Josh Green