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Images: Underground Atlanta changes in store for World Cup this week

Closer look at Upper Alabama Street refresh in store for city's "oldest entertainment district"

June 9, 2026 by Josh Green

Atlanta-made robot guard credited in arrest at apartment complex

South Downtown startup leads nation in growth, counts real estate clients across Atlanta, per officials

May 29, 2026 by Josh Green

Letter to Editor: Days from World Cup, downtown still an 'embarrassment'

Downtown resident: "We need urgency, investment, leadership, and a refusal to accept mediocrity"

May 26, 2026 by Josh Green

Iconic downtown hotel skyscraper changes hands; renovation coming

Westin Peachtree Plaza reclaimed by Portman, with changes in store for Atlanta’s Super Bowl LXII

May 21, 2026 by Josh Green

City-backed upgrades bound for Underground Atlanta for World Cup

Plaza, Upper Alabama Street changes to join wave of new public-accessible spaces downtown soon

May 18, 2026 by Josh Green

Georgia State parking deck overhaul called innovative, functional

T Deck upgrades planned next to historic, restored Bell Buildings near core downtown campus

May 15, 2026 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

ATL News Roundup

Cricket stadium bound for GA; Centennial Yards + Shake Shack; more!

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

September 30, 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

Images: For storied downtown church, scrapped but compelling vision emerges

"Downtown West" called for transforming Friendship Baptist Church acreage into vibrant, connective mixed-use zone

September 4, 2025 by Josh Green

Under new leadership, MARTA station renovation, disruptions to begin

Downtown trains to skip MARTA’s Garnett station for more than a month; shuttle planned

August 15, 2025 by Josh Green

Next downtown Atlanta high-rise sets firm construction start date

Teachers Village project near Centennial Olympic Park aims to help keep educators in city’s center

August 14, 2025 by Josh Green

What could landmark building's 'accelerated disposal' mean for downtown?

Big changes appear imminent for Peachtree Summit Federal Building—and more than 2,000 downtown workers

August 8, 2025 by Faith Mbadugha

Downtown's Olympic fountains are back—with fresh tech, daily shows

Centennial Olympic Park attraction reopens after $2.5M upgrades

February 28, 2025 by Josh Green

Robot guards are bound for South Downtown. Will they help?

Robotic tech is cheaper, less risky security alternative for developing downtown blocks, supporters say

January 22, 2025 by Josh Green

Influential Atlanta City Studio plots comeback in South Downtown

For fourth location, Department of City Planning pop-up takes space on historic Hotel Row

September 23, 2024 by Josh Green