A key stretch of Virginia Highland commercial space is set for a makeover, according to early plans from Atlanta-based development company Third & Urban. The aptly named “Atkins Park Collection” includes 61,120 square feet of retail along North Highland Avenue in the Atkins Park area. Third & Urban began acquiring buildings in 2024, and now […]
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CAP rebrands as Downtown Atlanta, Inc. at annual meeting
“Downtown Atlanta is back, y’all.” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens declared the urban core’s revival at the largest-ever annual Central Atlanta Progress and Atlanta Downtown Improvement District meeting and awards celebration on Mar. 11. The annual meeting came with plenty of updates about the state of downtown Atlanta, and one major announcement: The group known as […]
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The Center for Civic Innovation brings the TAD talk to new series of town halls
Are Tax Allocation Districts the key to solving Atlanta’s economic mobility issues? Or are they the force behind inequality itself? Well, the answer depends on who you ask. But the questions are core to the looming debate around Tax Allocation Districts (TADs) as the mayor’s office tries to extend the city’s eight existing TADs until […]
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Five years in Pittsburgh Yards is still fighting displacement
Five years ago, Pittsburgh Yards launched with an ambitious mission: create a community center and “job hub” to promote economic development for the city, and do it without displacing the neighborhood. Atlanta is no stranger to big, job-oriented development. As the World Cup looms closer, nearby neighborhoods like Downtown are getting major investment. Centennial Yards […]
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Atlanta Medical Center demolition kicks off with a bang
The Atlanta Medical Center is officially coming down. On June 30, Wellstar Health System and Integral Group kicked off exterior demolition of the long-standing hospital with a “symbolic” teardown of the Parkway Drive NE entrance. At the end of a public ceremony the crowd waved flags to kick off the work of an excavator and […]
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Exclusive: Photos inside demolished Atlanta Medical Center
Days before developers kicked off the exterior demolition of the long-shuttered Atlanta Medical Center, SaportaReport was given an inside tour of the property’s intact and cleared-out interiors. Integral President of Urban Program Management Eric Pinckney and Atlanta Demolition executive Barry Roberts led the tour on June 26 alongside Ferma Corp. officials and amid demolition workers. […]
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Neighbors opposed to Amsterdam Walk project are primed for City Council meeting
Residents near Amsterdam Walk say they’re prepared to speak out against a large-scale redevelopment project during Monday’s Atlanta City Council meeting. While public comment rules limit what they can say, they plan to make their concerns clear, warning that the proposed redevelopment plans by Portman Holdings are too large for the surrounding neighborhood and would […]
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Roswell OKs $15M deal for parking deck to keep Canton Steet a destination
Roswell has signed a construction team to build its long-anticipated parking deck, which is part of an effort to keep pace with neighboring cities in attracting dining and entertainment. The north Fulton City awarded a nearly $15 million contract to Winter Construction to build the Green Street Parking Deck. The triangular site is located at […]
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Invest Atlanta meeting tackles West Midtown closures, Beltline fears and Amsterdam Walk
The Invest Atlanta board addressed a list of concerns at a Feb. 20 meeting, including a roster of restaurant closures in West Midtown, funding fears for the Beltline and transparency on an upcoming Amsterdam Walk development. More than a dozen restaurants in West Midtown have shuttered in recent months. In January, eight establishments shut their […]
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Thank you, and farewell
Something feels right in my departure from SaportaReport coinciding with the return of a Swedish musician to a stage near metro Atlanta.
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Tensions eased between MARTA, ATL City Council over Campbellton Road transit
MARTA and members of the Atlanta City Council in comments Wednesday lowered tensions that have developed over the planned expansion of transit service along the Campbellton Road corridor.
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Georgia oysters: Big hopes hang in balance of commercially farmed oysters
Georgia’s fledgling oyster industry is being propelled by a group of public and private interests that want more table-ready oysters to be harvested from Georgia’s coastline.
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Georgia oysters: Commercial farms may face opposition
DAVIS, N.C. – The establishment of commercial oyster farms such as those that dot the marsh-lined estuaries of Down East North Carolina remains a priority for Georgia scientists, state officials and restaurateurs.
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Intrenchment Creek Park land swap hinges on new law making it easier to sue government
Environmental advocates have won an early victory in their effort to block a swap in which DeKalb County would trade land in Intrenchment Creek Park for land owned by a movie studio, an entity known as Blackhall Real Estate Phase II, LLC.
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Reflections of a climate change candidate
By Guest Columnist MANDY MAHONEY. U.S. program director of the Regulatory Assistance Project
The South has long been defined by its heat and humidity, so much so that bragging about the heat has even become something of a punch line in certain circles. … As the global climate warms, extreme heat is growing more common in the South, and that is putting low-income people and communities of color at the highest risk of heat-related illness and even death.
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Understanding the housing affordability problem
By Guest Columnist MIKE DOBBINS, Georgia Tech professor of practice and former Atlanta planning commissioner
Over the last couple of years, housing costs have shot up in Atlanta. Already rising before, it is now difficult for households earning below median incomes to find decent housing in a stable neighborhood. Rentals are outpacing homeowners in the market, spawning more build-to-rent activity.
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MARTA to meet with public on Campbellton Road project as questions arise
MARTA officials are to meet the public Thursday evening to discuss the Campbellton Road transit expansion proposal for the first time since the Atlanta City Council questioned MARTA’s handling of the project.
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West Paces Ferry Road: Potential compromise could protect historic integrity
The historic integrity of Atlanta’s iconic West Paces Ferry Road could be better protected through a potential compromise outlined Tuesday between homeowners and a developer who plans to build eight houses.
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Rivian plant criticized for risks to environment, culture as market setbacks arise
The newly released regional planning review of the proposed Rivian electric vehicle plant is filled with warnings about risks to the environment and cultural heritage of Morgan County if the facility is built as proposed on land an hour east of Atlanta.
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Bowen Homes: Catalyst project to revive swath of Northwest Atlanta
Atlanta’s next Peachtree Street could emerge along the blighted neighborhoods around the former Bowen Homes if a master developer who’s to be selected Wednesday can fulfill a long list of expectations.
