Atlanta is taking steps to protect the historic integrity of a property best known as Pullman Yard. It’s a collection of 11 commercial buildings located on the largest single tract of land in the rapidly redeveloping Kirkwood neighborhood, east of Little Five Points.
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Atlanta City Design Project to remain at Ponce City Market for at least four months
The Atlanta City Design Project will continue to convene public meetings at the Ponce City Market in space donated by its developer until the project can be moved to a yet-to-be-disclosed location in the Cascade area.
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White House spotlight on Atlanta appears amid talks on affordability, density
Atlanta’s rising housing costs are now clearly on the national stage, given their prominence in a recent White House report. The report’s toolkit of policies already is being cited in talks in Atlanta about how to promote the supply of affordable housing.
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Millennials continue to grapple with housing costs, new report finds
As Atlanta civic leaders ponder the rising cost of housing in the city, a new report shows that millennials across the nation are struggling to keep a roof over their heads.
The report is especially timely in Atlanta.
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Atlanta BeltLine housing developers may be required to build affordable homes
Atlanta’s city code states outright that the Atlanta BeltLine will, “increase the affordable housing inventory.” Three city councilmembers have proposed legislation that intends to put teeth into this provision in city code, which the BeltLine has not been on track to fulfill since the council adopted the provision in 2007.
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Green efficiency now a de facto requirement for big office buildings in metro Atlanta
When CBRE examined the demand for green certified office space in metro Atlanta, the example it highlighted in a new report was the decision by health data giant Kaiser Permanent to locate in a LEED certified building in Midtown.
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Courtland Street bridge to close for construction; GDOT convenes open house Thursday
A segment of Courtland Street between Georgia State University and the state Capitol is to be closed for replacement in 2017 and the public has a chance to offer comments about the project at an open house on Thursday.
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Two busy intown Atlanta intersections to get traffic control devices, Peachtree to get streetlights
Two traffic intersections in the bustling neighborhoods of Inman Park and East Atlanta are on the brink of getting enhanced traffic control. The plans are slated for discussion Wednesday at the Atlanta City Council’s Transportation Committee.
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Affordable Housing: Tight access to home loans will factor in upcoming policy debate
Renewed efforts by Atlanta’s civic leaders to increase the supply of affordable housing, especially in areas around the Atlanta BeltLine and the Mercedes-Benz Stadium, could run into a brick wall established by housing lenders, according to research detailed in a new report by the Federal Reserve.
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Atlanta’s impact fees: Not much money for upgrades to police, parks, fire/EMS
The prospect of Atlanta spending some $2 billion on transit and transportation improvements, pending voter approval of two sales tax referendums on the Nov. 8 ballot, raises the issue of how these projects might overlap with those funded by impact fees paid when property is developed.
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In good news for Ga. health care, Brunswick hospital earns higher credit rating
One Georgia hospital has received some good news in the form of an improved credit rating from Moody’s Investors Services. The upgrade comes as Georgia this week launched an effort to help struggling hospitals.
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Fallout over lack of affordable housing along BeltLine includes Gravel’s testy tweet to Tech prof
Knowledge of the lack of affordable housing along the Atlanta BeltLine, which was cited in the resignation Monday of two board members from the Atlanta BeltLine Partnership, Inc., is not a new phenomenon. However, it has received renewed national attention of late.
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Protecting affordable housing: Two strategies emerge near Mercedes-Benz Stadium
Two strategies seem to be emerging around the issue of affordable housing near the Falcons stadium – 1) Give up the neighborhoods and work to keep the name and statue of a Confederate officer out of a planned park; or, 2) Quickly impose public policies to protect current and future residents who have lower incomes.
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Progress pending in Westside on Proctor Creek Greenway Trail, Boone Boulevard Greenway plan
Atlanta is on the cusp of proceeding with the design and engineering of the long-awaited Proctor Creek Greenway Trail, starting with a complex first phase that is to be coordinated with plans to treat stormwater runoff via natural landscaping.
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Improving neighborhoods near Falcons stadium remains a long, arduous process
One take-away from a lengthy discussion about lofty plans to improve neighborhoods near the Falcons stadium is that progress is difficult and surprises lurk around every corner.
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Shirley Franklin says Atlanta could fund affordable housing if political will existed
Former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin received an award Wednesday named for Maynard Jackson, another former mayor, and used her acceptance speech to outline a way for Atlanta to increase the number of affordable homes in the city.
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Want to rent a home near Falcons stadium? Prices up 27 percent on annualized basis, report shows
A new study confirms the fears residents of the Washington Park neighborhood voiced a decade ago, when they told city planners that the Atlanta BeltLine would drive up housing prices and drive them from their homes.
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Gwinnett County getting left behind as it puts rapid transit on hold
Gwinnett today is paying the price for not approving MARTA decades ago.
Last week, the news came out that NCR – in addition to moving its headquarters to Midtown Atlanta – is going to be expanding its intown campus with a new 14-story tower. That will add another 1,800 jobs on top of the 3,600 moving with the corporate headquarters.
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Atlanta BeltLine not meeting vision for affordable housing, improvements underway
The Atlanta BeltLine has not caused the construction of nearly as many units of affordable housing as planned, but BeltLine leaders are taking steps to get back on track, according to the BeltLine’s housing policy director.
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Save Atlanta’s Olympic Cauldron, move it to Centennial Olympic Park
By Guest Columnist NICK STEPHENS, a writer and Atlanta native, interested in historic and environmental preservation
Over the last few weeks, as the 20th anniversary of Atlanta’s Olympic games came and went, much of the discussion of this city’s Olympic legacy naturally focused on the successful continuing use of so many of the games’ facilities, a rare feat for any city. But in an Aug. 8 interview on WXIA-TV, Olympic organizer and former Atlanta Mayor Andy Young admitted that one crucial component of the Olympic infrastructure was never as great as it could have been – and remains an under appreciated and mostly ignored relic.
