Roswell officials are envisioning the redevelopment of an aged shopping center that sits on 47 acres on Holcomb Bridge Road. The goal is to transform the property owned by Malon D. Mimms Co. into a high-end mixed-use town center that could serve as a cultural hub. The property is already named Roswell Town Center. During […]
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Nonprofit pushes North Fulton leaders on affordable housing for working families
The Drake House, a Roswell nonprofit offering a housing program for single mothers in crisis, is calling on North Fulton leaders to figure out a solution to the lack of affordable housing for working families. On Oct. 21, the organization and HouseATL are co-hosting a conversation with journalist Brian Goldstone, whose recent book “There Is […]
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Housing advocates call for reducing barriers to affordable housing
Rising construction costs, restrictive local policies, and regulatory hurdles are widening Georgia’s housing affordability gap, according to housing advocates and builders, and policymakers. During a recent meeting of the Georgia Healthy Housing Coalition, Shawn Stafford, president of Stafford Builders & Consultants, said theft and vandalism at construction sites are driving up costs. Stolen materials, from […]
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Hotel shutdown highlights homeless families, housing crisis and sex-trafficking
Small children running and playing near the entrance of the Economy Hotel in Roswell on Thursday were seemingly unaware of the looming crisis: their families would soon be without a home. Outside, staff from the Fulton Emergency Management Agency and the Roswell Fire Department helped keep the children engaged. Inside, workers from The Drake House, […]
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Condemnation of Chelsea Gardens apartments spark residents’ fear and outcry
Chelsea Gardens apartment residents continue to plead for help as they face eviction from their homes. Residents spoke out for the second time at Monday’s College Park City Council meeting. During public comment, resident Dontavious Moore said workers are tearing apart unoccupied units while residents are still living in nearby apartments. Water service interruptions have […]
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Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens ‘thinking big’ while on NYC LINK trip
On Mayor Andre Dickens’ third LINK trip, the mayor clearly was impressed by the scale and scope of New York City, the most populous metropolitan area in the country.
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Atlanta Committee for Progress united in supporting Andre Dickens and the city
Based on the turnout at ACP’s December meeting on Dec. 8 at the headquarters of King & Spalding, Mayor Dickens’ relationship with Atlanta’s business and civic leaders is as strong as that of any mayor since Shirley Franklin, who founded the group in 2003.
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Creating the city we want through ‘incentive zoning’
A beautiful mature tree adorns the steep front yard of a historic home in the southwest Atlanta Pittsburgh community. The home represents so much of what we want as a city. Historic preservation. Affordability. Tree conservation. Density. Sustainable development. The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation and the Atlanta Land Trust held an open house on […]
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Atlanta’s massive affordable housing bond program is officially a go
On Monday, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms inked her signature on legislation that green-lights $50 million in bond funding aimed at producing and preserving affordable housing across the city.
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Atlanta Beltline claims Buckhead property, plans affordable housing
Affordable housing could be bound for an area near the Atlanta Beltline — and in Buckhead no less.
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How Atlanta-based start-up PadSplit ‘threads the legal needle’ to provide affordable housing
Many housing experts have said one of the best ways to wrangle Atlanta’s affordability crisis is to diversify the housing stock, and one local start-up is on a mission to corner some of that untapped market.
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City reveals affordable housing plan
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms announced a plan today to steer city policy around affordable housing. Here are the key takeaways.
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Apartment prices rise as much as 25 percent, as talks continue on housing affordability
Apartment rental prices have spiked by 25 percent in the past year in a neighborhood near Lenox Square and by 16 percent in and near Atlantic Station, according to a new report by rent.com. These figures provide context for this summer’s continuing conversation about affordable housing.
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What are your ideas to improve housing affordability in Atlanta?
Enterprise Community Partners is this week inviting Atlantans to share their ideas on Facebook on how to fix this problem.
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City and regional public housing authorities get spotlight at forum
Atlanta Housing talks plan, schedule to rebuild previously demolished housing projects as mixed-income communities.
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Design fellow focuses on housing in south side neighborhoods
Through the Enterprise Rose Fellowship, one designer will focus on creating affordable housing design in Sylvan Hills and Browns Mill Park.With other fellows at three other locations nationwide, Deborah Pérez Centeno will work with Atlanta Habitat for Humanity to design affordable housing and engage the surrounding neighborhoods.
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Why aren’t Atlanta landlords renting to Section 8 tenants?
The second story in our Section 8 mini-series focuses on landlords’ common complaints and stereotypes, and one housing authority’s efforts to address its landlord shortage.
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Atlanta’s Section 8 tenants have trouble finding good housing
The first in our mini-series about landlords, source-of-income discrimination, and how Atlanta is responding to the issue.
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Report puts Atlanta’s affordability crisis into context
Atlanta’s affordability crisis may feel extreme to some, but how does it compare to other cities in the Southeast?
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Co-LaB turns co-living into affordable housing
Co-LaB, a startup founded by Tamara Coleman, takes the co-living model popular with millennials working in tech and applies it toward providing affordable housing.
