UNDER CONSTRUCTION—Renovations are underway to add a glassy new entry to the church and education building along Peachtree Street where downtown and Midtown commingle. The overhauled building will provide new ministry and worship spaces and take cues from the historic sanctuary, with stone columns and a pitched roof to match the adjacent structure.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION—Work is wrapping up behind the Georgia Aquarium on a 170-room hotel tower. The building is slated to open this summer after two years of work.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION—After two years, work is finally nearing completion on the two-building project that straddles Simpson Street near Centennial Olympic Park. When open, the project will bring more than 400 new residences to the neighborhood.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION—After 50 years, downtown’s iconic Peachtree Center is seeing a major facelift. The development’s central courtyard and underground shopping spaces are being transformed into The Hub,” which will include new dining offerings and more outdoor areas. Work is slated for completion next spring.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION—Construction is rolling on a new student housing tower for Georgia State University on the site of a former gas station. Plans call for the 26-story tower, designed by Preston Partnership, to house nearly 700 students when completed for the 2019 school year.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION—Despite controversy, a new serpentine bridge is under construction to connect the Vine City MARTA Station to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, across Northside Drive. And despite major cost overruns and a doubling of the budget to more than $24 million, the city granted funding.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION—While work has been paused for (a putrid) basketball season, the transformation of Atlanta’s arena is underway. Inside, expect a slew of new and unique amenities for Hawks fanatics as well as an upgraded seating bowl.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION—After stalling for nearly two years, crews are back at work transforming the 112-year-old office building into a 265-room boutique hotel.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION—The century-old Hurt Building is undergoing a massive renovation to restore original details in the ornate lobby and incorporate 21st century technology as part of a $4 million upgrade. After delays, the project is slated to be finished later this year.

UNDER CONSTRUCTION—While technically just outside the boundaries of downtown, the new $122 million State Judicial Complex, located across the Connector from the Capitol Building, will change the surrounding neighborhood.

PROPOSED—The BP Station across from The Varsity could see the addition of a second story if the owner has his way. The project would seek to leverage the location by adding office space to the site, above the gas station.

PROPOSED—Announced last fall, a student housing tower to serve Georgia Tech students is in the works for a site that once housed a senior housing tower. Capstone Collegiate Communities is hoping to fill a large vacant lot adjacent to Bobby Dodd Stadium with residences for around 1,000 students.

PROPOSED—Long abandoned, the 1901 Rufus Rose House on Peachtree Street is in need of some serious TLC. For nearly three years, owner (and former Atlanta City Council candidate) Liliana Bakhtiari has planned a performance venue, office spaces, and a restaurant to help activate the front yard of the 5,200-square-foot Victorian, though no work has been seen as of yet.

PROPOSED—Announced back in 2016, Mellen Lofts would see the conversion of an old mechanics’ garage into loft office space. Developer EpiCity promised a communal break room, shared breakout areas, and a rooftop deck with killer views of the downtown skyline.

PROPOSED—Across from Emory University Hospital Midtown, an old office building has been languishing for years. With a leaky roof, broken windows, and squatters, the classical building needs some serious attention. And while plans have been created for a renovation and expansion for a new hotel, it’s unclear if the project is moving forward.

PROPOSED—Hands down the most ambitious project on the table in downtown, The Stitch includes a range of new buildings surrounding a park capping the Connector around the Civic Center MARTA Station. Engineering studies are underway. The billion-dollar plan is long-range and could change Atlanta forever. Here’s a look at the potential site today: https://atlanta.curbed.com/atlanta-photo-essays/2018/2/27/17059266/downtown-atlantas-stitch-highway-capping-park-photos

PROPOSED—Technically located at the western edge of Old Fourth Ward, the former Atlanta Civic Center site could hold the key to neighborhood changes at the northeastern edge of downtown. While plans for a suburban-style redevelopment were canceled back in 2016, the recent sale of the land means similarly transformative plans may be alive, with the Atlanta Housing Authority involved.

PROPOSED—Developer Kaplan hopes to bring a 336-unit apartment venture to a vacant site just north of Baker Street. The 11-story tower is anticipated to cost around $80 million. While construction was supposed to start this fall, the future of the project is in limbo due to a pending lawsuit about the property.

PROPOSED—Last year, Atlanta-based Jacoby Development proposed a two-towered project to feature research facilities for marine life studies, event facilities, a theater, exhibition spaces, restaurants, retail storefronts, and a rooftop terrace. It’s unclear if the Georgia Aquarium’s planned expansion closes the door on this proposal.

PROPOSED—Plans call for a major expansion of the Georgia Aquarium toward Baker Street and Centennial Olympic Park. Slated to start construction this fall, the project will open in 2020.

PROPOSED—Plans recently emerged for a 174-room hotel to rise across from the Georgia Aquarium. Atlanta-based developer Songy Highroads would construct the building on the former site of a two-story midcentury school.

PROPOSED—A 14-story tower atop an existing parking deck has been proposed to bring more than 300 residences to Peachtree Center Avenue. The development would boast 20 percent affordable housing units, with market rates running from $1,900 to more than $3,100 a month.

PROPOSED—At last check, the team behind downtown’s Ferris wheel, SkyView, is planning a SkyTower to combine three amusement rides: SkyShot, SkyDrop, and SkyTwist. No timeline has been released.

PROPOSED—South of Centennial Olympic Park, in the heart of Atlanta’s tourist district, a developer hopes to demolish three old commercial buildings to construct a giant restaurant and entertainment venue. Preservationists have mounted a campaign against the development.

PROPOSED—On the site of the Georgia Dome, plans call for a 1,010-room hotel to rise adjacent to the Georgia World Congress Center. The project is anticipated to cost $400 million but won’t start construction until at least 2019.

PROPOSED—The late-19th century Grant Building in the heart of Fairlie-Poplar is just one of the many historic structures in downtown slated to see upgrades. Denver-based Kramer Real Estate Investments and partner H2 Capital plan “significant building modernization” throughout.

PROPOSED—A billion-dollar redevelopment of the gash in downtown known as the Gulch may hinge on the selection of Atlanta as the site for Amazon’s HQ2. But a document lodged with the city by CIM Group outlines what more than 10 million square feet of development could look like.

PROPOSED—Threatened with demolition back in 2015, this Art Deco two-story building may just get a reprieve from the wrecking ball. After community uproar about the project’s original plans, the neighboring telecom building has proposed retaining the existing structure as part of an expansion. No word on a timeline.

PROPOSED—The Integral Group is hoping to bring 92 residential units and 4,000 square feet of retail space to Auburn Avenue, along the streetcar line. The existing parking lot on the site has been cordoned off, but no timeline has been released.

PROPOSED—Atlanta developer Dion Meltzer announced his intentions to bring a 170-room boutique hotel to the upper floors of the building across from Woodruff Park in 2016. Work to convert 12 floors of the building from office space was anticipated to begin in January 2017, but there has yet to be any new annoucement.

PROPOSED—Abandoned for decades, the streamlined Art Moderne structure that originally housed the offices and printing facilities for the Atlanta Constitution is slated to become part of the reinvention around Underground Atlanta. Plans call for the building to house 67,000 square feet of loft office space—half of which is slated to be occupied by the City of Atlanta Planning Office, while a new housing building would be developed adjacent.

PROPOSED—A triangular park in the heart of GSU, along the Edgewood Avenue streetcar line, Hurt Park has long suffered from neglect. Plans in 2016 revealed intentions to fix up the park and the fountain on the grounds, but no news has been revealed since.

PROPOSED—Announced in 2016, the Sweet Auburn Ballroom is slated to fill an outdated YMCA building on Jesse Hill, Jr. Drive off Auburn Avenue. Live Nation, who also runs the Tabernacle downtown — roughly more than double the size of the Ballroom — will develop and manage the venue, per plans. No new information has bubbled up since the announcement.

PROPOSED—As part of the reinvention of Underground Atlanta, Prestwick Development Company plans to construct a $36.7 million, four-story, 180-unit workforce multifamily development. The project would face the Alabama Street pedestrian plaza at Pryor Street.

PROPOSED—Developer WRS is gunning for a massive overhaul of Atlanta’s historic core, proposing residences, retail, offices, and a grocery store to drive density around Five Points. The full buildout will take years, and plans are still evolving, but phase one construction is very much underway.

PROPOSED—After languishing for years, the century-old, two-building complex along the Gulch in South Downtown is slated to be transformed into residences. Drawings by Surber Barber Choate + Hertlein show a 246-unit project with streetfront retail and surface parking in the Gulch.