In Georgia Dome’s shadow, Atlanta’s new YMCA headquarters will require demolition of a large part of the National Register of Historic Places-listed building.
An initiative has launched to help qualified people burdened by the effects of gentrification and economic growth in neighborhoods just west of downtown. Payouts begin in 2018.
For years, plans have been coming together for the reconstruction of an expanded Mims Park in Vine City. While the name has changed, aspirations are still huge for the 16-acre project, which will feature an observation tower.
While much has been said recently about the costly bridge proposed to link Mercedes-Benz Stadium to Vine City MARTA Station, few details have emerged about the actual design of the serpentine structure. Until now.
The Westside is seeing major investment for infrastructure, housing, and offices as more and more Atlantans look to the untapped potential of the area. Now, a proposal by AUC students could prevent flooding and provide greenways around the neighborhood.
In news that should be a victory for Vine City, the YMCA of Metro Atlanta has announced that it will move its headquarters to the Westside. However, concerns about the facility — and the old school building it is slated to replace — are triggering talk about preservation and adaptive-reuse in one of Atlanta’s most storied areas.
In time for the holidays, five cops and their families have moved into new homes in the heart of Vine City. The project has not only transformed a formerly vacant block, but promises to make the neighborhood safer.
The western end of North Avenue hasn’t been as fortunate as the eastern reaches over the last few years, as Ponce City Market and the Beltline have brought massive changes in Old Fourth Ward. But "Technology Beehive" could be the first glimpse at a new sort of growth in English Avenue.
With the recent addition of its futuristic, metallic skin (at least part of it), the Atlanta Falcons’ new roost is beginning to look like the extraterrestrial origami it’s always promised to be. Officials say a summer 2017 opening will happen.
The project will serve neighborhoods on the Westside of Atlanta, per the city's definition, including University Center, the West End, Vine City, and English Avenue, where additional Relay bike share stations will be installed over the next year.
The $150-million, mixed-use masterplan calls for a variety of about 700 new housing units, with commercial facilities, communal spaces, a new fitness center, and retail spaces dotted throughout. It's not the only positive news in the area.
Earlier this year, a spruced-up Vine City Park opened to fanfare, signaling a step forward for Atlanta’s westside. Now plans call for the creation of Boone Park West, as part of a bigger initiative to bring parks to the Proctor Creek Watershed.
Vine City is on the rise, thanks to neighborhood gumption and a lot of hard work from area residents. The neighborhood, just across Northside Drive from the rising Mercedes-Benz Stadium, has for years been down on its luck.
It’s a neighborhood that, for the last 10 years, has been on the fringe of some of the biggest development in the city, but hasn’t seen much positive impact as a result. Forty percent of homes in the area are still vacant.
In the shadow of downtown and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, two more bodies turned up this week in an abandoned house. As with other cases, the house in question is reportedly owned by a Buckhead-based investment group.