# ATLANTA | General Development and News **URL:** \ **Category:** meta\ **Created:** [June 30, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475 "2022-06-30T12:43:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![007](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/007/32/119215_2.png) [@007](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/007)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 12:43pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/1 "2022-06-30T12:43:58Z")
This thread is designated for miscellaneous low-rise projects of any stage in development. At YIMBY, low-rises are considered buildings of less then 10 stories (100 feet). Projects of 10 or more stories (100+ feet) are deserving of their own thread in the appropriate category. Significant projects of less than 10 stories (100 feet) are eligible to an individual thread. Atlanta’s general development news can also be tracked here. Larger projects over 100 feet in size can also be mentioned in this topic. and: transportions news. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2022, 5:11pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/2 "2022-06-30T17:11:37Z")
> **[MARTA committee approves plans for Atlanta transit line](https://www.ajc.com/neighborhoods/atlanta-intown/marta-committee-approves-plans-for-atlanta-transit-line/KKZ5ODMD6ZG2ZK7THHKWU3Q4WE/)** > > The MARTA board of directors Thursday took a big step toward finalizing its plans for a new transit line along Campbellton Road in southwest Atlanta. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/b/bb85a76181958b5f06e376ac71c4df1f880f7580.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2022, 3:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/3 "2022-07-12T15:38:13Z")
> **[Construction begins on 1441 Peachtree, 350-unit, 28-Story Midtown Tower |...](https://whatnowatlanta.com/construction-begins-on-1441-peachtree-350-unit-28-story-midtown-tower/)** > > Atlantic Residential, FIDES Development, Capital City Real Estate, and Mitsui Fudosan America this week announced that construction has begun on a... ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/4 "2022-07-13T14:39:18Z")
> **[City to consider new Midtown, Downtown parking limits](https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/07/12/atlanta-downtown-midtown-parking-space-limits)** > > The goal: By creating fewer off-street spaces for cars we might be able to create more spaces for people. ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2022, 8:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/5 "2022-08-11T20:18:22Z")
> **[Skyline-altering Midtown tower proposal shows signs of life](https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/midtown-tower-skyline-project-rockefeller-61-stories-shows-signs-life)** > > 61-story project by NYC's Rockefeller Group would be Atlanta's fifth tallest building ---
**Author:** ![Mackensen](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mackensen/32/138218_2.png) [@Mackensen](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Mackensen)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2022, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/6 "2022-08-12T20:40:44Z")
This project has its own topic here in the forum. > [@ATLANTA | 1072 West Peachtree Street | 733 FT | 61 FLOORS](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-1072-west-peachtree-street-ft-61-floors/21083): > > Credit: Rockefeller Group; Brock Hudgins Architects; TVS „ The building, as designed by architecture firms TVS Design and Brock Hudgins, would include 350 market-rate apartments and 212,000 square feet of offices. At the base, roughly 6,600 square feet of retail is planned along West Peachtree Street. An eight-story parking deck with some 850 spaces would be fully screened with translucent glass, project leaders have said. In terms of sheer stories, the building as propose… ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2022, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/7 "2022-08-30T13:18:42Z")
> **[Cost of new MARTA line balloons, and construction is delayed](https://www.ajc.com/neighborhoods/atlanta-intown/cost-of-new-marta-line-balloons-and-construction-is-delayed/YXHEFMNDE5D2HNGYMDFROFY4ZI/)** > > The cost of building MARTA’s first major transit line in a generation has risen tens of millions of dollars, and construction will be delayed, the agency said Thursday. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2022, 2:39pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/8 "2022-09-15T14:39:17Z")
> **[MARTA reveals plans to extend Atlanta Streetcar to Beltline - Reporter...](https://reporternewspapers.net/2022/09/14/marta-reveals-plans-to-extend-atlanta-streetcar-to-beltline/)** > > The Atlanta Streetcar extension from downtown to the Atlanta BeltLine and Ponce City Market is expected to start construction in 2024 and be completed by 2027, according to preliminary plans revealed this week by MARTA. The “Streetcar East Extension”... ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/6/d/6d8c11dc331d187acb538418a657015ef13200ce.jpeg) Blue Line is the proposed streetcar extension. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2022, 2:55pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/9 "2022-09-22T14:55:27Z")
> **[South Downtown Atlanta overhaul to see two new high-rise towers](https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/09/20/downtown-atlanta-highrise-apartment-towers)** > > It could spell a revival for the once-bustling heart of downtown. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2023, 4:30pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/10 "2023-02-24T16:30:54Z")
**streetcar update** > **[Derailed for repairs, Atlanta streetcars to make comeback soon](https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/streetcar-coming-back-downtown-soon-marta-repairs-shuttle)** > > MARTA’s lookalike shuttle vans will stay in service, circling downtown, the agency reports **BRT update** BRT bus line construction will begin soon, serving central Atlanta. > **[MARTA moving ahead with construction of Summerhill transit line](https://www.ajc.com/neighborhoods/atlanta-intown/marta-moving-ahead-with-construction-of-summerhill-transit-line/D3D72TCKRJARFDHXPLYJEOBHZY/)** > > More than six years after Atlanta voters approved a transit expansion, MARTA is preparing to break ground on its first new major transit line in a generation. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/b/9/b981d9dd427f13aff7adcf47307ef32d9303d7f7.jpeg) > **[MARTA](https://www.itsmarta.com/summerhill.aspx)** > > marta ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/5/7/571215fd8e0738a7441ee4bb7b7c5886f3e237b3.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![mcart](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/mcart/32/84718_2.png) [@mcart](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/mcart)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2023, 11:38pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/11 "2023-03-15T23:38:56Z")
> **[Images: Atlanta's tallest new hotel in almost 40 years will soon top out](https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/images-signia-downtown-tallest-new-hotel-top-out-soon)** > > Signia by Hilton is bringing nearly 1,000 more hotel rooms to doorstep of Mercedes-Benz Stadium, GWCC ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 1:25pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/12 "2023-04-26T13:25:18Z")
> **[$2B project pitched for metro Atlanta, aiming to snag NHL franchise](https://www.ajc.com/news/2b-project-pitched-for-metro-atlanta-aiming-to-snag-nhl-franchise/2IRL7CMAFZHS7MF7U2RDIORB5Y/)** > > A Georgia-based auto dealer and first-time developer announced plans Monday to pursue a $2 billion mixed-use campus and arena in Forsyth County with the goal of bringing a NHL franchise back to metro Atlanta. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2023, 12:21am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/13 "2023-06-21T00:21:38Z")
> **[MARTA, City of Atlanta celebrates groundbreaking of region’s first bus rapid...](https://theatlantavoice.com/marta-city-of-atlanta-celebrates-groundbreaking-of-regions-first-bus-rapid-transit-line/)** > > The five-mile BRT line will connect downtown Atlanta to Capitol Gateway, Summerhill, Peoplestown, and the Beltline, with connections to MARTA’s heavy rail system at Five Points, Georgia State, and Garnett Stations. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/a/7/a768995b661fe46ecae9a145be4e52c92f0c1849.jpeg) ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/uploads/yimby/original/3X/e/a/eaebf6f55f6ecd3d55a46bb1361d26cd305d9cee.jpeg) > **[MARTA](https://www.itsmarta.com/summerhill.aspx)** > > marta ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [December 8, 2023, 7:13pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/14 "2023-12-08T19:13:42Z")
Some nice transit-oriented development next to a MARTA station in the suburbs of Atlanta. > **[MARTA's Kensington Station development will have affordable senior, workforce...](https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2023/11/30/martas-kensington-station-development-will-have-affordable-senior-workforce-housing/)** > > MARTA's new transit-oriented development at Kensington Station will feature 259 units of affordable senior and workforce family housing. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2024, 6:48pm UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/15 "2024-06-16T18:48:40Z")
> **[Amtrak seeking nearly $30M to build intercity rail hub station in downtown...](https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/amtrak-asks-nearly-30-million-grant-upgrade-downtown-atlanta-rail-options/O7QQ7NP5AFEIHPPIWBBCM3C6BY/?outputType=amp)** > > Amtrak is requesting a $30 million investment from Congress to begin designing and building a new rail hub station in downtown Atlanta. ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 3:53am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/16 "2025-04-12T03:53:42Z")
> **[MARTA's first new transit line in ages hits snags, now delayed](https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/marta-bus-rapid-transit-hits-snags-now-delayed)** > > BRT project from downtown to Peoplestown, the Rapid A-Line, beset with new hurdles ---
**Author:** ![Waymond\_Womano](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex019/user_avatar/forum.newyorkyimby.com/waymond_womano/32/7078_2.png) [@Waymond\_Womano](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/u/Waymond_Womano)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 5:02am UTC](https://forum.newyorkyimby.com/t/atlanta-general-development-and-news/21475/17 "2026-02-13T05:02:30Z")
Atlanta bus news > **[MARTA: First new transit line in decades to launch service soon](https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/marta-first-new-transit-line-decades-launching-service-summerhill-downtown)** > > Rapid A-Line BRT route set to roll in April; MARTA also voices stance on recent Beltline streetcar controversy