Garden apartments · Georgia

Centennial Place

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtAtlanta, GA

Retrofit complete: STEM school, YMCA, retail, and housing operational; no new development opportunity. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 29 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 8,159 units, Fulton County census-bps · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …a math, science and technology-focused elementary school, a YMCA, a branch bank, a child-care facility and retail shops. There were plans to include… record · all sites with this

New use

Civic and government

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Education

This site: …a math, science and technology-focused elementary school, a YMCA, a branch bank, a child-care facility and retail sh newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Housing

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

Retail (continued)

This site: …ry school, a YMCA, a branch bank, a child-care facility and retail shops. There were plans to include homeownership units. newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	civic, education, housing, retailWikipedia no source
What is there now	a math, science and technology-focused elementary school, a YMCA, a branch bank, a child-care facility and retail shops. There were plans to include homeownership units.newtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Fulton County (GA), 2024	8,159 units in 5+ unit buildings, 481 in 2–4, 2,937 single-family; 2023: 7,096 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	29 within 10 km, 52 within 25 km: Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center site (0.0 km); 2 Peachtree Street (0.0 km); Carver Community (0.0 km); Altmore (0.0 km); One Park Tower (0.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	55,938 jobs in 4,327 establishments; average annual pay $50,638; employment location quotient 0.60; employment -2.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	26,902 jobs; 116 in retail trade, 3,359 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 13121011901)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 29th income percentile as adults; 3.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (690 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 55% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 35.3%; median family income $31,827; 409 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Atlanta City School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Department of Human Resources; Wesley International Academy CharterNCES EDGE
Elevation	1,047 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	266 county-logged events: 174 thunderstorm wind, 48 flash flood, 34 hail, 10 tornado; $9,525,000 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 30303, 2026-09	median list price $223,675 (+12.4% on the year); 39 active listings; median 119 days on market; 27% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	3,732 establishments (+10%); 55,757 jobs (+14%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $414,221 (-2% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $1,926/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	9,870 vehicles a day on Central Ave SW; (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Centennial Place in Atlanta was redeveloped from garden-apartments (original housing use) into a mixed-use site with civic, education, housing, and retail components. The retrofit is complete (status: built).

Why. The site now hosts a STEM-focused elementary school, YMCA, branch bank, childcare facility, and retail shops. Homeownership units were planned but not confirmed as built.

Where it stands. Surrounded by similar redevelopment projects within 0km (e.g., Carver Community, John J. Eagan Homes, Henry Grady Homes), all using 'redevelop' strategy. Housing market shows ZHVI at $414,221 (down 1.5% YoY) and median rent at $1,635.

For a planner

Retrofit is complete; no active construction noted.
Mixed-use tenants are operational but occupancy rates unknown.
Housing market shows modest rent growth (2.6% YoY) but declining home values (-1.5% YoY).

For a developer

No opportunity for new retrofit (already built).
Nearby projects suggest strong demand for mixed-use in this corridor.
Housing market data indicates stable rental demand but declining home values.

What we do not know yet

Homeownership units not confirmed as built.
No current occupancy rates provided.
Traffic data (Central Ave SW, 9,870 ADT) not linked to site performance.

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Multifamily screen

retrofit already built
county grew 4.6% 2018–23
median rent $1,635
housing in the record

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History and original facts

County	Fulton County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: Former Techwood Homes and Clark Howell housing projects redeveloped into Centennial Place, a mixed-income community with an elementary school, YMCA, bank, child-care, and retail.

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Sources

Atlanta mixed-income communities · CC BY-SA 4.0
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Centennial Place

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Centennial Place, Atlanta, GA." Record n-86b2c64270, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/ga/atlanta-centennial-place/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_atlantacentennialplace,
  title = {Centennial Place, Atlanta, GA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/ga/atlanta-centennial-place/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-86b2c64270, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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