Garden apartments · Georgia

Villages of East Lake

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtAtlanta, GA

Completed retrofit of former East Lake Meadows into garden-apartments housing, surrounded by similar projects in a growing market. · summary, model-written

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Ownership

University, hospital or church

This site: BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GA county-parcels · all sites with this

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: Site of the former East Lake Meadows. The redevelopment was driven by developer and philanthropist Tom Cousins. record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

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Now

Status	Retrofit builtnewtypes-extraction reported
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	Site of the former East Lake Meadows. The redevelopment was driven by developer and philanthropist Tom Cousins.newtypes-extraction reported
Developer	Tom Cousinsnewtypes-extraction
Owner of record	Board Of Regents Of The University System Of Gacounty assessor no source

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Official records (5)

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Fulton County Board of Assessors (qPublic) · parcel 14 007800130581from qpublic.schneidercorp.com
County GIS parcel record · 14 007800130581from services1.arcgis.com
Fulton County (13121) profile (data.census.gov)from data.census.gov
FEMA flood map (NFHL) at this point (search)from msc.fema.gov
EPA ECHO facilities within 1 milefrom echo.epa.gov

Reference (3)

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Wikimedia Commons photos within 500 mfrom commons.wikimedia.org
Retrofitting Suburbia (book site)from retrofittingsuburbia.com
Atlanta on Wikipediafrom en.wikipedia.org

Place (8)

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Market (1)

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LoopNet: for sale in Atlanta, GA (search)from city search

News (2)

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History and original facts

County	Fulton County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Villages of East Lake replaced the former East Lake Meadows, with redevelopment driven by Tom Cousins.

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Planning

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Parcels, tax and title

Parcels within 40 m of the site point, as published by the county (layer); county terms apply; unverified here. Mortgages, liens and deeds are recorder records, not assessor data: Fulton County Clerk of Superior Court (GSCCCA).

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Last sale · deed

14 007800130581

all 26 county fields

ParcelID	14 007800130581
TaxYear	2025
Address	35 BROAD ST NW
AddrNumber	35
AddrStreet	BROAD
AddrSuffix	ST
AddrPosDir	NW
Owner	BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM OF GA
OwnerAddr1	244 WASHINGTON ST SW
OwnerAddr2	ATLANTA GA 30334
TaxDist	05Z
LandAssess	537520
ImprAssess	10221160
TotAppr	26896700
LandAppr	1343800
ImprAppr	25552900
LUCode	613
ClassCode	E6
LandAcres	0.3812
NbrHood	CB00
FeatureID	14 007800130581

Board Of Regents Of The University System Of Ga
244 WASHINGTON ST SW, ATLANTA GA 30334

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613

$26.9M (appraised)
assessed $0

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Total

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$26.9M

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

The Villages of East Lake (formerly East Lake Meadows) was redeveloped as garden-apartments housing, completed under developer Tom Cousins. The retrofit is built and operational.

Why. The site is part of a dense cluster of similar housing projects within 0km (e.g., Carver Community, John J. Eagan Homes, East Lake Meadows). Median rent is $1,635. Fulton County saw 4.6% growth (2018–23), and housing market data shows ZORI at $1,926 (2026-09).

Where it stands. No new construction planned (retrofit already built). Nearby projects include 11 other housing developments within 10km, all with 'redevelop' strategy. Traffic: Central Ave SW minor arterial (4 lanes, 9,870 ADT).

For a planner

Built retrofit, not a proposal.
Surrounded by 11 similar housing projects within 10km.
Active market: Fulton County permits show 2023–2024 construction of 14,000+ housing units.

For a developer

No opportunity for new retrofit (already built).
Market data shows $1,635 median rent and $1,926 ZORI.
No parcel details or build year provided.

What we do not know yet

No build year or parcel size in record.
No occupancy or vacancy rates provided.
County growth figure (4.6%) lacks context (what grew?).

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Similar sites

State Capitol Homes, Atlanta, GA · Garden apartments · same strategy: redevelop; also in GA; 0 km away
Carver Community, Atlanta, GA · Garden apartments · same strategy: redevelop; also in GA; 0 km away
John J. Eagan Homes, Atlanta, GA · Garden apartments · same strategy: redevelop; also in GA; 0 km away
East Lake Meadows, Atlanta, GA · Garden apartments · same strategy: redevelop; also in GA; 0 km away

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Multifamily screen

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

Inputs: record fields (size, status) and county Census ACS 2018–2023 figures (growth, rent). How the points work. Not a recommendation.

Sources

Atlanta mixed-income communities · CC BY-SA 4.0
1 quoted sentence
The Villages of East Lake

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Villages of East Lake, Atlanta, GA." Record n-ee5ff8f2b2, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/ga/atlanta-villages-of-east-lake/ (accessed 2026-10-22).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_atlantavillagesofeastlake,
  title = {Villages of East Lake, Atlanta, GA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/ga/atlanta-villages-of-east-lake/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-ee5ff8f2b2, release 2026-10-22, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-22}
}

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