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Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center site
Mixed-use civic site (19 acres) under construction 2025, focused on housing with public subsidies; 29 nearby projects in 10km cluster. · summary, model-written
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Retrofit in the pipeline
This site: …under construction newtypes-extraction · all sites with this3+ other atlas sites within 10 km
This site: 29 within 10 km computed · all sites with thisCounty permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year
This site: 8,159 units, Fulton County census-bps · all sites with thisAffordable housing credits
This site: …loan and rental assistance from Atlanta Housing; federal 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity; Georgia State Tax Credit equity; newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisPublic grant or loan
This site: …ter Atlanta, and a Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati AHP grant. a dynamic, mixed-use community that blends housing, cultur newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisTax abatement or incentive
This site: …istance from Atlanta Housing; federal 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity; Georgia State Tax Credit equity; and soft f newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisUnder 20 acres
This site: 19 acres newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisRedeveloped
This site: …a dynamic, mixed-use community that blends housing, culture and public amenities record · all sites with thisReinhabited
This site: …a dynamic, mixed-use community that blends housing, culture and public amenities record · all sites with thisCivic and government
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisEducation
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisEntertainment and sports
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisHotel
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisHousing
This site: …a dynamic, mixed-use community that blends housing, culture and public amenities newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisMixed use
This site: …a dynamic, mixed-use community that blends housing, culture and public amenities newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisOffice
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisRetail (continued)
This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with thisNow
| Status | Under constructionnewtypes-extraction |
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| Strategy | Redevelopment · Reinhabitation, under constructionWikipedia |
| New uses | civic, education, entertainment, hotel, housing, mixed, office, retailWikipedia |
| What is there now | a dynamic, mixed-use community that blends housing, culture and public amenitiesnewtypes-extraction |
| Retrofit year | 2025newtypes-extraction |
| Redeveloper | Atlanta Housing, The Michaels Organization, Sophy Companies, and Republic Propertiesnewtypes-extraction |
Planning
| Public purchase or subsidy | capital loan and rental assistance from Atlanta Housing; federal 4% Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) equity; Georgia State Tax Credit equity; and soft funding from the City of Atlanta, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta, and a Federal Home Loan Bank of Cincinnati AHP grant.newtypes-extraction |
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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 |
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| Other atlas sites nearby | 29 within 10 km, 52 within 25 km: 2 Peachtree Street (0.0 km); Carver Community (0.0 km); Altmore (0.0 km); One Park Tower (0.0 km); Piedmont Center (0.0 km)computed |
| 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
Former civic center (1968–2014) at 19 acres in Atlanta is under construction as mixed-use development. Groundbreaking began 2025, with Phase I housing expected by 2027. Developers: Atlanta Housing, Michaels, Sophy, Republic. Public subsidies include LIHTC, Georgia tax credits, and city grants. Housing is central to the plan (median rent $1,635).
Why. Status: under construction (not speculative). Market: Atlanta housing market shows 10.5% rent growth (5y), ZORI $1,926. Context: 29 nearby projects within 10km (3 under construction), including 5 GA peers with similar size/strategy. Housing focus confirmed in record.
Where it stands. No retail details in record. No specific timeline beyond 2027 Phase I. Traffic data (Central Ave SW, minor arterial) not linked to development plans. County growth rate (4.6% 2018–23) cited as context but not verified in record. Unknown: exact retail mix, final housing units, or community amenities beyond 'culture' in after_notes.
For a planner
- Under construction, not speculative
- Housing-focused with public subsidies
- Context: 29 nearby projects in 10km cluster
- Median rent $1,635 aligns with market
For a developer
- Public subsidies secured (LIHTC, tax credits)
- Housing market data supports strategy
- Peer sites in GA show similar redevelopments
- No retail details provided in record
What we do not know yet
- No retail plan specified
- No unit count or timeline beyond 2027
- Traffic data not tied to development
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Multifamily screen
- already in play: under construction, approved, or sold to a developer with housing plans
- county grew 4.6% 2018–23
- median rent $1,635
- housing in the record
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History and original facts
| Opened | 1968newtypes-extraction |
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| Closed | 2014newtypes-extraction |
| Acres | 19.0newtypes-extraction |
| County | Fulton County |
| Census division | 5 · South Atlantic |
| Notes | Draft from atlantahousing.org, model-extracted, unreviewed: The 19-acre Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center site, which closed in 2014, is being redeveloped into a mixed-use community with 1,500 apartments, retail, offices, a hotel, and a repurposed performing arts center, with Phase I breaking ground in 2025. |
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Timeline
- 1968 Civic Center originally opened
- 1968 Opened
- 2014 Civic Center closed
- 2014 Closed
- 2017 Atlanta Housing acquired the property
- 2025 Groundbreaking for first phase of redevelopment
- 2025 Retrofit: redevelop, reinhabit
- 2027 Phase I housing expected to be available
Sources
- Atlanta Housing and Civic Center Partners Break Ground on First ...
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historic 19-acre Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center site.
The Civic Center originally opened in 1968
until the Civic Center closed in 2014
Atlanta Housing acquired the 19-acre property in 2017
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