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Human Rights Campaign launches $15M midterm election campaign in Georgia, 9 other states
Human Rights Campaign launches $15M midterm election campaign in Georgia, 9 other states - Y'[email protected]
From WABE Local News: WASHINGTON (AP) — The Human Rights Campaign, one of the nation’s largest LGBTQ+ advocacy organizations, is vaulting into the midterms with a $15 million investment targeting Republicans in Georgia and […] #Atlanta #WABE #AtlantaNews #theATLBot
Georgia’s ACA enrollment plunges, raising concerns for rural hospitals
Georgia’s ACA enrollment plunges, raising concerns for rural hospitals - Y'[email protected]
From WABE Local News: More than half a million Georgians have dropped health insurance coverage amid stiff premium price hikes for federally subsidized Affordable Care Act plans, according to data obtained by The Current GA and Georgia […] #Atlanta #WABE #AtlantaNews #theATLBot
Aggravated Assault: 1136 Crescent Ave NE
Aggravated Assault: 1136 Crescent Ave NE - Y'[email protected]
From the Atlanta Police Department: 261110212Preliminary Information: On 4/21/26, around 2:54 am, officers were on a directed patrol at the location of 1136 Crescent Ave NE. During the patrol, the officer observed a suspicious male suspect discharge his firearm towards a white sedan… #Atlanta #AtlantaPoliceDepartment #theATLBot
Photos: Following fire, how Howell Mill Road complex rebounded
Photos: Following fire, how Howell Mill Road complex rebounded - Y'[email protected]
Photos: Following fire, how Howell Mill Road complex reboundedJosh GreenTue, 04/21/2026 - 08:10Nearly two years after fire ripped through and displaced hundreds, an apartment community northwest of Midtown is gearing up to reopen with a fresh face and key changes in place, per ownership. Bell Collier Village—a five-story complex with 256 units at 1950 Howell Mill Road, just north of Interstate 75—has begun pre-leasing efforts following an extensive restoration process, according to owners Bell Partners, a Greensboro, N.C.-based company. Ranging from studios to two-bedroom options, the first apartments are expected to be ready by June, where past marketing campaigns have included the phrase: “Buckhead Address. Westside Attitude.”alt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/2%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=orpsVOlL]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/2%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=1DT-0hXyCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/10%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=ffj3CWaE]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/10%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=EqzFnkLqCourtesy of Bell PartnersLess than a decade after it was built, the apartment complex suffered heavy damage in July 2024 during what Atlanta Fire Department officials called an unauthorized rooftop party with more than 100 people—and use of an outdoor grill that went against building protocol. Improper fire controls contributed to the fire’s intensity, incensing residents who lost homes, pets, and valuables, as WSB-TV reported [https://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/atlanta/little-disgusted-former-resident-reacts-atlanta-complex-reopening-after-fire/KS6JWIZLBZG2ZFU4LVKUIWETYA/]. Impacted apartments and common areas have been rebuilt and restored, while rooftop grills were replaced with a safe community gathering area, Bell Partners reps told the news station. Bell Collier Village also counts a saltwater pool, fitness center, and dog park as amenities, while apartments have granite countertops, walk-in closets, and balconies or patios, among other perks, per reps. The apartment building was originally developed as Crescent Howell Mill (later Berkshire Howell Mill) as part of an 8-acre, mixed-use complex in 2015. Bell Partners bought the building in 2021 as part of a buying spree in Atlanta, citing [https://bellpartnersinc.com/2021/bell-partners-acquires-two-multifamily-communities-in-atlanta/] plans by both Microsoft and Google to build “major regional corporate centers in the neighborhood” at the time. alt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/8%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=Gl43joC0]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/8%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=NeqkyjdDCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/map%202%20Bell%20Collier%20Village.png?itok=11hNzT-y]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/map%202%20Bell%20Collier%20Village.png?itok=MkYaz-lPThe apartment community’s 1950 Howell Mill Road location, in relation to Interstate 75, Atlantic Station, and Midtown. Google MapsA promotion is offering two months of free rent for Bell Collier Village tenants. Rents currently start at $1,310 monthly (a studio in 431 square feet) and climb up to $2,685 (a two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit in 1,657 square feet). Bell Partners is in talks to fill the building’s 1,653 square feet of commercial space at ground level with “a community-focused retail amenity” as the reopening nears, per company reps. The building’s reopening “represents an important milestone for Bell Partners and the surrounding neighborhood,” said Sparkle Mixson, senior vice president of customer experience, in a statement. Bell Partners, a privately help apartment management and investment company, counts roughly 70,000 apartments in its portfolio across 12 U.S. regions. It bills itself as one of the country’s largest apartment management and investment firms. Swing up to the gallery for a closer look at how Bell Collier Village rebounded. **…**Follow us on social media:Twitter [https://twitter.com/UrbanizeATL] / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UrbanizeATL]/and now: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/urbanizeatlanta_/] • Buckhead news, discussion [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/neighborhood/buckhead] (Urbanize Atlanta)Tags1950 Howell Mill Rd NW [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/1950-howell-mill-rd-nw]Bell Collier Village [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/bell-collier-village]West Midtown [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/west-midtown]Howell Mill Road [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/howell-mill-road]Bell Partners [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/bell-partners]Atlanta apartments [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/atlanta-apartments]Buckhead Apartments [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/buckhead-apartments]Atlanta Fire [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/atlanta-fire]Interior Design [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/interior-design]modern design [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/modern-design]Atlanta Construction [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/atlanta-construction]Atlanta Development [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/atlanta-development]WSBTV [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/wsbtv]Imagesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/map%202%20Bell%20Collier%20Village.png?itok=11hNzT-y]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/map%202%20Bell%20Collier%20Village.png?itok=MkYaz-lPThe apartment community’s 1950 Howell Mill Road location, in relation to Interstate 75, Atlantic Station, and Midtown. Google Mapsalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/map%20Bell%20Collier%20Village.png?itok=LUDGNOB0]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/map%20Bell%20Collier%20Village.png?itok=4xkJDh7AThe Bell Collier Village location off Howell Mill Road. Google Mapsalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/2%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=orpsVOlL]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/2%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=1DT-0hXyCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/1%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=AZdWTrAQ]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/1%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=q0XAnfz5Courtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/3%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=wVRfjT33]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/3%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=rIHH0S8LCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/4%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=Xa8OLXER]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/4%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=uG31lpzYCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/4.1%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=CuJDLuB_]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/4.1%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=3zkMLkWaCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/5%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=v7jnn3_-]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/5%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=ZawdRYarCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/6%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=qlMbAE-0]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/6%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=vmwV8OrcCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/7%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=tKKwFMpC]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/7%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=z28HewR2Courtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/8%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=Gl43joC0]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/8%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=NeqkyjdDCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/9%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=O6crjXCn]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/9%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=MZOvOYx3Courtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/10%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=ffj3CWaE]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/10%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=EqzFnkLqCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/11%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=7-YbPetG]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/11%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=RozYYv6JCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/12%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=pc9ktPo2]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/12%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=a3k_ienXCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/13%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=N3LSE0ch]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/13%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=TKk9l7jMCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/14%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=-qKaAR6_]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/14%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=nwnymrAoCourtesy of Bell Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/shoootin-photo-12%20%283%29.jpg?itok=CR7bg2CJ]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/shoootin-photo-12%20%283%29.jpg?itok=wfeF3Kt-Courtesy of Bell PartnersSubtitleBell Collier Village plans to welcome back residents this summer, after devastating 2024 incidentNeighborhoodBuckhead [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/neighborhood/buckhead]Background ImageImageA renovated apartment complex in Atlanta with big open white interiors and many amenities and modern-style apartments with brown kitchens. [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/480x270/public/background/2026-04/1%20Bell%20Collier%20Village%20.jpg?itok=ZGH4tD2q]Before/After ImagesSponsored PostOff #Atlanta #UrbanizeAtlanta #theATLBot
CVC Board Members: Ambassadors for Corporate Citizenship
CVC Board Members: Ambassadors for Corporate Citizenship - Y'[email protected]
From the Saporta Report: [https://i0.wp.com/saportareport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/CVC-Board-Holiday-2025.jpg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1]By Doll Thomas, CVC Volunteer The Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta (CVC) is proud to announce its 2026 Board of Directors, an inspiring group of leaders dedicated to advancing corporate volunteerism and strengthening communities across metro Atlanta. Representing a diverse range of industries and expertise, this year’s board reflects the passion, innovation, and collaboration that […]The post CVC Board Members: Ambassadors for Corporate Citizenship [https://saportareport.com/cvc-board-members-ambassadors-for-corporate-citizenship/thought-leadership/corporate-community-impact/corporate-volunteer-council-of-atlanta/] appeared first on SaportaReport [https://saportareport.com/]. #Atlanta #AtlantaJournalConstitution #AJC #AtlantaPolitics #theATLBot
Let’s protect Piedmont Park’s green space while hosting special events
Let’s protect Piedmont Park’s green space while hosting special events - Y'[email protected]
From the Saporta Report: [https://i0.wp.com/saportareport.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/ASO-at-Piedmont-Park-David-Luse-scaled.jpeg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1]As a Midtown resident who has lived within two blocks of Piedmont Park for more than 50 years, I’ve seen it all. That includes the beloved legacy Atlanta Arts Festival (now defunct), Music Midtown (now Shaky Knees), the Peachtree Road Race, the Atlanta Jazz Festival, the Atlanta Dogwood Festival and countless other events large and […]The post Let’s protect Piedmont Park’s green space while hosting special events [https://saportareport.com/lets-protect-piedmont-parks-green-space-while-hosting-special-events/columnists/mariasmetro/maria_saporta/] appeared first on SaportaReport [https://saportareport.com/]. #Atlanta #AtlantaJournalConstitution #AJC #AtlantaPolitics #theATLBot
Person Shot: 960 Constitution RD SE
Person Shot: 960 Constitution RD SE - Y'[email protected]
From the Atlanta Police Department: Preliminary information: On April 20, 2026, at approximately 11:59 p.m., Atlanta Police Zone 3 officers responded to reports of a person shot at 960 Constitution RD SE. Upon arrival, officers located a 39-year-old male who sustained multiple gunshot… #Atlanta #AtlantaPoliceDepartment #theATLBot
At Serenbe's doorstep, unaffiliated 'food-first' project breaks ground
At Serenbe's doorstep, unaffiliated 'food-first' project breaks ground - Y'[email protected]
At Serenbe’s doorstep, unaffiliated ‘food-first’ project breaks groundJosh GreenMon, 04/20/2026 - 08:06Roughly 30 minutes from the world’s busiest airport, a fresh take on upscale, mixed-use development is beckoning buyers to “live deliciously” with a “food-first” lifestyle while being connected to nature. Officials with a $103-million project called Ceres [https://www.cereschatthills.com/about]—named for the Roman goddess of agriculture and the harvest—held a ceremonial groundbreaking Friday at the 8780 Atlanta Newnan Road property in Chattahoochee Hills, in Atlanta’s southwestern suburbs. The site in question is 94 acres of woodlands today. It’s set directly across the road from the eastern fringes of Serenbe [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/neighborhood/serenbe], a globally recognized community with a focus on agriculture and wellness that started coming together 21 years ago. The two projects are not affiliated with one another. Zoning requires that 70 percent of the property be left in its natural state, according to Ceres reps. alt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20main%20.png?itok=2U8nPcS5]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20main%20.png?itok=Txa6x029Overview of the Ceres central green and housing types planned in Chattahoochee Hills. Courtesy of Ceresalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20with%20Serenbe%20.png?itok=Qh7g__uK]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20with%20Serenbe%20.png?itok=KAeuEqXACourtesy of CeresInspired by food-driven “gourmet cluster” towns like the United Kingdom’s Malton, Ceres’ plans call for integrating a food-and-beverage retail district alongside orchards, gardens, a chef incubator, and a cookery school. The idea is to rethink how new communities are valued and designed for wellness-conscious people who covet immediate access to fresh foods—but don’t want to live on a farm. “Our project is positioned around food as the foundation for healthy, sustainable, and connected living,” a Ceres rep wrote via email to Urbanize Atlanta. “Ceres is elegant design and generous hospitality—a jewel box in the woods with delicious living right outside your door.”That all will come at a price, as a typical listing at Ceres will ask $1.7 million for 2,600 square feet, on average. alt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%202.png?itok=_0Z3VwAQ]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%202.png?itok=WnjaiWCyPerspectives on Ceres’ architecture, per renderings on the project website. Cereschatthills.com/WGL [http://Cereschatthills.com/WGL] Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20site%20plan.png?itok=MDf0Vl1j]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20site%20plan.png?itok=ookMn7IjTwo-phase site plan in store for 94 acres in Chattahoochee Hills, per project leaders. Courtesy of CeresThe female-led development is being spearheaded by Dominque Love, WGL Partners founder, who in 2010 also founded the Atlanta Food & Wine Festival, alongside Ellen Buckley, who as CEO of Prospera Real Estate Collective has completed $16 billion in projects, per Ceres officials. The Ceres roster of residential architects includes Elizabeth Graziolo (New York-based Yellow House Architects), and Linda MacArthur and Amanda Orr, both of the latter heading eponymous, Atlanta-based firms. Project officials tell Urbanize site work at Ceres is scheduled to start in May, followed by vertical construction in December or January. First deliveries are expected in late 2027 or early 2028. Overall, the two-phase project calls for: 75 townhomes and single-family homes; 40 for-sale condos; 50,000 square feet of commercial space, and an inn with 60 to 80 keys and a private members club. Amenities are set to include a pool, pickleball and tennis, and a system of walking trails. Pricing starts at $900,000 for what’s called Terrace Homes, spanning 1,500 to 2,200 square feet. Asking prices climb to north of $3 million for Hill Homes (5,000 to 5,500 square feet) and Park Estates (4,000 to 4,500). The phase-two hospitality district is scheduled to break ground in 2028, per marketing materials. We reached out to Serenbe officials for comment last week but hadn’t received a response as of press time. The Ceres development team also includes ai3 (architecture), Ardurra (engineering), TSW (land planning and landscape), Compass (sales), and Vincent Longo Custom Builders. Find more context and visuals in the gallery above. alt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20map%20broad.png?itok=fMVZr9KL]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20map%20broad.png?itok=mGnUBNGdThe Ceres location in Atlanta’s southwestern suburbs. Google Maps**…**Follow us on social media:Twitter [https://twitter.com/UrbanizeATL] / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UrbanizeATL]/and now: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/urbanizeatlanta_/] • Photo tour: Serenbe at 20, a pricey utopia or GA’s sweetest small town? [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/serenbe-development-20-year-anniversary-photos-](Urbanize Atlanta)Tags8780 Atlanta Newnan Road [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/8780-atlanta-newnan-road]Chattahoochee Hills [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/chattahoochee-hills]Ceres [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/ceres]OTP [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/otp]Atlanta Suburbs [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/atlanta-suburbs]Suburban Atlanta [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/suburban-atlanta]Malton [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/malton]United Kingdom [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/united-kingdom]Ellen Buckley [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/ellen-buckley]Dominque Love [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/dominque-love]Elizabeth Graziolo [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/elizabeth-graziolo]AD100 [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/ad100]Agrihood [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/agrihood]Yellow House Architects [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/yellow-house-architects]WGL Partners [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/wgl-partners]Prospera Real Estate Collective [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/prospera-real-estate-collective]Gourmet Cluster [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/gourmet-cluster]Serenbe [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/serenbe]Atlanta Suburban Development [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/atlanta-suburban-development]Southside Development [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/southside-development]Fulton County [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/fulton-county]Coweta County [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/coweta-county]Coweta County Development [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/coweta-county-development]Fulton County Development [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/fulton-county-development]Atlanta Food & Wine Festival [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/atlanta-food-wine-festival]The Nourish Group [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/nourish-group]Amanda Orr Architects [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/amanda-orr-architects]ai3 [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/ai3]Vincent Longo Custom Builders [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/vincent-longo-custom-builders]Ardurra [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/ardurra]TSW [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/tsw]TSW Architects [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/tsw-architects]Imagesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20map%20broad.png?itok=fMVZr9KL]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20map%20broad.png?itok=mGnUBNGdThe Ceres location in Atlanta’s southwestern suburbs. Google Mapsalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20main%20.png?itok=2U8nPcS5]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20main%20.png?itok=Txa6x029Overview of the Ceres central green and housing types planned in Chattahoochee Hills. Courtesy of Ceresalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%202.png?itok=_0Z3VwAQ]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%202.png?itok=WnjaiWCyPerspectives on Ceres’ architecture, per renderings on the project website. Cereschatthills.com/WGL [http://Cereschatthills.com/WGL] Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20with%20Serenbe%20.png?itok=Qh7g__uK]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20with%20Serenbe%20.png?itok=KAeuEqXACourtesy of Ceresalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20site%20plan.png?itok=MDf0Vl1j]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20site%20plan.png?itok=ookMn7IjTwo-phase site plan in store for 94 acres in Chattahoochee Hills, per project leaders. Courtesy of Ceresalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20map%201%20.png?itok=UgrwBVAZ]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20map%201%20.png?itok=5o5sQxZpGoogle Mapsalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%203.png?itok=3bZNTZgS]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%203.png?itok=TofZupj2Cereschatthills.com/WGL [http://Cereschatthills.com/WGL] Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%204.png?itok=Ea-KyK1F]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%204.png?itok=7sBTLvkcCereschatthills.com/WGL [http://Cereschatthills.com/WGL] Partnersalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20home%20prices.png?itok=lQ-4UwqR]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20home%20prices.png?itok=-aukh1WKCourtesy of Ceresalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20rendering%201%20.png?itok=zD7uKUK1]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/Ceres%20rendering%201%20.png?itok=80s2ExVHCereschatthills.com/WGL [http://Cereschatthills.com/WGL] PartnersSubtitleCeres development, dubbed “jewel box in the woods,” to bring inn, commercial space, more than 100 upscale homesNeighborhoodOTP [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/neighborhood/otp]Background ImageImageAn overview image of a large new upscale development with a central green and many restaurants and large white homes around many trees. 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Tweaked Blandtown build nears top-out stage on Huff Road corridor
Tweaked Blandtown build nears top-out stage on Huff Road corridor - Y'[email protected]
Tweaked Blandtown build nears top-out stage on Huff Road corridorJosh GreenMon, 04/20/2026 - 13:50As plans to remake Huff Road incrementally come together [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/huff-road-widening-plans-often-clogged-atl-street-some-relief], the corridor’s transformative development in recent years is showing few signs of slowing down.Like Empire Communities’ growing Longreen project [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/empire-longreen-blandtown-community-starts-deliver-images] (priced from the low $300,000s), the latest intown bet from Charlotte-based Crescent Communities has nearly topped out across a 3-acre site on Huff Road, a vital roadway connection in northwest Atlanta. The Novel Blandtown [https://www.novelblandtown.com/] project has between one and two stories left to climb at 1095 and 1121 Huff Road, replacing a former showroom for home improvement store PDI Kitchen, Bath, and Lighting. But it’s not taking shape as orginally planned. alt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/2%20Novel%20Blandtown%20April%202026%20.jpg?itok=bGwBu2EL]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/2%20Novel%20Blandtown%20April%202026%20.jpg?itok=-aAiUN2ZNovel Blandtown’s frontage along Huff Road today, with one to two stories of vertical construction remaining. Photo courtesy of Philip Clinch, @philip_atlantaNovel Blandtown calls for a seven-story multifamily building with 250 apartments and a 4,700-square-foot, one-story structure for retail topped with a patio overlooking Huff Road.That standalone retail component, however, is being reserved as a future phase. In its place, for the time being, will be “an urban plaza [that] uniquely integrates dynamic hardscaping and a grassy knoll into one space,” as project designers Niles Bolton Associates architects relayed last year. The project’s title, Novel Blandtown, echoes other Crescent ventures across the country while embracing the historic neighborhood’s atypical name.The site is located across the street from AuthenTEAK Furniture, X3 Sports, and other Blandtown businesses. The scope also included a vacant, triangular lot next door to the former showroom.alt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2024-08/Novel%20Blandtown%201.1.jpg?itok=n_PD_Zfe]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2024-08/Novel%20Blandtown%201.1.jpg?itok=Z9bWRC6DNovel Blandtown’s arrangement of stacked apartments, left, and its retail component, which will now come at a later phase, per developers.Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view03.jpg?itok=u9Fy5j8c]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view03.jpg?itok=VUN50UsMRevised plans for Novel Blandtown’s eastern corner at Huff Road, with a pocket greenspace now shown in project renderings. Courtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton AssociatesNovel Blandtown will include a clubhouse and pool-topped, six-story parking deck with 322 spaces described by architects as “carefully concealed.” Plans also call for about 50 spaces for bicycle parking, according to designs brought before the Beltline Design Review Committee in 2023.To [http://2023.To] comply with the Beltline’s Inclusionary Zoning Ordinance, 10 percent of Novel Blandtown apartments will be reserved for tenants earning 60 percent of the area median income or less, per the Beltline DRC. Novel Blandtown is scheduled to open in early 2027, with Peachtree Corners-based construction company Fortune-Johnson building it, according to Crescent officials. When it debuts, Beltline connectedness should be a selling point. The newest section [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/new-beltline-westside-trail-project-photos-now-finished-drone] of the Beltline’s Westside Trail opened about two blocks away, directly west (up a steep hill), in fall 2022. Last fall, a Northwest Trail segment [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/photos-new-beltline-trail-fresh-perspectives-atl] of the Beltline slinking toward Buckhead also opened, and an expansion of that leg is now underway. alt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/Huff%20Road%20frontage%201095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view02.jpg?itok=BIoq4iZZ]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/Huff%20Road%20frontage%201095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view02.jpg?itok=KPu-csykProjected look of the building’s Huff Road facade. Courtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view06.jpg?itok=6yZC0sUP]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view06.jpg?itok=CP5Rv0ibRooftop pool, grills, and social zones bound for Novel Blandtown. Courtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton AssociatesCrescent’s investments along Huff Road continue a surge of residential building for the historically industrial neighborhood. Neighboring projects that have claimed underused Blandtown parcels include Minerva Homes’ 34-unit Hayden Westside [https://www.minerva-homes.com/hayden-westside] townhomes and Empire’s Longreen project [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/empire-longreen-blandtown-community-starts-deliver-images], which is consuming an area roughly equivalent to three city blocks along Huff Road.Crescent Communities also built a 340-apartment community called Novel West Midtown [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/novel-west-midtown-blandtown-350-more-apartments-open-for-rent] that opened in 2023 on Fairmont Avenue—practically next door to Novel Blandtown. Ten percent of those apartments were also reserved as affordable housing, as Beltline inclusionary zoning rules dictate.Such development along the Huff Road corridor is the driving force behind what’s called the Huff Road Multimodal Study.Huff Road today includes two traffic lanes (and spotty sidewalks) for most of its length between Howell Mill Road and Marietta Boulevard, where it meets the Beltline corridor. The initiative is striving to eventually “reimagine [the] industrial freight corridor as an accessible, safe, and multimodal network, in line with the community’s goal of creating a restorative urban environment,” according to the Atlanta Regional Commission, which contributed [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/huff-road-west-midtown-traffic-plan-arc-grant] $200,000 to the effort in 2023. The 83-page [https://www.huffroad.com/uploads/1/2/5/0/125073152/huff_road_-_final_report_081425.pdf] Huff Road Multimodal Study was officially adopted by city officials in September. It estimates the project cost at just shy of $17 million, but no specific timeline for full construction has been determined. Find more context and a preview of what’s in store for the latest Huff Road build in the gallery above. **…**Follow us on social media:Twitter [https://twitter.com/UrbanizeATL] / Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/UrbanizeATL]/and now: Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/urbanizeatlanta_/] • Blandtown news, discussion [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/neighborhood/blandtown] (Urbanize Atlanta)Tags1095 Huff Road NW [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/1095-huff-road-nw]1121 Huff Road NW [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/1121-huff-road-nw]Crescent Communities [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/crescent-communities]Mixed-Use Development [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/mixed-use-development]Beltline [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/beltline]Atlanta BeltLine [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/atlanta-beltline]Atlanta BeltLine Design Review Committee [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/atlanta-beltline-design-review-committee]BeltLine DRC [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/beltline-drc]Pickleball [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/pickleball]1359 Ellsworth Industrial Boulevard NW [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/1359-ellsworth-industrial-boulevard-nw]Atlanta Pickleball Center [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/atlanta-pickleball-center]BeltLine Development [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/beltline-development]Kimley-Horn [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/kimley-horn]AuthenTEAK Furniture [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/authenteak-furniture]Novel West Midtown [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/novel-west-midtown]Greystar [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/greystar]Niles Bolton Associates [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/niles-bolton-associates]Atlanta Construction [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/atlanta-construction]Atlanta Development [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/atlanta-development]Fortune-Johnson [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/fortune-johnson]Fortune Johnson [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/fortune-johnson-0]Topping out [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/topping-out]topped out [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/tags/topped-out]Imagesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/2%20Novel%20Blandtown%20April%202026%20.jpg?itok=bGwBu2EL]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/2%20Novel%20Blandtown%20April%202026%20.jpg?itok=-aAiUN2ZNovel Blandtown’s frontage along Huff Road today, with one to two stories of vertical construction remaining. Photo courtesy of Philip Clinch, @philip_atlantaalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/1%20Novel%20Blandtown%20April%202026%20.jpg?itok=s-nMOA3W]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/1%20Novel%20Blandtown%20April%202026%20.jpg?itok=kS7OVnXOThe Novel Blandtown corner (foreground) where a one-story retail structure is eventually planned. It will instead function as communal park space. Photo courtesy of Philip Clinch, @philip_atlantaalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2026-04/3%20Novel%20Blandtown%20April%202026%20.jpg?itok=iko-a2_u]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2026-04/3%20Novel%20Blandtown%20April%202026%20.jpg?itok=yUTA5OamPhoto courtesy of Philip Clinch, @philip_atlantaalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2024-08/Novel%20Blandtown%201.1.jpg?itok=n_PD_Zfe]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2024-08/Novel%20Blandtown%201.1.jpg?itok=Z9bWRC6DNovel Blandtown’s arrangement of stacked apartments, left, and its retail component, which will now come at a later phase, per developers.Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view03.jpg?itok=u9Fy5j8c]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view03.jpg?itok=VUN50UsMRevised plans for Novel Blandtown’s eastern corner at Huff Road, with a pocket greenspace now shown in project renderings. Courtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2024-08/Novel%20Blandtown%20NovelHuff_01.jpg?itok=UCScLoH_]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2024-08/Novel%20Blandtown%20NovelHuff_01.jpg?itok=_faUFA_gThe proposal’s frontage along Huff Road (with retail included), with parking lots for AuthenTEAK Furniture and other businesses shown across the street, at bottom.Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%201.jpg?itok=S8j8PMAO]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%201.jpg?itok=BUG_wZzbLooking northwest, overview of the 250-apartment building in Blandtown today. Courtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/Huff%20Road%20frontage%201095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view02.jpg?itok=BIoq4iZZ]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/Huff%20Road%20frontage%201095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view02.jpg?itok=KPu-csykProjected look of the building’s Huff Road facade. Courtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown-Interior-View10-Leasing.jpg?itok=wurCu9bl]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown-Interior-View10-Leasing.jpg?itok=JMHIBD7iPlanned look of the Novel Blandtown leasing area. Courtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view06.jpg?itok=6yZC0sUP]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view06.jpg?itok=CP5Rv0ibRooftop pool, grills, and social zones bound for Novel Blandtown. Courtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/fitness%201095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown.jpg?itok=VB77fP6O]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/fitness%201095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown.jpg?itok=lYD0WTWsNovel Blandtown fitness center. Courtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view05.jpg?itok=-PC8LVp2]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view05.jpg?itok=utSzwulyCourtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/Novel%20Blandtown%20pool%20roof.png?itok=coumvtlB]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/Novel%20Blandtown%20pool%20roof.png?itok=sxOwazbKCourtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view07.jpg?itok=pkSeyLIt]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Novel%20Blandtown%20view07.jpg?itok=Hi-s3J0zCourtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Amenity%20Lounge.jpg?itok=BZOVf3g-]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2025-10/1095%201121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20Amenity%20Lounge.jpg?itok=LfMl6h-BInterior designs of the amenity lounge. Courtesy of Crescent Communities; designs by Niles Bolton Associatesalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2023-02/1121%20Huff%20Road%20site%20January%202023.png?itok=2L4XR9IS]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2023-02/1121%20Huff%20Road%20site%20January%202023.png?itok=0WRivL-KShown prior to demolition, the properties in question, at left, span about 3 acres collectively. Google Mapsalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2023-02/1121%20Huff%20Road%20mixed-use%20site.png?itok=3oJ0x91X]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2023-02/1121%20Huff%20Road%20mixed-use%20site.png?itok=SiamVgqwOther Huff Road development sites include Empire Communities’ Longreen project, shown at right in 2022. Crescent’s Novel West Midtown apartments are at top. Google Mapsalt [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/950w/public/2023-02/1121%20Huff%20Road%20site%20.png?itok=G-QurO85]https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/1140w/public/2023-02/1121%20Huff%20Road%20site%20.png?itok=Oxy_jI4WThe Huff Road properties in question, between Marietta Boulevard and an Atlanta Waterworks reservoir. Google MapsSubtitleCrescent Communities latest intown bet includes grassy, corner park space (for now) instead of retailNeighborhoodBlandtown [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/neighborhood/blandtown]Background ImageImageA rendering of a large modern apartment building under blue skies on a corner in West Atlanta near many trees. [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/sites/default/files/styles/480x270/public/background/2025-10/1121%20Huff%20Road%20Novel%20Blandtown%20lead%20.png?itok=hx0Sy4B6]Associated Project1095 Huff Rd [https://atlanta.urbanize.city/project/1095-huff-rd]Before/After ImagesSponsored PostOff #Atlanta #UrbanizeAtlanta #theATLBot