2022 YIR: Times Square of the South Coming to Atlanta
The Atlanta Jewish Times, in late April, published a preview of the expansion of Centennial Yards, and readers flocked to learn more about the project.
Sasha Heller is the Web Editor and Copy Editor for the Atlanta Jewish Times
Easily one of the AJT’s most read stories in 2022, this story garnered a great deal of attention, both from the local community and abroad.
The Atlanta Jewish Times, in late April, published a preview of the expansion of Centennial Yards, and readers flocked to learn more about the project. Plans call for transforming the Gulch area, which is nearly 40 acres of undeveloped land, into 35 usable acres of desirable attractions.
The project, dubbed “Times Square of the South,” will feature construction of between 12-15 new city blocks located in the heart of downtown Atlanta. The site will provide direct pedestrian access between State Farm Arena, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, the Georgia World Congress Center, CNN Center, Centennial Olympic Park, and the Castleberry Hill neighborhood.
In the AJT’s article in April, Steve Koonin, CEO of the Atlanta Hawks, said, “Bernie Marcus started the renaissance of turning the downtown area around when he built the Georgia Aquarium. (That) created huge opportunities for downtown restaurants, hotels, and other attractions to blossom in downtown. Now, Centennial Yards is emerging in the center of downtown Atlanta. It will add a live, work, and play destination that the city has been lacking. The Atlanta Hawks are proud to play a part,” Koonin said.
Brandon Sutton, vice president of marketing and communication for CIM Group, the entity developing the site, detailed some of the enhancements included in the project:
* Six buildings under design currently, representing approximately 1,200 apartments and 600 square feet of commercial office space
* 232-unit residential building on Mitchell Street, designed by Cooper Carry (ready in 2024)
* 54-unit residential building on Elliott Street, designed by Praxis 3 and JW Robinson (groundbreaking in late 2022)
* Wild Leap Brew Co. planned opening in the Canyon (late summer 2022)
* 290-key hotel (planned groundbreaking early 2023)
* Subsurface sewer line infrastructure construction (end of 2022)
* Nelson Street bridge construction (early 2023).
Kaylene Ladinsky contributed to this article.
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