Atlanta Civic Center redevelopment starts nearly a decade after property sale

Redevelopment of Atlanta’s Civic Center has officially started after the property was sold nearly a decade ago. On Tuesday, officials broke ground on the forthcoming multi-phase, multi-use community near the city’s Old Fourth Ward.

Back in 2015, Atlanta’s city council put the property up for sale after its closure. The aging site was a financial strain, and was later sold to Atlanta Housing Authority for just over 30 million dollars in 2017.

Now, the property will deliver 148 affordable senior rental units in the first phase of redevelopment.