Atlanta Begins Effort To Turn Vacant Land Into Affordable Housing
The city of Atlanta is repurposing four properties it owns for affordable housing.
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The city of Atlanta is repurposing four properties it owns for affordable housing.
The parcels are part of a larger effort to redevelop publicly owned vacant land throughout Atlanta.
According to planning commissioner Tim Keane, there are more than 1300 properties in the city’s name.
With most, however, Keane told council members Tuesday the city is unsure whether development is possible.
He said Atlanta is forming a task force, involving Invest Atlanta, the Atlanta Housing Authority and the Atlanta BeltLine, to review available parcels.
“To take them from the category of we’re not sure if it’s suitable for affordable housing into the category of absolutely suitable for affordable housing,” Keane said.
In the meantime, the city is moving forward with the first four properties it has identified as appropriate for housing.
Under the proposal, three would be single-family homes, available for people to buy at affordable prices through the Atlanta Land Bank.
The fourth property, a one-acre lot downtown, would be a mixed-use project. Invest Atlanta intends to request proposals for the site.
The city council must approve the new uses of the land.
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