Developers could bring new life to a collection of vacant and graffiti-covered buildings near Turner Field —helping fulfill a long-awaited promise to spark investment in neighborhoods around the ballpark.
According to this week’s Atlanta Business Chronicle, the team of private developers working with Georgia State University to redevelop 67 acres including Turner Field and its sprawling parking lots could acquire additional property in the Summerhill neighborhood of Atlanta.
A joint venture of Carter, Oakwood Development and Healey Weatherholtz Properties has nearly 5 additional acres under contract that includes more than 40 parcels along Hank Aaron Drive and Georgia Avenue, according to sources familiar with the deal.
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