Beulah Heights University, founded in 1918 and considered one of the Southeast's oldest Bible colleges, has issued a call for development proposals for its current campus and adjacent property along Berne Street in Ormewood Park.
The acreage includes 400 feet of frontage on the BeltLine's newly opened Southeast Trail, along a section of the 22-mile loop corridor that currently lacks retail. The potential mixed-use deal could include up to 4.3 acres of land and five contiguous parcels, representing one of the last remaining BeltLine-fronting development sites in the Ormewood Park and Grant Park submarket.
All offers from developers are due May 30. BHU intends to remain onsite in some capacity, though all current buildings could be scrapped for redevelopment. The 1.2-mile Southeast Trail segment opened earlier this year, connecting neighborhoods from Ormewood Park toward Glenwood Park.
The development interest underscores how quickly the BeltLine transforms surrounding real estate. Areas that were industrial or institutional just years ago are now attracting significant investment as the trail network expands.
