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The Southside Trail's ribbon-cutting is set for April 16, while Segment 6 between Memorial Drive and Glenwood Avenue gets a major upgrade starting this summer.
Atlanta BeltLine Inc. says 4,425 affordable units have been delivered within the BeltLine corridor, with some residents paying less than $100 a month in rent.
The Reynoldstown steakhouse's Japanese-Peruvian fusion dish made Rough Draft's monthly best-of list. Paper-thin raw hamachi with charred avocado and leche de tigre shows why the restaurant's Nikkei menu deserves attention.
That empty lot at Chester and Fulton Terrace is finally seeing action. Lennar is building 33 townhomes about a block from the Eastside Trail, with condos to follow. The site sat vacant for nearly five years.
After nearly five years of sitting as an empty lot, that prominent corner at Chester Avenue and Fulton Terrace is finally seeing some action. The 85-unit townhome and condo project is moving forward under new ownership, bringing much-needed housing just a block from the Eastside Trail. It's one of those developments that neighbors have been watching and waiting on for what feels like forever.
The U.S. Senate overwhelmingly passed bipartisan legislation with a Warnock-backed provision that would ban large corporations from owning more than 350 single-family homes. The 89-10 vote shows rare bipartisan agreement on tackling housing affordability by limiting institutional investors who have been gobbling up homes across Atlanta and other hot markets.
Reynoldstown is a small neighborhood just south of Inman Park, roughly bounded by I-20 to the south, Moreland Avenue to the east, the BeltLine to the north, and Boulevard to the west. It was historically a working-class African American community, and while gentrification has changed the demographics significantly, longtime residents and newer arrivals have worked (sometimes uneasily) to keep some of that original character intact. The BeltLine runs along the neighborhood's northern edge, and the Eastside Trail has made Reynoldstown one of the most connected neighborhoods in the city.
The biggest draw in Reynoldstown might be the Atlanta BeltLine's Eastside Trail itself, which passes right through. But the neighborhood also has a growing food and entertainment scene. Ladybird Grove & Mess Hall sits right on the trail, and Memorial Drive has become a corridor of new restaurants and coffee shops. The weekly BeltLine Lantern Parade in September is one of those quintessentially Atlanta events that draws thousands. Ruby Chow's, El Vinedo, and other spots have added to the dining options.
Housing in Reynoldstown is a study in contrasts. You'll see brand-new modern townhomes and infill development next to original shotgun-style houses and small bungalows. Prices have shot up because of the BeltLine proximity, and there are ongoing conversations in the neighborhood about affordability and displacement. The area has a scrappy, in-transition energy. It's not as polished as Inman Park or as established as Grant Park, and some residents consider that a feature, not a bug.