Atlanta Civic Center Redevelopment Starts Nearly a Decade After Property Sale

Staff Report From Georgia CEO

Monday, December 15th, 2025

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.

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