MARTA broke ground on the first of six “transit-oriented developments” at its Edgewood-Candler Park MARTA station Monday.

A private developer, Columbia Ventures LLC, is building the $40 million project at no cost to MARTA.

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Source: 90.1 FM WABE

MARTA CEO Keith Parker said Spoke, the $40 million privately funded mixed-use development at the Edgewood/Candler Park station, reflects the system’s reinvention and commitment to better service. Atlanta based development firm Columbia Ventures will lease underused parking lots at the station and develop a mix of 224 apartments, retail, restaurants, a park and a performing arts center.

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