“A nonprofit group and its partners broke ground over the weekend on the first phase of a commercial development that backers say will bring jobs south of downtown Atlanta.

The Annie E. Casey Foundation and a joint-venture team called Columbia Core Partners say the $26 million first phase of Pittsburgh Yards will create space for shops, restaurants, offices and light industrial businesses. The project will rise on 14 acres of a 31-acre site sandwiched between University Avenue and the future southern Beltline trail. …”

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Source: My AJC – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

“On Saturday developers held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Pittsburgh Yards mixed-use development project.

One of the biggest goals for the project is to bring more than 1,000 jobs to the area over the span of a decade.

The project will cover 31 acres and connect to the city’s Beltline. …”

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Source: CBS 46

“Pittsburgh Yards will transform a 31-acre tract into a buzzing neighborhood commercial hub, plans state.

This past weekend, construction began on a major project slated to transform a large tract of land in the Pittsburgh neighborhood, south of downtown.

Sited at 352 University Avenue and fronting the future Southside Beltline Trail, the project—billed as Pittsburgh Yards—will bring major changes to the 31-acre, former industrial site and could be a shot in the arm for the area. …”

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Source: Curbed Atlanta