June 10, 2025

Short stretch of Atlanta Beltline is witnessing a restaurant boom

Citizen, Columbia Ventures, Studioplex

Four new Eastside Trail-adjacent concepts open, announced in span of a few months

May 28, 2025, 1:04PM | Josh Green

The Howell Mill Road corridor and other sections of West Midtown have taken lumps this year for a wave of unfortunate restaurant closures, but on the flipside of town, it’s recently been a different story.

Within the span of a few months, high-profile patios along the Atlanta Beltline’s Eastside Trail between Irwin Street and Edgewood Avenue have sprung to life with diners and springtime revelers. And more is on the way soon.

Each of the new eateries is operating (or will soon operate) at the base of buildings with other uses above, ranging from upscale apartments to sprawling townhomes and terrace-heavy office space. A stream of nearby foot traffic, especially on weekends and evenings, is constant. And the patio spaces, even by Atlanta’s big standards, are roomy.

Source: Urbanize Atlanta

May 2, 2025

MSU Denver Student Housing Building

Ballfield at Auraria, Columbia Ventures

Metropolitan State University of Denver is planning to construct an approximately 550-bed student-housing building on the Auraria Campus, part of the first on-campus housing project in the University’s history.

The development on the campus’ north end, across from Ball Arena and just east of the Tivoli Garage, will also include a second building, owned by the Auraria Campus, that will offer workforce-housing units for mixed-income residents, including qualifying MSU Denver faculty members, staff members and students.

With planned retail, food and beverage space, the mixed-use development aims to create a vibrant, community-centric downtown environment while addressing growing concerns about soaring housing costs in Denver.

Source: Metropolitan State University

March 18, 2025

Downtown Jacksonville on pace for 10,000 residents with these new projects coming online

Union Terminal Warehouse

David Bauerlein | Jacksonville Florida Times-Union | March 17, 2025

The opening this month of three new apartment buildings will add about 1,300 residents to downtown Jacksonville and the ongoing construction of other apartments, townhomes and condos would enable the city to finally hit its long-time goal of 10,000 downtown residents in 2026.

Downtown Vision’s most recent State of Downtown report showed 7,657 residents in 4,707 residential units with a 96% occupancy rate in 2024.

“It’s still a premium address and if people have the quality of finishes and amenities they want, people are going to pay for that and that’s what we’re seeing,” Downtown Vision CEO Jake Gordon said.

“I do think in the very short term there’s a little bit of glut in the market,” he said. “People have so many more opportunities so it’s kind of shifted back to the renter but the reality is that as these get full, that will all work out.”

Source: The Florida Times Union

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