5+ hour, 23+ min ago  (351+ words) Another residential development has been delivered in the City of Atlanta's quest to set an example of how homelessness can be quickly, effectively, and humanely addressed." Mayor Andre Dickens and other dignitaries held a ribbon-cutting Thursday for The Beacon on…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (454+ words) On April 16, Invest Atlanta approved a $2 million Westside TAD grant for critical relocation work on the Vine City site of the planned Andrew Young International Institute for Peace and Reconciliation. It's an essential step for the $100 million project. The grant…...

1+ day, 44+ min ago  (218+ words) Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and the City of Atlanta have reached a milestone in their initiative to build or preserve 20, 000 affordable housing units across the city by 2030. The Beacon at Cooper Street, located at 405 Cooper Street, is the 500th unit of…...

3+ day, 4+ hour ago  (387+ words) Journalist Brian Goldstone recently offered insight into how homelessness has, in some cases, become big business for private equity firms " and a downward spiral for working families and individuals living in extended stay hotels, in their cars, or on the…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (341+ words) April 13, 2026 / 6: 09 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta Partners for HOME has reached a major housing milestone through a citywide effort called Atlanta Rising. A key piece of Atlanta Rising is Downtown Rising. The initiative aimed to house 400 people living on the streets…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (497+ words) Invest Atlanta, which helped finance the rehabilitation, outlines a plan to house more than 160 men at the Odd Fellows complex and to convert four street-level storefronts into below-market spaces for. .. Georgia Works Turns Odd Fellows Tower Into Sweet Auburn Homeless…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (602+ words) The hallways and rooms of the historic Odd Fellows Building nestled in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood were once a hub for Black businesses and social life in the early 20th century. But on Wednesday, it began a new chapter as a…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (652+ words) March 30, 2026 / 6: 25 PM EDT / CBS Atlanta After the city of Atlanta closed a homeless encampment near Grady Hospital in early March, Atlanta's deputy chief housing officer shared new insight into the city's efforts to address homelessness. On March 6, the city closed…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (449+ words) ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) " When driving down Cobb Parkway in Marietta, it is hard to miss the giant water tower on the side of the road. The tower tells passersby to "live life in full bloom." It sits in…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (756+ words) On March 4, housing leaders, developers, researchers and community advocates gathered at the Atlanta Regional Housing Forum to take stock of where the Atlanta region stands on affordability and, more importantly, what it will take to move forward. The conversation made…...