What's happening?
A new mixed-use development is being proposed along the Beltline next to Piedmont Park, in the Virginia-Highland and Morningside-Lenox neighborhoods.

The proposed development would add:
+ 900 new apartments in a transit-friendly, walkable neighborhood
+ 180 of these apartments reserved as permanently affordable housing (at 80% AMI)
+ 90k SF of Beltline-oriented retail (12.5% of retail reserved at lower rates for local qualifying businesses)
+ 150k SF office space

Why does it matter?
This project would offer roughly 2,000 new residents a mixed-income, mixed-use place to live in one of our city's most walkable, bikeable, and currently exclusionary neighborhoods. This would be the first new apartments in Virginia-Highland in 15 YEARS! We need robust housing growth through projects like this to accommodate Atlanta's growing population and prevent rising rents, displacement, and urban sprawl. This mix also allows for ample parking sharing, 24/7 activation, making the development, Beltline, and Piedmont park safer for all.

Other project details:
+ The land is currently zoned C-1, which already allows office towers and up to 300 apartments. The developer is asking to rezone to mixed-use to allow an additional 600 apartments.
+ The rezoning has gone through extensive neighborhood engagement. Neighborhood associations representing Virginia-Highlands & Morningside-Lenox have negotiated conditions for the project, including:

• All new parking will be below grade. No parking podiums!
• Increased parking maximums
• Increased bike parking
• 20% minimum publicly accessible open space
• Quality design standards for architecture and open space
• A new access point via Evelyn Drive
• Safe bicycle access across the Beltline
• Traffic calming projects along Monroe and in adjoining neighborhoods

• Sign this petition to show that you support more housing along the Beltline!
• Share this petition to help spread the word!
• If you live in NPU F (what is my NPU?), please register with NPU F and make a plan to vote in favor of the project at the next NPU F virtual meeting at May 15th at 7pm . As part of registration, you'll also have to submit proof of residency (tax invoice, power bill, driver's license) to npuf@npufatlanta.org. Have your partner or roommates register & attend too - every vote counts!
• If you don't live in NPU F, the rezoning will likely go before the city-wide Zoning Review Board and Atlanta City Council at a later date. Stay tuned - we'll let you know when there's additional opportunities to voice your support!

You can read more about the project (and the opposition) here.