US$5-Billion “City Within a City” Greenlit in Atlanta

One of “the most ambitious and controversial” developments in Atlanta history was greenlit by the City Council in November 2018, The Architect’s Newspaper was among outlets to report. Comparable in scope to Hudson Yards in New York City, the US$5-billion CIM development is set to take shape on 40 acres of sunken railyards downtown known as The Gulch. Planned are nine million sq. ft. of office space, one million sq. ft. of retail and housing within more than 12 new buildings atop parking, along with new streets and parks. Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is a proponent of the project, but critics would have preferred a new transit hub and fear