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January 12, 2023 In Development, News By exploreavondale

Town Green Mixed-Use Project Moves Closer to Reality

The vision for a vibrant retail and restaurant row adjacent to Avondale Estates' Town Green took a step closer to reality Tuesday, Jan. 10. At the Avondale Estates Downtown Development Authority’s (DDA) regular monthly meeting, authority members voted unanimously to approve the development contract for...

City Manager Patrick Bryant and Mayor Jonathan Elmore accept the Award of Regional Excellence for Great Places at the Atlanta Regional Commissions State of the Regionl

November 8, 2022 In Development, News By exploreavondale

Town Green Receives Regional Excellence Award as a Great Place

The City of Avondale Estates and the Avondale Estates Downtown Development Authority received the 2022 Regional Excellence Award in the Great Places category for the Town Green project from the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) on Friday, Oct. 28. The ARC's annual awards honor visionary projects that are improving quality of...

September 20, 2021 In Business, Community, Development, News By exploreavondale

In Avondale Estates’ growing food, drink district, next project barreling ahead

Construction and tenant signings have ramped up at Olive & Pine, ITP Atlanta's latest food hall The investment group behind mixed-use, adaptive-reuse Olive and Pine in Avondale Estates says the project is nearly 70 percent leased and should start turning spaces over to tenants in coming...

May 25, 2021 In Community, Development By exploreavondale

Why Avondale Estates’ New Town Green is Important

Later this year, our city will break ground on a Town Green in the Commercial Business District (CBD). This Town Green is a strategically important and positive investment in our city’s future. When did this project happen and where did it come from? Several years ago, the city’s...

July 2, 2020 In Development, News By exploreavondale

[Update] DJJ Building from the Downtown Development Authority

[July 2, 2020] AE’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) posted an update regarding the Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) building last November (2019). Effectively, the DDA determined that the best way to execute our strategy of monetizing this asset was through a purchase sale agreement (PSA) with...

November 13, 2019 In Development, News By exploreavondale

Department of Juvenile Justice Building Action

[November 13, 2019] My name is Dave Deiters, and I’m the Chair of Avondale Estates Downtown Development Authority (DDA). I’m writing on its behalf, regarding the Department of Juvenile Justice Building (DJJ) located at 3408 Covington Highway. So, what / who is the DDA? The DDA is...