The Atlanta Regional Commission’s Regional Excellence Awards recognized projects in metro Atlanta that exemplify cutting-edge, livable design that enhances the surrounding community and that support the goals and policies of the Atlanta Region’s Plan.
This year, we awarded four categories and an honorable mention.
Visionary Planning
Moving Fayetteville Forward
City of Fayetteville and HKS
Moving Fayetteville Forward is a long-range plan that envisions a vibrant downtown that is more pedestrian friendly, safer for bicycling, with new parks and green spaces, and architecture that honors the city’s rich history while also looking to the future.
This vision grew out of an ARC Livable Centers Initiative planning process that featured online surveys, virtual community meetings, and a digital ‘scavenger hunt’ where residents submitted photos of what they liked best about their city. The plan will serve as a guide for developers looking to invest in the community ensuring that Fayetteville remains a great place to live.
Innovative Development
12 Hundred Studios
ARRC Capital Partners, Alexander Goshen, and Tenth Street Ventures
12 Hundred Studios, a renovated apartment complex in the city of Atlanta’s Historic Hunter Hills neighborhood, offers an innovative solution to one of metro Atlanta’s most pressing challenges – affordable housing.
The project was financed privately. The development team was able to keep rents low by converting the building’s 20 vacant units into 40 micro apartments, 10 of which were reserved for people experiencing homelessness.
Great Place
Pittsburgh Yards
Annie E. Casey Foundation
Pittsburgh Yards is an innovative co-working space that has quickly become an economic hub for South Atlanta. The project’s first phase, the Nia Building, is a renovated 61,000 square foot building offering 101 affordable workspaces … along with shared amenities including a conference center, rooftop terrace, amphitheater, and commercial…
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