2025 Pipeline& Reports:

Dunwoody Village: Aligning Vision and Opportunity
ULI Atlanta is partnering with the Dunwoody Development Authority to convene a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) focused on Dunwoody Village, the city’s longtime commercial center. With a distinctive architectural character, active local businesses, and a central location, the Village is well-positioned to evolve into a more connected, welcoming, and vibrant community hub. This TAP will bring together a panel of experts to explore strategies for enhancing walkability, introducing greenspace, supporting local retail, and guiding thoughtful redevelopment that reflects community priorities.

Embodied Carbon in Buckhead
As part of a global cohort supported by the ULI Randall Lewis Center for Sustainability in Real Estate, ULI Atlanta hosted the 2025 Net Zero Imperative (NZI) Workshops in partnership with Livable Buckhead. Focused on one of Atlanta’s most vibrant commercial and residential districts, these Technical Assistance-focused workshops convened local leaders, developers, property owners, real estate professionals, and community stakeholders, alongside guest participants from across the U.S. and Canada. Together, they explored practical, place-based strategies to reduce carbon emissions and build long-term resilience in Buckhead. Key focus areas included energy efficiency, low-carbon transportation, and sustainable development. This effort is part of a broader ULI initiative to create healthier, more sustainable, and economically thriving communities worldwide.

City of Tucker
The City of Tucker, Georgia, partnered with ULI Atlanta to convene a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) focused on addressing affordable and missing middle housing throughout the city. This initiative reflects Tucker’s proactive approach to ensuring housing options are accessible and diverse for its growing population. The TAP brought together a multidisciplinary team of experts in real estate, urban planning, and housing policy to assess current challenges, identify opportunities, and recommend actionable strategies. Through stakeholder engagement, analysis of existing conditions, and best practices, the panel aimed to guide and foster a balanced housing ecosystem that meets the needs of residents across all income levels.

City of Tybee Island
The City of Tybee Island has partnered with ULI Atlanta to convene a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to explore strategies for activating and leveraging Memorial Park, a central community asset on the island. Currently home to the municipal annex, Memorial Park holds untapped potential as a vibrant community hub. The TAP will evaluate opportunities to enhance the park’s functionality, accessibility, and appeal while integrating plans to fund and construct a new evacuation shelter that meets the city’s emergency preparedness needs. Through collaboration with local stakeholders and an in-depth analysis of existing conditions, the panel will provide actionable recommendations to maximize the park’s value as a central gathering space while addressing critical infrastructure goals.

2024

Reimagining 401 Walton Way in Augusta, Georgia

ULI Atlanta partnered with the City of Augusta to explore redevelopment opportunities for 401 Walton Way, a six-acre site in the heart of Georgia’s second-largest city. Formerly home to the City’s Law Enforcement Center, the site is now a blank canvas primed for transformation.

Our Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) recommended a phased approach to activate the space in the short term while setting the stage for long-term catalytic development. Immediate opportunities include leveraging partnerships to create a dynamic sense of place through greenspaces, soccer pitches, pop-up markets, and community programming. With strategic planning, the site can become a key connector to Augusta’s riverfront, unlocking greater public access to the Savannah River.

Looking ahead, the site’s location presents an exciting opportunity for an innovation hub that builds on Augusta’s strengths—proximity to Fort Eisenhower, leading medical institutions, and a growing knowledge economy. ULI Atlanta is excited to see how Augusta embraces these possibilities to create a transformative destination in the heart of the city.

City of Norcross
In December 2024, ULI Atlanta convened a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to explore strategies for repositioning the Buford Highway Corridor in the City of Norcross. As a vital part of Metro Atlanta’s multicultural landscape, Buford Highway is home to a diverse array of businesses that contribute to the area’s unique identity. However, the corridor’s existing suburban strip mall design presents challenges in maximizing its potential. The panel identified key opportunities to enhance walkability, encourage creative placemaking, and introduce mixed-use spaces that better connect to Norcross’s historic and walkable downtown. Through strategic investment and thoughtful urban design, Buford Highway can become a more vibrant and inclusive asset for the community.

 

2023

Atlanta Housing ULI Advisory Services Panel
Atlanta Housing’s strategic plans call for the development of 5,000 new affordable homes, a significant portion of which will be on vacant and undeveloped land. Most of the vacant land lacks the infrastructure to support new development as proposed. Atlanta Housing asked the ULI Advisory Services program, in partnership with ULI Atlanta, to help provide solutions towards the development of these parcels.

Rabun County, GA
Forward Rabun requested the guidance of the Urban Land Institute’s Terwilliger Center and ULI Atlanta to provide understanding and meeting housing needs recommendations for Rabun County’s workforce and businesses.

City of Alpharetta, GA
The city of Alpharetta requested the guidance of ULI Atlanta for the repositioning and redevelopment opportunities along the Windward Parkway corridor

2022

Downtown Powder Springs
Powder Springs leadership requested a Technical Assistance Panel (TAP) to study land uses appropriate for downtown, the repositioning of properties the city has under contract, and the potential for further acquisition and land assembly.

Atlanta Community Schoolyards (2022) Scott Elementary School and Continental Colony Elementary School
A project of the 10-Minute Walk Campaign, a nationwide movement launched in October 2017 to ensure that there is a great park within a ten-minute walk of every person, in every neighborhood, in every city across the United States.

 

2021

Atlanta Community Schoolyards (2021) Price Middle School and Toomer Elementary School
A project of the 10-Minute Walk Campaign, a nationwide movement launched in October 2017 to ensure that there is a great park within a ten-minute walk of every person, in every neighborhood, in every city across the United States.

All Saints’ Episcopal Church
The TAP panel goal was to provide recommendations for the potential future development of the All Saints’ Episcopal Church campus, which encompasses an entire city block.

City of Doraville Downtown Redevelopment (2021)
To create a vision for Doraville’s City-owned land that could inform and guide future development and planning.

2020

Fulton County Executive Airport (2020)
This project sought to help Fulton County understand overall redevelopment strategies for the Executive Airport site that are market viable, with funding strategies and an implementation plan.

Atlanta Community Schoolyards (2020) –  Sarah Smith Elementary, Lenora P. Miles Elementary, Harper -Archer Elementary
A project of the 10-Minute Walk Campaign, a nationwide movement launched in October 2017 to ensure that there is a great park within a ten-minute walk of every person, in every neighborhood, in every city across the United States.

2019

Bloomberg Philanthropies American Cities Climate Challenge (2019)
Address parking maters related to supply and demand, parking minimums and maximums, impacts of other forms of transportation, real market-feasible parking standards, nd how each of these issues may change over time.

Atlanta Community Schoolyards (2019) –  Dobbs Elementary School & L.O. Kimberly Elementary School
A project of the 10-Minute Walk Campaign, a nationwide movement launched in October 2017 to ensure that there is a great park within a ten-minute walk of every person, in every neighborhood, in every city across the United States.

Affordable Housing Strategies for Gainesville & Hall County (2019)
Developed an affordable housing gameplan for Gainesville, GA in partnership with United Way of Hall County.

2018

Savannah Civic Center Redevelopment (2018)
A redevelopment strategy to consider the highest and best uses for the City of Savannah’s Civic Center site encompassing 7 acres and 10 city blocks of downtown Savannah.

Design for Affordability (November 2018)
A taskforce of the Technical Assistance Programs (TAPs) Committee addressing innovations in planning and design through four housing product solutions that are quickly implemented, unsubsidized, utilize existing land and materials, and affordable for 10% – 120% AMI.

2017

Clayton County – Mountain View (2017)
Comprehensive development strategy to determine how Clayton County can maximize economic development, properly brand the area to create a positive perception, create an entertainment district, and ultimately establish Mountain View as a major regional economic engine.

Christian City (2017)
Explore development opportunities for about 200 acres of property owned by the organization in Union City, Georgia, as part of a strategy to provide a regular revenue stream to support its mission.

2016

East Metro DeKalb CID (2016)
Assess Wesley Chapel-Panola corridor revitalization corridor development strategies aimed at growing the economic vitality of the CID district.

City of Atlanta (143 Alabama St.)
Assess, analyze and recommend best uses for a building owned by the City located at 143 Alabama Street, commonly referred to as the Atlanta Constitution Building.

Sweet Auburn Works (2016)
Examine the desirable retail mix in the Sweet Auburn Historic District in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia (the “Study Area”) as part of a broader strategy to revitalize the Study Area.

2015

Fort Mac LRA (2015)
Advisory services and recommendations determining the market and development opportunities for the 145-acre± parcel of the former Fort McPherson (Fort Mac) in Atlanta, Georgia, that MILRA acquired from the Army.

Athens Clarke County – Lexington Road (2015)
Strategy and recommendations for strengthening the retail presence along the Corridor and creating a strategy to address underutilized areas. The central question was how to transform the Lexington Road Corridor into a vibrant entryway to Athens.  Athens Lexington Road Appendices (2015)

2013

Athens Clarke County (2013)
Advisory services and recommendations for ways for ACCUG to retain current retail businesses, expand the desirability of the corridor to new retail business and other uses, and enhance the appearance and flow along the corridor.

City of Clarkston (2013)
Advisory services for improving the economic competitiveness of Clarkston and its downtown area.  The City asked for assistance in understanding the unmet needs of its residents and examining ways to attract nonresident customers, new tenants and private investment.

2012

Atlanta Streetcar (2012)
Advisory services to provide insight regarding the development opportunities within the Atlanta Streetcar Corridor and recommendations to implement the final strategy.

Boulevard CID Report (2012)
Advisory services to the Boulevard Community Improvement District (CID) for the redevelopment of the properties adjacent to the Fulton Industrial Boulevard and I-20 Interchange.

Mableton (2012)
Advisory services and recommendations for the South Cobb Redevelopment Authority and the Atlanta Regional Commission through its Lifelong Mableton Initiative to   attract investment and development of property located in the center of Mableton in accordance with the Lifelong Communities Plan and Cobb County’s redevelopment   objectives for the Mableton area, Georgia.

2011

City of Morrow Exec. Summary (2011)
Advisory Services to provide the City of Morrow with a development strategy for the Southlake Parkway potential redevelopment area in Morrow, Georgia. City of Morrow PPT (2011)

Columbus (2011)
Recommendations for The Redevelopment & Revitalization Of The 13th Avenue & 13th Street Corridors in Columbus, Georgia.

East Point (2011)
Advisory Services to provide the East Point Business and Industrial Development Authority (BIDA) and the City with Guidance and Direction for Revitalization and Redevelopment of the Downtown Commons Area in East Point, Georgia.

2010

ARC 2040 TAP Report (2010)
Assist the Atlanta Regional Commission in re-evaluating its materials and planning policies for its 2040 Plan.

Atlanta BeltLine Dev. Focus Group (2010)
Provide a “developer perspective” to Atlanta BeltLine Inc. (ABI) on 12 proposed BeltLine Community Benefits Principles.

Norcross Report (2010)
Advisory services regarding new, mixed-use development around Lillian Webb Park located in the Norcross Central Business District in Norcross,Georgia.

College Park Report (2010)
Provide guidance & direction in developing a design/ build  process for the bus shelter south of the intersection of Old National Highway & Godby Road.

Stone Mountain (2010)
Advice and recommendations for the redevelopment of a failed condominium project near the west entrance of Stone Mountain Park in Stone Mountain, Georgia.

2008

Old Fourth Ward (2008)
Assist with the creation of a detailed implementation strategy for the recently approved Old Fourth Ward Redevelopment Plan Update and provide to City of Atlanta Council members guidance and direction, through discussion among a panel of experts in the areas of city planning, development, and implementation.

2007

City of Atlanta (2007)
Advisory services and recommendations to the City of Atlanta focusing on the real estate aspect of the permitting process and facility with emphasis on location, operations and financing of a new Permitting Center.

2006

Inner Harbour (2006)
Provide Inner Harbour guidance and direction on developing a strategic plan for its Douglasville campus through discussion among a panel of experts in the areas of market analysis, brokerage, land planning, zoning, engineering, and development.