New construction in old subdivisions is sign of Atlanta’s growth
Michael Hartley’s neighbor is ready to move. And in his stead, he wants to leave 20 new homes in the quiet Roswell cul-de-sac Hartley has lived in for nearly 40 years.
“When you live on a cul-de-sac, who would ever expect it would be anything other than a cul-de-sac?” Hartley asked of the proposal, which would extend a road through his neighbor’s property and bring more traffic to his street.
The Atlanta Regional Commission estimates the metro population will increase by 2.5 million people by 2040 — roughly the equivalent of the entire population of metropolitan Charlotte, N.C., moving to the region.
And developers need somewhere to put all the new residents. More and more often, they’re looking for neighborhoods like Hartley’s as a place to squeeze in just a few more houses.
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