The Centurion Foundation, an Atlanta-based nonprofit, said it has initiated a process to potentially acquire Northlake Mall.

The Madison Yards deal reflects how grocery-anchored retail centers have long been an attractive asset to real estate investors.

It’s a permanent community fixture that activates Assembly Studios in Doraville beyond film and television production.

It was an abrupt decision, one that led one shop owner to call the general manager. The reason given: the mall had been sold.

Blight taxes are often used for abandoned residences, but they can also be applied to commercial properties. Some City Council members want the Campanile project to be taxed.

For more than five years, atlanta Civic Circle has covered housing affordability, labor rights and local government, focused on solutions-oriented reporting in the region.

Famed Atlanta developer and former Georgia Tech football star John Dewberry has long envisioned a sweeping revitalization of the former BellSouth headquarters building.

The two projects — the redevelopment of South Downtown and “The Center,” the revamp of the former CNN Center — highlight downtown’s rapid change ahead of the World Cup.

The changes are an investment in the Rialto’s future, said Executive Director Amy Reid, and an embracing of changing dynamics in live events over the last several years.

Up a narrow spiral staircase at the top of CNN Center sits the former apartment of network founder Ted Turner. The developer of the complex plans to preserve it.