Getty Images We’ve closed up shop for the time being Dear readers, We’re writing with some news: We’ve closed up shop at Curbed Atlanta for the time being, and we’re leaving our homepage curated with our some of our best and most resourceful stories. Meanwhile, our national site will continue to report on how changes in the housing market could affect you, feature striking homes from around the country, and distill the latest design trends. You can also follow Curbed on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook—where we also host groups for fans of midcentury modern houses and interiors and campers, va ..read more

Midtown’s 1930s Winnwood Apartments. | Photo courtesy of City Realty Advisors Will I be evicted? Can I move May 1? What if my rent goes up? Can that even happen? Here are answers We’re a month into the novel coronavirus’s impact on life in Atlanta, and by appearances, we have at least another month of disruption ahead. Which means that Atlanta’s rental market, and the city’s renters, are dealing with a unique and unexpected reality. This leaves a lot of questions to be answered, even if we think we’re weary of talking about COVID-19. The hopefully temporary shutdown of myriad businesses a ..read more

Usually teeming with convention-goers, the Georgia World Congress Center has been uncharacteristically quiet lately. | GWCC Meanwhile, an Atlanta-based designed firm is teaching hotel operators how to convert into makeshift hospitals One of the nation’s busiest convention centers is poised for a temporary transformation that could help Atlanta combat the novel coronavirus pandemic. WSB-TV reports that a 200-bed temporary hospital is being built at downtown’s Georgia World Congress Center. While area hospitals are burdened by the spike in cases of COVID-19, the disease carried by the coronaviru ..read more

A three-bedroom option called The Cloudberry. | Photos and images courtesy of Vernon Ormewood; home designs by TerraCraft Vernon Ormewood will offer 20 houses a couple of blocks from the Atlanta Beltline’s future Southside Trail, developers say A pocket neighborhood rising in Ormewood Park is another sign that Atlanta residential construction is forging ahead during the novel coronavirus pandemic’s shelter-in-place orders, an “essential” industry the city allows. Officials with The Brightstar Team/Compass announced today several homes are under construction despite COVID-19 restrictions at Ver ..read more

Could we do better? | Josh Green, Curbed Atlanta It’s been a month since widespread closings began. Have city leaders gotten it right thus far? The battle over Beltline use during the COVID-19 epidemic has concluded—for now—with restrictions governing who can patronize the multi-use trail system and when. Aside from that, though, the City of Atlanta’s populace has largely conformed to the guidelines laid out by public health professionals, from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on down. Once ubiquitous, e-scooters have vanished from city streets; previously packed restaurants have ..read more

The Floridian color scheme at 1573 Paxon Street SE, with entry to the downstairs apartment at bottom right. | Southeastern Home The recently listed renovation described as “gorgeous” overlooks Coan Park In the southwestern fringes of Kirkwood, along sloping Paxon Street, this updated ranch from 1963 is anything but typical now, at least in terms of layout and design decisions. Like most ranches of the era, it’s solid brick all the way around, but now with a white-painted facade that includes what could be polarizing door colors. Fluorescent flamingo, let’s call it. In any case, this latest int ..read more

Making the most of shared, confined spaces has been the order of the day for younger Atlantans for a month. | Shutterstock “We’re all scared—of getting sick, of economic fallout, of being far from those we love—and that simple fact inspires us to make home as delightful as possible” Enlisting a roommate, in large part, entails swearing an unwritten oath—that a life in close proximity is inevitable, and that a person’s day-to-day will probably impact that of their companions. It can be challenging in normal times. Imagine a life in constant close proximity to others—in some cases, former strang ..read more

The unit’s airy main living space. | Keller Williams Intown Atlanta Fronting the Atlanta Beltline, this 2006 dwelling is a modern rendition of a two-story loft  Don’t let the utilitarian brick exterior of this 2006 unit at Mill Town Lofts in Reynoldstown fool you. Inside the 1,002-square-foot space, you’ll find all the characteristics shared by lofts of the era across the city. Think exposed brick walls, polished concrete floors, and high, arched windows. The white and gray palette, steel staircase and railings, and exposed ductwork add a modern, industrial aesthetic to the loft, while th ..read more

Perkiness describes the exterior paint choices and dormers at 1765 Piper Circle SE. Driveway parking and a one-car garage are at left. | Keller Williams Realty/Justin Landis Group; photography by Daniel Stabler It’s not huge, but this three-bedroom abode on a tree-shaded lot was renovated with character This new East Atlanta listing is aiming for a touch of midcentury flair where you wouldn’t necessarily expect it: a 1940s bungalow with dormers and two stories. That style comes via furnishings and maybe a custom built-in or two, so it’s not totally significant or permanent for bungalow lo ..read more

Downtown rush-hour traffic one afternoon in March. | Josh Green, Curbed Atlanta Unlike cities around the world, metro Atlanta’s skies haven't noticeably changed in a time of much less driving As Atlanta’s traditionally clogged and smog-spewing highway systems have been more scantily used during the coronavirus pandemic, another silver lining in these complex times seems to have emerged—at least for now. Metro Atlanta fuel emissions have dropped in recent weeks, as state and local governments order citizens to shelter at home in an effort to prevent the spread of COVID-19, the disease car ..read more