One of the last big BeltLine-facing prizes in southeast Atlanta is officially in play.
Beulah Heights University has opened its Ormewood Park campus and adjacent parcels for redevelopment, putting a rare BeltLine-front site in the Grant Park and Ormewood Park submarket on the market. The school is inviting proposals that could range from a one-acre pilot to a full 4.3-acre assemblage, with all offers due May 30, 2026. The timing lines up neatly with the Atlanta BeltLine’s newly opened Southeast Trail segment, which is already reshaping foot traffic patterns in the neighborhood.
As reported by Urbanize Atlanta, Beulah Heights, founded in 1918, has issued a call for development proposals for its campus and adjacent property along Berne Street and is marketing the site as a hard-to-find BeltLine-fronting opportunity in this part of the city.
Property And Parcel Details
Broker materials on LoopNet indicate the assemblage could include five contiguous parcels totaling up to 4.3 acres, with roughly 400 feet of frontage on the BeltLine Southside Trail. The four existing buildings add up to just over 31,000 square feet, and the campus currently offers about 80 parking spaces. Parcels are zoned O-I and R-4 within the BeltLine overlay, so any mixed-use redevelopment would require rezoning and new entitlements.
What Developers Are Being Asked To Deliver
The listing strongly encourages ground-floor restaurant and retail space with multifamily units above in order to activate the trail. It lays out three redevelopment scenarios, from a one-acre pilot to a full "Option C" that would remake the entire campus. The broker packet notes that the university "maintains an ongoing institutional presence onsite" and requires that any demolished Beulah Heights University buildings or parking be replaced as condominium-format institutional space in a new project. Proposals are expected to spell out land area, purchase price, replacement institutional space, entitlement timeline, and other line-item costs.
Why Timing And The BeltLine Matter
The Southeast Trail officially opened in mid-April, stitching Ormewood Park into a newly activated corridor and driving demand for walkable retail and housing along the path, according to the Atlanta BeltLine. That surge in activity, along with the BeltLine's ongoing affordable-housing and land-acquisition work, means private proposals for the Beulah Heights site will likely be weighed against public goals and neighborhood impact during rezoning and permitting.
Developers eyeing the property should note that proposals are due May 30, 2026, and that the broker's marketing packet lays out the required submission items and the suggested redevelopment scenarios. Inquiries and tour requests are being routed through the broker listed in the packet, and teams are expected to address institutional replacement space and entitlement strategy carefully in their offers.
