Atlanta BeltLine paid $16.5M for the Willoughby — a four-story office near the Eastside Trail — to preserve below-market commercial space in the Old Fourth Ward.

Charles R. 'Charlie' Brown, 87, reshaped Atlanta with Atlantic Station and major suburban office parks. Colleagues recall his consensus-building approach and long-running influence in regional development.

Authority Brands is relocating its headquarters to Cobb County, promising about 390 jobs and a $13 million investment at a new 48,000‑sq‑ft Franchisee Success Center. The move puts the franchisor in the Cobb Galleria area near The Battery Atlanta.

Tenants at Northlake Mall say they were given 30‑day vacate notices after managers said the property had been sold. Small businesses and event organizers are scrambling ahead of a Wednesday meeting with the owner.

Killer Mike has partnered with Bridge Tower to launch Build‑to‑Ownership, a rent‑to‑own joint venture aimed at turning renters in metro Atlanta into homeowners.

After sustained opposition and a nearly 10,000‑signer petition, the developer has stepped away from plans to build 280 homes beside the Yellow River Wildlife Sanctuary in Lilburn.

Homeowners in Villa Rica are protesting a city parkway plan after officials awarded a construction contract and filed eminent‑domain actions against holdout properties. Neighbors say they were blindsided by survey crews and council votes.

Roswell's council signed an MOU Monday to plan a $90M state veterans home backed by $65M in federal support but dependent on $35M in private donations.

Ministry Brands is relocating its corporate headquarters from Knoxville to Milton, opening a new office on June 23 and planning local hires over the next few years.

Octave sold Rivermont Square on Holcomb Bridge Road in Alpharetta for $18.95M and kept an outparcel while lining up a national tenant for the pad.

A Consumer Policy Center report warns that portals and lead services often take large referral fees from agents, and those cuts may be baked into buyer-side commissions.

Basis Industrial and OneIM paid roughly $89.5M for a 25‑building shallow‑bay portfolio in Stone Mountain and Tucker, expanding their small‑bay footprint in metro Atlanta.

Kite Realty paid about $71 million for Chastain Market in Sandy Springs after landlords replaced a vacant grocer and pushed retail leasing to near full. The sale marks a roughly 75% return for the 2022 buyers.