Thompson Thrift has begun building Lineage, a 300-unit, amenity-rich apartment community at Harbins Road and Highway 316 in Dacula, marking the developer’s 100th multifamily project.

Elme Communities sold more than 800 apartments in the Marietta and Sandy Springs area as it advances a liquidation plan. Two ReNew properties moved to FPA Multifamily in the latest deals.

Cobb County is weighing a 180‑day pause on data‑center permits and rezoning in unincorporated areas amid concerns about noise, water and power.

South Fulton will tear down Building 900 at the Camelot Condominiums beginning this week, officials say. The removal is the first physical step in a long campaign to address fires and blight at the complex.

Oakland Exchange will convert two century‑old Cut Rate Box warehouses into 126 lofts, creative commercial space and below‑market retail — with a large affordability pledge. The BeltLine and Urban Realty Partners say construction is underway.

A 16-townhome plan for 1247 Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard would add for-sale and workforce housing a block from the BeltLine's Westside Trail. Two units are set aside for 50–80% AMI buyers.

Saint‑Gobain’s CertainTeed plant in Peachtree City completed a multiyear expansion that doubled shingle output and aims to supply thousands of homes across the Southeast.

Hotel Phoenix has opened at Centennial Yards with 292 rooms, Zephyr restaurant and new event space — the first major hospitality anchor for the downtown redevelopment.

Freestone bought Voya’s 400K‑square‑foot Sandy Springs office campus for $32.9M; Voya will remain on roughly 80K sf under a lease through 2027.

Novare sold SkyHouse Buckhead in Buckhead, Atlanta to UBS Realty Investors for about $83.4M, closing out the developer’s SkyHouse ownership as institutions return. The deal signals renewed appetite for Class‑A multifamily in Atlanta.

The Atlanta City Council approved a zoning change requiring push-button door activators at primary street-facing entrances of new commercial and public buildings to improve accessibility. Advocates say it’s a simple fix with big day-to-day impact.

Cardinal Infrastructure bought Sugar Hill’s A.L. Grading Contractors for $245.5M and amended its term loan to $200M as it expands into the Atlanta market.

Goldman Sachs paid $90.8 million for a Buckhead apartment tower near Buckhead Village, according to the Atlanta Business Chronicle.