A wedge-shaped masonry building that’s sat vacant and tagged with graffiti for years is now on track for a retail comeback along Atlanta’s Beltline Southside Trail.
Development firm Under New Management is planning to convert the two-story structure at 1075 Boulevard SE in Chosewood Park into “neighborhood commercial” space. The 5,000-square-foot building, nicknamed the “Do Nothing” building, sits just yards from the recently completed Southside Trail and near the planned, but not yet funded, Boulevard Crossing Park expansion.
Under New Management, which owns the building, says the space is sized for two tenants. Plans call for core-and-shell improvements and patios on both floors. Atlanta’s Department of City Planning approved a Special Administrative Permit for the project last month. Company leader Saba Loghman told Urbanize Atlanta the project is in pre-leasing, with tenant move-ins targeted for next year. Line + Angle Architecture is designing the overhaul.
For mason contractors, projects like this put the existing wall assembly front and center. “Core and shell” work in a masonry building can hinge on what’s hiding behind years of vacancy, including the condition of mortar joints, any past patching, and how exterior surfaces were treated after repeated graffiti. Patio additions also bring key detailing questions to the front of the scope, including how new connections and transitions protect the masonry from bulk water, and how the wall drains at horizontal interruptions.
Property records show the building sold two years ago for $202,500, after trading in 2018 for $10,000. Under New Management is also building a mixed-use townhome project with a warehouse component in Kirkwood and has unveiled a “Downtown Chosewood” concept for vacant acreage off the Southside Trail corridor.
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