The A-List Weekly Brief — 2026-07-01

A dog park, a timber tower, and a council vote 240 miles away

Wednesday, July 1, 2026Sent to 1,756 subscribers

Happy Wednesday, Atlanta. It has been a busy one. One of Buckhead Village's favorite dog parks may be on borrowed time. Jamestown filed plans this month for a 19-story timber tower with nearly 300 apartments on the corner Fetch Park occupies today. Trading a beloved off-leash park and bar for a high-rise gets a neighborhood talking, and it is not the only block Atlanta is rewriting this week. New units are landing in Blandtown, English Avenue saved some affordable housing, and College Park's council raised eyebrows with a vote held 240 miles away in Savannah. Here is what we're watching this week.

WEEKLY BRIEF

Happy Wednesday, Atlanta. It has been a busy one.

One of Buckhead Village's favorite dog parks may be on borrowed time. Jamestown filed plans this month for a 19-story timber tower with nearly 300 apartments on the corner Fetch Park occupies today. Trading a beloved off-leash park and bar for a high-rise gets a neighborhood talking, and it is not the only block Atlanta is rewriting this week. New units are landing in Blandtown, English Avenue saved some affordable housing, and College Park's council raised eyebrows with a vote held 240 miles away in Savannah.

Here is what we're watching this week.

Development

Jamestown Plans Mass Timber Tower Where Fetch Park Stands

Fetch Park Buckhead is out. Jamestown just filed plans for a mass timber high-rise in Buckhead Village with nearly 300 units.

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Blandtown Gets 247 Apartments and a Tax Break Near the Beltline

Develop Fulton approved a tax incentive for Alta West Midtown, a 247-unit complex replacing a tire facility in Blandtown. Here's what the neighborhood gets in return.

Development

How a Zoning Tweak Saved Affordable Housing in English Avenue

A $3M affordable housing project at 880 North Avenue nearly died over stream buffer rules. One ordinance changed everything.

Policy

College Park Council Holds Vote 240 Miles Away in Savannah

College Park’s new destination marketing organization was incorporated 27 days before the bid closed. The mayor couldn’t attend the vote. And the real beneficiary of the contract may not yet be named in public.

A dog park, a timber tower, and a council vote 240 miles away

Jamestown Plans Mass Timber Tower Where Fetch Park Stands

Blandtown Gets 247 Apartments and a Tax Break Near the Beltline

How a Zoning Tweak Saved Affordable Housing in English Avenue

College Park Council Holds Vote 240 Miles Away in Savannah

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