Zoning Board OKs 18-Story Condo Tower in Old Fourth Ward

Atlanta's Zoning Review Board voted 4-1 on Nov. 5 to approve ordinance Z-26-52, clearing the way for an 18-story condo tower at 687 and 707 Angier Ave NE in Old Fourth Ward. City Council takes up the plan Nov. 16.

The project calls for 52 condominium units across 18 floors, rising 225 feet with roughly 140,000 square feet of residential space. Plans include about 104 off-street parking spaces, two per unit. The tower would stand two to three times taller than surrounding six- to nine-story buildings. Completion is projected for 2031.

The rezoning changes two parcels from Mixed Residential Commercial Conditional/Beltline Overlay and Light Industrial/Beltline Overlay to Mixed Residential Commercial/Beltline Overlay. The project would replace a duplex and the 22-unit affordable Hillside Villas building. The city's affordable housing impact statement projects a loss of 24 affordable units.

Neighborhood Planning Unit M voted 41-8 in October to recommend denial. The 2008 Old Fourth Ward Master Plan identified the site as part of a proposed park area.