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Hey, Buckhead! This week: a senior living tower is rising on Howell Mill Road, with 110 new residences planned for Corso Atlanta and an expected opening in Spring 2028. We're also tracking the Atlanta City Council's expected vote on a $68 million jail sale to Fulton County, plus a packed events calendar from Taste of Buckhead to a pumpkin-carving fest.

- News — Corso Atlanta breaks ground on its 11-story expansion, the Council is expected to vote on selling the city jail to Fulton County, and the Komen Race for the Cure drew roughly 3,000 runners and walkers to Lenox Square.
- Business — Buckhead's Tomo Japanese Restaurant plans a second location, Tomo Sushi, in Downtown Alpharetta next year, built around a premium sushi bar and a Japanese-garden-inspired patio.
- Events — From Black Violin at Symphony Hall and Isabella Tree at the History Center to Brand New at the Fox, the Great Pumpkin-Carving Festival and the Partner's Card shopping event running Oct. 22–Nov. 1, there's plenty to plan around.
- Government — Atlanta City Council committees took up the jail sale, a citywide zoning rewrite, data center water limits and a special use permit request in Buckhead Village, while the full Council meets Monday and the Fulton commissioners gather Wednesday.
- Construction — Expect office buildouts along Peachtree and Piedmont, LED lighting work on I-75, a SR 400 tunnel rehab, and a fresh batch of traffic signal complaints around Northside Drive and Wesley Road.

Let's dive in.

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Atlanta City Council to Vote on Selling City Detention Center to Fulton County
Mayor Andre Dickens offered to sell the jail to the county for $68 million, and Fulton County Chair Robb Pitts accepted, but the council wanted to weigh in first. The sale is meant to help with overcrowding at the county jail on Rice Street, and Fulton County already leases some beds at the city facility.

Thousands Gather at Lenox Square for 44th Annual Komen Race for the Cure
Roughly 3,000 runners and walkers took part in the Susan G. Komen Greater Atlanta Race for the Cure on Saturday, Oct. 17, which included a 5K, a one-mile route, a timed run, a fun run and a walk. Komen set a fundraising goal of $815,000 for the event, which also featured a Hope Village celebration and a survivor parade.

Fulton County Holds Property Tax Rate Flat as School Board Weighs Increase
County commissioners voted at their Oct. 7 meeting to keep the general fund rate at 8.87 mills, though the advertised rate is a 0.54% increase over the 8.82 mill rollback rate because of higher reassessments. The Fulton County Board of Education has tentatively adopted a rate of 18.08 mills, one mill above last year's 17.08, which would be the first district increase request in seven years.

Buckhead Senior Living Community Breaks Ground on Expansion Tower
Corso Atlanta at 3200 Howell Mill Road is adding an 11-story tower with 110 private independent living residences, new restaurants and event amenities. HKS designed the expansion, Brasfield and Gorrie is the general contractor, and opening is expected in Spring 2028.

Fulton Commission Races Heat Up as Early Voting Launches Across Metro
Five of the Fulton County Commission's seven seats are on the Nov. 3 ballot, including the chair, and early voting runs through Oct. 30. In District 1, incumbent Republican Bridget Thorne faces a rematch with Democrat Maggie Goldman, whom she beat four years ago by 394 votes out of 72,410 cast.

BUSINESS

Buckhead's Tomo Japanese Restaurant expanding with second location in Alpharetta — Buckhead-based Tomo Japanese Restaurant plans to open a second location, Tomo Sushi, next year in a 2,797-square-foot space at 100 N. Main Street, Suite 120, in Downtown Alpharetta, centered on a premium sushi bar with an outdoor space inspired by Japanese gardens.

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Monday, October 19
- Purpose Summit (Oct. 19–21) | InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta
- Chad Gray: 30 Years of Madnesss | Charlie Loudermouth Park
- Black Violin | Atlanta Symphony Hall

Tuesday, October 20
- Author Talk with Kerry Kennedy | Atlanta History Center
- The Residents “ESKIMO LIVE” | Red Door Tavern
- Bam in Buckhead: Tuesday Mahjong at Gypsy Kitchen | Livable Buckhead Events

Wednesday, October 21
- Cherokee Garden Library Lecture: Isabella Tree | Atlanta History Center
- Dope Lemon | Charlie Loudermouth Park

Thursday, October 22
- Partner’s Card (Oct. 22–Nov. 1) | Buckhead Village District
- Unpopular Opinion Night (21+) | Charlie Loudermouth Park
- Rhapsody in Blue ft. Jazz Pianist Sullivan Fortner (Oct. 22–24) | Atlanta Symphony Hall
- Brand New | Fox Theatre
- Jackson Fine Art, Sam Taylor-Johnson She Was I | Jackson Fine Art
- Emory Goizueta Entrepreneurship Connect Night | Atlanta Tech Village
- Great Pumpkin-Carving Festival | Atlanta Botanical Garden
- Sip & Spin at Brush Sushi | Buckhead Village District
- Local Three Bourbon & Burgers Series – Brown Forman | Local Three Kitchen & Bar
- Centennial of the High Museum of Art | The Cathedral of St. Philip

Friday, October 23
- The Americano at Taste of Buckhead | Grand Hyatt Atlanta Buckhead
- RAWAYANA – ¿Dónde es el after? World Tour | Synovus Bank Amphitheater at Chastain Park
- Leipzig Churches and Coffeehouses | The Cathedral of St. Philip
- JOSH THOMAS: JIGGLE, JIGGLE | Charlie Loudermouth Park

Saturday, October 24
- EMEI – Night at the Opera Tour | Charlie Loudermouth Park
- Sonic – Live in Concert | Fox Theatre
- The Art of Hatmaking | Buckhead Village District
- Saturday Vinyasa Yoga Classes with Highland Yoga | Buckhead Village

Sunday, October 25
- 20 Years of Nekrogoblikon with Special Guests Aborted | Charlie Loudermouth Park
- PNC Atlanta 10 Miler | Livable Buckhead Events
- The Americano Dinner Series: The King & The Queen | The Americano
- Full Moon Party at St. Julep Rooftop | St. Julep Rooftop, above Kimpton Sylvan Hotel, Buckhead

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Note: our information comes from posted meetings documents (agendas and minutes when available) — latest source document hyperlinked to each meeting.

Past Week Roundup

Atlanta City Council

Committee agendas posted so far don't include minutes, so outcomes aren't yet available. The Finance/Executive Committee had the city's $68 million jail sale to Fulton County on its agenda, which we covered in today's news section, along with the FY 2027 city property tax rates, which stayed held in committee. It also took up a resolution urging the city to bar tax-delinquent developers, data centers in particular, from getting tax breaks. The Zoning Committee had a full rewrite of the citywide zoning ordinance and map in front of it, plus a proposal to create a new legal definition of "family" that could change who can live together in a home. The same agenda included a string of BeltLine-area rezonings that would turn old industrial sites into mixed-use space, and one request for a special use permit for a commercial recreation venue in Buckhead Village. At the City Utilities Committee, members looked at a ban on using drinking water to cool data centers, a data center task force, and a ban on septic tanks for new commercial buildings. That meeting also covered relief for sudden water bill spikes, $25 million for water pipe rehabilitation, and a request for up to $20 million in state financing to replace lead service lines. The Transportation Committee weighed a $2 million federal grant for Centennial Yards street design, several street abandonment requests, and a traffic study for the District 8 area. The Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee considered limiting the city's purchase of weapon-equipped robots and a $350,000 lawsuit settlement tied to a police incident, along with a $582,102 federal policing grant. The Community Development/Human Services Committee had $24 million in federal housing grants and $21.85 million in added park construction and maintenance funding on its agenda, along with a feasibility study on expanding public housing.

Notable Neighborhood Mentions

Atlanta City Council
- 340 East Paces Ferry Road NE (Suite 5A) — A special use permit is being proposed to authorize the operation of a commercial recreation facility on the 1.595-acre site in Buckhead Village.

Meetings This Week
- Atlanta City Council — Committee on Council | Oct-19, 11:30 AM | key topics: police presence at recreation center polling sites, public comment procedures, independent inquiry into city contracting
- Atlanta City Council | Oct-19, 1:00 PM | key topics: potential sale of Atlanta City Detention Center, restrictions on data center drinking water usage, commercial septic tank prohibition
- Fulton County Board of Commissioners | Oct-21, 10:00 AM | key topics: North Point Mall tax allocation district, North Fulton utility easements, removal of 2027 departmental budget caps

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Permits
- 4401 Northside Pkwy NW, a second-generation buildout is ready to issue for a vacant suite in a multi-story office building.
- 2964 Peachtree Rd NW, interior demolition is underway on a commercial alteration. Crews are stripping partitions, ceilings, finishes, lighting, and millwork, so expect some noise while the space gets gutted.
- 3575 Piedmont Rd NE, six low-voltage permits are pending approval for fire alarm work. They cover new smoke detectors, relocated speaker strobes, and added strobe devices, all tied to a new floor plan layout. That points to an office reconfiguration inside the building.
- 3035 Peachtree Rd NE, an electrical renovation was issued for an existing commercial suite. It includes new lighting, outlets, switches, and a transformer, which usually means a tenant is refreshing the space.

Road Work

Under Construction
- I-75 lighting, Musket Ridge Drive to I-85 — Older sodium streetlights along this stretch of I-75 are being swapped for energy-efficient LEDs. GDOT lists it as about 88% complete.
- SR 400 tunnel under the Justin C. Martin Building — Crews are repairing concrete and the fire and electrical systems in the SR 400 tunnel beneath the Justin C. Martin Building, and adding a monitoring system tied to GDOT's Navigator. GDOT lists it as about 92% complete.
- SR 9 resurfacing to north of Paces Ferry Road — SR 9 is being repaved from SR 3 to just north of Paces Ferry Road. GDOT lists it as about 39% complete.

Utility Work

Atlanta Watershed:
- News Release: City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management Lifts Boil Water Advisory for Residents and Businesses in ALL Impacted Areas — The City of Atlanta Department of Watershed Management has lifted the boil water advisory for all impacted areas, including South Fulton, Fairburn, Union City, and Chattahoochee Hills, after testing confirmed the water is safe to drink.

Service Requests
- Non-Emergency Traffic Signal Repair: Seven reports came in for signals at Maple Dr and Pharr Rd, Northside Dr and Wesley Rd, Northside Dr and Arden Rd, W Wesley Rd and Northside Dr, and along Wesley Rd NW, plus two other spots. Wesley Rd and Northside Dr drew several of them, so if you drive that stretch, you've likely noticed.
- Emergency Traffic Signal Repair (Level 1): Seven reports hit Peachtree Rd and Bolling Way (2), Sardis Way and Peachtree Rd (2), Powers Ferry Rd and Roswell Rd, Peachtree Rd and Roswell Rd, and Peachtree Battle Ave and Northside Dr. Most are already closed.
- Right of Way Overgrowth: Five reports flagged blocked sightlines on Peachtree Battle Ave NW (2), Peachtree Rd NE, Peachtree Hills Ave at Peachtree Rd, and Margaret Mitchell Dr NW. Three are already solved.
- Potholes: You'll find them on W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Wieuca Rd at Roswell Rd, and Piedmont Rd at Buford Hwy. The Piedmont report went to the sewer division.
- Downed Trees: Two reports came in for Valley Green Dr NE, both filed on 10/17.

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