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Happy voting day, Buckhead. If you haven’t cast your ballot yet, make sure to get that done today. This week: a seven-story, 315-apartment proposal for Buckhead Village is headed back to the design review committee, and the Beltline has broken ground on a new Northwest Trail link. Plus, the Chastain Park Fall Arts Festival fills the park November 7–8, and there's plenty more to plan around.

- News — Middleburg Communities' Buckhead Village proposal would replace an APD precinct with apartments and retail, the Beltline starts Northwest Trail Segment 2A, and demolition begins at the former Elleven45 Lounge site.
- Business — A Marietta gym appears to be eyeing 2900 Peachtree Road, while Chastain Creamery signs a lease for a second shop in Sandy Springs' Hillcrest development.
- Events — The Chastain Park Fall Arts Festival runs November 7–8, with the Fab Four at the Buckhead Theatre, a runway show at Buckhead Village, and mahjong nights at Gypsy Kitchen.
- Government — City Council committees backed a Habersham and Valley roads roundabout design and a $6.5 million 911 upgrade, and the full council took up their recommendations November 2.
- Construction — SR 400 tunnel repairs, Peachtree Road resurfacing, and a pile of pothole and signal-repair reports are worth knowing before you drive.

Let's dive in.

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Fresh visuals emerge for mixed-use Buckhead Village proposal
Middleburg Communities plans a seven-story building with 315 apartments and about 7,100 square feet of ground-floor retail at 3110 Maple Drive, replacing two buildings, including the one that houses Atlanta Police Department Zone 2's precinct. The plans go before Buckhead's SPI-9 Development Review Committee and include a parking deck with 25 spaces shared with businesses on Shadowlawn Avenue.

Atlanta Beltline breaks ground on new Northwest Trail segment in Buckhead
Segment 2A is a 0.3-mile stretch from the southeast corner of Bobby Jones Golf Course along Colonial Hills Circle to a Georgia Power substation. It connects the Northside Trail and Northwest Connector Trail, with a 14-foot-wide path, a pedestrian bridge, and completion expected in early 2028.

Demolition begins at former Elleven45 Lounge in Buckhead
Atlanta BeltLine Inc. bought the property at 2110 Peachtree Road in November 2024, after a Fulton County Superior Court judge ruled the club a public nuisance in August 2024. The agency later acquired nearby parcels, creating a 3.2-acre site intended for the Northwest Trail, future affordable housing, and commercial space.

Art lovers Sam Taylor-Johnson and Michael Stipe open 'She Was I' photo exhibition in Atlanta
The exhibition at Jackson Fine Art features portraits of Ralph Fiennes, Sienna Miller, and Courtney Love, along with the "Crying Men" series. Taylor-Johnson and Stipe discussed their first meeting at the 2005 Live 8 concert in London during an artists' talk led by gallery director Anna Walker-Skillman.

Buckhead office in the midst of medical conversion sells for $30 million
The office building known as Peachtree Palisades, located near Piedmont Atlanta, sold for $30 million. The property at 1819 Peachtree Road is being converted to medical office space.

Buckhead bakery builds community for adults with intellectual disabilities
The organization, called Wonderfully Made, gives adults with intellectual disabilities a place to build friendships, learn new skills, and take part in activities after high school.

After 53 consecutive races and a lifetime inspiring others, Iron Man of the Peachtree dies at 96
Bill Thorn died October 21 after running every Peachtree Road Race from the first in 1970 through 2022, when he was 91. He also had a 65-year coaching career, with teams earning 42 state championships, including decades at Landmark Christian School, which he helped found in 1989.

BUSINESS

Lion Chaser Fitness appears to be planning a Buckhead gym at 2900 Peachtree Rd NW — According to a recent permit filing, the Marietta-based personal training gym founded by Heath Ward in 2016 looks to be opening a new location at 2900 Peachtree Rd NW, though the opening timeline has not been confirmed and the project appears to be in its early stages.

Chastain Creamery signs lease for second location at Hillcrest in Sandy Springs — The ice cream shop, which has one existing location in Buckhead and opened earlier this year, plans to open in the forthcoming Hillcrest mixed-use development at 6150 Sandy Springs Cir in Sandy Springs, which is expected to open in summer 2027.

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Tuesday, November 3
- Recycled Creativity at Peachtree Hills (through Jan. 29, 2027) | Peachtree Hills Recreation Center
- Bam in Buckhead: Tuesday Mahjong at Gypsy Kitchen | Livable Buckhead Events
- TEN | Buckhead Theatre

Wednesday, November 4
- Atlanta Cybersecurity & AI Conference 2026 | Georgia State University Buckhead Center Campus
- Toddler Storytime: Happy Helping Hands | Atlanta History Center
- Bam After Dark: Wednesday Mahjong & Cocktails in Buckhead | Livable Buckhead Events

Thursday, November 5
- Movies on The Lawn: Coco | Uptown Atlanta
- Wine, Whiskey & Bourbon Tasting Party | Peachtree Hills Place Ballroom
- Fall EnrichMINT Forum with Young Huh | Atlanta Decorative Arts Center
- Rediscovering Norwegian Design Heritage | Atlanta Decorative Arts Center
- 2026 Angel Tree | Atlanta Decorative Arts Center
- NAKED TRUTH - The Figure Speaks | The Limelight Gallery @ Binders Art Supplies & Framing
- TOAST to 145 Years of Black Excellence (3rd Annual) | Spaceman
- Sip & Spin at Brush Sushi | Buckhead Village District
- Nick DiPaolo | The Punchline Comedy Club

Friday, November 6
- The Fab Four: Tribute to the Beatles | Buckhead Theatre
- The Village Edit: Holiday Edition – A Runway Show | Buckhead Village District
- Usama Siddiquee | The Punchline Comedy Club

Saturday, November 7
- Chastain Park Fall Arts Festival (Nov. 7–8) | Chastain Park
- STOP Domestic Violence Abuse 5K | 4403 Powers Ferry Rd
- Todd Patrick: Common Ground with Drip Caphe – Vietnamese Coffee | Buckhead Village District
- The Art of Hatmaking | Buckhead Village District
- Todd Patrick: Chess Tournament & Social with Chess Never Checkers | Buckhead Village District

Sunday, November 8
- Buckhead Village Car Club | Buckhead Village District
- Andy Gross | The Punchline
- Basque in the Sun at Gypsy Kitchen | Buckhead Village District

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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: The Zoning Committee voted 6-0 to extend the self-storage moratorium for Office-Institutional districts by 60 days, and it recommended denial of a major site plan expansion for a planned housing development. At the Finance/Executive Committee, members unanimously backed the Fiscal Year 2027 property tax rates, approved $1.1 million over three years for the Urban League's youth grant program, and held a $3.33 million Trees Atlanta contract for more information. The Transportation Committee voted 4-0 to let the Buckhead Community Improvement District design a new roundabout at Habersham and Valley roads for up to $200,000, and it backed $36.84 million for fire safety upgrades on Concourse B at the airport. The City Utilities Committee recommended more than $64 million in water and infrastructure spending, including $25 million for water distribution upgrades, while it held a proposed ban on septic tanks for new commercial development. The Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee approved a $6.5 million AT&T contract to upgrade the city's 911 network and held an ordinance aimed at anonymous housing code complaints. The Community Development/Human Services Committee had more than $24 million in federal housing grants and a proposal to reserve half of BeltLine tax allocation funds for one corridor on its agenda, though minutes aren't yet published, so outcomes there aren't confirmed. Everything the committees advanced went to the full council on Nov. 2. On Monday, Nov. 2, the Committee on Council approved Dr. Annette Hall's appointment to the Human Relations Commission and held both a rewrite of the council's public comment and proclamation rules and a charter change that would require a councilmember sponsor on all legislation. The full council met that afternoon with the FY 2027 property tax rates, the self-storage moratorium extension, the Habersham roundabout design and the water and sewer spending on its agenda, but results haven't been posted yet.

Atlanta Public Schools: The Board of Education's October 28 meeting listing turned out to be a Student Advisory Council general body session at the Center for Learning and Leadership. The record shows no minutes and no votes. The agenda covered student support initiatives, using data to guide financial investments, and planning for the council's standing committees. You won't find any budget, contract, or policy changes from this session, so nothing here affects your family's schools yet. The Board of Education met Monday, Nov. 2, with first reads of proposed fall 2027 attendance zones for more than a dozen west and southwest Atlanta schools, including Douglass and Washington high schools, along with the board's draft 2027 legislative priorities. Its consent agenda included temporary construction easements for the city and a school bus purchase. Minutes aren't posted yet.

Notable Neighborhood Mentions

Atlanta City Council
- Habersham Road at Valley Road — The committee approved a $200,000 project management agreement with the Buckhead Community Improvement District to engineer and design a new traffic roundabout at the intersection.

Meetings This Week
- Atlanta NPU — NPU-C | Nov-03, 6:45 PM
- Atlanta NPU — NPU-B | Nov-03, 7:00 PM
- Atlanta NPU — NPU-A | Nov-03, 7:00 PM | Key topics: zoning code definition of family, 2027 officer elections, and Community Impact Grant funding.
- Fulton County Board of Commissioners — Board of Commissioners | Nov-04, 10:00 AM | Key topics: $45.5 million design contract for a new jail facility, 2026 Fulton County School Board millage rate adoption, and $35 million bond financing for Atlanta Classical Academy.

CONSTRUCTION

Permits
- 25 Valley Rd NW: Alteration permit under review for a ground floor renovation. The existing kitchen, bar, and support spaces get reorganized, and part of the interior becomes a new office. That's a big change of use for the space.
- Harris Trl NW: Single-family addition permit under review. The plan reworks the front facade, extends the front door and foyer, and removes the existing sunroom. Expect contractor traffic on the street once work starts.
- 155 W Paces Ferry Rd NW: Commercial underground plumbing permit filed, with approval pending. Underground work usually means trenching, so you may see digging and some noise nearby.
- 3475 Lenox Rd NE: Several commercial permits are moving here at once. HVAC duct modifications are issued, a fire alarm upgrade with new speaker strobes is pending, and a plumbing permit for a new break room sink is waiting on approval. It looks like an office suite refresh.
- 3344 Peachtree Rd NE: Electrical alteration permit issued for Suite 2300 on the 23rd floor. A tenant is updating its space high above Peachtree.

Road Work

Under Construction
- GA 400 tunnel under the Justin C. Martin building — Crews are repairing concrete, the fire system and the electrical system in the GA 400 tunnel in Buckhead and installing new monitoring equipment. GDOT lists the work as about 92% complete.
- Peachtree Rd (SR 9) resurfacing — Crews are repaving Peachtree Road from Northside Drive to just north of Paces Ferry Road. GDOT lists the work as about 42% complete.
- Roswell Rd (SR 9) resurfacing to Abernathy Rd — Crews are starting to repave Roswell Road from SR 141 north to Abernathy Road. Work began in late September and is expected to finish by mid-2027.
- I-75 lighting from Musket Ridge Dr to I-85 — Crews are replacing the old sodium highway lights on this stretch of I-75 with LEDs. GDOT lists the work as about 88% complete.

Service Requests
- Potholes: You'll find 15 reports, with three on Ridgeland Way NE. Others cover Putnam Cir NE, Parkside Dr NE, Mornington Dr NW, and the corner of Ferry Landing Ln NW and Roswell Rd NW, plus eight more spots around the area.
- Non-Emergency Traffic Signal Repair: Fourteen reports came in. Peachtree Rd NE and E Shadowlawn Ave NE had two, and so did SR 3 (Northside Pkwy). Others include GA-400, Peachtree Rd NE and Tower Pl Dr NE, Peachtree Rd and Wesley Rd, and seven more locations.
- Emergency Traffic Signal Repair (Level 1): Eight reports hit in a few days. Collier Rd and Peachtree Rd had two. Others include Northside Dr and Paces Ferry Rd, Beechwood Dr and Northside Pkwy, Shadowlawn Ave, Lenox Rd NE and E Paces Ferry Rd NE, and two more locations. If you drive those intersections, expect some disruption.
- Visibility and Overgrowth Issues: Seven reports cover overgrown right of way on Northside Dr NW (two), Mount Paran Rd NW, W Wesley Rd NW, Peachtree Battle Ave NW, Margaret Mitchell Dr NW, and one other spot. All seven were filed on the same day.
- Litter Removal: Three reports cover Lindbergh Dr and Cosmopolitan Dr, Roswell Rd NE, and Fairhaven Cir NE.
- Graffiti Removal: One report at Deering Rd and Alden Ave.

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