The change of ownership/management of the Briarcliff Summit building

Evergreen Housing was finally successful in their attempts to win needed state tax credits thru the Department of Community Affairs in order to make the numbers work to not only purchase this building, but to launch a huge restoration and rehab project. Evergreen’s plans call for restoring the facade of this building to its original 1920’s grandeur and refurbishing the interior for updated residential units and public spaces. They hope to close on the building in April/May and begin work this summer. This project has big public safety aspects for the neighborhood and will mirror the Ponce City Market project as beacons of hope along the PDL Avenue corridor. I have not yet heard when the GA DOT will begin their upgrade of pedestrian improvements along this street – but it is still a planned project.

We welcome Zone 6 Investigator Gurley as a VaHi resident, since he has just recently moved into the Virginia Highland apartments on Virginia Avenue. Nice to have this dedicated APD officer as a neighbor.