Through this program the Georgia Trust aims to rehabilitate and revitalize historic housing affordably and sustainably.

Sustainable. Historic. Affordable.

In March 2018, the Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation launched its West Atlanta Preservation Initiative by purchasing two historic houses in West Atlanta that were sustainably rehabilitated and sold as affordable housing. The Trust partnered with the Atlanta Land Trust to provide permanent affordability for the owners of properties that were rehabilitated through the Initiative in 2019 and 2020. The Georgia Trust additionally donated a plot of land to Atlanta Habitat for Humanity, allowing for the construction of an affordable house.

 

In 2022, the initiative was expanded with the rehabilitation of a shotgun house in the historic Pittsburgh neighborhood. Like the two houses previously rehabilitated through the West Atlanta Initiative, the project will incorporate historic preservation and green building standards. The property will be sold through the Atlanta Land Trust to buyers who meet a specific income limit.

Preservation easements are placed on the homes to protect them from demolition or insensitive alterations in perpetuity.

SOLD! 785 Coleman Street SW

The rehabilitation of 785 Coleman Street SW in the historic Pittsburgh neighborhood is now complete and the property was sold through the Atlanta Land Trust to a buyer who met specific income limits. Additionally, the historic rehabilitation will be protected by a conservation easement with the Georgia Trust that ensures the house will be preserved. 

Visit atlantalandtrust.org for an overview of how land trusts work and why they are important to affordable home buyers and neighborhoods with decreasing affordability.

SOLD! 1138 Harwell Street

The rehabilitation of 1138 Harwell Street NW in the historic Washington Park neighborhood was completed in 2019 and sold in 2020.

The Georgia Trust sold this home through the community land trust model. Visit atlantalandtrust.org for an overview of how land trusts work and why they are important to affordable home buyers and neighborhoods with decreasing affordability.

1575 Mozley Place after rehabilitation

SOLD! 1575 Mozley Place

The rehabilitation of 1575 Mozley Place in the historic Mozley Park neighborhood was completed and sold in 2020.

The Georgia Trust sold this home through the community land trust model. Visit atlantalandtrust.org for an overview of how land trusts work and why they are important to affordable home buyers and neighborhoods with decreasing affordability.

Georgia Trust launches West Atlanta preservation initiative
February 13, 2019 – Saporta Report

102-year-old Tuskegee Airman leaving a legacy of affordable housing for Atlanta
February 13, 2019 – 11 Alive, WXIA-TV

Georgia Trust kicks off West Atlanta preservation initiative
February 13, 2019 – WSB-TV

Georgia Trust launches West Atlanta preservation initiative along Beltline
February 13, 2019 – Atlanta Business Chronicle

GA Trust partner shows how to renovate homes with lead-based paint
February 13, 2019 – Atlanta Journal Constitution

Georgia Trust kicks off West Atlanta Preservation Initiative
February 13, 2019 – Northside Neighbor

Georgia Trust kicks off Westside preservation initiative to create affordable housing
February 13, 2019 – Atlanta Intown

Westside Beltline Historic Property Will Be Rehabilitated, Preserved and Made Affordable
February 12, 2019 – Atlanta Loop

Tuskegee Airman’s Beltline-fronting house is focus of Westside preservation push
November 27, 2018 – Curbed Atlanta

Tuskeegee Airmen’s Home Anchors West Atlanta Preservation Initiative
November 2018 – Reflections

West Atlanta Preservation Initiative: Where Preservation Meets Affordability
Fall 2018 – The Rambler

Nonprofit Steps Up Where BeltLine Project Is Falling Short
March 26, 2018 – Next City

News Briefs: Eliminating blight; affordable housing; preserving Westside homes
March 16, 2018 – Atlanta INtown

Georgia Trust acquires Beltline properties for affordable housing
March 14, 2018 – AJC

Georgia Trust buys three parcels near Westside BeltLine
March 12, 2018 – Saporta Report

“We will use this project as an opportunity to educate the public that a neighborhood is more than its physical buildings—it is also the sense of community which is established by residents who have multigenerational relationships that are now being threatened by irresponsible real estate speculation.”

Mark C. McDonald, President and CEO of The Georgia Trust