project: BROOKHAVEN – PEACHTREE LIVABLE CENTERS INITIATIVE (LCI)
date: 2005
location: DeKALB COUNTY, GA
client: DeKALB COUNTY OFFICE OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
contact: MARIA M. MULLINS, DIRECTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
In 2005, Urban Collage, Inc. was retained by DeKalb County to create a development plan for the Brookhaven community in North Atlanta, including redevelopment of the Brookhaven/Oglethorpe University MARTA rail station, as part of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s Livable Centers Initiative.
The plan focused on redevelopment of the 10-acre MARTA rail station property and the Peachtree Road commercial corridor to create a dynamic, mixed-use center of regional prominence. The village center is intended to become a focal point within the Brookhaven community and DeKalb County, including a mix of multi-tenant office space, retail business and multi-family residential development positioned around a central open space in a denser, pedestrian oriented pattern. Additional redevelopment projects in the area focus on developing a consistent sense of character in Brookhaven, creating a mixed-use environment with a strong sense of place, offering a variety of housing types and price points, creating a dynamic pedestrian environment and improving traffic safety.
Subsequently, Urban Collage was retained by Dekalb County to draft a form-based overlay district to implement the plan. The overlay, the first of its kind in the county, was developed with a steering committee of local stakeholders and created form sub-areas, public space standards, urban design standards & provisions for workforce housing.
