Edgewood Center II

Edgewood Center II

Nestled in Atlanta’s Sweet Auburn neighborhood and Martin Luther King historic district, the Edgewood Center has been providing permanent affordable supportive housing for nearly 40 years. With this project, Edgewood Center now offers 50 units of supportive housing for people living with HIV/AIDS. The Center includes individual micro-units with private bathrooms and kitchens, shared living spaces, in-house clinic, bike storage, fitness, and community spaces all located around a daylit atrium space that shows off the building structure.

Edgewood Center is comprised of two adjacent historic buildings connected through amenity spaces and shared circulation. The historic buildings at 183 and 187 Edgewood Avenue were constructed by the Coca Cola Company between 1898 and 1904 as a headquarters, bottling facility and chewing gum manufacturing floor. In the 1950’s the roof at 183 Edgewood collapsed and the two upper levels were demolished. To accommodate Edgewood Center’s goals for expansion and to provide additional capacity, the project team conceived of reconstructing these upper two floors and stitching the two buildings back together.

The historic rehabilitation preserved existing character and the design for the new construction captured the spirit of the district utilizing heavy timber and masonry, controlling volume, proportions and rhythm. The project was awarded state and federal approval for Historic Tax Credits in support of the quality of design.

This project prepares the historic building for its next century of life creating a win for affordable housing production, a win for the historic district and a win for historic preservation.