By the end of 2026, the Southern Poverty Law Center hopes to transform contaminated land in the English Avenue neighborhood into a sustainable, community-facing campus.
One year after acquiring 2½ acres on Atlanta’s Westside , the nonprofit organization has selected a developer and architect to oversee the project, which will create a campus with space for use by both the law center and the public.. Quest Community Development Corporation, which is active in building affordable housing on the Westside, has been tapped as the developer, while Cooper Carry is the architect, according to an announcement from the SPLC.
The SPLC wants to add three buildings on the site, two of which will have space for job training, educational opportunities and for community members to hold meetings or events. The third building will be the organization’s offices. The campus also will honor the legacy and civil rights history of the neighborhood…