Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens is seeking development partners to transform the city-owned and dormant Gun Club Park into a mixed-income community with green space connected to parks and trails.
Officials with the mayor’s office said Wednesday they have released a Request for Qualifications , or RFQ, to help pick partners for the development of a 44-acre site that has sat vacant for more than 20 years.
Dickens’ office said the city plans to offer both affordable single-family homes and rental units in the community. The development is northwest of Westside Reservoir Park and the Proctor Creek Trail, and is part of a “trail-oriented development” strategy to connect communities to the rest of the city through a trail network, the mayor’s office said…