We’re creating one of Atlanta’s most compelling free destinations.

Midtown Green is an exceedingly rare project for an established urban area. We now own four contiguous acres in the heart of Midtown, secured as public space for generations to come. Steps from MARTA and the Woodruff Arts Center, the space will bring together gardens, lawns, art, cultural programming and performances and places to simply relax and enjoy being outside.

We’re working to create a unique civic landmark that will enrich Midtown and Atlanta for the next 100 years and beyond. While there's a long road ahead to realizing this vision, these images show what we're working to build...

The buildings in blue have been built and delivered since 2000. This represents about $22 billion of private investment and 140+ new buildings.

Amid all that growth, four contiguous acres in the heart of Midtown have been secured for a permanent civic space… forever. It's the kind of opportunity a mature urban district never gets.

This is how the property sat for a decade until February 2026. One of the biggest eyesores in the city with failing shoring walls, excavation threatening 14th St., trash and debris.

785 truckloads of dirt and a lot of optimism. We started temporary improvements and regrading started March 2026 and concluded August 2026. Instead of leaving the property fenced and off limits we wanted to open it up for public use while we complete design and raise the funds to build it.

An ideal location: 47,000 people are within a 7-minute walk. Steps away from the Arts Center MARTA rail station and the Woodruff Arts Center. Easements provide generous and direct access to Peachtree St.

The design challenge: create something extraordinary where nature, culture, art, performance and everyday life come together. More than 6,000 people helped shape the vision for what this space should become. 49 design teams applied, and we picked a team led by Field Operations.

A 60-foot elevation change becomes an asset: terraces, overlooks and places to gather. The open pavilion anchors performances but welcomes visitors even when nothing is scheduled. Would you still want to be here when nothing is on the calendar? A great public place has to pass that test.

As evening falls, the park comes alive with arts and culture. A community building makes use of a 40-foot ravine, with a café, restrooms, meeting and event space, an active rooftop and district operations. Service access is tucked out of sight with a permanent underground easement with an adjacent office building, so you’ll never see a dumpster or a service road.

Strong connections with adjacent properties and streets make the whole place feel like part of the city, not an isolated park. This is a multiplier that makes these four acres have a much larger impact.

Big events are only part of the story. Imagine a dance performance you stumble across, a musician in a garden, a family making art. Programming is not an accessory to Midtown Green - it's what makes Midtown Green a destination.

From the café balcony, the site's changing elevation creates natural overlooks and new views of Midtown Green.

The contours of the site also create natural seating areas like a small outdoor amphitheater. More than 50,000 schoolchildren visit the Woodruff Arts Center on field trips each year. Imagine that experience continuing outside with art, gardens, a workshop or just a chance to explore, where Midtown’s cultural district can become more than a collection of buildings.

During the weekday, it's a place to grab lunch, meet a friend, or just get out of the office.

After dark, the same space can becomes an outdoor movie theater. Free entertainment in the heart of Midtown.

And on another night, live music. A changing mix of programs gives people reasons to return.

For larger gatherings, the park could welcome up to 800 people in a relaxed setting. Bring a blanket or chair and find your spot.

For the occasional larger event, a more structured seating layout could accommodate up to 1,200 people.

Yoga in the morning, families in the afternoon, festivals on the weekend, or simply an open lawn. Great parks must earn their place in everyday life, not just special occasions.

Beyond the lawn and towards Peachtree Street, the Social Gardens offer smaller, more playful spaces where art and landscape meet in unexpected ways.

Arriving from 14th Street should feel like entering somewhere special: a welcoming gateway to the park.

An alternative concept explores a waterfall to soften city noise, along with a larger plaza and more expansive lawn. This option is still being evaluated.

A generous pedestrian connection beside 1180 Peachtree links the park directly to Peachtree Street. This view looks west from one of Atlanta's defining corridors.

Closer to the park, that connection becomes a lush promenade with places to explore, play and linger. A little escape in the middle of the city.

Midtown Green will change with the rhythms of the city. Its personality and programming will shift throughout the day, across the week, and with the seasons, giving people new reasons to return. Wednesday afternoon: room for a quiet break, with smaller activities scattered throughout the park.

Friday evening: music, friends and the kind of energy that gives you a reason to stay after work.

Saturday morning: wellness, families and neighbors easing into the weekend.

Holidays bring another transformation, with market stalls and seasonal activity spilling into the lawns and gardens.

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Touch Down on 14th Street

Arrival at Interactive Art Wall

Evening Concert at Midtown Green

Atlanta's next great civic landmark

We're seeking partners to build one of the city’s next great civic spaces. Not just a place you pass through, but one you go out of your way to be in. A cultural destination without walls: alive with energy, creativity and everyday moments. A place where something is always happening, where the city comes alive and no two visits feel the same.

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Get to Know 98 14th Street

Located between Peachtree and West Peachtree Streets on 14th Street, the site is one of the last undeveloped parcels of its size in Midtown and is strategically located in the largest concentration of arts and cultural attractions in the Southeast, and more than 44,500 workers, residents, students and visitors within a seven-minute walk.

No other Community Improvement District in Georgia has taken on a project like this before.

Planned as an open, highly programmed public space, the project will bring together immersive art, an iconic pavilion and outdoor performance venue, a restaurant and café, a community building with public restrooms, and a wide range of flexible gathering spaces.

The space is designed to support a full day of activity — morning yoga on the lawn, lunch at the café while children play nearby, and evening performances under the stars — offering a range of experiences rarely found in such a dense urban setting.

The 2025 Midtown Improvement District land purchase of the 98 14th Street property was financed by SouthState.

Project costs and timeline to develop the land site are still being determined. Midtown Alliance will advance final design, engineering and cost planning while preparing to launch a capital campaign. The project name “Midtown Green” is a working title and is subject to change. Watch for updates on our channels and future opportunities to get involved.

Image Credit: Field Operations for Midtown Alliance

The concept was designed by Field Operations, the firm that has created signature outdoor projects around the world, including the High Line in New York City, Taopu Central Park in Shanghai, and Tongva Park in Santa Monica, among others. A deep bench of experts, including: engineering firm Gresham Smith; architect Thomas Phifer and Partners; art, programming and visitor experience strategists DVDL; water feature consulting by Fluidity Design; programming and revenue consultants HR&A; acoustics research company Threshold; cultural historian Karcheik Sims-Alvarado; cost estimating by Dharam; and others also informed specific design amenities.

Social Gardens at night. Image Credit: Field Operations for Midtown Alliance. Artwork: Jeppe Hein, Modified Social Bench for Cambridge, 2024. Permanent installation at Churchill College Cambridge, United Kingdom.

Watch:

In this April 2026 presentation, Sarah Astheimer, the multi-disciplinary design team lead for Midtown Green, introduces the concept, walks through the amenities planned for the site and discusses site considerations that influenced the design. Runtime: 22 mins.

Interim Improvements

See Our Progress on Temporary Site Improvements

Midtown Alliance is working to clean up the site, re-grade it and make it usable in the interim while long-range design plans and fundraising efforts ramp up.