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This type of development with convenient access to transit builds strong, connected communities.”

MARTA/Kensington Station Master PlanĬollie Greenwood, MARTA general manager and CEO, said in an announcement his agency is “now ready to solicit developers … to turn the undeveloped and underused property around the rail station into a community hub with affordable housing and neighborhood amenities.”Īdded DeKalb County Commissioner Ted Terry: “t’s exciting to help achieve this milestone. How retail could interact with existing streets at Kensington Station. MARTA and DeKalb County officials jointly hosted community meetings and launched an interactive website to gather public input for the TOD beginning last summer. The redevelopment would include workforce housing, affordable senior housing, and a new Housing Authority of DeKalb County headquarters. A Soccer in the Streets soccer pitch that opened on site last year will remain somewhere in the new plans. A town green component, a community pavilion, and a range of smaller parks are also outlined in various Kensington station concepts. The plan generally calls for a heavy dose of residential units (apartments and townhomes), along with small-scale retail spaces. The rezoning, which covers 35 acres total, will allow for mixed uses around Kensington station with “very high density,” a designation known as MU-5, according to MARTA.įollowing zoning approval, MARTA intends to advance a TOD master plan for Kensington station that “keeps with the community’s vision,” as outlined in Atlanta Regional Commission’s Livable Centers Initiative Plan and the 2050 DeKalb Unified Plan adopted last year, according to MARTA officials. The mixed-use Phoenix Station project recently topped out across the street. (Fox News) A five-a-side soccer field sits on top of the city’s busiest subway station. It’s located just west of Memorial Drive, inside the Interstate 285 loop, east of Avondale Estates and downtown Decatur. A Fox News drone pilot captures an aerial view of the Five Points MARTA Station in Downtown Atlanta. Bobby Dodd Stadium is easily accessible on MARTA, Atlantas rapid transit. Kensington is the penultimate station on MARTA’s eastbound route before final stop Indian Creek station. Bobby Dodd Stadium at Grant Field is located on the Georgia Tech campus. Site conditions around the 3342 Kensington Road transit hub today.