Waynesboro, meet your new neighbor. An Atlanta developer has started building out a 190-acre New Urbanism community on the edge of town that is slated to bring homes, shops and parks to the small east Georgia city.
The master plan calls for as many as 1,600 residences, from six-story multifamily buildings to cottages and custom single-family homes, and the developer estimates the full build-out could reach roughly $400 million. Early site work is already underway, and the first phase is expected to include about 55 single-family homes and townhomes, along with retail space, a dog park, an amphitheater and a green trail.
Developer Abebe Ventures is pitching the project, called St. George Crossing, as a nature-connected, walkable neighborhood that is meant to revive front-porch culture and outdoor living. As described by Abebe Ventures, the roughly 190-acre site will weave trails, ponds and a communal farm into the plan. The project page shows renderings and a masterplan that spotlight meadows, tree-lined streets and a pecan grove as key organizing features.
Master Plan Mixes Homes, Green Space And A Civic Spine
The approved masterplan calls for roughly 1,600 residential units across multifamily buildings up to six stories, cottages, townhomes and larger custom houses, and it requires that no home be more than a two-minute walk from an open greenspace, according to Urbanize Atlanta. The layout folds in a communal farm, miles of trails, ponds, meadows and a pecan grove, and developers say the so-called “missing middle” housing types are intended to create relatively affordable options for local workers…