More Than Just Shipping Containers

The iVillage@MLK is part of the City of Atlanta’s effort to support entrepreneurship in Westside communities, especially along the Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive. iVillage@MLK goes beyond just a development of office and retail space, it’s part of a strategy to bring economic investment to key commercial corridors throughout the city, like MLK Drive.

Enhancing the MLK, Jr. Drive Corridor

In 2016, the City of Atlanta was awarded a $10 million TIGER grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation toward a $22 million project to improve mobility and increase access to transit, employment centers, and services along MLK Jr. Drive. The investment in The MLK iVillage is part of this larger effort, led by former Mayor Kasim Reed and supported by Mayor Keisha Bottoms, to make MLK Jr. Drive one of the most vibrant in the nation.

Transit-Oriented Development

Invest Atlanta is partnering with MARTA on this project as an innovative opportunity to jumpstart future interest in transit-oriented development (TOD) at H.E. Holmes Station. This pilot project can serve as a model for other MARTA locations around the city and region.