Garden apartments · Georgia

Carver Community

Imported, unreviewedRedevelopedRetrofit builtAtlanta, GA

Retrofit completed in 2000; no active opportunity (already built), with market rent at $1,635. · summary, model-written

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Place

3+ other atlas sites within 10 km

This site: 29 within 10 km computed · all sites with this

County permitting 2,000+ apartment units a year

This site: 8,159 units, Fulton County census-bps · all sites with this

Strategy

Redeveloped

This site: …partially replaced with the Villages at Carver record · all sites with this

New use

Housing

This site: …new_use field newtypes-extraction · all sites with this

All elements and lists · Trends

Now

Status	Retrofit builtWikipedia no source
Strategy	RedevelopedWikipedia no source
New uses	housingWikipedia no source
What is there now	partially replaced with the Villages at Carvernewtypes-extraction reported
Retrofit year	2000newtypes-extraction reported

Site context

Housing permits, Fulton County (GA), 2024	8,159 units in 5+ unit buildings, 481 in 2–4, 2,937 single-family; 2023: 7,096 in 5+Census BPS
Other atlas sites nearby	29 within 10 km, 52 within 25 km: Boisfeuillet Jones Atlanta Civic Center site (0.0 km); 2 Peachtree Street (0.0 km); Altmore (0.0 km); One Park Tower (0.0 km); Piedmont Center (0.0 km)computed
Retail trade in the county, 2025 (BLS QCEW)	55,938 jobs in 4,327 establishments; average annual pay $50,638; employment location quotient 0.60; employment -2.8% on the yearBLS QCEW 2025, NAICS 44-45, private
Jobs located in the tract, 2022	26,902 jobs; 116 in retail trade, 3,359 in accommodation and food (workplace blocks summed to tract 13121011901)Census LEHD LODES8 WAC 2022
Upward mobility (Opportunity Atlas, 2010 tract)	children of low-income (25th percentile) families reached the 29th income percentile as adults; 3.4% incarcerated at the 2010 count (690 children in the sample); born 1978–83, measured 2014–15Opportunity Insights
Food access (USDA FARA 2019, 2010 tract)	low-income, low-access tract (1 mile urban / 10 miles rural); 55% of residents more than 1 mile from a supermarket; poverty rate 35.3%; median family income $31,827; 409 SNAP householdsUSDA ERS
Schools	Atlanta City School District (PK-12); 2 public schools within 1 mile: Department of Human Resources; Wesley International Academy CharterNCES EDGE
Elevation	1,047 ft above sea level at the site pointUSGS 3DEP
Storm events in the county, 2016-2025	266 county-logged events: 174 thunderstorm wind, 48 flash flood, 34 hail, 10 tornado; $9,525,000 property damage reported; 2 direct deaths; forecast-zone events (most flood, winter and heat) not countedNOAA Storm Events
Homes for sale in ZIP 30303, 2026-09	median list price $223,675 (+12.4% on the year); 39 active listings; median 119 days on market; 27% with a price cutRealtor.com Research
Retail trade in the county, 2012 to 2023	3,732 establishments (+10%); 55,757 jobs (+14%)Census CBP
Housing market in the county	typical home value $414,221 (-2% 1 yr, +11% 5 yr); typical rent $1,926/mo (+3% 1 yr), 2026-09Zillow Research
Traffic on the busiest road within 600 m (2024)	9,870 vehicles a day on Central Ave SW; (minor arterial, 4 lanes); 40 counted segmentsFHWA HPMS

Summary, model-written

Carver Community opened as public housing in 1953, closed in 2000, and was retrofitted to housing in 2000. It was partially replaced by the Villages at Carver. The retrofit is complete (status: built).

Why. The opportunity score is 0.0 because the retrofit is already built. Market context shows median rent at $1,635 (ZORI, 2026-09) and Fulton County grew 4.6% (2018-23).

Where it stands. 29 nearby projects within 10km (including 2 at 0km: East Lake Meadows and John J. Eagan Homes). All are redeveloping housing or mixed-use. The record is verified as 'draft'.

For a planner

Retrofit completed in 2000; no current development opportunity noted.
Nearby projects (e.g., East Lake Meadows, John J. Eagan Homes) are also redeveloping housing.
Market data shows stable rent growth (ZORI +10.5% 5y).

For a developer

No active opportunity: retrofit already built.
Market rent ($1,635 median) aligns with nearby housing projects.
No new construction data provided beyond 2024 permits (2,937 units 1-bed, 481 units 2-4 bed).

What we do not know yet

Verified status: draft (unconfirmed).
Exact location within Atlanta not specified.
No details on Villages at Carver's scale or timeline.

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retrofit already built
county grew 4.6% 2018–23
median rent $1,635
housing in the record

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History and original facts

Opened	1953newtypes-extraction
Closed	2000newtypes-extraction reported
County	Fulton County
Census division	5 · South Atlantic
Notes	Draft from Wikipedia, model-extracted, unreviewed: The Carver Community housing project, a 990-unit complex, was demolished in 2000 and partially replaced with the Villages at Carver.

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Timeline

1953 Opened
2000 Closed
2000 Retrofit: redevelop

Sources

Demolished public housing projects in Atlanta · CC BY-SA 4.0
1 quoted sentence
The Carver Community housing project (aka "Carver Homes")

Cite

Retrofit Atlas (2026). "Carver Community, Atlanta, GA." Record n-0c30c0c879, imported, unreviewed. Built on the public Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed. https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/ga/atlanta-carver-community/ (accessed 2026-10-21).

BibTeX

@misc{retrofitatlas_atlantacarvercommunity,
  title = {Carver Community, Atlanta, GA},
  author = {{Retrofit Atlas}},
  howpublished = {\url{https://retrofitatlas.org/garden-apartments/ga/atlanta-carver-community/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Record n-0c30c0c879, release 2026-10-21, tier: draft. Built on the Retrofitting Suburbia map (Dunham-Jones and Williamson) and the sources listed on the record. Accessed 2026-10-21}
}

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