Murphy Crossing

About Murphy Crossing

In 2004, The Beltline Emerald Necklace Study highlighted Murphy Crossing as a critical “jewel” for mixed-use redevelopment and greenspace. The property’s potential was then reinforced a year later in the Atlanta Beltline Redevelopment Plan, which identified the area as a key redevelopment center for the Beltline project.

Ten years later, ABI purchased 16 acres of the former Georgia State Farmers Market, the first step in assembling what is now known as Murphy Crossing. The final piece was purchased in 2018, bringing the total size to just over 20 acres.

After a series of community engagement meetings and Requests for Proposals around redevelopment (and a delay due to COVID-19), we announced the firms that would oversee redevelopment in 2022.

Real estate development company Culdesac, Inc., will partner with Urban Oasis Development, and Kronberg Urbanists + Architects to realize the new mixed-use development.

Plans for Murphy Crossing prioritize the preservation of land for a pedestrian and bicycle-friendly neighborhood and promote easy access to public transit and the Beltline corridor. The proposed development plan includes 1,100 residential units (including affordable housing), commercial space (with designated affordable spaces for small businesses), and amenities offering potential for job creation.

The project's next phase will include ongoing planning, entitlement, and development, with community engagement activities conducted along the way.

In early 2024, it was announced that Murphy Crossing would be home to a new MARTA infill station. ABI and the property developers are working with the City of Atlanta and MARTA on this effort, but it may impact the proposed development plans for the site. More information will be shared as conversations progress.

The purchase of Murphy Crossing and similar properties is part of ABI’s land acquisition strategy to further its equity, affordability, and inclusion goals through intentional development, employment and housing options, and transit connectivity.

The investment at Murphy Crossing is part of an estimated $800 million of private investment underway within a mile of the site, including projects newly constructed, in progress, or in the pipeline. The site sits at the heart of the existing and expanding commercial nodes of Pittsburgh Yards®, the MET, Lee + White, and West End Mall.

Murphy Crossing History

The site owes its name to a combination of Atlanta’s history and the built environment.

Anthony Murphy, after whom Murphy Avenue is named, is a larger-than-life historical figure in the City of Atlanta. He was involved in the development of Atlanta’s Waterworks and the Atlanta Public Schools system. He was also a resident in adjacent Adair Park. 1050 Murphy Avenue is located where Murphy Avenue crosses the railroad (now the Westside Trail). Thus, “Murphy Crossing” was born.

In the 1940s, the property operated as the Georgia State Farmers Market (separate from the Black Farmers Market nearby on University Avenue). After an earlier purchase by the City of Atlanta, the property was then acquired by Invest Atlanta in 2014. In 2018, a 2.5-acre purchase, which included the former Georgia Archives and History Warehouse, expanded the property to just over 20 acres.

A dozen warehouses and buildings occupy the fully asphalt and concrete site. Currently zoned for Light Industrial uses (I-1), the property is located within the Atlanta Beltline Tax Allocation District (TAD) in the Beltline Overlay District. The Westside Trail borders Murphy Crossing to the north, with Warner Avenue forming the southern border, Allene Avenue to the east, and Murphy Avenue and Sylvan Road to the west. The Adair Park, Oakland City, and Capital View neighborhoods are immediately adjacent to the property, although the address resides within the Oakland City neighborhood in Neighborhood Planning Unit S in Council District 12.