Downtown Atlanta is many things. It's the center of the city, the bustling business hub of Atlanta. It's also the seat of the state government, the center of Atlanta's art scene and home to its many museums, hotels and many of their fine dining establishments. Downtown Atlanta is also home to a number of amazing attractions, like the Fox Theater, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Ballet and more. Downtown Atlanta is also home to a number of apartments, both historical and new built. Atlanta is home.
Downtown Atlanta incorporates many different aspects. There is the historical area, incorporating buildings like the Flatiron Building and Candler Building is an ode to the past, echoing the simpler, easier days gone by. In these historic buildings, you will find loft apartments inhabited by musicians, artists and art galleries. You'll find museums tucked away behind impressive hotels and MARTA lines running between educational institutions and historical theaters.
The downtown area of Atlanta is a study in contrasts. You can find young professionals living next door to musicians, waitresses living next to artists and college students working with entrepreneurs. Downtown Atlanta is home to many different types of people, who come here for many different reasons and all of them find a reason to stay, to love, downtown Atlanta.
The area is more than just a neighborhood, more than the state seat, more than the sum of its parts. Downtown Atlanta is a vibrant, growing place that transcends the years to seamlessly meld the past to the future through the catalyst of the present. Downtown Atlanta is a living, breathing entity that is composed of the people that live there and their dreams.
Downtown Atlanta is bounded on the north by North Avenue, on the west by Northside Drive, on the east by Boulevard and on the south by Georgia Avenue. It's comprised of several different neighborhoods, or areas. Namely, these are Summer Hill, Grant Park, Castleberry Hill, Five Points, Sweet Auburn, Fairlie Poplar, Centennial Hill, SoNo, Bedford Pines and Centennial Place. Some of these are actually industrial or business areas, rather than residential, but the names are still used as landmarks for the residents of downtown Atlanta. These areas are serviced by central MARTA lines, running north to south and east to west, with many stops in between that offer riders easy access to everything Atlanta has to offer.
The fastest growing segment of downtown is in young professionals. These professionals are from all walks of life and are employed in many different areas. Finding it easy to commute to work, affordable housing and low cost of living, these young people are flocking to downtown Atlanta to make their homes and livings in the 'new south'.