Georgia State University
University Lofts
Atlanta, GA
Lord Aeck Sargent designed 230 apartment units of married, graduate and international student housing for Georgia State University, an urban University of over 23,000 students.
Located adjacent to the Georgia State University Campus, between downtown Atlanta and the Martin Luther King Jr. historic district, the $22 million project provides year-round housing for approximately 500 students and limited visiting faculty members. Units are designed as loft-style apartments arranged around an internal courtyard with views to downtown and midtown Atlanta. The building rises in graduated stories above the courtyard, culminating in a 14-story tower. Conference, health and exercise facilities are provided, and the facility also includes leasable street-front retail space along Edgewood Avenue. Also included in the project scope is a parking deck serving the residents.
The project is financed privately by The University Financing Foundation (TUFF). Design and construction of the project have been procured by the Brookwood Group representing TUFF.