An unidentified speaker described Trinity Central Flats as a planned housing development on a long-vacant lot adjacent to Atlanta City Hall and said the city is assembling public funding to complete the project’s final financing.

"This project, which is Trinity Central Flats, which is right next to Atlanta City Hall on a vacant lot that has been vacant for a very long time," the speaker said, adding the aim is "to bring housing to downtown, in a very big way." The speaker also stated the current measure would "help ensure that we get the final part of the financing of that project in place and, get people to homes."

Why it matters: The speaker argued downtown Atlanta has lacked housing for decades, noting mid-20th-century demolitions of apartment communities for parking and highways. "Downtown Atlanta has been sorely in need of housing for a very long time," the speaker said, framing housing as central to changing how people live, work and spend time in the city center.

Details and context: According to the speaker, multiple streams of public funding have come together to support Trinity Central Flats and the development represents a public-private partnership with substantial city involvement. "All these, parts of public funding have come together to really bring a housing development, in a part of our city that hasn't had housing in a very long time," the speaker said.

The speaker described Trinity Central Flats as "only the first step of many" needed to increase downtown residency and pointed to other large projects—naming "South So To" and "Centennial Yards"—as part of the broader redevelopment context. They urged that vacant parking lots and properties be considered for housing so the city can "revitalize downtown with people instead of having to rely entirely on private development."

No formal vote or ordinance was recorded in the transcript. The remarks presented the project as an early, city-involved effort to restore housing in downtown Atlanta; the speaker characterized the initiative as a potential model for future growth rather than announcing a final decision or timetable.