Abernathy Towers to Get $8.3 Million Facelift

New developer to renovate all 100 residential units with help of Invest Atlanta.

New developer to renovate all 100 Abernathy units with help of Invest Atlanta.

Real estate developer Vitus announced at a neighborhood planning unit (NPU) meeting Wednesday night that it has purchased and plans to rehab Abernathy Towers, a senior living community at 1059 Oglethorpe Avenue SW in the West End neighborhood.

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“Renovations on each unit will cost about $40,000, and there will be additional interior and outdoor remodeling as well,” project manager announced at the meeting.

With the help of Invest Atlanta, a total of $8.3 million will go primarily towards remodeling all 100 units, exterior renovations, and a new outdoor fitness facility.

Additional renovations include a community garden, outdoor gathering space, pedestrian walkways, and enhanced indoor common areas.

Construction will begin in April 2016 and plans to be completed in December 2016.

Property management company Multifamily Management Services will manage Abernathy Towers after the project is complete.

Check out the site plan below:

Do you think the major renovation of Abernathy Towers will have a positive impact on West End and the surrounding areas? Let us know in the comments section below!

Colin Sylvester

Colin Sylvester

Colin has also written for TheWrap, CNN, Bleacher Report, and Today's U. An Atlanta native and USC film school graduate, you'd probably catch him talking all things film, tv, and pop-culture. Oh, and the soon-to-return glory days of Trojan football and Atlanta Braves baseball.

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