iVillage at MLK, Georgia’s First Shipping Container Village, Gets Green-Lit

Mayor Kasim Reed, Invest Atlanta, and MARTA earlier this week announced plans for the iVillage at MLK, a transit-oriented development made out of repurposed shipping containers, at H.E. Holmes MARTA Station.

“This shipping-container iVillage is not only the first of its kind in the State of Georgia, it’s another example of how the City of Atlanta supports innovation and entrepreneurship,” Mayor Reed said in a prepared statement.

Once construction on the project is complete, the iVillage at MLK will provide transit-accessible retail and office space for small businesses.

A total of 14 shipping containers will be used to create around 6,500 square feet of commercial space. The development will also include a lawn and deck areas to host public events.

MARTA will examine future opportunities for transit-oriented development at H.E. Holmes Station to ensure more people can live affordably near our job centers and transit nodes.

Though this is the first project of its kind in Georgia, container villages have been launched around the world.

Cities like Las Vegas, London, Copenhagen, and San Francisco have developed container villages to create new affordable retail or living space.

The iVillage at MLK is part of the City of Atlanta’s larger effort continue to transform Westside communities, especially along the Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive Corridor.

Last year, the City of Atlanta was awarded a $10 million TIGER grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to help improve MLK Drive. That grant is part of a $22.7 million effort to improve mobility and increase access to transit, employment centers, and services along MLK.

Applications will be made available soon for entrepreneurs interested in leasing space at The iVillage at MLK.

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