Atlanta Botanical Garden expanding to connect to Atlanta Beltline
The Atlanta Botanical Garden announced that it is expanding to the Atlanta Beltline.
The garden plans to build on seven acres along Piedmont Avenue and off the Beltline with a $25 million gift from the James M. Cox Foundation.
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Officials hope to have the project completed in time the garden’s 50th anniversary and the 2026 World Cup.
“This transformational project is aimed at creating a more walkable, bikeable and livable urban environment, with reduced reliance on automobiles as Atlanta’s population continues to grow,” said Mary Pat Matheson, the Garden’s Anna and Hays Mershon President & CEO.
This is the first major expansion for Atlanta Botanical Garden since it was founded in 1976. Atlanta Botanical Garden will become the first cultural institution in the city that can be directly accessed from the Beltline.
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Atlanta Botanical Garden says the expansion will include a visitor center, water features, year-round display gardens and exhibition areas.
“While design is still in the early stages, concepts include placing the Garden’s iconic topiary-like mosaiculture sculptures on permanent exhibit, where they can be enjoyed by BeltLine passersby,” according to officials.
Most of the land for the project has been acquired, including a clothing store, dry cleaner and offices. Atlanta Botanical Garden is working to get one more piece of land owned that’s currently by Public Storage facility.
The garden purchased a site off Monroe Drive and Kanuga Street and offered it to Public Storage as a new location. The property is near one of the 10th Street entrances to Piedmont Park.
More information about the project can be found on the Atlanta Botanical Garden’s website here.
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