Selig Enterprises files state review for The Works Phase II, allowing up to 2.2 million square feet

A major Upper Westside redevelopment prepares for a new growth chapter

The Works, the 80-acre adaptive reuse district along Chattahoochee Avenue that helped redefine Atlanta’s Upper Westside, is moving toward a second development phase that could significantly increase the project’s scale. Selig Enterprises has filed a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) submission with the state, initiating a required infrastructure review process for large projects and setting an upper limit on what could be built.

The filing establishes that Phase II could include up to 1 million square feet of residential development and up to 1.2 million square feet of nonresidential development, for a combined potential of 2.2 million square feet. The developer has indicated that planning details remain in progress and that a construction schedule has not been finalized, while projecting completion of Phase II construction by 2031 under the DRI framework.

What the state filing triggers and what it does not

A DRI filing is a procedural step that typically triggers multi-agency review of a project’s anticipated impacts. For a development of this size, that review can include traffic analysis, utilities and infrastructure capacity assessments, and related coordination that often precedes local zoning and permitting actions.

• Initiates state-level infrastructure review for a large-scale project
• Frames a maximum build-out, rather than final site plans
• Signals upcoming coordination with local stakeholders prior to rezoning considerations

From industrial warehouses to a mixed-use destination

The Works emerged from an assemblage of former warehouses and underused industrial parcels accumulated over decades. The first phase opened in 2020 and established the project as a mix of office, retail, and entertainment uses in renovated industrial buildings. A 306-unit apartment community was added in 2023, expanding the site’s residential component and reinforcing the live-work-play approach that has become central to many large Atlanta redevelopments.

The Works has also stood out amid a challenging office market. The project’s initial office component reached full occupancy in 2025, a notable milestone in a period when metro Atlanta office vacancies remained elevated following the pandemic-era shift in workplace patterns.

Community process and next steps

Selig Enterprises has said Phase II remains in early planning, and the company expects to meet with local neighborhood groups and area stakeholders before the Atlanta City Council considers rezoning actions tied to the next phase. Those steps will help define what ultimately gets built within the maximum development envelope outlined in the DRI submission.

Key question for residents and businesses: how new housing, offices, retail and infrastructure would be phased across the remaining 53 acres, and what transportation and utility upgrades would accompany that growth.

For the Upper Westside, the filing represents a formal marker that one of the area’s most visible redevelopment projects is preparing to expand again—this time at a scale that could reshape the district’s streets, services, and development pattern through the end of the decade.