MARTA to celebrate opening of King Memorial Transit-oriented development

ATLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA), along with H.J. Russell and Place Properties, will celebrate the opening of the King Memorial transit-oriented development (TOD) on Friday, May 20, at 11 a.m.

The mixed-use TOD features Marchon, a community of 305 apartments and 11,000 square feet of office and retail space adjacent to King Memorial rail station and historic Oakland Cemetery.

“The pandemic prevented a groundbreaking event and we are excited to finally celebrate the opening of the King Memorial TOD and the Marchon community. This is a prime location near downtown Atlanta and one-third of the apartments in this development are affordable workforce housing convenient to transit,” said MARTA Interim General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood.

WHAT:           King Memorial TOD Ribbon-Cutting

WHEN:          Friday, May 20

11 a.m.

WHERE:        Marchon

240 Grant St. SE

Atlanta, GA

The King Memorial TOD is located on approximately 4.4 acres of underused parking space on the south side of the rail station and includes a large art activation in the Grant Street tunnel facilitated by MARTA’s public art program Artbound.