Why did an active freight rail corridor turn into Atlanta’s most sought-after urban district?

Long before Howell Mill Road became a bustling hub for dining and luxury retail, Chris Faussemagne, Partner at Westbridge, was pioneering West Midtown’s industrial transformation. From converting historic meatpacking plants like White Provision and Stockyards into landmark adaptive reuse projects, to engineering the famous pedestrian bridge over active train tracks, Chris shares two decades of insight into scaling walkable urban districts.

This episode breaks down the real estate strategies that shaped West Midtown—including the hard pivot away from office space at West Side Paper, preserving local institutions like Northside Tavern amid high-rise developments like Star Metals, and solving parking and restaurant friction. Chris also explores how upcoming BeltLine infrastructure and projects like "The Hill" at the Waterworks will impact future property values.

For developers, investors, brokers, and urban planners, this conversation provides a practical masterclass in Sunbelt real estate development, asset pivots, and urban revitalization.

If you have a commercial real estate need, please reach out. My team and I have incredible resources through Cushman & Wakefield to help with any need you have.

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