Underwood Hills sits quietly between I-75 and Chattahoochee Avenue — a leafy, century-old neighborhood at the doorstep of Atlanta's most exciting reinvention.
Underwood Hills is the rare Atlanta neighborhood that feels like a secret. Mature oaks arch over quiet residential streets. Bungalows from the 1920s sit beside thoughtful new builds. A neighborhood park anchors the eastern edge. And the rhythm of life is deliberately slower than the city racing by on I-75.
But step a few blocks in any direction and the whole picture changes — into one of the most dynamic mixed-use corridors in the Southeast. The Works. Topgolf. Atlanta's Beer District. A flagship Ballard Designs. Some of the city's most beloved dining icons. All within walking distance of front porches.
This is intown living without the trade-off — a community where the trees are old, the homes have soul, and the next chapter of Atlanta is being written right next door.
Underwood Hills doesn't just sit near the action. It is the action. From a 2.2-million-square-foot expansion of The Works to Atlanta's first true indoor farmers market, the neighborhood is becoming one of the most consequential mixed-use corridors in the Southeast.
Selig Enterprises has filed paperwork to nearly triple the existing district — adding roughly 2.2 million square feet of new development across 50 acres along Logan Circle and Chattahoochee Avenue. The plan: 1 million square feet of residential and 1.2 million in restaurant, office, and retail. Roughly the equivalent of a second Ponce City Market.
Atlanta's first true indoor farmers market — a 33-stall adaptive-reuse project on Collier Road, anchored by chef Anne Quatrano's Summerland, White Oak Pastures, Hop City, and Honeysuckle Gelato. A daily-use destination that turns grocery shopping into a neighborhood ritual.
The 27-acre adaptive-reuse warehouse district that started it all. Home to Chattahoochee Food Works (31 vendors), Westbound apartments, a new $18M parking deck, and a growing roster of independent retail. The Woodall Rail Trail debuted at its southern doorstep — the first segment of the Silver Comet Connector linking it all to the BeltLine.
A three-story Topgolf anchors the entertainment side of the neighborhood, drawing weekend crowds from across the metro. The corridor continues to attract new operators — most recently a new two-story Grindhouse Killer Burgers with a 21+ rooftop bar directly across the street.
Underwood Hills is where some of Atlanta's longest-running dining icons share a zip code with the city's newest openings. A 30-year-old taqueria. A flagship burger joint that started as a Sweet Auburn food stall. The food hall that helped kick off the city's adaptive-reuse renaissance. And a brewery district that's quietly become one of the densest concentrations of taprooms in the Southeast.
A Westside institution — the kind of place where the line out the door is a feature, not a bug. Generations of Atlantans have made the pilgrimage for the margaritas and chicken mole.
The Korean-Mexican fusion spot that put Buford Highway flavors in a Westside dining room. Bulgogi tacos, kimchi quesadillas, and a fiercely loyal regular base.
The newest standalone — a two-story flagship at Chattahoochee & Ellsworth with a covered patio and a 21+ rooftop bar. Boozy milkshakes, brisket-blend patties, fried green tomatoes on top.
31 independent vendors under one roof inside The Works — Andrew Zimmern's curated lineup of stalls from chefs across the city.
Anne Quatrano's anchor inside Upper West Market — the chef behind Bacchanalia and Star Provisions returns to the Westside with a stall built for everyday cooking.
The beloved Atlanta-born gelato maker holds court inside Upper West Market — small-batch, locally sourced, and the obvious move after dinner anywhere in the neighborhood.
Within a few blocks of one another, Underwood Hills hosts one of the densest concentrations of independent breweries in the Southeast — a casual crawl by foot, by bike, or by Woodall Rail Trail.
Underwood Hills isn't trying to be a mall. The neighborhood's retail character is built from a single national flagship that chose the area deliberately, a daily-use indoor market, and a thoughtful collection of design-forward independents tucked inside The Works' adaptive-reuse warehouses.
The Atlanta-based home furnishings company chose Underwood Hills for its largest store ever — a 20,000-square-foot flagship inside The Works, three to four times the size of the previous location it replaced.
The space showcases the full Ballard catalog with rotating fabric and wallpaper walls, a dedicated monogramming area, and the brand's Design Solutions studio at its center — a working design floor where customers can build custom rooms with in-house designers. It's the kind of store that signals what the neighborhood has become.
A 33-stall indoor market on Collier Road — Hop City's wine and beer selection, White Oak Pastures' meats, Honeysuckle Gelato, and a rotating cast of independent food makers under one roof.
Boutique storefronts and design showrooms quietly filling out Selig's adaptive-reuse warehouses — a deliberately curated mix that prioritizes character over quantity.
A true antique market on Chattahoochee Avenue — 40+ dealers across a 10,000-square-foot showroom of French, English, Italian, Swedish, and American antiques alongside vintage and mid-century modern classics.
Whether it's a Ballard fabric swatch, a White Oak Pastures cut, or a small-batch maker stall — the through-line across Underwood Hills retail is taste, not volume.
Buyers have been finding Underwood Hills for years. The math is simple: a tree-canopied historic neighborhood, six miles from Downtown, with a 2.2-million-square-foot mixed-use district being built around it.
Underwood Hills was first laid out as "Northside Park" in 1902, on the edge of the Atlanta city limits. More than a century later, much of what made it special then makes it special now: brick cottages, mature trees, and a community that knows its neighbors.
First conceived as "Northside Park" on the edge of the Atlanta city limits.
Building picks up. Many residents work for the nearby Seaboard Coastline Railroad. Brick and frame cottages and bungalows define the streetscape.
Construction of I-75 cuts the neighborhood off — turning it into a residential island ringed by highway and commercial corridors.
A resurgence of new single-family construction as buyers rediscover close-in property. The intown movement begins — and never really stops.