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30-acre property to be preserved for new park
By Collin Kelley
A 30-acre piece of property in Buckhead
formerly owned by noted photographer
and philanthropist Lucinda Bunnen will be
transformed into a new City of Atlanta park.
The Conservation Fund (TCF)
purchased the property for $13.5 million
in October. According to Urbanize Atlanta,
the deal is the highest residential land sale in
Atlanta in 2024 and the largest park addition
TCF has made for Buckhead in more than
two decades.
Larger than downtowns Centennial
Olympic Park and Woodruff Park combined,
the property at 3910 Randall Mill Road lies
just east of Interstate 75 and south of 1-285.
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Photo by Kim Kenney
Bonneau Ansley of Ansley Real
Estate Christies International, who
represented the Bunnen family in the
sale, told Urbanize Atlanta the deal
was “historic,” noting “there hasn’t
been anything like this available in
decades, and it’s not likely we’ll ever
see this much land available [again] in
this area.”
According to TCF, an additional
$3.4 million in funding will be
needed to create a permanent nature
preserve. The organization is planning
to work with city officials and other
partners to get the funds.
Bunnen, who helped build the
FFigh Museum of Art photo collection
and co-founded what is now the
Atlanta Contemporary Art Center,
died in 2022 at age 92. FFer Frank
Lloyd Wright-inspired home on the
Buckhead property was included in
the sale, but what it will be used for is
unknown.
Bunnen’s own photography
— including famed Atlantans like
Coretta Scott King and Ted Turner,
street scenes, and nature — was
collected in numerous books and
frequently exhibited over the decades.
Initiative to ensure local businesses,
residents benefit from events
By Dyana Bagby
Mayor Andre Dickens announced in
October the creation of Showcase Atlanta,
an initiative that aims to ensure residents and
local businesses are able to participate and
benefit from large-scale events.
Atlanta is known for hosting major
conventions, conferences, festivals, political
rallies and sporting events. Last week, the
NFL announced Atlanta will host the
Super Bowl LXII in 2028 at Mercedes-Benz
Stadium.
The Super Bowl announcement is one
of numerous major sporting events coming
to the city over the next few years including
the College Football Playoff National
Championship and MLB All-Star Game
in 2025, FIFA World Cup in 2026 and the
NCAA Men’s Final Four in 2031.
“Since the $5 billion economic success
of the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta,
the metro area has captured an estimated
additional $9.18 billion from major events
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