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New Atlanta Street apartments coming along
Tenants could start moving in by April
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Rain showers on Thursday halted construction of the new Walton Communities project at the corner of EE Butler Parkway and Atlanta Street. The project is set on the site of the former Green Hunter Homes, commonly referred to as the Atlanta Street Apartments and were first occupied in 1951. - photo by Scott Rogers
Framing of the future Walton Summit apartments on Atlanta Street in Gainesville is quickly rising up from the ground. The development — a partnership between the Gainesville Housing Authority and Walton Communities — is visible from busy Athens Highway. New construction replaces the fading memory of the former Green Hunter Homes public housing complex that was demolished to make way for the new apartments.