Tech giant Microsoft is planning to donate a quarter of its Quarry Yards land to the City of Atlanta to boost affordable housing stock on the tech company's long-dormant office campus site.
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Microsoft agreed to donate 22.5 acres of its 90-acre Quarry Yard property to Atlanta and to the Atlanta Urban Development Corp. affiliate, Mayor Andre Dickens announced Monday.
“Through this land donation, we’re advancing a shared vision for Atlanta that supports families, empowers students, and strengthens local communities,” Microsoft General Manager of State Government Affairs Kia Floyd said in a statement.
Dickens said the land donation fulfills a vow made by Microsoft when it purchased Quarry Yards in 2021 for $127M from former baseball star Mark Teixeira. With the purchase, Microsoft pledged that it would reserve a quarter of the site for community use.
“This contribution will both bolster our efforts to provide affordable housing and enrich community resources that are essential to the well-being of our residents,” Dickens said in the release.
The original plan for the campus had included offices and housing for 15,000 employees, affordable housing, retail and groceries.
The land, which fronts Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, serves as a “crucial link” to community resources such as Kipp Woodson Academy Charter School and the Grove Park Recreation Center, according to the city’s press release.
The city offered no specifics on its plans to develop the property, but said its urban development agency is hashing out details about the donation. The process is expected to be completed in the summer of 2026.
The announcement comes nearly three years since Bisnow first reported that Microsoft intended to pause the planning process on a mixed-use campus on the 90-acre site.
Messages to Dickens' chief of staff, Courtney English, and the city's press line weren't returned as of press time. Microsoft declined to comment beyond its statement in the press release.
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