Wellstar announces support for former AMC site redevelopment [Video]

ATLANTA — The former Atlanta Medical Center site is one step closer to redevelopment after Wellstar and Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens offered their support for the concept plan.

“Mayor Andre Dickens and Wellstar Health System fully support the Atlanta City Council’s decision to approve Kimley-Horn’s proposed concept plan to transform Wellstar’s property in the Old Fourth Ward,” the joint statement said. “Atlanta’s Department of City Planning met with the community and incorporated a great amount of input about what they wanted —including mixed-use development, central greenspace, maintaining some medical use on the site, new street connections and more.”

The massive property in the heart of the Old Fourth Ward has been under a development moratorium for nearly two years. It’s set to expire in November, which will pave the way for something new.

“We are committed …