Proposed Location

Pullman YardAtlanta Con­tact­Point has pro­posed to the state of Geor­gia to acquire Pull­man Yard  and trans­form it from an aban­doned indus­trial site to active play fields.   This 25-acre land located in the heart of Atlanta has more than 100,000 sq. feet of empty his­toric build­ings just wait­ing to be used.

We pro­pose to reme­di­ate the envi­ron­men­tal aspects of the prop­erty, pre­serve, and repur­pose the his­toric build­ings into indoor ath­letic, arts, and nutri­tional venues. We also pro­pose to con­vert the vacant land to mul­ti­pur­pose play fields for use by all chil­dren and adults 18 hours per day, 365 days per year.

pullman yardThe build­ings will be refit with energy con­ser­va­tion sys­tems for solar, water, light­ing, and air­flow tech­nolo­gies. We aim to incor­po­rate MARTA, Belt­line, PATH, and shut­tle sys­tems as alter­na­tive means of transportation.

Our tar­geted part­ners include pub­lic insti­tu­tions and pri­vate enter­prises, pri­vate and home schools, youth and adult sports leagues, civic and community-based asso­ci­a­tions, and vol­un­teer­ing groups.

Please help us spread the word!  We will put a bid on the prop­erty as soon as the state allows.

Fun for All

Atlanta Con­tact­Point pro­poses to uti­lize the his­toric build­ings and land of Pull­man Yard for the fol­low­ing activ­i­ties, among others:

soc­cer foot­ball lacrosse base­ball soft­ball
ten­nis hockey ulti­mate track pool
bas­ket­ball vol­ley­ball skate park golf yoga
act­ing gar­den­ing play­ground adap­tive sports tod­dler area with rid­ing toys
Pullman Yard layout

Pull­man Yard lay­out — click to enlarge

There are also plans for a café fea­tur­ing food from our green­house gar­den and local farm­ers; retail space for sport­ing goods; med­ical space for health mon­i­tor­ing and phys­i­cal ther­apy; sports rentals; and stor­age for par­tic­i­pants’ gear.

In addi­tion, we are plan­ning event space for per­form­ing arts, par­ties, fundrais­ers, and cor­po­rate out­ings, as well as class­rooms for home schol­ars and after-school studies.

Loca­tion

Pull­man Yard is located in the Kirk­wood neigh­bor­hood of Atlanta and is owned by the state of Geor­gia. It is sur­rounded by diverse com­mu­ni­ties of East Lake, Can­dler Park, Lake Claire, Reynold­stown and many more. These neigh­bor­hoods have a high res­i­dent den­sity and are in need of more phys­i­cal activ­ity and access to recre­ational facil­i­ties. What’s more, there are five pub­lic high schools, 11 mid­dle schools, and 16 ele­men­tary schools rep­re­sent­ing 24,000 urban stu­dents located within a 5-mile radius of site.

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