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Peachtree Historic District
UPDATE-SEPTEMBER 18, 2026
Following a fifteen month process, the effort to establish historic designation for Peachtree Circle was not approved by the Atlanta City Council at their September 8 meeting. The proposal had previously received recommendations for approval from City Planning staff, the APCA Zoning Committee, NPU-E, and the Atlanta Zoning Review Board. At the City Council Zoning Committee meeting on August 24, the proposal was put on hold until the City Council’s September 8 session, at which time Councilmember Alex Wan requested that the initiative be filed, meaning shelved without being approved.
Citing the “intensity of the positions on both sides,” Councilmember Wan asserted his impartiality in the matter and reiterated that he has always maintained that he would support the proposal only if it demonstrated support from a supermajority of at least two-thirds of affected parcels. A parcel-by-parcel review conducted by Councilmember Wan and the municipal Planning Department confirmed that out of 72 parcels on the street, 39 favored historic designation, 26 opposed, and 7 did not respond. Because the favorable responses fell short of the two-thirds support threshold established by Councilmember Wan, lawmakers voted 11 to 4 to file the motion.
While this proposal to establish a historic district on Peachtree Circle has concluded, Councilmember Michael Julian Bond suggested that a new proposal could be submitted for a district that would include exclusively the 39 supporting properties. Councilmember Wan concurred, saying, “That’s how the process should evolve. It should be a community conversation first. . . You gauge where your support is and then you tailor the map to that effect. That is a path forward.”
Update -August 24, 2026
At its August 24 meeting, the Atlanta City Council Zoning Committee placed the proposed historic district on hold. District 6 Councilmember Alex Wan has indicated that he will reintroduce the legislation if supporters can demonstrate a two-thirds supermajority among affected Peachtree Circle properties by September 8. This level of support is not a legislative requirement, but a standard Councilmember Wan has used when considering historic preservation proposals in his district. Councilmember Wan’s office has not yet provided specific details regarding how this supermajority support will be measured or documented.
Prior to this action, the proposal had received recommendations for approval from the APCA Zoning Committee, NPU-E, the Atlanta Zoning Review Board, and City planning staff.
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