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Historic Scottish Rite Hospital Campus

Photo of the Historic Scottish Rite Hospital Campus

Located in the Oakhurst neighborhood of Decatur, this formerly vacant historic hospital is now home to Progressive Redevelopment, PRISM Realty Management and CaringWorks, as well as five other independent tenants.

In 1997, the City of Decatur (adjacent to the city of Atlanta) began looking for a developer for the Scottish Rite property who would work to rehabilitate the historic buildings, provide new single family housing for the neighborhood, help to enhance the Oakhurst business district, return some part of the property to the tax roles, and provide a community center to South Decatur. PRI and the Housing Resource Center (HRC) responded with a three-part plan for the site: the rehabilitation and adaptive re-use of the graceful historic Scottish Rite Hospital and its two wings, the construction of 14 new accessible apartment units for people from the Shepherd Center who have a temporary or permanent disabilities, and the introduction of new single family affordable homes. This winning approach met the goals of the City of Decatur and the Oakhurst neighborhood. With the renovation now completed and the property fully leased, the historic buildings are occupied by a mixture of non-profit and for-profit tenants such as the YWCA of Greater Atlanta, the Community Center of South Decatur, a popular art gallery and an optometrist. It is also home to PRI and its PRISM Realty Management and CaringWorks subsidiaries. This project has turned what was a neighborhood eyesore into an award-winning community asset while helping to revitalize the Oakhurst business district.

Historic Scottish Rite Hospital Campus
321 West Hill Street
Decatur, Georgia 30030
404-371-1230

Property-at-a-Glance
Completion Date: 2002
Developer: Progressive Redevelopment, Inc. and the Housing Resource Center, Inc.
Architect: Smith Dalia Architects
General Contractor: Gay Construction Company
Property Management: PRISM Realty Management
Funding Sources:
  • Regions Bank loan
  • Historic Tax Credits
  • Owners' equity
  • DeKalb County (Georgia) CDBG
  • Federal Home Loan Bank EDGE loan
  • HUD 811 grant
Development Type: Historic rehabilitation of a building on the National Register of Historic Places, and new construction of 14 units for the disabled.
Property Type: Commercial, mixed-use
Development Profile: 22,000 s.f. of commercial office space
14 apartment units for the disabled
Total Development Costs: $5,000,000
321 W. Hill Street, Suite 3
Decatur, GA 30030
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