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Atlanta’s abandoned hotel
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Aramar’s $53.3 million plan for Atlanta’s Presidential Hotel includes apartments and podcast studios. Behind the new pitch is a building with several unfinished comebacks.

By Ben · FintokOctober 17, 20268 min read8 sources ↓

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8 sources · Research checked October 17, 2026

WSB-TV — Tom Regan

2026-10-16

Vacant, iconic Atlanta hotel tower to become high-rise apartment building with podcast studios

Direct developer interview on residential scope, proposed amenities and timing.

First published October 15; updated October 16, verified in article metadata. Tower count is not reconciled with September coverage. Proposed features, not completed work.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Zachary Hansen

2026-09-28

Recognize this eyesore near Spaghetti Junction? It’s being redeveloped.

County-announcement reporting of the redevelopment, history, site condition and archive photographs.

Original county release and permit document were not independently obtained. Image permissions remain uncleared; county composite includes a rendering.

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Atlanta News First — Justin Berger

2026-09-28

DeKalb County issues permit allowing site work at former Presidential Hotel to begin

Explains permitted site work and includes a neighboring business owner’s account.

Displayed publication date is September 28 despite September 29 in URL. Building permit was still required at that time; later status unverified.

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FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team

2026-09-28

Landmark vacant building near Spaghetti Junction to get $53M makeover

County-release-based account of site address, development budget and September residential program.

Reported redevelopment spending is not acquisition price or confirmed financing. No per-unit calculation made from unresolved scope.

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DeKalb County Property Appraisal

Accessed October 17, 2026

Property Appraisal: parcel 18 294 09 073

Official record confirms 4001 Presidential Parkway, Unit A, and unincorporated tax district.

Read October 17, 2026. Maintenance notice coexists with visible content. One parcel does not establish the entire development boundary; no sale basis inferred.

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Aramar Investments

Accessed October 17, 2026

Portfolio

Developer lists hotel-to-residential conversions including 2950 Reedy Creek Boulevard in Orlando.

Undated primary company page, read October 17, 2026. Not an independent performance audit or Presidential-specific project page.

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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution — Joshua Sharpe

2016-09-26

DeKalb taking owners of rundown Spaghetti Junction tower to court

Contemporaneous reporting on the utility-payment dispute, residents leaving and code-enforcement allegations.

Historical allegations do not establish final case outcomes. Historical floor count differs from current coverage and is not used.

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Atlanta Magazine — Josh Green

2023-08-23

Ask Atlanta: What’s the status of the refurb of Spaghetti Junction’s abandoned Presidential Hotel?

Investigates the prior AWAVI proposal, condo-interest assembly, permit inactivity and site constraints.

Figures refer to an earlier developer and proposal. Former official’s observations are not a current engineering study. Also reports Zombieland: Double Tap location use.

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Photographs. Cover and Club Europe: Joshua Sharpe / AJC, archive photographs. Tower in 2016: Bob Andres / AJC. Current exterior: WSB-TV / Cox Media Group, October 2026. Before/proposed composite: courtesy of DeKalb County via AJC; the right half is a rendering. AJC image source · WSB image source. Rights remain with their respective owners; no open reuse license has been verified.

Photographs are cropped for layout. Renderings, historical images and surrounding-area views are identified beside the image.

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