The renovated building at 395 Edgewood Avenue, seen straight-on from the street: white-painted brick facade, black-framed windows and doors.
Photo: Dessa Lohrey

A 1946 tool shop on Sweet Auburn, restored

BE on Edgewood is an initiative aimed at fostering unity, promoting racial amity, and building a vibrant community in the heart of Atlanta's historic Auburn district.

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What we do

Tenant partnerships · Event space rentals · Internal programming

Then and now

Pre-renovation street view of the building's concrete-block facade painted yellow, with a colorful mural on the adjacent wall.The same building after renovation, seen from the same street angle, with a clean white-painted brick facade and black-framed windows and doors.
Front elevation, 2019 → 2025
The future multi-purpose room mid-demolition, with concrete-block walls, a metal ceiling grid, and construction debris on the floor.The same multi-purpose space after renovation, with white walls, a polished wood floor, an exposed black-steel truss ceiling, and layered area rugs.
Multi-purpose room, 1st floor
The future second-floor conference room mid-demolition, with exposed concrete-block walls and construction debris throughout.The same second-floor room finished as a conference room, with warm wood flooring, white walls, and an exposed black-steel ceiling structure.
Conference room, 2nd floor

The full story, room by room and year by year →