The formation of a nonprofit to helm The Stitch project was announced on Jan. 27.
As first reported by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Atlanta Downtown Stitch, Inc. will advance the project, a 14-acre green space atop a platform over the I-75/85 connector “stitching” parts of Downtown back together.
Stitch, Inc. has announced its inaugural board of directors, which will oversee construction, event programming, and financing.
Atlanta Downtown Stitch, Inc. Board of Directors
Ron Alston: Truist, Senior Vice President, Not-For-Profit and Government Banking Leader
Nichole Miles-Sullivan: Atlanta Region Executive, Georgia Power
Hon. Jason Dozier: Atlanta City Council, District 4
Tom Boyer: General Manager, Westin Peachtree Plaza
Granvel Tate: Vice President, Real Estate Operations, Invest Atlanta
Craig Jones: ADID, Inc. Board Chair
Rian Smith: Integral, Vice President and Chief Counsel
Patrick Kassin: Development Partner, Woodfield Development
John McColl: Executive Vice President, Cousins Properties
“To echo Mayor Andre Dickens, The Stitch is a group project that requires community collaboration for its success,” said Jack Cebe, CEO and President of Stitch, Inc. “I’m honored to work with a diverse and accomplished group of Downtown leaders to bring The Stitch to life and ensure it meets the aspirations set forth in The Stitch Master Plan.”
Costs for the project will partially be funded by taxes from property owners in the Stitch Special Assessment District, approved by the Atlanta City Council in April 2025. The project is projected to generate more than $9 million in economic value and bring 4,500 jobs to the city.
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Cebe told the AJC that the development of The Stitch in terms of “agreements with the city, our board structure, and the public-private partnership approach” will be modeled after the development of the Atlanta Beltline.
Construction of The Stitch is estimated to cost $713 million and will be split into three phases across the next decade.
Phase one will consist of a five-acre park along Peachtree Street and Ralph McGill Boulevard and is estimated to be completed by 2030. Cebe said the site is on track to be shovel-ready by this summer, with construction starting next year.
