390 Sunset Ave NW, will soon become a new, modern, eco-friendly multi-family mid-rise building. Permits were issued last month for construction of a new 16,200 SF 4-story multi-family building with 26 residential units. Because the lot is slopes, there will be 3 stories above the grade plane and one story below grade.

Atlanta-based design and development firm, eightvillage is responsible for the design which combined ecological preservation with an intergenerational housing strategy to create an aging-in-place community that grows within the natural ecology.

Because the project is located on a part of English Avenue that has been prone to flooding, the design team let the storm water drive the orientation of the project, providing views to nature from the units, flood mitigation for the neighborhood, and educational opportunities.

The project will also include a childcare space provides an intergenerational resource, and doubles as a gathering space for ecological education.

Sovereign/Cooper Joint Venture Inc. will head the construction of the project, 390 Sunset Apartments, which is estimated to cost $7 million. The unique design includes a diagonal slant to avoid a preexisting sewer easement, which opens u. a large swath of side yard and preserves existing trees.

The project is funded by the Westside Future Fund, an Atlanta nonprofit organization comprised of public, private, and philanthropic partners that serves five Westside neighborhoods: Vine City, English Avenue, Ashview Heights, Atlanta University Center, and Just Us.