Brian Leary

Since joining Atlantic Station in 1997, Leary helped turn his master plan into a national model for smart growth and new urbanism. He successfully negotiated with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for Atlantic Station and the 17th Street multi-modal bridge to become the first Project XL and transportation control measure of its kind in the United States.

A graduate of Georgia Tech’s College of Architecture with an undergraduate degree in architecture and a master’s degree in city planning, Leary finished his thesis outlining a redevelopment plan for the Atlantic Steel property that would provide a national model for smart growth and Brownfield remediation through the creation of a 24-hour, live-work-play community.

Leary has since spoken throughout the United States about the consequences of sprawl and its inefficient use of resources and growth through sustainable development practices. He has presented to the Congress for New Urbanism, National Partners for Smart Growth, Real Estate Roundtable, Urban Land Institute, and the President’s National Town Meeting on Sustainability. In April 1999, his article, “Steel Away,” outlined the past, present and future of the Atlantic Steel property in Urban Land magazine.

Leary is a member of the Urban Land Institute, Congress for New Urbanism, International Council of Shopping Centers, and the Home Park Community Improvement Association. He is an alumni advisor to Georgia Tech and sits on the Atlanta Streetcar Advisory Board, the Board of PEDS, the Board of Georgian’s for Transportation Alternatives, the Inner City, Environmental and Brownfield Committees of ULI’s Atlanta District and the Midtown Alliance Transportation Committee.