PROJECTS + OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD DALTON'S FUTURE
Dalton is bringing the jobs. Now let's build the housing.
Greater Dalton keeps adding jobs. Employers expand here, the workforce shows up, and now we have the opportunity to build the housing to support them.
4000+
new jobs added
866
new rental units delivered
1300
expected units of demand
(next 5 years)
EcoPanels
Revolutionizing workforce housing with EcoPanels, an innovative construction technology that reduces costs, enhances efficiency, and improves sustainability. By testing and showcasing these methods, we aim to develop scalable, high-quality housing solutions that support local workers and strengthen economic growth.
North Dalton Gateway Opportunity
Prime development opportunities along one of the most traveled corridors in our community, strategically positioned near Haig Mill Lake Park, the Mill Line trail, and Dalton’s thriving medical district. With strong infrastructure and high visibility, this area is poised for transformative development, creating a vibrant connection between key amenities and future growth opportunities.
Vision Dalton Urban Core
A long-range master plan for Downtown Dalton, South Hamilton Street, and the Block 79/Glenwood corridor, shaped by extensive community engagement and technical analysis. The plan identifies strategies to add housing, improve walkability, and enhance public spaces, building on Dalton's character to create a more vibrant, economically resilient urban core.
Cottage Court
Expanding attainable homeownership with thoughtfully designed cottages arranged around shared green space. As a pilot project for FCDC, Cottage Court demonstrates how smaller homes and intentional planning can help meet Whitfield County's housing needs while creating a neighborhood where residents put down roots.
Land & Property Inventory
Greater Dalton Development Success Stories
From Local and Outside Investors and Stakeholders
2018 – The Housing Study
Believe Greater Dalton commissioned a comprehensive study of the local housing market, which found that Whitfield County could absorb 150 to 160 new construction home sales and 90 to 100 new rental units every year. No new multifamily rental apartments had been delivered since 2001. The study also found that 62% of people holding a job in Whitfield County paying $40,000 or more lived somewhere else.
2019 – Orchard Place
127 condominiums in a gated community off Cleveland Highway, built by Greenwood Developers. Preserved mature trees, walking trails, a pond, a pool, and a clubhouse, with master-on-main and open floor plans. Now sold out.
Photo courtesy of Dalton-Whitfield Joint Development Authority
2022 – Patterson Farms
A 74-acre mixed-use community on Cleveland Highway from Greenwood Developers and Hollis Holdings. More than 120 homes have sold so far. The plan calls for 500 or more homes across cottages, lofts, and townhomes, with walkable green space, a community garden, and a commercial district.
Photo courtesy of Patterson Farms
2023 – Lofts at Hamilton
218 loft apartments in four buildings on 14 acres leased from what was then Hamilton Health Care System, two blocks north of the medical center's main entrance. Developed by Macon-based Sierra Development with Argus Eyed Partners. Elevator access, gated parking, a 24-hour fitness facility, and a saltwater infinity pool. Built explicitly to keep health care and professional workers living in Dalton.
Photo courtesy of Dalton-Whitfield Joint Development Authority
2023 – Dalton Station
Atlanta-based Madison Capital Group converted the former Budgetel Inn on South Thornton Avenue into 140 micro apartments. The conversion put a vacant downtown property back to work.
Photo courtesy of Dalton Station
2024 – The Dalton by Alta
234 apartments in a five-story building at 501 West Waugh Street, developed by Atlanta-based Wood Partners. Walking distance to historic downtown, minutes from I-75, and close to Vitruvian Health, the Dalton Convention Center, and Georgia Northwest Technical College. The first downtown apartment community of this scale in more than twenty years.
Photo courtesy of Dalton-Whitfield Joint Development Authority
2024 – The Township at Hammond Creek
200 apartments in five four-story buildings near the north bypass and Pleasant Grove Drive, with retail space alongside. A joint venture between R.H. Ledbetter Properties, Charles Williams REIC, Hammond Creek Capital, and Dobbins Properties. One-, two-, and three-bedroom layouts with all-inclusive rent, a resort-style pool, a putting green, and pickleball courts.
Photo courtesy of Dalton-Whitfield Joint Development Authority
2025 – Walton Fields breaks ground
90 apartments on Underwood Circle in the first phase of a $27 million development, built by Walton Communities with Well Housed Dalton, the City of Dalton, the JDA, and Believe Greater Dalton. Two three-story buildings with one-, two-, and three-bedroom homes, mixing market-rate units with income-qualified housing. Well Housed Dalton's largest undertaking in more than four decades. Pre-leasing opens in 2026, with leasing to follow in spring 2027.
Photo courtesy of Geheber Lewis Architects
2025 – EcoPanels Pilot
FCDC's first housing project, now built and sold. The pilot tested panelized construction against traditional methods on cost, speed, durability, and long-term affordability.
In progress — Hamilton Village
40 workforce housing units on South Hamilton Street, assembled from a private land donation, a state housing grant, and updated local zoning.
Photo courtesy of the City of Dalton
In design – Cottage Court
FCDC's pilot with the MicroLife Institute, in final design on a city-owned parcel about a mile from downtown. Smaller homes arranged around shared green space, testing whether compact lots and deliberate layout can widen the path to homeownership.
Break new ground with us!
We have the opportunity to shape the future of this emerging Northwest Georgia market. If you're interested in exploring potential development projects, contact us today.