Skinny infill pitched for increasingly rare lot in Reynoldstown Beltline zone Josh Green Mon, 06/02/2025 - 11:05

The popularity of Beltline lifestyles means that, in some cases, designers are being forced to get crafty with available land, however small it may be. And this case certainly qualifies.

Plans have come to market in recent days for a Reynoldstown infill project that would rise from what could be mistaken for a side yard at 73 Kenyon St. The site is less than a block west of the Beltline corridor and Breaker Breaker restaurant, just south of Wylie Street.

Dubbed “The Narrow House” by its architect, Carlos E. Ostrej Design, the concept calls for four stories of living space (counting the rooftop terrace) on a lot that’s between 25 ½ and 28 ½ feet wide. The top levels would overlook the Beltline’s Eastside Trail—er, sorry, Southeast Trail—to the east.

alt The Kenyon Street site in question, at right, in January. Google Maps

alt Carlos E. Ostrej Design; Platinum Real Estate/FMLS

The setting is “an atypically narrow lot,” but multiple terraces and the roof help atone “for otherwise insufficient exterior spaces on the ground,” per the designer.

Platinum Real Estate, which has listed the lot and building plans for $194,900, calls the concept “the house of your dreams” for “one of the few remaining lots in the area.”

Included with the sale are complete drawings (with civil and structural engineering for The Narrow House concept), the survey, and a setback variance, according to Platinum Real Estate.

alt Plans for the four-level The Narrow House and vehicle carousel over Kenyon Street. Carlos E. Ostrej Design; Platinum Real Estate/FMLS

Sound like a winning combination, in such a walkable intown place?

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alt The 73 Kenyon St. SE site in question, in relation to the Beltline corridor and other landmarks in Reynoldstown and Cabbagetown. Google Maps

alt The Kenyon Street site in question, at right, in January. Google Maps

alt Plans for the four-level The Narrow House and vehicle carousel over Kenyon Street. Carlos E. Ostrej Design; Platinum Real Estate/FMLS

alt Carlos E. Ostrej Design; Platinum Real Estate/FMLS

alt Carlos E. Ostrej Design; Platinum Real Estate/FMLS

alt Carlos E. Ostrej Design; Platinum Real Estate/FMLS

alt Carlos E. Ostrej Design; Platinum Real Estate/FMLS

alt Carlos E. Ostrej Design; Platinum Real Estate/FMLS

Subtitle Proposal calls for four-story “The Narrow House” neighboring Southeast Trail

Neighborhood Reynoldstown

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Image An image of a slim yard site in Atlanta where a tall four-story modern house is proposed with black and white images and many balconies.

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