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We all have a story to share.
And a desire to share it.

Our story is one of passion and purpose, combining customized brokerage services, historic preservation, cultural development, and community programming to create a more vibrant, culturally rich city.

Join us!

Proudly representing the cultural side of commercial real estate

What is the cultural side of commercial real estate, you ask?

Bride and groom at Constellations in Sweet Auburn, are surrounded by friends and family celebrating during a wedding reception, all smiling, cheering, and raising their hands.
The Blair Building stairwell glass door with gold lettering indicating floors 200-210, with stairs visible inside and a small star at the bottom
Two artists painting a large mural on the side of a brick building, featuring a young girl's portrait with a rainbow background. The mural includes words like 'activist,' 'leader,' and 'storyteller.' One artist is standing and the other is on an elevated lift.

Great question.

Culture is what we do together as people that also brings us joy. Think literature, art, music, architecture, theatre, film, song, dance, design, sport, festival, food, beverage, and hospitality, to name a few.

The cultural side of commercial real estate is a colorful mix — people, spaces, places, ideas, action, and the programming that brings it all together.

Weaved within these pages are some of our favorite stories that share the flavor and culture of Atlanta.

Here you'll find available properties, "Good Stories" that showcase our work and creative collaborations with others, thoughtful and experienced brokerage representation for business owners and property owners, beautiful meeting and event venues to make your own, plus "Community Board" posts that shine a light on our friends and neighbors. Enjoy!

If you'd like to learn more, tour a property, or talk about hosting your own meetings and events with us, we hope you'll reach out.

Be well. Talk soon.

Your friends at GK|CRE

Make it your own for an hour, a day, a week, or more.

The Shed at Elizabeth & Edgewood

Offsites / Installations / Pop-Up Possibilities / Studio Workshops & Classes

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book Weddings, elopements, film & photo shoots, meetings, book clubs, and more

Meetings & Events at Constellations

Where stars come together and shine.

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Good Story | COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

A Historic Preservation

The VA-HI Building ushers in a new and tasty chapter.

Serving Community 
Good Story | partnership in action

The Future is Bright

The creation of the District V Girl Scouts Honor Mural

By Gene Kansas

Featuring Roslyn Pope 
Good Story | HISTORIC OFFICES WITH A DASH OF FUN

Boldly Going Pink: The Blair in Decatur

Looks like a boutique hotel but really it’s an office building.

Q&A with Gene Kansas 
Good Story | EXPLORATION IN INMAN PARK

A Magical Place

Hiding in plain sight.

By Gene Kansas

Discover Elizabeth & Edgewood 
Good Story | NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERSHIP

Ted Bradford
Navigator of Cities

By Gene Kansas & Trevor Williams

Meet Ted
Line drawing of a whimsical wolf resting on its side with a steaming cup of coffee or tea nearby.

Local and neighborhood-driven, below are posts from around Atlanta…and beyond!

Community Board

Person wearing a dark blue button-up shirt and dark hoodie, holding a brick. 
GOOD STORY

“Nobody Does This Anymore”

A story about a brick.

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Interior view of a modern cafe with a rounded marble counter, decorative chairs with orange and white patterned upholstery, and a wooden wall with a round paper lantern hanging from a ceiling with visible black metal framework. 
For Lease: shared workspace

Indie Studios

With a focus on design, Indie is the perfect place for creativity and culture.

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A historic 1910 multi-story brick building with large white-framed windows, a central entrance with wooden doors, and decorative elements, situated on a city street with a sidewalk, trees, and a streetlamp in front. Home to Constellations. 
GOOD STORY

Constellations Sweet Auburn

Community comes together in the birthplace of the civil rights movement.

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Open-concept industrial-style coworking space with high ceilings, large windows, modern furniture, and people working on laptops. 
GOOD STORY

The Be Nice House

Transformation through a transformative ideal.

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A Year of Focus

2026 Navigating Stars

Lights that will guide us in business & in life.

Four men are standing together in front of a bookshelf filled with books and magazines. They are smiling and dressed in business casual attire. 
"Once when I was six years old I saw a magnificent picture in a book..."

Grand Opening at Constellations…

We held our Grand Opening on June 1, 2018. What a day! But the story starts well before then.

See our very first post.

Magic Show Tonight at Elizabeth & Edgewood in Inman Park 
that's magic

Magic Show Tonight!

Remember that time we paired up with creative and cultural partner Drew Perlmutter and friends to reprise a 1970’s Dough Henning magic show?! We sure do.

Oh, You Gotta See This

The Blair Building Offers Private Offices In Downtown Decatur. "Enduring charm. Steeped in history. Character driven." We think you'll like it. Learn more: www.theblair.community
Let's try this again ... Take 2! Have plans July 15th?! Join us! All are welcome.
Join us tomorrow, Friday, June 12th, from 10 AM–1 PM for the Grand Opening of Hell Yeah! Gluten Free’s Pop-Up inside the historic Atlanta Daily World Building at 145 Auburn Ave! Come out, say hello, and help us give Hell Yeah! Gluten Free
JOIN US!!
Often people spend time together at The Blair Building…and sometimes The Blair hangs out around people. Thank you @hannahlouise_carver and @madebycarver for having the idea to create such a wonderful and fitting tribute this season!
Some festive Blair flair! Window illustrations thanks to @warnockart
Nestled among the oaks in Inman Park, on a quiet corner, is Elizabeth & Edgewood. Visit genekansas.com for details or call the number on the sign. We hope you will join us.
The crew in Chattanooga for our annual Alternate Universe offsite. What an inspiring, fun, meaningful, and culture-filled trip this was. Thanks to this team @realcityted @evelynstith @helen.mcgaughy @briansimons_ @workwellwithkate @gene_kansas 
@GKCRE ON INSTAGRAM

Follow along to see what we’re up to.

We kick around town—and sometimes outside of Atlanta—and share things we like.

Link to @GKCRE

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FOR LEASE: STUDIO SPACE

The Studio at Elizabeth & Edgewood

Amazing studio space In the heart of Inman Park.

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A modern living or dining room with a long dark wooden table and six matching chairs. A large flat-screen TV displaying a purple geometric pattern is mounted on the wall. Below the TV is a soundbar and some books. To the left, there is a tall, large potted plant with dark green or blackish leaves. To the right, there are some white framed windows and glass doors with white trim, one of which has a gold doorknob. The room has clean, minimalistic decor with light-colored walls and a patterned light carpet on the floor. 
FOR SALE & FOR LEASE

Interested in our Available Properties?

We are always looking for the right people.

Reach Out to Us

Close-up of a rustic wooden table with a round sticker in the center that says 'How do I follow a newsletter from a coaster?' and features a sun illustration and the website 'constellations.com/subscribe'. 
CONSTELLATIONS IS MORE THAN "AN OFFICE"

Come by for coffee and conversation.

Perfect pairing — and an open invitation. We'd love to show you around and introduce you to the people who make Coworking here feel like the right fit.

Drop Us A Line To Schedule A Visit

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A DAY TO CELEBRATE...AND REMEMBER!

Hell Yeah!

What a fun day it was to celebrate the Grand Opening of Hell Yeah! Gluten Free Bakery in Sweet Auburn.

Check it out!

A brown paper care package bag with several civil sight cards sticking out, set against a distressed green and blue wall. 
Stickers, totes, books, posters

“Merch here. Merch here. Get your merch here!”

Civil Sights has some incredible historic keepsakes to consider. Check it out.

Buy The Merch

Brochure titled 'Civil Rights Sights', featuring an architectural illustration of a building on a wooden surface. 
A DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF SWEET AUBURN, BIRTHPLACE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

“Civil Sights” by Gene Kansas

Dive into inspiring stories about remarkable generations of men and women who came together to find success on behalf of us all before, during, and after the Civil Rights Movement.

Learn More About “Civil Sights”

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Join us in session

You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, it’s better than Cats.

Created by Gene Kansas, Popcorn Therapy is a movie review and a therapy session wrapped into one. Enjoy!

Versaille ‘73

Artist painting a mural of a lion's face on a white brick wall with orange accents, during daytime. 
 SOLD: SELLER REP

$17.3 mm — VA-HI Portfolio Sale

A Virginia-Highland success story.

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Four small rectangular sample cards in white, red, gray, and yellow, each with the text 'Gene Kansas' printed on them, are arranged on a textured gray surface next to a black box. 
pick a card, any card.

Leadership.

Here you will not find job descriptions, but you will find descriptions of jobs.

About Us

Large mural of a man in a uniform making a peace sign, with the word '*HERO' above it on a city building, with skyscrapers and streets below. 
GOOD STORY

John Lewis Mural

More than a mural, this iconic work of public art honors Sweet Auburn and helps transform a building into a landmark.

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A champagne flute filled with sparkling water with bubbles, placed on a table. In the background, there are small flags of the United States and France, and a Greek flag, with a blurred brick wall behind them. 
GOOD STORY

Jazz Diplomacy

Czech ambassador visits Constellations.

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A woman and a man are standing in front of a graffitied brick wall. The woman holds a bucket and wears a black cap, white tank top, and purple pants. The man, wearing a camouflage cap, yellow safety vest, and sunglasses, is leaning on a ladder with a paint can on top. 
YOU KNOW THEIR WORK, YOU LOVE THEIR WORK. AND SO DO WE.

The Loss Prevention

A partnership in public art.

Check it out!

An orange resting on a French notebook titled 'Carnet de l'Atelier No2' on a black surface. 
literature & orange

Found at The Shed

At The Shed in Inman Park you'll find all sorts of wonders — perhaps most of all, nature, peace, and privacy.

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A group of four people in a loft-style living room with exposed brick walls and large windows. One person is on a ladder using a tool, others are watching or chatting. The room has a sofa, coffee table, and cowhide rugs. 
the GK|CRE TEAM in action

Every superstar in this band is good at one thing, or more!

We've got talent in buying, selling, leasing, historic preservation, cultural heritage, cultural development, cultural happenings, where to grab the perfect bite, fabulous meetings & events venues, coffee brewing, books to consider, and concerts to attend. We know the city and the City. Plus we love every bit of it and are happy to share it all.

About Us

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Take a listen

In Conversation with Fahamu Pecou

Fahamu is one man and every man: a scholar, a father, an artist, a thinker, Black, bold, and beholden to be both spokesman and shining star on a world stage.

Listen Here

Enjoying Good Stories? We’ve got more!

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Bright living room with exposed brick walls, large windows with a view of greenery, and a mix of modern and vintage furniture including a beige armchair, blue sofa, and potted plant on a wooden table.
A white brick wall with black metal signage that reads 'Indie Studios 190', surrounded by green ivy and nearby trees, and a gravel path at the bottom.
A corner of a round marble table with a smooth, light gray surface. Next to it is a vintage brown leather chair with visible cracks, featuring a curved gold metal armrest and a gold metal frame. The background has a red brick wall.
Living room with a wooden ceiling, hanging globe pendant lights, a window with wooden trim, a sofa with plaid pillows, a wooden sideboard with a green vase and plants, a round wooden table with a white vase and flowers, beige carpet, and a floor lamp.
Pink building with large windows, partially obscured by green leafy trees against a blue sky with a few wispy clouds.

Featured Properties

A 1939 Streamline Moderne neighborhood office building in Downtown Decatur. A post-war industrial warehouse surrounded by nature in Inman Park. And Constellations, a civic and social workplace in historic Sweet Auburn. These are just a few of the properties available now and waiting for you. Join us!

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Meet the team

Team Stories

Meet the preservationist, the economist, the writer…

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