Atlanta Land Trust

What Atlanta Land Trust does

Atlanta Land Trust, Inc. (ALT) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2009 and headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, that operates a Community Land Trust (CLT) to produce and steward permanently affordable for-sale housing. ALT's core technology is a dual-ownership legal structure in which the trust retains ownership of the land while qualifying buyers purchase the improved structure and lease the underlying lot via a long-term ground lease; resale prices are governed by formula (either 25% of appreciation or appreciation tied to average area income growth), keeping homes affordable across successive owners in perpetuity. Sales prices are AMI-tiered, ranging from $165,000 (60% AMI) to $296,000 (120% AMI), with product mix spanning single-family homes, townhomes, and condominiums.

ALT generates revenue through three streams: one-time home sales to income-qualified buyers (the trust retains land and recycles proceeds into new development), grants and donations from foundations, corporations, and individuals, and gifts of land, homes, and other real property. Go-to-market is community-led and event-driven: monthly Zoom information sessions, weekly open houses, a 5,000-subscriber newsletter, 4,000+ social followers, a 'Friends of ALT' Preferred Real Estate Agent program, and direct partnerships with Atlanta Housing, Invest Atlanta, Metro Atlanta Land Bank, City of Atlanta, and multiple foundation funders. As of January 2026, ALT had placed 89 homeowners, held approximately 100 homes in trust across four named sub-brand communities, maintained a 1,030-applicant pipeline, and set a 500-unit target by 2030.

Name

Atlanta Land Trust

Legal name

Atlanta Land Trust, Inc.

Website

https://atlantalandtrust.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Atlanta Land Trust is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit operating a Community Land Trust model in Atlanta, Georgia, delivering and stewarding permanently affordable for-sale homes to low- and moderate-income buyers earning 60%-120% of area median income near the Atlanta Beltline and Westside neighborhoods.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Affordable Housing

NAICS

Residential Property Managers (531311)

SIC

Land Subdividers & Developers (No Cemeteries) (6552)

akta.pro primary industry

Land Trusts & Protected Areas (BPAGAGAC)

Keywords

• Community land trust
• Permanently affordable homes
• Shared equity homeownership
• Affordable housing development
• Inclusive housing stewardship

Headquarters

HQ city

Atlanta

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Home Sales Revenue: ALT sells permanently affordable homes to qualified homebuyers. Sales prices range from $165,000 to $296,000 depending on property type and AMI income limits. The trust retains land ownership through ground leases.
2. Donations and Grants: ALT receives donations from individuals and organizations, including land/property donations, stock transfers, donor-advised fund grants, and endowment contributions. Major grants include Kendeda Fund ($1,000,000 multi-year), Ford Foundation ($100,000), and Enterprise/Wells Fargo ($108,000).
3. Property Donations: ALT accepts donations of land, homes, and other real estate assets. Donors can contribute outright, sell at discount for tax benefits, or retain life estate while donating.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Atlanta Land Trust develops and manages permanently affordable for-sale homes through the Community Land Trust model: the trust owns the land via ground leases while income-qualified homebuyers purchase the house at restricted, AMI-based prices ranging from $165,000 to $296,000. A resale formula limits appreciation so homes remain affordable to subsequent generations of buyers. Supporting services include homebuyer education, a network of approved lenders and agents, and development partnerships with builders and the City of Atlanta.

Product overview

Atlanta Land Trust (ALT) is a nonprofit affordable housing organization that operates primarily through the Community Land Trust (CLT) model, where the trust owns the land and homeowners purchase the house while leasing the land. ALT offers homebuying programs including home listings (single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums), community information sessions, and developer/real estate agent partnership programs. The organization has developed several townhome communities including The Avenue at Oakland City (36 units with Intown Builders), The Trust at East Lake (40 units), The Trust at Oakland City (42 units with Cityscape Housing), and The Trust at Grove Park (14 units, in development). ALT also provides homebuyer education through continuing education classes for real estate agents and programs like Friends of ALT and Preferred Real Estate Agents. As a nonprofit housing organization, ALT does not operate as a technology company and has no public API or software products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Community Land Trust (CLT) Homeownership Program Core shared-equity homeownership program where ALT owns the land through a ground lease and the homebuyer purchases the house at restricted, AMI-based prices ($165,000-$296,000). Perpetual affordability is maintained via resale formulas.
• Permanently Affordable Home Listings

Quantifiable outcome

• 89 homeowners served as of January 2026
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered supporting and core.

• Burlington AssociatessupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 September 2007National CLT expert engaged in 2007 to meet with Atlanta housing and community leaders to assist with CLT development. Later engaged for comprehensive 36-month Business Plan and Strategic Board Retreat.
• Atlanta HousingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Housing Authority of the City of Atlanta (AH) is the largest housing authority in Georgia. AH provides downpayment assistance to qualified ALT homebuyers.
• Invest AtlantacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal government authority that works to advance Atlanta's global competitiveness. Invest Atlanta provides project-based funding support and downpayment assistance to homebuyers.
• Metro Atlanta Land Bank (MALB)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMission-driven organization that identifies delinquent and dilapidated properties and converts them into productive uses for the community. MALB sells property to ALT at a discount for development of permanently affordable housing.
• Enterprise Community PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational nonprofit focused on creating opportunity for low- and moderate-income people through affordable housing. Donated property in Oakland City for CLT development and provided $108,000 grant for Transit Oriented Development.
• City of AtlantacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe City of Atlanta partners with ALT to develop affordable housing on surplus city-owned property.
• Atlanta Beltline PartnershipcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Atlanta Beltline Partnership began exploration of CLTs in 2007 as a tool to mitigate economic displacement in advance of Beltline development. Rob Brawner serves as Executive Director.
• Cadence BanksupportingTechnology or IntegrationMortgage lending partner providing conventional financing for ALT homebuyers.
• CalCon Mutual MortgagesupportingTechnology or IntegrationMortgage lending partner providing conventional financing for ALT homebuyers.
• CUAsupportingTechnology or IntegrationCredit union mortgage lending partner providing conventional financing for ALT homebuyers.
• Geneva FinancialsupportingTechnology or IntegrationMortgage lending partner providing conventional financing for ALT homebuyers.
• LHFSsupportingTechnology or IntegrationMortgage lending partner providing conventional financing for ALT homebuyers.
• Synovus BanksupportingTechnology or IntegrationMortgage lending partner providing conventional financing for ALT homebuyers.
• Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerANDP develops, finances, and advocates for affordable housing at scale. Provides downpayment assistance and homebuyer education to ALT homebuyers.

Scale indicators14 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Atlanta Neighborhood Development Partnership (ANDP): Atlanta-based nonprofit that develops, finances, and advocates for affordable housing at scale and provides downpayment assistance and homebuyer education to ALT buyers. Operates in the same metro, same customer segment, and is a co-funding partner on multiple ALT transactions.
• Intown Builders: Atlanta affordable-townhome developer and ALT's co-development partner on The Avenue at Oakland City (36-unit mixed-income community). Same product type, same Atlanta geography, same AMI tiers — a direct operating peer in the local BeltLine-adjacent market.
• Champlain Housing Trust: The largest community land trust in the United States, based in Burlington, VT. Operates the same shared-equity CLT model (land trust owns land, sells homes to income-qualified buyers with resale-restriction formulas), making it the closest direct operating peer to Atlanta Land Trust.
• Mercy Housing Southeast: Nonprofit affordable-housing developer and operator active in the Southeast, including Atlanta. Comparable to ALT in mission and region; an ALT board member (Ronit Hoffer) is a Senior Real Estate Developer at Mercy Housing Southeast, evidencing direct overlap in operating geography and product type.
• Habitat for Humanity of Atlanta: Affordable homeownership nonprofit serving the Atlanta metro through a similar model of building and selling below-market homes to income-qualified buyers. Targets overlapping low-to-moderate-income segments, though via a different affordability structure (no resale-restriction perpetuity).
• Cityscape Homes: Atlanta-based affordable townhome developer and ALT's co-development partner on The Trust at Oakland City (42 units). Directly comparable as a small-scale affordable for-sale townhome developer operating in the same neighborhoods and AMI bands.

Broad incumbents

• The Community Builders: Large nonprofit developer and owner-operator of affordable and mixed-income rental and for-sale housing. Operates the same mission-aligned affordable-housing development model at significantly greater scale and geographic breadth than ALT.
• BRIDGE Housing: Mission-driven nonprofit developer of affordable and mixed-income housing across the West Coast and beyond. Larger and more diversified than ALT but operates the same core business of developing and stewarding permanently affordable housing for low- and moderate-income households.
• Enterprise Community Partners: National nonprofit affordable-housing developer, capital provider, and policy advocate. A direct ALT partner (donated Oakland City land, co-funded $108K TOD grant) and a much larger comparable in the same affordable-housing ecosystem.

Others

• Grounded Solutions Network: National membership network that supports and certifies community land trusts and shared-equity homeownership programs. Not an operating peer, but the closest ecosystem-level comparator and capacity-building partner for ALT's CLT model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/atllandtrust
• Facebookfacebook.com/atllandtrust
• Instagraminstagram.com/atlanta.land.trust

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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