Dunwoody City Council voted 5-1 on Sept. 28, 2026 to rezone the LifeSouth Community Blood Center site at 4891 Ashford Dunwoody Road so Lennar can build 33 for-sale townhomes on 3.42 acres. A year earlier, council denied 165 income-restricted senior apartments on the same land. No community name, prices or start date have been announced.
What’s being built at the LifeSouth site in Dunwoody?
Lennar plans 33 townhomes you buy, not rent. The site is the LifeSouth blood center at 4891 Ashford Dunwoody Road, on the corner of Ashford Center Parkway, up the street from Dunwoody City Hall and near Mount Vernon Road. Today it holds a 15,700-square-foot building on 3.42 acres.
On Sept. 28, council voted 5-1 on second reading to rezone the land from Office-Industrial (O-I) to Perimeter Center (PC-3), according to Rough Draft Atlanta. City staff had recommended approval with eight conditions. The Planning Commission recommended it unanimously in August, and nobody spoke for or against it at that hearing.
How much will the LifeSouth townhomes cost?
Nobody has a real list price yet. The numbers moved as the plan changed. In January, Lennar pitched about 41 townhomes at a Dunwoody Homeowners Association meeting, with early estimates around $500,000 to $650,000. The plan later dropped to 33 four-story homes with two-car garages and the option for a personal elevator, and Lennar’s attorney estimated prices around $850,000. Treat that as an estimate until Lennar releases floor plans and pricing.
What happened to the senior apartment plan?
Council denied it 7-0 on Sept. 8, 2025. Minnesota-based developer Dominium had proposed income-restricted senior apartments here, starting at about 215 units and cutting to 165 before the final vote, according to Rough Draft Atlanta. At 165 units, that’s more than 48 units per acre. Lennar’s 33 townhomes work out to about 10 per acre. I was at the 2025 hearings. This time the approval was quiet.
Is LifeSouth leaving Dunwoody?
No. LifeSouth’s listing broker, Joe Cannon of Chapman Hall Realtors, told Rough Draft Atlanta the donation center stays open until the rezoning and sale close. After that, LifeSouth plans to lease or buy a smaller space in Dunwoody. No new address has been announced.
Are more townhomes coming near Perimeter?
Yes. In August, council approved 122 townhomes on about 11.6 acres on Ashwood Parkway, off Ashford Dunwoody Road, where an office building and a big parking lot sit now. The developer, Ashwood Grove LLC, set aside 12 of them as elevator-ready, according to Rough Draft Atlanta. That’s two office sites on the same road turning into homes people own.
Status as of Nov. 10, 2026: Rezoning approved 5-1 by Dunwoody City Council on Sept. 28, 2026. No community name, list prices or construction timeline announced. LifeSouth plans to stay open until the sale closes. The $850,000 figure is an attorney estimate, not a list price.
My take
This site needed a plan that matched what Dunwoody actually wants, and this is it. Homes people buy, way less density, and the option for an elevator in a four-story townhome. Dunwoody keeps saying the same thing near Perimeter: homes that people own.
What I’m watching next: the community name, real floor plans and prices from Lennar, when the sale closes, and where LifeSouth lands in Dunwoody. I’m also watching the Ashwood Parkway townhomes down the road.
Thinking about living near Ashford Dunwoody Road?
New townhomes here are still a ways off, but you have options now. Apartment communities line Ashford Center Parkway and the roads around Perimeter. Gated townhome communities like Townsend at Perimeter and Dunwoody Village give you new-ish construction without a big yard. Established single-family neighborhoods sit just north, off Ashford Dunwoody and Mount Vernon Road, minutes from Dunwoody Village.
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Frequently Asked Questions About the LifeSouth Dunwoody Townhomes
What is being built at the LifeSouth site in Dunwoody?
Lennar plans 33 for-sale townhomes on the 3.42-acre LifeSouth Community Blood Center site at 4891 Ashford Dunwoody Road, at the corner of Ashford Center Parkway.
When were the LifeSouth townhomes approved?
Dunwoody City Council approved the rezoning 5-1 on Sept. 28, 2026, changing the site from Office-Industrial (O-I) to Perimeter Center (PC-3).
How much will the LifeSouth townhomes cost?
No list prices have been released. Lennar’s attorney estimated prices around $850,000 for four-story townhomes with two-car garages and an optional elevator.
Is the LifeSouth blood center in Dunwoody closing?
LifeSouth plans to stay open at 4891 Ashford Dunwoody Road until the sale closes, then move to a smaller space in Dunwoody. No new address has been announced.
What was proposed at LifeSouth before the townhomes?
In 2025, Dominium proposed income-restricted senior apartments, cut from about 215 units to 165. Dunwoody City Council denied it 7-0 on Sept. 8, 2025.
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