Alpharetta City Center breaks ground, reveals more tenants

The roughly $85 million next phase of Alpharetta City Center broke ground on Thursday, a project Mayor David Belle Isle called one of the biggest moments in the city’s history.   An Atlanta development team of Morris & Fellows, MidCity Real Estate Partners and South City Partners recently completed the purchase of just over 4 acres, as Atlanta Business Chronicle reported earlier this month.   The project will include 105,000 square feet of restaurants and retail (Morris & Fellows); three acres of greenspace and gardens; 36,000 square feet of office (MidCity Real Estate Partners); and 168 apartments (South City Partners).   Click here to view the original article in the Atlanta Business...

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Latest phase of Alpharetta’s City Center moving forward

Alpharetta’s City Center project is moving into its next phase with new apartments, street-level retail and restaurants, including the Old Fourth Ward landmark Highland Bakery.   An Atlanta development team of Morris & Fellows, MidCity Real Estate Partners and South City Partners recently completed the purchase of just over 4 acres. A price was not disclosed.   Click here to view the original article in the Atlanta Business...

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Crane Watch Update: Colony Square, North Place, 1105 West Peachtree

A new year kicks off with several big projects entering the planning and development pipeline — from the far northern Atlanta suburbs to Midtown.   Atlanta Business Chronicle is keeping track of the latest with its interactive feature Crane Watch, a map of all the new projects on your skyline and in your neighborhoods. See the updated Crane Watch map here.   In Sandy Springs, Childress Klein and MidCity Real Estate Partners recently formed a joint venture on a 3.7-acre property at Barfield Road and Mount Vernon Highway. The project is called NorthPlace.   Click here to view the original article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle.   ...

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New momentum for big Sandy Springs office project

Plans for a 370,000-square-foot Sandy Springs office project overlooking Georgia 400 may have new momentum.   Atlanta’s Childress Klein and MidCity Real Estate Partners recently formed a new joint venture on the 3.7-acre property at Barfield Road and Mount Vernon Highway.   Click here to view the original article in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. 

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MidCity, South City Pursuing Tax Abatement For Alpharetta Project

Developers for the mixed-use phase of Alpharetta’s City Center project are pursuing more than $70M in bond financing to get started.   Under the moniker MMS Alpharetta, the JV team of MidCity Real Estate Partners, South City Partners and Morris & Fellows is slated to develop three mixed-use buildings and a handful of freestanding restaurants in the 25-acre master planned Alpharetta City Center.   Now, $72.5M in revenue bonds are set to be approved, which will translate into property tax breaks for the developers over the course of a decade. They would fund a mix of office, apartments, retail and restaurant spaces, according to documents filed in Fulton Superior Court.   Click here to view the original article in the Bisnow...

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Alpharetta City Center on tap for downtown

In February 2015, with input from a variety of planning and development partners, the city of Alpharetta published a Downtown Master Plan, which was designed to accommodate the area’s growth and transform the downtown business district. The primary component of the plan, City Center, is a $45 million redevelopment project covering 25 acres in the heart of downtown.   “Alpharetta has envisioned a revitalization of the downtown area for more than a decade,” said Alpharetta Mayor Pro Tem Chris Owens. “On two previous occasions, the City Center project was planned, but outside market forces caused the project plans to be postponed.”   Click here to view the original article in the Atlanta Business...

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