Snellville to Host Grand Opening for The Grove at Towne Center on May 2
Snellville will host a day-long celebration to mark the grand opening of The Grove at Towne Center from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, May 2. “This is a celebration we’ve been waiting to invite the community to for more than 20 years,” Mayor Barbara Bender said, noting that city officials had envisioned creating a downtown destination for decades before reaching this milestone. The celebration kicks off with the Morning Stretch from 10 a.m. to noon on the lawn, where instructors from the city’s Active Adult Center and Burn Boot Camp will lead free yoga and exercise sessions. The Splash Pad will be open, with face painting, games and bounce houses for children. A DJ will provide music throughout the day, dignitaries will speak at 3 p.m. followed by a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and the Atlanta-based group The Happy Hour performs at 4 p.m. Food Passports ($30) let visitors sample offerings from twelve participating restaurants and eateries, with a drawing for $100 gift certificates afterward. The Grove at Towne Center is a $140 million public-private partnership between the City of Snellville, Gwinnett County, MidCity Real Estate Partners and CASTO. The nine-building complex, anchored by a 750-space parking deck, is the city’s largest development undertaking and fulfills planning concepts first developed in the late 1990s. This article first appeared in the Gwinnett Daily Post on April 22, 2026. To see the original article, click...
read moreA New Home Depot Will Open in Northeast Venice
The Venice Planning Commission has approved a Home Depot location at the Venice Crossing Commercial Center on Laurel Road. The development includes an 11.29-acre parcel with a 106,651-square-foot store, an accompanying 28,156-square-foot garden center and a parking lot. The shopping center will also feature a Walmart, Panda Express, a car wash facility, and Laurel Civic, which is relocating from the Sandra Sims Terry Community Center. The Home Depot site plan includes two entrances from Twin Laurel Boulevard. This article first appeared in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on January 15, 2026. To see the original article, click...
read moreWalmart Buys Land to Open First Venice Store on Laurel Road
Venice is getting its first Walmart store, to be located at the northwest corner of Twin Laurel Boulevard and Laurel Road near Interstate 75, within the Venice Crossing Commercial Center. LQ Commercial, a Florida commercial real estate firm, purchased 22 acres of commercially-zoned land for approximately $20.8 million, closing the deal in May. The acquisition was one of six property purchases the firm made across Florida totaling 150 acres for seven future Walmart locations, valued at $51.1 million combined. The Venice property sits across from Laurel Nokomis School and near a Publix and Sarasota Memorial Hospital – Venice. “[These acquisitions] demonstrate the retail giant’s confidence in Florida’s robust economy – and its consumer demand,” said Peter Klein of LQ Commercial. This article first appeared in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on July 26, 2025. To see the original article, click...
read moreMidCity Sells 5616 Peachtree Loft Office in Downtown Chamblee, GA
ATLANTA, GA (July 1, 2025) – MidCity has sold 5616 Peachtree, a 36,495 SF state-of-the-art Loft Office in Downtown Chamblee, GA. The Adaptive Reuse Project was delivered by MidCity in the Spring of 2020. The project is 95% Leased to Winter Construction, Audubon, Architects Orange and ADAPT. The Buyer was an affiliate of the DiGeronimo Companies. About MidCity Real Estate Partners MidCity Real Estate Partners invests/develops/redevelops Commercial, Residential and Mixed-Use Properties. Projects range from Award Winning Public-Private Town Centers to Vacant Office Buildings. MidCity excels at Value Creation through each phase of the CRE Business Cycle MidCity was founded in 2009 by Kirk S Demetrops, as successor company to The Griffin Company, a 35-year-old full service commercial real estate development and construction company where Mr. Demetrops was President. With a combined 80 years of experience, MidCity offers a full range of expertise including: Acquisition/Disposition, Development and Construction Management, Master Developer, Marketing/Sales/Leasing, Asset Management and Advisory Services. ### If you would like more information about this topic, please call MidCity at 678-990-6254 Download the full press release...
read moreMidCity Real Estate Partners Named Among Best in Atlanta Real Estate Awards Honorees for 2025
ATLANTA, GA (February 26, 2025) – MidCity Real Estate Partners has been named among the honorees in the Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Best in Atlanta Real Estate Awards for 2025, recognizing the region’s top commercial real estate firms, projects, and professionals. About MidCity Real Estate Partners MidCity Real Estate Partners invests/develops/redevelops Commercial, Residential and Mixed-Use Properties. Projects range from Award Winning Public-Private Town Centers to Vacant Office Buildings. MidCity excels at Value Creation through each phase of the CRE Business Cycle MidCity was founded in 2009 by Kirk S Demetrops, as successor company to The Griffin Company, a 35-year-old full service commercial real estate development and construction company where Mr. Demetrops was President. With a combined 80 years of experience, MidCity offers a full range of expertise including: Acquisition/Disposition, Development and Construction Management, Master Developer, Marketing/Sales/Leasing, Asset Management and Advisory Services. ### If you would like more information about this topic, please call MidCity at...
read moreMidCity/CASTO JV Sells The Tomlin Apartment Community within Snellville’s The Grove at Towne Center
ATLANTA, GA (October 30, 2024) – MidCity/CASTO JV has sold The Tomlin, a 288 Unit Luxury Apartment complex within the $140M Grove at Towne Center developed by MidCity/CASTO in a Public-Private Partnership with the City of Snellville. The Buyer was a JV between Penler and The Carlyle Group. About MidCity Real Estate Partners MidCity Real Estate Partners invests/develops/redevelops Commercial, Residential and Mixed-Use Properties. Projects range from Award Winning Public-Private Town Centers to Vacant Office Buildings. MidCity excels at Value Creation through each phase of the CRE Business Cycle MidCity was founded in 2009 by Kirk S Demetrops, as successor company to The Griffin Company, a 35-year-old full service commercial real estate development and construction company where Mr. Demetrops was President. With a combined 80 years of experience, MidCity offers a full range of expertise including: Acquisition/Disposition, Development and Construction Management, Master Developer, Marketing/Sales/Leasing, Asset Management and Advisory Services. ### If you would like more information about this topic, please call MidCity at 678-990-6254 Download the full press release...
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