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Sandy Springs nears plan for city center expansion
Sandy Springs is keen on a southern expansion of City Springs, a project aimed at creating a downtown environment in the North Fulton suburb. Local leaders recently agreed to consider selecting a master developer for the 4-acre expansion, which would take shape along Mount Vernon Highway and Hildebrand Drive near Sandy Springs Circle. The city will choose between five real estate companies, mostly comprised of Atlanta-based firms with experience creating mixed-use projects in the...
read moreVenice Crossing Annexation / Zoning Approval Granted
ATLANTA, GA (January 24, 2023) – The Venice, FL City Council has approved the annexation of 20+ acres into the City of Venice. Adjacent to the “Hurt Parcel”, the annexation of five (5) properties brings together 82 contiguous acres zoned CG (commercial, general district). The property has over 2,500 linear feet of frontage on Laurel Road East and is within ¼ mile of the new Sarasota Memorial Hospital adjacent to I-75. In addition to...
read moreAloft Atlanta Perimeter Opens in Central Perimeter Submarket
ATLANTA, GA (November 8, 2022) –Aloft Atlanta Perimeter, a Marriott Branded Hotel opened yesterday at the mixed-use NorthPlace Development in Sandy Springs, Georgia. The Aloft is a chic modern 141 room hotel that uses technology and design to enhance guest experiences with a vibrant social scene offering live entertainment Wednesday and Friday nights. On-site amenities include a restaurant, meeting spaces and an indoor pool to name just a few. The newly opened Aloft is...
read moreMidCity Welcomes Audubon to 5616 Peachtree
ATLANTA, GA (October 17, 2022) – MidCity Real Estate Partners welcomes its newest Tenant, Audubon, a strategic real estate investment company specializing in the acquisition, development, management, and investment of multifamily properties throughout the Southeast. Completed in 2020, 5616 Peachtree is an adaptive reuse loft office in Downtown Chamblee, GA. 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...
read moreOwners Of North Fulton’s Outdated Office Parks Look To Mixed-Use It Up But Risk ‘Oversaturation’
The suburban office parks that dot North Fulton County are growing more obsolete by the month, a trend that could lead to a wave of demolitions as developers strive to make their properties relevant in today’s corporate environment, one industry veteran said at a Bisnow event Tuesday. “I think for every four-building office project, one might get torn down … to pave the way for density of other types versus trying to redo...
read moreNorthside to anchor phase II at Snellville’s The Grove at Towne Center
As construction and excitement continue to grow about The Grove at Towne Center, Development Partners CASTO and MidCity Real Estate Partners, along with the City of Snellville and the Downtown Development Authority, are excited to announce the addition of Northside Hospital to The Grove. In a transaction that closed at the end of May, Northside Hospital will occupy two buildings in Phase II of Snellville’s new City Center. The Northside Hospital buildings will include...
read moreNorthside Hospital is coming to Snellville’s Grove at Towne Center
Snellville’s new downtown was already slated to include a library, apartments and market, but now its going to get Northside Hospital facilities as well. The city and Northside officials announced Northside Hospital will be part of Phase II of The Grove at Towne Center mixed-use development. The hospital system will have offices in two buildings in the development, and those offices are expected to open in the second quarter of 2023. “Northside has an...
read moreSnellville’s long-awaited ‘Grove’ downtown district starting to take shape
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is providing this content as part of our public service mission. Please support real, local journalism by subscribing today. For decades, the idea of a mixed-use downtown district in the heart of Snellville was only a dream in the minds of city leaders. But that has changed in the last year. Dirt has been turned, concrete has been poured, and steel and wood frames as well as brick walls have begun...
read moreSnellville completes first structure for new town center
Snellville has finished constructing the first of several structures that will be part of the first $95 million phase of its de facto downtown. City officials gathered this month to celebrate a “topping-out” ceremony for the 750-space parking garage that will be part of The Grove at Towne Center. The $12 million structure sits at the corner of Wisteria Drive and North Road, providing easy access to the new apartments and library branch being...
read moreSnellville building its ‘heart’ with Towne Center project
If Snellville were to be compared to a body, then city officials are working on creating the thing that will give it life. A heart. Or municipal version of a heart: a downtown. That is what Snellville officials see as being the driving force behind The Grove at Towne Center project that broke ground earlier this year. The project will see the creation of a downtown district within walking distance of City...
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