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A Ripple Effect in Atlanta

Jul 31, 2020 in Development, MidCity Real Estate Partners, Snellville

A Ripple Effect in Atlanta

A Ripple Effect in Atlanta The Atlanta, Georgia real estate market is booming in both the commercial and residential sectors, and local MidCity Real Estate Partners has its hand in developing the flourishing metro area. The master developer recently completed two projects – 5616 Peachtree Road and Alpharetta City Center – with its newest development, The Grove at Town Center in Snellville, scheduled to break ground in the fall of 2020. 5616 Peachtree Road,...

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Snellville approves zoning for Towne Center project

Jan 29, 2020 in Snellville, The Atlatna Journal-Constitution, Uncategorized

Snellville approves zoning for Towne Center project

“The Snellville City Council recently voted to approve the zoning needed to move forward with The Grove at Towne Center. Construction is anticipated to begin this summer on the 18-acre project with the Town Center opening late in 2021 or early 2022.   ‘We look forward to the new community gathering space, beautiful new Gwinnett County Library and educational/business space and The Mercantile,’ said Snellville Mayor, Barbara Bender. ‘This new town center will create...

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Snellville picks MidCity as developer for $85 million Towne Center project

Aug 29, 2019 in Atlanta Business Chronicle, Development, Kirk Demetrops, MidCity Real Estate Partners, Snellville

Snellville is partnering with two developers on an $85 million first phase of its new town center, the latest suburban Atlanta city embracing the chance to create a vibrant downtown.   The Grove at Towne Center will be led by a joint venture of Casto, a more than 90-year-old real estate company based in Columbus, Ohio, and MidCity Real Estate Partners, an Atlanta firm that brought walkable, mixed-use development to downtown Alpharetta.   The...

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Snellville signs on to $85 million development with 250 apartments

Aug 28, 2019 in Kirk Demetrops, Snellville, The Atlatna Journal-Constitution

Snellville leaders signed an agreement Monday to build an $85 million mixed use development as part of the Towne Center project. The Gwinnett city is entering a public-private partnership with commercial real estate company Casto and developer MidCity Real Estate Partners. The project is intended to be just the first phase of a greater development called The Grove at Towne Center. Towne Center is a separate city project intended to create a walkable space...

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Winter Construction leaving 50-story downtown tower for Chamblee

Aug 20, 2019 in Atlanta Business Chronicle, Kirk Demetrops, MidCity Real Estate Partners

Winter Construction is leaving a 50-story downtown tower for creative office space in Chamblee.   The nearly 60-year-old Atlanta company is relocating from 191 Peachtree to a small warehouse at 5616 Peachtree Road that is being renovated in downtown Chamblee.   The Chamblee building will be converted into loft office space. Winter will serve as general contractor for the project. It plans to move into the building by February.   “It’s the latest example of...

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Aloft hotel planned for Sandy Springs

Aug 3, 2019 in Atlanta Business Chronicle, MidCity Real Estate Partners, Sandy Springs

An Aloft hotel is planned for a new mixed-use project in Sandy Springs. A joint venture of Childress Klein and MidCity Real Estate Partners sold a 0.65-acre site for the 140-key hotel at its NorthPlace development. RevPAR Development paid $3 million for the site and will develop the hotel. It’s planned at Barfield Road and Mount Vernon Highway, near the headquarters of Mercedes-Benz U.S. and the Sandy Springs MARTA station. The NorthPlace project will...

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MidCity Real Estate Partners Nominated for Award from Urban Land Institute

Jul 18, 2019 in Alpharetta, Completed Projects, Development, Kirk Demetrops, MidCity Real Estate Partners, Urban Land Institute

MidCity Real Estate Partners is nominated by the Urban Land Institute as a finalist for the award of “Excellence in Town Center Development” for our work on the Alpharetta City Center. Learn more about the project here.

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Sandy Springs council approves Barfield hotel, office

Mar 24, 2019 in Sandy Springs

The Sandy Springs City Council gave final approval to the plan to build hotel and office buildings on Barfield Road and Mount Vernon Highway at its March 19 meeting.   The 14-year-old plan to bring two new buildings to Barfield Road at Mount Vernon Highway in Sandy Springs originally called for office buildings, but a hotel was later added, a change requiring city approval. The Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval at its Feb. 26 meeting.   The...

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Kirk Demetrops brought Main Street to the suburbs

Jan 4, 2019 in Alpharetta, Atlanta Business Chronicle, Kirk Demetrops

Like many cities, Alpharetta had to adapt.   For decades, the expansion of regional shopping centers stole the vibrancy of its main street. Merchants struggled to thrive, as downtowns became a pass-through on the way to the stores and restaurants at suburban regional malls.   Today, it’s a much different story.   In the age of Amazon, what once involved driving to your favorite store to shop now takes just a moment on your...

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Alpharetta City Center Wins Development Of Excellence Award

Nov 14, 2018 in Alpharetta, Development, Kirk Demetrops, MidCity Real Estate Partners

Alpharetta City Center, the public-private partnership redevelopment in the city’s core, was honored Friday with a 2018 Development of Excellence Award by the Atlanta Regional Commission.   The project won the award in the category of Exceptional Merit for Context-Sensitive Town Center Development. The awards, given during the agency’s State of the Region Breakfast held Nov. 2, recognize the developments and places that are improving quality of life in the 10-county Atlanta region.  ...

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