Is a new city vision taking shape on Roswell Road?
Across the street, in the 6000 block of Roswell Road, developer Kirk Demetrops with MidCity Partners is requesting a zoning change for the property, where a seven-story office building and Bank of America stand. According to Demetrops, Bank of America has been issued a building permit to construct a new branch where KFC and Checkers were located, adjacent to the proposed development. If rezoning is approved by Sandy Springs City Council, the MidCity Partners development could include a mix of office, retail and residential. That project is scheduled to go before the Planning Commission on Jan. 15 and the council on Feb. 17. This Article Originally Ran In The Sandy Springs Reporter For More, Please Click Here and Turn to Page...
read moreGriffin plans City Centre development
Sandy Springs native Joel Griffin’s development company, The Griffin Company, plans to build MainStreet Sandy Springs, the first major mixed-use residential/retail/office project on Roswell Road, in the heart of the area city officials have designated as the city’s Town Centre. The $75 million project, on a 5.24 –acre site in the 6000 block of Roswell Road that includes the Bank of America building, will include 75,000 square feet of professional office space, 50,000 square feet of retail shop space and 280 luxury residences. Griffin said the plaza along the drive in from Roswell Road will be a focal point of the development… Originally Published in the Sandy Springs Reporter Read More...
read moreSandy Springs eyes remake of Roswell Road
Just as the city of Atlanta wants to transform its signature Peachtree Street into a Southern version of Chicago’s Magnificent Mile or New York’s Fifth Avenue, the fledgling city of Sandy Springs is trying to make Roswell Road its Peachtree… Kirk Demetrops, senior vice president of longtime Sandy Springs developer The Griffin Co., said Roswell Road would benefit greatly if Sandy Springs could get Fulton to re-establish the tax allocation district that was put in place just before its incorporation, or perhaps create a community improvement district for the corridor… Originally Published in the Atlanta Business Chronicle. Read More...
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