Construction to start on Woodstock outlet mall (Atlanta, Dawson: 2013, live in)

[tonygeorgia]

Construction is beginning on a metro Atlanta outlet mall scheduled to open next summer. The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta, in Woodstock, is scheduled to open in August 2013. The 370,600-square-foot center about 40 minutes northwest of Atlanta was originally intended to be an outdoor-shopping lifestyle center, but the plans were changed to an discount outlet mall after the recession hit, and the open-air malls had begun to fall out of favor. Stores will include Nike, Saks Fifth Avenue OFF 5TH, Brooks Brothers, Guess and Michael Kors.

The center will be located off I-575 at the new Ridgewalk Parkway exit. In a statement, developers said they expect the shopping center to draw 4 million people annually, from a three-state area. It will have covered walkways and landscaped courtyards, and is expected to generate more than $130 million in annual sales. The project is being developed by CBL & Associates Properties in Tennessee and Horizon Group Properties in Michigan.

[Gnutella]

Yes! Just what metro Atlanta needs: another outlet mall!

[Mutiny77]

I don't know about those projections in terms of visitors with competition in Dawsonville relatively close.

[tonygeorgia]

Originally Posted by Gnutella

Yes! Just what metro Atlanta needs: another outlet mall!

This is Woodstock, not Atlanta

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by tonygeorgia

This is Woodstock, not Atlanta

Woodstock is in Metro Atlanta (like gnutella said).

Woodstock is prime Metro Atlanta.

[tonygeorgia]

Originally Posted by aries4118

Woodstock is in Metro Atlanta (like gnutella said).

Woodstock is prime Metro Atlanta.

This is Woodstock, not Atlanta

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by tonygeorgia

This is Woodstock, not Atlanta

Becoming straight up cra-cra...

[rlrl]

I live in NY but my mom lived in Woodstock for 5 years before she passed last year. I am familiar with the route 92 and Towne Lake exits off 575 but where is Ridgewalk Pkwy? I've been in Woodstock many times since '06 but never heard of Ridgewalk

[billl]

Originally Posted by rlrl

I live in NY but my mom lived in Woodstock for 5 years before she passed last year. I am familiar with the route 92 and Towne Lake exits off 575 but where is Ridgewalk Pkwy? I've been in Woodstock many times since '06 but never heard of Ridgewalk

Ridgewalk Parkway is the next overpass north of Towne Lake on I-575 (before Sixes Road). They are currently in the process of building an interchange at that overpass and expect it to be open later this year. They have been waiting to break ground on the mall until the interchange was far enough along.

[billl]

Originally Posted by tonygeorgia

The Outlet Shoppes at Atlanta

The Outlete Shoppes, to go with Towne Lake, and Olde Towne Woodstocke.

It was supposed to be The Avenues. Oh well.

My wife is still hoping for an Ann Taylor store there.

Originally Posted by Mutiny77

I don't know about those projections in terms of visitors with competition in Dawsonville relatively close.

A: Woodstock is closer to Atlanta.

2: Dawsonville serves the 400 corridor, whereas this is far more convenient to people along 75 and 575.

It will draw plenty of people.