East Point Town Center Project (Atlanta, College Park: neighborhood, college, living)

[jsvh]

Long-Stalled East Point Town Center Project Back in Play - Curbed Atlanta

At East Point's most recent city council meeting, it was unveiled that the city hoped to start work on a long-planned town center, and that Macauley Investments had been selected to build the mixed-use development along Main Street in the heart of historic East Point, according to a tipster.

Drawings on the Macauley website show how the proposed development could provide 300 multifamily units and another 183 independent living units. In addition to the residential component, there would be space for a small grocery store, 36,000 square feet of retail space, and 916 parking spaces.

[demonta4]

Finally, some progress on the southside. I can already imagine East Point and College Park becoming one big semi-urban district along Main St.

[waronxmas]

Nice! It's about time Downtown East Point was redeveloped. Back in the early 80s, there was an active business district that was mostly torn down in the name of urban renewal. Residents were promised new investment would come. It has been 30 years.

I am kind of sad the Magic Mart go. I used to spend every penny i got as a kid at that skeevy corner store.

[cqholt]

This is excellent to see investment in these transit-accessible areas.

[Atlwarrior]

I guess they trying keep pace with the city of Hapeville.

[primaltech]

This is so great, all around.

They need to do this kind of thing all along the west side Blue/Green MARTA lines as well, for each neighborhood.

[Tryska]

Originally Posted by Atlwarrior

I guess they trying keep pace with the city of Hapeville.

Mmm..nope - actually it has been 2 years of solid work to get this far. And 10 years of others iterations of trying to get this project done. Unfortunately a financial meltdown got in the way. lol. Hapeville has nothing to do with this. I am glad they are doing their thing though.

[Tryska]

Originally Posted by waronxmas

Nice! It's about time Downtown East Point was redeveloped. Back in the early 80s, there was an active business district that was mostly torn down in the name of urban renewal. Residents were promised new investment would come. It has been 30 years.

I am kind of sad the Magic Mart go. I used to spend every penny i got as a kid at that skeevy corner store.

No guarantee on the magic mart corner - this is an initial concept plan. That property is outside of the assemblage that was marketed, but hopefully the developer can gain control of it. If not - i guess it will be built around and no water feature. Wouldn't be ideal, but it is what it is.

[waronxmas]

Originally Posted by Tryska

No guarantee on the magic mart corner - this is an initial concept plan. That property is outside of the assemblage that was marketed, but hopefully the developer can gain control of it. If not - i guess it will be built around and no water feature. Wouldn't be ideal, but it is what it is.

Yeah, I bet they'll run in to trouble with that. Outside of Zestos, err Big Nicks, it's one of the few business in the corridor that has weathered the various downturns and recessions through the years, and I doubt they'll leave for cheap. Especially considering it's the only gas station in the downtown proper area.

[fourthwarden]

Good stuff! Loving the transit oriented developments. It would have been nice to better incorporate existing buildings, but I understand that that's not always practical or realistic, and some of the existing buildings really are just blight.