Northlake: the forgotten business district of metro Atlanta? (Lenox: live, shops)

[johnatl]

Originally Posted by kirkwoodhipster

I also am intrigued about Century Center and why it never became something more. It has a lot of tal buildings (more than Northlake) and that really cool building that looks flat.

I wouldnt consider it part of anything - more like its own little district. But I have heard that if Brookhaven were to become a city, that would be part of it. So I guess its "Brookhaven"



Yes, and even the name Northlake has that modern, edge-city-sounding ring to it. Same with Century Center.

I live just up the hill from Century Center, and it is slowly evolving. There are some nice new Craftsman style apartments (wrapped around the parking decks), and the owners (Highwoods) have had the zoning changed to a higher density throughout the property. There are quite a few older, low-rise office buildings that will eventually be replaced - and quite a bit of acreage still available to build on.

The professional offices right next to Clairmont are a popular walking spot, around the cute little lake with the frog sculpture. I think we'll see quite a bit of densification in Century Center going forward.

[SAAN]

Stonecrest Mall killed Northlake and North Dekalb combined, once it opened, many folks on the eastside or south dekalb dont really have a need to go to northlake or north dekalb since you can get almost anything you need food or retail wise at stonecrest. As for employment, Northlake isnt really near any transit and requires a 40 minute bus ride, unlike the 20 min ride to Cumberland or train lines near Perimeter. If they built the marta extenion to northlake like planned in the early to mid 90's it would have probably been a way different area.

[JPD]

Originally Posted by SAAN

Stonecrest Mall killed Northlake and North Dekalb combined.

Stonecrest? I don't know about that. People in the area served by Stonecrest always had South Dekalb mall much closer to them than either Northlake or N. Dekalb.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by JPD

Best martinis for the best price in town: Blue Ribbon Grill. That's not even debatable.

Mmm-hmm, and I love me some Blue Ribbon Salad with a piece of grilled salmon on top.

[Iconographer]

Originally Posted by JPD

Stonecrest? I don't know about that. People in the area served by Stonecrest always had South Dekalb mall much closer to them than either Northlake or N. Dekalb.

I think that Perimeter had much more of an impact on these two malls than did Stonecrest. I know of no one in the Northlake or Oak Grove areas that shops at Stonecrest, but I know plenty that will bypass Northlake for Perimeter or Lenox.

[RoslynHolcomb]

To the degree that I go to malls I'll take Northlake over Perimeter. Both are a bit of a PITA to get to, but parking is significantly better at Northlake. I go to Northlake a couple times a month. My son's barber shop is there, and they've got stores that actually have kid stuff at a decent price. Perimeter's too upscale for my taste (and budget). Thanks for reminding me of the martinis at Blue Ribbon Grill. We ate there several times when we first moved here, but I'd totally forgotten about them in my passion for C'om.

[AcidSnake]

Is Northlake a towncenter or an unincorporated area? If it weren't for the name "Northlake Mall" & the Northlake-Barbara Loar public library, I wouldn't even know if Northlake exists as a semi-town/city or whatever.

I'm guess I'm not as clued into the association of incorporated or unincorporated areas with their actually physical locations in metro Atlanta as others on the city-data forum are. If I don't see "city" or "town" by a name, then it may as well not even exist to me.

There is no well-defined boundaries to this area. Even more, a complete stranger to Dekalb county wouldn't know where Northlake begins and where it ends. Where's Northlake's town square?

Maybe if it was something more obvious like what downtown Decatur has, it would be easier to see Northlake as an actual physical location, than just another sprawling ambiguous glop of strip malls, shopping centers, & 4 to 8 lane roads.

Originally Posted by kirkwoodhipster

I was wondering: why do you guys think that Northlake did not take off in the same way Cumberland and Perimeter did? It really could be the northeastern version of Cumberland, location-wise. It has a location along the perimeter, a huge retail sector, and was developed around the same time as Perimeter and Cumberland. It is surrounded by high-quality middle-class housing. Yet, when I was in that area, it looked like the office component simply stalled. Anyone know why?

[aries4118]

Originally Posted by AcidSnake

Is Northlake a towncenter or an unincorporated area? If it weren't for the name "Northlake Mall" & the Northlake-Barbara Loar public library, I wouldn't even know if Northlake exists as a semi-town/city or whatever.

I'm guess I'm not as clued into the association of incorporated or unincorporated areas with their actually physical locations in metro Atlanta as others on the city-data forum are. If I don't see "city" or "town" by a name, then it may as well not even exist to me.

There is no well-defined boundaries to this area. Even more, a complete stranger to Dekalb county wouldn't know where Northlake begins and where it ends. Where's Northlake's town square?

Maybe if it was something more obvious like what downtown Decatur has, it would be easier to see Northlake as an actual physical location, than just another sprawling ambiguous glop of strip malls, shopping centers, & 4 to 8 lane roads.

Northlake Community Alliance

http://nagsatlanta.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northlake,_Georgia

[aries4118]

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northlake_Mall_(Atlanta)
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Northlake Mall® Directory of Mall Stores | Atlanta, GA 30345

Sky City: Southern Retail Then and Now: Northlake Mall: Tucker, GA

[GRS86]

Originally Posted by LovinDecatur

I think that Perimeter had much more of an impact on these two malls than did Stonecrest. I know of no one in the Northlake or Oak Grove areas that shops at Stonecrest, but I know plenty that will bypass Northlake for Perimeter or Lenox.

Perimeter and Lenox/Phipps have had the most impact on Northlake, but prior to the construction of Stonecrest, I can tell you that Northlake did draw shoppers from the areas of Stone Mountain east and south of the mountain, especially going towards the Gwinnett line, southward to Rockbridge Rd. In recent years, most of those shoppers have defected either to Stonecrest, or to the big box retailers on Scenic Hwy between Hwy 78 and Sugarloaf Pkwy.