A grocer on Memorial?
August 11, 2008 at 10:57 am by Mara Shalhoup in NewsYep. The old Atlanta Dairies property, which sits between Cabbagetown, Grant Park and Reynoldstown (and directly adjacent to our pick last year for the city’s best doggie day care), is going to be turned into a midscale grocery store, the AJC reported over the weekend.
Brand Morgan, CEO of Brand Properties, declined to name the store his company has been negotiating with, but he described it as a “mainstream” retailer as opposed to high-end stores such as Whole Foods and Fresh Market.
Morgan said he scouted the Memorial Drive corridor for over a year in search of a spot for a supermarket before settling on the dairy property.
Morgan also told the AJC that the store’s parking lot will be tucked behind new shops and apartments that will line Memorial. (Other new developments also are taking shape along Memorial — a street that’s poised for a major makeover.) That means a strong sidewalk presence and a lower profile for cars — tenets of the New Urbanism movement espoused by Charles Brewer, who created the Glenwood Park development a few blocks away.
November 10th, 2008 at 6:45 am
[...] Memorial Drive’s fast-moving metamorphosis from industrial eyesore to a neighborhood with amenities continued last week after the Atlanta Regional Commission stamped its seal of approval on a 10-acre development that would feature a much-needed grocery store. [...]