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| North DeKalb Mall, perimeter highlighted in yellow. |
After years of speculation, the redevelopment of
North DeKalb Mall is gathering speed. The
DeKalb Cross-Neighborhoods Council (representing residential communities in the vicinity) has met with the developer once, and
strongly encourages residents in all surrounding areas to attend a community rezoning meeting, to take place on April 26 (see details below). The developer will reveal their current plan, and attendees will have a chance to ask questions, voice concerns, and later follow up with our Commissioners to provide feedback on the proposed plan. The DeKalb Cross-Neighborhoods Council welcomes feedback at
crossneighborhoodscommittee@gmail.com.
As reported by
Decaturish and
TomorrowsNewsToday, this will be a significant redevelopment; the scope is such that the
Atlanta Regional Commission must provide a local impact assessment before plans can be finalized. Because the proposal seeks to convert the property from commercial to multiple use (it proposes multi-family homes) and requests a gas pump (presumably for Costco), the developer must secure a Special Land Use Permit.
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| Community meeting announcement for April 26, 2018, as distributed to some neighbors. |
Although we will have to wait until the community meeting for additional details about this proposal's layout, we know so far that:
the site is 40+ acres
the developer proposes:
• 450 multi-family units
• a hotel (152 rooms)
• restaurants
• other retail (this would include a Costco)
• some current businesses (AMC Theater, Burlington Coat Factory) would remain operational during the remodel
Please share this information with friends and neighbors.
