3 neighboring projects spell fresh life for one Hapeville street

Josh Green

Tue, 02/04/2025 – 15:26

A fresh year is bringing new commercial life and construction to one of the main thoroughfares in growing Hapeville.

About two blocks from Hapeville’s historic main drag, renovations have wrapped for a new brewery, a new restaurant concept has been confirmed, and the development process has kicked off for nearly 60 new townhomes on consecutive parcels in the 3300 block of Dogwood Drive.

The investments continue a years-long growth spurt for the southside ITP city spurred in part by proximity to Atlanta’s airport and the international draw of Porsche’s expanded North American headquarters.

First on the docket, a grand opening is planned from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday for Columbus-based Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse, which is opening a second brewery location in a remodeled building now known as “The Hangar” at 3361 Dogwood Drive.

That’s where Arches Brewing operated its taproom for eight years, before uprooting to the Atlanta Utility Works complex in nearby East Point last year.

A work-in-progress wall mural at Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse’s The Hangar space. Contributed

“A brewery opening in a renovated former brewery space is quite the turnaround story, given the number of breweries closed in Georgia in 2023 [and] 2024,” noted Brett Reichert, Hapeville City Council member at large, in an email.

A recent renovation divided the brewery’s building into three units, and a tapas restaurant is now slated to occupy the middle space, according to Reichert.

Jonathan Joyner Designs/Chattabrewchee Southern Brewhouse

Meanwhile, on an assemblage of seven Dogwood Drive lots immediately north of the brewery, construction is underway on another 58 Hapeville townhomes with walkability to downtown shops and eats.

Marietta-based McNeal Development earned city approval last year to construct the townhomes between 3309 and 3345 Dogwood Drive, replacing several older, vacant houses.

Planned three-story facades along Dogwood Drive in Hapeville. The Hartwin Group/McNeal Development

Overview of the 58-unit BTR townhome site plan. The Hartwin Group/McNeal Development; Kimley-Horn

The project is covering about 3 acres total, and each of the townhomes will be Build-to-Rent, instead of being for sale.

The least expensive rental option for a two-bedroom unit will be roughly $2,400, according to a presentation by the development team. (The project’s BTR status was a bone of contention among some Hapeville City Council members last spring, requiring Mayor Alan Hallman to break the 2-2 tie.)

The townhome project is scheduled to start delivering in early 2026. (Find more images and context here).

The 3335 Dogwood Drive properties in relation to Arches Brewing and other central Hapeville businesses and landmarks. Google Maps

A few blocks north of that project, on the same side of Dogwood Drive, another 28-unit townhome venture called Shirley Estates is taking shape, replacing a vacant car lot. Those townhomes are for sale, with prices now starting in the $550,000s.

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