Mall West End to Close, Owners Reveal Renovations Plans
Mall West End to Close, Owners Reveal Renovations Plans
BRP Companies and The Prusik Group have updated their plans for the Mall West End property after it shuts down. With the mall set to officially close at the end of January, the development team has been working with legacy tenants to ensure that the uniqueness of the West End is preserved and upheld throughout the transformation.
During construction, several long-standing mall tenants will be relocated to a temporary on-site space at 850 Oak Street.
Once complete, One West End will feature 125,000 square feet of retail, including a grocery store, fitness center, diverse dining options, and local boutiques. The residential component will feature approximately 900 mixed-income residences, a mix of studio to three-bedroom units, with affordable units available to those earning between 50% and 80% of the area median income (AMI). Additionally, the development includes student housing, a planned 150-key hotel, and 12,000 square feet of medical office space.
Phase One of the redevelopment is expected to be completed in 2028.
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Images: Wedge-shaped build near Atlantic Station readies for closeup
Images: Wedge-shaped build near Atlantic Station readies for closeup
Images: Wedge-shaped build near Atlantic Station readies for closeup
Josh Green
Tue, 01/14/2025 – 14:45
In the shadow of Atlantic Station, a wedge-shaped apartment venture several years in the making has begun leasing efforts where other developments failed to take off.
The infill project by Charleston-based Middle Street Partners—now officially christened “Westside Union”—has taken shape on a previously vacant, 1.4-acre site just north of Atlantic Station’s Target in the Loring Heights neighborhood.
With its unique flatiron design, the 400 Bishop St. development stands 11 stories on land formerly zoned for heavy industrial uses, next to active Norfolk Southern railroad lines.
The project started construction in September 2022 and will deliver 274 units, ranging from one to three-bedroom apartments, according to Middle Street.
Westside Union’s 400 Bishop St. location in relation to Atlantic Station (across active railroad tracks), the Connector freeway, and residential Loring Heights. Google Maps
Westside Union’s unique shape and stance along Bishop Street in Loring Heights.Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Several outdoor amenities areas extend from Westside Union’s north and east faces, and units along Bishop Street at ground level will function as live-work properties, according to plans approved by the city in 2021.
Westside Union amenities are listed as coworking space, a two-story gym, a club room with a gaming area, and a resort-style pool, among other perks. Skyline views from the rooftop amenity spaces, meanwhile, span across Midtown to downtown and around toward Buckhead.
Current rents at Westside Union start at $1,675. That gets a studio (with relatively private sleeping quarters) in 535 square feet.
On the flipside, the largest and priciest rental option currently listed is a three-bedroom, three-bathroom space in 1,709 square feet. That’s going for $3,895 monthly.
Two months of free rent is being dangled as an incentive.
Designs for the Westside Union club room and gaming area. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union’s “Rooftop SkyLounge,” with south views across Atlantic Station to downtown. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Elsewhere in Atlanta, Middle Street’s debut project in the city is a mixed-use apartment venture fronting the Beltline’s Southside Trail corridor in Grant Park, where a Mellow Mushroom prototype opened last month.
The company is also building two Midtown towers—topped out at 37 and 34 stories, respectively, in a single project—on the former site of longstanding establishments Einstein’s and Joe’s On Juniper. Apartments on Juniper Street are scheduled to start delivering early this year, officials have said.
Other ideas hatched for the 400 Bishop St. site failed to move forward. (Ditto for a pedestrian bridge that would have been built over the adjacent railroad tracks for quicker access between Loring Heights and Atlantic Station.)
Plans that emerged in 2019 by another development group, Track West Partners, called for 130,000 square feet of creative offices above retail in a shorter building.
Other concepts have called for just 26,000 square feet of offices in four stories, with a “post-COVID-era wellness plan” and emphasis on city views.
The largest, three-bedroom rental option currently offered. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Communal lounging space at the Loring Heights project. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Swing up to the gallery for more Westside Union context and renderings as the building enters the homestretch of construction.
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Westside Union’s 400 Bishop St. location in relation to Atlantic Station (across active railroad tracks), the Connector freeway, and residential Loring Heights. Google Maps
Westside Union’s unique shape and stance along Bishop Street in Loring Heights.Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
The Westside Union lobby. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Communal lounging space at the Loring Heights project. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union’s two-story fitness center. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union’s “Rooftop SkyLounge,” with south views across Atlantic Station to downtown. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Designs for the Westside Union club room and gaming area. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Outdoor dining area. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Example of kitchen designs at Westside Union. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
In-unit perks are listed as quartz countertops, “luxe wood-plank flooring,” keyless entry, full-size washers and dryers, and some units with private balconies and skyline views. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Example of bedroom design. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
The least expensive studio floorplan (536 square feet) at Westside Union. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
The largest, three-bedroom rental option currently offered. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Construction progress on the wedge-shaped easternmost point of Westside Union in February last year. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Images: Wedge-shaped build near Atlantic Station readies for closeup
Josh Green
Tue, 01/14/2025 – 14:45
In the shadow of Atlantic Station, a wedge-shaped apartment venture several years in the making has begun leasing efforts where other developments failed to take off.
The infill project by Charleston-based Middle Street Partners—now officially christened “Westside Union”—has taken shape on a previously vacant, 1.4-acre site just north of Atlantic Station’s Target in the Loring Heights neighborhood.
With its unique flatiron design, the 400 Bishop St. development stands 11 stories on land formerly zoned for heavy industrial uses, next to active Norfolk Southern railroad lines.
The project started construction in September 2022 and will deliver 274 units, ranging from one to three-bedroom apartments, according to Middle Street.
Westside Union’s 400 Bishop St. location in relation to Atlantic Station (across active railroad tracks), the Connector freeway, and residential Loring Heights. Google Maps
Westside Union’s unique shape and stance along Bishop Street in Loring Heights.Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Several outdoor amenities areas extend from Westside Union’s north and east faces, and units along Bishop Street at ground level will function as live-work properties, according to plans approved by the city in 2021.
Westside Union amenities are listed as coworking space, a two-story gym, a club room with a gaming area, and a resort-style pool, among other perks. Skyline views from the rooftop amenity spaces, meanwhile, span across Midtown to downtown and around toward Buckhead.
Current rents at Westside Union start at $1,675. That gets a studio (with relatively private sleeping quarters) in 535 square feet.
On the flipside, the largest and priciest rental option currently listed is a three-bedroom, three-bathroom space in 1,709 square feet. That’s going for $3,895 monthly.
Two months of free rent is being dangled as an incentive.
Designs for the Westside Union club room and gaming area. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union’s “Rooftop SkyLounge,” with south views across Atlantic Station to downtown. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Elsewhere in Atlanta, Middle Street’s debut project in the city is a mixed-use apartment venture fronting the Beltline’s Southside Trail corridor in Grant Park, where a Mellow Mushroom prototype opened last month.
The company is also building two Midtown towers—topped out at 37 and 34 stories, respectively, in a single project—on the former site of longstanding establishments Einstein’s and Joe’s On Juniper. Apartments on Juniper Street are scheduled to start delivering early this year, officials have said.
Other ideas hatched for the 400 Bishop St. site failed to move forward. (Ditto for a pedestrian bridge that would have been built over the adjacent railroad tracks for quicker access between Loring Heights and Atlantic Station.)
Plans that emerged in 2019 by another development group, Track West Partners, called for 130,000 square feet of creative offices above retail in a shorter building.
Other concepts have called for just 26,000 square feet of offices in four stories, with a “post-COVID-era wellness plan” and emphasis on city views.
The largest, three-bedroom rental option currently offered. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Communal lounging space at the Loring Heights project. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Swing up to the gallery for more Westside Union context and renderings as the building enters the homestretch of construction.
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Westside Union’s 400 Bishop St. location in relation to Atlantic Station (across active railroad tracks), the Connector freeway, and residential Loring Heights. Google Maps
Westside Union’s unique shape and stance along Bishop Street in Loring Heights.Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
The Westside Union lobby. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Communal lounging space at the Loring Heights project. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union’s two-story fitness center. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union’s “Rooftop SkyLounge,” with south views across Atlantic Station to downtown. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Designs for the Westside Union club room and gaming area. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Outdoor dining area. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Example of kitchen designs at Westside Union. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
In-unit perks are listed as quartz countertops, “luxe wood-plank flooring,” keyless entry, full-size washers and dryers, and some units with private balconies and skyline views. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Example of bedroom design. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
The least expensive studio floorplan (536 square feet) at Westside Union. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
The largest, three-bedroom rental option currently offered. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Construction progress on the wedge-shaped easternmost point of Westside Union in February last year. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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Images: Wedge-shaped build near Atlantic Station readies for closeup
Josh Green
Tue, 01/14/2025 – 14:45
In the shadow of Atlantic Station, a wedge-shaped apartment venture several years in the making has begun leasing efforts where other developments failed to take off.
The infill project by Charleston-based Middle Street Partners—now officially christened “Westside Union”—has taken shape on a previously vacant, 1.4-acre site just north of Atlantic Station’s Target in the Loring Heights neighborhood.
With its unique flatiron design, the 400 Bishop St. development stands 11 stories on land formerly zoned for heavy industrial uses, next to active Norfolk Southern railroad lines.
The project started construction in September 2022 and will deliver 274 units, ranging from one to three-bedroom apartments, according to Middle Street.
Westside Union’s 400 Bishop St. location in relation to Atlantic Station (across active railroad tracks), the Connector freeway, and residential Loring Heights. Google Maps
Westside Union’s unique shape and stance along Bishop Street in Loring Heights.Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Several outdoor amenities areas extend from Westside Union’s north and east faces, and units along Bishop Street at ground level will function as live-work properties, according to plans approved by the city in 2021.
Westside Union amenities are listed as coworking space, a two-story gym, a club room with a gaming area, and a resort-style pool, among other perks. Skyline views from the rooftop amenity spaces, meanwhile, span across Midtown to downtown and around toward Buckhead.
Current rents at Westside Union start at $1,675. That gets a studio (with relatively private sleeping quarters) in 535 square feet.
On the flipside, the largest and priciest rental option currently listed is a three-bedroom, three-bathroom space in 1,709 square feet. That’s going for $3,895 monthly.
Two months of free rent is being dangled as an incentive.
Designs for the Westside Union club room and gaming area. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union’s “Rooftop SkyLounge,” with south views across Atlantic Station to downtown. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Elsewhere in Atlanta, Middle Street’s debut project in the city is a mixed-use apartment venture fronting the Beltline’s Southside Trail corridor in Grant Park, where a Mellow Mushroom prototype opened last month.
The company is also building two Midtown towers—topped out at 37 and 34 stories, respectively, in a single project—on the former site of longstanding establishments Einstein’s and Joe’s On Juniper. Apartments on Juniper Street are scheduled to start delivering early this year, officials have said.
Other ideas hatched for the 400 Bishop St. site failed to move forward. (Ditto for a pedestrian bridge that would have been built over the adjacent railroad tracks for quicker access between Loring Heights and Atlantic Station.)
Plans that emerged in 2019 by another development group, Track West Partners, called for 130,000 square feet of creative offices above retail in a shorter building.
Other concepts have called for just 26,000 square feet of offices in four stories, with a “post-COVID-era wellness plan” and emphasis on city views.
The largest, three-bedroom rental option currently offered. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Communal lounging space at the Loring Heights project. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Swing up to the gallery for more Westside Union context and renderings as the building enters the homestretch of construction.
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Westside Union’s 400 Bishop St. location in relation to Atlantic Station (across active railroad tracks), the Connector freeway, and residential Loring Heights. Google Maps
Westside Union’s unique shape and stance along Bishop Street in Loring Heights.Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
The Westside Union lobby. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Communal lounging space at the Loring Heights project. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union’s two-story fitness center. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union’s “Rooftop SkyLounge,” with south views across Atlantic Station to downtown. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Designs for the Westside Union club room and gaming area. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Outdoor dining area. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Example of kitchen designs at Westside Union. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
In-unit perks are listed as quartz countertops, “luxe wood-plank flooring,” keyless entry, full-size washers and dryers, and some units with private balconies and skyline views. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Example of bedroom design. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
The least expensive studio floorplan (536 square feet) at Westside Union. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
The largest, three-bedroom rental option currently offered. Westside Union/Middle Street Partners
Construction progress on the wedge-shaped easternmost point of Westside Union in February last year. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
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Atlanta officials seek help in filling former 44-acre park with housing
Atlanta officials seek help in filling former 44-acre park with housing
Gun Club Park could be turned into a sprawling development with detached single-family homes, townhomes and small apartment buildings.
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Atlanta officials seek help in filling former 44-acre park with housing
Atlanta officials seek help in filling former 44-acre park with housing
Gun Club Park could be turned into a sprawling development with detached single-family homes, townhomes and small apartment buildings.
Gun Club Park could be turned into a sprawling development with detached single-family homes, townhomes and small apartment buildings. Read MoreBizjournals.com Feed (2019-09-06 17:16:48)
Gun Club Park could be turned into a sprawling development with detached single-family homes, townhomes and small apartment buildings.
7 months after tenant pick, it’s still crickets at Grant Park Gateway
7 months after tenant pick, it’s still crickets at Grant Park Gateway
7 months after tenant pick, it’s still crickets at Grant Park Gateway
Josh Green
Tue, 01/14/2025 – 13:09
This month marks four years since a Grant Park project described as “iconic” by city officials debuted, but still its modern jewel box of a retail and restaurant space remains oddly empty.
According to concerned neighbors, that shows no signs of changing soon.
Back in June, the City of Atlanta’s Departments of Procurement and Parks and Recreation selected Savi Provisions, a local gourmet market and grocery chain known for its wine selection and organic foods, to fill the entire, 7,000-square-foot Grant Park Gateway retail space. The distinctive building overlooks a new 2.5-acre park atop a parking garage next to Zoo Atlanta.
That selection process was competitive, and it called for Savi to open in roughly 180 days, or sometime around December last year.
Seven months later, the space remains vacant, with no signs of work starting soon.
The distinctive Grant Park Gateway building in 2021. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where Savi’s Gateway project stands—or if it’s still viable—isn’t clear. Inquiries this month to City of Atlanta press officials and to City Council member Jason Winston’s office haven’t been returned. Winston’s District 1 covers Grant Park, and he helped lead the Gateway tenant selection process.
Multiple inquiries to Savi leadership have not been returned. Savi’s website makes no mention of a forthcoming Grant Park location.
Perhaps more troubling for neighbors eager for fresh grocery and market options is that building permit records show no activity related to Savi’s buildout at the Gateway building.
The city’s Department of Procurement still lists the Grant Park Gateway tenant solicitation process as having been closed since April.
Aerial of the Gateway illustrating its proximity to the zoo’s elephant habitat and downtown. City of Atlanta Parks and Recreation Department; via Epsten Group
Founded in 2009, Savi counts locations in North Carolina and 16 stores in metro Atlanta, spanning from the airport to Howell Mill Road, Decatur, and Brookhaven to the Crabapple district in Milton.
The nearest Savi outpost to Grant Park remains the original one in Inman Park, roughly two and ½ miles away.
Savi, one of three finalists vying for the Gateway space, is expected to “boost the area’s diversity of food options and convenience, acting as a central gathering place for both residents and visitors,” read a June announcement from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ office, following Savi’s selection.
The $48-million Gateway project replaced a parking lot with the park-topped garage, officially opening in January 2021. The following year, it earned the Atlanta Urban Design Commission’s Award of Excellence for sustainable design, but the process of filling the cavernous retail component has not been a walk in the park.
The spacious interior of the Gateway building, as seen in early 2021, looks largely the same today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
City officials took ownership of the Gateway space from the Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority two years after it had opened—a key first step in getting it leased and occupied, per city officials.
But the city’s first Request for Proposals issued in February 2023 didn’t attract a single bid from prospective tenants.
The city’s Department of Procurement, charged with helping lead the tenant search, concluded that rising construction costs spurred by inflation, combined with increased interest rates, contributed to the initial lack of bids.
The city later partnered with Invest Atlanta to offer an unspecified amount of financial assistance to the right operator.
Issued in February, the second stab at an RFP was an improved pitch to businesses that could fill such a large space. It provided drone footage, set up tours for potential tenants, and specified how large the shell space is: 7,056 square feet. It called for a single enterprise to create a Gateway concept that would “increase the property value of the neighborhood, improve the area’s livability, serve as a convenience to neighborhood residents and visitors, and continue Atlanta’s forward progress.”
The 2.5-acre park space in relation to the restaurant structure. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Another finalist for the retail space was a concept called “Gateway Park and Market.”
That idea was put together by a team that included Terminus Commercial Real Estate Partners, an Atlanta-based CRE firm, alongside Kraig Torres, owner of alcohol purveyor Hopcity, and Mike Walbert, a longtime Atlanta event curator. It called for a micro food hall “foodie destination” and “cultural experience” that would have leaned heavily into public programming and capitalized on proximity to Zoo Atlanta, as its creators told Urbanize Atlanta last year.
The third finalist was Rease Group Holdings Inc., an Atlanta-based company led by CEO Andy Rease and founded in 2010.
Find more context—and a refresher on what the Grant Park Gateway is today—in the gallery above.
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The distinctive Grant Park Gateway building in 2021. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The spacious interior of the Gateway building, as seen in early 2021, looks largely the same today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The underside of the patio’s roof comes to life with lighting at night. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where the south facade of the restaurant building meets stacked parking. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Aerial of the Gateway illustrating its proximity to the zoo’s elephant habitat and downtown. City of Atlanta Parks and Recreation Department; via Epsten Group
Screenshot from drone footage distributed by the City of Atlanta to promote the Grant Park Greenway space. City of Atlanta
The patio area has become a popular destination for roller skaters. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The patio/pavilion area, looking west to Zoo Atlanta. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Screenshot from drone footage distributed by the City of Atlanta to promote the Grant Park Gateway space. City of Atlanta
7 months after tenant pick, it’s still crickets at Grant Park Gateway
Josh Green
Tue, 01/14/2025 – 13:09
This month marks four years since a Grant Park project described as “iconic” by city officials debuted, but still its modern jewel box of a retail and restaurant space remains oddly empty.
According to concerned neighbors, that shows no signs of changing soon.
Back in June, the City of Atlanta’s Departments of Procurement and Parks and Recreation selected Savi Provisions, a local gourmet market and grocery chain known for its wine selection and organic foods, to fill the entire, 7,000-square-foot Grant Park Gateway retail space. The distinctive building overlooks a new 2.5-acre park atop a parking garage next to Zoo Atlanta.
That selection process was competitive, and it called for Savi to open in roughly 180 days, or sometime around December last year.
Seven months later, the space remains vacant, with no signs of work starting soon.
The distinctive Grant Park Gateway building in 2021. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where Savi’s Gateway project stands—or if it’s still viable—isn’t clear. Inquiries this month to City of Atlanta press officials and to City Council member Jason Winston’s office haven’t been returned. Winston’s District 1 covers Grant Park, and he helped lead the Gateway tenant selection process.
Multiple inquiries to Savi leadership have not been returned. Savi’s website makes no mention of a forthcoming Grant Park location.
Perhaps more troubling for neighbors eager for fresh grocery and market options is that building permit records show no activity related to Savi’s buildout at the Gateway building.
The city’s Department of Procurement still lists the Grant Park Gateway tenant solicitation process as having been closed since April.
Aerial of the Gateway illustrating its proximity to the zoo’s elephant habitat and downtown. City of Atlanta Parks and Recreation Department; via Epsten Group
Founded in 2009, Savi counts locations in North Carolina and 16 stores in metro Atlanta, spanning from the airport to Howell Mill Road, Decatur, and Brookhaven to the Crabapple district in Milton.
The nearest Savi outpost to Grant Park remains the original one in Inman Park, roughly two and ½ miles away.
Savi, one of three finalists vying for the Gateway space, is expected to “boost the area’s diversity of food options and convenience, acting as a central gathering place for both residents and visitors,” read a June announcement from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ office, following Savi’s selection.
The $48-million Gateway project replaced a parking lot with the park-topped garage, officially opening in January 2021. The following year, it earned the Atlanta Urban Design Commission’s Award of Excellence for sustainable design, but the process of filling the cavernous retail component has not been a walk in the park.
The spacious interior of the Gateway building, as seen in early 2021, looks largely the same today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
City officials took ownership of the Gateway space from the Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority two years after it had opened—a key first step in getting it leased and occupied, per city officials.
But the city’s first Request for Proposals issued in February 2023 didn’t attract a single bid from prospective tenants.
The city’s Department of Procurement, charged with helping lead the tenant search, concluded that rising construction costs spurred by inflation, combined with increased interest rates, contributed to the initial lack of bids.
The city later partnered with Invest Atlanta to offer an unspecified amount of financial assistance to the right operator.
Issued in February, the second stab at an RFP was an improved pitch to businesses that could fill such a large space. It provided drone footage, set up tours for potential tenants, and specified how large the shell space is: 7,056 square feet. It called for a single enterprise to create a Gateway concept that would “increase the property value of the neighborhood, improve the area’s livability, serve as a convenience to neighborhood residents and visitors, and continue Atlanta’s forward progress.”
The 2.5-acre park space in relation to the restaurant structure. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Another finalist for the retail space was a concept called “Gateway Park and Market.”
That idea was put together by a team that included Terminus Commercial Real Estate Partners, an Atlanta-based CRE firm, alongside Kraig Torres, owner of alcohol purveyor Hopcity, and Mike Walbert, a longtime Atlanta event curator. It called for a micro food hall “foodie destination” and “cultural experience” that would have leaned heavily into public programming and capitalized on proximity to Zoo Atlanta, as its creators told Urbanize Atlanta last year.
The third finalist was Rease Group Holdings Inc., an Atlanta-based company led by CEO Andy Rease and founded in 2010.
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The distinctive Grant Park Gateway building in 2021. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The spacious interior of the Gateway building, as seen in early 2021, looks largely the same today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The underside of the patio’s roof comes to life with lighting at night. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where the south facade of the restaurant building meets stacked parking. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Aerial of the Gateway illustrating its proximity to the zoo’s elephant habitat and downtown. City of Atlanta Parks and Recreation Department; via Epsten Group
Screenshot from drone footage distributed by the City of Atlanta to promote the Grant Park Greenway space. City of Atlanta
The patio area has become a popular destination for roller skaters. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The patio/pavilion area, looking west to Zoo Atlanta. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Screenshot from drone footage distributed by the City of Atlanta to promote the Grant Park Gateway space. City of Atlanta
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7 months after tenant pick, it’s still crickets at Grant Park Gateway
Josh Green
Tue, 01/14/2025 – 13:09
This month marks four years since a Grant Park project described as “iconic” by city officials debuted, but still its modern jewel box of a retail and restaurant space remains oddly empty.
According to concerned neighbors, that shows no signs of changing soon.
Back in June, the City of Atlanta’s Departments of Procurement and Parks and Recreation selected Savi Provisions, a local gourmet market and grocery chain known for its wine selection and organic foods, to fill the entire, 7,000-square-foot Grant Park Gateway retail space. The distinctive building overlooks a new 2.5-acre park atop a parking garage next to Zoo Atlanta.
That selection process was competitive, and it called for Savi to open in roughly 180 days, or sometime around December last year.
Seven months later, the space remains vacant, with no signs of work starting soon.
The distinctive Grant Park Gateway building in 2021. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where Savi’s Gateway project stands—or if it’s still viable—isn’t clear. Inquiries this month to City of Atlanta press officials and to City Council member Jason Winston’s office haven’t been returned. Winston’s District 1 covers Grant Park, and he helped lead the Gateway tenant selection process.
Multiple inquiries to Savi leadership have not been returned. Savi’s website makes no mention of a forthcoming Grant Park location.
Perhaps more troubling for neighbors eager for fresh grocery and market options is that building permit records show no activity related to Savi’s buildout at the Gateway building.
The city’s Department of Procurement still lists the Grant Park Gateway tenant solicitation process as having been closed since April.
Aerial of the Gateway illustrating its proximity to the zoo’s elephant habitat and downtown. City of Atlanta Parks and Recreation Department; via Epsten Group
Founded in 2009, Savi counts locations in North Carolina and 16 stores in metro Atlanta, spanning from the airport to Howell Mill Road, Decatur, and Brookhaven to the Crabapple district in Milton.
The nearest Savi outpost to Grant Park remains the original one in Inman Park, roughly two and ½ miles away.
Savi, one of three finalists vying for the Gateway space, is expected to “boost the area’s diversity of food options and convenience, acting as a central gathering place for both residents and visitors,” read a June announcement from Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens’ office, following Savi’s selection.
The $48-million Gateway project replaced a parking lot with the park-topped garage, officially opening in January 2021. The following year, it earned the Atlanta Urban Design Commission’s Award of Excellence for sustainable design, but the process of filling the cavernous retail component has not been a walk in the park.
The spacious interior of the Gateway building, as seen in early 2021, looks largely the same today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
City officials took ownership of the Gateway space from the Atlanta and Fulton County Recreation Authority two years after it had opened—a key first step in getting it leased and occupied, per city officials.
But the city’s first Request for Proposals issued in February 2023 didn’t attract a single bid from prospective tenants.
The city’s Department of Procurement, charged with helping lead the tenant search, concluded that rising construction costs spurred by inflation, combined with increased interest rates, contributed to the initial lack of bids.
The city later partnered with Invest Atlanta to offer an unspecified amount of financial assistance to the right operator.
Issued in February, the second stab at an RFP was an improved pitch to businesses that could fill such a large space. It provided drone footage, set up tours for potential tenants, and specified how large the shell space is: 7,056 square feet. It called for a single enterprise to create a Gateway concept that would “increase the property value of the neighborhood, improve the area’s livability, serve as a convenience to neighborhood residents and visitors, and continue Atlanta’s forward progress.”
The 2.5-acre park space in relation to the restaurant structure. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Another finalist for the retail space was a concept called “Gateway Park and Market.”
That idea was put together by a team that included Terminus Commercial Real Estate Partners, an Atlanta-based CRE firm, alongside Kraig Torres, owner of alcohol purveyor Hopcity, and Mike Walbert, a longtime Atlanta event curator. It called for a micro food hall “foodie destination” and “cultural experience” that would have leaned heavily into public programming and capitalized on proximity to Zoo Atlanta, as its creators told Urbanize Atlanta last year.
The third finalist was Rease Group Holdings Inc., an Atlanta-based company led by CEO Andy Rease and founded in 2010.
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The distinctive Grant Park Gateway building in 2021. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The spacious interior of the Gateway building, as seen in early 2021, looks largely the same today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The underside of the patio’s roof comes to life with lighting at night. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where the south facade of the restaurant building meets stacked parking. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Aerial of the Gateway illustrating its proximity to the zoo’s elephant habitat and downtown. City of Atlanta Parks and Recreation Department; via Epsten Group
Screenshot from drone footage distributed by the City of Atlanta to promote the Grant Park Greenway space. City of Atlanta
The patio area has become a popular destination for roller skaters. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The patio/pavilion area, looking west to Zoo Atlanta. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Screenshot from drone footage distributed by the City of Atlanta to promote the Grant Park Gateway space. City of Atlanta
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