Parker Blanchard Plans Project for Prime Buckhead Parcel?
Parker Blanchard of Atlanta-based Blanchard Real Estate has acquired the Bank of America site at 340 Pharr Road in Buckhead. The site, which measures only .43 acres, sits at the corner of Pharr Road...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Del Taco Opening in Former Roswell Bank and Burger Spot
Del Taco, which yesterday added "Fresh Mexican Grill" to its branding, is planning a new location in Roswell. The "new" restaurant will actually make use of an old bank branch that had more recently...
View Article[ALERT] Chick-fil-A to Close in Colony Square, Reopen in 2019
Chick-fil-A plans to close their restaurant at Colony Square in Midtown Saturday, June 23, with plans to reopen next year. The restaurant, located in the street level portion of the mixed-use...
View Article[EXCLUSIVE] Second Wildleaf Location to Sprout From Atlanta Plaza This Fall
Business partners David Morse and Chef Randy Lewis plan to open a satellite location of their popular salad concept Wildleaf in Buckhead's Atlanta Plaza later this fall. The eatery, which will open in...
View Article[ALERT] East Atlanta Village's Octopus Bar Closed Due to Upcoming Condo Project?
Octopus Bar had what it called "The Gran Finale" this past Saturday. Details of exactly what that meant are unclear at this point, but there is reportedly a condo development planned nearby that may...
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Mi Rancho Comida Hondurena #2 will celebrate its Grand Opening this coming Friday, June 29. The new Mexican and Salvadorian restaurant, opening in a former McDonald's, is opening on Roswell Road in...
View Article[UPDATE] Fountain Oaks Kroger Finally Renovating, Shopping Center Too
Kroger is finally renovating their existing store at Fountain Oaks shopping center on Roswell Road in Sandy Springs. In the works since 2014, the work will now be just a renovation, rather than also...
View Article[Sweet!] Culver's is Coming to Cumming!
Culver's, the Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin-based quick-serve burger restaurant which entered the Georgia market in 2016, plans to open one of its restaurants in Cumming, according to planning documents...
View Article[UPDATE] Amazon Books No Longer Opening at Lenox Square
The amazon books store planned for Lenox Square is apparently no longer happening. ToNeTo Atlanta reported this past November that the store, planned for the mall's main level, was to occupy a roughly...
View ArticleToll Brothers Proposing New "Student" Housing in Place of Nine Homes Near Emory
Horsham, Pennsylvania-based Toll Brothers Apartment Living, a subsidiary of the parent company that bills itself as “the nation’s leading builder of luxury homes,” is planning a second Atlanta area...
View Article[UPDATE] RaceTrac and Wendy's Proposal Withdrawn But Not Quite Out of Gas
Jay Gipson of The Gipson Company has withdrawn his SLUP requests for his controversial planned development at the corner of Clairmont and Briarcliff Roads in DeKalb County. The development is not...
View ArticleLocal Firm Woodstock Mattress Outlet in Kennesaw to Take Advantage of...
Acworth-based Woodstock Furniture & Mattress Outlet is planning its third standalone mattress outlet store. With existing locations in Canton and Buckhead, which opened this past February, the...
View ArticleBell Street Taking its Tacos and Burritos to Tucker
The owner of Bell Street Burritos is bringing his fourth overall location to Tucker later this year. Our friends over at Decaturish report that Bell Street owner Matt Hinton has signed a lease for 4053...
View ArticleL'Occitane Returning to Lenox Square
In a move that could be a sign of things to come, French cosmetics and skincare retailer L'Occitane is returning to Lenox Square, leaving the future of its store at The Shops Buckhead Atlanta in...
View ArticleChicken Salad Chick to Hatch Next in Sandy Plains Centre in Marietta
A new location of Chicken Salad Chick is coming to Sandy Plains Centre in Sandy Plains. The new restaurant, which will reportedly occupy a newly formed 2,400 square foot space in the Kroger anchored...
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Gourmet doughnut, bacon and coffee shop Bon Glaze and its locations in Brookhaven and Buckhead have been listed for sale by The Shumacher Group. The roughly 1,850 square foot Brookhaven shop, located...
View ArticleThe Fresh Market to Close Brookhaven and Snellville Stores Amidst Ongoing...
The Fresh Market announced plans late Monday to shutter fifteen stores across nine states as they continue what the release announcing the closures referred to as a "turnaround plan." Two of the...
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Guy Wong announced in a Facebook post late Tuesday night that he plans to close his popular Old Fourth Ward restaurant Miso Izakaya July 28. The restaurant, which has been in business 10 years, opened...
View ArticleBuckhead Dream Hotel Far From Reality - Already A Nightmare For Neighbors
A New York hospitality firm is partnering with a major Atlanta landowner with plans to bring a new dual-tower boutique hotel project to Buckhead. The 200 key hotel would rise at 3275 Roswell Road on...
View Article[UPDATE] Del Taco Quietly Closed in East Cobb
The Del Taco on Roswell Road in East Cobb abruptly closed earlier this week after about three years in business. The restaurant, located at 4269 Roswell Road, was built on an outparcel of East Cobb...
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