A new development will boast downtown Decatur’s first new office building since 1991 – Atlanta Magazine

April 2017Josh Green

Rendering by Kevin Gotsch

Whats the big idea?Atlanta-based Cousins Properties has teamed with apartment developer AMLI to transform an entire city block just south of the Decatur Square. The mixed-use venture will include the first new office building in downtown Decatur since 1991. (The citys development patterns have leaned more toward retail, condominiums, and apartments in recent decades.)

BackgroundFor 40 years, the West Trinity Place site was home to parking lots and the four-story Callaway Building, used by DeKalb County for a variety of government departments. The city of Decatur bought the property for $5 million in 2013 and sold it last August to Cousins for the same priceplus expenses the city had incurred.

Come togetherIn February the Callaway Building was razed, and construction launched quickly thereafter. Expect midrise buildings offering 330 apartments, 20,000 square feet of retail, and 30,000 square feet of offices. Plans are tentative, but developers hope the projects varied usesand an on-site public gathering spacewill promote collaborations among tenants.

Name TBDDevelopers expect the project to be open in early 2019. They have yet to decide on a name, and no retailers have been confirmed.

Tags: AMLI, Cousins Properties, Decatur, Decatur Square, development

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