Transformations September 2022 Newsletter
This edition includes updates on the final phase of the Gwinnett Place Mall site revitalization strategy, Gwinnett County’s Transit Development Plan Survey, Run 4A Reason and other great events!
Gwinnett Place team releases final design for dying mall site
The team revitalizing the dilapidated Gwinnett Place Mall recently released a conceptual design that is more residential, with less retail and office space, than earlier draft plans. The area around the 90-acre site, off Interstate 85 south of Duluth, is saturated with retail and empty office space, according to a market analysis conducted as part…
The Gwinnett Place Mall Site Revitalization Team Proposes the Creation of “Global Villages” Where Gwinnett Place Mall Now Stands
Duluth, GA ‐ July 27, 2022 – The Gwinnett Place Mall Site Revitalization Team recently completed a redevelopment concept of what the dying Gwinnett Place Mall site could become. The Global Villages concept is based on extensive community input and a data-driven, market supportable and economically feasible analysis. The Gwinnett Place Mall Site Revitalization Team, comprised of the…
Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District Elects Two New Board Members
Duluth, GA – April 13, 2022 – Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID), a self-taxing district that uses additional property taxes to accelerate infrastructure improvements, security enhancements and economic development in the Gwinnett Place area, elected two new board members and re-elected one board member during the Caucus of Electors as a part of its monthly…
Gwinnett Place To Be Open House
You’re invited to attend a workshop on Wednesday, April 20, 2022, from 3-6 p.m. at the Holiday Inn Express & Suites. At the workshop, you can help to shape the re-envisioning of the Gwinnett Place Mall site. If you can’t attend on April 20, the Gwinnett Place Mall Revitalization team will also be in attendance…
Gwinnett Place and Sugarloaf CIDs’ Investment in Flock Safety Cameras Leads to Major Crime Reduction
Duluth, GA – March 15, 2022 – The power of Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) to improve communities through infrastructure investments, economic development initiatives, security and beautification efforts is undeniable. As part of their overall efforts in 2021, Gwinnett Place CID and Sugarloaf CID made additional district-wide investments in Flock Safety’s Automatic License Plate Reading (ALPR)…
Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District Announces the Selection of VHB for Gwinnett Place Mall Revitalization Strategy
Duluth, GA – September 14, 2021 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District’s (GPCID) board of directors recently announced that planning firm Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc.® (VHB) has been selected to lead the revitalization strategy of Gwinnett Place Mall site as part of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s $275,000 Livable Centers Initiative grant awarded earlier this year. …
GPCID Installs More Flock Safety Cameras Totaling 63 Cameras Working 24-7
Duluth, GA ‐ August 16, 2021 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District’s (GPCID) board of directors recently approved the installation of additional Flock Safety cameras bringing the total number of cameras to 63 in more than 60 locations across the district. The Automatic License Plate Reading (ALPR) cameras are installed in coordination with the Gwinnett…
GPCID Is the First CID to Observe Juneteenth as a National Holiday
Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District Is the First CID in Metro Atlanta to Observe Juneteenth as a National Holiday Duluth, GA ‐ July 26, 2021 – At its July 2021 board meeting, the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID) announced that it will officially observe June 19 or Juneteenth as a holiday. It is the…
Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District Re-Elects Two Board Members
Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District Re-Elects Two Board Members Duluth, GA ‐ April 15, 2021 – Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID), a self-taxing district that uses additional property taxes to accelerate infrastructure improvements, security enhancements and economic development in the Gwinnett Place area, re-elected two board members during its annual Caucus of Electors as…