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 of the site revitalization process. Meanwhile, more than 500,000 people are projected to move to Gwinnett over the next two decades, many seeking walkable housing with an urban feel, said Joe Allen, executive director of the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District.
“They’re going to need a place to call home, and what better place than Gwinnett Place?” Allen said.