2019
Media report: Gwinnett Place Mall may be sold, converted to cricket stadium
February 27, 2019 – Gwinnett County’s first mall may soon be turned into a cricket stadium, according to a media report that surfaced Monday.
Gwinnett Place Mall might be sold– and become a cricket stadium?
February 26, 2019 – An investor who wants to buildig a 20,000-seat cricket stadium at Gwinnett Place Mall says he has a contract to purchase most of the once-proud retail center.
Cricket league owner agrees to buy Gwinnett Place Mall for 20,000-seat stadium
February 26, 2019 – An ailing mall close to Atlanta is on the verge of being repurposed into a stadium to watch one of the world’s most poular sports.
Boehringer Ingelheim headquarters move bringing 75 jobs to Duluth
February 9, 2019 – The impact of Boehringer Ingelheim’s headquarters move to Duluth will have on the local job market became clear this past week.
Boehringer Ingelheim, maker of Heartgard, to create 225 new jobs in Georgia
February 7, 2019 – Today, Governor Brian Kemp announced that Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health USA, Inc., a leading animal health company, will create 225 jobs and invest more than $120 million in Gwinnett, Clarke, and Hall counties.
Gwinnett Place CID begins final phase of Pleasant Hill streetscaping
January 31, 2019 – Drivers on Pleasant Hill Road may have noticed some construction taking place lately along the roadway in the Gwinnett Place area, and the work is giving Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District officials a reason to celebrate.
A new Gwinnett County referendum could put public transit back on track
January 30, 2019 – When voters in Gwinnett County, Georgia, go to the polls on Tuesday, March 19, they will have the opportunity to revolutionize the county’s transportation mobility, spur economic development and help redevelop the region’s aging infrastructure.
Gwinnett Place CID increases efforts to clean-up district
January 25, 2019 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID), along with help from its partners including its property owners, Georgia Power, Gwinnett Clean and Beautiful, Jackson EMC and Gwinnett DOT, work to ensure the district is clean and well-kept for its community members and visitors.
Next Pleasant Hill Road streetscape improvements begin in Duluth
January 21, 2019 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District and Gwinnett DOT have begun the fifth phase of the Gwinnett Place CID’s Pleasant Hill Road Streetscape project along Pleasant Hill Road from Old Norcross Road to Club Drive in Duluth.
2018
Gwinnett, metro malls increase security patrols for the holidays
November 19, 2018 – This week many of you will head to malls and stores as early as Thanksgiving for great deals.
Gwinnett Place CID emphasizing increased security during holiday season
November 18, 2018 – Pulling up next to a car parked behind the Esplanade at Gwinnett Place Shopping Center, Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District Security Patrol Officer Tom Reilly rolled down his window, motion to the other drive to also lower his window.
Georgia considered Gwinnett spots for possible Amazon HQ2 sites
November 14, 2018 – Documents released by the Georgia Department of Economic Development this week show state officials were, at one point last year, looking at the mall as one of several potential sites for Georgia’s bid for Amazon HQ2.
Gwinnett residents and businesses participate in walk to learn more about their community
November 13, 2018 – While some communities were celebrating Oktoberfest, the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District decided to do things a little differently.
Gwinnett Place CID elects one new board member
September 20, 2018 – Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District, a self-taxing district that uses additional commercial property taxes to accelerate infrastructure improvements, security enhancements and economic development in the Gwinnett Place area, recently elected on new board member.
Gwinnett to build sidewalks along Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth
September 17, 2018 – The Gwinnett Board of Commissioners recently awarded a contract to make close to a $1 million investment in sidewalk improvements on Pleasant Hill Road in Duluth.
Gwinnett to start building sidewalks along Pleasant Hill Road
September 14, 2018 – The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners recently awarded a contract to make close to a million dollars’ worth of sidewalk improvements on Pleasant Hill Road.
Official from developer that bought Sears space at Gwinnett Place Mall joins CID board
September 12, 2018 – Wile luxury apartment developer Northwood Ravin’s plans for the former Sears lot at Gwinnett Place Mall remain a mystery, the company will be at least somewhat involved in efforts to improve the area.
County adding sidewalks near Gwinnett Place Mall in $1M project
September 12, 2018 – Gwinnett County commissioners approved a contract Tuesday for nearly $1 million to add new sidewalks along Pleasant Hill Road, according to a release.
Gwinnett County: Grows Up
September 1, 2018 – Gwinnett Place. A little ways down I-85, Joe Allen, executive director, is inviting developers to the Gwinnett Place CID, which, he is quick to point out, is not synonymous with the faded mall.
Gwinnett Prado redevelopment plans include hotel, residences and food hall
August 24, 2018 – About two years after new owners bought the mostly derelict Gwinnett Prado shopping center near Duluth, plans have surfaced which show the property’s potential future.
Gwinnett PD takes first step toward high-tech ‘crime response center’
August 21, 2018 – The Gwinnett Police Department has taken a first official step toward the creation of a new high-tech “situation awareness and crime response center.”
Gwinnett Place CID gets big win with 32-acre redevelopment
August 20, 2018 – Strip malls fell out of favor about 15 years ago and the pipeline for building emptied quickly.
County chairwoman: Revel won’t cannibalize momentum for Gwinnett Place Mall redevelopment
August 17, 2018 – Gwinnett Place Mall’s travails began when Simon Property Group built two other major enclosed malls within 13 miles of the nearly 1.3M SF behemoth in the 1990s.
Skyrocketing construction costs pushing apartment developers into burbs
August 15, 2018 – As construction pricing and land costs continue to escalate, multifamily developers are pushing into the suburbs for new projects.
‘Connect Gwinnett’ proposes new transportation future for Gwinnett County
August 14, 2018 – The Gwinnett Place Mall might one day be the site of a new transit-oriented redevelopment project.
Transit, new blood sparking new hope for a Gwinnett Place Mall area transformation
July 20, 2018 – The heart of one of Gwinnett County’s major commercial hubs has been ailing for sometime.
Developer plans to revive Gwinnett Place Mall
June 13, 2018 – Redevelopment could be the key to reviving the dying Gwinnett Place Mall located off I-85 and Pleasant Hill Road.
Could Gwinnett Place’s closing Sears become apartments?
June 13, 2018 – Could part of one of Atlanta’s most ailing malls be heading for a multifamily conversion?
Gwinnett Place Mall’s Sears property bought by luxury apartment developer
June 12, 2018 – Sears announced it was closing its Gwinnett Place Mall only two weeks ago, but plans are already starting to form for the luxury apartments tha tmay go in its place.
Gwinnett Place: Apartment developer buys soon-to-cose Sears store
June 12, 2018 – A luxury apartment developer has purchased the soon-to-be-closed Sears building at Gwinnett Place Mall.
The Sears at Gwinnett Place Mall is closing. That may be a good thing.
June 1, 2018 – The longtime Gwinnett Place location was among dozens of “non-profitable” stores named Thursday in the latest round of cuts for Sears and sister company K-Mart.
Assurant unveils $2.2 million facility investment
May 31, 2018 – “Alexa, turn the lights yellow.” In front of an audience, the lights in the room changed from emitting blue light across the room to a pale yellow.
CIDs are driving economic growth in Georgia
May/June 2018 – Since the inception of the first Community Improvement District, CIDs have become an increasingly popular method of promoting economic growth in Georgia.
Why employers call Gwinnett Place home
May 15, 2018 – On a brisk afternoon last January, Kaiser Permanete’s plan to bring 800 jobs to Gwinnett County moved closer to reality with the opening of its new facility at Gwinnett Place.
Gwinnett Place CID names new director, vice chairman
April 20, 2018 – Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID) elected on new board member and named a new vice chairman during its annual Caucus of Electors on April 12.
Gwinnett Place CID elects new board member, names new vice chair
April 19, 2018 – Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District, a self-taxing district that uses additional commercial property taxes to accelerate infrastructure improvements, security enhancements and economic development in the Gwinnett Place area, elected one new board member and named a new vice chairman during its annual Caucus of Electors on April 12.
Kempner: A mall’s long fall
January 10, 2018 – The horrific discovery puts another spotlight not only on the agonizing decline of Gwinnett Place, but also the limits of what government leaders and surrounding property owners are able to do about its downfall.
2017
Gwinnett Place an economic powerhouse for the county
December 5, 2017 – Gwinnett Place is less than 1% of Gwinnett County’s land area, but it plays a much greater role in Gwinnett’s overall economy.
Gwinnett Place CID officials looking at conceptual mixed-use
redevelopment of area
December, 2017 – Hotels that are up to seven stories tall, green spaces placed between multistory buildings, arches over entrances and buildings that contain mixes of office, retail or residential spaces. That’s the kind of concept Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District officials see as the potential future of the Mall Corners shopping center site at Pleasant Hill Road and Interstate 85.
Study: Gwinnett Place CID is $9.5 billion economic engine for county
December 5, 2017 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District has an annual economic impact of 9.5 billion, according to a new study.
The 37- page report, completed by Bleakly Advisory Group, showed Gwinnett Place’s direct economic impact this year is $4.5 billion, while the CID is responsible for $5 billion in indirect spending.
Here’s what the Gwinnett Place area may (sort of) look like (one day)
December 6, 2017 – The renderings are merely conceptual–hypothetical, theoretical, pseudo-suggestions for what could be built in place of existing, aging shopping centers. But they represent a very real conversation that’s being held about the future of the area surrounding Gwinnett Place Mall.
Gwinnett Place CID touts $9.5 billion total economic impact
December 7, 2017 – Gwinnett Place Mall is the oldest of the three malls in Gwinnett County, but that doesn’t diminish its contributions to the county’s economy, officials at the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District announced this past week.
Shoppers urged to support local businesses role in the economy on Small Business Saturday
November 23, 2017 – If not for the small guys in the business world, Gwinnett residents would see a lot more empty storefronts as the retail landscape shifts and the national retailers scale back and, in some cases, go out of business, one local business official said.
Whatever happened to those Gwinnett Place Mall redevelopment plans
November 24, 2017 – The Gwinnett Place Mall is still open for business, despite having multiple vacant stores. It was purchased in 2013 by Moonbeam Capital Investments, which also purchased several other malls across the country.
Gwinnett Place CID increases security patrols for the holidays
November 27, 2017 – As part of its ongoing efforts to increase public safety in Gwinnett’s central commercial core, the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District will once again provide increased community security patrols for shoppers and visitors beginning on Thanksgiving night and throughout the holiday shopping season.
Gwinnett Place CID increasing security patrols to keep holiday shoppers safe
November 21, 2017 – As Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District security patrol officer Joan Sammond drove around the parking lot of the Gwinnett Marketfair shopping center Monday, she came across an opportunity to help a stranded motorist.
Gwinnett Place CID increasing security patrols to keep holiday shoppers safe
November 21, 2017 – As Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District security patrol officer Joan Sammond drove around the parking lot of the Gwinnett Marketfair shopping center Monday, she came across an opportunity to help a stranded motorist.
BOC acquires land for future transit center expansion at Gwinnett Place Mall
Octoberr 16, 2017 – Gwinnett County officials used condemnation proceedings against three properties–including one they are already leasing–and are buying a fourth property to acquire land for future expansion of the county’s transit center at Gwinnett Place Mall.
Survey results give Gwinnett Place CID hope
Octoberr 13, 2017 – A summer survey conducted by the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District shows the area around the fading mall has potential to grow if redeveloped. For CID executive director Joe Allen that means even if the mall itself sinks, the rest of the CID can thrive.
Installation of “don’t block the box” signs
September 18, 2017 – The Gwinnett County Department of Transportation in partnership with the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District recently installed 13 “Don’t Block the Box” signs and pavement markings to remind drivers to keep the intersections clear so traffic can flow smoothly.
Gwinnett’s community improvement districts: A commitment to future success and prosperity
September 18, 2017 – It’s a new sidewalk. It’s an improved intersection. It’s new landscaping. It’s a . . . Community Improvement District or CID, which includes all of these elements and more inside a specified geographical area.
Gwinnett Place CID finished second streetscaping phase near mall
September 24, 2017 – The Satellite Boulevard corridor near Gwinnett Place Mall is looking a little different these days. The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District has wrapped up the second phase of it’s streetscape improvement in the area around the mall.
Gwinnett Place CID completes second phase of streetscaping project
September 24, 2017 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District has completed phase two of its Satellite Boulevard streetscape project along both sides of Satellite Boulevard from Pleasant Hill Road to Old Norcross Road.
Gwinnett Place CID completes phase of streetscape improvements
September 21, 2017 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID) recently completed phase two of its Satellite Boulevard streetscape project that included the construction of pedestrian enhancements along both sides of Satellite Boulevard from Pleasant Hill Road to Old Norcross Road.
Gwinnett Place CID seeks image feedback
July 13, 2017 -The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District wants to find out what people who live, work and shop in the area really think about the community, so it is gathering feedback through an online survey this month. CID leaders know the mall itself doesn’t have a great reputation, but they will look to find out how much of that negative perception spreads to the surrounding area.
Gwinnett Place CID seeking survey responses
July 13, 2017 -“The Gwinnett Place CID wants to ensure the plans and changes we make going forward reflect the needs of the community of people who live, work and play in Gwinnett Place,” said Joe Allen, Executive Director of the Gwinnett Place CID.
Gwinnett Place CID officials want public input on area
July 7, 2017 – Is the Gwinnett Place area a good place, or does it need some work? That question is at the heart of a new online survey campaign by the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District to gather feedback from people in the area.
Gwinnett Place CID seeks participate from area in opinion survey
July 7, 2017 – Now is your chance to share your opinion about Gwinnett Place by taking a survey. The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID) is inviting the wider community to participate in a market research survey to share perceptions of the Gwinnett Place area as well as shopping and dining patterns.
Redevelopment: Planting the seeds of future success
June 26, 2017 – Twenty-one years ago, many of us were excited that the 1996 Summer Olympics tennis venue was in Gwinnett County at the edge of Stone Mountain Park.
Gwinnett Place Mall owner responds to criticism from business leaders
June 15, 2017 – Nick Massino was seated in the audience Thursday morning when someone asked the panel assembled before him what could be done to revive Gwinnett Place Mall.
County’s top economic official: Gwinnett Place Mall owners should be replaced. CID backs up frustrations about mall’s direction
June 16, 2017 – Years of frustration for local officials over the direction Gwinnett Place Mall has taken–came out to the forefront on Thursday when the count’s top economic development official said he wants the mall’s owners replaced.
Chamber official: Gwinnett Place Mall owner need to go
June 16, 2017 – The struggles of once proud Gwinnett Place Mall are no secret, and the shopping center’s current owner, Moonbeam Capital Investments, LLC, has thus for done little to stop the bleeding.
Gwinnett Place area hopes to reverse decline
May 22, 2017 – Gwinnett Place Mall’s name carries such a stigma that the group trying to revitalize the area around the mall won’t rule out a name change.
Building the next generation at the Gwinnett Place CID
April 27, 2017 – One a warm Georgia weekend in April, the parking lot of Gwinnett Place Mall filled with the sights, sounds and flavors of the 75 nationalities represented in Metro Atlanta.
Gwinnett Village, Gwinnett Place CIDs announce new board members
April 22, 2017 – Officials with the Gwinnett Place CID welcomed Kaiser Permanent Government and Community Relations Manager Trey Ragsdale and Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Customer Experience Director Craig Hudson to its board..
Gwinnett Place CID adds 2 new board members
April 25, 2017 – Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID) has elected two new board members during the annual Caucus of Electors as a part of its monthly board meeting.
Iconex opening corporate headquarters in Gwinnett Place CID
April 11, 2017 – A company that specializes in label and tracking technology is moving into a new location in the Gwinnett Place area.
Iconex announces relocation of corporate headquarters to Gwinnett County
April 11, 2017 – “The team at icon is thrilled to be making the transition to our new facility in Gwinnett Count,” said Eddie Nowl, CEO of Iconic. “We couldn’t have chosen a better business focused community where we can confidently carry out our mission of keeping commerce moving.”
Gwinnett Place CID works to improve walkability
April 11, 2017 – Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District has two innovative projects for 2017, one that will be completed this year, and another that extends to years down the road.
On the money; Leo Wiener with the Gwinnett Place CID
February 22, 2017 – Gwinnett Place’s commercial properties form the central business district of Gwinnett County, Georgia — a focal point for retail, office, shopping, dining and hospitality experiences. The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID) is a self-taxing district organized in March 2005 comprising 239 commercial properties.
Gwinnett Place hhgregg location among 88 set to close amid cutbacks
March 3, 2017 – The Gwinnett Place Mall area is losing another one of its national retail chains after appliance retailer Hhgregg announced Thursday that its Duluth store is one of 88 locations across the country slated for closure this spring.
The tale of a successful CID
March 3, 2017 – Gwinnett Place Mall near Duluth, just off Interstate 85, was “the center of the universe when it first opened,” remembers Joe Allen, executive director of the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID).
Small investment. Big improvement
February, 2017 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID) is a self-taxing district that uses additional property taxes to accelerate infrastructure improvements, security enhancements and economic development initiatives.
Connecting the dots. Community Improvement Districts along Atlanta’s eastern edge are working together to improve the whole region
February, 2017 – What once was a jewel left behind the 1996 Olympics, the old Olympic tennis center near Stone Mountain hasn’t host a tournament in years. While there were plenty of grand ideas along the way on how to use the facility after the close of the Centennial Olympic Games in Atlanta, there was no money to fund them.
After a successful 2016, the Gwinnett Place CID looks ahead to further improvement projects
February 6, 2017 – Gwinnett County is one of the fastest-growing counties in the U.S. At its center, the commercial properties at Gwinnett Place serve as a growing focal point for retail, office, shopping, dining and hospitality throughout the entire area.
Gwinnett Place wants county ok for new redevelopment plan
January 23,, 2017 – The new owner of Gwinnett Place mall says it has settled on a new redevelopment plan it will submit to the county officials in March.
Can Gwinnett’s ‘sad mall’ get its smile back?
January 23, 2017 – “Sad Mall” is what wife calls the place that used to be one of metro Atlanta’s go-to places to spend money..
Community voices: What is a CID and does it affect me?
January 23, 2017 – I hear a lot about community improvement districts lately, so I’ve been wondering how they might affect me as a resident of Gwinnett County.