2023
No mall is an island: How Gwinnett County plans to improve mobility as it redevelops site
January 25, 2023 – A new strategic plan to revitalize the nearly vacant Gwinnett Place Mall is being hailed as a potential economic boon to Georgia’s fast-growing Gwinnett County.
Gwinnett approves agreement with Gwinnett Place CID to study mobility and traffic near former mall
January 17, 2023 – Gwinnett County commissioners approved an agreement with the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District on Tuesday to study traffic and mobility in the Gwinnett Place area.
Gwinnett Place Mall redevelopment, equity plans unveiled
January 1, 2023 – Gwinnett County residents got to see what the future of the Gwinnett Place Mall property in 2022, and it appears redevelopment will include a mix of housing, retail, community services and highlighting the county’s diversity.
Take a look at our favorite Gwinnett County photos of 2022: Scene from an empty mall
January 1, 2023 – These photos of Gwinnett Place Mall were taken Jan. 14, 2022. With just a few stores remaining, the mall is mostly empty and primarily used by the film industry. Plans for the mall’s future have begun taking shape in 2022.
2022
Gwinnett Place Mall, other suburban projects are top stories to watch in 2023
December 27, 2022 – Favorite story I cove3red this year: I’ve had the opportunity to cover the potential redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall.
These five projects are set to change Atlanta’s suburbs
December 14, 2022 – Over the next 20 years, Gwinnett Place Mall could be transformed into a walkable project with thousands of residential units, offices, shops, restaurants, greenspace and a cultural center.
License plate readers make improvement districts safe
December 5, 2022 – Promoting a safe community for businesses, visitors, and residents is a top priority for Improvement Districts.
‘Something different:’ Expanding mobility
December 2, 2022 – Gwinnett is rethinking the future of an outmoded mall.
What’s the future of Gwinnett County?
December 2, 2022 – One rendering of a reimagined Gwinnett Place Mall site created by Gwinnett Place CID through the Atlanta Regional Commission’s LCI grant.
Gwinnett rejected MARTA. Here’s how the county is now expanding transit.
December 1, 2022 – Gwinnett plans to beef up its bus network, as the suburban county continues to grow without direct access to MARTA’s rail system.
How a revitalization plan could help a zombie mall earn its halo
November 14, 2022 – A chairwoman of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Nicole Love Hendrickson has seen her share of dead or dying malls.
New developments on the billion-dollar plan to overhaul Gwinnett Place Mall
October 23, 2022 – A new 3D rendering of the future of Gwinnett Place Mall shows a massive central park, a focus on walkability, a cultural center and tons of retail and residential buildings.
Gwinnett County will likely spend more than $158 million on Gwinnett Place Mall redevelopment – but true total cost remains unknown
October 22, 2022 – The redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall won’t happen without significant public investment from the county government, Gwinnett commissioners learned this week.
Here’s the latest timeline for $1B redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall
October 21, 2022 – In just a few years, construction crews could begin tearing down Gwinnett Place Mall in preparation of turning the concrete fortress and sprawling parking lot into a walkable destination.
Strategy team presents Gwinnett Mall revitalization plan
October 21, 2022 – The Gwinnett Place Mall Site Revitalization Strategy Team has presented the implementation strategy for transforming the Gwinnet Place Mall site to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners.
GPCID presents implementation strategy for Global Villages to Gwinnett County
October 20, 2022 – Today, the Gwinnett Place Mall Site Revitalization Strategy Team, a partnership of Gwinnett County, the Atlanta Regional Commission and the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID) and consultant team VHB presented the implementation strategy for transforming the Gwinnett Place Mall site to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners.
Gwinnett Place Mall redevelopment first look
October 19, 2022 – We’re getting a look at what the mall could look like once it’s redeveloped.
New developments on the billion-dollar plan to overhaul Gwinnett Place Mall
October 18, 2022 – County leaders revealed more details from the bold and ambitious $1billion plan during a presentation at Gwinnett County headquarters Tuesday.
Gwinnett Place Mall redevelopment expected to take years to complete
October 15, 2022 – Joe Allen does not expect the redevelopment of the Gwinnett Place Mall property will, outwardly, move quickly – at least at first.
Redevelopments at Gwinnett Place, North Point malls focus on walkability
October 14, 2022 – Joe Allen recalls shuffling his kids around in a minivan all over Gwinnett County, where residents have hopped in their cars for years to travel between work, home and nearly everywhere else.
Plans to revitalize Gwinnett Place Mall
September 23, 2022 – What was once a thriving shopping destination, Gwinnett Place Mall suffered during COVID and from nearby retail competition.
Gwinnett County: Healthcare, education and downtown development
August 29, 2022 – Nick Masino recalls a time when the chair of the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners was given the moniker “The Sultan of Sprawl” for promoting rapid growth that spawned subdivisions, strip malls and congestion.
It takes a Global Village: Plan emerges for future use of Gwinnett Place Mall site
August 26, 2022 – After decades of decline, the once-bustling Gwinnett Place Mall in suburban Atlanta finally joined the ranks of defunct shopping centers when most of the property was purchased by Gwinnett County.
Atlanta and Charlotte’s parallels. Ja Rule on NFTs and redeveloping Gwinnett Place Mall
August 19, 2022 – Gwinnett Placer Community Improvement District executive director Joe Allen shares details on the forthcoming redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall.
Six CIDs making a difference
August 10, 2022 – Community Improvement Districts with wide-reaching impact and robust plans for the future.
“Stranger Things” to bigger things
August 5, 2022 – This week, a team of area leaders, government officials, and planners proposed replacing the dying mall with a 90-acre megadevelopment named Global Villages
Mall matters: redevelopment plans are on the drawing board in Athens, Duluth
August 5, 2022 – As Athens-Clarke County Commissioners await a proposal from the Athens-Clarke County Planning Commission on plans to redevelop the property that is home to the Georgia Square Mall, Gwinnett County moves closer to finalizing plans for Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth.
Gwinnett commissioners pass redevelopment plan for Gwinnett Place Mall
August 4, 2022 – Gwinnett Place Mall is a step closer to getting torn down and completely revitalized.
New plans set for Gwinnett Place Mall
August 3, 2022 – It’s out with the old and in with the new for the mall in Duluth.
New proposal for Gwinnett Place Mall released
August 2, 2022 – We have our first look at revitalization plans for Gwinnett Place Mall.
Latest proposal for Gwinnett Place Mall released
August 2, 2022 – The Gwinnett Place Mall may have a completely new look before too long.
Gwinnett Place team releases final design for dying mall
August 2, 2022 – 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.
Gwinnett Place Mall to become ‘global village,’ officials say
August 2, 2022 – Details of a game plan to revive the moribund Gwinnett Place Mall have been revealed by county officials.
Creation of Global Villages concept proposed for Gwinnett Place Mall site
July 29, 2022 – The Gwinnett Place Mall Site Revitalization Team recently completed a redevelopment concept of what the dying Gwinnett Place Mall site could become.
Gwinnett Place Mall
July 29, 2022 – The former Gwinnett Place Mall could look a lot different in the future.
Gwinnett Place site team releases plan for redevelopment
July 29, 2022 – The Gwinnett Place Mall Site Revitalization Team has completed a redevelopment concept of what the dying Gwinnett Place Mall site could become.
New developments in the future of Gwinnett Place Mall
July 28, 2022 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District plans to submit an implementation strategy to commissioners by the end of August.
At long last, game plan emerges for Gwinnett Place Mall’s rebirth
July 28, 2022 – Polished, residential-heavy concept called “Global Villages” comes into focus, in hopes of creating the Gwinnett Place To Be.
Gwinnett Place Mall revitalization team recommends ‘Global Villages’-style redevelopment
July 27, 2022 – Gwinnett Place Mall should be turned into “Global Villages” with thousands of residential units, as well as retail and office space, park spaces, a cultural center and a parking deck, according to the team working on the Gwinnett Place Mall revitalization strategy.
Here’s the latest plan for Gwinnett Place Mall. Hint: Lots of housing.
July 27, 2022 – The team behind the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall has finalized a plan to pitch to county commissioners.
Gwinnett County: Looking forward to hanging out at the mall… Again
July 18, 2022 – Gwinnett residents of a certain age may recall the excitement when Gwinnett’s first shopping mall opened in 1984 on Pleasant Hill Road at I-85 near Duluth.
Gwinnett Place Mall equity study highlights community’s housing, neighborhood services and cultural activity desires for old mall property
June 11, 2022 – Even though most of Gwinnett Place Mall, with the exception of a few separately-owned anchor stores, park of the mall parking lot was full on April 9.
Renovations, opportunities are coming to Georgia mall in the future
June 7, 2022 – Community members said Gwinnett Place Mall needs to be revitalized.
Gwinnett Place CID study recommends housing, neighborhood services
June 7, 2022 – A new plan to equitably redevelop Gwinnett Place mall asks county commissioners to commit to 16 strategies, including affordable housing and neighborhood services on the mall site, a small business loan program in the area and a countywide affordable housing trust fund.
Gwinnett Place CID seeks input on transportation study
June 7, 2022 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District is seeking community feedback on transportation issues in the area.
From outdated mall to cultural district? The future of Gwinnett Place begins to take shape
May 11, 2022 – The vision for the future of the Gwinnett Place Mall, a 90-acre property that has sat largely vacant since early 2021, is beginning to come into sharper focus.
A look back at April’s redevelopment blitz in Gwinnett
May 5, 2022 – By August, the team managing the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall expects to put forth its final plan to the public.
Reimagining malls: fewer stores, more offices, healthcare and housing
April 30, 2022 – From booming town centers to ghost towns, it has been a dramatic fall for big shopping malls in Georgia and malls round the country.
Gwinnett Place redevelopment concepts now open for study
April 29, 2022 – Three organizations are working together to chart a redevelopment action plan for the Gwinnett Place area.
Finding the right mix: Experts on Gwinnett Place Mall’s long-awaited redevelopment
April 27, 2022 – By August, the team managing the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall expects to put forth its final plan to the public.
2 new plans proposed for nearly vacant Gwinnett Place Mall
April 26, 2022 – There are two new ideas proposed for the future of Gwinnett Place Mall
Gwinnett Place Mall
April 26, 2022 – There are two new ideas proposed for the future of Gwinnett Place Mall.
Two plans emerge for Gwinnet Place Mall rebirth. Which is best?
April 26, 2022 – Gwinnett Place Mall’s days as a traditional mall – albeit one on life support – are numbered.
Gwinnett Place Mall revitalization concepts call for tearing down much of the structure, replacing it with various uses
April 26, 2022 – Gwinnett Place was a gathering place for much of its nearly 40-year existence.
Morning Reads for Tuesday, April 26
April 26, 2022 – I’m enthralled by these proposals for Gwinnett Place Mall.
Getting a look at possible plans for the Gwinnett Place Mall site
April 26, 2022 – We’re getting a look at possible plans for the Gwinnett Place Mall site, and one of the plans is focused on mixed use, while the other would create a more cultural district.
Officials are trying to decide how to revitalize Gwinnett Place Mall
April 25, 2022 – Project Manager Alison Stewart-Harris tells CBS 46 there are two plans being considered.
Gwinnett County leaders asking for community input about the Gwinnett Place Mall revitalization plans
April 25, 2022 – Check out the two drafted concepts and provide your feedback online before they finalize one drafted concept around the end of May.
Gwinnett Place Mall could become a cultural district
April 25, 2022 – The cultural district would contain more residential units, in buildings four to six stories high on average, and twice as much office and retail space.
Gwinnett County seeking public input on Gwinnett Place Mall revitalization – MSN
April 23, 2022 – New development ideas for Gwinnett Place Mall
Gwinnett County seeking public input on Gwinnett Place Mall revitalization
April 23, 2022 – Gwinnett County leaders are asking the community for input on Gwinnett Place Mall revitalization plans.
Gwinnett Place Mall team wants your ideas
April 23, 2022 – CBS46’s Jasmina Alston is live for us at the Suwanee International Market where the team is showing off their new plan options.
Gwinnett Place team releases two proposals for mall redevelopment
April 22, 2022 – The firm planning the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place on Friday released two proposed conceptual designs of the site, a milestone after years of occasionally eccentric dreams for the nearly-abandoned mall’s future.
GPCID unveils Gwinnett Place Mall area redevelopment project plan
April 22, 2022 – The Gwinnett Place Mall Redevelopment Committee held an open house event to publicize its business plans and collect opinions from residents. A representative of the committee requested the participation of Koreans’ opinions.
Open House for public input on mall site
April 20, 2022 – Happening today: The Gwinnett Place Mall mall site is where the team is giving you a chance to weigh in on the future. They are holding an open house and design workshop at the Holiday Inn Express from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. where you will be a able to give your input on what would you like to see done to the old mall site.
GPCID announces open house for redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall
April 20, 2022 – In connection with the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall, several open houses and design workshops will be held starting on the 20th.
Gwinnett Place CID names two new board members
April 19, 2022 – Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID) has elected two new board members and re-elected one board member.
Gwinnett Place Mall studies and strategies are nearing completion as officials continue to solicit public feedback
April 16, 2022 – As works continues on two studies, or strategies if you will, which are looking at the future of Gwinnett Place Mall, the ideas that residents have for the site are starting to take shape – and they are showing similar pictures of what the community wants to see done with the property.
Two models for the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall have come out
April 14, 2022 – Gwinnett County, the Gwinnett Community Improvement District (GPCID), the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC), and the Gwinnett Place Mall site revitalization team comprising the planning firm Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, participated in several events to communicate the concept of the site redevelopment to the community.
Property Values Flat Near Vacant Mall
April 13, 2022 – The community improvement district has plans to revitalize the mall and turn it into a village where people can live and work with green space.
New plans for Gwinnett Place Mall
April 12, 2022 – Plans to revitalize Gwinnett Place Mall could come as soon as August.
“It can be so much more’: Gwinnett Place Mall could become international village
April 12, 2022 – By August, the team managing the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall expects to put forth its final plan to the public.
Gwinnett Place and Sugarloaf CIDs reveal cameras lead to major crime reduction
April 6, 2022 – The Gwinnett Place and Sugarloaf Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) recently released results showing district-wide installation of Flock Safety’s Automatic License Plate Reading cameras have directly helped stop and solve crimes in Gwinnett’s Central Precinct, including unincorporated areas of Duluth, Norcross, Lawrenceville, Lilburn and Suwanee.
Flock camera system reducing crime in Gwinnett
April 5, 2022 – Two Georgia Tech graduates are making life better in Gwinnett and in the nation after development a new way to fight crime.
Explore Gwinnett installing license plate-reading cameras at all Gwinnett County hotels
March 26, 2022 – The Gwinnett Place and Sugarloaf Community Improvement Districts have installed Flock cameras in their areas in recent years, and recently boasted about the success they’ve had with the cameras.
License plate cameras helping to reduce crime in two metro Atlanta communities
March 22, 2022 – No matter where you turn, crime is a major concern in metro Atlanta.
Gwinnett Place, Sugarloaf CIDs say use of license plate-reading cameras led to sharp decline in crimes in 2021
March 18, 2022 – Officials from the Gwinnett Place and Sugarloaf Community Improvement districts are pointing to an investment in license plate-reading cameras as they reasons why crimes in the CIDs dropped significantly in a one-year span.
Gwinnett Place and Sugarloaf CIDs’ Investment in Flock Safety Cameras Leads to Major Crime Reduction
March 16, 2022 – The power of Community Improvement Districts (CIDs) to improve communities through infrastructure investments, economic development initiatives, security and beautification efforts is undeniable.
Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson: Housing affordability is most important issue covered in State of the County address
March 5, 2022 – Gwinnett County Commission Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson covered a wide array of issues in her State of the County Address to community, government and business leaders on Thursday, but she said afterward that housing was the most important topic that she talked about.
Marvel among Hollywood studios looking to Gwinnett Place Mall for filming space
February 18, 2022 – What do you do with a shuddered mall that has no set future in place?
Community input key to success for future of Gwinnett Place Mall site
January 21, 2022 – Entering the new year, Georgia’s Gwinnett County has its eyes set on the future.
Why some Atlanta malls become zombies and others get revived
January 19, 2022 – The thought of chowing down on Chinese food packed tightly into a styrofoam container and wading through a sea of retail shops under neon lights may strike a nostalgic nerve.
2021
County solicits input on Gwinnett Place Mall redevelopment
December 3, 2021 – What was once a bustling center for commerce in the middle of Gwinnett County, Gwinnett Place Mall, has been declining for the last two decades.
Gwinnett to help fund bus rapid transit route cost study
November 25, 2021 – Gwinnett Commissioners recently approved an agreement with the Gateway 85, Gwinnett Place and Sugarloaf community improvement districts to fund a cost study for a Bus Rapid Transit corridor between Doraville and Sugarloaf Mills.
From cookie-cutter to fortune cookies: The redevelopment of a suburban mall
November 15, 2021 – There are two indisputable facts about the rise and fall of shopping malls in the United States.
Developers are finding new lives for “zombie” malls
November 4, 2021 – As the industry’s dominant players falter, nontraditional investors circle distressed shopping hubs.
Georgia Tech professor: There are many ways to redevelop dead malls like Gwinnett Place
October 21, 2021 – Gwinnett County leaders are grappling with how to give new life to the parts of Gwinnett Place Mall that they finalized their purchase of earlier this year, but they are not the first people to have to deal with how to revitalize a dead or dying mall, according to an expert on the subject.
Gwinnett commissioners agree to study for redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall
October 20, 2021 – The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners recently agreed to a funding agreement with the Gwinnett Place CID for a Livable Centers Initiative study of the Gwinnett Place Mall site and surrounding areas, according to a press release.
Study to help Gwinnett County leaders redesign Gwinnett Place Mall
October 17, 2021 – Gwinnett County leaders are working to improve the Duluth mall. The group will help provide ideas to redesign the mall space.
Gwinnett Study to establish redevelopment plan of Gwinnett Place Mall
October 14, 2021 – The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners last week agreed to a funding agreement with the Gwinnett Place CID for a Livable Centers Initiative study of the Gwinnett Place Mall site and surrounding areas.
Gwinnett Place CID, Gwinnett Cover Local Match to Create Plan for Sidewalks, Bike Trails
October 14, 2021 – The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners last week agreed to a funding agreement with the Gwinnett Place CID for a Livable Centers Initiative study of the Gwinnett Place Mall site and surrounding areas.
Gwinnett agrees to help fund Livable Centers Initiative study of Gwinnett Mall area
October 14, 2021 – As part of the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District’s plans for a Livable Centers Initiative study of the Gwinnett Place Mall area, Gwinnett Commissioners recently agreed to a partnership for funding the study.
Study to determine future of Gwinnett Place Mall
October 12, 2021 – Can an aging mall get new life?
Study Will Determine Plan For Area Near Mall
October 12, 2021 – County officials are now a step closer to giving Gwinnett Place Mall area a facelift.
Gwinnett Chamber Strategic Leaders Visit Austin to Explore Best Practices
October 11, 2021 – The Gwinnett Chamber recently traveled to Austin, Texas for its annual Strategic Leadership Visit (SLV), having last visited Austin in 2012.
Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District announces the selection of VHB’s Gwinnett Place Mall revitalization proposal
September 28, 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.
VHB’s Gwinnett Place revitalization proposal gets the nod
September 24, 2021 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District’s (GPCID) board of directors recently selected planning firm Vanasse Hangen Brustlin (VHB) to lead revitalization strategy of Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth, GA.
Gwinnett Place CID chooses company for Gwinnett Place revitalization
September 21, 2021 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District recently announced planning firm Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB) has been selected to lead the revitalization strategy at the Gwinnett Place Mall site as part of the Atlanta Regional Commission’s $275,000 Livable Centers Initiative grant awarded earlier this year.
Gwinnett Place CID picks firm to lead development of revitalization strategy for area’s namesake mall
September 17, 2021 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District has picked a firm that will lead the creation of a strategy designed to revitalize Gwinnett Place Mall.
Gwinnett Place CID picks firm for mall strategy
September 17, 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.
Gwinnett Place CID picks firm for mall revitalization strategy
September 16, 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.
Renewed optimism abounds, but what should Gwinnett Place Mall become?
September 15, 2021 – Gwinnett Place CID has selected planning firm VHB to implement ailing mall’s revitalization strategy.
Crime Cameras
August 25, 2021 – Cameras cut crime in area almost immediately.
Changes to Gwinnett Place Mall
August 25, 2021 – In an effort to make use of Gwinnett Place Mall, there are now plans to move forward into making the retired mall into a multi-use facility.
Can Gwinnett County turn an ’80s mall into a 21st-century multi-use destination?
August 25, 2021 – One of Georgia’s fast-growing counties is making progress in the redevelopment of a largely vacant 39-acre mall property, said a Gwinnett County commissioner closely involved in the process.
Gwinnett, Georgia DOT seek solutions for I-85 traffic
August 23, 2021 – The struggle to tame traffic on metro Atlanta highways is turning back to I-85 in Gwinnett County.
Flock cameras allow Gwinnett Place CID to reduce crime
August 20, 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.
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux touts bill to help communities revitalize dying malls like Gwinnett Place Mall
August 19, 2021 – Months after Gwinnett County purchased 37-year-old Gwinnett Place Mall, the signs of years of neglect can be easily found.
Gwinnett Place Mall area could get financial boost from newly proposed legislation
August 18, 2021 – Now that Gwinnett County has purchased the struggling Gwinnett Place Mall, in an effort to revitalize the area, help could be coming from the federal government.
Congresswoman Bourdeaux announces mall revitalization plan
August 18, 2021 – United States Congresswoman Carolyn Bourdeaux (GA-07) held a press conference at the Gwinnett Place Mall announcing her legislation to revitalize dilapidated malls Wednesday.
Gwinnett congresswoman unveils legislation to revitalize dead shopping malls
August 18, 2021 – U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux hopes to breathe new life into decaying, dead malls located in suburban communities across the nation.
Gwinnett Place CID installs additional safety cameras
August 17, 2021 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District 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.
Gwinnett Place CID, county police say Flock Safety cameras key to drop in crime; more cameras to be added
August 16, 2021 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District is expanding its network of Flock Safety automatic license plate reading cameras.
‘If we can do BRT, we should’: How public transit could transform suburban Atlanta malls
August 13, 2021 – Two suburban mall owners are planning to make public transit a priority as they revitalize their retail properties.
‘Change Is Coming’ What the redevelopment of Gwinnett’s first regional mall says about U.S. retail
August 13, 2021 – The country’s trophy malls are generally doing well because their owners are reinvesting in them. For others like Gwinnett Place, local governments may be the spark for revitalization.
Gwinnett aims to boost alternative transportation with planned 310-mile trail network.
August 10, 2021 – Leaders have reimagined Gwinnett Place as a ‘multi-modal green corridor’ with apartments, trails and parks.
Gwinnett Place CID, “official observation of slave emancipation day as a national holiday”
August 4, 2021 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (GPCID) announced at its board of directors meeting in July that it would officially observe June 19 or Juneteenth.
Gwinnett Place CID to officially observe Juneteenth as a holiday
July 28, 2021 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District recently announced it will officially observe June 19 or Juneteenth as a holiday.
Gwinnett Place CID will begin recognizing Juneteenth holiday
July 27, 2021 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District announced Monday that it will begin recognizing the holiday often referred to as the “Black Independence Day.”
Greystar plans hundreds of apartments near Gwinnett Place Mall
June 30, 2021 – Greystar Real Estate Partners plans to turn a parking lot near Gwinnett Place Mall into a 350-unit apartment building, another sign of multifamily developers trying to capture soaring rents in the Atlanta suburbs.
Gwinnett Place Mall: Out with the old, & In with the new!
Spring Issue 2021 – If you need any proof that Gwinnett County’s retail showplace of the ’80s and ’90s, Gwinnett Place Mall, i son life support, you need only take a self-guided tour through its eerily silent corridors, find a usable escalator, count on two hands the names of the remaining occupants, and — oh wait .
U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux sees infrastructure bills as chance to make “generational’ improvements in Gwinnett
June 16, 2021 – The projects included in the infrastructure bill pending in the U.S. House of Representatives are just part of many efforts that Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Ga., said are underway to impact infrastructure in Gwinnett County in a big, long-term way.
Gwinnett, Forsyth counties designated $20 million in infrastructure and transportation bill
June 15, 2021 – U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Suwanee hopes to secure nearly $20 million of federal funding to give residents in Gwinnett and Forsyth counties new ways to traverse the suburbs.
Gwinnett Place to Mall of Georgia Bus route, Sugar Hill pedestrian bridge among local projects in federal infrastructure bill
June 8, 2021 – A new local service bus route that will connect the Gwinnett Place area with the Mall of Georgia is one of several Gwinnett County projects that has been included in the federal infrastructure bill unveiled by the U.S. House Committee and Infrastructure on Monday.
What does equitable (re)development look like? Gwinnett County has a plan for Gwinnett Place
June 7, 2021 – After years of stagnation at the Gwinnett Place Mall, the people and government of the Southeast’s most diverse county are in the driver’s seat.
Gwinnett Chairman wants the Korean community to participate in the redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall
May 21, 2021 – Gwinnett Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson has announced that it will develop an equity plan for the redevelopment of Gwinnett County and Gwinnett Place Mall and address disparities in the way the county’s diverse community members receive services.
Gwinnett seeks proposals for two plans focusing on equity
May 21, 2021 – In remarks at the inaugural Gwinnett Chamber Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Summit, Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson today introduced the Gwinnett Place Mall Redevelopment Equity Plan.
Commission Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson announces new equity plans for Gwinnett County
May 20, 2021 – Gwinnett County is putting equity plans in place for its redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall as well as addressing disparities in how different members of the county’s diverse community are served, according to county commission Chairwoman Nicole Love Hendrickson.
Rep. Bourdeaux lays out infrastructure priorities during Gwinnett event
May 6, 2021 – With a backdrop of the Chattahoochee River, Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-Suwanee, touted her support for greenways and other infrastructure projects she hopes will be funded by Congress as part of the American Jobs Plan.
ARC grant will help fund ‘deep dive’ look at Gwinnett Place Mall’s future
April 25, 2021 – Office space. Residential space. Green space. Walking trails and connections to nearby parks. A bus rapid transit route. These are some of the potential uses officials could end up looking at as they prepare to figure out what the future holds for Gwinnett Place Mall property.
ARC’s Livable Centers Initiative: 2021 grantees continue smart growth planning
April 23, 2021 – For 21 years, the Livable Centers Initiative has funded planning efforts to emulate a sense of small town connectivity in metro Atlanta’s sprawling array of homes, shops and work centers.
The public is invited to “reimagine” in the future of Gwinnett Place Mall
April 21, 2021 – The Gwinnett Place Mall is now the focus of a new study, as one group is trying to figure out exactly what to do with it.
Commissioner hails $220K ARC funding to help revitalize Gwinnett Place Mall
April 21, 2021 – The Atlanta Regional Commission announced a $220,000 grant to support the Gwinnett Place Mall master plan, a collaborative effort that brings together Gwinnett County Government, Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District and many other local stakeholders in the Gwinnett Place area in support of revitalizing the Gwinnett Place Mall area.
Gwinnett officials study turning mall into transit hub
April 21, 2021 – A grant from the Atlanta Regional Commission will allow the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District to create the most comprehensive plans yet for the revitalization of the mall site.
Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District re-elects two board members
April 21, 2021 – Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District recently re-elected two board members: Mark Williams, owner of Printing Trade Company, and Brett DeLoach, general manager for Sonesta Gwinnett Place Atlanta and Sonesta ES Suites Gwinnett Place.
Gwinnett Place Mall will be subject of $220k regional study
April 21, 2021 – A suburban mall that was just purchased by Gwinnett County commissioners will be the subject of a study to determine how the area might be redeveloped.
Gwinnett completed the purchase of Gwinnett Mall for $23 million, how much does a Korean company earn?
April 9, 2021 – Gwinnett County completed the purchase of 39-acre Gwinnett Place Mall for $23 million the 8th, excluding three locations: Mega Mart, Beauty Master and Macy’s Department Store.
Commission OKs bonds for Gwinnett Place redevelopment
March 9, 2021 – After Gwinnett County Government’s rare Triple AAA/Aaa bond rating was reaffirmed, the Board of Commissioners recently gave final approval for the issuance of $23.5 million in bonds to buy 39 acres of Gwinnett Place Mall as part of a major initiative to redevelop one of the key economic engines of the county.
As Gwinnett County begins vaccinating teachers, Gov. Brian Kemp praises county’s mass COVID-19 vaccination site
March 8, 2021 – County leaders worked with the health department as well as the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District and Northwood Raven, which owns the former Sears space, to establish the mass vaccination site at the mall.
Gwinnett commissioners give final OK for bonds to buy Gwinnett Place Mall
March 3, 2021 – Gwinnett County has cleared the final step before closing on its plans to buy the majority of Gwinnett Place Mall for redevelopment.
Gwinnett County commissioners approved bonds issues for Gwinnett Place Mall purchase
March 2, 2021 – After Gwinnett County Government’s rare Triple AAA/Aaa bond rating was reaffirmed, the Board of Commissioners on Tuesday gave final approval for the issuance of $23.5 million in bonds to buy 39 acres of Gwinnett Place Mall as part of a major initiative to redevelop one of the key economic engines of the county.
Community Improvement Districts keep focus on the future
February 26, 2021 – Almost every facet of business has been impacted in some way by the Covid-19 pandemic.
New study finds region’s CIDs raise billions to innovate
February 26, 2021 – Representatives from Georgia Tech and Lexicon Strategies this month released the first large-scale study of the metro area’s 30 current Community Improvement Districts (CIDs), which includes a new way to classify the organizations.
The revamped future of two metro Atlanta malls
February 17, 2021 – Shopping malls. They’re not what they used to be.
With Gwinnett Place in public hands, locals begin planning for the future
February 8, 2021 – After its previous owner spent a full year searing for a buyer, the struggling shopping mall at the heart of Gwinnett Place will soon belong to Gwinnett County.
Real Estate Notebook: From dying retail to a neighborhood of the future
January 8, 2021 – Gwinnett County has agreed to buy the sprawling sea of dying retail that is Gwinnett Place Mall.
Gwinnett County acquires Gwinnett Place Mall for $23 million, not including three anchors
January 1, 2021 – The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners voted to acquire 39 acres at Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth, including the portion of the mall that houses most of the mall’s inline tenants, food court and the shuttered Belk-Parisian store.
2020
After county agrees to buy Gwinnett Place Mall, officials begin looking to its future
December 26, 2020 – Gwinnett Place Mall has long been a source of consternation for local officials and ridicule among some residents who have derisively called it an eye sore or a dead mall.
What has been proposed at Gwinnett Place Mall?
December 22, 2020 – The owners of Gwinnett Place mall suggested they had big plans: the addition of green space, to feel more like Atlantic Station. More outdoor restaurants, and even the demolition of part of the building.
Days are number for Gwinnett Place Mall, once a magnet for county
December 22, 2020 – Mike Lowrey stood in a Costco Friday afternoon, getting choked up as he thought about the Wiggles.
The future of Gwinnett Place Mall
December 22, 2020 – Barring a star turn in the latest season of the hit Netflix show “Stranger Things,” Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth has been on the decline for the past decade and a half, with most of its stores closing down and those remaining run-down and avoided by most locals.
County buys 39 central core acres at Gwinnett Place Mall site
December 18, 2020 – Gwinnett County government has purchase 39 acres of the Gwinnett Place Mall site for an Urban Redevelopment Agency (URA) make-over.
Gwinnett County purchases 39-acre Gwinnett Place Mall property
December 17, 2020 – At its Tuesday meeting, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved the Urban Redevelopment Agency of Gwinnett County’s (URA) purchase of 39 acres of the Gwinnett Place Mall site.
Gwinnett Place Mall has a new owner
December 16, 2020 – On December 15, 2020, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners agreed to buy Gwinnett Place Mall from Moonbeam Capital.
Gwinnett County acquires Gwinnett Place Mall for $23M, not including four anchors
December 16, 2020 – The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners voted to acquire 39 acres at Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth, including the portion of the mall that houses most of the mall’s inline tenants, food court and the shuttered Belk-Perisian store.
County commissioners approve $23M purchase of Gwinnett Place Mall
December 16, 2020 – Gwinnett Place Mall may finally received a plethora of overdue renovations to once again make it a premier shopping center now that county commissioners have agreed to its purchase.
Gwinnett County purchases 39-acre Gwinnett Place Mall property
December 16, 2020 – The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved the Urban Redevelopment Agency of Gwinnett County’s (URA) purchase of 39 acres of the Gwinnett Place Mall site.
Gwinnett County acquires Gwinnett Place Mall for $23M, not including three anchors
December 16, 2020 – The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners voted to acquire 39 acres at Gwinnett Place Mall in Duluth, including the portion of the mall that houses most of the mall’s inline tenants, food court and the shuttered Belk-Parisian store.
Gwinnett County buys 39-acres Gwinnett Place Mall site
December 15, 2020 – At its Tuesday meeting, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved the Urban Redevelopment Agency of Gwinnett County’s (URA) purchase of 39 acres of the Gwinnett Place Mall site.
Gwinnett County purchases Gwinnett Place Mall property
December 15, 2020 – On December 15, 2020, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved the Urban Redevelopment Agency of Gwinnett County’s purchase of 39 acres of the Gwinnett Place Mall site.
The Gwinnett Place Mall finally has a buyer: Gwinnett County
December 15, 2020 – After years of decline and decay, the suburban Atlanta mall where Stranger things was filmed is getting new ownership.
Gwinnett County agrees to purchase Gwinnett Place Mall property for $23 million
December 15, 2020 – Gwinnett County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to purchase Gwinnett Place Mall.
Gwinnett County commissioners vote to purchase Gwinnett Place Mall
December 15, 2020 – Gwinnett Place Mall has been maligned by residents, business leaders and elected officials in recent years because of its struggles as tenants and shoppers left, but it may be about to turn a corner.
Gwinnett County to buy Gwinnett Place Mall
December 15, 2020 – After years of urging from frustrated residents and business leaders, Gwinnett County commissioners on Tuesday agreed to buy the struggling Gwinnett Place Mall.
Gwinnett County Purchases 39-Acre Gwinnett Place Mall Property
December 15, 2020 – At its Tuesday meeting, the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved the Urban Redevelopment Agency of Gwinnett County’s (URA) purchase of 39 acres of the Gwinnett Place Mall site. The property is being purchased for $23 million from Gwinnett Place Mall GA, LLC, which has owned the parcels at the core of the 90+ acre retail development since 2013.
Gwinnett Place CID had a $13.4 billion economic impact in 2019
December 1, 2020 – Although its namesake mall has had its well-publicized troubles and lost much of its value, the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District is having a big – and growing – impact on Gwinnett County’s economy.
Gwinnett Place CID releases report showing $13.4 billion economic impact
November 30, 2020 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District recently announced the results of a report prepared for the CID by the Bleakly Advisory Group showing the Gwinnett Place area had an annual economic impact of $13.4 billion in 2019, reflecting a 41% increase from $9.5 billion measured in 2017.
Gwinnett Place CID plays a significant role in Georgia’s economy
November 27, 2020 – “We were excited to work on the economic impact analysis for Gwinnett Place because it’s an area that needs to be recognized for its success.”
After MARTA defeat, new Gwinnett chairman going back to drawing board
November 23, 2020 – The Gwinnett County Commission will have a new chairman next month, but the woman who will hold the county’s top post will start her term knowing voters rejected her preferred plan to expand transit into the fast-growing Atlanta suburb.
Pandemic, long ballot, confusion may have cost Gwinnett transit vote
November 12, 2020 – When Gwinnett County voters rejected a transit expansion plan last year, most people thought the timing doomed the proposal.
New Roundabout
October 9, 2020 – A new roundabout at the intersection of Day Drive and Venture Drive near Steve Reynolds Boulevard is on track to be finished before the end of the year.
WSB-TV: Gwinnett Place Mall redevelopment and District 1 Gwinnett County Commissioner District 1 candidates forum
October 1, 2020 – Tony Thomas with WSB-TV reports on Gwinnett Place Mall
Gwinnett Place, Sugarloaf CIDs preparing to host county commission District 1 candidates forum
September 22, 2020 – Residents in Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners District 1 will get a chance to hear form the candidates vying to be their district commissioner later this month.
Gwinnett County District 1 Commissioner candidates weigh in on the mall, transit and the future of Gwinnett Place
September 16, 2020 – In the race for the three seats on the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners, transit and redevelopment are major campaign topics, especially in a county that is projected to be the state’s most populous by 2040 with 1.5 million residents.
ULI Atlanta’s Center for Leadership team delivers 7 impactful metro Atlanta Projects
August 31, 2020 – Stranger Things Mall Redevelopment: Gwinnett Place Mall Re-Imagined. The title is fashioned from being the home for the ‘Stranger Things” show but the need was centered around positioning the 90 acre Gwinnett Place Mall site for redevelopment and for securing partners that will enhance the community, strengthen the business district, and facilitate long-term growth in the County.
Beyond concrete: How improvement districts strengthen resiliency
July 21, 2020 – In metro Atlanta, Community Improvement Districts (CIDs), public-private entities better known for building roads and improving local parks, have stepped up in recent months.
Leo Wiener, Jill Edwards re-elected to new terms on Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District board
July 19, 2020 – Two members of the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District Board of Directors were recently re-elected to new terms on the board.
Candidates for Gwinnett County Chair offer different paths on density, transit, pandemic
July 14, 2020 – The field in the race for the Gwinnett County Commission chairmanship seat this November has been narrowed to two candidates who offer starkly different paths for the future of one of Georgia’s most populous counties.
OcuPrep Staff and Training Solutions opens headquarters near Gwinnett Place Mall
July 13, 2020 – An eye-care and e-care staffing company has opened its new headquarters in the Gwinnett Place area, officials at Partnership Gwinnett and the Gwinnett Chamber announced.
Reporter’s Notebook July 10: Gwinnett Place CID relects two board members
July 10, 2020 – Leo Wiener, president of Ackerman Retail, the retail division of Ackerman & Co. and Jill Edwards, commercial lending division manager for United Community Bank, will continue on the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District board, after a July 8 board vote.
Bisnow: Reopening Gwinnett County
June 30, 2020 – GPCID Board Chairman and Ackerman Retail President Leo Wiener and Partnership Gwinnett Vice President Andrew Carnes discuss the reopening of Gwinnett County.
County, three CIDs team up for first BRT study in Gwinnett
June 26, 2020 – To accommodate current mobility needs and anticipated growth in the coming decades, Gwinnett County, in partnership with the Gwinnett 85, Gwinnett Place and Sugarloaf Community Improvement Districts and the Atlanta Regional Commission, is embarking on an integrated land use and transportation plan for its first proposed Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) corridor.
Gwinnett Place CID launches new mobile business channel
June 23, 2020 – Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID) has launched a mobile channel www.visitgwinnettplace.com.
Gwinnett Place CID launches mobile business directory
June 16, 2020 – Residents and visitors interested in exploring Gwinnett Place’s variety of unique eateries and businesses will benefit from Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District’s recently launched mobile channel: www.visitgwinnettplace.com.
Making connections: With new initiatives, Gwinnett CIDs bring businesses and people together.
June 1, 2020 – While leaders of most Georgia business know what the letters CID mean, the acronym might not exactly be a household word.
Gwinnett candidates seek to improve mall area, handle budget shortfall
May 29, 2020 – In races for two Gwinnett County commission seats, a struggling local mall and expected budget constraints from the coronavirus pandemic are key issues.
Gwinnett commissioners approve warehouses on former Dave & Buster’s land
May 27, 2020 – A shuttered Dave & Buster’s near Gwinnett Place Mall is slated to become warehouses.
How the heart of Georgia’s most diverse county is reopening for business
May 26, 2020 – Each morning at the Chick-fil-A Dwarf House on Pleasant Hill Road, a line of vehicles still forms around the restaurant as people wait for breakfast sandwiches and coffed orders via touchless pickup.
Georgia roundabout to alleviate traffic in Gwinnett County
May 21, 2020 – The roundabout is one of three projects planned by the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District.
Video helps drivers navigate new roundabout in Gwinnett Place area
May 19, 2020 – The roundabout at Venture Drive and Day Drive in the Gwinnett Place area is now fully operational.
CID: Roundabout at Venture, Day Drives near Gwinnett Place Mall is now operational
May 18, 2020 – The Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District made a big announcement about transportation near Gwinnett Place Mall on Monday: the Venture Drive at Day Drive roundabout that CID officials have been anxiously anticipating is now operational.
Dead malls tend to come back as retail and mixed-use
May 13, 2020 – The most common redevelopment use for a shuttered mall is some other kind of retail, according to a new survey by the National Association of Realtors.
Gwinnett commission chairman candidates discuss how they’d handle a COVID-19-related budget hit – if one occurs
April 25, 2020 – If Gwinnett County’s budget revenues take a hit in 2021 because of lingering effects from the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic, candidates vying to be the county’s next commission chairman offered a variety of solutions this past week.
Five Gwinnett County CIDs will co-host online commission chairman candidates forum
April 19, 2020 – Gwinnett County residents are still sheltering-in-place because of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic, but they will get a chance to hear from nearly every candidate running to be the next county commission chair from their homes next week.
Gwinnett CIDs offering online candidate forum
April 16, 2020 – With Gwinnett set to elect a new County Commission Chair this fall, the five Gwinnett County Community Improvement Districts (CID), Gateway85, Gwinnett Place, Evermore, Lilburn and Sugarloaf, will be hosting a virtual online candidate forum 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 22.
MARTA: Federal aid needed to avoid drastic service cuts
March 24, 2020 – Joe Allen, the executive director of the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District, signed the letter. He said many of the 25,000 people who come to work in the district each day use public transportation to get there.
Gwinnett Place, Sugarloaf CIDs planning Commission District 1 candidates forum
March 7, 2020 – Voters who live in Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners District 1 will soon get a chance to hear from the candidates seeking to represent them on the commission.
Gwinnett Place CID officials urge caution around new, under construction Venture Drive roundabout
March 6, 2020 – Drivers who use Venture Drive to get between Pleasant Hill Road and Steve Reynolds Boulevard may notice they have to do some swerving these days.
Drivers begin navigating new roundabout in Gwinnett Place CID
March 4, 2020 – Drivers making their way to and from Pleasant Hill Road on Venture Drive near Gwinnett Place Mall area will be navigating a new roundabout at Day Drive.
New roundabout at Gwinnett Place CID
March 4, 2020 – Drivers will find a change to their normal route around Gwinnett Place.
Gwinnett Place area getting new apartment complex, The Rey
March 3, 2020 – Some 286 new apartments are coming to the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District.
Quintus to open $49M apartment complex in Metro Atrlanta’s Gwinnett County
February 28, 2020 – Atlanta-based Quintus Corp. is set to open The Rey on Reynolds, a $49 million, 286-unit apartment complex in Duluth.
One of the largest retailers of new & pre-owned vehicles bringing headquarters to Gwinnett
February 28, 2020 – Governor Brian P. Kemp announced this week that Sonic Automotive Inc., a Fortune 500 Company an one of the largest retailers of new and pre-owned vehicles in the United States, will locate a dealership and regional headquarters for EchoPark Automotive in the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District.
Gwinnett CIDs partner with county on transportation studies
February 28, 2020 – It’s no secret that Gwinnett County has major transportation issues to address.
Gwinnett Place-area mixed-use development with 286 apartments nearing completion
February 27, 2020 – Apartments in a new mixed-use development on the edge of the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District are pre-leasing and construction on the project is expected to be nearing completion, officials at the CID announced Thursday.
Former Fry’s Electronics site to become EchoPark Automotive regional headquarters, dealership; 130 jobs to be created
February 24, 2020 – A Fortune 500 Company that Gov. Brian Kemp’s office said is also one of the nation’s largest vehicle retailers is coming to Duluth – and it’s bringing 130 jobs with it.
I-85 BRT corridor study advances after firm hired to conduct it
January 22, 2020 – A study that has been in the works for months to look at a possible bus rapid transit corridor that would run parallel to Interstate 85, roughly between the OFS site and the Infinite Energy Center, now has someone to conduct it.
Could a trail network breathe new life into Gwinnett Place?
January 21, 2020 – The autocentric work of Gwinnett Place could be getting a pedestrian makeover.
Seven organizations receive technical assistance through ULI Atlanta’s Center for Leadership
January 13, 2020 – Leadership is a team sport.