The city of Dunwoody plans to create a public-private partnership to redevelop 35 acres on North Shallowford Road in the Georgetown area of the community.
The city’s plan, announced March 8 and dubbed “Project Renaissance,” aims to mix green space, homes, shops and possibly a municipal complex.
The project is to be built on the 16-acre city-owned site known as the “PVC farm” and the 19-acre site of a now-closed hospital the city has under contract.
“We’ve come up with a plan to start transforming Georgetown,” Mayor Mike Davis said.
The city plans to retain 4 acres of the 16-acre parcel for a neighborhood park. On the rest of the 16-acre parcel, the city says “successful proposals will likely include” no multi-family residential units, no residential units for rent and no more than 70 owner-occupied single family residences. The development also should include no commercial buildings larger than 15,000 square feet, the city said.
On the 19-acre property, the city plans to keep five acres for an open field park and three acres for a wooded area with walking trails. Five acres would be preserved for a future municipal complex. Officials are looking for no more than 40 owner-occupied homes and no rental units.
City Manager Warren Hutmacher said the city will put out an invitation for proposals to choose a developer for the project.
Proposals from developers are due April 20.
“We provided them with our vision of the property to give them a very firm vision of the quality we expect,” Hutmacher said.
City Councilwoman Adrian Bonser, who has been pushing the council to look at redevelopment in that area, said she is very pleased with the plans.
“I’m just so excited,” Bonser said. “This is going to be a shot in the arm for the Georgetown area.”