The Dunwoody City Council held a public hearing on April 8 regarding a revised plan to develop a fourth building at a complex located at 245 Perimeter Center Parkway.
A 700,000 square-foot single tower office building first proposed in 2015 would be replaced with a double tower structure containing 300,000 square feet of office space, 22,000 square foot of restaurant/retail space, a 175-room hotel, and 300 apartments.
The project, located on 13 acres on Perimeter Center Parkway, already has three of the proposed four buildings constructed that consist of about 1 million square feet of office space, 54,000 square feet of retail/restaurant, and 4,000 parking spaces.
During a presentation to the council, Dunwoody Planning and Zoning Manager Paul Leonhardt said the amount of total daily traffic and peak hour traffic will be reduced as a result of the reduced footprint of the proposed complex.
Leonhardt also listed several additions to the site that enhance accessibility, including the installation of sidewalks, streetscapes, multi-use paths, and connectivity to transit.
Developers are asking for a modification to the current zoning to allow for the construction of the apartments, which were not in the 2015 plan.
Nobody spoke during the public hearing in either support or opposition to the rezoning request. The council will take up the measure next month on second read.
In other business, the council commended retiring Dunwoody Police Chief Billy Grogan for his 15 years of service to the city.
“Your commitment to all of us shows up every day, and we appreciate you,” Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch said.
The council also heard remarks regarding proposed changes to the city’s 2019 Clean Indoor Air Act that would address language and enforcement regarding hookah lounges, enforcement of various ordinances regarding smoking in hotels, restaurants, bars and other public areas.
The council also:
- heard about upcoming events happening in the Dunwoody area, including renovations to Stage Door Theater, the Groovin’ on the Green concerts, which will kick off June 8, and the upcoming completion of a major roadway and pedestrian project in the Georgetown area;
- approved expenditures associated with establishing a real-time crime center in the city;
- approved on its consent agenda storm water repairs at 5698 Trowbridge Drive;
- approved the conversion of several contracted positions in the city’s technology department.
