Brookhaven City Council voted unanimously to approve the rezoning of Corporate Square, rubber stamping real estate developer Third & Urban to move forward with plans to convert the massive office park to residential, retail, restaurant, and recreation spaces.
“Welcome to Brookhaven,” Mayor John Park declared at the Tuesday, April 22 city council meeting.
Built 50 years ago, Corporate Square is a 32-acre office park – prime Brookhaven real estate – sitting between I-85 and the Peachtree Creek Greenway. The property is being rezoned from M (Industrial) and O-I (Office-Institution) to MPD (Master Planned Development).
Jessica Hill, representing Third & Urban, delivered a presentation to city council members. describing the project as “mixed use development that will include multi-family and residential [housing], age-restricted housing, town homes, hotels, including corporate housing, commercial and medical offices.”
“This is a multi-year, multi-phase project,” Hill said.
Brookhaven code requires 15 percent open space, and Third & Urban has planned several green spaces between buildings and a connection to the Peachtree Creek Greenway. Sidewalks and trail paths will run throughout the property, Hill said.
A massive oak tree canopy on the greenway will be protected.
At the March meeting, Brookhaven Planning Commission members asked Third & Urban representatives how they plan to incorporate local culture into the site. Hill said the developer is contemplating inspirational imagery, color, and cultural elements that currently exist in the fabric of Buford Highway.
In other news:
- Brookhaven city council members approved acquisition of temporary construction easements to complete a realignment road project at Redding Road and Caldwell Road;
- The agreement with Atlas Consulting for design services on the I-85 vehicular bridge was tabled for lack of quorum because council member John Funny recused himself. The city will hold a specially called meeting to vote on the item.