At its Feb. 9 Dunwoody City Council meeting, city manager Eric Linton revealed that the owners of Perimeter Mall have submitted plans to relocate its food court to a new location in the corridor outside of Macy’s department store.
The existing food court, located in the center of the mall, will be converted into a concourse and retail space, Linton told the council.
Perimeter Mall, built in 1971, is a 1.56 million square-foot shopping mall in Dunwoody, near the interchange of I-285 and Georgia SR 400. It is the second-largest shopping mall in Georgia, behind the Mall of Georgia in Buford. The mall features anchor tenants Macy’s, Dillard’s, Von Maur, and Nordstrom.
Officials say drawings outlining the major change were submitted about a week before the Feb. 9 meeting, and are in the early stages of staff review.
The food court, located on the ground floor of the mall, appears to be fully leased, with more than a dozen quick-serve restaurants, including Chick-fil-A, Farmer’s Basket, Auntie Anne’s Pretzels, Great American Cookie Company, Chipotle, Cinnabon, Starbucks Coffee, American Deli, and Sbarro Pizza.
Sit-down restaurants like 26 Thai, Chubby Cattle BBQ, Maggiano’s Little Italy, Cheesecake Factory, and P.F Changs are located on the second floor of the mall near the food court. Diners have access to them from the exterior of the mall.
The preliminary plans, submitted by Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates on behalf of the mall’s owner, General Growth Properties, show a small outdoor space in the proposed plan. It appears that the relocation will be installed in two phases.
Rough Draft has contacted General Growth Properties for comment about the proposed relocation and will update the story as more information becomes available.
