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Dunwoody Council approves Perimeter hotel developments By CARSON COOK carson@appenmediagroup.com
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Two tennis courts at Waterford Swim and Racquet Club will be refurbished as part of Dunwoody’s new city park.
Dunwoody purchases 7 acres of park space DUNWOODY, Ga. — With financial back- residents in April 2018. “This is a winwin-win. It’s in the northeast portion of ing from DeKalb County, the Dunwoody the city, an area in need of green space City Council approved the purchase of and surrounded by neighborhoods.” 7 acres from the Waterford Swim and After the purchase of 4565 Dellrose Racquet Club to create additional park Drive and 2371 North Peachtree Way, space and trails. the Waterford pool, which has been DeKalb County Commissioner Nancy closed for years, will be removed. Two Jester secured funding for the $125,000 tennis courts on site will be refurbished purchase using District 1 park bond for public use. money. “I am delighted to help the City of “It was a great journey to get here,” said Dunwoody Councilman Tom1Lam03-06-19_HAbannerBlue.qxp_Layout 3/4/19 11:16 AM Page 1 bert, who began meeting with Waterford See PARK, Page 4
DUNWOODY, Ga. — The Dunwoody City Council gave the thumbs up to two mixed-use, hotel-anchored developments at the Perimeter on Dec. 9. One development would be part of the Ravinia office park at the corner of I-285 and Ashford Dunwoody Road. The second is less than a half mile up the road at the corner of Perimeter Center East. Both decisions passed unanimously. The property at 11 Ravinia Parkway is currently undeveloped, and the plans consist of a 10,000 square foot restaurant, two one-story restaurant and retail buildings, a five-story hotel and surface and below-ground parking. In response to concerns about tree loss, the developers presented a new
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site plan with underground stormwater detention, which is expected to save seven specimen trees and eight special trees. The original proposal was for an eight-story hotel, but in response to concerns about density, the developers lowered the height to five stories. Some members of the Dunwoody Homeowners Association and the Planning Commission asked the developers to go back up to eight-stories, arguing this would yield a higher hotel tax revenue with minimal impact on public services. However, the Dunwoody City Council unanimously added a condition that the hotel could not exceed five stories or 156 guest rooms. The property at Perimeter Center
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The property at the> corner of Perimeter Center East and Ashford-Dunwoody Road, currently a vacant >bank, could be redeveloped into a mixed-use, hotel development. > > > Hours: Mon-Thurs 10-5:30, Fri 10-5
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