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JANUARY 2019 • VOL. 13 — NO. 1
Sandy Springs Reporter
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Shuttered strip clubs catching developers’ eyes BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net
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Shopping center buyouts soar as Prado loses tenants BY EVELYN ANDREWS
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The Exchange at Hammond, located at 5980 Roswell Road, is one of three Sandy Springs shopping centers that have recently sold after attracting developers’ attention due to their prominent location and the city’s urbanization.
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After the forced closure of Sandy Springs’ three strip clubs, one is being considered for a new assisted living facility and another appears to have a new tenant.
A developer is considering building an assisted living facility at the former location of the Coronet Club/Doll House on Roswell Road. The space that held Mardi Gras, which is tucked behind a shopping center anchored by Publix on Powers Ferry Road, is listed as having a new tenant on the ownSee SHUTTERED on page 10
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As the Prado Shopping Center takes a hit with two major tenants, Publix and 5 Seasons Brewing, announcing closures, three other shopping centers have recently been sold to developers, attracted to their location in Sandy Springs and the city’s urbanization, an expert says. The Sandy Springs Crossing shopping center at the intersection of Abernathy and Roswell roads was sold in December 2018. Neighboring Roswell Road centers The Exchange at Hammond and Parkside Shopping Center were sold in October 2018. No major renovations are planned for now, the new owners say. Amoson, the director of research at real estate firm Colliers International’s Atlanta office, said part of developers’ interest is likely due to Sandy Springs becoming more urban with more walkable areas and a “new identity for the area created by City Springs,” the city’s new art and civic complex, which drives more interest in shopping centers. The new apartment complexes coming online along Roswell Road are also expected to add more foot traffic to the centers, he said. City officials are encouraging mixeduse developments like those along Roswell Road that replaced similar See SHOPPING on page 16
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