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Construction starts on
Dunwoody’s $2B High
Street project
BYAMYWENK
Construction has kicked off on Dun-
woody’s long-planned High Street, a project
that aims to bring more walkable, urban de
velopment around Perimeter Mall.
GID Development Group, the project de
veloper, announced Nov. 11 it has started the
$2 billion mixed-use project. It will span 10
blocks at the intersection of Perimeter Cen
ter Parkway and Hammond Drive.
The first phase will include 150,000
square feet of retail and restaurants, about
600 apartments, 90,000 square feet of office
space and an expansive lawn. It will also in
clude 222,000 square feet of existing office
space.
“Dunwoody is craving a pedestrian-
bicycle-friendly streets. The 7,500-square-
foot lawn will offer community events, such
as a seasonal ice-skating rink, concerts and
fitness classes, says the development team.
Future phases will bring other uses to
High Street. When fully built out, it will
offer 672,000 square feet of office space,
400,000 square feet of retail, 3,000 residen
tial units and a 400-key hotel.
Brasfield & Gorrie is the general contrac
tor, and Dwell Design Studio is the architect.
JLL is leading the retail leasing.
Dunwoody views the Perimeter Mall
area as one of its emerging walkable cen
ters, Director of Economic Development Mi
chael Starling told Reporter Newspapers in
October.
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friendly center with an energetic and con
temporary mix of retail, restaurants, and
entertainment,” Jim Linsley, president of
GID Development Group, said in a press re
lease.
In September, the project landed its first
retail tenant, mini-golf bar Puttshack. It will
occupy 26,000 square feet at the project.
The development will also feature pla
zas, a water feature, a public staircase and
“Perimeter is certainly changing, becom
ing much more walkable ... moving away
from that suburban and car-oriented cen
ter,” Starling said.
The city recently added the Perime
ter Mall area as an open-container district.
High Street was also previously approved as
an “entertainment district” as the city calls
it, allowing visitors to stroll around with al
coholic beverages.
10 DECEMBER 2021| REPORTER NEWSPAPERS
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