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JANUARY 2021 • VOL. 12 — NO. 1
Dunwoody
Reporter
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FOCUS ON EDUCATION
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Top, the 18-foot-tall big “D” for Dunwoody would cost anywhere from $51,857
to $106,525 and would likely be used at an entrance to the city.
Above, conceptual illustrations of monument signs for the city limits,
consisting of illuminated metal letters on an 18-foot-long stone column.
City considers supersized
welcome signs, other
wayfinding
BY HOLLY R. PRICE
A giant silver “D” welcoming visi
tors to town? Or how about a sculpture-
style sign of the city’s name with play
ground swings built into the “Os” in
“Dunwoody”?
Those are among the ideas in a plan
for welcome markers to the city and
more modest wayfinding signs that will
direct visitors or tell people how far it is
to get to, say, MARTA.
The Dunwoody City Council ap-
Pandemic
economy
turns hotel
project
into senior
apartments
BY HOLLY R. PRICE
It was touted as a sleek gray 12-sto-
ry boutique hotel across from Perimeter
Mall when it was approved by the Dun
woody City Council in 2019.
But now, due to the economic destruc
tion to the hotel industry following the
pandemic, the plan has been scrapped
in favor of an age-restricted apartment
complex. That type of project is some
thing the city has been seeking for years,
said Michael Starling, director of eco
nomic development for Dunwoody.
“Hotels are great from an economic
development standpoint. They are great
for many reasons,” Starling said. But the
senior living “is a market we’ve been af
ter for a while. We need options for res
idents as they age. It’s a good trade-off.”
The 2.8-acre property, located at the
corner of Ashford-Dunwoody Road and
Perimeter Center East, is being proposed
now as an adults-only apartment com
plex. Currently the site of a vacant bank,
the planning board has recommended
approval of a rezoning of the property.
JSJ Perimeter plans to construct a
14-story apartment complex with up to
225 units and reserve 80% of the units
for people aged 55 and older. Starling
said he understands it’s going to be high-
See PANDEMIC on page 15
See CITY on page 13
