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JANUARY 2019 • VOL. 13 — NO. 1 reporternewspapers.net Sandy Springs Reporter l Section Two ►20 Under 20 ►Exceptional Educator ►Raising money for music COMMUNITY Super Bowl brings business excitement, traffic worries P20 COMMUNITY Legislator lends personal experience to ‘fake service animals’ study P17 COMMENTARY Keeping it hyperlocal ph SIGN UP TO RECEIVE DAILY & WEEKLY EMAILS WITH LOCAL NEWS @ REPORTERNEWSPAPERS. NET/SIGNUP St# liuxied VO ‘eojuo|A| aivd e6eisod sn SSMH03 aislysyd H3l/\IOlSn0 IVISOd Tf 23 i ) i \ PHIL MOSIER 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. Shuttered strip clubs catching developers’ eyes BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net After the forced closure of Sandy Springs’ three strip clubs, one is being considered for a new assisted living facili ty and another appears to have a new ten ant. A developer is considering building an assisted living facility at the former loca tion of the Coronet Club/Doll House on Roswell Road. The space that held Mardi Gras, which is tucked behind a shopping center an chored by Publix on Powers Ferry Road, is listed as having a new tenant on the own- See SHUTTERED on page 10 Shopping center buyouts soar as Prado loses tenants BY EVELYN ANDREWS evelyn@reporternewspapers.net As the Prado Shopping Center takes a hit with two major tenants, Publix and 5 Seasons Brewing, announcing closures, three other shopping centers have re cently been sold to developers, attracted to their location in Sandy Springs and the city’s urbanization, an expert says. The Sandy Springs Crossing shop ping center at the intersection of Aber nathy and Roswell roads was sold in De cember 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 walk- able 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 on line along Roswell Road are also expect ed to add more foot traffic to the centers, he said. City officials are encouraging mixed- use developments like those along Roswell Road that replaced similar See SHOPPING on page 16 7 : h the, AnnaMaria Cammilli ' exclusively at FINE JEWELRY 2090 Dunwoody Club Dr Ste 107 Sandy Springs, GA 30350 770-396-0492 www. lauderhills. com