Property Across From The Forum to Be Developed
A large apartment complex is slated to be built on the undeveloped acreage on Peachtree Parkway across from the popular Peachtree Corners open-air shopping center.
Editor's note: A correction to the story posted on Monday, Jan. 14. Only the engineers and the permitting department will have any control over the building plans. If the plans meet the conditions, there is no intervention required by the city. Jan. 16, 2013. It's long been the dream of many in Peachtree Corners that the 20+ acres across from The Forum would be developed into a multi-use area that all could enjoy. That dream is about to end. Charlie Roberts, the owner of the coveted land, and the last undeveloped acreage in the city, has announced he will soon sell the property to Lennar, a Miami, Florida-based company to be developed into a high-end multi-family complex of some 250 or so apartments. Despite a decade-old fight to keep …
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7:40 am on Monday, February 4, 2013
Good question, debi. Unfortunately, the property owner can use the land as allowed by the zoning and the city cannot force the owner to build condos if apartments are allowed by the zoning, which is the case here. Lennar wants to build apartments that the zoning allows and, subject to buying the property, the city apparently cannot stop Lennar. The city may be able to require the use of certain … more ›