Development Opportunities

Atlanta State Farmers Market - 146 acres, State Owned

• Distribution Hub for the S.E. and Eastern Seaboard
• Contributes direct economic impact of $3 billion overall
  

Development plan calls for a national public market complex such as:

• Pike Place Market, Seattle, WA
• Granville Island, Vancouver, BC
• 3rd & Fairfax Market - Los Angeles, CA
• French Market - New Orleans, LA
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Retail/Entertainment Complex - Infill commercial development to capitalize on activity at the Atlanta State Farmers Market

• Attractions and entertainment are successful additions to public markets.
• LCI Plan calls for a Retail and Entertainment Complex such as:
  • The Grove - 650,000 sq.ft. retail, Los Angeles
  • Sony Metreon - 350,000 sq.ft., San Francisco
  • EMP (Music Museum) - 140,000 sq.ft., Seattle

Main Street Revitalization - Reinvestment along Main Street and adjacent neighborhoods. LCI plan calls for private/public reinvestment:

• Main Street Tram to Farmers Market and Macon-to-Atlanta commuter rail station
• Main Street linear park to Farmers Market and Macon-to-Atlanta Commuter Rail Station
• Main Street Gateway to Fort Gillem for the Georgia soldiers

Transit Village at Fort Gillem - Encourage the Farmers Market to expand retail, create jobs and link with mixed-use, transit-oriented development from the Macon-to-Atlanta Commuter Rail Station area. LCI plan calls for mixed-use development such as the Harbor Steps in Seattle:

• Residential above Retail
• Parking Decks with Ground Floor Retail
• Office Development
• Restaurants