Legacy Partners, a metro development firm, hopes to build a high-density work-live complex near the Infinite Energy Center in Duluth.
The proposal, which is scheduled to go before the Gwinnett Planning Commission, is specifically targeted to young professionals known as millennials. It will include, according to the developments rezoning application, 294 luxury apartments and 123,100 square feet on non-residential developments. The project would have 323,400 square feet of residential space, an average of 1,100 square feet per unit. It also will have a separate amenity building. Many of the residential units would be on the upper floors above commercial development on the ground floor.
The proposal is for a 29.47-acre parcel of land bounded by Georgia Highway 120, Meadow Church Road and Primerica Parkway. It would require rezoning of more than 21 acres to regional mixed use from commercial and office.
In their application, Legacy Partners, represented by Mahaffey Pickens Tucker called their development a game-changer for the area. And it appears the planners are attempting to cut off a typical reason for opposition, the increase in traffic
“The proposed development would provide shopping, housing and employment all contained within the property, and residents could perform most, if not all, of their typical daily activities on-site or within a short distance of the property,” the firm wrote in its application. “The proposed development provides an excellent opportunity for high-quality in-fill development in an important area of the county.”
The buildings with residential over commercial will front Highway 120. It would have office buildings in the rear of the property, closest to the Primerica campus. The land for the development is undeveloped and is mixed woods and open space.
