When North Point Mall opened in Alpharetta in 1993 it was one of the largest indoor shopping malls in the country. Like many malls it’s fallen off in recent years, particularly after the pandemic, and local officials have searched for ways to reinvigorate the area. Their latest plan is a grand one – Jamestown Properties (who developed Atlanta’s wildly popular and successful Ponce City Market) and New York Life have filed rezoning applications to build a Battery-esque mixed use development, anchored by a 20,000-seat arena that could host an NHL team. Acquiring a hockey team is the tricky part, as NHL officials have said franchise fees would start at around $2 billion. But the league is open to the idea of expansion, and if a serious ownership group can team up with this ambitious real estate project, a hockey team in Atlanta’s northern suburbs could actually become a reality.
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