By Brent Huff and Mike Gardner
One by one, the shops inside the Moreland Plaza/Value Village shopping center have closed and been boarded up. While the Dollar Tree is still open, it is expected to close some time in the next several months to make way for a large new development on the approximately 43-acre site.
The land was annexed by the City of Atlanta several years ago. It is zoned for mixed residential/commercial development. The property owner has identified developers, and is in the early stages of getting governmental approvals to begin construction. The development is expected to have some commercial uses, but will mostly be apartments and townhouses.
As the project is built out, the developer has agreed to include public access to Intrenchment Creek which wraps the back of the property. The PATH Foundation would also like to ensure access to future PATH trails along Intrenchment Creek and the South River.
The NPU-W leadership team is working with the developer and City of Atlanta planning staff to ensure that the development meets as many of the long-term development goals of the southeast Atlanta community as possible.
