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DEL.ICIO.USWhich developments need a redo?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Sometimes when I drive around Fayetteville I take notice of the older, sometimes run-down-looking shopping centers.
One that comes to mind is the one where Hobby Lobby is located on Ga. 85. It just looks so tired and worn out. I’ve wondered if it even makes sense to pour money into a project like that. Then, lo and behold, this is what I read on The Citizen’s webpage yesterday, about one such shopping district in Peachtree City.
The Braelinn Village shopping center is about to get a major exterior renovation thanks to its new owner.
The proposal, unveiled at Monday night’s meeting of the Peachtree City Planning Commission, could well be the largest such project ever undertaken in the city. The entire exterior storefronts will be replaced, along with new signage, and the walkways in front of stores will be rebuilt with decorative stamped concrete.
The schematics showed large landscape islands directly off the walkways with some parking spots for handicap, regular and golf cart parking right on the edge of the walkway.
The entire parking lot will be resurfaced and new landscaping will also be put in the new landscape islands, said John Sebring of The Shopping Center Group. The company plans to erect a new roof over the facility as well.
Also on the works are benches and outdoor music to make the shopping experience more pleasant, Sebring said. There will even be work undertaken behind the shopping center where the cart path connection is.
Well, if Peachtree City can do it, why not in Fayetteville, too? I know there are plenty of other shopping areas that could use improvement, but the Hobby Lobby area is the one that comes to my mind.
Do you have any thoughts about which shopping areas could use a little sprucing up?
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