As has been previously reported, Starbucks is seeking a land use permit to open a location at Suburban Plaza with a drive-thru. The Medlock Area Neighborhood Association recently released a new site plan of Suburban Plaza which showed the new location along North Decatur Road.
Tomorrow’s News Today reports that the Starbucks would be built close enough to the Cozy Burger Town location in the plaza along North Decatur that the aforementioned burger joint – with the best name around – would need to close. (Cozy Burger Town has a second location at Northlake Mall.) The Selig plans on the MANA site also show a revised building plan for the nearby building at the corner of Church and North Decatur, which suggests that whole area of the site is planned for redevelopment.
According to TNT, a sign on the door of Cozy Burger Town says that they are closed this week, but will reopen next Tuesday.
In related news, TNT also reports that the Starbucks in Emory Village has elected not to renew its lease and “would close soon”. The large Starbucks on Oxford Road next to Emory’s Barnes & Noble will remain open.
Photo courtesy of Google Streetview
Boo! I have been looking forward to a drive-thru coffee option but not at the expense of Cozy Burger Town! It’s not like that plaza is lacking for the space to fit both of them! (Hey, I know it’s not exactly the Square Pub but those of us living along the “car sewer” that is N. Decatur Road will take what we can get – and those are some tasty burgers.)
I would say I’m glad that the whole block is going to be redeveloped, but that doesn’t look good for Suburban Lanes, then.
I guess I am finally getting that our choices are nice, new shiny commercial development with all big chain stores or crumbling, almost-deserted eyesore with a few wonderful and unique local businesses. /entitled whiny time.
Given that we recently established on this blog that the key to modern American democracy is the melting pot of the bowling alley, I sure hope we don’t lose Suburban Lanes.
“I guess I am finally getting that our choices are nice, new shiny commercial development with all big chain stores or crumbling, almost-deserted eyesore with a few wonderful and unique local businesses.”
Same here. I’m in the camp that had little patience for those who wanted to block Walmart with dubious tactics, but that doesn’t mean I personally like what’s been announced for SP so far. Shaping up to be about as bland a line-up as one can imagine. In fact, of what’s been announced so far, Walmart is likely the only store I’ll ever set foot in.
Ugh. Read somewhere that Homegoods and LA Fitness are also definite tenants. More ugh.
My wife and our credit card company will be happy that Homegoods is so convenient.
After walking into Starbucks at Big Kroger this morning, seeing half a dozen people waiting for their order and at least that many in line, I can’t wait for Starbucks to open at Suburban Plaza.
Ok, I’m curious, what’s the problem with LA Fitness?
Nothing wrong with it. My reaction was strictly a personal one. None of those places are of any use to me, including LA Fitness (and aren’t they one of those rope-you-into-a long- contract places?)
I’m not an LA Fitness guy, either. Don’t know about how they charge, but it would not shock me if they do the long-term contract thing.
LA Fitness is month-to-month.
Having two Starbucks in Emory Village always reminded me of Lewis Black’s great clip on the end of the universe (in Houston, where two Starbucks are located across the street from each other).
+1
There is a great scene in Best in Show that is speaks to this as well.
Love that movie! Maybe Fred Willard’s greatest role as the dumb ex-jock announcer (clearly modeled on Joe Garagiola).
Yeah, great movie. And Willard was outstanding.
Went after him like he was made out of ham! So many good lines in that movie…
“Peanut. Hazelnut. Cashew nut… Macadamia nut.” That was the one that would send her into going crazy. She’d say, “Would you stop naming nuts!” And Hubert used to be able to make the sound, he couldn’t talk, but he’d go “rrrawr rrawr” and that sounded like Macadamia nut.
“And to think that in some countries these dogs are eaten.”
-Buck (Fred Willard)
we have lots in common. we can talk. or not talk, for hours. we both like soup.
I love model trains. Without them, they would never have gotten the idea for the big ones.
Cozy Burger Town is closing? I didn’t realize that Cozy Burger Town was even open. I never see any cars outside.
According to Tomorrow’s News Today, Hancock is leaving. I’d really hate to see them go.
Boo. Me too. I have always been glad to have them up the street. I’ve dreaded this news since the whole Wal-Mart brouhaha started.
I thought the original news was that they were staying. Now this makes me sad. There are a few obscure sewing products and notions that they carry that I’ll never find at Walmart. And Amazon 2-day delivery is no help when you are in the middle of a school costume project and you need something right then. Did I hear or just imagine that a Joanne’s is coming in?
That would sure take the sting out of the Hancock’s closing. I hope so.
One more reason for people to never get out of their car. Walt Kelly, we need you.
Sad to lose Hancock. Also surprised that the Starbucks is closing. Sure there is one in the book store but it seems very busy. I hope another coffee place comes in. It’s a sad story when a university has only 1 or 2 places to go hang out, study and drink coffee.
Guh. That’s awful about Cozy Burger Town, but pretty much what I was expecting to happen – the local businesses that were in that plaza for ages are driven out for big box stores that I could get over in Edgewood or up at Northlake.
I suppose this is the end of Suburban Lanes as well?
they have a slot at Northlake? I had no idea! I ate at CT right after they first opened and was not impressed. I’ve been meaning to go back because people rave about it but just haven’t gotten around to it.
Thrilled we’ll have a closer Starbucks with drive thru than toco hills. As mother of two under two, I need this. Will still hit up dancing goats when we’re walking (which is a lot), but it’s not convenient at all if our day starts in the car. Mothers rejoice!