Unearthed this new timeline for Decatur Crossing – Fuqua’s mixed use development across from Suburban Plaza – in a recent Fuqua post on Curbed…
At “Decatur Crossing,” Fuqua’s future development on the soon-to-be-former site of Scott Boulevard Baptist Church, things are little more preliminary. Fuqua said his firm closed on the church and nine surrounding homes in the North Decatur Road/Scott Boulevard/Barton Way triangle last fall. A salvage company has reportedly already stripped the church, and many adjacent homes are boarded up.
Twenty-eight other nearby homes are still in the zoning process, which Fuqua expected to be complete in April or May. Following that timeline, construction would begin this summer and take about 18 months.
The first nine-month phase of that, Fuqua said, would bring 250 apartment and/or condo units, about 50 townhomes and some office and retail spaces — namely a “natural food store.” Exact specs for Phase II weren’t available, but Fuqua said it would, residentially speaking, “get a little denser” than the initial phase.
Can you imagine what the additional traffic from 250 new housing units will do to that wonderful 5-way intersection at Medlock and Scott?
What a nightmare – –
i’m going to assume it will be negligible. 50,000 current cars through that intersection, plus another 1000 from other growth in the area, plus 500 or so from this. drop in the bucket.
the walmart will have a much bigger impact, imo.
I thought the church was going to stay? Too bad…
The church interior was salvaged but the building will be torn down.
Can we get him to move to California or something? The Glenwood plan is even worse than this one. Gahhh
Its interesting their calling it Decatur Crossing when I already live in Decatur Crossing which is on Grayson Place near Avondale Metro/North Arcadia Ave.
Rename it “MANA Crossing” as an olive-branch to all the Medlock neighbors?
I think that was one of the talking points at the recent “Unreasonable! Decatur! Annexation!” summit.
I can only hope that something is done to make that intersection safer. Twice this week I have seen cars making a ‘right on red’ – except skipping over the adjacent street. A great way to ruin many peoples day.
I can’t believe anyone hasn’t linked the phrase “natural food store” with Trader Joe’s yet.
Ooh townhomes…