Apparently we shouldn’t take the recent demolition of the Relax Inn and the old temporary City Hall as an indication that the Trinity Triangle construction is just around the corner. (Walked by the other night and noticed that most of the rubble has been removed)

A blurb in the AJC quotes assistant city manager Lyn Menne saying that the development company still wants to do a market study before breaking ground.

This is in line with rumblings up until now…its value is that it’s just a more recent confirmation of what we already knew.

Here’s the whole blurb (since the AJC often deletes articles within weeks of online publication)

Demolition is nearly complete at a high-profile but under-utilized corner in downtown Decatur where a Texas developer plans to build up to 180 apartments with ground-level retail.

But it’s not clear when construction will begin. The development company, Cypress Real Estate Advisors, which took over the project last year, plans to conduct a market study to determine the project’s size and other variables such as rental rates, said Lyn Menne, an assistant city manager for Decatur.

The 2.5-acre site, known as the “Trinity Triangle,” was home to an aging motel, the Relax Inn. The property is at the intersection of East Trinity Place and East Howard Avenue, across the train tracks from Agnes Scott College.

The property also includes a Dairy Queen beloved by longtime residents. The restaurant is still open and the development plans include the right for the shop’s owners to move into the new retail space.

Plans call for the new apartment community to include a swimming pool and fitness center.