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Featured Project: Maple Street Commons
7-acre mixed-use development
Carollton, Ga.
MetroGroup Development is developing shops, restaurants and lofts within Maple Street Commons, a new master-planned community situated on 123 acres in Carrollton, Ga. at the intersection of Highway 166 Bypass and Maple Street, 50 miles west of Atlanta and 80 miles east of Birmingham, Ala.
MetroGroup’s seven-acre, pedestrian-friendly development will include a CVS Pharmacy and 30,000 SF of shops, restaurants and office on the street level with 30 residential lofts above. The CVS opens fall 2006 followed by the additional retail, office and lofts in spring 2007.
As Carrollton’s first mixed-use development, Maple Street Commons will include shops, restaurants, office, a hotel/conference center, single-family homes, townhomes, lofts, and an active adult living component. Site work and construction is underway on this first phase of the commercial district. Construction on the first 90 single-family homes will begin this summer.
The development’s commercial district will have a “village appeal” similar to MetroGroup’s recent projects. The buildings feature a blend of interesting architectural elements and design details to complement the surrounding residential development and create an inviting commercial environment. To encourage connectivity with the surrounding community, MetroGroup will extend sidewalks from Maple Street Commons’ commercial district to the University of West Georgia campus, located half-mile away.
In the path of Metro Atlanta’s growth sphere, Carroll County’s population grew almost 21% during 2000-2005. The University of West Georgia, with 10,255 students, has also experienced an increase in enrollment as a result of the HOPE Scholarship.
