More than 40 staff members from metro Atlanta governments toured redevelopment efforts in the city of Marietta June 12 in conjunction with the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC).

Marietta hosted the tour to showcase the city’s progress of new redevelopment projects downtown as part of a quarterly economic development meeting of the ARC.

Within one-half mile of the city’s historic Square, Marietta is replacing 496 rental units with 906 new owner-occupied homes priced between $250,000-$700,000. Developers are creating 195,000 square feet of restaurants, shops and office space within next three years.

Citywide, over $344 million in private investment is underway at 12 redevelopment projects in Marietta, up from only $8 million from 1993-2003.
Bus tour of Marietta redevelopment

Marietta City Manager Bill Bruton began with an overview of the city’s master plan for redevelopment and goals for creating a revitalized downtown. He then led officials from local governments and state agencies on a bus tour of new development projects being built near downtown including:

* Manget: Manget Street at Frasier Street — Single-family houses, townhomes, condominiums, retail
* Hunter Walk: Waterman Street at Coryell Street — Single-family houses
* Emerson Overlook: Roswell Street at Coryell Street — Condominiums, office space
* Village at Frasier Park: Frasier Circle off Park Street — Townhomes
* Meeting Park: Roswell Street at Waddell Street — Condominiums, townhomes, office space, retail
* Washington Avenue Commons: Washington Avenue at Cole Street — Condominiums, office space

Groups touring Marietta

* Atlanta Regional Commission
* City of Acworth
* City of Atlanta
* City of Auburn
* City of Fairburn
* City of Kennesaw
* City of Marietta
* City of Powder Springs
* City of Snellville
* City of Suwanee
* City of Woodstock
* Clayton County
* Douglas County
* Georgia Department of Community Affairs
* Georgia Department of Labor
* Marietta Redevelopment Corporation
* Rockdale County

For more information, call the city of Marietta’s Development Services Department at 770-794-5517.