The redevelopment of Gwinnett Place Mall won’t happen without significant public investment from the county government, Gwinnett commissioners learned this week.
Commissioners received the results of a market study and redevelopment strategy effort this past week. One of the big new pieces was the first clue about how much it will cost the county to redevelopment the mall property, even though it will be a public-private partnership.
Consultants warned that much of the work will cost the county an estimated $158 million, but there’s a catch to that figure. It does not include some key costs related to redeveloping the mall property so the county will likely end up spending a lot more than the $158 million figure.
“That doesn’t include the affordable housing,” project manager Allison Stewart-Harris said. “It also does not include…
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