JONESBORO — In what was described by attorney Greg Hecht as a “legacy project” for Chick-fil-A’s Bubba and Cindy Cathy, the Clayton County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved conditional land use permits for a 71-acre development off Walt Stephens Road in Jonesboro.
The county commission approved the permits for the Harvest Village development at its Tuesday, Dec. 19 meeting.
“It’s something they (the Cathys) want to do because they have lived here for generations, and the family’s been here for generations,” Hecht said.
The mixed-use, urban village development on the north side of Walt Stephens Road between Spivey Village Way and Waverly Drive will have single-family homes, shops, a restaurant, a collaborative business center, a recital hall, artist studios, a stargazing patio, and other amenities.
“The Cathy family has a tremendous history of not providing good products and services but excellent products and services, and I have to believe they are going to continue down the same pathway that they always have,” Clayton County Commission Vice Chair DeMont Davis said. “I am convinced this is going to be an A1 caliber project.”
A rundown of the project
Building A will be a cluster of buildings — including a farm-to-table restaurant overlooking a flower and produce garden.
This section of the development will also have a teaching kitchen, cooking classes, bakery, bookstore, men’s and women’s clothing stores, and a rentable kitchen.
The lower level will include a deli, cafe´, photography studio, frame shop, men’s barber shop, women’s beauty shop, juice bar, and music store.
The upper level will include movie/film editing studio space; loft living space for 24-hour security; an adult-size treehouse with sitting, stargazing, and eating space; and an adult-size slide.
Building C will include a collaborative…
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