The redevelopment of the former Olympic tennis center site off U.S. Highway 78 could include a Whataburger, other restaurants, a warehouse grocery store and apartments, according to plans filed with Gwinnett County officials.
The Gwinnett County Planning Commission is expected to take up the proposed 31.1-acre redevelopment at its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday at the Gwinnett Justice and Administration Center. County officials will then ask residents to attend an informational meeting later in the week to learn about plans for the property and offer their feedback.
The informational meeting, which will be hosted by County Commissioner Ben Ku, will take place at 6 p.m. on April 13 at the Mountain Park Activity Building, which is located at 1063 Rockbridge Road in unincorporated Stone Mountain.
The county is asking to have the property rezoned from commercial only to a mixed-use residential zoning. It would have to go to the Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners for final approval after the Planning Commission considers it.
“The proposed development would complement the mixture of surrounding land uses and provide additional residential critical mass to support surrounding commercial and employment uses including multiple large shopping centers along both sides of Stone Mountain Highway and the recently-constructed Amazon facility, which is located just to the southeast of the property along West Park Place Boulevard,” a letter of intent from the county’s planning department states.
County staff have recommended approval of the redevelopment plan.
Gwinnett County acquired the tennis center property in a land swap with the Stone Mountain Memorial Association in 2016 and the center was demolished in 2017. County officials have long said their vision for the property was for it to become a gateway project due to its location…
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