A renovation project is in the pipeline near East Point’s historic downtown that’s envisioned as basically the Swiss Army knife of events and business spaces.
Billed as a “Creative Space for a Creative Community,” the 1290 Knotts Avenue facility is called Unity Center. It’s positioned near the intersection of Main Street, just west of the Connector freeway, a location that project leaders say is five minutes from Atlanta’s airport and 10 minutes from downtown.
The facility was previously home to the Cameron Academy private school, which closed at that location last year.
Unity Center is described as a 27,000-square-foot multimedia production and event space, offering both turn-key and white-box spaces.
Construction fencing and promotional signage at the site in January. Google Maps
Planned look of the Unity Center front entry. Unity Center
According to floorplans, interior components will include lounges, a main hall of 7,000 square feet, a performance stage, catering kitchen, business suites, a lecture hall, media suites, and a conference room, among other facets.
Standing between the main building and Knotts Avenue is a former home structure that’s being repurposed as a 1,500-square-foot satellite business suite, surrounded by a courtyard with seating.
Google maps imagery indicates that outbuilding has been vacant and boarded up for nearly a decade.
Emails to the Unity Center for construction updates have not been returned this week. The project’s promotional website says it’s expected to open sometime this year.
The site is also advertising Unity Center memberships for access to the facility that begin at $25 per month.
The 1290 Knotts Ave. location in question in East Point. Google Maps
Unity Center
The versatile main building, according to project leaders, is capable of being a TV/film production stage and hosting concerts, screenings, weddings, sporting events, conventions, and other sorts of performances.
The Unity Center ownership group is comprised of Atlanta and East Point natives with more than a decade's worth of experience in real estate development, entertainment, event hall, and service industry jobs, the project’s website notes.
Find more details and imagery in the gallery above.
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