A new downtown commercial block and street overhaul aren’t the only significant changes coming to Avondale Estates’ main drag. 

Within earshot of MARTA and a popular PATH Foundation trail, a fresh concept called Galore Market is transforming a former auto business and nondescript building at the DeKalb County city’s western edge. 

Galore Market hopes to open in October in the corner building the owners recently purchased at 2711 E. College Ave., according to Michael Wess, a Bull Realty partner who brokered the sale. The same team operates O4W Market, a grocery concept on Decatur Street in Old Fourth Ward.

Market plans call for 2,300 square feet of interior space and roughly 700 square feet of outdoor patios. Expect a selection of organic foods along with beer and wine. 

“[It] will have great space to sit outside and relax but will also appeal to passersby… for quick stop and pick-ups,” Wess wrote via email. “[The proprietor] is looking for someone to operate the upstairs space—perhaps doing tacos or something similar.” 

View to Sams Crossing from a Galore Market side patio, looking north. Galore Market; courtesy of Bull Realty

The market's 2711 E. College Ave. location in relation to MARTA and downtown Avondale Estates. Google Maps

The building in question most recently operated as a discount tire shop. 

According to a LoopNet listing, the two-story commercial structure spanned 4,800 square feet and included 15 parking spaces in its previous state. 

More than 17,000 vehicles pass the site per day, and 4,300 daily riders use the Avondale MARTA station one block to the west, per marketing materials.  

The market concept's planned frontage along E. College Avenue on the westernmost block in Avondale Estates. Galore Market; courtesy of Bull Realty

Planned facade and seating along E. College Avenue at Galore Market. Galore Market; courtesy of Bull Realty; designs, Ascend Design Studio

The market will be positioned at the western end of Avondale Estates’ ongoing Complete Street overhaul of U.S. Highway 278 (North Avondale Road/East College Avenue). 

That project is remaking a five-lane highway and basic sidewalk that pass the Town Green and many of Avondale Estates’ most popular restaurants and shops, reducing the roadway to three lanes for 1.15 miles. Changes call for a 10-foot-wide path for pedestrians and bicyclists, upgraded traffic signals, a center median, landscape buffer, pedestrian and bike crossings, as well as road repaving and re-striping. 

Avondale Estates officials recently told Urbanize Atlanta the Complete Street project is on pace to finish construction in January. 

Find a closer look at Galore Market plans in the gallery above. 

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