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For Mall West End, beginning of the end has begun

1970s community cornerstone set to close this month, be replaced with $450M "One West End"

January 17, 2025 by Josh Green

For Mall West End, fresh name, visuals, details have emerged

Property rebranded "One West End" as massive redevelopment plans unfold

October 30, 2024 by Josh Green

Mall West End sells for redevelopment. For real this time, city says

Atlanta mayor: 12-acre deal marks "long-awaited new era for the West End"

October 1, 2024 by Josh Green

City unveils surprise plans for redeveloping Mall West End

1970s mall redo calls for 1,000 housing units, plus retail, grocery, medical, and hotel mix

July 30, 2024 by Josh Green

Plans for Mall West End redevelopment fail for third time

Ownership will instead pivot toward building up more community-focused retail property, for now

October 16, 2023 by Josh Green

A year after splashy Mall West End plans surfaced, it's crickets

Latest proposal was expected to spawn 500 jobs, provide food options, weave West End back together

August 4, 2023 by Josh Green

Meet ‘PinkLabs,’ a fresh, Portman Prize-winning look at MARTA stops

Georgia Tech team took first place for vision of sustainable, customizable food and retail sources tied to Atlanta transit

May 4, 2023 by Josh Green

Introducing 'MARTA Mountain': A glimpse at Krog Street Tunnel's future?

Concept fusing MARTA with BeltLine, however impractical, is our pick from Portman Prize Studio competition at Georgia Tech

May 2, 2023 by Josh Green

Lidl grocery vows to open eastside Atlanta location next month

Growing German brand is bringing discount food options, 40 jobs to Memorial Drive

July 14, 2022 by Josh Green

Fresh vision emerges for West End's mall redevelopment

Developers: Scaled-back proposal would create 500 jobs, eliminate food desert, weave West End community back together

July 1, 2022 by Josh Green

Lidl pushes back opening of hotly anticipated eastside location

German grocer's plans to open Memorial Drive store by mid-2022 aren't happening

June 28, 2022 by Josh Green

Eastside Atlanta's first, long-awaited Lidl grocery is all but finished

"Our team is working to put the finishing touches on the Memorial Drive store," rep swears

April 21, 2022 by Josh Green

Fresh images: Summerhill deal closes to move long-needed grocery forward

Publix-anchored Summerhill Station is latest development in shadow of former Turner Field

November 8, 2021 by Josh Green

Grocery store, events space aims to uplift area around new Westside Park

The Grocery Spot is doing brisk business where affordability ordinance was recently enacted

September 7, 2021 by Josh Green

Where eastside Atlanta's first Lidl grocery stands right now

On former surface parking lot, Kirkwood will say hallo to "high-quality, award-winning products at unbelievably low prices"

August 26, 2021 by Josh Green