Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 10

74 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 10 an upscale artisan restaurant with a 10,000 sq ft event space above. That space will overlook a green space or common area where some 150 trees are being preserved. In the end there will be more than 34,000 sq ft of restaurant space and 48,000 sq ft of office and retail space in the complex. The project is approximately 10 percent complete; they hope to open restaurants and office space by the fall of 2022 with about 90 percent of the planned development finished. But all of the apartments won’t be finished or leased until the fall and winter of 2023. Sanders acknowledges, “It’s been years in the making. The city was the driving force behind acquiring all the property, putting the parcels together, and then finding the right partner and MidCity and CASTO have the same vision as our Mayor and Council. It really is exciting watching it come together and exceeding what we thought we could do. So, it’s been just a great process, with terrific people involved and we’re looking forward to a grand opening later in 2022.” This development is in addition to the city setting records for building permits and residential developments for the last two years. Snellville has helped diversify its housing stock with smaller cluster home developments for all ages and they created a new neighborhood near their largest employer, the Eastside Medical Center, with single family homes in the $400,000 to $500,000 range. They’ve also created options for those aged 55 and older. “We’re creating mixed residential options, many residential options for people,” says Sanders. “We’re really trying to span the gambit and offer housing for younger families as well as folks who are looking to have that 55-plus community with all the amenities that go with it.” The city is part of Gwinnett County School District which is one of the top five school districts in the state. Sanders boasts that all of the schools in the city excel academically and