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Smyrna buys former Emory Adventist site, eyes sports and rec partnership including pickleball
5870032 · October 1, 2025
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Mayor Derek Norton said the city closed on the former Emory Adventist Hospital property and is in talks with national sports and recreation operators to develop pickleball courts, youth programming, senior activities and possible hotel and retail uses.
Mayor Derek Norton said Smyrna has closed on the former Emory Adventist Hospital site on South Cobb Drive and is pursuing public–private partnerships to redevelop it as a recreation-focused campus.
Norton told the audience that brokers initially described the site as suitable for “dense multifamily with 600 or more units,” a…
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