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Council approves reduced-density redesign for Technology Parkway South site; one member opposes
Summary
The City Council approved a change of conditions for the mixed‑use development at 2022 Technology Parkway South, reducing entitlement from 382 to 326 apartments and cutting impervious surface and buffer encroachments. The motion passed with one member recorded in opposition.
The Peachtree Corners City Council approved a change of conditions on a previously authorized mixed‑use development at 2022 Technology Parkway South, shifting the site from the 2021 entitlement of 382 apartments to a proposed 326‑unit plan and reducing impervious surface and buffer encroachments.
City planner Sean Adams told council the project remains zoned MUD and described the new plan as a less‑intense alternative that removes two previously entitled buildings, reduces units and lowers overall impervious cover. Adams said staff recommended approval with conditions that define maximum buffer encroachments, set the unit cap at 326 and require substantial conformity to the presented site plan and elevations.
Den Webb, representing the applicant Alliance Residential LLC, told the council the team is targeting a September start if entitlements are approved. "We're targeting September," Webb said. He and project team members said the revised plan keeps the previously approved mixed‑use components — about 8,000 square feet of office and 2,000 square feet of restaurant/retail — while lowering net unit count and improving environmental impacts.
Alliance representative Noah Randall described the developer’s operating rationale for fewer units, saying very large multifamily projects can create operational challenges and that the company prefers a product size in the roughly 300‑unit range. He said the revised unit mix will include a higher share of one‑bedroom apartments, with average one‑bedrooms about 750 square feet and two‑bedrooms averaging about 1,050–1,100 square feet.
Adams noted that the change in conditions also includes a switch from a requirement of “general conformity” to “substantial conformity” for the site plan and elevations, tightening what the council should expect to see built. The developer also agreed to provide a public art piece coordinated with the city’s arts council in place of a previously entitled mural.
A motion to approve the change passed; the council chair reported one opposed vote — identified in the meeting as “Joe.” No roll‑call tally naming other councilmembers was recorded in the transcript.
The council did not detail a construction schedule beyond the applicant’s statement targeting a September start. Staff said the approved conditions will remain in force unless modified in a later proceeding.
