Alpharetta council creates Tax Allocation District for Northpointe Mall redevelopment
City of Alpharetta City Council · November 18, 2025
The Alpharetta City Council unanimously approved a resolution creating Tax Allocation District No. 3 for the Northpointe Mall area to give the city tools to finance public infrastructure and influence redevelopment of the 94‑acre mall corridor.
Alpharetta’s City Council voted unanimously on Nov. 17 to create Tax Allocation District No. 3, a redevelopment tool the city says will help finance public improvements needed to attract private investment at the Northpointe Mall site.
The council adopted a redevelopment plan and designated the city as the redevelopment agency responsible for administering the TAD, which staff described as a tax‑increment financing vehicle governed by the Georgia Redevelopment Powers Law. Consultant Gary told the council the proposed district covers roughly 640 acres and about 150 parcels and represents roughly 3% of the city’s 2025 tax digest (about $264.6 million).
Why it matters: Staff and the consultant said the tool would allow Alpharetta to use incremental growth in property taxes inside the district to pay for public improvements, development incentives or to leverage bonds or other commercial financing. Under optimistic scenarios presented to the council, redevelopment over 15–30 years could generate substantial increases in the tax digest and create incremental revenue to support capital investment; the consultant emphasized the estimates are contingent on future development choices and consent by other taxing jurisdictions.
Council members asked how the county and Fulton County School System would factor into payments. Consultant Gary and special counsel David Dove said county and school consent negotiations typically occur after the plan is adopted and can include limits or payment‑in‑lieu provisions tailored to protect service costs for schools and the county. The consultant explained that the redevelopment plan is written under the statute that assumes consent for modeling purposes but that practical consent negotiations would determine the final sharing and pledging of revenue.
Supporters described the site as one of the city’s prime redevelopment opportunities and argued the TAD gives Alpharetta the levers to guide a large‑scale mixed‑use reuse rather than leaving market forces alone. “This is probably your prime redevelopment site left in the city,” one councilmember said, noting the potential for jobs and increased sales tax revenue if successful. Opponents did not speak during the public hearing.
What the council approved: The resolution establishes the district effective Dec. 31 if no additional procedural steps reverse the action; it designates the city council as redevelopment agency, adopts the draft redevelopment plan, and establishes the city’s intent to pursue tax allocation financing. Councilmembers voted 5‑0 to adopt the resolution.
Next steps: Staff said the city will open consent discussions with Fulton County and the Fulton County School System and pursue intergovernmental agreements that could include performance criteria, sunset provisions, or pilot PILOTs (payments in lieu of taxes) to address concerns about service costs. Any actual bond issuance, pledging of additional revenue streams, or project‑specific development agreements would be separate actions requiring later approvals.
