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Chamblee council digs into concerns over 3535 Broad Street 'city center' plan; debate centers on internal road, height and tree preservation
Summary
Developers described plans for a major mixed‑use city center across from City Hall; council members expressed strong reservations about a driveway/fire-access road through the town-green, building height relative to City Hall sightlines, and preservation of mature trees, and asked for further analysis before votes.
Chamblee — Developers and staff told the City Council a planned 352,000-square-foot multifamily and 62,000-square-foot commercial project at 3535 Broad Street is intended as a “city center” and a catalyst for more downtown activity, but council members raised multiple design, safety and visual-impact concerns that left the project unresolved at the work session.
Greystar representative T.R. Clausen described the project as the product of a competitive RFP and a team approach and said the developer believes the package of variances and waivers (the applicant cited 74 total) are necessary to realize the vision. “We feel that everything — all 74 — are desperately needed in order to carry…
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