Driving by the large patch of red earth on Old Milton Parkway west of GA400 you might be tempted to think to yourself – great… another strip mall or big box retailer - just what Alpharetta needs! However, just like me, you might be surprised to find out that what is being built there is only partly retail and is just what Alpharetta needs!
I have recently visited the Stanbury Residences model center, located across the street from where the new 87-acre mixed use community called Prospect Park will be developed. Scheduled to open in 2009 and 2010, this community will be a world-class luxury destination that will put Alpharetta, Georgia on the map for many of the world’s elite. All zoning approvals have been obtained from the city so we will soon see the patch of red clay turn into an upscale community that will include the Stanbury Manor, an ultra luxury five star hotel with amenities such as a 16000 sq. ft destination spa and wellness center, a glass conservatory that seats 140 imported from London, a cuisine gallery that will bring epicurean tastes from all over the world (similar to the food hall at Harrod’s in London), and even a heli-pad. The homeowners of the nearby 2 / 3 bedroom & penthouse private residences, which start at $1.5 million, will have access to all hotel amenities and on-call services from hotel staff which will move between the residences and the hotel via underground tunnels. No mixed-use community of this caliber would be complete without the high-end designer retail, office, and gourmet dining establishments that have previously been associated with a Buckhead locale. Green space with gardens and an exclusive dog-walk area, an 18-theater AMC movie complex with cocktail seating and a Whole Foods slated to be larger than their Duluth location will round out Prospect Park’s indulgent amenities.
There is no doubt that Stanbury Collection/Prospect Park development team has conducted extensive research to determine that Alpharetta can support such an exclusive and luxurious addition to the community and I can only agree that this is a good thing for North Fulton.
