The next adaptive-reuse project to take shape across a former industrial property west of Midtown is anticipating an eventful autumn.
As our latest aerial tour of Atlanta illustrates, Westside Paper, developed in a joint venture between Third & Urban and FCP, has finished construction along a bend in West Marietta Street in the Howell Station neighborhood.
Project reps tell Urbanize Atlanta a festive grand opening for seven signed retailers at the complex—offering everything from fried chicken to lobster mac and cheese to alcoholic popsicles—could come as early as Sept. 30, though plans have yet to be finalized.
Meanwhile, next door, a massive QTS data center expansion remains in development, while construction of a new off-street Atlanta BeltLine link is on the horizon.
The property’s future BeltLine spur frontage (below) with evolving Atlanta skylines in the distance.
The 245,000-square-foot project has added new-construction elements to a repurposed 1950s warehouse, with the bulk of it being office space. Westside Paper leaders are negotiating leases with several tenants, and they expected that activity to pick up once the retail portion opens in coming weeks, according to project officials.
In the short term, plans call for continued collaborations with local nonprofits to host events in the district’s new spaces.
The Westside Paper retail lineup will include the second location of Grant Park’s Elsewhere Brewing; a traditional taqueria from chef Santiago Gomez called El Santo Gallo; Ancestral Bottle Shop + Market, a venture by restauranteur Roxana Aguirre that focuses on Mexican spirits and South American wines; elsewhere, homegrown favorites King of Pops have signed on to open a walk-up outpost that will feature pops, soft serve, pop-tails, and slush-tails, plus beer and wine.
Developers announced in 2021 that Pancake Social, Girl Diver, and Boxcar Betty’s (now open) have also been signed…
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