ALPHARETTA, GA. — Developer North American Properties (NAP), Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle and other dignitaries and business professionals officially opened Avalon for business yesterday morning. The $600 million development features single-family homes, chef-driven restaurants and national eateries, a Whole Foods Market, apparel retailers, a gym, 12-screen Regal theater, dog park and upscale apartment residences. Retail tenants include Arhaus, Banana Republic, Columbia, Everything But Water, J. Crew, lululemon athletica, Orvis, Pottery Barn Kids, Ted’s Montana Grill and West Elm. Phase II of Avalon, which has been approved for construction, includes 85,000 square feet of retail and restaurant space and is scheduled to open in fall 2016.
Avalon's opening celebration included a ribbon-cutting ceremony with Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle (left center) and NAP partner Mark Toro (right center). (Photo courtesy of Heather Graham of North American Properties)
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