Chick-fil-A, Villa Savannah to Open Locations in Atlanta’s West Midtown District

ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A and Villa Savannah, a boutique fashion and home decor retailer based in Savannah, have signed on to open new locations in Atlanta’s West Midtown district. Frank Buonanotte, founder of The Shopping Center Group, and Jeff Stein, founder of Stein Investment Group, are the landowners of the two sites in West Midtown. Chick-fil-A will open a 4,500-square-foot store with double drive-thru access at the intersection of Northside Drive and Ethel Street, just south of 14th Street. Buonanotte and Stein acquired the site in October 2014. Villa Savannah has signed a lease for a new 2,700-square-foot store at Westside Ironworks, bringing the mixed-use development to 92 percent occupancy before completion. Chick-fil-A plans to open its new restaurant in December, and Villa Savannah plans to open in October. Other Westside Ironworks retailers opening in the near future include Dixon Rye, Tom+Chee, O-Ku and Barcelona.