ATLANTA — The City of Atlanta has unveiled plans for Grant Park Gateway, a $48 million underground parking and mobility facility located at an existing eight-acre surface parking lot adjacent to Zoo Atlanta in the city’s Grant Park district. The new LEED-certified property will feature a park on the roof of the facility with green infrastructure elements and a restaurant offering regional cuisine, as well as approximately 1,000 parking spaces. The overall project will complement Zoo Atlanta’s “Grand New View” project that will repurpose the former Cyclorama building to a multi-use, special events facility and expand the zoo’s entry plaza to the Boulevard Avenue entrance. The City of Atlanta will fund the project through a revenue bond and supplement it with additional sources, including the Department of Parks and Recreation’s park improvement funds. The Department of Parks and Recreation awarded the Grant Park Gateway bid to Winter Johnson Group, a joint venture between general contractors Winter Construction and Johnson Construction Services. In the coming months the Parks Department will issue the restaurant request for proposal and host community meetings to solicit additional ideas and concerns from residents as the Grant Park Gateway project moves toward its expected completion in late 2018.
The new Grant Park Gateway will feature a park on the roof of the facility with green infrastructure elements and a restaurant offering regional cuisine, as well as approximately 1,000 underground parking spaces.
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