In celebration of Earth Day, Gateway85 Community Improvement District announces that is working with Brightview (NYSE: BV), the nation’s leading commercial landscape company, to move to zero-emission, low-noise electric landscaping equipment beginning with mowers. It is Gateway85’s goal to move to 100 percent zero-emission electric landscape equipment to reduce gas emissions and noise pollution.
Emory Morsberger, executive director – Gateway85 CID, says: “As one of the state’s largest Community Improvement Districts, Gateway85 CID felt obligated to lead the way in finding environmentally sustainable solutions for the district. We are pleased to be working with an industry leader like Brightview.”
Gateway85 CID has currently implemented 50 percent of its mowing equipment as electric, and all two-stroke engines, including weed eaters, blowers and hedgers are electric. The goal is to be 100 percent electric by the end of 2023.
Brightview prides itself on developing and nurturing landscapes that inspire and enhance communities and deploying environmentally sustainable strategies. Solutions are the keystone to what Brightview does on Earth Day and every day.
Brightview has implemented an enterprise-wide environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategy and as outlined in its 2022 ESG Report, the company is committed to minimizing its impact on earth. The company has a goal to reduce carbon emissions by 90 percent and become carbon neutral by 2035.
Young to be first speaker for Gas South District series
Young
Former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young will be the first speaker in a series sponsored by Gas South District. He will speak May 12 at 11:30 a.m. The purpose of the series is to bring distinguished leaders to Gwinnett County to discuss current events, trends, and ideas that enrich lives and create conversation for the future of our community. The Series is presented by Northside Hospital.
Appointed as an Ambassador to the United Nations in 1977, Young negotiated an end to white minorityrule in Namibia and Zimbabwe and brought President Jimmy Carter’s emphasis on human rights to international diplomacy efforts. Later, as two-term Mayor of Atlanta, Young brought in over 1,100 businesses, over $70 billion in foreign direct investments and generated over a million jobs. Individual tickets and table purchases are available by visiting www.GasSouthDistrict.com/speaker-series-1.
Gwinnett Place redevelopment concepts now open for study
Three organizations are working together to chart a redevelopment action plan for the Gwinnett Place area. Gwinnett County, the Atlanta Regional Commission (ARC) and the Gwinnett Place Community Improvement District (CID) are together pulling together a plan to make the mall area a vibrant community and destination that reflects Gwinnett Place’s international character and embraces the diverse backgrounds of its businesses and residents.
With Gwinnett County’s purchase of part of the site in 2021, Gwinnett now has an opportunity to shape a shared community vision for the future of Gwinnett’s central business district.
During last week’s three-day revitalization design workshop, leaders in mall redevelopment came together to develop two initial redevelopment concepts that combine the community’s vision for the site with market realities.
Concept 1 is for a mixed-use town center, focusing on lower density with small local retail around the proposed central green. The development focus will be primarily residential, averaging three to four stories in height. There would be less public investment with a slower pace of redevelopment. This concept would be like what many of Gwinnett’s successful downtowns offer today.
Concept 2 is a cultural district that embraces the diversity and the international character already around Gwinnett Place. This concept would require higher public investment, but the redevelopment impact would increase, and the pace of development would be faster. It would include the construction of an iconic cultural center with classrooms, an international library, language lab, office space for nonprofits, along with an entrepreneur incubator space.
The central green would come alive with arts, cultural events, an amphitheater and water features. Structured parking would free acres of surface parking for additional green space, trails, bike paths and buildings would be four to six stories high.
The success of any future redeveloped mall site must be tied to how well the community’s wishes to respond to the opportunities, and the challenges, of the real estate market. Any future redevelopment options must be data-driven, market supportable and economically feasible. Looking 10, 15 and 20 years into the future, the consultant team prepared real estate demand models for key land uses such as housing, workplace/office, hospitality and retail.
Visit the concepts to let Gwinnett Place officials know your thoughts and comments. Go to www.GwinnettPlaceToBe.com to view the concepts and offer improvement suggestions. The consultant team will then begin detailed work on a final strategy which will be completed by September and presented to Gwinnett County leadership for implementation.
Sugarloaf CID elects new board member, re-elects 2 others
Sugarloaf Community Improvement District has elected a new board member, and re-elected two others.
Souza
The new director is Robson Souza, general manager of Sugarloaf Mills, which is part of the Simon Property Group. Robson oversees day-to-day operations of the super-regional shopping center and is responsible for its leasing, marketing, finance, building operations, peripheral development, and community relations. Prior to this position, he worked at some of Simon’s assets in the South Florida and Dallas markets. He is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University with a degree in finance. He has lived in Gwinnett since 2018.
The board of Sugarloaf CID also re-elected Brand Morgan and Cole Hudgens as directors.
Goff is new director of northeast Realtors
Goff
The Northeast Atlanta Metro Association of Realtors has a new association executive. She is Janét Goff, who has been involved in the real estate world for more than 20 years. She previously served as director of the Capitus Real Estate Learning Center. She has been involved in the real estate industry for the past twenty plus years. Established in 1969, The Northeast Atlanta Metro Association of Realtors promotes professionalism and ethical real estate practices. It is one of the largest Realtor associations in Metro Atlanta. For more information, call 770-495-7300 or visit www.NAMAR.org
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