West End Mall revitalization pitched as national model for ‘Opportunity Zone’ development

“The West End Mall Redevelopment Project is an example of everything a federal Opportunity Zone should be,” Von said in prepared statements that were part of a news release offering an update on the project. “Developers, city leaders, investors and communities across the country are trying to figure out how to make opportunity zones impactful,” Von said. “A growing number are looking at ways to get a financial return, and they want to make a difference. The redevelopment of the West End Mall is poised to be a national example of how to do just that.”

SOURCE: Atlanta Business Chronicle

Vision unveiled for West End Mall’s rebirth as mixed-use ‘opportunity zone’

Dr. Eloisa Klementich, Invest Atlanta president and CEO, said the project will further her agency’s efforts to “foster equitable investment in the Southside” that’s geared to provide “access to jobs and affordable housing.”

SOURCE: Curbed Atlanta

The Redevelopment Of The Mall At West End Close To Securing Opportunity Zone Funding

SOURCE: BisNow

Opportunity Zones Bring Investors Off the Sidelines for New Look at West End Mall Redevelopment

ECP has spent the past year working with city council, engaging community leaders and the public, and developing a preliminary site master plan and design. “We have taken a unique approach to gaining support in an opportunity zone,” says Gravel. “Rarely in the opportunity zone sector do you have a supportive community, an engaged local government and the attention of national investors. But our vision for West End has successfully secured support and interest from all three. We did this by prioritizing community engagement, bringing leaders to the table early on, and pitching strategic investors first to become anchors in the deal.”

SOURCE: Yahoo Finance