ALPHARETTA, GA — The Alpharetta City Council is set to vote Monday night on a rezoning proposal that could clear the way for a major redevelopment of North Point Mall. If approved, the roughly 100-acre property would be rezoned to support the proposed North Point Sports and Entertainment District, a mixed-use development with hotels, restaurants, office space, shopping and about 1,400 new apartments. “There’s very few places in Atlanta, especially north of Atlanta, where there is about 100 acres of opportunity,” City Administrator Chris Lagerbloom said. The proposal also calls for a 20,000-seat, NHL-ready hockey arena. Lagerbloom said construction of the arena would only move forward if the NHL selects the location for a future Atlanta expansion team. “One of the conditions on it moving forward is that the NHL actually select this location for a future Atlanta expansion team,” Lagerbloom said. Jamestown, the developer of Atlanta’s Ponce City Market and Alpharetta’s Avalon, is spearheading the project. The city’s Planning Commission recently voted 4-3 to approve the rezoning. Some community members have raised concerns about the number of apartments that could be included in the project. Critics have also voiced concerns about additional traffic. Lagerbloom said the redevelopment has been in the works for years and does not expect construction to begin before the end of the year. “This has been a work in progress over multiple years and these big projects take time,”…
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