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Business
Perimeter Mall
the front of the mall will make the
largest mall in metro Atlanta by area a magnet for office high rises,
“Last mile” connectivity is a goal square footage (1.57 million sq. ft.) such as State Farm’s headquarters,
for both PCIDs and the City of is still bustling. Four anchor stores and new hotels in the area.
Dunwoody, to encourage walking and more than 140 other retailers With mixed-use developments
and cycling as major modes continue to attract shoppers to in a walkable community with
a massive selection of upscale
of transportation, particularly merchandise. Two of the newest easy access to the interstate
around the transit stations. The arrivals are Fabletics and Amazon and to the busiest airport in the
City is currently acquiring right- 4-star, both of which opened in world – it is no surprise that so
of-way to develop separated mid-2020. many companies choose to call
pedestrian and bicycle facilities Pedestrians especially have Dunwoody home. In addition
along Ashford Dunwoody Road been encouraged to spend time to State Farm’s thousands of
between Hammond Drive and at the mall. Most mall restaurants employees, Zillow is bringing
200 jobs to the city, and national
Mount Vernon Road. Extending are located either at the front staffing company Insight Global
non-motorized transportation of the mall or in stand-alone has 800 employees head-
options in the Perimeter area will locations in the parking lot. The quartered here. This increasing
increase the geographic reach of mall’s proximity to the Dunwoody density testifies to Dunwoody’s
the Dunwoody MARTA station. The MARTA station and the planned growing popularity with
City also has plans to make the Ashford Dunwoody Road Multi- businesses and residents.
Purpose Trail that will run along
stretch of Chamblee-Dunwoody
Road between I-285 and North
Shallowford Road more pedestrian
and bike friendly.
PERIMETER MALL
Perimeter Mall continues to
be a major economic engine for
Dunwoody, as it has been since its
opening in 1971. While many malls
of that era stand nearly empty
today, Perimeter Mall, the second
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