Alpharetta City Council To Consider Proposed Hockey Arena, Mixed-Use Development

ALPHARETTA, GA — City council members on Monday will consider transforming the North Point Mall property into an entertainment district in Alpharetta.

A public hearing will be held at 6:30 p.m. at Alpharetta City Hall, 2 Park Plaza, in downtown.

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Council members will consider approving the North Point Sports and Entertainment District, a proposed mixed-use development that could include a 20,000-seat hockey arena.

The new hockey arena could reportedly attract the National Hockey League.

It if gets the green light, the district will also include the following, per the council agenda:

• 4,000-seat music hall and performing arts center
• 2,000-seat team practice facility and community hockey rink
• A movie theater
• 30,000 square foot hotel conference center
• 350-room full-service hotel
• 300-room hybrid hotel
• 750,000 square feet of office space
• 565,000 square feet of retail/restaurant
• 1,385 'For-Rent' dwelling units
• 26 acres of public parks, plazas and multi-use trails on 98.58 acres in the North Point Overlay

Plans to reshape the North Point Circle mall began in March when property owner New York Life linked with developer Jamestown to file a rezoning application, Urbanize Atlanta previously reported.

The last time Georgia had a NHL team was in 2011, marking the end of the Atlanta Thrashers.

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