MARTA's Plan For Brookhaven Station Development Met With Skepticism

BROOKHAVEN, GA -- MARTA presented its plans for developing the Brookhaven-Oglethorpe station to a standing-room only crowd at city hall Tuesday night, a group who met those plans mostly with skepticism.

More than 150 people attended the meeting, according to the Brookhaven Post. A MARTA senior executive highlighted the agency’s plans for the station, which include developing more than 120 apartments; up to 400,000 square feet of office space; 40,000 to 60,000 square feet of retail; up to 40,000 square feet of civic space and 150 hotel rooms.

A majority of those attending were concerned about the project’s density and the resulting traffic on nearby streets and neighborhoods.

MARTA and development officials will ask the city to begin the necessary rezonings in April.

To read the Brookhaven Post’s full report, click here.