Almost everyone I come across in Cherokee County asks me what I know about the Sembler Project: Canton Marketplace?
I know a lot about the Canton Marketplace project… I have walked the site, in the mud. Yes, we chose one of the 2 days it has rained in Georgia this year to walk freshly graded real estate. I have seen where the new parkway will go down to cross Canton Creek. I have met with the property owner who owns the site directly behind the Sembler Project. I also talked the City Manager of Canton and I continue to check in on Sembler’s website for updates. I can tell you where the parkway is going, where the sewer lift station is going, how many beds the new Northside Hospital is projected to be upon completion (300), and I can tell you that York is planning an apartment project along the new parkway. I can also tell you that the parkway is to be primarily funded with private money, although the DOT has committed to help and it’s my understanding that some county/City of Canton SPLOST dollars may contribute as well. But what everyone really wants to know is…
What stores are going to be at Canton Marketplace? So, here’s a list of committed retailers and restaurants:
Retail Announced for Canton Marketplace
Lowe’s (139410 SF)
Super Target (178,137 SF)
Kohl’s (89,911 SF)
OfficeMax (18,000 SF)
PetsMart (20,000 SF)
Best Buy (30,428 SF)
Dick’s Sporting Goods (45,000 SF)
Linens ‘n’ Things (28,500 SF)
T.J. Maxx (28,000 SF)
Off-Broadway (18,000 SF)
Old Navy (15,000 SF)
The Cherokee Ledger also reports Books a Million and Marshalls, although they don’t appear on Sembler’s Site Plan
Restaurants Announced for Canton Marketplace
Taco Mac (6,900 SF)
Steak ‘N Shake (3,800 SF)
Olive Garden (7,399 SF)
Jim n Nick’s BBQ (6,537 SF)
Golden Corral (11,835 SF)
The Cherokee Ledger aslo reports…The opening of the first stores in the 800,000-square-foot center has been extended about six months beyond the previously announced timeline, from 2008 to 2009. Extensive planning has been put into Canton Marketplace, (Sembler Company President Jeff) Fuqua said, adding the entire center is to be completed by summer of 2009. “It’s architecturally very attractive,” Fuqua said.
Here are some links to other Sembler projects in Georgia, to give you a feel for their architectural quality: Perimeter Place, Town Brookhaven, & Edgewood Retail District
Canton Marketplace Site Plan:
