Historic District Shopping Center in Inman Park slated for redevelopment. Tenants plan for relocation.
UPDATE (August 24, 2011): Landlord spending 150K to demolish Historic District Shopping Center on Decatur Street
Historic District Shopping Center is scheduled to be redeveloped, according to Spencer Humphrey, owner of Black Tie Barbecue, one of the shopping center’s tenants.
The shopping center at 486 Decatur Street, which was built in 1965, will be redeveloped into self-storage, Humphrey told What Now Atlanta in a telephone interview Saturday.
“Decatur Street Properties is knocking down the building and constructing a self-storage unit,” Humphrey said. “We kind of knew this day was going to come.”
Humphrey, who opened his catering company, Black Tie Barbecue, at the shopping center in May 2010, is relocating along with the rest of the Historic District’s tenants, he said.
“We have a buyout on our lease,” Humphrey said. “We’ll move as soon as we find a new location.”
Humphrey said he hopes to find space near Black Tie’s current location and plans on adding a “showroom” element to the new space.
“The only downside is we’ll need to come up with more money to fund the build-out and other expenses associated with moving.”
Decatur Street Properties and other Historic District tenants were not immediately available for comment.
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