smoothie king midtown closes; is subway next?

Let’s paint a picture. Imagine Atlanta as a large smoothie.

The ingredients: empty real estate from an unprecedented number of restaurant and retail closures, unaffordable rent and an added “immune enhancer;” Smoothie King.

Without warning (sound familiar lately?) Smoothie King, located at 1001 Piedmont Ave next to Subway and Flying Biscuit, closed yesterday. The space has already been vacated from floor to ceiling.

Smoothie Kings lease was up for renewal and the rent, not negotiable, would have kept their bottom line in the red. No choice but to close, employees were relocated to the surrounding Smoothie King locations.

But the turmoil doesn’t end there. Sources at Subway restaurant next door claim that they are next to close. The Subway space is being shown today to a possible tenant. Their lease has also expired is up for renewal (change in lingo per request of leasing officer for Subway).

If this Subway closes, employees will be relocated to a Subway owned by the same franchisee that is currently under construction at Lindbergh in Buckhead.

Smoothie King
1001 Piedmont Ave Ne # 101
Atlanta, GA 30309