Flagship Property Houses 1,364 Student Beds and Serves as Landmark Properties’ Headquarter
Athens, GA — (June 14, 2024) – Landmark Properties, a fully-integrated real estate firm specializing in development, construction, investment management, and operation of high-quality residential communities, is welcoming City Food Hall to 19,681 square feet of street-level retail space at The Mark Athens, located at 130 Hickory St. in Athens, GA. With a curated combination of culinary and entertainment offerings, City Food Hall will bring a vibrant experiential retail outpost to this dynamic enclave of Athens. The location is expected to open in Fall 2025.
Interior of City Food Hall, located in Destin, FL
“City Food Hall will bring an exceptional lifestyle concept to Athens that is otherwise non-existent in the market,” said Jeff Carter of Landmark Properties. “We’ve had a very positive experience with City Food Hall as its soon-to-open location at our Standard at Gainesville asset in Gainesville, FL nears opening and we’re excited to expand the concept given the unique offering this use brings to the Athens market.”
Whitney Spangler and David Martos of Colliers International represented Landmark Properties and Jason Hurst of Colliers International, who has since joined the team at CBRE, represented City Food Hall.
City Food Hall Athens will feature 10 specialty, chef-driven food concepts offering a diverse range of culinary offerings, a full-service neighborhood bar and two state-of-the-art golf simulators that will feature a variety of interactive multi-sports games – appealing to complete novices, weekend warriors and pros alike. With a focus on curating high-quality local food and beverage offerings, combined with a dedication to first-class service and warm hospitality, Miami-based City Food Hall is recognized for its experience and operational excellence in the food hall sector.
“We are delighted to be collaborating with Landmark Properties to bring our innovative City Food Hall concept to Athens, Georgia,” said Peter Rounce, CEO and founder of Miami-based City Food Hall. “Ideally located to serve both the city’s vibrant student population and the wider community, our unique positioning as a culinary hub and entertainment destination will quickly establish City Food Hall Athens as the community’s favorite gathering place.”
Proximate to the University of Georgia campus and Sanford Stadium, the central location attracts a diverse demographic year-round. Landmark developed the property in two phases with the first phase, completed in 2017, offering 928 beds and 34,000 square feet of retail, and a second phase, completed in 2022, offering 436 beds, and 19,681 square feet of new retail space. The complex also boasts 46,427 square feet of office space. Landmark Properties, founded in Athens in 2004, occupies 92 percent of the office space for its corporate headquarters. Situated adjacent to the Athens Greenway, the location provides convenient access to expansive green spaces featuring biking, hiking and running trails.
“This location will serve not only the student community, but also the residents of Athens,” said Whitney Spangler of Colliers. “Its convenient location at the intersection of Broad and Oconee makes it easily accessible to downtown as well as the University of Georgia campus.”
Athens-based Landmark Properties has developed several projects in the area and manages a total of 3,257 student beds in Athens.
###
About Landmark Properties
Headquartered in Athens, Ga., with an office in Atlanta, Landmark Properties is a fully integrated real estate firm, specializing in the acquisition, development, and management of high-quality residential communities. With $14 billion in AUM, Landmark’s portfolio includes over 115 residential communities across the country with 72,000 beds under management. Additionally, Landmark benefits from an active development pipeline with 23 student and multifamily projects under construction or near term start with an estimated value of over $5 billion. Landmark’s mission is to be the leader in development, construction, operations, and investment management of high-quality residential communities, delivering unrivaled service and experience to our residents, partners, and employees. For more information, visit www.landmarkproperties.com.
About City Food Hall
City Food Hall is the nation’s fastest-growing food hall company, curating culinary communities that spotlight both seasoned and emerging local chefs under one roof. Its gathering spaces serve as vibrant intersections where creativity, culture, and flavor meet, and are designed to foster enduring connections between the guests, partners, and the local communities that they serve. Providing a launching pad for chefs to grow their businesses, City Food Hall delivers culinary destinations where friends and families come together to indulge in exceptional food and drinks, with a side of entertainment. Established in 2021 and headquartered in Miami, Florida, City Food Hall currently operates food halls in Destin and West Palm Beach, Florida, with additional locations opening soon in Orlando and Gainesville, Florida and Athens, Georgia. For more information, visit www.cityfoodhall.com.
Media Contacts:
Great Ink Communications – (212) 741-2977
Roxanne Donovan, Lindsay Church, Sara Williams, Eric Gerard
landmark@greatink.com