Aerotropolis Atlanta

Aerotropolis Atlanta
Headquarters
Atlanta, Georgia
,
United States
Key people
Shannon James, President & CEO; Brian Dorelus, Senior Project Manager; Chante Foster, Marketing & Communications Manager; Valencia White, Executive Assistant
WebsiteAeroatl.org

Aerotropolis Atlanta is a planned mixed-use development in Hapeville, Georgia on the site of the former Ford Atlanta Assembly Plant. The site is directly adjacent to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The complex is to house offices, retail, and entertainment.

The plant was purchased for over $40 million by Jacoby Development, Inc. in June 2008.[1] Demolition of the plant began in August 2008 and was expected to take one year.

In May 2011 Porsche North America announced plans to spend $80-100 million to move its North American headquarters from Sandy Springs to Aerotropolis Atlanta, including a new office building and test track.[2][3] Porsche will receive about $15 million in economic incentives to do so including a $10 million tax break as Aerotropolis is in an "enterprise zone".[4] In August 2012, Porsche building permit filings with the City of Atlanta revealed more details of the project's ambitious scope and cost. [5]


Initiatives

In addition to the redevelopment in the area, AeroATL is also reinvesting in the community, by focusing on economic,[6] community,[7] and logistical[8] development, with the goal of helping the area prosper.


2024 Leadership Structure

There is an executive committee, made up of prominent community members and investors, as well as a Board of Directors

Executive committee:

  • Michelle Arrington, Chair, Verizon
  • Kent Mason, Vice Chair, Prologis
  • Misty Fernandez, Board Secretary, Georgia Power
  • Nichole Miles-Sullivan, Atlanta Gas Light
  • Mike Alexander, Atlanta Regional Commission
  • Axel Adams, Delta Air Lines
  • Dr. Harrison Braddy, Invest Clayton
  • George Feygin, Porsche North America
  • Dr. Stuart Gulley, Woodward Academy
  • Kweku Forstall, Annie E. Casey Foundation
  • Gerald McDowell, ATL Airport CIDs
  • Honorable Tom Reed, City of Chattahoochee Hills
  • Noah Downer, Invest Atlanta
  • Katrina Julien, Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta
  • Michael Smith Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Int’l Airport
  • Honorable Jeff Turner Clayton County Board of Commissioners
  • Carol Waddy Chick-fil-A

Board of Directors:


Investors

AeroATL has taken on several large investors for the project the likes of Delta, Chick-fil-A, Porsche, Georgia Power, and more.

References

  1. ^ "Ford sells Hapeville plant site to Jacoby Development". June 12, 2008.
  2. ^ Porsche North America HQ to leave Sandy Springs for ex-Ford plant | ajc.com
  3. ^ "Mayor Kasim Reed and Governor Nathan Deal Announce Porsche to Build New U.S. Headquarters in Metropolitan Atlanta", City of Atlanta Online Archived June 11, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Porsche HQ relo draws $15M in incentives", Atlanta Business Chronicle, 2011-05-12
  5. ^ "Porsche's new headquarters, test track, costing $466 Million more than expected", What Now Atlanta, 2012-08-10
  6. ^ "Economic Development Collective".
  7. ^ "Community Development Collective".
  8. ^ "Workforce Initiatives - Hospitality".

External links

  • "Aerotropolis", The Jacoby Group

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