The City of Woodstock and development partner Morris & Fellows have released concept plans for Phase One of the new City Center development downtown. The project is the culmination of over a decade of land acquisition and planning for the nearly 4-acre site at East Main St. and Arnold Mill Rd. When completed, Woodstock City Center will feature a mix of uses, including shopping, dining, office, much-needed parking and a boutique hotel with meeting space (www.woodstockga.gov).

“Morris & Fellows has been privileged to work with the City of Woodstock since the early 2000s. We were the original commercial partner for the visioning and redevelopment of Woodstock Downtown, which has not only been wildly successful, but has also served as an inspiration for other communities nationwide,” said Cheri Morris, president of Atlanta-based Morris & Fellows (www.morrisandfellows.com).  “Now, we are ready to move ahead with Woodstock City Center, which will complement the existing shops, restaurants, parks, residences and other amenities in the downtown corridor.  The new boutique hotel and commercial office space will bring even more vitality to the city, and the nearly 650-space parking deck will benefit residents, visitors and workers alike.”

The plans for City Center include improvements to public infrastructure such as re-aligning Chambers St. and eliminating a portion of East Main St. to improve access in and out of the commercial district. The parking deck will feature entrances on three levels, to facilitate ease of entry and departure.  Work is scheduled to begin in the next six months with project completion estimated at about three years. Morris & Fellows is managing construction of the public infrastructure and will build the privately-owned buildings designed to house retail, restaurant and office space, as well as the boutique hotel with community event space.