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ATLANTA BRAVES MULTI-USE COMPLEX / MLB ALL-STAR GAME COMING IN 2021
• The $670M Atlanta Braves Stadium and associated $600M mixed-use complex called The Battery encompasses approximately 60 acres, and directly adjoins the southeastern boundary of Smyrna at Cobb Parkway and Spring Road. The Braves have recently purchased 15 additional acres which will be added to the complex.
• Opened for the 2017 baseball season
• Significant transportation infrastructure improvements have been made along Spring Road from Cobb Parkway to Bell Road in the immediate vicinity of the stadium complex. This was a SPLOST funded project that will help with the anticipated traffic increases in that area.
• The recently reported fiscal impact of SunTrust Park and The Battery on Cobb County is over $19M annually.
• Thyssenkrupp – international elevator company – announced North American Headquarters in The Battery – will house approx. 900 employees at the facility and generate 10,000 room nights for hotels in the area. Their state-of- the-art elevator testing facility will be the tallest structure in Cobb County.
• The last parcel in The Battery is under development and will contain:
• Aloft Hotel (Marriott) – 140 rooms
• Silverspot Cinema – set to open in 2019 – full bar and in-theater dining. – offering Hollywood movies, independent and foreign films, along with other programming such as musicals and plays.
• Savi Provisions – gourmet market and wine shop opening its 7th location at The Battery – 4,500 square-foot space on the ground floor of the Aloft Hotel is set to open in late 2019.
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