Jon Barry Plans High-End Retail-Residential Project

ATLANTA-The trendy Virginia-Highland shopping center clustered around North Highland and Virginia avenues is in line for its first mini mixed-use project. North Highland Property Development Co. has filed conceptual plans with the city for the Mix@841. Jon Barry, whose Spectrum Realty Advisors firm recently merged with Colliers Cauble & Co., heads North Highland Property Develop. He tells GlobeSt.com he is personally still affiliated with the merged company, Colliers Spectrum Cauble, but North Highland Property Development is a separate entity.

The $15-million project would include 40,000 sf of high-end retail and restaurant space, a 275-space parking deck and about 15 two-story townhomes. The developer expects to break ground by summer and have the project completed by fall 2007.

“We are not in a position yet to announce any of the top quality specialty retailers that we plan to introduce to this market, but we expect to potentially include apparel, home furnishing, a bank, fast casual dining and possibly a boutique grocery story,” Barry tells GlobeSt.com. He expects the project to house 10 to 15 tenants leasing space in increments of 1,200 sf to about 12,000 sf.