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ATLANTA-Northeast Atlanta Beltline Group, headed by Gwinnett County developer Wayne Mason, has filed conceptual plans with the city for a 73-acre mixed-use project that would comprise 1.1 million sf of residential made up of 757 multifamily units, 20,000 sf of retail and 834 parking spaces.

The development site is at North Avenue near City Hall East in northeast Atlanta along the proposed 22-mile, $2.5-billion Beltline redevelopment. Mason's group filed rezoning applications in June 2005. He later offered to donate 47 of his 73 acres to the Beltline project if the city would approve the rezoning. The city is still studying the offer, city hall sources in a position to know tell GlobeSt.com.

Meanwhile, Mason has retained former Gov. Roy Barnes, a lawyer, to represent Northeast Atlanta Beltline Group in near-future dealings with the city, the company has confirmed. The proposed 22-mile Beltline redevelopment corridor is projected to generate $25 billion in housing and the formation of new companies over 25 years, according to a private study Mason's firm commissioned in October 2005.