Tucker Summit CID August 2021 Newsletter

Forming Foundations at Flintstone Drive and Smoke Rise Elementary School

School is back in session! The new Smoke Rise Elementary School at Flintstone Drive and Hugh Howell Road welcomed faculty, staff and new students last week with freshly paved and painted curbs and turn medians.

Grading and drainage work will continue as crews complete sidewalk construction and sodding. Due to a manufacturing delay, the new traffic signal is not yet operational but the DeKalb County Board of Education has an officer on site to direct traffic during the school rush.

Making sure this critical intersection is functional and safe for faculty, parents and commuters has been an incredible partnership between the CID, City of Tucker, Georgia DOT, DeKalb County and the Board of Education!

Welcome to the District, Antico Pizza Napoletana

Branch Properties’ Hugh Howell Marketplace is getting a new tenant! Atlanta-based pizzeria, Antico Pizza Napoletana will be opening at its new location in November, along with the much-anticipated new Publix.

Hugh Howell Marketplace will be Antico’s fourth location since opening its first near Georgia Tech, following its expansion in Home Park, The Battery Atlanta and Avalon in Alpharetta. Learn more in this exclusive article.

For leasing information, please contact Branch Properties.

Samaritan’s Purse Operation Christmas Child

Needs Warehouse Space

Samaritan’s Purse needs our district’s help! Operation Christmas Child is the world’s largest Christmas project reaching more than 10 million children living in more than 100 countries. The organization collects gift-filled shoeboxes from all over the country and processes them through regional warehouses to prepare for overseas shipment. An Atlanta warehouse processed 1.5 million shoebox gifts last year.

Samaritan’s Purse’s needs are as follows:

Located in Gwinnett County or DeKalb County (Stone Mountain area would be good as well)
Occupancy starting September 1 through either January or February (6-month use)
80,000+ square feet
6+ dock doors
Office space approximately 1,500-2,000 sq. ft. (can work around this if warehouse has no office space)
As much parking as possible (or off-site parking options nearby)

The warehouse would be in use 6 days a week starting the week of Thanksgiving until December 20. Please contact Phil Barks if you are able to assist with warehouse space.

Save Your Spot for Tucker Manufacturing Day, August 25, 2021

After a postponement in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic, the City of Tucker is ready to host the 2021 Manufacturing Day on August 25 at Stone Ridge Event Center. The event, which takes participants behind the scenes of Tucker’s busy industrial corridors, will feature insights from leaders in local and state business as well as commercial real estate.

Breakfast will be available during the two panels moderated by Tucker’s mayor, Frank Auman. The first panel will feature local manufacturers sharing their success stories and the second panel will focus on labor and workforce issues with guests including Decide DeKalb Development Authority and the Metro Chamber of Commerce. Following the panels, participants will be transported to several industrial and manufacturing facilities around the city, giving them a firsthand opportunity to see these top companies in action in Tucker. Lunch will be provided upon the tours’ return.

To attend Tucker’s 2021 Manufacturing Day, participants can sign up here. Stone Ridge Event Center is located at 1750 Stoneridge Drive. Register now to reserve your seat on the bus tours!

Have Space? Looking to Sell?

List Properties on the TSCID Website

The TSCID website can now help promote your available commercial property listings!

If you have a property available in the district, please send a flyer with details to our communications team to get it on our website.

Our district is an incredible place to do business!

Second Annual DeKalb County Business Owner Summit

Join DeKalb County District 7 Commissioner Lorraine Cochran-Johnson for the Second Annual DeKalb County Business Owner Summit on September 1.

The event will be held virtually from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m., with panelists including Decide DeKalb President Dorian DeBarr, DeKalb County Community Development Director Allen Mitchell and AMVETS National Headquarters National Service Officer Bobby Rand and more to discuss State and Federal Opportunity Zones, Empowerment Zones, Tax Allocation Districts and many other critical topics.

Register here.

TSCID Keeps Corridors Clean

Southern Care Lawn and Landscape has been doing an incredible job maintaining and landscaping our district corridors! Our medians on Mountain Industrial Boulevard look incredible with fresh, vibrant flowers!