‘Envision Perimeter’ touts growth, future as business, entertainment and residential destination

Ken Ashley of Cushman Wakefield left discusses with executives Josh Scofield of Newell Brands Brooke MacLean of Marketwave and Cathy Manginelli of TriNet about their thought processes in choosing the Perimeter area for their company headquarters Photo by Cathy Cobbs Speakers at the Perimeter Chamber s first-ever Envision Perimeter on May touted the elements that make the area desirable for young professionals and corporate headquarters The summit themed Every Piece in Place was a collaboration by the Perimeter Public Improvement Districts with the Greater Perimeter Chamber and Leadership Perimeter The initiative is designed to bring regional leaders business civic and area stakeholders to chart a shared vision for Perimeter s continued progress and transformation According to a release about the summit the long-awaited completion of the million Transform project from the Georgia Department of Transportation GDOT has unlocked new mobility and access across the district The meeting held at the iconic King Building in Sandy Springs featured a mixture of speakers and panelists who discussed the evolution of the Perimeter area from an office-heavy enhancement to one that features retail restaurants and pedestrian connectivity The thought that we could put a pedestrian trail through the middle of I- we disclosed heck no and the word we used wasn t heck ' announced GDOT Commissioner Russell McMurry But here it is A panel featuring Josh Scofield of Newell Brands Brooke MacLean of Marketwave and Cathy Manginelli of TriNet which was moderated by Ken Ashley of Cushman Wakefield focused on the reasons for their relocation to or in the scenario of Newell decision to stay in the Perimeter area We were looking at our necessities for the next years and frankly Perimeter was not on our agenda MacLean noted But when we visited we saw the resource that we were looking for Scofield declared Newell reinvented its business model by designing its headquarters to be a hybrid workplace with access to walkable amenities like coffee shops day-care facilities and restaurants After searching the metro area the company decided to stick with the Perimeter area Manginelli whose company TriNet will be locating to High Street a lately opened mixed-used evolution mentioned the neighborhood has a vibe that I can t quite put my finger on Related TriNet to relocate headquarters to Dunwoody Newell Brands leasing square feet in Queen buildingAll three cited that the partner-like attention that the city and affiliated agencies brought to the table sealed their ultimate decisions TriNet will reportedly bring about jobs to the area Newell Brands leased square feet in the Queen building in Marketwake moved into a -square-foot space at Perimeter s Campus in April Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch reported the city and its partners are focused on connection Photo by Terri Polk Julian The session also included remarks from Sandy Springs Mayor Rusty Paul Dunwoody Mayor Lynn Deutsch and Brookhaven Mayor John Park as well as the keynote speaker Dr Tristan Cleveland of Happy Cities an internationally recognized neighborhood design firm Cleveland shared research on what it takes to build places that backing happiness belonging and vitality and complimented city leaders and partners on their work to bring those elements to the Perimeter area I m extremely bullish about what you are doing here Cleveland explained This is a political winner Gold sponsors of the event included AS Strategic Storytelling Services The City of Dunwoody the City of Sandy Springs Cushman Wakefield Discover Dunwoody Georgia Power RoughDraft Atlanta and Atlanta Visualhouse Silver sponsors were Atlanta Business Chronicle Dunwoody Police Foundation Renasant Bank Troutman Pepper Locke and True North The City of Brookhaven Fulton Coaching Foundation The RMR Group and WillmerEngineering participated as bronze sponsors The post Envision Perimeter touts advance future as business entertainment and residential destination appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta