Global real estate investment manager Hines and family-owned Aubrey Corporation unveiled plans for a massive employment center and mixed-use village in Bartow County.
The 2,390-acre development, to be known as Aubrey Village, will offer up to 10 million square feet of new manufacturing, data center and logistics properties, plus 2,800 residences in a mix of property types, including single-family homes, townhomes and apartments. There will also be an array of shops, restaurants, hotels and offices situated around a central green space that will host community activities.
The master-planned community will be connected by the Aubrey Parkway, a primary roadway developed to limit traffic on existing roadways, as well as a system of paths and trails that will connect residential neighborhoods with services and community amenities in the village core, two major employment zones and a new Bartow County public school.
Located at the I-75 interchange with Highway 411 and within the Atlanta, the project will be built in phases over the next 10 to 12 years and become the next major employment center in Bartow County, which has already seen a host of new manufacturing development via the $4.5 billion Hyundai-SK Battery Plant and $2.5 billion QCells Solar Plant, which are expected to add over 5,500 local jobs beginning this year. Hines expects to break ground on the initial infrastructure in late 2025 or 2026.
“Aubrey Village will provide a next-generation mixed-use village, unlike anything in Bartow County, that will be the foundation for economic growth and community engagement in the Atlanta suburbs,” said Michael Harrison, senior managing director and head of U.S. Sunbelt for Hines. “The project prioritizes the preservation and expansion of Bartow County’s green space and natural resources, while creating a strategic mix of uses in a live-work-play-learn environment that embraces pedestrian-oriented design.”
Aubrey Village will have 2,800 residences in a mix of property types, plus an array of shops, restaurants, hotels and offices situated around a central green space that will host community activities. Courtesy of Hines and Aubrey Corp.