ATLANTA (AP) – Atlanta Falcons football star Julio Jones is among investigators in what backers describe as a massive business and entertainment project planned northeast of Atlanta.
Plans call for a mix of shops, offices, apartments, condos and a 25-story hotel building near the Mall of Georgia, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. The hotel would be the tallest building in Gwinnett County, and include seven floors of condos and a rooftop bar, the newspaper reported.
Also included: A 50,000-square-foot family entertainment center that will include “luxury bowling,” a sports theater, arcade, private event space, restaurant and “multi-faceted entertainment options.”
Plans for the $200 million development were unveiled at a news conference this week in Atlanta. The development’s name – Ariston – is Greek for “the best.”
“We want this to be the best,” Jones said at a recent news conference at the Georgia State Capitol. “The very best.”