Photos: How Avondale Estates’ new downtown section is turning out

Josh Green

Wed, 06/18/2025 – 11:37

A year and ½ after it broke ground, a project that adds density and new retail dimensions to Avondale Estates’ distinctive downtown area has rounded into shape.

But exactly what will operate there remains a question mark—at least publicly.

The Dale, a 24,000-square-foot commercial development that’s almost entirely brick-built, has completed exterior construction at the corner of North Avondale Road and Lake Street.

The two-story, two-building complex sits between Avondale Estates’ under-construction Complete Street overhaul of the city’s main traffic corridor and the Town Green, which won the 2023 Urban Land Institute of Atlanta Award of Excellence in the Public Realm category. The city’s open-air Market Pavilion space is also situated immediately to the west.

The development team, Healey Weatherholtz Properties and Fabric Developers, designed The Dale to be a vibrant retail and restaurant row that complements the 2-acre greenspace.

Asked for a project update earlier this month, Healey Weatherholtz creative director Carrie Brown said the company is looking forward to announcing tenants soon but doesn’t currently have updates to share on that front.

Looking west across new retail facades. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

The bulk of The Dale’s retail spaces will front North Avondale Road. Plans also call for at least two restaurants—one with a rooftop bar and event space overlooking the park from the second story. Other second-floor spaces will be reserved for tenants such as coworking or office spaces, project leaders have said.

Another component of The Dale will be public restroom facilities that will be open whenever the Town Green is.

How The Dale links up with the award-wining Town Green, which opened in summer 2022. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta