The long-planned Riverview Landing development along the Chattahoochee River has officially added a trio of restaurants to its lineup.
Grand Champion BBQ, Chattahoochee Coffee Co. and Reformation Brewing will be added to the project, which will also include hundreds of housing units and a 12-acre public park, the first of which are scheduled to open as early as August.
Rendering from the City of Smyrna website
Chattahoochee Coffee will open as part of the leasing center, while Grand Champion and Reformation will share a 3,400-square-foot space. Chuck Young, a partner with Prestwick Development Co., said the brewery came on board first, followed by the restaurant.
“We really wanted a food partner to compliment the brewery, because barbecue and beer sounds pretty good to me,” said Young, who also lives in Smyrna. “We looked at a bunch of similar concepts but ultimately felt Grand Champion was the best. They were looking for growth opportunities, and once they got here they fell in love with it.”
It’s good news for a project a decade in the works.
Riverview Landing dates to 2009 and has changed shape several times. It’s an 82-acre project under construction on Riverview Road in Cobb County, across the river from Fulton County. Originally the property was in unincorporated Cobb County, but in 2013 was annexed into the City of Smyrna.
“I don’t think the average Smyrnan understands that we’re a riverfront community, but they’re going to shortly,” said Smyrna councilman Ron Fennel during a city council meeting April 15. “I’m looking forward to a big splash when they get to see that through this development.”
Rendering from the City of Smyrna website
Reformation Brewery was founded in 2013 in Woodstock, while Grand Champion BBQ has locations in Roswell, Shallowford, Milton, Marietta and Atlanta. Chattahoochee Coffee Co. currently operates two locations, one at Walton Westside in Atlanta and the other — also along the river — at Walton on the Chattahoochee. Both are inside apartment complexes.
The Eddy will offer one-, two- and three-bedroom units ranging from 632 to 1,435 square feet, with rents starting at $1,150 per month.
By a 6-0 vote of the Smyrna city council April 15, Riverview Landing also once again changed its lineup of housing units. The most recent change increases the number of planned apartments (from 310 to 580) while reducing the number of townhomes (233 to 188) and detached houses (65 to 48). In total, Riverview will increase from 608 to 816 housing units.
Retail space is also set to increase, from 3,400 square feet to 17,680 in the second phase.
“We have five times the commercial we had the last time we came before you in 2017, and we’re quite proud of that because it’s all river-driven commercial,” said Garvis Sams, the attorney representing the developers, during the city council meeting. “It’s really cutting edge. This is almost new urbanistic in terms of leveraging the river.”
Young said the search is on for the next phase of retailers, which could include anything from a convenience store to a high-end furniture outlet, restaurant or outdoor clothing supplier.
