Adaptive Reuse and New Construction Project on BeltLine Slated to Open in 2023
Westside Paper is adding a popular brewery, a taqueria, a bottle shop and a westside outpost of King of Pops to its 15-plus acre campus on the BeltLine.
Located at 950 West Marietta Street, across from the King Plow Arts Center and adjacent to Puritan Mill, Westside Paper is an under-construction historic, repurposed office and retail space in booming Westside Atlanta by Third & Urban and FCP®. It includes 245,000 square feet of mixed-use space focused around a 1950s paper warehouse with new construction elements.
Westside Paper continues to deliver a hospitality environment for office workers and local patrons with the addition of the four new retail tenants and a multi-million dollar office lobby designed by
Smith Hanes Interiors.
“We are thrilled to announce these new leases for concepts that are as dynamic and unique as Westside Paper,” said Chris Faussemagne. “Our location on the future BeltLine, connecting the Midtown urban core to the new and popular Westside Park, is unlike any other in the city and we expect this momentum to continue.”
Westside Paper will be home to Grant Park-based Elsewhere Brewing’s second location. A new taqueria from noted chef Santiago Gomez of Palo Santo, a South American-focused bottle shop curated by restauranteur Roxana Aguirre and a King of Pops walk-up location are also adding to the culinary offerings in the adaptive reuse project.
Elsewhere Brewing’s West Midtown ambiance will be more like a traditional pub than its headquarters, with beer, cocktails and conversation top of mind. It will have a larger production of barrel-aged beer, cask ale and oak-aged lagers. Seltzer and cocktails will also be a part of the bar program.
Acclaimed chef Santiago Gomez is following up his first Atlanta restaurant Palo Santo with a traditional taqueria in Westside Paper called El Santo Gallo. Gomez spent nine years honing his craft in Miami, where he operated two popular Mexican restaurants.
Ancestral Bottle Shop + Market is a new venture by restauranteur Roxana Aguirre that will focus on family owned, micro-batch, single-village Mexican spirits and South American wines The experience invites patrons to learn and experience agave in an engaging and fun way.
King of Pops will open a walk-up brick-and-mortar location featuring a full menu of pops, soft serve, pop-tails, slush-tails, beer and wine. The Atlanta popsicle company continues to expand its offerings and how it serves ‘Unexpected Moments of Happiness” to its fans and customers.
“Westside Paper is an ideal location for Elsewhere Brewing, El Santo Gallo, Ancestral and King of Pops. It is one of the last large-scale historic mixed-use opportunities in the Upper Westside urban core and its on the BeltLine,” said Shelbi Bodner, Bridger Properties. “We are honored to lead the retail leasing on behalf of our excellent partners Third & Urban and FCP.”
The development team previously announced Pancake Social, Glide Pizza,Girl Diver and Boxcar Betty’s. The retail is nearly 90% leased, with only one space remaining.
Within walking distance of the core West Midtown submarket and near some of Atlanta’s first adaptive reuse projects, which were developed more than twenty years ago, Westside Paper is anticipating first phase opening in early 2023.
For more information, visit westsidepaper.com.
For retail and restaurant leasing, please contact Shelbi Bodner at shelbi.bodner@bridger-
About Third & Urban
Third & Urban are Developers Building Community—modern, culture-rich adaptive reuse and urban infill that anchors people not just city blocks; that retains context, history and experience, not just tenants; and that creates culture and connection, not just ROI. The Atlanta-based company is focused in the southeastern United States, engaging in a deliberate value creation process to produce truly unique destinations and best-in-class results for office, retail and residential spaces. The firm seeks opportunities in markets that exhibit a high quality of life, a strong workforce and consistent job growth. With more than 1,200,000 square feet across the Southeast, Third & Urban has developed more than $300,000,000 in institutional grade urban projects. For more information, please visit
www.thirdandurban.com
About FCP
FCP® is a privately held real estate investment company that has invested in or financed more than $8.6 billion in assets since its founding in 1999. FCP invests directly and with operating partners in commercial and residential assets. The firm makes equity and mezzanine investments in income-producing and development properties. Based in Chevy Chase, MD, FCP invests both its commingled, discretionary funds and separate accounts targeted at major real estate markets in the United States. For further information on FCP, please visit www.fcpdc.com.
About Bridger Properties
Founded in 2020, Bridger is a full-service commercial real estate company focused on their clients’ success. The founders bring over 35 years of experience and top performance across a broad spectrum of commercial real estate fields. Bridger’s core pursuit is providing clients and partners with a full suite real estate services built on a unique platform. The team aims to provide top-tier service in a responsive and agile construct combined with an institutional mindset, always acting according to their core principle of Integrity. Bridger Properties is an intentional evolution of the traditional real estate model whose core pursuit is to provide a complete suite of real estate services to our clients and partners, utilizing our position as local market experts with national experience. For more information on Bridger Properties, please visit www.bridger-properties.com.
