It WAS A GLORIOUS DAY FOR A GROUNDBREAKING. SMILES AND painted shovels everywhere. Hundreds of invited guests. All coming together to celebrate the beginning of the construction of beautiful Downtown Wellen.
Food and drink were abundant as guests chatted, took photos and milled around in the tent erected on the site of the future downtown.
The many development partners of Wellen Park, local officials and community members used the shovels they artistically painted to begin the earthmoving process. The shovels will be featured as a permanent art installation once Downtown Wellen opens.
“We wanted to do something forward-thinking with the same synergy that one will feel when visiting Downtown Wellen,” said Rick Severance, president of Wellen Park.
The event perfectly captured the lifestyle vibe that has made Wellen Park so attractive to homebuyers.
Guests were able to put together fresh flower bouquets from a mobile floral vendor, enjoy specialty drinks from a retrofitted vintage horse trailer-turned modern boutique bar and participate in an interactive painting station where they decorated pavers that will be used as part of a colorful walkway in the playground area of Downtown.
Downtown Wellen will feature an 80-acre lake, retail shops, numerous dining options, pedestrian-friendly streets and walkways, a permanent food truck park, a great lawn and a Town Hall that will host concerts and events. Residents and visitors alike will enjoy relaxing in the hammock grove and gathering under a giant heritage oak tree, nearly 100 years old.
The food truck park will include one from the Atlanta Braves, serving ballpark fare in Downtown Wellen.
Even the youngest residents will enjoy the downtown space with its natural playground, designed to appear as part of the landscape.
“We are designing a downtown that functions from morning to late evening,” Mr. Severance says. “Take a morning walk, meet for a business lunch or enjoy an evening concert. People want a purpose, with things to do and experiences they will remember.” The spacious downtown will create an environment that is spread out and comfortable. “It will be one of those places you’ll want visit again and again.”
“We are designing a downtown that functions from morning to late evening,” Mr. Severance says. “Take a morning walk, meet for a business lunch or enjoy an evening concert. People want a purpose, with things to do and experiences they will remember.” This is a place you will want to visit again and again.”
“I really believe that Downtown Wellen will be a place where families, couples and members of every generation can make memories. Grandkids will visit over spring break. People will get engaged or married here, maybe celebrate a 50th wedding anniversary,” Mr. Severance says.
“We want to be that spot that helps them make those memories.”
Ali H. Johnston, MBA in Real Estate
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