Buckhead to welcome Oxton, a dynamic food-and-beverage district

The Ardent Companies announced today that a part of Buckhead’s largest office park, Piedmont Center, will be transformed in to a multifaceted entertainment district called Oxton.  Oxton will be a symbiotic mix of food, beverage, and wellness.  In partnership with Westbridge and Bridger Properties, the development team aims to create a mixed use experience unlike anything in Atlanta.

The project will encompass nearly an acre of protected green space along Piedmont Road. Oxton will reimagine over 35,000 square feet of ground-floor office space to best-in-class local food and beverage concepts, collectively providing a comfortable respite from the hustle and bustle of Buckhead. Atlanta-based Square Feet Studio Architects is leading the design that will spill into its courtyard, under a canopy of mature trees. Ardent plans to break ground in the third quarter of this year.

“We are creatively reinterpreting the office environment, bringing Buckhead residents and office workers something that doesn’t currently exist in their neighborhood – a place buzzing with energy from the morning coffee rush to late-night fun,” said Matt Shulman, CEO of Ardent. “There will be spaces for kids to run around, for adults to connect and for office workers to enjoy a break outdoors. Atlanta is home to a lot of great mixed-use properties that have been the launching pad for creative local operators. Oxton will provide an environment for these creative operators to enter the Buckhead market with other like-minded local businesses.”

Oxton takes advantage of Piedmont Center’s inherent strengths and unique attributes, including the location, abundant green spaces, connection to walking trails such as Path400 and established office environment, with over two million square feet of work spaces and a diverse mix of tenants.

“As companies continue to bring workers back to the office and to recruit top talent, the newly imagined Piedmont Center, anchored by Oxton, provides the environment they need,” Shulman said. “People crave community, and we are delivering the mix of uses and the activated public spaces that resonate with the community and today’s workforce.”

Ardent has tapped veteran mixed-use developers Chris Faussemagne, principal and partner of Westbridge Development, and Merritt Lancaster, principal and co-founder of Bridger Properties, as consultants on Oxton.

“Over the past 20 years, Atlanta has grown as a city with the emergence of intown neighborhoods providing new opportunities for younger residents looking for experiences,” said Faussemagne. “Oxton will bring the restaurants and the energy of those neighborhoods to Buckhead.”

Lancaster added, “Oxton offers a great opportunity for restaurants and retailers to establish a presence or expand in Buckhead, in a safe, comfortable environment that is relevant seven days a week, no matter the time of day.”

Office leasing for Piedmont Center is being handled by JLL and Cushman & Wakefield, and retail leasing for Oxton is being handled by Bridger Properties. For updates and additional information about Piedmont Center, visit its website at www.piedmontcenteratl.com and follow @piedmontcenterATL on Instagram and Facebook.