The hotel, designed by Cooper Carry, will be a member of Autograph Collection Hotels and is intended to "create a resort-inspired destination at Avalon," officials said. Expect 330 rooms. And crazy-fast Internet speeds for free.
Set to debut next spring, Phase II will include a conference center, 330-key hotel, office space, 276 multifamily units, and a load of new retailers. It's already 80 percent leased, officials said.
Halcyon is one of five mega-developments in the works for the affluent upper reaches of metro Atlanta, which could bring almost 7,000 residential units, more than 700 hotel rooms, 6 million square feet of office and commercial space, and traffic.
Construction work is charging ahead in Alpharetta as crews work on the second large section of Avalon, bringing another slice of quasi-urbanity to the northern suburbs.