The Works, Selig Enterprises’ adaptive-reuse district on Atlanta’s Upper Westside, is gearing up to add three new hands-on retail concepts this year. The Makers Building is set to welcome a culinary studio, a family-run floral shop expanding into a full storefront, and a novelty body-butter parlor that will also function as a workshop space. The new tenants are arriving as the developer chases a much larger second phase for the site.
New hands-on shops coming to the Makers Building
District officials announced that The Food Work Shop, Summer Breeze Flowers & Gifts and The Body Creamery will open at The Works, with two of the concepts graduating from the on-site food hall into dedicated spaces this spring. According to Urbanize Atlanta, Summer Breeze and The Food Work Shop are expected to debut this spring, while The Body Creamery is slated to arrive later in the year.
Why this matters for The Works
The timing lines up with The Works continuing to round out its first phase of offices, restaurants and retail. Selig Enterprises describes the project as an adaptive-reuse district that spans roughly 80 acres. The company reports that phase one covers about 27 acres and delivered office space, dining options and the Westbound residential component that helped establish the district.
Shop-by-shop: what to expect
Summer Breeze Flowers & Gifts is set to grow from a 280-square-foot stall in Chattahoochee Food Works into an approximately 1,500-square-foot shop, with room for floral coolers and monthly community workshops. The Food Work Shop, led by Robert Montwaid, is planned as a roughly 1,200-square-foot culinary studio with a demonstration kitchen for interactive classes, dinners and private events. The Body Creamery, from Octavia Jones, will pair a front-of-house setup serving scooped “body butter” flavors with a workshop area reserved for classes and private parties, according to Urbanize Atlanta.
Phase two and a large rezoning push
Selig has filed development paperwork and a rezoning application for a second phase that could add roughly 2.2 million square feet across more than 50 additional acres. The proposal outlines about 1 million square feet of housing and 1.2 million square feet for restaurants, offices and retail. As detailed by REBusinessOnline, the filings indicate the expansion would stretch along Logan Circle and Chattahoochee Avenue, although the plan remains in early stages with no construction start date yet on the books.
How this fits the Upper Westside scene
The Works already houses Chattahoochee Food Works, a 31-vendor food hall, along with a growing roster of shops and amenities that developers say have helped activate the neighborhood. According to The Works, that blend of food stalls, boutiques and public spaces has created a launchpad for small operators to scale into dedicated storefronts within the district.
Selig officials describe the latest openings as part of the project’s evolution from straightforward warehouse reuse into a neighborhood-serving district. Per Selig Enterprises, the new Makers Building tenants are intended to give visitors more ways to shop, learn and celebrate on site while broader phase-two plans continue to move through city review.
