Forsyth County Zoning Report March 2024
Hello, I am Luke Crawford, residing in Forsyth County near Downtown Cumming. I specialize in assisting landowners in identifying potential uses for their properties, determining the highest and best use, and executing a marketing strategy aimed at maximizing their land's value.
In my efforts to optimize the value of my clients' land, I closely monitor land sales and zoning activities in Forsyth County. I regularly release monthly reports covering both zonings and land sales that take place in our county.
If you are a Forsyth County land owner and would like more information on what the highest and best use for your property might be, just let me know!
Submitted Zoning Applications
Plan Number: ZA4165
Application Date: 03/13/2024
Address: 2275 Pilgrim Mill Road Cumming, GA 30041
Parcel Number: 220-017
Acres: 2.16
Applicant: Forsyth County Board of Commissioners
Zoning Attorney: 58+-
Current and Proposed Zoning: Master Planned District to Mixed Residential District
Building Info: 295-unit apartment and 20,000 SF office building.
Suspected Use: This apartment deal has been around for several years. A mixture of investors, including Casey Cagle and Justin Hawkins, own the land. At one point, the land was under contract for $40k a door ($11,800,000). That deal fell through in the fall of 2023, with the latest asking price I have heard being $25,000 a door. The site has a lot of topography and will require the development of a road connecting Holtzclaw to Freedom Pkwy, which will probably cost $4-5 million.
On March 12th, the Forsyth County BOC voted to initiate the rezoning of this site to a Mixed Residential District that does not allow for multi-family or townhomes.
Plan Number: ZA4167
Application Date: 03/21/2024
Address: 4290 Post Road
Parcel Number: 033-022
Acres: 10.50
Applicant: Octave Built – Ziaur Rahman, Sridhar Marupudi and Paul Nocharli
Zoning Attorney: Ethan Underwood – Miles Hansford, LLC
Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 to RES2
Suspected Use:15 single-family residential lots, 1.43 Lots/Ac.
Plan Number: ZA4168
Application Date: 03/21/2024
Address: 1571 Daves Creek Road
Parcel Number: 174-030
Acres: 6.38
Applicant: Babu Devalapur
Zoning Attorney: Manjula Bathina (Might be an engineer, either way, he is representing the applicant)
Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 to RES2
Suspected Use: 9 single-family residential lots, 1.41 Lots/Ac.
Completed Rezonings
Plan Number: ZA4145
Completion Date: 03/21/2024
Address: Matt Hwy/Heardmont Trace
Parcel Number: 145-021 and 145-073
Acres: 115.25
Applicant: Toll Brothers
Zoning Attorney: Ethan Underwood – Miles Hansford, LLC
Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 and R1R to RES2
Building Info: 118 single-family residential lots, 1.5 Lots/Ac.
Plan Number: ZA4149
Completion Date: 03/28/2024
Address: Atlanta Highway
Parcel Number: 106-115
Acres: 10.28
Applicant: Ali Dalkilic and Adam Bagci – www.abadga.com
Zoning Attorney: Sean Courtney – Lipscomb Johnson LLP
Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 to M1
Building Info: 65,000 sqft warehouse and 37,000 sqft office.
Suspected Use: Industrial condo, they are selling 1,200 sqft units for $250,000.
Plan Number: ZA4152
Completion Date: 03/28/2024
Address: Julian Road
Parcel Number: 301-015
Acres: 111.48
Applicant: CBD Investments, LLC
Zoning Attorney: Christopher D. Light – Lipscomb Johnson LLP
Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 to RES2
Suspected Use: 103 single-family residential lots, .92 Lots/Ac. This is a septic deal, but the NCRS reported that only 10% of lots are suitable for septic tanks.
Plan Number: ZA4156
Completion Date: 03/28/2024
Address: 7897 Majors Road
Parcel Number: 108-069
Acres: 4.91
Applicant: Vamsi Mylavarapu
Zoning Attorney: Sean Courtney – Lipscomb Johnson LLP
Current and Proposed Zoning: A1 to RES2
Suspected Use: 6 single-family residential lots, 1.23 Lots/Ac