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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

New Extended Stay Hotel Opens in South Forsyth

The McFarland Road extended stay hotel has a grand opening on Feb. 7 with prizes. The public is invited, but you must RSVP.

Is the economy on the rebound? It appears the local economy may be, as Value Place Alpharetta is holding its grand opening Thursday, Feb. 7 at its McFarland Parkway location in south Forsyth. This will be the fifth hotel in the county. The extended stay hotel opened its doors recently, and will have the grand opening from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a ribbon cutting, food, tours and prizes. The public is invited, but you must RSVP. The hotel will give away a 26-inch TV, an iPad and gift cards. But you have to be there to win. Value Place Alpharetta 860 McFarland Pkwy Grand Opening: Feb. 7, 11 a.m.-1 p.m. RSVP by Tuesday, Feb. 5 via email or call 678-951-8700 The hotel's opening was delayed considerably when the original bank was taken over …

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Value Place Resumes Construction on McFarland Road Hotel

'Squeaky clean' chain finds new financing after first bank was closed by the FDIC.

Contractors are heading back to the unfinished hotel on McFarland Road off GA 400 exit 12 to get the Value Place hotel open as early as June 1. David Redfern, president of Value Place Management Services, said a problem with the local bank delayed the project. The FDIC and the state closed the bank, and it took time to unravel the financing and find a new bank. “Due the FDIC taking over the original local bank, construction was stalled. We have since obtained new financing from Equity Bank and construction resumed on Feb. 1,” said Value Place President and COO Kyle Rogg. Pat Cook Construction Inc. has been selected as the general contractor to complete the property. Redfern said the hotel construction resumed around Feb. 1. "We have 175 …

John Moore

9:24 pm on Wednesday, August 15, 2012

This property sat open to the elements for a number of years (we believe four). I can only imagine what the interior must have been like. We were actually horrified that construction resumed rather than razing the structure and starting over. I can only imagine the mold and mildew that has been glossed over, as have been the leavings of animals and transients. Frankly, I'll be recommending that …   more ›

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