The rush to develop in this city of 18,000 permanent residents,40 miles northwest of Downtown Atlanta, is unprecedented, localbrokers tell GlobeSt.com. Land priced lower than comparable dirt inmetro centers and an exodus from traffic-clogged big-city areas arefueling the development race.

One of the newest projects is Henderson Properties' 180-acre,200,000-sf commercial and retail development scheduled to breakground in 2005 north of the 23.4-square-mile city. The project willhave four 50,000-sf anchors and several restaurants, according tothe filed plans.

Demand for retail space prompted the developer to move quicklyon the project, area brokers tell GlobeSt.com. DowntownCartersville retail space is 90% occupied. The Hendersondevelopment site is at GA 20 and US 411 near the Emory-CartersvilleMedical Center.

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