Last week we drove along Waterfront Drive—which bisects the so-called “JOSH” mixed-use development at the southwest corner of Johnson Ferry and Shallowford Road—as work crews continued grading work.
This view looks out at what was called Maddox Lake, but will soon be the new route for Waterfront Drive.
The homes that were located along this stretch, east of Waterfront Circle, were torn down months ago.
Signs were out on Monday noting the closure of Waterfront Drive at Johnson Ferry Road; a December completion timetable at the earliest is estimated.
The first map below from Cobb DOT shows the current intersection with a blue star; the new intersection is shown with the purple star to align with the entrance to the Shallowford Falls Shopping Center.
The second map, an aerial rendering of property via the Cobb Tax Assessor’s Office, shows the new Waterfront Route in turquoise; it heads eastbound just above the dredged-up lake area, which is in a designated flood plain
The lake was named after former Gov. Lester Maddox, who lived nearby after his retirement from politics. Above the former lake will be the East Cobb Church, sitting on 20 acres. Below the flood plain area will be single-family homes on 12.9 acres that were the major bone of contention from nearby residents in Mar-Lanta during rezoning.
For the time being, the primary ways they can reach their neighborhood is from Mar-Lanta Drive at Shallowford Road and from Manor House Drive via Lassiter Road.
East Cobb Church had been meeting for Sunday afternoon services at Eastside Church but is now meeting temporarily in Roswell. The church, part of North Point Ministries, got rezoning from the Cobb Board of Commissioners for the full 33 acres in October 2021.
It then then sold to the residential portion of the property to Ashwood Atlanta, which is planning to build single-family detached homes.
East Cobb Church got a land disturbance permit from the county in March 2023. But construction has been delayed substantially due to dam reconstruction on the former lake site to accommodate the road relocation.
The church will have 125,000 square feet of worship and other indoor space, plus a parking lot.
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