The century‑old building at the northeast corner of West Paces Ferry Road and East Andrews Drive in Buckhead is lining up for yet another reinvention. Buckhead Life Restaurant Group has filed plans to expand the small, freestanding corner structure and introduce a new concept called Panos’ Restaurant. The proposal is now on the agenda for Buckhead’s SPI‑9 Development Review Committee, kicking off the formal review process.
According to Urbanize Atlanta, submitted site plans list The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry as the design team and identify the concept as “Panos’ Restaurant.” The materials, filed by Buckhead Life Restaurant Group, show façade work and an addition intended to update the look of the corner while keeping the building at its existing two‑story height.
Building with a long restaurant history
The property dates to 1921 and was famously converted into Seeger’s in the 1990s, according to listings on LoopNet and local reporting. In the years since, the address has cycled through neighborhood spots including Yebo Beach Haus and Coast Seafood & Raw Bar before a short‑lived European concept shut its doors; Eater Atlanta reported the closure of Dorian Gray in 2023. The Seeger’s period is still cited for helping elevate Atlanta’s culinary reputation, per coverage in Atlanta Magazine.
What’s planned at the corner
Current plans call for a 2,722‑square‑foot addition to the existing two‑story structure and outline roughly 40 parking spaces, including three ADA stalls, with the existing building footprint listed in the filings. The documents provided to the review committee include drawings of an updated façade and a reworked entry sequence but do not specify a construction timeline or an opening date. As noted by Urbanize Atlanta, The Johnson Studio at Cooper Carry is leading the design.
Why this corner matters
The site sits directly across West Paces Ferry Road from the Atlanta History Center, giving any future restaurant prominent exposure to museum visitors and Buckhead diners; the center lists its campus at 130 West Paces Ferry Road on its public contact page. The West Paces Ferry corridor has also seen a wave of nearby development, from luxury condos to retail projects, which has raised the stakes for how smaller, historic corners get reworked in Buckhead, as reported by The Real Deal…