ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — A large 33-acre property on Franklin Gateway in Marietta has sat vacant for years.
Formerly home to apartments and a shopping center, Swedish furniture company IKEA bought the land in 2018, but never built anything.
In a special called meeting on Monday night, Marietta Mayor Steve Tumlin announced IKEA was not moving forward with its project and wanted to sell the land back to the city…