Visions for Vacancies: What Should Go in This Suwanee Strip Mall?

It's still something of a familiar sight in Suwanee: vacant commercial real estate space.

A strip mall on Scales Road in Suwanee, near McGinnis Ferry Road and on the edge of Old Town, sits more than half-empty. Four of the seven suites are vacant, with one of the filled ones occupied by a church.

Subway and Cooley's Pizza are the only commercial businesses currently operating in the Old Town Village center. It sits unusually far back from busy McGinnis Ferry, between Peachtree Industrial Boulevard and Buford Highway.

-- Don’t miss any Suwanee news. Subscribe to Suwanee Patch’s free newsletter, like us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter.

City of Suwanee figures show that this is not unusual. According to CoStar, Suwanee's retail vacancy rate is is 18 percent, significantly higher than that of metro Atlanta as a whole (10.1 percent).

Also in Suwanee, 26 percent of multi-tenant retail space is vacant; that sector accounts for 88 percent of commercial space in the city.

Former tenants in Old Town Village include a nail salon, a tax service and a dry cleaners.

-- So we ask, what would you like to see in the Old Town Village center? Share your thoughts in the comments below.