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Medley Johns Creek

A permanent tracker for Medley’s opening, businesses, residential components and its role inside the larger Johns Creek Town Center.

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Current status

Medley’s official public grand opening is scheduled for October 29, 2026.
The grand-opening celebration runs October 28-30.
Trader Joe’s is already open. Other businesses are opening on their own schedules.
Medley is one part of the larger Johns Creek Town Center. Medley describes itself as a 43-acre mixed-use community within the city’s broader 192-acre Town Center vision.

What Medley is

Medley is the major private mixed-use development inside Johns Creek Town Center. The project is designed around dining, shopping, work, housing, hospitality and public gathering spaces rather than a single-use retail center.

Project scale	43 acres
Development value	$560 million, according to Medley’s official FAQ
Town Center context	Part of the broader 192-acre Johns Creek Town Center vision
Townhomes	133 luxury full-brick townhomes by Empire Communities, according to Medley
Multifamily	Pre-leasing underway through Medley Prelude
Hotel	150+ key hotel planned for 2028, according to Medley’s current site

Medley vs. Johns Creek Town Center

The distinction matters for readers and search engines: Medley is not the entire Johns Creek Town Center. It is the largest private mixed-use component inside a broader city-led district that also includes public infrastructure, parks, trails and connections.

Medley: 43-acre private mixed-use project.
Johns Creek Town Center: broader 192-acre vision and district.
The Boardwalk: public Town Center amenity already open behind Johns Creek City Hall.
Medlock Bridge pedestrian tunnel: completed connection into the Town Center.

Opening timeline

September 2026: Hiring and opening-team activity underway while some businesses, including Trader Joe’s, are already operating.
October 28, 2026: Medley Unveiled ticketed preview event.
October 29, 2026: Official public opening and ribbon cutting.
October 30, 2026: Party on the Plaza opening celebration.
2028: Medley’s current website lists a 150+ key hotel as coming in 2028.

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Residential at Medley

The residential story is a separate buyer question from the restaurants and retail. Empire Communities is developing Tableau at Medley, while multifamily pre-leasing is also underway.

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What BBDN is watching next

Which restaurants, retailers and services open before and after October 29.
Parking, traffic and event operations as the destination moves into regular use.
The rollout of Tableau townhomes and multifamily residences.
Hotel and later-phase development milestones.
How the private Medley project and public Town Center pieces function as one district.

Thinking about living near or inside Medley?

The useful comparison is not just the house. It is walkability, access to Town Center, traffic patterns, new-construction pricing and how the district fits the lifestyle you actually want in Johns Creek.

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Medley is part of Johns Creek Town Center

Medley is the 43-acre private mixed-use component inside the broader 192-acre Johns Creek Town Center district. For The Boardwalk, the city framework, public connections, maps and the bigger district context, use the permanent Town Center tracker.

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Medley vs. Avalon

Avalon is the useful North Fulton benchmark for Medley because both are designed around a mix of dining, retail, housing, work and gathering spaces. The key difference is scale and maturity. Avalon is an established 86-acre district, while Medley is a 43-acre private mixed-use development inside the larger Johns Creek Town Center.

See the complete Avalon Alpharetta guide to compare how a mature live-work-play destination functions today.

Medley Johns Creek: stores, restaurants, homes and apartments

Verified September 16, 2026. Medley is opening in phases, so these answers distinguish the overall grand opening from individual tenant and residential schedules.

When is Medley Johns Creek opening?

Medley’s official public grand opening is October 29, 2026. The opening celebration runs October 28 through October 30, with a ticketed Medley Unveiled preview on October 28, the public opening and ribbon cutting on October 29, and Party on the Plaza on October 30. Individual restaurants and stores may open on their own schedules before or after those dates.

What stores are at Medley Johns Creek?

Medley’s current announced retail and service lineup includes 13 Hub Lane, BODYROK, burdlife, Clean Your Dirty Face, Drybar, High Country Outfitters, Hollow Oak, Kontour Medical Spa, Moop’s Boutique, Petfolk, Sephora, Sugarcoat, The Commodore, Trader Joe’s and Warby Parker. Because tenant openings happen individually, Medley’s official FAQ should be treated as the live source for the current lineup.

What restaurants are at Medley Johns Creek?

Medley’s announced food and beverage lineup includes 26 Thai Kitchen & Bar, Amorino, Cookie Fix, CRÚ Wine Bar & Bistro, CT Cantina & Taqueria, Fadó Irish Pub, Five Daughters Bakery, Fogón and Lions, Knuckies, Lily Sushi Bar, Minnie Olivia Pizzeria, Northern China Eatery, Playa Bowls, Rena’s Italian Fishery & Grill, Shake Shack, STIR, Summit Coffee, Tabla and The Nest. Each business controls its own opening date.

Who are the Medley Johns Creek tenants?

The tenant mix combines restaurants, grocery, fashion, fitness, beauty, pet services and specialty retail. The stores and restaurants listed above are the current announced roster from Medley’s official project materials. For the most current additions and opening details, use the official Medley FAQ.

What apartments are at Medley Johns Creek?

Prelude is Medley’s first rental residential community and is now leasing. Medley’s current residential information lists 340 luxury rental homes with one- and two-bedroom options.

What is for rent at Medley Johns Creek?

Prelude is the current rental option and is now leasing. A second rental community, Encore, is planned for 2027 with 408 luxury rental homes according to Medley’s current residential information.

What homes are for sale at Medley Johns Creek?

Tableau at Medley is the ownership component. Medley currently describes Tableau as 133 luxury townhomes by Empire Communities, starting from the $700s and listed as coming soon. For buyer-focused updates, see the Tableau at Medley guide.

What is for sale at Medley Johns Creek?

The primary for-sale residential product is Tableau’s townhomes. Prelude and the planned Encore community are rental residences, not for-sale homes. That distinction matters when comparing Medley’s housing options.

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