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We walked through Medley before opening day. Here’s a look inside.

Join us for a walk through Medley in Johns Creek with developer Mark Toro. Explore the plaza, residential lobbies, and ongoing work before the community opens.

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Tsvi Jolles
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Photography by Revital Hasenfratz
Shade sails above a green plaza with chairs, workers and Tonic House in the background.
Shade sails and strings of lights stretch over Medley’s plaza, with Tonic House at the far end. Chairs and construction materials share the space a week before opening day. Photo: North Atlanta Star.
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We spent Thursday walking through Medley with Mark Toro, the founder and chief vision officer of Toro Development, the developer behind Avalon in Alpharetta, and now Medley in Johns Creek. We stopped in the plaza, passed crews still at work along the streets and stepped inside Prelude’s lobby and residential spaces. Here’s what we saw along the way.

Read our full story from the walk with Mark Toro, including how his experience at Avalon shaped Medley and what to expect as it opens.

Medley directory beside a flower-filled planter and tree-lined street with an exterior staircase.
A digital directory stands beside a planted sidewalk as a worker tends the landscaping. Across the street, an exterior staircase leads to an upper terrace. Photo: North Atlanta Star.
Two workers carrying plywood across a wet street, with equipment and a mural behind them.
Workers carry a large sheet of plywood across a Medley street during our Oct. 22 visit. Photo: North Atlanta Star.
A long view down a landscaped Medley street with benches, storefronts and working crews.
Trees, benches and storefronts line a Medley street. Crews and equipment were still at work along the route. Photo: North Atlanta Star.
Brick passageway with a Prelude sign at the far end and workers behind a barrier.
A passageway leads toward Prelude’s entrance, where work continued beneath the apartment community’s sign. Photo: North Atlanta Star.
Orange armchairs, a fireplace and a reception counter inside the Prelude apartment lobby.
Inside Prelude’s lobby, orange armchairs face a fireplace, with the reception counter nearby. Photo: North Atlanta Star.
Prelude coworking room with desks, upholstered chairs, floral wallpaper and pendant lights.
Desks and lounge seating fill a coworking area at Prelude, with floral wallpaper behind the workspaces. Photo: North Atlanta Star.
Kitchen at Prelude in Medley, with gray cabinets, white countertops, a stainless steel sink and black pendant lights.
Inside a kitchen at Prelude, where staff were preparing to welcome the apartment community’s first residents.
Bedroom at Prelude in Medley, with a cream upholstered bed, dark green accent wall, framed portraits and matching bedside lamps.
A furnished bedroom at Prelude, Medley’s apartment community in Johns Creek, during our Oct. 22 visit.
A fenced pool courtyard surrounded by Prelude apartment buildings.
Prelude’s pool courtyard sits between the apartment buildings. The pool is an amenity for residents. Photo: North Atlanta Star.
Outdoor seating, grills, turf and hanging lights in a Prelude residential courtyard.
Seating, hanging lights and outdoor grills fill another courtyard at Prelude. Photo: North Atlanta Star.
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