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Gainesville’s Blue Ridge Shopping Center is long gone. This is what’s taking its place

Tessa rental community is now open along Skelton Road in Gainesville Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. When completed fully in May 2026, the community will feature townhomes and single-family homes at the site of the former Blue Ridge Shopping Center. - photo by Scott Rogers

08212025 TESSA 1.jpg — Tessa rental community is now open along Skelton Road in Gainesville Monday, Aug. 11, 2025. When completed fully in May 2026, the community will feature townhomes and single-family homes at the site of the former Blue Ridge Shopping Center. - photo by Scott Rogers

The old Blue Ridge Shopping Center off Shallowford Road in Gainesville is getting new life.