A mixed-use district could form on thousands of acres of land in an area of northwest Georgia poised for rapid job growth.

The Aubrey Corp. envisions 16,500 acres between U.S. 411 and Ga. 20 in Bartow County becoming a residential, commercial and industrial hub with greenspace, according to a Developments of Regional Impact filing. The DRI program allows state planning officials to give feedback on proposals large enough to stress local infrastructure in a community.

Bartow County officials would need to give the go-ahead before the idea could move forward. A concept plan calls for 5,000 acres of greenspace, 16,500 residential units, 800 acres of commercial space, 16.5 million square feet of industrial space and approximately 3,900 acres for mining, including an area designated for a construction and demolition debris recycling facility.

Last May, The Aubrey Corp. shared plans to sell its 19,500 acres of land split between Bartow and Cherokee counties. The organization was formed by a family who had owned the land for nearly a century. The collection of parcels is so large that Midtown Atlanta could fit within it eight times. Some of the land is leased to the state for the Pine Log Wildlife Management area. The seller intends for that space to be preserved.

The Aubrey. Corp is currently in discussions with multiple potential buyers, said Jim Ramseur, a partner at Lee & Associates which is representing the seller. Of the 3,000 acres not included in the concept plan, the remainder is not contiguous with the rest of the parcels or located in Cherokee County, he said.