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Midtown Development Map: Summer 2016 Edition

Development in the area is still going full-steam ahead

By Michael Kahn
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Midtown's skyline - for now.
| Georgia Globe
By Michael Kahn

Despite some blips in the development market in the last few months — and even some cries of a possible bubble — development is still charging along in Midtown. With projects ranging from office renovations, to massive residential high-rises, there seems to be no slowing this train. From the bottom of Buckhead, to the downtown border, here are the 45 under-construction and proposed projects of Midtown.

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1. Emory Proton Treatment Center

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615 Peachtree Street Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30308
UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Going up near the Fox Theatre, and consuming a large portion of the block between North and Ponce de Leon avenues, this three-story research and medical building is a letdown for those craving density on Peachtree. The VOA Associates and Perkins + Will-designed structure completion date was pushed to next year, but the project is pretty much stuck in development purgatory.

2. Trace Midtown

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782 Peachtree Street Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30308
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Located on Peachtree Street, this 12-story residential building designed by Niles Bolton Associates finally got a name: Trace. Work is wrapping up to complete the 290 residential units and 6,300 square feet of retail space, with an opening coming soon.
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3. Alta Midtown

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33 Peachtree Place Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30309
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION - This 19-story residential building designed by Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio is wrapping up behind schedule. Work is wrapping up on the 343 residential units and 19,000 square feet of retail space, with an opening pending

4. Sixty 11th

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60 11th Street Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30309
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UNDER CONSTRUCITON - The next phase of the 12th & Midtown development, this 20-story residential building designed by Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio will open soon, bringing 319 residential units, ranging from studios to three-bedrooms, and 14,000 square feet of retail space to the neighborhood north of Tenth Street.
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5. Atlantic House

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1163 West Peachtree Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30309
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Under development for more than a year, this 32-story residential building designed by Smallwood Reynolds is nearing completion. The building is bringing 400 residential units and 11,500 square feet of retail space to the intersection of 14th and West Peachtree streets, and is an almost-identical twin to Skyhouse just two blocks south.

6. Yoo on the Park

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207 13th Street Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30309
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Another addition to the Piedmont Park side of town, this 25-story residential building designed by YOO Design Studio and the Corcoran Ota Group and will contain 245 residential units and a small amount of retail space. Expect it to open by the end of the year.

7. One Museum Place

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1301 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION - This distinctive five-story residential building designed by Mack Scogin Merrill Elam will bring 48 luxury condo units to Peachtree Street, just across from the High Museum. With the structure almost complete, residents should be able to move in sometime this fall.
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8. Hanover Midtown

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1010 West Peachtree Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30309
UNDER CONSTRUCITON - At just six stories, this is one of the most diminutive buildings rising in Midtown right now. The former Checkers site will contain 328 residential units and 13,000 square feet of retail space designed by Wallace Garcia Wilson Architects. The project should open this fall.

9. Broadstone Terraces

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811 Juniper Street Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30308
UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Bucking the trend of high-rise development, this eight-story residential building will feature 218 units. Designed by Lord Aeck Sargent, the Alliance Residential project should wrap this fall.

10. Azure on the Park

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180 10th Street Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30309
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Located near Piedmont Park, the 28-story and five-story residential buildings designed by Rafael A. Garcia & Associates consist of 327 residential units and 3,200 square feet of retail space. The project should be complete this fall.

11. Modera

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Williams St NW & 8th St NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
UNDER CONSTRUCTION - This 29-story residential building atop a six-story podium will bring 450 residential units and 13,000 square feet of retail to a site snuggled up against Williams Street and The Connector, between Peachtree Place and 8th Streets. Designed by SK+I Architecture, the Mill Creek development could open in summer 2017.

12. Post Millennium Midtown

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33 11th St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION - This 23-story residential tower is bringing 327 rental units across the street from the Federal Reserve. Designed by Preston Partnership, the tower should be complete next summer.
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13. NCR Corporate Headquarters

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Spring Street Northwest & 8th Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30308
UNDER CONSTRUCTION - This corporate headquarters tower is slated to bring more than half-a-million square feet of office space to the Tech Square area. Designed by Duda Paine in collaboration with Gensler, the tower is anticipated to be delivered in 2018.
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14. Spring Midtown

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22 14th Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30309
UNDER CONSTRUCTION - The tallest building to begin construction since the recession, this 38-story residential tower designed by Smallwood Reynolds will contain 400 residential units and 6,500 square feet of retail space. The project is in full swing, with completion anticipated by developers The Related Group in fall 2017.

15. 1138 Peachtree Street

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1138 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
PROPOSED - What would be one of the tallest buildings in Midtown, this proposed 51-story residential building designed by Smallwood Reynolds would feature 364 units and more than 50,000 square feet of retail space.
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16. Eviva, 811 Peachtree St.

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811 Peachtree Street
Atlanta, GA 30309
PROPOSED - At 35 stories, this proposed residential building designed by Perkins + Will would rise on a parking lot on Peachtree Street, just next door to Viewpoint. Advocates of envelope-pushing design have been waiting with baited breath for two years now, but delays keep coming.

17. 98 14th Street

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98 14th Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30318
PROPOSED - This trio of residential towers designed by Arquitectonica top out at 60, 57 and 38 stories and would bring a staggering 1,300 units, 270 hotel rooms, and 92,000 square feet of retail to the former "Symphony Center" site.

18. AMLI Arts Center

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1240 West Peachtree St NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
UNDER CONSTRUCTION - This 30-story residential building will bring 351 rental units and 3,400 square feet of retail space to West Peachtree Street, immediately across from MARTA's Arts Center Station. Designed by Cooper Carry, the project is just getting underway now.

19. Alexan 880

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880 West Peachtree Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30309
PROPOSED - Designed by Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio for Trammell Crow, the 22-story residential building would feature 356 units with 10,000 square feet of retail space. Slated to replace a four-story office building, the project has no timeline. But with permits issued for the parking structure, it's only a matter of time before dirt moves.

20. Hampton Inn & Suites

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1231 West Peachtree Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30309
UNDER CONSTRUCTION - The 19-story hotel designed by Lindsay Pope Brayfield Clifford & Associates would feature 169 rooms. With demolition of the restaurant on the site, construction is underway this summer.

21. Alta at the Park

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Piedmont Avenue Northeast & 12th Street Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30309
UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Designed by Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio for Wood Partners, the 19-story residential building is slated to bring 198 units and 1,200 square feet of retail between 12th and 11th streets.

22. Peachtree @ 17th Street

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Peachtree Street Northeast & 17th Street Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30309
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PROPOSED - The development would feature two buildings, 45 and 11 stories, housing offices, residential and commercial space. Designed by Stevens & Wilkinson, it could feature 190,000 square feet of office space, 12,200 square feet of retail, 206 residences, and 140 hotel rooms.

23. Whole Foods

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14th Street Northwest & Spring Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30309
PROPOSED - Located next door to the under-construction Spring Midtown project, the planned three-story, 72,000-square-foot grocery store was designed by Phillips Partnership.

24. 1400 West Peachtree

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1400 West Peachtree Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30309
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PROPOSED - Greystar Real Estate Partners would bring the two buildings to north Midtown, providing 356 residential units, 150 hotel rooms, a restaurant, and a few retail spaces. While construction fences have gone up, work has yet to start.

25. 1270 Spring Street

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1270 Spring Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30309
PROPOSED - Developer Pollack Shores has released plans for a six-story residential building which would also feature 13,500 square feet of retail and 2,500 square feet of "active use" space.

26. AC / Moxy Hotel

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65 14th St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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PROPOSED - Noble Investment proposes the 10-story dual-branded hotel designed by Cooper Carry to bring 300 rooms to a site next to the Four Seasons.

27. 881 Peachtree

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881 Peachtree St NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
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PROPOSED - Recently testing began on the parking lot that's slated to become a 28-story mixed-use tower. Designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz, the building will feature 350 residential units, more than 43,000 square feet of office space, and 11,000 square feet of retail.

28. J&5

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Juniper St NE & 5th St NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
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PROPOSED - A six-story residential endeavor designed by Smith Dalia Architects, the project could bring 158 units to south Midtown. No word from developer Southeast Capital Companies on a timeline.

29. Peachtree & 3rd

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693 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
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PROPOSED - This 28-story residential tower designed by ODA will replace the long-abandoned two-story building across from the Fox Theatre with 150 residential units and 4,000 square feet of retail space. Developer JPX Works indicated site work should begin in a few months, with construction commencing by summer.

30. 208 12th Street

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208 12th St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
PROPOSED - This four-story, 10-unit condo development with a retail space at street level was designed by Praxis 3. Since being announced by Elmhurst Capital last year, no new information has been released.

31. 1117 Spring Street

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1117 Spring Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30309
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PROPOSED - Designed by Cooper Carry for Brand Properties, this building would feature 200,000 square feet of medical offices across 10 floors. Revised plans were released earlier this year, possibly indicating the project will move forward soon.

32. Coda

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Spring Street Northwest & 4th Street Northwest
Atlanta, GA 30308
PROPOSED - Plans have been in the works for a massive development at Technology Square, anchored by a 24-story tower. Designed by Portman Holdings, the complex, now named Coda, should feature 620,000 square feet of offices, a 100,000-square-foot computing center, and 46,500 square feet of retail space, all around an active plaza. While a celebration was recently held to herald the project, no definite start date has been released.
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33. 238 14th Street

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238 14th St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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PROPOSED - This eight-story condo building will bring 14 units to 14th Street near Piedmont Park. Designed by Kuo Diedrich, the building could break ground soon; developer Kim King Associates began the permit process recently.
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34. 715 Peachtree Street

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715 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
UNDER CONSTRUCTION - While Midtown Alliance notes this renovation of the existing 10-story office building as still in the "planning phase," construction fences tell a different story. Designed by ASD/SKY, the re-envisioned building will bring retail space to the Peachtree Street frontage.

35. Spring House

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1470 Spring St NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
PROPOSED - SCAD is proposing to replace existing student housing located in an old hotel with a 500-bed dormitory. Designed by Dawson Architects, the building would also feature a shop and bookstore.

36. The Standard

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708 Spring St NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
PROPOSED - The latest off-campus housing option proposed for Georgia Tech students, The Standard could feature 280 units and 11,200 square feet of retail space across 19 floors. Developers Landmark Properties and Selig Enterprises have not released a timeframe for construction, but with permits issued for demolition of the buildings currently on the site, construction could start soon.
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37. Campanile

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1155 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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PROPOSED - Dewberry Capital recently announced plans to add six stories to the top of their existing office building across the street from Colony Square. The renovation would also provide a retail podium featuring 77,000 square feet of shops and restaurants on all four sides of the block. No schedule has been released.

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38. Arthritis Foundation Building Conversion

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1330 West Peachtree St NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
PROPOSED - Plans by Praxis 3 have been in place for the last few years to convert the five-story office building into 98 residential units and 5,000 square feet of retail space.
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39. 1280 West Peachtree Loft Offices

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1280 West Peachtree St NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
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PROPOSED - While not included on the Midtown ATL website, this project was proposed late last year. Parkside Partners would put $12 million into the overhaul of an existing three-story office building across from Arts Center MARTA Station.

40. Colony Square

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1175 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30361
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION - North American Properties is planning a massive overhaul of the retail experience at one of Midtown's original high-rise developments. As the facility nears its 50th birthday, expect to see major changes on Peachtree Street, which could include an Apple Store, upscale shopping, and high-end restaurants.

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41. The Woodruff Arts Center

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1280 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
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PROPOSED: A major overhaul of the facility will soon get underway, sprucing up the Alliance Theatre and providing new support spaces for the building's fiftieth anniversary. Designed by Trahan Architects, the project could even include a complete overhaul of the relationship of the building with Peachtree Street, though details on that are still hazy.

42. Atlanta Biltmore Hotel

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817 W Peachtree St NW
Atlanta, GA 30308
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PROPOSED: Georgia Tech has announced their intentions to purchase the historic hotel and incorporate the facility into the Tech Square district. No word on what it means for the building, other than the fact that Tech intends to preserve its historic integrity.

43. 640 Peachtree

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640 Peachtree St NE
Atlanta, GA 30308
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PROPOSED: Still in initial planning stages, a 238-room hotel atop a parking deck is being proposed across Ponce de Leon Avenue from the Fox Theatre. The parking lot-eating building would rise 18 floors and be designed by tvsdesign.

44. 195 Thirteenth Street

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195 13th St NE
Atlanta, GA 30309
PROPOSED: First announced back in April, Lennar Multifamily Communities is hoping to bring a 27-story tower to the area by Piedmont Park. Proposed on 13th Street, between Juniper Street and Piedmont Avenue, the tower could have 307 units atop seven stories of parking.

45. MetLife Mixed-Use

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1341 Spring St NW
Atlanta, GA 30309
PROPOSED: In just the last week, MetLife has announced that, in collaboration with JLL, they are planning a massive mixed-use transit oriented development near Arts Center MARTA station. Details are scant about what could actually go in on the 8.5-acre site, which could potentially include the Arthritis Building also slated for renovation.

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1. Emory Proton Treatment Center

615 Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30308
UNDER CONSTRUCTION - Going up near the Fox Theatre, and consuming a large portion of the block between North and Ponce de Leon avenues, this three-story research and medical building is a letdown for those craving density on Peachtree. The VOA Associates and Perkins + Will-designed structure completion date was pushed to next year, but the project is pretty much stuck in development purgatory.
615 Peachtree Street Northeast
Atlanta, GA 30308

2. Trace Midtown

782 Peachtree Street Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30308