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Thomas Grady Cousins (born December 7, 1931) is an American real estate developer, sports supporter and philanthropist, primarily based in Atlanta, Georgia.Cousins was a leader in shaping the skyline in Atlanta, [1] and he purchased and brought the Atlanta Hawks to the city.
The Equitable Building, completed in 1892, is generally regarded as the first high-rise in the city. [3] Atlanta went through a major building boom from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, during which the city saw the completion of 13 of its 40 tallest buildings, including the Bank of America Plaza, Truist Plaza, One Atlantic Center, and 191 Peachtree Tower.
The Bank of America tower in Atlanta was developed by Cousins Properties and sold in 2006 for $436 million. In 2012, it sold at foreclosure for $235 million Cousins Properties Incorporated is a publicly traded real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in office buildings in Atlanta , Charlotte , Austin , Phoenix , Tampa , and Chapel Hill ...
55 Marietta Street, formerly the Fulton National Bank Building and the Bank South Building is a 21-story, 89.9 m (295 ft) office building in Atlanta, Georgia.It was the tallest building in the city when completed in 1958 until surpassed by One Park Tower in 1961.
Bank of America Plaza (colloquially called the pencil building [6]) is a supertall skyscraper between Midtown Atlanta and Downtown Atlanta.At 311.8 m (1,023 ft), as of February 2024 the tower is the 23rd tallest building in the United States, [7] the tallest building in the Southeastern region of the United States, [8] and the tallest building in any U.S. state capital, overtaking the 250 m ...
Downtown Atlanta is the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States.The largest of the city's three commercial districts (Midtown and Buckhead being the others), it is the location of many corporate and regional headquarters; city, county, state, and federal government facilities; Georgia State University; sporting venues; and most of Atlanta's tourist attractions.
The building's "EQUITABLE" signage was an easily recognizable piece of the downtown Atlanta skyline, while the tower's black finish stood in sharp contrast to the surrounding buildings. The Equitable Building is adjacent to the historic Flatiron Building and the historic Rhodes-Haverty Building. The building's site is bounded on the southwest ...
It is the third-tallest in Atlanta, reaching a height of 820 feet (250 m) with 50 stories of office space with a total building area of 1,187,676 sq.ft. [5] When the slender concrete core was completed in October 1986, it was the tallest slipformed skyscraper in the country. [6]