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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]
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.
At 723.0 ft (220.37 m) and 73 stories, a total building area of 1,196,240 sq ft (111,134 m 2) [5] and a 187 ft (57 m) diameter, the tower is the fourth-tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere, and the 30th tallest all-hotel building in the world. [6]
Truist Plaza is a 265.48 m (871.0 ft) 60 story skyscraper in downtown Atlanta.It was designed by John C. Portman Jr. of John Portman & Associates and built from 1989 to 1992.
The Battery Atlanta high rises viewed from then-SunTrust Park in May 2017. The Battery Atlanta is a mixed-use development located in the Atlanta metropolitan area, approximately 10 miles (16 km) northwest of downtown Atlanta in the unincorporated community of Cumberland, in Cobb County, Georgia.
The statue was created and unveiled by Atlanta-based artist Ross Rossin. [73] The statue captures the moment on April 8, 1974, at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium when Aaron broke Babe Ruth's long-standing 714 career home-run record. [73] Behind the statue is a sculpture made of 755 baseball bats in honor of Aaron's career home-run total. [69]
The only bidder, 100 Peachtree Street Atlanta LLC, an affiliate of Capmark Bank, bought the building for $29.5 million. [2] In late January 2010 there were reports that Georgia State University was interested in buying the building and its parking deck [ 3 ] and in May 2011 the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that GSU was in negotiations ...
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 ...