One Atlantic Center

One Atlantic Center

One and Two Atlantic Center
location in Midtown Atlanta
Alternative names IBM Tower
General information
Type Commercial offices
Location 1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta
Coordinates 33°47′13″N 84°23′14″W / 33.786944°N 84.387222°W / 33.786944; -84.387222Coordinates: 33°47′13″N 84°23′14″W / 33.786944°N 84.387222°W / 33.786944; -84.387222
Construction started 1986
Completed 1987
Owner Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Management Hines Interests Limited Partnership
Height
Roof 250 m (820 ft)
Technical details
Floor count 50
Floor area 1,100,000 sq ft (100,000 m2)
Lifts/elevators 24
Design and construction
Architect Johnson/Burgee Architects
Heery International, Inc.
Developer Prentiss Properties
Main contractor The Beck Group
References
[1][2][3][4]

One Atlantic Center, also known as IBM Tower, is a skyscraper located in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia.

History

It is the third-tallest in Atlanta, reaching a height of 820 feet (250 m) with 50 stories of office space. It was completed in 1987 and remained the tallest building in Atlanta until 1992, when it was surpassed by the Bank of America Plaza, which was also built in Midtown. It was also the tallest building in the southeastern U.S. at the time of completion, surpassing the Southeast Financial Center in Miami.

Design

The building was commissioned by Prentiss Properties as a southeastern headquarters for IBM, a company responsible for many notable skyscrapers of the 1980s. Aside from introducing Atlanta to the postmodern architectural idiom of the 80s, this tower is notable for essentially creating what is now the Midtown commercial district. Located at the then-remote corner of 14th and West Peachtree Street over a mile from Downtown, this building nevertheless opened nearly fully occupied and thus attracted developers to Midtown in droves.

Architecture

The building's exterior consists of Spanish pink granite with a copper pyramidal top and gold peak. The design includes gothic flourishes, most noticeably below the copper top of the building. At night the peak and ridges along the top are illuminated brightly, creating a glowing effect.

Other phases

It was joined in 2001 by the much shorter Regions Plaza building, which bears similar postmodern design and was constructed across the street as the second phase of the Atlantic Center development. Atlantic Center Plaza's design and architecture are so similar, it has affectionately become known in Atlanta as the "Mini Me" building, named after the comical dwarfish clone of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers movies. Phase III sits on the drawing boards as the developers await a tenant.

Development

One Atlantic Center was designed by Johnson/Burgee Architects. As associate architect, Heery International, Inc. produced the contract documents. Both Atlantic Center Towers were constructed by HCBeck, now known as The Beck Group.

Major Tenants

See also

References

  1. ↑ One Atlantic Center at Emporis
  2. ↑ One Atlantic Center at Glass Steel and Stone
  3. ↑ One Atlantic Center at SkyscraperPage
  4. ↑ One Atlantic Center at Structurae

External links

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