Midtown Union
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Midtown Union is a mixed-use development in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. First proposed in 2016 as Midtown Heights, the project would feature multiple high-rises built in midtown Atlanta at the intersection of 17th Street and Spring Street. Construction started in 2019 and was completed in September 2022.
Key Information
History
[edit]On August 8, 2016, MetLife announced that JLL had been selected as the master development manager for a new real estate development project in midtown Atlanta called Midtown Heights.[1] MetLife had begun collecting the property, an 8.5-acre (3.4-hectare) parcel at the intersection of Spring Street and 17th Street, in 2006. Around this time, MetLife had planned for a high-rise mixed-use development at that site called "Metropolitan Center," but these ideas were shelved during the Great Recession.[1] At the time of JLL's hiring, the parcel was home to an office building from the 1960s.[1][2] On March 7, 2018, MetLife unveiled renderings for the project and announced that Arquitectonica had designed the project's master plan and Atlanta-based Cooper Carry would lead the building design.[2] By May 2018, the project had taken the name Midtown Union.[3]
On May 30, 2019, Invesco announced that they planned to be a major tenant in the new development.[4] Per their announcement, they would occupy about half of the total office space in the development.[5][6] On October 5 of that year, the office building at the site was demolished to make way for the development.[7] Several weeks earlier, on September 10, the Midtown Development Review Committee had approved a revised plan for the project put forward by developer Granite Properties.[5]
Construction officially began on November 26, 2019,[8] with a groundbreaking ceremony occurring on December 9.[9][10] Brasfield & Gorrie are serving as contractors for the project.[11] The office and residential towers opened in July 2022, while the hotel commenced operations on September 21, 2022. [7]
Site and structures
[edit]The development will consist of a 26-story tower housing 600,000 square feet of office space, an 18-story residential building containing 355 apartments, and a 12-story hotel. Additionally, the development will feature 30,000 square feet of retail space.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Trubey, J. Scott (August 13, 2016). "MetLife preparing to develop prime Midtown Atlanta site". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Archived from the original on January 28, 2018. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Trubey, Scott (March 8, 2018). "MetLife planning multiple towers in Midtown Atlanta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Green, Josh (May 10, 2018). "Bold vision for towering 'Midtown Union' emerges, complete with food hall". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Archived from the original on September 21, 2019. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Bluestein, Greg; Trubey, J. Scott (May 30, 2019). "UPDATED: Invesco to add 500 jobs in Atlanta with $70M expansion". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Cox Enterprises. Archived from the original on May 30, 2019. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Keenan, Sean Richard (September 11, 2019). "Fresh renderings: Toned-down version of multi-tower Midtown Union moves forward". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Keenan, Sean Richard (October 22, 2019). "Fresh renderings: Clearer vision for Midtown Union project emerges". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ a b Keenan, Sean Richard (October 2, 2019). "Office building to be razed this weekend, making way for massive Midtown Union". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Keenan, Sean Richard (November 26, 2019). "Mammoth Midtown Union project breaks ground, signs boutique hotel partner". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ Kelley, Collin (November 26, 2019). "Construction begins on massive Midtown Union development". Atlanta INtown. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ "CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON MIDTOWN UNION IN ATLANTA". MetLife. November 26, 2019. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2020.
- ^ "Brasfield & Gorrie Breaks Ground on Midtown Union in Atlanta". Brasfield & Gorrie. December 20, 2019. Archived from the original on December 29, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ^ Keenan, Sean Richard (January 7, 2020). "From Fort Mac to Dunwoody, 12 Atlanta projects to watch in 2020". Curbed Atlanta. Vox Media. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.