Images: Where Atlanta’s tallest new skyscraper in decades stands

Josh Green

Wed, 11/20/2024 – 14:11

As a recent morning plane ride high over the city proved, Atlanta’s tallest new skyscraper since the early 1990s is beginning to cast shadows over its neighbors, though it remains at only a fraction of its ultimate height.

New York City-based developer Rockefeller Group’s plans for the 60-story 1072 West Peachtree building call for Atlanta’s tallest residential building and tallest mixed-use tower. Even for Midtown, which has been transformed by high-rise investment over the past decade, the Rockefeller project promises to stand out.

Exactly where construction on 1072 West Peachtree stands today isn’t clear, as an inquiry to Rockefeller reps for construction updates hasn’t been returned this week. But we can make an educated guess.

The tower’s wider base—with more than 20 stories of Class A offices, parking, retail, and amenities—appears to be close to reaching its max height. It’s nearly as tall as the SkyHouse Midtown apartment building, a 23-story structure opened in 2013, immediately to the north.

Which means almost 40 stories of apartments in a thinner main tower still have yet to begin, according to a comparison of site plans, renderings, and aerials from last week.

Aerial view of the 1072 West Peachtree project today, from the west, over Georgia Tech. Urbanize Atlanta

East view over the 60-story tower in recent days, with other high-rise construction near Piedmont Park shown at bottom. Urbanize Atlanta

1072 West Peachtree’s two yellow construction cranes are the only ones left standing in the immediate area, as several others have come down over the course of this year in the section of Midtown between Piedmont Park and the Connector.

Rockefeller bought the former 1.14-acre U.S. Postal Service facility site for $25 million in 2020 and officially broke ground on the skyscraper in July last year.

No timeline for 1072 West Peachtree’s completion has been specified, but the site has now seen heavy demolition and infrastructure work ongoing for a year and ½.

The Rockefeller project’s height today in relation to the SkyHouse Midtown apartments (immediately north) and Google’s headquarters building. Urbanize Atlanta

A rough, in-house approximation of how the 730-foot building will stand out among other newer construction near West Peachtree Street. Urbanize Atlanta

Rockefeller officials have said the tower will climb more than 730 feet, making it Atlanta’s fifth tallest high-rise and supplanting Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel for the No. 5 spot. No taller skyrise has been built in Atlanta since 1992.

Designs by Atlanta-based TVS call for 6,300 square feet of retail at the street and 224,000 square feet of Class A office space above that. Topping the building will be more than 350 apartments alongside amenities described as world-class. It’s rising at the southwest corner of West Peachtree and 12th streets.

Other components will include Midtown’s largest outdoor amenity deck—aka, the “Sky Garden”—designed for expansive views of the city, per Rockefeller officials. Inside, plans call for a two-story space where cyclists can lock away bikes and take a shower, in addition to a fitness center described by developers as the best around.

According to Midtown Alliance, some 20 projects have been delivered (or are under construction now) in the 18-block West Peachtree Street corridor in Midtown since 2010.

Rockefeller officials have said the site stood out for its connection to Midtown’s existing street grid and proximity to two MARTA stations, the Southeast’s biggest concentration of cultural and art attractions, and the largest Whole Foods on the East Coast.

Whether it’s fully open or not, the building should add oomph to Midtown’s skyline by the time FIFA World Cup 2026 hoopla arrives in Atlanta.

The landing page for 1072 West Peachtree’s website provides a glimpse of how the project would alter Midtown’s skyline when viewed from the Connector. Rockefeller Group; Brock Hudgins Architects; TVS/1072 West Peachtree

Over Midtown, to Buckhead, at left; and from the eastern blocks of downtown looking north. Urbanize Atlanta

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The latest rendering showing the 1072 West Peachtree project’s eastern facade, toward Peachtree Street and Piedmont Park. Courtesy of Rockefeller Group

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Aerial view of the 1072 West Peachtree project today, from the west, over Georgia Tech. Urbanize Atlanta

East view over the 60-story tower in recent days, with other high-rise construction near Piedmont Park shown at bottom. Urbanize Atlanta

The Rockefeller project’s height today in relation to the SkyHouse Midtown apartments (immediately north) and Google’s headquarters building. Urbanize Atlanta

A rough, in-house approximation of how the 730-foot building will stand out among other newer construction near West Peachtree Street. Urbanize Atlanta

Over Midtown, to Buckhead, at left; and from the eastern blocks of downtown looking north. Urbanize Atlanta

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It’s beginning to look a lot like a building over West Peachtree Street

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