Colony Square

The white concrete buildings of Colony Square were constructed in a Modern architectural style

Colony Square is a mixed-use development and sub-district in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, located on Peachtree Street in between 14th and 15th Streets. The oldest high-rise development in Midtown, the sub-district was built between 1969 and 1975, with Henri Jova of Jova/Daniels/Busby serving as principal architect.[1] It was the first mixed-use development in the Southeast.

Designed in modernist style, Colony Square comprises three skyscrapers, two containing offices (Colony Square 100 and Colony Square 400) and one housing a hotel, the W Hotels Atlanta-Midtown. The three skyscrapers are connected by Colony Square Mall, located beneath a sky-lit atrium and offering a food court, ice skating rink, retail, and an athletic club. The original architectural and social concept of Colony Square was the USA's first 'micropolis' - the complex designed for urban professionals to live and work in a common space. Also within the sub-district are three mid-rise condominium buildings (two comprise Colony House and the third, Hanover House). Colony Square also contains street-level restaurants, including 5Church Atlanta, Establishment, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, and Sukoshi.[2][3][4]

North American Properties agreed to terms with Tishman Speyer to purchase the property for $164.5 million in Q4 2015. The deal will include the retail and office space, but not the condominiums and hotel that are part of the complex.[5] North American Properties has major renovation plans for the retail component.[5] The new owner demolished the former mall to create an open green space with a stage surrounded by new shops and a new office building anchored by Whole Foods Market Inc.[6] A second new office building anchored by Jones Day[7] is also being constructed. Upon completion of the redevelopment project, Colony Square will feature 912,000 square feet of office space and 160,000 square feet of shops and entertainment space, including a food hall and IPIC movie theater.[8]

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  2. ^ "Office Space In Colony Square - Regus US". www.regus.com. Archived from the original on July 19, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  3. ^ "Colony Square | 1197 Peachtree St. NE :: Atlanta, GA". Archived from the original on October 29, 2011. Retrieved May 24, 2011.
  4. ^ GmbH, Emporis. "EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on April 9, 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ a b Pleven, Liam. "Cincinnati and Houston Developers Make Atlanta Mall Bet". The Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
  6. ^ Sams, Douglas (November 28, 2018). "Whole Foods relocating South regional office to Colony Square". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  7. ^ Wenk, Amy (June 14, 2019). "Jones Day picks Colony Square for its sleek new office". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  8. ^ Wenk, Amy (March 7, 2018). "iPic Theaters to anchor Colony Square redevelopment". Atlanta Business Chronicle. Retrieved February 18, 2020.