Midtown Union
{{Short description|Mixed-use development in Atlanta, Georgia}}
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{{Infobox urban development project|name=Midtown Union|status=|groundbreaking=December 9, 2019|size={{convert|8.5|acre|ha}}|coordinates={{coord|33|47|29|N|84|23|20|W|region:US-GA_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}|address=1331 Spring Street
Atlanta, Georgia, United States|est_completion=|developer=Granite Properties|architect=Cooper Carry
JLL|contractor=Brasfield & Gorrie|Landscape Architect=ArquitectonicaGEO|planner=Arquitectonica|opening=September 21, 2022|proposed=2016|location=Atlanta, Georgia}}
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.
History
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.{{Cite web|last=Trubey|first=J. Scott|date=August 13, 2016|title=MetLife preparing to develop prime Midtown Atlanta site|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/metlife-preparing-develop-prime-midtown-atlanta-site/pfm2yjoWyzBWKvEQUIMTbM/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128073414/https://www.ajc.com/news/local/metlife-preparing-develop-prime-midtown-atlanta-site/pfm2yjoWyzBWKvEQUIMTbM/|archive-date=January 28, 2018|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|publisher=Cox Enterprises|language=English}} MetLife had begun collecting the property, an {{Convert|8.5|acre|hectare|adj=on}} 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. At the time of JLL's hiring, the parcel was home to an office building from the 1960s.{{Cite web|last=Trubey|first=Scott|date=March 8, 2018|title=MetLife planning multiple towers in Midtown Atlanta|url=https://www.ajc.com/business/metlife-planning-multiple-towers-midtown-atlanta/4b7RAk9tfOp9FjXonbp1xJ/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808122311/https://www.ajc.com/business/metlife-planning-multiple-towers-midtown-atlanta/4b7RAk9tfOp9FjXonbp1xJ/|archive-date=August 8, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|publisher=Cox Enterprises|language=English}} 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. By May 2018, the project had taken the name Midtown Union.{{Cite web|last=Green|first=Josh|date=May 10, 2018|title=Bold vision for towering 'Midtown Union' emerges, complete with food hall|url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/atlanta-development/2018/5/10/17339506/midtown-atlanta-tower-midtown-union-jll|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190921035827/https://atlanta.curbed.com/atlanta-development/2018/5/10/17339506/midtown-atlanta-tower-midtown-union-jll|archive-date=September 21, 2019|access-date=August 25, 2020|website=Curbed Atlanta|publisher=Vox Media|language=en}}
On May 30, 2019, Invesco announced that they planned to be a major tenant in the new development.{{Cite web|last1=Bluestein|first1=Greg|last2=Trubey|first2=J. Scott|date=May 30, 2019|title=UPDATED: Invesco to add 500 jobs in Atlanta with $70M expansion|url=https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/invesco-add-500-jobs-atlanta-with-70m-expansion/3jav0JGlED8yEUdcpzx0nI/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530111250/https://www.ajc.com/blog/politics/invesco-add-500-jobs-atlanta-with-70m-expansion/3jav0JGlED8yEUdcpzx0nI/|archive-date=May 30, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|publisher=Cox Enterprises|language=English}} Per their announcement, they would occupy about half of the total office space in the development.{{Cite web|last=Keenan|first=Sean Richard|date=September 11, 2019|title=Fresh renderings: Toned-down version of multi-tower Midtown Union moves forward|url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/9/11/20860575/midtown-union-atlanta-development-project-revised-renderings|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027170303/https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/9/11/20860575/midtown-union-atlanta-development-project-revised-renderings|archive-date=October 27, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=Curbed Atlanta|publisher=Vox Media|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Keenan|first=Sean Richard|date=October 22, 2019|title=Fresh renderings: Clearer vision for Midtown Union project emerges|url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/10/22/20926574/atlanta-midtown-union-development-cooper-carry|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027163658/https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/10/22/20926574/atlanta-midtown-union-development-cooper-carry|archive-date=October 27, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=Curbed Atlanta|publisher=Vox Media|language=en}} On October 5 of that year, the office building at the site was demolished to make way for the development.{{Cite web|last=Keenan|first=Sean Richard|date=October 2, 2019|title=Office building to be razed this weekend, making way for massive Midtown Union|url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/10/2/20894216/demolition-marta-midtown-atlanta-union-west-peachtree|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027194443/https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/10/2/20894216/demolition-marta-midtown-atlanta-union-west-peachtree|archive-date=October 27, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=Curbed Atlanta|publisher=Vox Media|language=en}} 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.
Construction officially began on November 26, 2019,{{Cite web|last=Keenan|first=Sean Richard|date=November 26, 2019|title=Mammoth Midtown Union project breaks ground, signs boutique hotel partner|url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/11/26/20982731/midtown-union-construction-boutique-hotel-partner|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027101328/https://atlanta.curbed.com/2019/11/26/20982731/midtown-union-construction-boutique-hotel-partner|archive-date=October 27, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=Curbed Atlanta|publisher=Vox Media|language=en}} with a groundbreaking ceremony occurring on December 9.{{Cite web|last=Kelley|first=Collin|date=November 26, 2019|title=Construction begins on massive Midtown Union development|url=https://roughdraftatlanta.com/2019/11/26/construction-begins-on-massive-midtown-union-development/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201026205118/https://atlantaintownpaper.com/2019/11/construction-begins-on-massive-midtown-union-development/|archive-date=October 26, 2020|access-date=August 25, 2020|website=Atlanta INtown|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|date=November 26, 2019|title=CONSTRUCTION BEGINS ON MIDTOWN UNION IN ATLANTA|url=https://www.metlife.com/about-us/newsroom/2019/november/construction-begins-on-midtown-union-in-atlanta/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027090807/https://www.metlife.com/about-us/newsroom/2019/november/construction-begins-on-midtown-union-in-atlanta/|archive-date=October 27, 2020|access-date=August 24, 2020|website=MetLife|language=en}} Brasfield & Gorrie are serving as contractors for the project.{{Cite web|date=December 20, 2019|title=Brasfield & Gorrie Breaks Ground on Midtown Union in Atlanta|url=https://www.brasfieldgorrie.com/news/brasfield-gorrie-breaks-ground-on-midtown-union-in-atlanta/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229200607/https://www.brasfieldgorrie.com/news/brasfield-gorrie-breaks-ground-on-midtown-union-in-atlanta/|archive-date=December 29, 2020|access-date=August 25, 2020|website=Brasfield & Gorrie|language=en-US}} The office and residential towers opened in July 2022, while the hotel commenced operations on September 21, 2022.
Site and structures
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.{{Cite web|last=Keenan|first=Sean Richard|date=January 7, 2020|title=From Fort Mac to Dunwoody, 12 Atlanta projects to watch in 2020|url=https://atlanta.curbed.com/atlanta-development/2020/1/7/21052178/atlanta-development-construction-projects-2020-fort-mac-dunwoody-beltline|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027075117/https://atlanta.curbed.com/atlanta-development/2020/1/7/21052178/atlanta-development-construction-projects-2020-fort-mac-dunwoody-beltline|archive-date=October 27, 2020|access-date=August 29, 2020|website=Curbed Atlanta|publisher=Vox Media|language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://www.coopercarry.com/projects/midtown-union/|name=Official website, Cooper Carry}}
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Category:Buildings and structures in Atlanta
Category:Buildings and structures under construction in the United States
Category:Mixed-use developments in Georgia (U.S. state)
Category:Proposed buildings and structures in Georgia (U.S. state)