Atlanta, the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Georgia, is home to at least 39 skyscrapers over 400 feet (122 m) tall. Most of these are clustered around Peachtree Street in the Downtown, Midtown, and Buckhead neighborhoods, with the suburban city of Sandy Springs also being the site of several skyscrapers. The tallest building in Atlanta is the 55-story Bank of America Plaza, which rises 1,023 feet (312 m) and was completed in 1992.[1] Upon its completion Bank of America Plaza was the tallest building in the United States outside New York City and Chicago, and the 8th-tallest building in the U.S. overall.[2] The second-tallest building in Atlanta is Truist Plaza, which rises 871 feet (265 m).
The history of skyscrapers in Atlanta began with the completion in 1892 of the Equitable Building.[3] The city later went through a major building boom, which began in the 1980s and continued until the mid-1990s; most of the city's skyscrapers, including its four tallest, have all been completed since 1985. Overall, as of February 2020[update], the entire city had 17 completed skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m), more than any other city in the Southeastern United States except Miami, tenth total in the United States, and 61st in the world.[4][A] Of the 20 tallest buildings in Georgia, 18 are located in Atlanta;[7] the other two, Concourse Corporate Center V & VI are in the neighboring city of Sandy Springs.[8][9]
History
editThe Equitable Building, completed in 1892, is generally regarded as the first high-rise in the city.[3] Atlanta went through a major building boom from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, during which the city saw the completion of 13 of its 40 tallest buildings, including the Bank of America Plaza, Truist Plaza, One Atlantic Center, and 191 Peachtree Tower. Atlanta entered another high-rise construction boom in the early 2000s. The city has since seen the completion of 17 buildings that rise over 400 feet (122 m) in height, including 3344 Peachtree, the tallest structure in Buckhead at 665 feet (203 m); it was topped out in October 2007 and completed in 2008.[10]
Several of the downtown buildings were damaged in a major tornado in March 2008, scattering glass from several hundred feet. It took workers several days to clean the buildings and remove all of the loose shards of glass from the skyscrapers. No structural damage was reported, and by late 2010 each skyscraper had all of its windows replaced. Window blinds and other office objects from the tall buildings were found as far away as Oakland Cemetery.[11][12]
Tallest buildings
editThis list ranks Atlanta skyscrapers that stand at least 400 feet (122 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
Timeline of tallest buildings
editThis lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Atlanta.
Name | Image | Street address | Years as tallest | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Equitable Building[B] | 30–44 Edgewood Avenue SE | 1892–1897 | 117 ft (36 m)[C] | 8 | [3] | |
Flatiron Building | 84 Peachtree Street NW | 1897–1901 | 160 ft (49 m)[C] | 11 | [85] | |
Empire Building[D] | 35 Broad Street NW | 1901–1905 | 185 ft (56 m)[C] | 14 | [86] | |
Fourth National Bank Building | 14 Peachtree Street NW (SW corner Peachtree and Marietta streets) | 1905–1906 | N/A[C] | 16 | [87] | |
Candler Building | 127 Peachtree Street NE | 1906–1929 | N/A[C] | 17 | [88] | |
Rhodes-Haverty Building[E] | 134 Peachtree Street NW | 1929–1958 | 246 ft (75 m) | 21 | [89] | |
Fulton National Bank[F] | 55 Marietta Street NW | 1958–1961 | 295 ft (90 m) | 21 | [90] | |
One Park Tower | 34 Peachtree Street | 1961–1967 | 439 ft (134 m) | 32 | [64][65] | |
State of Georgia Building | 2 Peachtree Street NW | 1967–1976 | 556 ft (169 m) | 44 | [36][37] | |
Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel | 210 Peachtree Street NW | 1976–1987 | 723 ft (220 m) | 73 | [18][19] | |
One Atlantic Center | 1201 West Peachtree Street NE | 1987–1992 | 820 ft (250 m) | 50 | [14][15] | |
Bank of America Plaza | 600 Peachtree Street NE | 1992–present | 1,023 ft (312 m) | 55 | [1][13] |
Notes
edit- ^ The comparison uses the current standard criteria as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors, and is taller than approximately 492 feet (150 m).[5][6] See also Skyscraper for more details on how the definition has evolved over time.
- ^ This building was demolished in 1971.[3]
- ^ a b c d e Official height figures have never been released by this building's developer.
- ^ This building was originally known as the Empire Building (from 1901 until 1920), and was the headquarters of Citizens & Southern National Bank (merged with NationsBank/merged with Bank of America) but has been known as the Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building since 1992.[86]
- ^ This building was originally known as the Rhodes-Haverty Building, but has since been renamed the Marriott Residence Inn-Downtown.
- ^ This building was originally known Fulton National Bank, but has since been renamed 55 Marietta Street.
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- Michael Kahn (March 24, 2016). "Midtown Atlanta's Latest Projects, Mapped". Curbed Atlanta.
External links
edit- Diagram of Atlanta skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage