Certified green—the first high-rise office building in the world to be precertified by LEED-CS (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design–Core and Shell Development program) at the Silver level and, upon completion, the second to be certified by LEED at the Gold level—1180 Peachtree is a striking icon that has redefined the epicenter of Atlanta’s urban renaissance and enhanced the city skyline. Located at the center of Midtown—a four-square-mile (10 sq km²) neighborhood between downtown to the south and Buckhead to the north—the 41-story tower at the corner of Peachtree and 14th Streets anticipates the Santiago Calatrava–designed future home of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO). An extraordinarily narrow site challenged the development team to accommodate office and retail space as well as parking; the extremely efficient floor plan provides more than 630,000 square feet (58,529 m²) of office space and more than 32,000 square feet (2,973 m²) of retail space plus a 1,200-space parking deck. When ASO’s Symphony Center is completed, it will face 1180 Peachtree across a large public plaza to be shared with the Woodruff Arts Campus to the north.. A landscaped plaza and retail and lobby frontage define 1180 Peachtree’s street-level presence, and passers-by are unaware of the parking, which is situated below the main office tower.

Owner/Developer
Hines
Atlanta, GA

Owner
GE Asset Management
Atlanta, GA

Architect
Pickard Chilton
New Haven, CT

Associate Architect
Kendall/Heaton Associates Inc.
Houston, TX

Landscape Architect
Roy Ashley and Associates Inc.
Atlanta, GA

Principal Author(s)
Julie Stern

ULI Awards for Excellence 2007 Winner