ATLANTA | Bank of America Plaza | 1,023 ft | 55 stories | 1992

[summersm343]

Originally Posted by CHAPINM1

No there isn't. Even if there was it would still be on par with the Westin's Sundial restaurant which is at about 700 feet since despite being a 1,023 foot building, the highest floors are in roughly just 50 feet higher since the roof it at only 770 feet and the Sundial's is 723 feet.

On a seperate note, I wonder when Atlanta will get a new tallest seeing that there is now some healthy competition from Los Angeles and San Francisco taking away Atlanta's official 'tallest in the US status outside of NY and Chicago' status.

Technically the new Comcast Innovation & Technology Center in Philadelphia topping off at a cool 1,121 feet tall will be the new tallest building in the US outside of New York City and Chicago. The building is under construction now and is moving at a faster pace than Salesforce Tower in San Francisco.

Wilshire Grand will be 1,100 feet tall and will hold the title of tallest outside of NYC and Chi only for probably a few months until Philly's CITC tops off.

Salesforce in San Francisco will rise 1,070 feet tall.

http://corporate.comcast.com/news-in...-press-release

Skyscraperpage Forum Construction thread for it
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=209240

[shanthemanatl]

I must say I've grown to love this building (I can see it from my balcony so I've looked at it a lot). I think its nightime presence more than makes up for some of its shortcomings--it's a spectacular beacon for Atlanta after dark!

[tdawg]

I've always loved this building, especially at night. I think that as Midtown grows up around it, it will only look better.

[truedaniel]

Perhaps the color and the abundance of sooo many spires...it just doesn't make me hard, like say JHC in Chicago or the iconic Key Tower in Cleveland!

[Pete8680]

As amazing as this sounds but, when the Willshire Grand is finally finished in LA in 2017. This building is/was the tallest building outside of NYC or Chicago in America for 25 years.

[Perklol]

^ non-existent. Maybe in another 15 years or so...

[atlantaguy]

Originally Posted by Eveningsong

^ non-existent. Maybe in another 15 years or so...

I wouldn't say "non-existent." There are certainly some players that could go out on a limb and pull this off, but we don't need it. The money that could do this is interested in other, more important things.

We are in-filling very nicely, which is exactly what we need.

[CHAPINM1]

Originally Posted by atlantaguy

I wouldn't say "non-existent." There are certainly some players that could go out on a limb and pull this off, but we don't need it. The money that could do this is interested in other, more important things.

We are in-filling very nicely, which is exactly what we need.

Still kinda fun just to ponder and think 'what if' though... Well said though. It does get annoying when cities build a tallest strictly on the purpose of vanity or attention rather than practicality. There are far too many to name. ATL has had many vital new additions that have contributed greatly in just the last ten years alone.

The Symphony Tower and Sovereign are two in particular that have been the biggest game changers in the skyline IMHO since the early 1990's as noted in many movies, postcards and images showing the city's vibrancy and image.

[atlantaguy]

Originally Posted by CHAPINM1

Still kinda fun just to ponder and think 'what if' though... Well said though. It does get annoying when cities build a tallest strictly on the purpose of vanity or attention rather than practicality. There are far too many to name. ATL has had many vital new additions that have contributed greatly in just the last ten years alone.

The Symphony Tower and Sovereign are two in particular that have been the biggest game changers in the skyline IMHO since the early 1990's as noted in many movies, postcards and images showing the city's vibrancy and image.

To be honest, I'm not even sure where a new super tall would go. I'm guessing Midtown would be the top contender, but that is years and years off - if ever.

And I agree. Symphony (now more often called 1180 Peachtree) and Sovereign are my two favorite skyscrapers in the city.

[Pemgin]

Atlanta's largest office towers are showing very strong occupancy numbers lately, most ranging from 80-90+ percent occupied. Bank of America is only 50% occupied, though. Even though Atlanta is breaking ground on new office projects, I doubt the city will get another supertall when it's only one is half full. But, like atlantaguy said, Atlanta is getting a lot of great infill projects that are changing the city nicely.

[gttx]

Originally Posted by Pemgin

Atlanta's largest office towers are showing very strong occupancy numbers lately, most ranging from 80-90+ percent occupied. Bank of America is only 50% occupied, though. Even though Atlanta is breaking ground on new office projects, I doubt the city will get another supertall when it's only one is half full. But, like atlantaguy said, Atlanta is getting a lot of great infill projects that are changing the city nicely.

It's not really a fair comparison. BoA is not in a highly desirable part of town - while Midtown and Buckhead are basically on fire, the stretch of properties between Midtown proper and downtown aren't really moving at all, with the exception of one new building (The Reynolds) in the last boom. If I was looking at office space in the city, this would not be my first (or second or third) choice.

[atlantaguy]

Another interesting tidbit about this building is that this is not the originally proposed location.

This was actually started by the former C&S Bank, and it was originally set for the heart of Downtown at the corner of Broad & Marietta. That site is now occupied by Georgia States Business School offices (the beautiful old, original C&S Bank).

Once the merger between C&S, NCNB and Sovereign happened and NationsBank was hatched, they moved it up to the border with Midtown. The beginning of the exodus of the major banks and law firms from Downtown to Midtown was just getting underway then.

[shivtim]