1010 Midtown is a 35-story,
skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall continuously habitable building having multiple floors. Modern sources currently define skyscrapers as being at least or in height, though there is no universally accepted definition. Skyscrapers are very tall high-ris ...
in
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the seat of Fulton County, the most populous county in Georgia, but its territory falls in both Fulton and DeKalb counties. With a population of 498,715 ...
with 425 condominiums atop of retail and dining space. The structure is part of the
12th & Midtown
12th and Midtown is a four-block commercial real estate development project in Midtown Atlanta along Peachtree Street and Crescent Avenue between 11th and 13th Streets. The development currently contains three of the tallest buildings in Midtown ...
development, situated on approximately on the block between 11th and 12th streets in
Midtown Atlanta
Midtown Atlanta, or Midtown, is a high-density commercial and residential neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. The exact geographical extent of the area is ill-defined due to differing definitions used by the city, residents, and local business ...
, the front of which follows the curve of
Peachtree Street
Peachtree Street is one of several major streets running through the city of Atlanta. Beginning at Five Points (Atlanta), Five Points in downtown Atlanta, it runs North through Midtown Atlanta, Midtown; a few blocks after entering into Buckhead ...
. The 1010 Midtown building also features a park-in-the-sky, which will be one of the largest environmentally
green rooftops in the city.
Daniel Corporation, Selig Enterprises, the Canyon-Johnson Urban Fund (CJUF), and
MetLife combined forces to make 1010 Midtown, a key piece in the
Midtown Mile
The Midtown Mile is a section of Peachtree Street NE in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, between North Avenue NE and 15th Street NE. Located across the Downtown Connector from Downtown Atlanta, the Midtown Mile is one of the major thoroughfares of cen ...
, a reality. The building was designed by the architecture firm Rule Joy Trammell + Rubio and built by
Brasfield & Gorrie
Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC, headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, is one of the United States' largest privately held construction firms, providing general contracting, design-build, and construction management services for a wide variety of markets. ...
. Construction of this first phase of the
12th & Midtown
12th and Midtown is a four-block commercial real estate development project in Midtown Atlanta along Peachtree Street and Crescent Avenue between 11th and 13th Streets. The development currently contains three of the tallest buildings in Midtown ...
development began in August 2006 and was completed in early 2009.
At the base of 1010 Midtown sit several restaurants, including Sugar Factory and Silverlake Ramen. It also houses a Bank of America branch and additional retail space fronting Peachtree Street.
Incident
On March 9, 2012, a man jumped to his death from the 35th floor of the building.
Midtown Mile
The Midtown Mile, a block that is expected to cover some when completed, will run along Peachtree Street and will be the newest location for high-end retail and dining activities in Atlanta. It will host a variety of flagship storefronts, restaurants, hotels and high-rises, of which, 1010 Midtown will be the first to be fully completed.
References
External links
1010 Midtown official website1010 Midtown official blog
{{Atlanta landmarks
Residential skyscrapers in Atlanta
Midtown Atlanta
Residential condominiums in the United States
Residential buildings completed in 2009