Georgia-Pacific Center is a , 1,567,011 sq.ft

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, United States. It contains 52 stories of office space and was finished in 1982. Before the six-year era of tall skyscrapers to be built in Atlanta, it was Atlanta's second-tallest building (only surpassed by the Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel) from 1982 to 1987. It has a stair-like design that staggers down to the ground, and is clad in pink granite quarried from Marble Falls,

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. The tower is on the former site of the

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, where the premiere for the 1939 film ''

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'' was held (133 Peachtree St. NE, near the intersection of Peachtree and Forsyth streets). The theatre could not be demolished because of its landmark status; it burned down in 1978, clearing the way for the tower. The architectural firm that designed it was

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. The general contractor who constructed the project was a joint venture of J.A. Jones Construction Company's Atlanta office and the H.J. Russell Company, also of Atlanta. The tower is the world headquarters of

Georgia-Pacific Georgia-Pacific LLC is an American pulp and paper company based in Atlanta, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, and is one of the world's largest manufacturers and distributors of Tissue paper, tissue, Pulp (paper), pulp, paper, toilet and paper towe ...

. Other tenants include consulting firm

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and the downtown branch of the

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, which opened in 1986. On March 14, 2008, the tower sustained minor damage when a tornado tore through downtown Atlanta. A number of windows were blown out. It was the first tornado to hit the downtown area since weather record keeping began in the 1880s. In September 2024, Georgia-Pacific unveiled plans to redevelop the building for mixed use, citing the changing office landscape as well as addressing the demand for additional residential and retail space in Downtown Atlanta. The uppermost floors of the tower are planned to be converted into 400 apartment units, with of retail, entertainment, and restaurant space as well as a outdoor plaza at the building's base, and of Class-A office space. The renovation of tower is expected to be completed by the fall of 2027. The Consulate-General of the United Kingdom is located in the building.British Consulate-General - Atlanta
." United Kingdom in the United States. Retrieved on July 28, 2009. The building served as a filming location for the 1985 action film '' Invasion U.S.A.'' starring

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and Richard Lynch, in which it served as the setting for the final battle between the U.S. Army and the army of international terrorists. File:Georgia-Pacific-Tower-Front-Angle.jpg File:Gp-tower-1.jpg File:Georgia-Pacific-Tower-Side.jpg File:Georgia-Pacific-Tower-Rear.jpg

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* {{Atlanta landmarks Headquarters in the United States Skyscraper office buildings in Atlanta Office buildings completed in 1982 Skidmore, Owings & Merrill buildings Georgia-Pacific 1982 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)

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