1010 Midtown is a 35-story,
skyscraper
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in
Atlanta, Georgia
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with 425 condominiums atop of retail and dining space. The structure is part of the
12th & Midtown development, situated on approximately on the block between 11th and 12th streets in
Midtown Atlanta, the front of which follows the curve of
Peachtree Street. 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
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combined forces to make 1010 Midtown, a key piece in the
Midtown Mile, 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 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