Colony Square is a mixed-use development and sub-district in

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, located on

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in between 14th and 15th Streets. The oldest high-rise development in Midtown, the sub-district was built between 1969 and 1975, with Henri Jova of Jova/Daniels/Busby serving as principal architect. It was the first mixed-use development in the Southeast. Designed in

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style, Colony Square comprises three skyscrapers, two containing offices (Colony Square 100 and Colony Square 400) and one housing a hotel, the W Hotels Atlanta-Midtown. The three skyscrapers are connected by Colony Square Mall, located beneath a sky-lit atrium and offering a food court, retail, and an athletic club. Also within the sub-district are three mid-rise condominium buildings (two comprise Colony House and the third, Hanover House). Colony Square also contains street-level restaurants, including 5Church Atlanta, Establishment, Chick-fil-A, Starbucks, and Sukoshi. North American Properties agreed to terms with Tishman Speyer to purchase the property for $164.5 million in Q4 2015. The deal will include the retail and office space, but not the condominiums and hotel that are part of the complex. North American Properties has major renovation plans for the retail component. The new owner demolished the former mall to create an open green space with a stage surrounded by new shops and a new office building anchored by Whole Foods Market Inc. A second new office building anchored by Jones Day is also being constructed. Upon completion of the redevelopment project, Colony Square will feature 912,000 square feet of office space and 160,000 square feet of shops and entertainment space, including a food hall and IPIC movie theater.

Component buildings

* 100 Colony Square, 1175 Peachtree Street NE, , 24 floors, opened 1970 * 400 Colony Square, 1201 Peachtree Street NE, , 22 floors, opened 1975 * W Atlanta-Midtown, 188 14th Street NE, , 28 floors, opened 1974 * Hanover House, 147 15th Street, NE * Colony House, 145 15th Street, NE, 14 floors

Tenants

The Consulate-General of Canada is located in 100 Colony Square Building (Suite 1700), as is the Netherlands Foreign Investment Agency (Suite 1206).

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has regional offices located on the top two floors of Colony Square 400. The complex is also home to the broadcast studios of the Entercom Atlanta (previously called CBS Radio Atlanta before being acquired) stations of

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and WSTR, as well as digital advertising agency Ammunition (Suite 1450). In 1995 the

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''. Friday June 23, 1995. Business p. 3H. In 2002 the consulate announced it was moving from Colony Square to

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. The consulate had over three years left in the lease of Colony Square. Because

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owned both office properties, the consulate was easily able to move to its new location. Coworking companies

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and Spaces are located at Colony Square. WeWork occupies five floors at 100 Colony Square. Spaces occupies three floors at 400 Colony Square, including a street-level café.

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