Symphony Center was a proposed

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that would have been the new home of the

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. The site for the new structure was to be in Midtown on 14th Street just south of the current Symphony Hall in the

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. Architect

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was selected to design the facility and delivered a design that would serve as a "postcard" for the city. The design was unveiled in 2005, but was cancelled in 2008 due to funding issues. The ASO now plans to build a new hall at the Woodruff Arts Center, at 15th Street and

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. In May 2014, the Woodruff Arts Center sold the property to a group of New York City-based developers, and it is currently the site of the

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development. As of March 2025, The Midtown Improvement District (MID) Board of Directors has announced the pending acquisition of the four-acre land site at 98 14th Street
Announcement Here

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