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| Concourse at Landmark Center | |
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 Concourse at Landmark Center in 2024 | |
 Interactive map of Concourse at Landmark Center | |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Commercial |
| Location | Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States |
| Completed | Concourse Center One: 1984 Westin Atlanta Perimeter North: 1986 Concourse Corporate Center V: 1988 Concourse Corporate Center VI: 1991 |
| Owner | Building and Land Technology (BLT) |
| Management | Regent Partners |
| Height | |
| Roof | 570 ft (170 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 34 34 20 8 8 |
| Floor area | 2,100,000 sq ft (200,000 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect | Thompson, Ventulett, Stainback & Associates |
| Structural engineer | Uzun + Case, LLC |
| Main contractor | Thompson Company, Inc. |
Built in phases between 1984 and 1991, theConcourse at Landmark Center is areal estate development inmetro Atlanta'sPerimeter Centerbusiness district, in the city ofSandy Springs, Georgia, United States. It is a 70-acreplanned community with two 34-storyoffice towers, several low-rise office buildings, ahotel, and ahealth club, all set inlandscaped grounds around a human-madelake.
Set at the northeastern corner of the junction of two of Atlanta's busiesthighways (Interstate 285 andGeorgia 400), the Concourse, with its blueglass towers, was a major addition to the Atlanta skyline forcommuters traveling to and from the north side of suburban Atlanta. It houses severalcorporateheadquarters, including those ofSpectrum Brands Holdings, Inc., CodeMettle, andAllconnect.
Completed in 1988 and 1991, the 34-story towers are officiallyConcourse Corporate Center V andVI, but are known locally as "the King and Queen towers" because their white latticecrowns resemble the heads ofchess pieces. The squared-top "king" tower (Corporate Center VI) is on the immediate east side of 400, the roundarcs of the "queen" tower (Corporate Center V) are in turn immediately east of it. At 570 feet (173.7 m) and 553 feet (168.6 m) to theirspire tops, these are the two tallestsuburban buildings in theUnited States, and 14th and 17th inmetro Atlanta (includingThe Atlantic, 13th).[1] Within Perimeter Center, they are followed byThree Ravinia Drive inDunwoody, andPark Towers II and I in Sandy Springs, the only others to be trueskyscrapers over 330 feet (100 m).
The colored lights on the tops of the towers are occasionally changed to mark special occasions. For example, the towers have been lit up green in March to celebrateSt. Patrick's Day. The towers were illuminated in purple in honor ofPrince following his death in April 2016.[2] The towers also light up in support of certain causes. For example, every spring, the towers glowpink forbreast cancer awareness. In 2009, the lights became green to show support forrecycling, as part of the owners' program to reduce waste and electricity usage.[3] For December 2017, the towers were lit blue and orange to raise awareness forCrohn's disease, on behalf of theCrohn's & Colitis Foundation; localGeorgia Bulldogs fans mistook these colors as support for theAuburn Tigers football team.[4] In November 2021, they were purple as part ofWorld Prematurity Day.[5]
In 2016, plans were submitted for a pedestrian-friendly mixed-use development which would act as an expansion to both Concourse at Landmark Center. Plans calls for a 5-story, 125-room boutique hotel connected to an existing parking structure at the intersection of Peachtree Dunwoody Road and Hammond Drive; a 5-story, 270-unit “high-end” apartment building atop a “concrete podium”; and 24,500 square feet of restaurant and retail space in three buildings. The apartment building would be built on a plat that is currently zoned for a four-story office building, which would have been a mirror-image of an existing structure adjacent to the site.[6]
