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ATLANTA — The days of “The Gulch” seem to be numbered. For years, the 50-acre plot of land that sits between Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena was true to its name: a sunken space home to pavement and rail lines but little else. “This is a big day for us, but a lot more […]
Written by Sarah Driscoll on May 16, 2025
Construction starts on planetarium-sized sports and entertainment venue downtown Cosm, a venue that is slated to be an anchor of Atlanta’s Centennial Yards, will potentially be ready by the World Cup. In the shadows of Mercedes-Benz Stadium and State Farm Arena, a new steel structure is rising, one that is expected to be an anchor […]
Written by Sarah Driscoll on May 16, 2025
The development of a new immersive entertainment venue in downtown Atlanta has begun! Centennial Yards Company recently announced its long-term lease with Cosm. A leading immersive technology, media, and entertainment company, Cosm and Cenntennial Yards Company will work together to create a 70,000-square-foot, three-level immersive entertainment venue, including an 87-foot diameter 12K+ LED dome to deliver live […]
Written by Sarah Driscoll on May 15, 2025
Concert promoter has committed to lease a 5,300-seat entertainment venue at Centennial Yards Live-music industry giant Live Nation Entertainment has agreed to join a planned stadium district in downtown Atlanta, the latest bet that the demand for live events is enough to power an entire real-estate sector. Live Nation committed to lease a 5,300-seat entertainment venue at Centennial […]
Written by Sarah Driscoll on May 13, 2025
This is a preview of Atlanta Business Chronicle’s Best in Atlanta Real Estate Awards, recognizing the top commercial real estate projects and deals in 2024. Tailgaters who once downed beers and hamburgers in empty parking lots before Atlanta Falcons games will soon have the option of cozier, perhaps more entertaining confines. Construction has started on […]
Written by Sarah Driscoll on April 18, 2025
A shift by CIM Group’s Brian McGowan to add more hospitality to the Centennial Yards project in Atlanta just got a 19-story visual exclamation mark as the developer topped out the Hotel Phoenix at the $5 billion development. McGowan, who serves as president of CIM’s Centennial Yards Co., joined scores of construction workers recently to top out the hotel […]
Written by Sarah Driscoll on February 4, 2025
Global firm teams up with brewery, nonprofit group for charity event in Atlanta CIM Group recently collected hundreds of toys for scores of children in need in Atlanta, where the global real estate firm is developing a $5 billion mixed-use development. CIM, the development and investment firm based in Los Angeles, teamed up with Wild […]
Written by Sarah Driscoll on January 1, 2025
In a world overflowing with fake downtowns, the real thing can be refreshing. Unless, of course, it’s got a big hole in its heart. That’s how former Atlanta mayor Andrew Young once described the area known as the Gulch, an underdeveloped patch of tangled infrastructure surrounded by parking, overpasses and attractions such as State Farm […]
Written by Sarah Driscoll on September 17, 2024