Mar. 9, 2004

Five Downtown projects have been named Best in Atlanta by the Atlanta Business Chronicle for 2003.

Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta

Atlanta Business Chronicle
Best in Atlanta - Mixed-Use / Special-Use Honorable Mention
Article: "Children's Museum fires up neighbors' imagination"

"The construction of the museum in a 30,000-square-foot space at the base of Museum Towers was the fulfillment of a dream that had been interrupted by the arrival of the Summer Olympics a few years earlier."

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Georgia Aquarium

Atlanta Business Chronicle
Best in Atlanta - Design Honorable Mention
Article: "Creative 'ark'itecture wins aquarium honors"

"It took more than 40 days and 40 nights of planning, but efforts to build an attention-grabbing habitat have paid off for those involved with the Georgia Aquarium."

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Omni Hotel at CNN Center

Atlanta Business Chronicle
Best in Atlanta -- Design Winner
Article: "Omni potent draw for conventions"

"Adding more space for conventions and visitors will not only boost profits at the Omni Hotel at CNN Center, it has significantly changed the skyline of Atlanta and placed the Omni in many meeting planners' 'little black books.'"

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• "Expansion of Omni Hotel at CNN Center Complete"

Peachtree Portal

Best in Atlanta - Land Winner
Article: "Portal for downtown development wide open"

"When all is said and done, the area known as the Peachtree Portal may have all the zip and drive of other booming areas in the city."

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• "Developers Poised to Buy, Develop Prominent Downtown Site," 8/14/03
• "Developer Buys Downtown Site to Build Residential Towers," 9/15/03

Southern Co. Headquarters

Atlanta Business Chronicle
Big Deal
Article: "Downtown keeps Southern, gets new tower"

"Thanks to a recent office deal, downtown Atlanta bucked a spate of high-profile defections, holding on to a major longtime corporate presence and scoring a new office tower in the process."

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• "Southern Company to Build New Headquarters Downtown"