Atlanta high-rise expansion reaches for sky

A developer with office towers and lots of land in Midtown plans an engineering feat that may be a first in metro Atlanta: adding six stories to the top of an existing 21-story high rise.

The proposal at one of the busiest corners in Midtown seems audacious. But it highlights how much of a job magnet that Midtown has become, and it provides the latest sign of a rebound in the battered office market.

John Dewberry, of Dewberry Capital, told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he hopes to start construction later this year or next that will turn the 21-story Campanile building into a 27-story building. The tower was erected in the 1980s at the corner of Peachtree and 14th streets and for years was BellSouth’s headquarters.

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