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Atlanta high-rise expansion reaches for sky

By Matt Kempner
April 24, 2015

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.

For more on this story, check myajc.com on Saturday.

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Matt Kempner is an award-winning journalist who seeks out intriguing twists about people and subjects beyond what the AJC might typically cover. A former columnist and editor, his past assignments have included business investigations, energy, the economy, entrepreneurs, big business, consumer spending, politics, government and the environment.

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