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ClientPortman Holdings

Size2.17 acres

The new Coda building in Atlanta’s Technology Square represents a $375 million investment in the budding innovation district: the Southeast’s premier innovation neighborhood. The area has attracted industry innovation centers that include AT&T Mobility, Panasonic Automotive, Southern Company, Delta Air Lines, The Home Depot, Coca-Cola Enterprises, NCR, and ThyssenKrupp Elevator Americas. Encompassing unprecedented collaborative office space along with co-working and research facilities, a high-performance computing center, and interactive community space, the project will collectively feed the innovation ecosystem created by Georgia Tech and Midtown, bringing people together in a mixed-use community of innovation, education, and intelligent exchange.

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