Equitable Building (Atlanta)

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Equitable Building

Location	Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Status	Complete
Constructed	1966-1968
Use	office
Height
Roof	453 ft. (138 m)
Technical details
Floor count	35
Companies
Architect	Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

Alternate view of the building

The Equitable Building is a 35-story, 453 foot (138 m) tall office building in Atlanta, Georgia, located at 100 Peachtree Street in the Fairlie-Poplar neighborhood in Downtown Atlanta. A typical example of an International Style skyscraper, the building was designed by the architectural firm Skidmore, Owings and Merrill and completed in 1968.

The building was owned by Equitable Life Assurance Society from 1968 to 1997, when it was sold to Chicago-based LaSalle Advisors for almost $36 million.

1 2008 Tornado
2 See also
3 References
4 External links

[edit] 2008 Tornado

On March 14, 2008, the Equitable Building sustained minor damage, mainly shattered windows, when a tornado tore through downtown Atlanta. It was the first tornado to hit the downtown area since weather record keeping began in the 1880s.^[1]^[2]

See article: 2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak.

[edit] See also

List of tallest buildings in Atlanta

[edit] References

^ Tornado Kills, 2 Pummels Downtown by Tim Eberly and Paul Shea for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, March 15, 2008. Retrieved March 15, 2008.
^ Atlanta Tornado: The Aftermath: Landmarks Take a Hit by Rhonda Cook et. al. for the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, March 16, 2008. Retrieved March 16, 2008.

[edit] External links

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Downtown	Richard B. Russell Federal Building \| Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center \| 2 Peachtree Street \| Centennial Tower \| 34 Peachtree \| SunTrust Building \| Equitable Building \| Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel \| Georgia-Pacific Tower \| 191 Peachtree Tower \| 270 Peachtree \| Peachtree Center: North Tower \| South Tower \| Marquis I \| Marquis II \| International Tower Georgia Power Building \| Atlanta Hilton \| Marriott Marquis \| Hyatt Regency Atlanta \| SunTrust Plaza \| Peachtree Summit \| TWELVE Centennial Park

Midtown	Coca-Cola \| Bank of America Plaza \| One Georgia Center \| AT&T Midtown Center \| Spire \| Viewpoint \| 1010 Peachtree \| 1100 Peachtree \| The Campanile \| The Proscenium \| 1180 Peachtree \| Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta/GLG Grand \| Mayfair Condominiums \| One Atlantic Center \| Atlantic Center Plaza \| Promenade II Atlantic Station: 171 17th Street \| 201 17th Street \| 271 17th Street \| TWELVE Atlantic Station \| The Atlantic

Buckhead (Uptown)	Park Place \| 2828 Peachtree \| Terminus 100 \| Terminus 200 \| Realm \| Buckhead Grand \| Tower Place \| 3344 Peachtree \| The Mansion on Peachtree \| The Paramount \| Resurgens Plaza \| Park Avenue Condominiums \| 3630 Peachtree