Cobb Chamber Sells Longtime HQ, Moves Closer To Braves

The Cobb Chamber is moving close to the Atlanta Braves and selling its former home facility to an area developer. The Cobb Chamber announced this week that it is leasing 17,500 SF at 1100 Circle 75, a 288K SF tower in the Circle 75 Office Park that is next door to The Battery at SunTrust … READ MORE >

ATL Developments with Geoff Smith: An interview with Kerry Armstrong, Atlanta Regional Commission and Pope & Land Real Estate

Geoff Smith and Kerry Armstrong on “ATL Developments with Geoff Smith” Host Geoff Smith speaks with Kerry Armstrong, Chairman of the Atlanta Regional Commission, on planning and growth across numerous local jurisdictions in Metro Atlanta, the problem of affordable housing, and other growth issues in Metro Atlanta. Kerry Armstrong, Atlanta Regional Commission and Pope & … READ MORE >

Town Center Community Alliance Dedicates Founders Park

On May 28, the members of the Town Center CID Board of Directors, the Town Center Community Alliance Board of Trustees and Advisory Board members met to lay the plaque commemorating the founding members of the Alliance. The Town Center Community Alliance announced the official dedication of Founders Park, the first linear park in the … READ MORE >

2019 Engineering Impact Award Winner: Kerry Armstrong

Kerry Armstrong is a leader among leaders. The accomplishments achieved under any one of his roles throughout the years, would alone be enough to qualify him for this award. Whether serving as Chairman of the Gwinnett Chamber, Greater North Fulton Chamber, the Council for Quality Growth, the North Fulton CID or his current role as … READ MORE >

Pope & Land sells longtime Cobb County office park for $24 million

Pope & Land Real Estate has found a buyer for one of its longstanding Cobb County office parks. The Atlanta real estate company sold its nearly 187,500-square-foot Barrett Business Center to ESJ Capital Partners, LLC for $24.2 million. ESJ is an asset management firm based in Miami. Barrett Business Center, at Barrett Parkway and Interstate … READ MORE >

Kerry Armstrong, Recipient of the 2019 ACEC Georgia Engineering Impact Award

Congratulations to Kerry Armstrong, Managing Director / Development Partner, at Pope and Land Real Estate, on being selected as this year’s recipient of the 2019 ACEC Georgia Engineering Impact Award at an event hosted by the American Council of Engineering Companies of Georgia on February 23, 2019. Armstrong has been a leader in the Metro … READ MORE >

2019 South Metro Development Outlook

The 17th Annual South Metro Development Outlook (SMDO) Conference was held at the Georgia International Convention Center on Thursday, February 21, 2019. The conference serves as a platform to convene elected officials and industry professionals with a common interest in examining and discussing relevant growth-related issues in the southern crescent. Kerry Armstrong, Chairman, Atlanta Regional … READ MORE >

SunTrust’s big office lease drives major changes in Orlando’s skyline

Central Florida’s largest bank is moving around the corner from the iconic tower that has long carried its name, which will have massive implications for downtown Orlando next year. Atlanta-based SunTrust Banks Inc. (NYSE: STI) is relocating to a 90,000-square-foot space in the future 28-story SunTrust Plaza at Church Street Station in August. The lease … READ MORE >