Two years after construction officially kicked off, a rare standalone Atlanta office high-rise has topped out, beefing up the western rim of Midtown’s skyline near the Connector freeway.

The 25-story, Class A office component of longtime Atlanta developer Portman’s Spring Quarter project, 1020 Spring, has reached its max height as a glassy statement piece just north of 10th Street. It's clearly visible from Georgia Tech and other points west and north.

The 528,000-square-foot building forms the western border of Portman’s multifaceted project that’s claimed nearly a full city block, or more than 4 acres, at Midtown’s highest natural elevation.

1020 Spring is taking shape at time when nearly 1/3 of office space in metro Atlanta is sitting vacant—but when the average rents for top-flight, Class A buildings continue to climb, especially in favorable locations.

Portman has yet to announce any major office tenants for 1020 Spring, but a company rep tells Urbanize Atlanta a media event is being put together on site next month.

The building's north face, as viewed this week from the 14th Street bridge over the Connector. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Closeup of the 25-story 1020 Spring project's parking levels and western facade today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

In November, the developer revealed that Chef Fuyuhiko Ito, of Buckhead’s MF Sushi and Umi fame, will operate two concepts at the 1020 Spring building, including a flagship restaurant.

Sozou will be a ground-level concept with a robata grill and sushi counter in addition to its main kitchen, with fresh fish sourced from markets around the world. Chef Lisa Ito is also on board for desserts, and the space is being designed by Noriyoshi Muramatsu from Tokyo’s Studio Glitt.

Above the main dining room, on an eighth-floor rooftop space of the office building facing north across Midtown, the same team is planning a concept called Omakase by Ito for a personalized experience catering to private guests. Plans call for opening the restaurants in November.

As seen in May, 1020 Spring's construction crane joined several others in surrounding Midtown blocks. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Latest rendering depicting the 1020 Spring office's west facade. Courtesy of Portman

Elsewhere at Spring Quarter, Portman began moving in the first residents late last year at the project’s 370-unit residential component, a 30-story tower called Sora. Rents start at $1,807 monthly for studio units with 542 square feet.

Meanwhile, Steve Palmer, an Atlanta native and founder of The Indigo Road Hospitality Group, was revealed in November as the restaurateur who will lease and transform all 24,000 square feet of the historic H.M. Patterson Home and Gardens mortuary into what’s been described as a morning-to-night, food-and-beverage destination with multiple facets. Indigo Road is the Charleston-based company behind local concepts such as West Midtown’s O-KU, Avalon’s Oak Steakhouse, and Colony Square’s Sukoshi.  

Portman officials have maintained that all three facets of Spring Quarter will deliver by the third quarter of this year. We’ve checked with a company rep for updates this week and will update this story with any further information that comes.

A third new-construction component is planned for the northernmost section of Portman’s Spring Street site—initially planned as a hotel, but now more likely residential, officials have told Urbanize Atlanta.

In the meantime, find a closer look at Spring Quarter’s latest topped-out component in the gallery above.

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