As we’ve recently seen from points across town, Rockefeller Group’s 1072 West Peachtree project is making more of a mark on Atlanta’s skyline by the week. But as the high-rise approaches 50 stories tall, it’s starting to forge a visual impact on par with the city’s most iconic and tallest skyscrapers. 

According to our borderline obsessive tower tracking, the 60-story mixed-use venture has climbed roughly eight stories since mid-June. 

As August begins, crews are working on the 46th and 47th floors, by our count. That means the project still has more than a dozen stories to climb before adding the glassy winged flourishes depicted in renderings at top. 

Rockefeller reps have declined to provide construction updates this summer, other than to say 1072 West Peachtree is on pace to top out in the fourth quarter of this year—and to start delivering before Atlanta’s 2026 FIFA World Cup matches kick off in June. 

As seen from the north, the Rockefeller project in the context of two of Atlanta's top-three tallest buildings, One Atlantic Center (left) and Bank of America Plaza. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Vertical construction progress on the 60-story building has reached these levels today, according to our unofficial comparison of site photos and available renderings.Courtesy of Rockefeller Group

Rockefeller officials relayed in April that 1072 West Peachtree had finished its office and retail floors, en route to becoming both the tallest residential and mixed-use building in Atlanta, and the fifth tallest in the city overall. No taller skyrise has been built in the city since 1992. 

Since this past spring, the tower’s height has clearly surpassed the nearby “Google building,” the tallest, 31-story office component of Selig Development’s three-tower 1105 West Peachtree project. And it’s starting to rival the stratospheric heights of One Atlantic Center, Midtown’s tallest building at 820 feet (50 stories). 

As designed by Atlanta-based architecture firm TVS, in collaboration with Brock Hudgins Architects, the Rockefeller tower will count more than 350 upscale apartments total. Some will have the highest residential views in Atlanta to date. 

Below that, 224,000 square feet of Class A office space will occupy floors 11 to 18. Spanning a full acre, the tower’s 10th-floor amenity deck will include collaborative and lounge seating areas and a lawn for games, events, and other gatherings. 

Looking south at 1072 West Peachtree along Spring Street as the project nears 50 stories today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

West Peachtree Street view of Rockefeller Group’s planned 60-story Midtown project.Rockefeller Group; Brock Hudgins Architects; TVS

Rockefeller’s plans for the street-level retail component include multiple options for dining throughout the day. Those spaces will see coffee, casual grab-and-go, and sit-down restaurant additions to the block, per developers. 

According to Rockefeller reps, 1072 West Peachtree will ultimately stand 749 feet, making it Atlanta’s fifth tallest high-rise and supplanting Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel for the No. 5 spot. 

In the gallery above, find a closer look at where this rising new Midtown landmark stands today. 

Reflection of One Atlantic Center in 1072 West Peachtree's glassy northern face today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

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