Controlled explosion fells building in Atlanta.
The Hammond Exchange Building on the edge of Dunwoody was imploded two weeks ago with help from 500 pounds of explosives. We have no idea quite how this massive implosion bypassed our news-feed radar at the time but we are grateful to our subscriber Russ Gardiner for pointing out this major omission.
The 11-storey, 250,698-square-foot building, built in 1980, was officially vacated in late 2016.
Once cleared, the site will host Phase II of Park Center which will consist of two officer buildings and retail space – a large portion of which will be occupied by State Farm. The project is expected to be the largest corporate office project in metro Atlanta’s history and could be finished by 2020. The first tower was completed last October.
