It was joined in 2001 by the much shorter Regions Plaza building, which bears similar postmodern design and was constructed across the street as the second phase of the Atlantic Center development. At night the peak and ridges along the top are illuminated brightly, creating a glowing effect. The design includes gothic flourishes, most noticeably below the copper top of the building. The building's exterior is clad in pink Spanish granite and culminates in a copper pyramidal top with a gold peak. The design of the building was influenced by the Tribune Tower in Chicago, which is most evident in the base of the building as well as the main body. Located at the then-remote corner of 14th and West Peachtree Street over a mile from Downtown, this building nevertheless opened nearly fully occupied and thus attracted developers to Midtown. Aside from introducing Atlanta to the postmodern architectural idiom of the 80s, this tower is notable for essentially creating what is now the Midtown commercial district. The building was commissioned by Prentiss Properties as a southeastern headquarters for IBM, a company responsible for many notable skyscrapers of the 1980s. at the time of completion, surpassing the Southeast Financial Center in Miami. It was also the tallest building in the southeastern U.S. It was completed in 1987 and remained the tallest building in Atlanta until 1992, when it was surpassed by the Bank of America Plaza, which was built on the northern edge of Downtown adjacent to Midtown.
It is the third-tallest in Atlanta, reaching a height of 820 feet (250 m) with 50 stories of office space with a total building area of 1,187,676 sq.ft.
It is the third tallest building in Atlanta. One Atlantic Center, also known as IBM Tower, is a skyscraper located in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia.
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