The Atrium

Atrium is an American Bistro and Martini Bar located in Ponce City Market in Atlanta, GA. In the early 1920s Sears,Roebuck & Co of Chicago purchases 16 acres of land on Ponce de Leon Avenue for construction of a retail store and warehouse distribution center for the Southeastern US.
 
As Atlanta’s metropolitan area spreads, many distribution centers relocate to suburban sites and the building’s role as a warehouse diminishes. The Sears showrooms close in 1989. In 1991, under Mayor Maynard Jackson, the City of Atlanta purchases the building from Sears and converts it into a center for city offices, renaming it City Hall East.
 
After nearly two decades and at only approximately 10% occupancy, the City of Atlanta determines that they should sell City Hall East. Recognizing the potential in this historic structure at the crossroads of four established neighborhoods and on the future Atlanta BeltLine transit corridor, Jamestown inks a deal to purchase the building.
 
Jamestown embarks on a restoration of the structure honoring its history. The mixed-use plans and adjacency to the BeltLine evokes the historic relationship that the area has with transit, entertainment, retail, and business that stems back over a century.