Landmark Midtown Building Facing Possible Wrecking Ball
Permit application filed by the Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc., to demolish approximately two-thirds of the Crum & Forster building.
An application to demolish portions of the Landmark building, the Crum & Forster building, was filed last week and will be heard by the Atlanta Urban Design Commission on May 9. The building, located at 771 Spring Street, was built in 1926 and is located across the street from the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center. The application filed by the Georgia Tech Foundation, Inc., which purchased the building in 2007 to expand nearby Technology Square, is for a permit to demolish approximately two-thirds of the building. The Foundation applied for a Special Administrative Permit, a pre-requisite for applying for a demolition permit, with the intent to use the site for surface parking. This was denied by the Office of Planning in July 2008…
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9:08 am on Wednesday, June 27, 2012
I agree this historic building and its location make a perfect spot for a much needed Georgia Tech Museum of Art and Technology. It would honor the past while showcasing Tech as a leader in new technologies. A museum would incorporate art/culture into the university and draw not only from the school but from the community. Georgia Tech has done a fabulous job expanding into Midtown, and their … more ›