Georgia Tech's Biltmore renovation opens toward Tech Square

Lobby renovations begin in September on the historic Biltmore tower, part of a Georgia Tech Foundation project turning it into a 100,000-square-foot innovation hub with street-level retail.

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The Biltmore exterior in Midtown.
Project imageThe Biltmore exterior in Midtown.Josh Green / Urbanize Atlanta
Rendering of the proposed Biltmore lobby renovation.
Project renderingRendering of the proposed Biltmore lobby renovation.Collaborative Real Estate / Wright Gardner Architect
Rendering of the proposed Biltmore lounge.
Project renderingRendering of the proposed Biltmore lounge.Collaborative Real Estate / Wright Gardner Architect
Aerial photograph of the Biltmore and surrounding Tech Square blocks.
Project contextAerial photograph of the Biltmore and surrounding Tech Square blocks.Gold Lens Media / Engel & Völkers
The Biltmore along West Peachtree Street.
Project contextThe Biltmore along West Peachtree Street.Josh Green / Urbanize Atlanta
Ground-floor plan for the Biltmore renovation.
Site planGround-floor plan for the Biltmore renovation.Collaborative Real Estate

Georgia Tech Foundation will start renovating the lobby of its 1924 Biltmore tower in September, the first phase of turning the Midtown building into the Biltmore Innovation Center. The project, led by Collaborative Real Estate with Wright Gardner Architect, adds more than 100,000 square feet of research space, startup offices and a street-level restaurant with a shaded patio on West Peachtree Street.

Exterior work begins in early 2027, with completion targeted for summer 2027. The renovation replaces the building's current modest entrance with glass doors meant to open the tower toward Georgia Tech's Tech Square district, which surrounds it on three sides.

Why it matters

It is Georgia Tech's bet that a century-old office tower, not a new building, can anchor the next phase of Tech Square.

Scale100,000+ sq ft innovation space
TimelineLobby work starts Sept. 2026; complete summer 2027
WhoGeorgia Tech Foundation, Collaborative Real Estate
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