171 17th Street, Office building in Atlantic Station, Atlanta, United States
171 17th Street is a 22-story office skyscraper in the Midtown district of Atlanta, Georgia, within the Atlantic Station mixed-use development. Completed in 2004, it was the first skyscraper in Atlanta west of the Downtown Connector and north of 14th Street. It was developed by AIG Global Real Estate and originally built as the Atlanta headquarters for SouthTrust.
The structure opened in 2004 as Southtrust Tower, marking a turning point as the first high-rise office building constructed west of the Downtown Connector and north of 14th Street. Subsequent corporate mergers transformed its identity, reflecting how business expansion reshaped this part of Atlanta.
The building's name comes from its address at 171 17th Street, and its rooftop marquee has carried the names of successive owners: SouthTrust, then Wachovia after the 2004 merger, and Wells Fargo after the 2009 merger. The sign itself traces the bank consolidations that reshaped Atlanta's office market.
171 17th Street stands within Atlantic Station, the mixed-use development in Midtown Atlanta, so shops and restaurants are within walking distance. The tower is west of the Downtown Connector and north of 14th Street, an area served by the development's own street grid and parking decks.
171 17th Street was the first high-rise office building in Georgia to receive any LEED certification, and the first LEED Silver Core and Shell certified high-rise office building anywhere. The U.S. Green Building Council award went to the tower developed by AIG Global Real Estate.
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