Five Points Plaza, High-rise building in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, US.
Five Points Plaza, also known as 40 Marietta Street, is a 17-story, 73 m (240 ft) office skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia. Completed in 1964 as the First Federal Building, it has an Oriental architectural design and no interior columns, making it one of the tallest post-tensioned concrete buildings in the United States at the time of its construction.
The building was constructed in 1964 and initially served as the headquarters for First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Atlanta. Its design represents the architectural style and construction approaches of that era.
Five Points Plaza is known for an Oriental architectural design that stands out among Atlanta's office towers. The building at 40 Marietta Street is fully leased to the Atlanta offices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development through 2019, so its interior is a working federal office space rather than a public attraction.
Five Points Plaza stands at 40 Marietta Street in downtown Atlanta, near the Five Points transit hub where several rail and bus lines meet. The building is leased to the Atlanta offices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, so the interior is not open to visitors; the exterior can be viewed from the street.
The structure uses post-tensioned concrete design without interior columns, an advanced technique from the 1960s. This construction method allowed for open floor plans and was notably innovative for its time.
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