The day has come. Centennial Yards has its first new skyscraper.
The Mitchell opens as the first of several buildings slated to soon fill downtown’s 50-acre Gulch.
Views of the exterior of The Mitchell, Centennial Yards’ first apartment tower, shown on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)
But on Thursday, a crowd of Atlanta leaders didn’t look down. They instead craned their necks up to see a 19-story tower rising above the surrounding sea of parking lots and rail lines.
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City officials and Centennial Yards employees attend the ribbon cutting and unveiling of The Mitchell apartments on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. The building is Centennial Yards’ first apartment tower. (Natrice Miller/AJC)
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Centennial Yards president Brian McGowan gives remarks during the ribbon cutting and unveiling of The Mitchell apartments on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. The building is Centennial Yards’ first apartment tower. (Natrice Miller/AJC)
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This is a staged apartment unit within the Mitchell tower at Centennial Yards, which opened in September 2025. (Courtesy of Connor Barber Freelance Photographer)
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Views of the lobby of The Mitchell, Centennial Yards’ first apartment tower, shown on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. (Natrice Miller/AJC)
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