Eversheds Sutherland is trading in its long Midtown perch for a sky‑high address, moving its Atlanta office into four full floors near the top of Bank of America Plaza and taking roughly 94,000 square feet in the city’s tallest skyscraper. The relocation trims a decades‑long run at 999 Peachtree and sends several hundred employees into a heavily renovated tower that CP Group is eager to show off to the rest of the market.
CP Group said in a press release that the lease totals just over 94,000 square feet and spotlighted a $50 million capital improvement program that kicked off in 2023, according to Business Wire. REBusinessOnline reported that CBRE handled the transaction, with John Shlesinger representing Eversheds Sutherland and Jeff Keppen and Nicole Goldsmith representing the landlord.
Longtime Midtown address gets downsized
The firm is giving up nearly 180,000 square feet at 999 Peachtree Street in favor of the more streamlined footprint at Bank of America Plaza, a reduction first detailed when the lease was signed in December 2024, according to The Real Deal. That move will free up a hefty block of space at Piedmont Office Realty Trust’s 999 Peachtree and adds another data point to the citywide trend of firms shrinking square footage while upgrading the quality of their space.
What the new space packs in
Urbanize reports that Eversheds Sutherland’s footprint at Bank of America Plaza will include a full floor devoted to amenities, with a boardroom, a divisible conference center, wellness facilities, and an employee lounge. The outlet also pegs the Atlanta office at about 352 employees, split between 173 attorneys and 178 staff members. The tower’s broader amenity lineup includes a 17,000 square foot fitness club, a food hall, and roughly 100,000 square feet of move‑in spec suites, all part of CP Group’s repositioning effort, per Business Wire.
Flight to quality reshapes Midtown
The deal is being held up as another example of Atlanta’s flight to quality. CP Group and local coverage note that roughly 170,000 square feet has been leased at Bank of America Plaza in the past six months as the owner targets larger, full floor tenants, according to The Real Deal. Landlords say that rich amenity packages and ready to go spec suites have effectively become the cost of doing business for tenants who want less space but far nicer digs.
Eversheds Sutherland’s move gives CP Group a marquee professional services tenant to market as it courts more Midtown relocations and it highlights how even long established firms are reworking real estate to fit hybrid work habits. The new office is expected to be fully up and running as buildouts wrap and the last of the moving logistics are finished later this year.
