The skyscraper known as ‘Campanile’ at the corner of Peachtree and 14th streets has sat empty, its stone and glass exterior removed, for years.
The Campanile building is visible from Peachtree Street NE and 14th Street on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. The well-known Midtown construction site has remained incomplete for years. Local residents are unhappy with the slow progress, and some city officials have taken notice. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
The site of a skeletal office tower that has languished for years at the corner of 14th and Peachtree streets and labeled by neighbors as an eyesore has been deemed unsafe by the city of Atlanta.
Red paper signs with the city’s seal state “WARNING!” in all-caps and goes on to assert “this structure is dangerous and unsafe.”
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A legal notice from the city of Atlanta dated Monday, May 18, 2026, and posted on the work site of the Campanile building in Midtown Atlanta. (Zachary Hansen/AJC)
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A section of the Campanile building can be seen from Peachtree Street NE and 14th Street on Tuesday, May 19, 2026. Developer John Dewberry purchased the building in 2010, but little visible progress has been made since renovation began more than five years ago. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
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The Campanile building (right center) at 1155 Peachtree St. in Midtown, as seen in 2011, was built in 1987 as BellSouth’s headquarters. BellSouth/AT&T moved out in 2007, leaving the tower nearly vacant. Developer John Dewberry bought the building out of distress in 2010 for $36 million. (Stell Simonton for the AJC)
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The city of Atlanta recently deemed the Campanile site as dangerous and unsafe. (Zachary Hansen/AJC)
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Correction
This story and a photo caption have been updated to correct the name of the entity that owns the Campanile tower.
Zachary Hansen, a Georgia native, covers economic development and commercial real estate for the AJC. He’s been with the newspaper since 2018 and enjoys diving into complex stories that affect people’s lives.
Savannah Sicurella is an entertainment business reporter with The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
