The W Atlanta Downtown Hotel & Residences is located in Allen Plaza, a large mixed-use development conveniently located close to Midtown and everything Atlanta has to offer. Even with the convenient location, Allen Plaza has office space, retail shops, restaurants, apartment rentals and nightlife, making it a self-contained destination.

In previous years, downtown Atlanta didn’t have very much to offer, but when the W brand comes into town, you know everything is about to change. The W is bringing high style and modern hipness to Atlanta in a refreshing new way.  Click Here for More Photos & the Rest of the Feature

If you read my blog regularly, you know I’m not a huge fan of the W project in downtown. The project sits in a strange location very close to the highway and in a transitional area of Atlanta. While it’s not the best location, Allen Plaza is trying to change the negatives into positives. The 9 block mixed use development on the Northern edge of downtown Atlanta will have 2.5 million square feet of Class A office space, 250,000 square feet of neighborhood retail/restaurants, 2,500 plus residences and 1,100 plus hotel rooms in four hotels. Of course, this is always subject to change. Already, BLT Steak was scheduled to open at the W, but have since pulled out of the project.
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When the W Hotel & Residences at Allen Plaza opens this Christmas, it’s sure to be one of the new hot spots to see and be seen in Atlanta. The building is really looking terrific now! The W Hotel will be a striking 28-story tower with 237 hotel rooms separated by a Bliss Spa and topped with 76 condominiums. It will have 10,000 square feet of meeting space that adjoins to 55 Allen Plaza

You can clearly see the 14th floor infinity edge pool (called Wet) with an amazing view of downtown and the helicopter pad on the top of the building. This W is built from the ground up. It’s not going to be like the W Midtown, which was an older hotel refurbished into the W brand. Scroll down for some renderings of the residences and amenities. Acclaimed architects Pickard-Chilton designed this hotel. It is the first W Hotel to be built in Atlanta.

Highlights/Upgrades available for residences:

• Living areas withe 10 foot ceilings
• Ultra-stylish European-design cabinetry with wood and lacquer finishes
• State of the art Gaggenau kitchen appliances
• 14 foot wide balconies with unsurpassed views
• Dornbracht, Toto and Kohler plumbing fixtures
• Technology Upgrades Availabe: Automated draperies, Lutron wireless lighting systems, custom Bang & Olufsen audio/visual systems, Built-in Gaggenau coffee maker
• Choice of finish packages including: wood flooring in living areas, stone flooring in baths, full height shower enclosures, marble granite or stainless steel kitchen countertops
• Interiors designed by acclaimed BurdiFilek

Wet – 14th floor pool deck

Living Room Lounge

Rendering of a residence living room 

Rendering of a residence kitchen

Rendering of an ultra-chic residence bedroom.