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Allen Plaza
Centennial Hill
is district at the northern edge of
Downtown Atlanta
,
Georgia
. The name was originally coined by
Hines Interests
and applied only to their planned
development
in the area. Although the development was never started and the land later sold, the name remained and became associated with the whole neighborhood. Due in part to the
Georgia Aquarium
and to renewed interest in city living, Centennial Hill is undergoing a development boom estimated at over US$1 billion
[1]
. This includes Allen Plaza, an eight-block complex that spans many side streets and borders Ivan Allen. The seasoned developer's project had already delivered the north end of downtown a modern fresh look, with glass buildings that accommodated
Southern Co.
[1]
(and now, Menlo Equities
[2]
) and
Ernst & Young
[3]
looming over the Downtown Connector and a W Hotel nearby.
[4]
The center of the neighborhood is considered to be the intersection of Ivan Allen Boulevard and Ted Turner Drive. The boundaries of the neighborhood are generally acknowledged to be North Avenue to the north, Baker Street to the south, Luckie Street to the west and the
Downtown Connector
to the east. About half of that area consists of the
Centennial Place
residential community, which in 1996 replaced
Techwood Homes
, which in 1936 had been the United States' first
public housing
project. Previous to the 1930s the area was a slum called
Tanyard Bottom
or Tech Flats.
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