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Herman Miller, Inc., marked the grand opening of its Atlanta National Design Center on Thursday, February 1, 2007, in the historic Puritan Mill complex on the city's west side. Click here for the full story.


THE PROJECT
Puritan Mill is a new loft-office redevelopment of the historical Puritan Mill soap factory. The project is located in the dynamic King Plow Arts District of Atlanta, minutes from Midtown, Downtown, Atlantic Station, and the Georgia Tech campus.

Puritan Mill offers a blend of historical elements - soft natural light from the numerous north-facing clerestories and full-height windows, high wooden ceilings, and exposed brick and beams - with features required by today’s tenants, such as state-of-the-art telecommunications and power, large floor plates capable of heavy loads, 24-hour controlled security access, flexible HVAC, ample parking, and plenty of area amenities.

DEVELOPER
Puritan Mill, LLC is a joint venture between Urban Realty Partners and Weaver & Woodbery Real Estate. Both companies have extensive experience in the redevelopment and ownership of office and mixed-use projects in urban settings.

Urban Realty Partners is a Southeastern-focused real estate development company targeting in-town asset redeployment and redevelopment.

Principals:   Mark B. Riley, Sheldon Taylor & John Reagan
                    404.564.1250
                    404.564.1251 fax

25 Puritan Mill
950 Joseph Lowery Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30318
www.urbanrealtypartners.net

Weaver & Woodbery Real Estate is an investment and development company focusing on the redevelopment and positioning of urban real estate.

Principals:  James M. Weaver, Jr. & David B. Woodbery
                   404.233.1411
                   404.872.7779 fax
                   wwcompany.com

18 Puritan Mill
950 Lowery Blvd.
Atlanta, GA 30318

ARCHITECT
Established in 1983, Smith Dalia Architects is an innovative architectural design firm specializing in the renovation of historic buildings. The firm has had significant experience with comparable adaptive-use projects including the Fulton Cotton Mill and Southern Dairy projects. The principals are involved in every project and take a personal interest in the design, construction and completion of all projects.

Principals:   Markham Smith, Thomas Dalia & Daniel Koch

CONTRACTOR
Gay Construction Company is a family-owned and operated commercial construction company established in 1948. In their 52 years of continuous operation, they have developed an excellent reputation in the construction industry as well as in the community at large. This reputation is based on conservative management and quality work.

Principals:   L. Tom Gay, President
                 David W. Drews, Vice President
                 Robert H. Harris, Jr., Vice President

www.web-connect.net

For leasing information on Puritan Mill:

Contacts: Peter Glover
              Cushman & Wakefield
              404.853.5379
              Peter.Glover@cushwake.com

              Dean McNaughton
              Cushman & Wakefield
              404.853.5363
              Dean.McNaughton@cushwake.com

 


Herman Miller, Inc., Celebrates Grand Opening of Atlanta National Design Center
January 31, 2007

Herman Miller, Inc., marked the grand opening of its Atlanta National Design Center on Thursday, February 1, 2007, in the historic Puritan Mill complex on the city's west side. The event was staged from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in the company's 15,172-square-foot facility at 916 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard NW. The opening of the Atlanta National Design Center brings to eight the number of Herman Miller National Design Centers in North America.

The Atlanta space features soaring ceilings with sawtooth skylights complemented by brick walls and large windows, which flood the loft-like space with abundant natural light. The space also features commissioned art installations by Atlanta-based artists Carolyn Carr and Michael Gibson, a husband-and-wife team for whom the Herman Miller space represents their first side-by-side collaboration. Carr's work, "Sugar Magnolia," is 12 feet high by 44 feet long, and Gibson's "Blue Bouy 25," is 12 feet high by 24 feet wide. The third artist, Deanna Sirlin, also from Atlanta, has three works that are entitled: "Spin Doctor," "No Worries," and "Matter of Time."

Herman Miller is seeking LEED certification for the Atlanta NDC, as it has for its other major domestic showrooms, and for all of its new and renovated office and manufacturing facilities in recent years. The company has set LEED Silver certification as its baseline target. Along with NDCs in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Dallas, and Toronto, the Atlanta facility is created with a comprehensive customer experience in mind. The NDCs allow Herman Miller to replicate many of the same features and encounters a customer would experience on a visit to the company's global headquarters in West Michigan.

"Having a National Design Center in Atlanta is a key step in fulfilling our commitment to provide real choices and great experiences for our customers," said Ray Kennedy, who oversees Herman Miller's NDCs and the company's merchandising strategy. "We're excited about the location and the space, which should help Herman Miller better serve our corporate clients as well as the architecture and design community in Atlanta and throughout the Southeast."

Herman Miller helps create great places to work, heal, learn, and live by researching, designing, manufacturing, and distributing innovative interior solutions that support companies, organizations, and individuals all over the world. The company's award-winning products, complemented by furniture management and strategic consulting services, generated over $1.74 billion in revenue during fiscal 2006. Herman Miller is widely recognized both for its innovative products and business practices. Herman Miller is a recipient of the prestigious National Design Award for product design from the Smithsonian Institution's Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum. In 2006, the company was once again cited by Fortune magazine as the "Most Admired" company in its industry and is among Business Ethics magazine's "100 Best Corporate Citizens." The company trades on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol MLHR.

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