BUSINESS BRIEFS

►Microsoft has announced plans to open a new office and retail space at Atlantic Station dedicated to cloud computing and artificial intelligence. The new facility will be more than 500,000 square feet inside at the under construction Atlantic Yards office building. The $75 million development is expected to create 1,500 jobs.

Rubenstein Partners is moving forward with its redevelopment strategy for Lindbergh City Center, the 47-acre mixed-use development surrounding the Lindbergh Center MARTA station in Buckhead. Since acquiring the property in September, Rubenstein and investment firm Monarch Alternative Capital LP have enlisted Cushman & Wakefield, Revel, ASD|SKY and Gensler to assist with the redevelopment vision of the nearly 20-year-old property. Plans involve redesigning the building exteriors to create varied heights and layers; reconfiguring the retail footprint; recruiting a tenant mix of local retailers, art galleries and restaurants; and attracting more office tenants. Open spaces throughout the property will get new furniture, lighting and event programming. Rubenstein also recently hired new property operations vendors, including a private 24-hour security team.

AYA Medical Spa, a medically-focused spa specializing in skincare treatments and products, will join the retail mix at Colony Square in Midtown this summer. The new spa is the concept’s fifth location in Atlanta and will feature services such as cool sculpting, dermal infusion and injectables, among other products and services. Visit ayaskincare.com for more information.

Atlanta Public Schools received a $1.3 donation from financial market company Intercontinental Exchange for its Get Our Kids Connected campaign to help students learning from home. The campaign is a partnership between APS and the Comcast Internet Essentials program, launched in the spring. The goal of the initiative is to solicit financial support from individuals and organizations to sponsor low–income students and their families with highspeed internet service and computers.

Hines has that announced Facebook will lease an entire floor – 35,900 square feet – at T3 West Midtown, bringing the development to 65 percent leased. The social media company is expanding its West Midtown footprint, at a time when Atlanta’s technology industry is seeing increased activity in the submarket. The seven-story, heavy-timber T3 office building is the first of its kind in the market featuring more than 230,000 square feet of space, including groundlevel shared social workspace, fitness center, large outdoor terraces on each floor, a rooftop terrace and an adjacent pocket park. The announcement comes on the heels of Macy’s Technology’s expansion into the building bringing its e-commerce division to the project, occupying over

107,000 square feet of space, and Interior Architect’s move into the building taking over 7,000 square feet of space.

ElectroBike, which has locations in Brookhaven and along the Atlanta BeltLine Eastside Trail at 151 Sampson St., was deemed an essential business and has seen a big uptick in business during the coronavirus outbreak as customers look for ways to stay active. Nearly all electric bicycles feature a rechargeable, Lithium-ion battery, which powers a quiet electric motor. E-bikes can be operated as traditional bicycles, but with the flip of a switch, the rider can turn on the pedal assist feature or operate a throttle for an effortless ride. For more information, visit electrobikega.com.

The Allen Morris Company has announced that Social Entertainment Ventures has signed a 10,000 square foot lease at Star Metals Offices at the under-construction Star Metals Atlanta development on the Westside. The specific concept has not been disclosed but is scheduled to open in Summer of 2021. Brands under the Social Entertainment Venture umbrella include: Bounce, AceBounce, Wonderball, Flight Club, and Hijingo.