Atlanta, GA
Atlanta apartment building with a famous peach sculpture foreclosed
Fannie Mae forecloses on 68-unit apartment tower that features a recognizable peach sculpture.
The Peach apartment building in Atlanta, shown here on Friday, April 24, 2026, has recently entered foreclosure. (Jason Getz/AJC)
The Peach building acts as a landmark for anyone driving I-85 south into Atlanta.
But the well-known structure along Peachtree Street has had a tortuous history, including spending many years largely empty.
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The Peach apartment building is shown near the downtown connector. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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The Peach apartment building is shown near the downtown connector. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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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.