The Atlanta METRO is huge. The CITY of ATL is tiny. If they are in negotiations with the CITY, their employees are gonna hate them ... (traffic/commute).
Yup - they are aiming for Midtown - just east of Georgia Tech.
Worst commute in ATL. No matter which direction you come from, you’re screwed. Unless you live CLOSE to MARTA, or downtown. Prices on housing there have gotten crazy. Good for the Execs; bad for worker bees.
A lot of higher end companies like to be in the city. While not having anything like the housing problems in San Fran or NY, the housing inside the I-285 perimeter (close to the city) has gotten really pricey.
In 1996 I bought a Cape Code style house, 900sf downstairs and 350sf in an expanded attic, for $114,000. This was in a modest working class neighborhood. Zillow now has an estimate of $427,000. This was in the north section of Chamblee about 15 minutes to Buckhead via Peachtree Industrial. A good location, but never would I have dreamed those little 1950’s era houses would go above $400K.