Anthem Signs Lease to Build New Technology Center in Midtown Atlanta's Tech Square
October 12 2017 - 8:00AM
Business Wire
New facility furthers Anthem's commitment to
grow Atlanta footprint in pursuit of transformative health care
solutions
Anthem, Inc. (NYSE: ANTM), one of the nation’s leading health
benefits companies, announced today that its local affiliate has
entered into a build-to-suit agreement with Portman Holdings for
the custom development of an approximately 352,000 square-foot
building located in the heart of Midtown Atlanta, which is already
home to Anthem’s Innovation Studio. The 21-story state-of-the-art
structure will be a hub for approximately 3,000 multi-disciplinary
IT professionals dedicated to creating new capabilities that will
enhance the consumer health care experience, help improve quality
of care, and lower health care costs. Construction is planned to
begin in January 2018 with an expected completion in two years.
“We are thrilled to announce this collaboration with Portman
Holdings in the construction of this ultramodern building that is
designed to inspire cooperation and creativity and enable us to
work smarter in an effort to transform health care through
modernization, digitization, and innovation with the ultimate goal
of delivering a better, more personalized experience for members of
Anthem’s affiliated health plans,” said Tom Miller, Anthem senior
vice president and chief information officer.
“This new investment is a critical part of the Tech Square
expansion and delivers on the commitment we announced last year to
grow our IT footprint in Atlanta and the state,” said Jeff Fusile,
president of Anthem’s affiliated Blue Cross and Blue Shield health
plan in Georgia. “When this building opens in 2020, it will join
the City’s dynamic line-up of technology companies, enabling us to
tap into the area’s highly skilled talent pipeline.”
“When we announced last year that Anthem would create 1,800 jobs
in Atlanta, it unquestionably solidified our status as a leading
city for technology innovation and talent,” said Georgia Department
of Economic Development Commissioner Pat Wilson. “We are committed
to closely collaborating with Anthem to ensure the company has
access to a trained workforce driving success right here in
Atlanta.”
Located in Midtown Atlanta at the corner of 4th and West
Peachtree streets, the Anthem Technology Center will be situated in
a highly concentrated area that has become known as an innovation
hotbed—Tech Square—with research facilities, incubators, technology
start-ups, the Georgia Institute of Technology campus, and the
neighboring 645,000 square-foot mixed-use Coda building currently
under construction.
“I would like to congratulate Anthem on their exciting decision
to expand their footprint in Midtown and in Tech Square, one of our
city’s hubs of innovation,” said Mayor Kasim Reed. “I am pleased
that Anthem will create new, well-paying jobs and make another
significant capital investment in our city. Major investments by
Fortune 500 companies like Anthem continue to demonstrate that
Atlanta is a destination for growing businesses, offering them
access to highly skilled professionals, leading academic research
facilities and a forward-thinking business community focused on
innovation.”
The architectural firm, John Portman & Associates, designed
the building and provided Anthem the opportunity to create spaces
that support its progressive and collaborative work style. More
than 14,000 square-feet of terrace area will allow for an inviting
green space, bringing the outside in, to support health and
wellness. As part of the LEED- and Fitwel-certified design, Anthem
placed an emphasis on energy and water efficiency, indoor
environmental quality, and active design standards.
“Portman Holdings is excited to collaborate with Anthem to
create a dynamic and collaborative work space,” said Ambrish
Baisiwala, chief executive officer of Portman Holdings, the
Atlanta-based global real estate company known for well-designed
urban developments. “Located in Technology Square and adjoining
CODA, this new development speaks to the draw of Technology Square
in bringing together talent, technology, innovation and
commerce.”
Anthem was represented in the lease transaction by David
DiPietro, Kelly Givens and Liron Nelik from Savills-Studley, and
Travis Garland of Portman Management Company negotiated on behalf
of the landlord.
About Anthem, Inc.
Anthem is working to transform health care with trusted and
caring solutions. Our health plan companies deliver quality
products and services that give their members access to the care
they need. With over 74 million people served by its affiliated
companies, including more than 40 million within its family of
health plans, Anthem is one of the nation’s leading health benefits
companies. For more information about Anthem’s family of companies,
please visit www.antheminc.com/companies.
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