Metro Atlanta has been steadily adding new performing arts venues. To compete, the Fox Theatre is launching its first new upgrade in decades. According to this week’s Atlanta Business Chronicle, the Fox Theatre plans to add a premium lounge for ticket holders. The new space involves opening the theater’s rooftop to allow patrons to enjoy cocktails and Midtown views.
Project architect Lord Aeck Sargent in early September filed plans in Atlanta to remake the northeast corner of the theater, which once housed jazz club Churchill Grounds, and a 4,000-squarefoot piece of the lavish building’s rooftop that spans over the theater’s arcade and connects to the Egyptian Ballroom.
In total, the lounge will feature about 8,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor space, likely with a new connection into the theater via the Spanish Room.
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