Images: View-rific venue opens over West Midtown, atop offices

Josh Green

Wed, 01/15/2025 – 15:44

West Midtown stakeholders have made the argument the best views of Atlanta’s skyline are in blocks around the Howell Mill Road corridor, just west of Georgia Tech.

That’s debatable, but if true, a new events venue that officially opens this week high over the Marietta Street Artery neighborhood is in luck.

Grand-opening festivities are planned Thursday for Summit at 8West, a versatile eighth-floor space that tops the 8West mixed-use complex at 889 Howell Mill Road.

According to operators West Midtown Ventures, the city’s newest rooftop venue is a sleek and modern space with “stunning skyline views” throughout and a “chic rooftop” above. It can seat up to 400 people for dinner, and all rentals include use of a private green room and VIP suite.

Proximity to Georgia Tech, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, and other downtown attractions is called a perk of the location.

The 8West building, as seen from Marietta Street in summer 2024. Google Maps

Views from Midtown (left) to downtown at Summit at 8West’s rooftop social space. Courtesy of West Midtown Ventures

Full facility rentals start at $4,000 for four-hour slots between Sunday and Thursday, with $2,000 beverage minimums and other fees.

The 8West building delivered in summer 2020 as part of a pandemic-era investment surge around the Howell Mill Road and Marietta Street corridors.

According to developer Atlantic Capital Properties, the complex includes 175,000 square feet of offices and 10,000 square feet of retail space, plus 264 apartments and 680 parking spaces in a deck.

Courtesy of West Midtown Ventures

The venue’s 889 Howell Mill Road location, center, in the context of Georgia Tech, right, and other attractions in the district. Google Maps

For West Midtown Ventures, Summit at 8West marks one of three new events spaces on tap in the general area.

The other two are called Collier Hall (located farther north on Howell Mill Road) and The Dogwood at Westside Paper (part of the adaptive-reuse project a few blocks from 8West).

Swing up to the gallery for more context and a Summit at 8West sneak peek.

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