10 Stories That Defined Atlanta CRE In 2025

Barchart·12/19/2025 16:56:16

Atlanta’s commercial real estate sector in 2025 got unusually political.  Between data center blowback and immigration raids, the CRE community often found itself factoring the day’s headlines into future plans.  Atlanta’s CRE scene was also full of intrigue, with a disgraced investor sentenced for embezzling millions to gain a piece of the Buckhead office market and a mystery developer touting an audacious plan for a Downtown Atlanta mixed-use development.  Here are the 10 stories that shaped Atlanta’s commercial real estate in 2025.