THE GORILLA IS BACK!

If you're in Atlanta CRE, you know ?The Gorilla Building? in the Cumberland/Galleria submarket.
 
The nickname was born during a past downturn when the landlord stuck a blow-up gorilla  on the roof to generate buzz. Now, in another bad economy, Ackerman & Co. is trotting the ape back out at Powers Pointe (that's the property's drier given name), a 122K SF five-story edifice at 5665 New Northside Drive. For those who get the inside joke, the blue-eyed plastic primate wears a badge that proclaims: ?I'm Back.? For potential tenants, there's also a sign offering free space.

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