"Since the first of the year, leasing activity has picked up, and we're working on deals for about one-third of the building," Grove Street President Kevin Kern said.

Colliers International's Chandler Spratlin, Scott O'Halloran and Lee Evans lease the building. CB Richard Ellis' Bill Kilborn represented Melrose Resources, and CB's Charles Beard represented Universal Blanchers.
 
Despite recession, Grove Street's timing has been pretty good so far. Gateway's first hotel, a Spring Hill Suites opened in December as a brutal winter and a host of flight cancellations hit, resulting in a booming first couple of months for lodging that's a two-minute ATL Sky Train ride from the terminal. A second hotel, a LEED Gold Marriott, opens this summer at Gateway, which is also adjacent to the Georgia International Convention Center.