The reimagined former NCS Center, now known as The Center, will reopen in May forward of the World Cup.
This is a rendering launched in February 2026 of the inside of The Center, the redevelopment of the NCS Center in downtown Atlanta. The Center is slated to open in May. (Courtesy of CP Group)
For almost two years, splashy renderings have proven off the formidable plans to show downtown Atlanta’s iconic NCS Center into one thing contemporary and vibrant.
It’s almost time to see these renderings come to life.
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The atrium of the NCS Center can be reworked as half of the constructing’s conversion into The Center. (Bill Torpy/AJC file)
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The NCS Center in downtown Atlanta is seen in January 2023. (Natrice Miller/AJC 2023)
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Atlanta-based structure and inside design agency TVS launched renderings in mid-2025 of the deliberate redevelopment of downtown’s NCS Center, which is now simply known as “The Center.” (Courtesy of TVS)
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Zachary Hansen, a Georgia native, covers financial growth and business actual property for the AJC. He’s been with the newspaper since 2018 and enjoys diving into complicated tales that have an effect on folks’s lives.