McCarthy + Barnsley, A Joint Venture, today announced the launch of construction on Brookhaven City Hall, a mass-timber project that will serve the community of Brookhaven, Georgia near Atlanta. The five-story building is expected to open in Summer 2025, with project partners including the Sizemore Group as architect of record and CPS as program manager.
“McCarthy + Barnsley is proud to partner with Brookhaven officials and other key stakeholders to construct this marquee, centerpiece city hall building that we are confident will encourage more public participation in municipal matters,” said Bobby Campbell, Atlanta Business Unit Leader and Executive Vice President of Operations at McCarthy. “As we officially put shovels in the ground, we are excited to kick off what will soon be a bustling forum for the local government and the constituents they serve to meet, connect and engage.”
Located at the corner of North Druid Hills and Peachtree Roads, the city hall will anchor the broader Brookhaven City Centre mixed-use development and will occupy a one-acre site bounded by the Brookhaven MARTA rail station and Peachtree Road. Housing Brookhaven’s administrative offices and city council chambers, the building will include three upper levels occupied by city employees, a rooftop garden and one level of below-grade parking comprising 70 spaces. The city hall will also sport a multi-purpose room, catering kitchen and various support spaces for public use, in addition to easy access to nearby trails. Approximately 60% of the building will be allocated for use by the general public.
As one of the largest municipal mass-timber buildings in the Southeast and the first of its kind in the City of Brookhaven, the city hall project requires a skilled labor force specialized in mass-timber construction to assemble the engineered wood panels into a finished structure. Known for its long-term durability and carbon-sequestering nature, mass timber is quickly…
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