Shortly before noon on Tuesday, the Equitable Building, one of the city's landmark office towers, was sold for $29.5 million at auction on the steps of the Fulton County Courthouse.
The building was purchased by 100 Peachtree Street Atlanta, a limited liability corporation formed by the building's lender, Capmark Bank, for the purpose of acquiring the building, according to Sutherland Asbill & Brennan partner William G. Rothschild, who represents Capmark. There were no competing bids.
Sutherland associate Jason C. Kirkham read the auction notice and placed the winning bid for the lender.
Capmark foreclosed on the building's borrower, Equastone LLC, in early April. According to Rothschild, the loan amount outstanding is about $43.2 million.