Opened on April 19, 1924, the 11-story hotel and 10-story apartment building were constructed somewhat away from
downtown Atlanta, in an area that became known as Midtown. Designed by the
New York firm of
Schultze and Weaver, the hotel was operated by
Bowman-Biltmore Hotels. The Atlanta Biltmore is easily distinguished by the towering radio masts on each end of the building, with vertical illuminated letters that spell out "BILTMORE". The studios on the top floor broadcast
WSB-AM from 1925 until 1956. The large radio masts supported the transmitting antenna of WSB-AM from 1925 to 1929, when output power was increased to 5,000 watts, and a suburban transmitter site was built in East Lake. In 1967, the Atlanta Biltmore was sold to
Sheraton Hotels and became the
Sheraton-Biltmore Hotel. Sheraton spent $5 million on renovations and operated the hotel until 1979, when they sold it to Biltmore Hospitality Partners, The hotel closed in 1982 and was sold in 1984 to Renaissance Investment Corporation, who gutted and transformed the main hotel building into office space, reopening it in 1999. Due to extensive renovations over the years, there were only two remaining historic public rooms, the ballroom and dining room on the main floor. They were fully restored and are used as public function rooms, known as The Biltmore Ballrooms. The adjoining Biltmore Suites Hotel was closed in 1998 and converted to condominiums known as
Biltmore House, which opened in 1999. On June 13, 2016, In 2025, the school announced that they would relaunch the building as a hub for tech entrepreneur offices. ==Photo gallery==