[EXCLUSIVE] Cook Hall at the W Atlanta Buckhead Has Closed, Being Marketed for Lease

Cook Hall at the W Atlanta Buckhead has closed.  The restaurant, which opened in late 2012 in place of Market by Jean-Georges Vongerichten, has been "temporarily closed" for several months, but a newly released offering from JLL indicates the space will not reopen as Cook Hall and is instead being marketed for lease.  The listing indicates the restaurant space is 5,772 square feet and is available "immediately."  Neither the lease term nor the lease rate are explicitly listed but are instead said to be "negotiable."  

It should be noted that the listing is for the street level Cook Hall restaurant space only and does not include the rooftop space occupied by Whiskey Blue, a trendy lounge.  

A second Cook Hall at the W Dallas-Victory Hotel is also closed with sources close to the hotel indicating that it will reopen sometime in 2021 as a new concept.  

ToNeTo Atlanta reported in July that the W Atlanta Buckhead hotel is slated to be reflagged as an Autograph Collection by Marriott property.  Sources close to the hotel indicate those plans are still in place but that the conversion was pushed several months due to low occupancy due to the pandemic, among other factors.  The conversion is reportedly now on track to take place sometime in December.  

What would you like to see open in place of Cook Hall in Buckhead?  What is your favorite Atlanta area hotel restaurant?  What is your favorite hotel brand?

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