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Perimeter Center is a major neighborhood within metro Atlanta, Georgia. It is located north-northeast of the city of Atlanta, and is centered on Perimeter Mall, the center around which it has formed.
Perimeter Center spans two counties, DeKalb to the east and Fulton to the west, with the county line running straight north and south just a few hundred yards to the west of the mall. This also divides the recent city of Sandy Springs to the west, from the newly-incorporated Dunwoody to the east. Just to the southwest is the interchange of two major freeways: the north/south Georgia 400, and the "top end" of the Interstate 285 beltway, "the Perimeter" for which the Mall and the area around it were named.
The area is home to not only the typical strip malls that are built near major indoor malls, but also many office parks with high-rise office buildings, including the world headquarters of United Parcel Service (UPS) and Newell Rubbermaid. The King and Queen Towers, formally known as Concourse at Landmark Center, are the most recognizable due to the artistic structures on top of them. Most recently, there is a new shopping area called Perimeter Place that emulates a town center rather than a typical strip mall. Many new higher-end apartment buildings are located here. The first high-rise condominium tower, called the Manhattan, sold out during construction, and several more are planned, creating housing for the many professionals who work in the area, and hopefully reducing the traffic that clogs the two freeways. Similar developments are happening to the south in Buckhead and Midtown.
Perimeter Center is connected to Buckhead, Midtown and downtown Atlanta via heavy-rail rapid transit. There are three MARTA train stations in the area. Opened in June 1996, Dunwoody station swings out east of the county line to serve the mall at the southwest corner of its parking lot. Going back west of the line is Sandy Springs station, located under one of the busiest intersections in the area. North of there is the North Springs station next to Georgia 400, currently the end of the north line.
