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B I O D I V E R S I T Y A N D H A B I TAT
C A S E S T U D Y: 1 0 G L E N L A K E | AT L A N TA
In the heart of Atlanta’s Central Perimeter BBD, our
10 Glenlake buildings (507,000 SF) sit at the nexus
of the region’s highway network while also being set
amid a vibrant natural landscape with towering trees
and the placid waters of the area’s namesake lake. It
is in this namesake lake that mother nature provided
a brilliant example of how sustainable development
and biodiversity cannot only exist but thrive. With
tremendous views overlooking Lake Glenn, our team
and customers noticed a few extra ripples being
created by a pair of North American river otters who
had moved in. These two otters quickly became core
to the unique experience that Glenlake provides,
and the otter’s arrival provided Highwoods a unique
opportunity to enhance their habitat via water quality
improvements and the stocking of 2,500 native fish
in the lake.
THE LAKE HOUSE GRAND OPENING
With the confluence of the global pandemic and our
plans to Highwoodtize 10 Glenlake via new fitness,
conferencing and food options, we used our resident
otters as inspiration to bring to bear what so many
Atlantans had left Atlanta to find — a place of refuge
and retreat in places like Lake Oconee, Lake Burton
and Lake Lanier to name a few. “The Lake House”
is 10 Glenlake’s new collection of talent-supportive
amenities that all open out towards Lake Glenn and
our furry friends.
We are proud to say the otters are very much at home
in their lake, expanding their family with three babies in
August of 2022. The growing little family has become 10
Glenlake’s mascot, with a new logo design inspired by
the otters. Additionally, plush stuffed animals made from
recycled water bottles were distributed to our customers
who have lovingly named the mascot “Glenn.”
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE OTTERS IN ACTION
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