Announced in 2000[3] and opened in 2003,[4] the district designed by tvsdesign[5] was built over previously vacant surface parking lots and has contributed to an ongoing revitalization of the Midtown neighborhood.
[7] Preservationists fought the demolition and in August 2009, the Atlanta City Council and Mayor Shirley Franklin granted the building protective status as a historic landmark.
[14] The food court of CODA hosts such restaurants as Aviva by Kameel, El Burro Pollo, Poke Burri, and Humble Mumble.
On November 24, 2006, the Scheller College of Business dedicated the state of the art, 2,000-square-foot (190 m2) Ferris-Goldsmith Trading Floor.
Management faculty use the facility to research improved human performance in trading environments as well as the creation of new financial service models.
Tech Square also contains several restaurants, including Moe's Southwest Grill, Tin Drum Asian Kitchen, Gyro Brothers, Subway, Starbucks, Ray's New York Pizza, and a Waffle House.