NCR is quietly putting a major chunk of its Midtown headquarters on the market, a move that suddenly throws the future of the two-tower Eighth on Spring campus into play. The landlord, Cousins Properties, says it is weighing a range of options as NCR shops the space to potential subtenants, a decision that could reshape demand around Georgia Tech’s Technology Square and send ripples through the broader Midtown office scene.
One of the campus towers, the North Tower at 864 Spring St. NW, is now officially up for sublease. CoStar News describes it as one of the largest single office availabilities in the country. The North Tower listing covers roughly 500,000 square feet and sits within a campus that is being marketed as nearly 700,000 square feet of contiguous, move-in-ready space. Brokers say the towers’ modern building systems and turnkey floors make the property especially appealing to large users that need big blocks of contiguous office space.
Landlord Signals Flexibility
Cousins Properties told the Atlanta Business Chronicle it is “open to creative strategies” as it works with NCR on how to backfill the campus. In its first-quarter investor release, Cousins pointed to tightening fundamentals across Sun Belt office markets and said that stronger leasing momentum is giving building owners more choices on reuse and timing. “We had an outstanding start to 2026,” CEO Colin Connolly said in the firm’s Q1 release and supplemental package, which Cousins furnished to investors via PR Newswire.
How Midtown Could Shift
Brokers and local real estate watchers say there are only a few realistic paths from here: a single large corporate tenant taking control of the space, several mid-sized tech or R&D users splitting up floors, or an adaptive reuse that mixes office, lab, and amenity space in the two towers. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution has pointed to Cargill’s 2024 deal to lease several floors at the campus as a case study in how big companies can plug into the property. Earlier coverage by Bisnow noted that the complex was originally developed as a Cousins build-to-suit for NCR and that it remains attractive because of its systems, location, and proximity to Georgia Tech.
What This Means For Workers And Tenants
NCR has said it expects to remain based in Atlanta but will evaluate relocation options once it secures subtenants, CoStar News reports. That means the short-term outlook for teams and roles tied to the Eighth on Spring campus will depend heavily on how quickly brokers can place those large blocks of space or on whether Cousins chooses a full repositioning strategy. Local brokers say the campus’ turnkey condition should help its prospects, although filling two connected towers at once is still an unusually tall order…