ATLANTA-Boca Raton, FL-based Crocker Partners has acquired a 2.2-acre site at 6403 Barfield Rd. NE with plans to develop Two NorthPlace, a 230,000-sf, 10-story speculative office building. Construction of the project is expected to begin in the first quarter of 2008 with completion anticipated for the first quarter of 2009.

The land was acquired from locally based the Griffin Co. It will include 10,000 sf of retail space, several on-site restaurants, a fitness center and covered parking.

Located in the Central Perimeter submarket, the project is part of the NorthPlace development. The Griffin Co. acquired the property for the development in 2004 and is developing One NorthPlace, which will serve as the corporate headquarters for Omni National Bank. Jolly Development Corp. is finishing the final phase of the Promenade at NorthPlace, brownstone-style condominiums on the northern portion of the development. “At 10 stories and with ground-floor retail, Two NorthPlace will complete the vision for NorthPlace,” says the Griffin Co. president Kirk Demetrops.