ATLANTA—Atlanta's office market struggled and strained through and for year after the Great Recession. The Central Perimeter led the recovery charge, posting rent growth in 2014. Now, other submarkets are following.

In fact, there's already talk of new construction. GlobeSt.com caught up with Chip Roach, executive vice president and market leader for the Atlanta office of PM Realty Group, to get his insights into market dynamics in part one of this exclusive interview.

GlobeSt.com: Atlanta's office market had nearly 1.2 million square feet of direct occupancy gains during the second quarter. What drove the flood?

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