At year-end 2001, Goode Van Slyke Architecture purchased a historic building in Atlanta's Martin Luther King, Jr. Historic District for $1.04 million, roughly $61 per square foot. Goode Van Slyke are now the new owners of 409 John Wesley Dobbs Ave. The firm is one of Atlanta's most creative and young architectural firms. Some of their projects include the 17-acre Northyards Urban Business Park, the Dorothy C. Benson Senior Center, and Wynbrooke Elementary. Now 409 John Wesley Dobbs is another project to add to the list. The architects have begun to restore this historic building, which totals 17,000 square feet of space. This facility was originally used as a commercial laundry. It is located across from the Martin Luther King National Historic Site and is next door to where Mr. King once walked the picket line at the old Scripto Pencil Plant. In 1996, this pencil plant was donated to become a parking lot for the MLK site. This facility will be transformed into a Class-A office building. Although this will be an owner occupied building, there would be unique spaces available for lease, which would be handled by Larry Culbertson of Bull Realty. Culbertson stated, "it’s a tremendous opportunity for firms to occupy a historical property." This extensive restoration is expected to be completed in Spring 2002. The site will be renamed the Goode Van Slyke Building. Paul Van Slyke, co-owner, stated that " We’re excited about having our own building and about doing justice to such a great historic structure." Daniel Latshaw of Bull Realty represented the seller in this transaction.