201 North Tryon
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Fifth Third Center, formally known as the IJL Financial Center and 201 North Tryon, is a 447 feet (136 m) skyscraper
in Charlotte
, North Carolina
. It was competed in 1997, and has 30 floors. It is located at the intersection of West Fifth Street and North Tryon Street, and is the 8th-tallest building in Charlotte. It was designed by Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates. The building contains 670000 square feet (62,245 m²) of rentable floor space and it includes an attached 1,030 space parking deck. In 2001 the building won the BOMA International's TOBY award for excellence in office building management and operations.
The building was constructed for Interstate Johnson Lane, which later became part of Wachovia Securities
.
On March 10, 2010, Fifth Third Bank announced that 201 North Tryon will be the North Carolina headquarters for the bank; renaming it to Fifth Third Center.
Skyscraper
A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...
in Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009...
, North Carolina
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
. It was competed in 1997, and has 30 floors. It is located at the intersection of West Fifth Street and North Tryon Street, and is the 8th-tallest building in Charlotte. It was designed by Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates. The building contains 670000 square feet (62,245 m²) of rentable floor space and it includes an attached 1,030 space parking deck. In 2001 the building won the BOMA International's TOBY award for excellence in office building management and operations.
The building was constructed for Interstate Johnson Lane, which later became part of Wachovia Securities
Wachovia Securities
Wells Fargo Advisors, is a subsidiary of Wells Fargo, located in St. Louis, Missouri. It is the second largest brokerage firm in the United States as of October 1, 2007 with $1.17 trillion retail client assets under management....
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On March 10, 2010, Fifth Third Bank announced that 201 North Tryon will be the North Carolina headquarters for the bank; renaming it to Fifth Third Center.