The Fickling & Company Building, formerly known as the Charter Medical Building, is the tallest building in Macon, Georgia

Macon, Georgia

Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...

 and all of Central Georgia

Central Georgia

Central Georgia refers to the region containing the metropolitan region surrounding the city of Macon, in Bibb County in the U.S. state of Georgia....

. The building is located in Downtown Macon

Downtown Macon

Downtown Macon refers to the largest financial district for the city of Macon, Georgia, United States. It is home to many museums, ranging from the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame to the Tubman African American Museum. Downtown Macon is home to numerous Antebellum homes, including the Woodruff House,...

, right across the street from the Bibb County Courthouse

Bibb County Courthouse

The Bibb County Courthouse is a courthouse in Macon, Georgia. It was completed in 1924, and is Bibb County's fourth courthouse....

, and within one block of the Federal Courthouse. The building stands 211 feet tall and has 15 storeys. It is also the official headquarters to the local real estate company Fickling & Company. The building went under renovation

Renovation

Renovation is the process of improving a structure. Two prominent types of renovations are commercial and residential.-Process:The process of a renovation, however complex, can usually be broken down into several processes...

 in 2002. On May 12, 2011, at around 2:00 AM. a young black bear broke into the building, but security guards scared it away. Nothing was damaged. One security guard said "It all happened in about ten seconds".