List of tallest buildings in Charlotte
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The Vue
The Vue or The Vue Charlotte is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 2010 and has 50 stories. The sales center for The Vue is located on the bottom floor of 101 Independence Center at the corner of Trade and Tryon streets....
(three completed buildings, now part of Charlotte's skyline) were not built at the time that the photo was taken.
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Bank of America Corporate Center
The Bank of America Corporate Center is an 871 ft skyscraper in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed in 1992, it became and still is the tallest building in North Carolina as well as the tallest building between Philadelphia and Atlanta, Georgia; it is 60 stories high. It is the...
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121 West Trade
121 West Trade,also known as the Interstate Tower, is a skyscraper located at the Trade and Tryon, in Charlotte center city, North Carolina. The post modern building was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. It also has 330,000 feet of Class A office space.-References:...
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Bank of America Plaza (Charlotte)
The Bank of America Plaza is a , 40-story skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is the 5th tallest in the city. It contains of rentable area of which of retail space, and the rest office space. The tower also has below-grade parking garage has space for 456 vehicles and leases a nearby...
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Charlotte Plaza
Charlotte Plaza is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was built in 1982 and has 27 floors. It is the 13th tallest building in the city. Bentley's, a popular restaurant with skyline views, is located on the top floor. The Class A office building was sold for $175.5 million to Hines...
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101 Independence Center
101 Independence Center is a 301 ft tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 1983 and has 20 floors. It sits on the site of the former site of the Independence Building at Charlotte's Independence Square.-References:*...
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BB&T Center
The BB&T Center is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was built in 1975 and has 22 floors.-History:Rodney Little of Little & Co. said that in 1975, Overstreet Mall, based on a Minneapolis design, was expected to be a big success as concern began about retailers moving to the suburbs...
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201 North Tryon
Fifth Third Center, formally known as the IJL Financial Center and 201 North Tryon, is a 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....
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This list of tallest buildings in Charlotte ranks skyscraper
Skyscraper
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s and high-rises in the U.S.
United States
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city of 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
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by height. The tallest building in the city is the Bank of America Corporate Center
Bank of America Corporate Center
The Bank of America Corporate Center is an 871 ft skyscraper in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed in 1992, it became and still is the tallest building in North Carolina as well as the tallest building between Philadelphia and Atlanta, Georgia; it is 60 stories high. It is the...
, which rises 871 feet (265 m) in Uptown Charlotte
Charlotte center city
Charlotte center city is the central area of Charlotte, North Carolina. The headquarters for the Fortune 500 companies Bank of America and Duke Energy are located here, as well as the headquarters for East Coast operations for Wells Fargo.Museums, sporting venues, shops, hotels, restaurants, and...
and was completed in 1992. It also stands as the tallest building in the state
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of North Carolina and the 25th-tallest building in the United States. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is the Duke Energy Center, which rises 786 feet (240 m) and was topped out
Topping out
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in early 2009, and completed in 2010 The Vue
The Vue
The Vue or The Vue Charlotte is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 2010 and has 50 stories. The sales center for The Vue is located on the bottom floor of 101 Independence Center at the corner of Trade and Tryon streets....
, also completed in 2010, is Charlotte's third tallest building. The Hearst Tower, which rises 659 feet (201 m), is the fourth tallest building in the city and the state. Eight of the ten tallest buildings in North Carolina are located in Charlotte.
The history of skyscrapers in the city began with the construction of the Independence Building
Independence Building (Charlotte)
The Independence Building was a 186 feet skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It was built in 1909 by J.A. Jones Construction and imploded on September 27, 1981 to make way for 101 Independence Center. It originally had 12 floors but 2 more were added in 1928...
in 1895; this building, rising 186 feet (57 m) and 14 floors, is often regarded as the first skyscraper in Charlotte and North Carolina. A former Registered Historic Place
National Register of Historic Places
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, the Independence Building was demolished in 1981 to allow for the construction of 101 Independence Center
101 Independence Center
101 Independence Center is a 301 ft tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 1983 and has 20 floors. It sits on the site of the former site of the Independence Building at Charlotte's Independence Square.-References:*...
. Charlotte went through a small building boom in the early 1970s, and then experienced a much larger boom lasting from 1982 to the present. During this time 15 of the city's 22 tallest buildings were constructed, including the Bank of America Corporate Center and the Hearst Tower. Overall, Charlotte's skyline is ranked (based on existing and under construction buildings over 500 feet (152 m) tall) third in the Southeast
Southeastern United States
The Southeastern United States, colloquially referred to as the Southeast, is the eastern portion of the Southern United States. It is one of the most populous regions in the United States of America....
(after Miami and Atlanta), fifth in the Southern United States
Southern United States
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(after Miami, Houston, Dallas and Atlanta), and 18th in the United States. , there are 64 completed high-rises in the city.
Unlike many other American cities, Charlotte's skyscraper construction boom has continued through the 1990s to the present, with 8 of its tallest buildings being completed within the last 10 years. Buildings under construction and approved for construction in the city are 1 Bank of America Center and 210 Trade
210 Trade
210 Trade is a tall, residential-use skyscraper under construction in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is part of the EpiCentre entertainment complex that was completed in 2008. Once completed, 210 Trade will have 53 floors...
, the latter will contain approximately 50 floors
Storey
A storey or story is any level part of a building that could be used by people...
. Upon its completion, 210 Trade would stand as the tallest all-residential building in the city and the state. However, construction on this building is on-hold because of developing disputes and financial problems. As of April 2008, there are 42 high-rise buildings under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in Charlotte.
Tallest buildings
| Rank | Name | Height ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology... |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank of America Corporate Center Bank of America Corporate Center The Bank of America Corporate Center is an 871 ft skyscraper in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed in 1992, it became and still is the tallest building in North Carolina as well as the tallest building between Philadelphia and Atlanta, Georgia; it is 60 stories high. It is the... |
871 / 265 | 60 | 1992 | 76th-tallest building in the world, 25th-tallest in the United States and the tallest between Philadelphia and Atlanta; has been the tallest building in Charlotte and North Carolina since 1992 |
| 2 | Duke Energy Center | 786 / 240 | 54 | 2010 | |
| 3 | The Vue The Vue The Vue or The Vue Charlotte is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 2010 and has 50 stories. The sales center for The Vue is located on the bottom floor of 101 Independence Center at the corner of Trade and Tryon streets.... |
677 / 206 | 50 | 2010 | |
| 4 | Hearst Tower | 659 / 201 | 47 | 2002 | |
| 5 | One Wells Fargo Center | 588 / 179 | 42 | 1988 | Tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 1980s; originally known as One First Union Center |
| 6 | Bank of America Plaza Bank of America Plaza (Charlotte) The Bank of America Plaza is a , 40-story skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is the 5th tallest in the city. It contains of rentable area of which of retail space, and the rest office space. The tower also has below-grade parking garage has space for 456 vehicles and leases a nearby... |
503 / 153 | 40 | 1974 | Tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 1970s |
| 7 | 1 Bank of America Center | 484 / 148 | 32 | 2010 | Also known as 150 North College |
| 8 | 121 West Trade 121 West Trade 121 West Trade,also known as the Interstate Tower, is a skyscraper located at the Trade and Tryon, in Charlotte center city, North Carolina. The post modern building was designed by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. It also has 330,000 feet of Class A office space.-References:... |
462 / 141 | 32 | 1990 | Also known as the Interstate Tower. |
| 9 | Three Wells Fargo Center | 450 / 137 | 32 | 2000 | Originally known as Three First Union Center |
| 10 | Fifth Third Center | 447 / 136 | 30 | 1997 | Also known as the IJL Financial Center and 201 North Tryon |
| 11 | Two Wells Fargo Center | 433 / 132 | 32 | 1971 | Originally known as Two First Union Center |
| 12 | Avenue Avenue (Charlotte) Avenue is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 2007 and has 36 floors. Its construction began on May 17, 2005. It has of retail space at street level. The average unit size of its 386 apartments is . The site was originally proposed 201 North Tryon Residential... |
425 / 130 | 36 | 2007 | Tallest completed residential skyscraper in Charlotte and North Carolina |
| 13 | 400 South Tryon 400 South Tryon 400 South Tyron, formally called the Wachovia Center, is a skyscraper in Charlotte center city, North Carolina. When it was being built, there were rumors that the developer intended to add ten more floors to pass Bank of America Plaza, and become the tallest building in Charlotte. It is now the... |
420 / 128 | 32 | 1974 | Also known as Duke Energy Plaza. Originally known as Wachovia Corporate Center and First Union Corporate Center |
| 14 | Carillon Tower Carillon Tower The Carillon Tower is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. The building was completed in 1991 and it has 24 floors. The top of the skyscraper contains a copper-roofed, Gothic central spire shaped like a bell tower, which rises 300 ft from the base of the building... |
394 / 120 | 24 | 1991 | |
| 15 | Charlotte Plaza Charlotte Plaza Charlotte Plaza is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was built in 1982 and has 27 floors. It is the 13th tallest building in the city. Bentley's, a popular restaurant with skyline views, is located on the top floor. The Class A office building was sold for $175.5 million to Hines... |
388 / 118 | 27 | 1982 | |
| 16 | 525 North Tryon 525 North Tryon 525 North Tryon, also known as Odell Plaza, is a skyscraper in Charlotte North Carolina. It was built in 1999 and has 19 floors. The building also includes a 607-car below-grade parking garage.-References:* 525 North Tryon on Emporis... |
330 / 101 | 19 | 1999 | Also known as Odell Plaza |
| 17 | TradeMark TradeMark TradeMark is a tall, primarily residential, skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 2007 and has 28 floors and 200 residential units... |
325 / 99 | 28 | 2007 | |
| 18 | Catalyst Catalyst (building) Catalyst is a 27-story 462-unit condominium and apartment building on South Church Street in Charlotte, North Carolina. The concrete and glass skyscraper in Third Ward, designed by Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart, was built by Atlanta-based Novare Group and completed in 2009.Tony Skillbeck,... |
322 / 98.3 | 27 | 2009 | |
| 19 | First Citizens Plaza First Citizens Plaza First Citizens Plaza is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 1985 and has 23 floors.-References:*... |
320 / 98 | 23 | 1985 | |
| 20 | The Arlington The Arlington The Arlington is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 2002 and has 24 floors and an outdoor swimming pool on the roof. It is the 16th tallest building in Charlotte, and is the tallest building outside of downtown... |
310 / 94 | 22 | 2002 | |
| 21 | 101 Independence Center 101 Independence Center 101 Independence Center is a 301 ft tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 1983 and has 20 floors. It sits on the site of the former site of the Independence Building at Charlotte's Independence Square.-References:*... |
301 / 92 | 20 | 1983 | |
| 22 | BB&T Center BB&T Center The BB&T Center is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was built in 1975 and has 22 floors.-History:Rodney Little of Little & Co. said that in 1975, Overstreet Mall, based on a Minneapolis design, was expected to be a big success as concern began about retailers moving to the suburbs... |
300 / 91 | 22 | 1975 | |
| 23 | 200 South Tryon 200 South Tryon 200 South Tryon is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 1961 and has 18 floors. It is the 19th tallest building in the city... |
299 / 91 | 18 | 1961 | Tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 1960s |
| 24 | NASCAR Hall of Fame NASCAR Hall of Fame The NASCAR Hall of Fame honors drivers who have shown exceptional skill at NASCAR driving, all-time great crew chiefs and owners, and other major contributors to competition within the sanctioning body. NASCAR committed itself to building a Hall of Fame and on March 6, 2006, the city of Charlotte,... |
293 / 89 | 20 | 2009 | |
| 25 | The Westin Charlotte The Westin Charlotte The Westin Charlotte is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was built in 2003 and has 25 floors. It is the largest hotel in Charlotte, with 700 rooms, more than of convention space, and a ballroom.-References:* -External links:* *... |
293 / 89 | 25 | 2003 | Tallest hotel in Charlotte and the state of North Carolina |
| 26 | 112 Tryon Plaza 112 Tryon Plaza 112 Tryon Plaza is a 22-story skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the second tallest building in North Carolina when completed in 1927, and the tallest building in Charlotte for about 35 more years. It is currently the 21st tallest building in the city. Located on "The Square" at the... |
280 / 85 | 22 | 1926 | Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1920s |
| 27 | 129 West Trade 129 West Trade 129 West Trade is a skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was built in 1958 and has 15 floors. The building is clad with 3,822 - 2,000 pound precast concrete facade panels which measure 5.5 by 6 feet .... |
227 / 69 | 15 | 1958 | Tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 1950s |
| 28 | 440 South Church 440 South Church 440 South Church is a 15-story skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina with of space. Smallwood, Reynolds, Stewart, Stewart & Associates designed the building, and Bovis Lend Lease was the general contractor. Major tenants are GMAC Financial Services and HDR... |
TBD | 15 | 2009 | Building office space is largely occupied by Ally Financial. |
Under construction
This lists buildings that are under construction in Charlotte and are planned to rise at least 200 ft (61 m). Buildings that have already been topped out are also included.| Name | Height* ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology... |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skye Skye (Charlotte) Skye, formerly known as The Park, is a 22-story building under construction at Caldwell and Third Streets in Charlotte, North Carolina that will include a 172-room Hyatt Place hotel 67-unit condominium development. Completion is slated for Summer 2012.... |
275 / 84 | 21 | 2009 | |
| 210 Trade 210 Trade 210 Trade is a tall, residential-use skyscraper under construction in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is part of the EpiCentre entertainment complex that was completed in 2008. Once completed, 210 Trade will have 53 floors... |
601 / 183 | 48 | 2012 | |
Approved
This lists buildings that are approved for construction in Charlotte and are planned to rise at least 200 ft (61 m).| Name | Height* ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology... |
Floors | Year* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 South Tryon | 33 | 2011 | ||
| Encore | 20 | 2010 | ||
Proposed
This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in Charlotte and are planned to rise at least 200 ft (61 m).| Name | Height* ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology... |
Floors | Year* | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo Tower | 42 | |||
| TWELVE Hotels & Residences at Third Ward TWELVE Hotels & Residences at Third Ward TWELVE Hotels & Residences at Third Ward is a proposed 39 story skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. If built it would be located at the intersection of South Mint and West 2nd Streets.... |
39 | |||
| Church at Third Condo | 33 | |||
| The Charlotte Club | 25 | 2009 | ||
| Residences at Spirit Square | 25 | |||
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Charlotte.| Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology... |
Floors | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Building Independence Building (Charlotte) The Independence Building was a 186 feet skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It was built in 1909 by J.A. Jones Construction and imploded on September 27, 1981 to make way for 101 Independence Center. It originally had 12 floors but 2 more were added in 1928... |
102 West Trade Street | 1909–1924 | 186 / 57 | 14 | |
| Midtown Plaza | 212 South Tryon Street Tryon Street Tryon Street is a major north-south street of Charlotte, North Carolina. It traverses through the center of Uptown Charlotte and is the address for some of the city's tallest buildings like the Bank of America Corporate Center and Hearst Tower. U.S... |
1924–1926 | 266 / 81 | 17 | |
| 112 Tryon Plaza 112 Tryon Plaza 112 Tryon Plaza is a 22-story skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was the second tallest building in North Carolina when completed in 1927, and the tallest building in Charlotte for about 35 more years. It is currently the 21st tallest building in the city. Located on "The Square" at the... |
112 South Tryon Street | 1926–1961 | 280 / 85 | 22 | |
| 200 South Tryon 200 South Tryon 200 South Tryon is a tall skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It was completed in 1961 and has 18 floors. It is the 19th tallest building in the city... |
200 South Tryon Street | 1961–1971 | 299 / 91 | 18 | |
| Two Wells Fargo Center | 301 South Tryon Street | 1971–1974 | 433 / 132 | 32 | |
| Bank of America Plaza Bank of America Plaza (Charlotte) The Bank of America Plaza is a , 40-story skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is the 5th tallest in the city. It contains of rentable area of which of retail space, and the rest office space. The tower also has below-grade parking garage has space for 456 vehicles and leases a nearby... |
101 South Tryon Street | 1974–1988 | 503 / 153 | 40 | |
| One Wells Fargo Center | 301 South College Street | 1988–1992 | 588 / 179 | 42 | |
| Bank of America Corporate Center Bank of America Corporate Center The Bank of America Corporate Center is an 871 ft skyscraper in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed in 1992, it became and still is the tallest building in North Carolina as well as the tallest building between Philadelphia and Atlanta, Georgia; it is 60 stories high. It is the... |
100 North Tryon Street | 1992–present | 871 / 265 | 60 | |
External links
- Diagram of Charlotte skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage