List of tallest buildings in Charlotte facts for kids
Charlotte is the biggest city in North Carolina. It is home to many tall buildings, called high-rises. There are 67 buildings over 200 feet (61 m) (61 m) tall. Eight of these are even taller than 500 feet (152 m) (152 m).
The tallest building in Charlotte is the Bank of America Corporate Center. It stands 871 feet (265 m) (265.5 m) high. It was finished in 1992 in Uptown Charlotte. This building is also the tallest in all of North Carolina. It is the 54th tallest building in the United States.
The second tallest skyscraper is 550 South Tryon. It reaches 786 feet (240 m) (239.7 m) and was completed in 2010. The Truist Center is the third tallest. It was finished in 2002 and is 659 feet (201 m) (200.8 m) tall. Nine out of the ten tallest buildings in North Carolina are in Charlotte.
The first skyscraper in Charlotte was the Independence Building, built in 1909. It was 186 feet (57 m) (56.7 m) tall with 14 floors. Even though it was a historic building, it was taken down in 1981. This made way for a new building, One Independence Center.
Charlotte's first building over 492 feet (150 m) (150 m) was One South at The Plaza, completed in 1974. A new project called Queensbridge Collective will have two skyscrapers. These will be the first buildings outside of Uptown to be taller than 492 feet (150 m) (150 m). The first tower started construction in May 2023 and is expected to be finished by the end of 2025.
Charlotte's skyline is ranked 4th in the Southeastern United States. It is behind cities like Miami and Atlanta. It is also 6th in the Southern United States and 19th in the whole United States.
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Charlotte's Tallest Buildings
As of July 2025, Charlotte has 67 high-rises that are at least 200 feet (61 m) (61 m) tall. This list includes buildings that are fully finished. The height includes spires and decorations, but not antenna masts.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Fun Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank of America Corporate Center |  |
871 (265.5) | 60 | 1992 | This is the tallest building in North Carolina. It's also the tallest between Philadelphia and Atlanta. |
| 2 | 550 South Tryon |  |
786 (239.7) | 48 | 2010 | This is the 2nd tallest building in North Carolina. It has the most office space in Charlotte. |
| 3 | Truist Center |  |
659 (200.8) | 47 | 2002 | This is the 3rd tallest building in North Carolina. |
| 4 | Bank of America Tower |  |
632 (192.6) | 33 | 2019 | This is the 4th tallest building in North Carolina. |
| 5 | Duke Energy Plaza |  |
629 (191.7) | 40 | 2022 | This building has a lot of office space. |
| 6 | 301 South College |  |
588 (179.2) | 42 | 1988 | This is the 6th tallest building in North Carolina. |
| 7 | The Vue |  |
576 (175.5) | 50 | 2010 | The Vue is the tallest building for homes in North Carolina. |
| 8 | One South at The Plaza |  |
503 (153.3) | 40 | 1974 | This was Charlotte's first building over 500 feet tall. |
| 9 | 1 Bank of America Center |  |
484 (147.5) | 32 | 2010 | This is the 10th tallest building in North Carolina. |
| 10 | 300 South Tryon |  |
463 (141) | 25 | 2017 | This is the 11th tallest building in North Carolina. |
| 11 | 121 West Trade |  |
462 (140.8) | 32 | 1990 | This is the 12th tallest in North Carolina. |
| 12 | Three Wells Fargo Center |  |
450 (137.2) | 32 | 2000 | This is the 14th tallest in North Carolina. |
| 13 | Museum Tower |  |
447 (136.3) | 42 | 2017 | This building has 394 apartments above the Mint Museum Uptown. It has cool features like a saltwater pool on the 43rd floor. |
| Fifth Third Center |  |
447 (136.3) | 30 | 1997 | This is also the 15th tallest in North Carolina. | |
| 15 | Two Wells Fargo Center |  |
433 (132) | 32 | 1971 | This is the 18th tallest in North Carolina. |
| 16 | Avenue |  |
425 (129.5) | 36 | 2007 | This building has 387 condo units. |
| 17 | 400 South Tryon |  |
420 (128) | 32 | 1974 | This is the 21st tallest in North Carolina. |
| 18 | Carillon Tower |  |
394 (120.1) | 24 | 1991 | This is the 23rd tallest in North Carolina. |
| 19 | Charlotte Plaza |  |
388 (118.3) | 27 | 1982 | This is the 25th tallest in North Carolina. |
| 20 | The Ellis |  |
384 (117) | 33 | 2021 | This is one of the tallest apartment buildings in Charlotte. |
| 21 | Ally Charlotte Center |  |
378 (115.2) | 26 | 2021 | This building was finished in May 2021. |
| 22 | FNB Tower Charlotte |  |
371 (113) | 29 | 2021 | This building has offices, apartments, and shops. |
| 23 | Lowe's Global Technology Center |  |
357 (108.8) | 23 | 2021 | This is the tallest building outside of Uptown Charlotte. |
| 24 | Catalyst |  |
338 (103) | 27 | 2009 | This building has 462 apartments. |
| Ascent Uptown |  |
338 (103) | 33 | 2017 | This building has 300 apartments with cool features on the top two floors. | |
| 26 | Honeywell Tower |  |
331 (101) | 23 | 2021 | This is part of the Legacy Union project. |
| 27 | 525 North Tryon |  |
330 (100.6) | 19 | 1999 | This building has a lot of office space. |
| 28 | TradeMark |  |
325 (99.1) | 28 | 2007 | |
| 29 | First Citizens Plaza |  |
320 (97.5) | 23 | 1987 | |
| 30 | Kingston South End |  |
318 (96.9) | 24 | 2024 | This is a residential tower with 324 apartments and shops. |
| 600 South Tryon |  |
318 (96.9) | 24 | 2025 | This is the 4th office tower in the Legacy Union project. | |
| Linea |  |
318 (96.9) | 24 | 2025 | This apartment tower has 370 units and shops. | |
| 33 | The Arlington |  |
310 (94.5) | 24 | 2002 | This was the tallest building outside of Uptown Charlotte for a while. |
| Skye |  |
310 (94.5) | 22 | 2013 | This building has a hotel and condos, with a restaurant on the 20th floor. | |
| 35 | 110 East |  |
305 (92.9) | 23 | 2024 | This is the largest building in the South End area. |
| 36 | One Independence Center |  |
301 (91.8) | 22 | 1983 | |
| 37 | 200 South College |  |
300 (91.5) | 22 | 1974 | |
| AC Hotel/Residence Inn Charlotte EpiCentre |  |
300 (91.5 | 22 | 2018 | This hotel has 300 rooms. | |
| 39 | 200 South Tryon |  |
299 (91.1) | 18 | 1961 | This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1960s. |
| 40 | The Westin Charlotte |  |
293 (89.3) | 25 | 2003 | This is the largest hotel in Charlotte with 700 rooms. |
| 550 South |  |
293 (89.3) | 20 | 2009 | ||
| 42 | The Hilton Charlotte Center City |  |
292 (89) | 22 | 1990 | This hotel has 400 rooms. |
| 43 | 650 S Tryon |  |
291 (88.6) | 18 | 2020 | This is another office tower in the Legacy Union area. |
| 44 | 112 Tryon Plaza |  |
280 (85.3) | 22 | 1927 | This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1920s. |
| JW Marriott Charlotte |  |
280 (85.3) | 22 | 2021 | This hotel opened in August 2021 and has 381 rooms. | |
| 46 | Bell Uptown Charlotte |  |
278 (84.9) | 22 | 2014 | This is a 22-story apartment tower with 352 units. |
| 47 | The Howard R. Levine Center for Education |  |
270 (82.2) | 14 | 2025 | This will be the main building for the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Charlotte. |
| 48 | SkyHouse Uptown North Tower |  |
264 (80.5) | 24 | 2015 | This is one of two twin apartment towers. Together, they have 672 apartments. |
| SkyHouse Uptown South Tower |  |
264 (80.5) | 24 | 2017 | This is the other twin apartment tower. | |
| 50 | Regions 615 |  |
260 (79.1) | 19 | 2017 | |
| 51 | Charlotte Marriott City Center |  |
252 (76.8) | 19 | 1984 | This is the 2nd largest hotel in Charlotte with 446 rooms. |
| Omni Charlotte Hotel |  |
252 (76.8) | 19 | 1977 | This hotel has 373 rooms. | |
| 53 | 129 West Trade |  |
250 (76.2) | 17 | 1958 | This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1950s. |
| 54 | Le Méridien Charlotte |  |
238 (72.5) | 18 | 1973 | This hotel was renovated in 2015. |
| Sonesta Charlotte Executive Park |  |
238 (72.5) | 18 | 1983 | This hotel was bought in 2017. | |
| 56 | The Francis Apartments |  |
230 (70.1) | 19 | 2018 | This building has 459 apartments and shops. |
| 57 | Kimpton Tryon Park |  |
226 (69) | 18 | 2017 | This hotel has 217 rooms. |
| Bond on Mint |  |
226 (68.8) | 17 | 2025 | This apartment building will have 393 units. | |
| 59 | Ritz-Carlton Charlotte |  |
225 (69.1) | 17 | 2009 | This hotel has 150 rooms. |
| Johnston Building |  |
225 (69.1) | 17 | 1924 | This building will become a 245-room hotel. | |
| 61 | Uptown 550 |  |
223 (68) | 21 | 2019 | This apartment tower has 421 apartments. |
| 62 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center |  |
214 (65.2) | 14 | 1988 | |
| 63 | 440 South Church |  |
212 (64.7) | 16 | 2009 | |
| Towerview at Ballantyne | 212 (64.7) | 16 | 2021 | This was the first apartment tower in Ballantyne Corporate Park. | ||
| The Line |  |
212 (64.6) | 16 | 2022 | This building is 95% full as of March 2025. | |
| 66 | Capitol Towers North |  |
200 (60.9) | 10 | 2017 | These towers were built without tenants signed up first. |
| Capitol Towers South |  |
200 (60.9) | 10 | 2015 | These towers are in South Park. |
Buildings Under Construction
As of July 2025, there are 4 buildings being built in Charlotte that will be at least 200 feet (61 m) (61 m) tall.
| Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Expected Year | What's Happening |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbridge Collective Residential Tower |  |
473 (144.1) | 42 | 2025 | This tower will have 409 apartments and shops. It started construction in May 2023 and topped out in February 2025. It will be the second tallest apartment building in North Carolina. |
| Metropolitan Apartment Tower |  |
357 (108.8) | 27 | 2027 | This 27-story apartment tower will have 283 units. Construction started in early 2024. |
| Radius Dilworth Overlook |  |
345 (105.1) | 26 | 2025 | This project includes two apartment towers. The 26-story tower will be finished in 2025. |
| Oro Ballantyne |  |
345 (105.1) | 26 | 2025 | This 26-story apartment tower will have 365 units. It topped out in March 2024 and is expected to be finished in October 2025. |
Future Tall Buildings (Approved)
These buildings have been approved and are waiting to start construction.
| Name | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Expected Year | What's Planned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1111 South Tryon Street | 463 (141.1) | 35 | 2027 | This will be an office tower with lots of space. It started construction in May 2023. |
| Southern Land Company Residential Tower | 397 (121) | 30 | 2026 | This mixed-use tower will have 300 luxury apartments. |
| Carson & Tryon Office Building | 411 (125.2) | 31 | 2025 | This will be a mixed-use tower with offices, a hotel, shops, and apartments. |
| Carson & Tryon Hotel | 265 (80.7) | 20 | 2025 | This 200-room hotel is part of the Carson & Tryon development. |
| 1728 South Blvd. | 265 (80.7) | 20 | 2025 | This office tower will have shops on the ground floor. |
| VeLa Uptown | 368 (112.1) | 32 | 2026 | This building will have 379 luxury apartments. Construction will begin in 2025. |
| 205 E Bland St | 265 (80.7) | 20 | 2026 | This office building will also have shops. |
| 2915 Griffith | 265 (79.2) | 20 | 2026 | This building will be near the Lynx Blue Line train station. |
| Camden Exchange | 398 (121.3) | 30 | 2026 | This apartment tower will have 315 units and shops. |
| Intercontinental Hotel at Belk Place | 451 (137.4) | 34 | 2026 | This luxury hotel will have 244 rooms. Construction is back on track and will finish in mid-2026. |
| 1427 South Blvd | 411 (125.2) | 31 | 2027 | This apartment building will have 450 units and shops. |
| Brooklyn Village Phase 1 Office Tower 1 | 318 (96.9) | 24 | 2026 | This is one of two office towers being built as part of the Brooklyn Village project. |
| Brooklyn Village Phase 1 Office Tower 2 | 212 (65) | 16 | 2026 | This is the second office tower for the Brooklyn Village project. |
| 401 South College | 2027 | This will be a tall apartment building with 350 to 400 units. Construction is expected to start in late 2025. | ||
| South End Station Building 1 | 212 (64.7) | 16 | This is one of two buildings in a mixed-use complex with apartments, shops, and offices. | |
| South End Station Building 2 | 212 (64.7) | 16 | This is the second building in the South End Station complex. | |
| Tremont Alley Office Building | 251 (76.5) | 19 | This office tower will also have shops on the ground floor. | |
| Tremont Alley Apartment Building | 251 (76.5) | 19 | This residential tower will have 305 units and shops. | |
| 1426 S Tryon St. | 265 (80.7) | 20 | A mixed-use building with offices and apartments is planned here. | |
| 1175 Pearl Park Way | 275 (83.82) | This development will include an apartment tower, a hotel, offices, and shops. |
Charlotte's Tallest Buildings Over Time
Since 1909, eight different buildings have held the title of Charlotte's tallest building.
| Building Name | Years as Tallest | Height ft (m) |
Floors |
|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Building | 1909–1924 (15 years) | 185 (56.3) | 14 |
| Johnston Building | 1924–1926 (2 years) | 225 (68.58) | 17 |
| 112 Tryon Plaza | 1926–1961 (35 years) | 280 (85.3) | 22 |
| 200 South Tryon | 1961–1971 (10 years) | 299 (91.1) | 18 |
| Two Wells Fargo Center | 1971–1974 (3 years) | 433 (132) | 32 |
| One South at The Plaza | 1974–1988 (14 years) | 503 (153) | 40 |
| One Wells Fargo Center | 1988–1991 (3 years) | 588 (179.2) | 42 |
| Bank of America Corporate Center | 1991–present (34 years) | 871 (265.5) | 60 |
More About Charlotte
- Uptown Charlotte
- List of tallest buildings in North Carolina
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- List of tallest buildings in Raleigh, North Carolina
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Charlotte para niños
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