List of tallest buildings in Charlotte facts for kids
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Charlotte, the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, is the site of 29 completed high-rises over 300 feet (91 m), 7 of which stand taller than 500 feet (152 m). The tallest building in the city is the Bank of America Corporate Center, which rises 871 feet (265 m) in Uptown Charlotte and was completed in 1992. It also stands as the tallest building in North Carolina and the 33rd-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 completed in 2010. The Hearst Tower, completed in 2002 and rising 659 feet (201 m), is the third-tallest building in Charlotte. Nine 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 in 1909. This building, rising 186 feet (57 m) and 14 floors, is often regarded as the first skyscraper in Charlotte; despite having been added to the Registered Historic Place in 1978, it was demolished in 1981 to allow for the construction of 101 Independence Center. Charlotte's first building standing more than 492 feet (150 m) tall was the Bank of America Plaza, completed in 1974. There are currently[update] four buildings under construction that are planned to rise at least 197 feet (60 m) or at least 15 floors. Overall, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ranks Charlotte's skyline (based on existing and under construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m) tall) 4th in the Southeastern United States (after Miami, Atlanta and Sunny Isles Beach), 6th in the Southern United States (after Miami, Houston, Dallas, Atlanta and Sunny Isles Beach), and 19th in the United States.
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Tallest buildings
As of April 2019[update], there are 49 high-rises in Charlotte that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.
Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Coordinates | Notes |
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1 | Bank of America Corporate Center | ![]() |
871 (265.5) | 60 | 1992 | 35°13′38.3″N 80°50′31.6″W / 35.227306°N 80.842111°W | 237th-tallest building in the world; 37th-tallest in the United States; Tallest in North Carolina; Tallest between Philadelphia and Atlanta. Tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 1990s. Tallest office building in the Carolinas. |
2 | Duke Energy Center | ![]() |
786 (239.7) | 48 | 2010 | 35°13′26″N 80°50′54.7″W / 35.22389°N 80.848528°W | 479th-tallest in the world; 62nd-tallest in the United States; 2nd-tallest in North Carolina. Tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 2010s. |
3 | Truist Center | ![]() |
659 (200.8) | 47 | 2002 | 35°13′39.2″N 80°50′26.9″W / 35.227556°N 80.840806°W | 3rd-tallest in North Carolina. Tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 2000s. |
4 | Bank of America Tower | ![]() |
632 (193) | 35 | 2019 | 4th-tallest in North Carolina. The signature building for the Legacy Union project. | |
5 | One Wells Fargo Center | ![]() |
588 (179.2) | 42 | 1988 | 35°13′25.9″N 80°50′40.3″W / 35.223861°N 80.844528°W | 5th-tallest in North Carolina. Tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 1980s. |
6 | The Vue | ![]() |
560 (170.7) | 50 | 2010 | 35°13′51.6″N 80°50′41.3″W / 35.231000°N 80.844806°W | 6th-tallest in North Carolina. Tallest residential building in the Carolinas. |
7 | One South at The Plaza | ![]() |
503 (153.3) | 40 | 1974 | 35°13′35.8″N 80°50′35.8″W / 35.226611°N 80.843278°W | 8th-tallest in North Carolina. Tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 1970s. |
8 | 1 Bank of America Center | ![]() |
484 (147.5) | 32 | 2010 | 35°13′35.3″N 80°50′26.4″W / 35.226472°N 80.840667°W | 9th-tallest in North Carolina. |
9 | 300 South Tryon | ![]() |
463 (141) | 25 | 2017 | 35°13′33.6″N 80°50′46.3″W / 35.226000°N 80.846194°W | 10th-tallest in North Carolina. |
10 | 121 West Trade | 462 (140.8) | 32 | 1990 | 35°13′38.6″N 80°50′38.6″W / 35.227389°N 80.844056°W | 11th-tallest in North Carolina. | |
11 | Three Wells Fargo Center | ![]() |
450 (137.2) | 32 | 2000 | 35°13′28″N 80°50′46.7″W / 35.22444°N 80.846306°W | 13th-tallest in North Carolina. |
12 | Museum Tower | ![]() |
447 (136.3) | 42 | 2017 | 35°13′29.1″N 80°50′55″W / 35.224750°N 80.84861°W | 14th-tallest in North Carolina. |
Fifth Third Center | ![]() |
447 (136.3) | 30 | 1997 | 35°13′43″N 80°50′30.5″W / 35.22861°N 80.841806°W | 14th-tallest in North Carolina. | |
14 | Two Wells Fargo Center | ![]() |
433 (132) | 32 | 1971 | 35°13′30.9″N 80°50′42.8″W / 35.225250°N 80.845222°W | 17th-tallest in North Carolina. |
15 | Ally Charlotte Center | ![]() |
427 (115.2) | 26 | 2021 | - | Construction started in December 2016. Reached the 20th floor as of April 2019. |
16 | Avenue | ![]() |
425 (129.5) | 36 | 2007 | 35°13′44.7″N 80°50′32.3″W / 35.229083°N 80.842306°W | 19th-tallest in North Carolina. |
17 | 400 South Tryon | ![]() |
420 (128) | 32 | 1974 | 35°13′29.8″N 80°50′49.6″W / 35.224944°N 80.847111°W | 20th-tallest in North Carolina. |
18 | Carillon Tower | ![]() |
394 (120.1) | 24 | 1991 | 35°13′42.6″N 80°50′43.2″W / 35.228500°N 80.845333°W | 23rd-tallest in North Carolina. |
19 | Charlotte Plaza | ![]() |
388 (118.3) | 27 | 1982 | 35°13′29.6″N 80°50′35.9″W / 35.224889°N 80.843306°W | 25th-tallest in North Carolina. |
20 | The Ellis | ![]() |
384 (117.0) | 33 | 2021 | - | 549 apartment units with 20,000 square feet of retail. Construction started August 2018. |
21 | FNB Tower Charlotte | - | 365 (111.2) | 29 | 2021 | - | FNB Corporation anchored building will include 160,000 square feet of office space, and it will also include 215 luxury apartments. Street-level retail space will be anchored by an FNB branch. Ground broke in December 2018. |
22 | Ascent Uptown | ![]() |
345 (105.1) | 33 | 2017 | 35°13′38.7″N 80°50′48.9″W / 35.227417°N 80.846917°W | |
23 | Catalyst | ![]() |
338 (103) | 27 | 2009 | 35°13′33.5″N 80°50′53.1″W / 35.225972°N 80.848083°W | |
24 | 525 North Tryon | ![]() |
330 (100.6) | 19 | 1999 | 35°13′51.9″N 80°50′17.3″W / 35.231083°N 80.838139°W | |
25 | TradeMark | ![]() |
325 (99.1) | 28 | 2007 | 35°13′44.4″N 80°50′44.5″W / 35.229000°N 80.845694°W | |
26 | First Citizens Plaza | ![]() |
320 (97.5) | 23 | 1987 | 35°13′36.7″N 80°50′39.3″W / 35.226861°N 80.844250°W | |
AC Hotel/Residence Inn Charlotte EpiCentre | ![]() |
320 (97.5) | 22 | 2018 | — | Construction started in 2015. Completed for a spring 2018 opening. | |
28 | The Arlington | ![]() |
310 (94.5) | 24 | 2002 | 35°13′1.8″N 80°51′9.1″W / 35.217167°N 80.852528°W | Tallest building outside of Charlotte's downtown. |
Skye | ![]() |
310 (94.5) | 22 | 2013 | 35°13′21.3″N 80°50′27.7″W / 35.222583°N 80.841028°W | ||
30 | 101 Independence Center | ![]() |
301 (91.8) | 22 | 1983 | 35°13′39.9″N 80°50′34.1″W / 35.227750°N 80.842806°W | |
31 | BB&T Center | ![]() |
300 (91.4) | 22 | 1974 | 35°13′31.4″N 80°50′37.1″W / 35.225389°N 80.843639°W | |
615 South College | ![]() |
300 (91.4) | 19 | 2017 | 35°13′17.5″N 80°50′53.3″W / 35.221528°N 80.848139°W | ||
33 | 200 South Tryon | ![]() |
299 (91.1) | 18 | 1961 | 35°13′35.3″N 80°50′40.9″W / 35.226472°N 80.844694°W | Tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 1960s. |
34 | The Westin Charlotte | ![]() |
293 (89.3) | 25 | 2003 | 35°13′18.7″N 80°50′50.1″W / 35.221861°N 80.847250°W | Tallest hotel in the Carolinas. |
NASCAR Plaza | 293 (89.3) | 20 | 2009 | 35°13′14.2″N 80°50′38.9″W / 35.220611°N 80.844139°W | |||
36 | The Hilton Charlotte Center City | ![]() |
292 (89) | 22 | 1990 | 35°13′26.1″N 80°50′37.6″W / 35.223917°N 80.843778°W | |
37 | 650 S. Tryon | ![]() |
290 (85.1) | 18 | 2020 | Second office tower in the Legacy Union development with Deloitte as the anchor tenant. | |
38 | 112 Tryon Plaza | ![]() |
280 (85.3) | 22 | 1927 | 35°13′37.3″N 80°50′37.5″W / 35.227028°N 80.843750°W | Tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 1920s. |
JW Marriott Charlotte | - | 280 (85.3) | 22 | 2021 | - | Construction started in December 2018. | |
40 | Element Uptown | ![]() |
279 (84.9) | 21 | 2014 | 35°13′36.2″N 80°50′56″W / 35.226722°N 80.84889°W | |
41 | Johnston Building | ![]() |
266 (81) | 17 | 1924 | 35°13′34.7″N 80°50′41.9″W / 35.226306°N 80.844972°W | |
42 | SkyHouse Uptown North Tower | ![]() |
264 (80.5) | 24 | 2015 | 35°13′56.4″N 80°50′14.8″W / 35.232333°N 80.837444°W | |
SkyHouse Uptown South Tower | ![]() |
264 (80.5) | 24 | 2017 | 35°13′54.4″N 80°50′17.6″W / 35.231778°N 80.838222°W | ||
44 | Charlotte Marriott City Center | ![]() |
252 (76.8) | 19 | 1984 | 35°13′40.6″N 80°50′36.9″W / 35.227944°N 80.843583°W | |
Uptown 550 | ![]() |
252 (76.8) | 20 | 2019 | |||
Omni Charlotte Hotel | ![]() |
252 (76.8) | 19 | 1977 | 35°13′35.3″N 80°50′33.5″W / 35.226472°N 80.842639°W | ||
47 | 129 West Trade | ![]() |
250 (76.2) | 17 | 1958 | 35°13′39.8″N 80°50′39.6″W / 35.227722°N 80.844333°W | Tallest building constructed in Charlotte in the 1950s. |
48 | Le Méridien Charlotte | — | 239 (72.8) | 18 | 1973 | 35°13′2.4″N 80°50′18.7″W / 35.217333°N 80.838528°W | |
Kimpton Tryon Park | ![]() |
239 (72.8) | 18 | 2017 | 35°13′34.4″N 80°50′47.6″W / 35.226222°N 80.846556°W | ||
50 | Novel Stonewall Station | ![]() |
230 (70.1) | 19 | 2018 | Also contains Uptown Charlotte's first full sized grocer: Whole Foods. | |
51 | Ritz-Carlton Charlotte | ![]() |
226 (68.7) | 17 | 2009 | 35°13′34.1″N 80°50′29.1″W / 35.226139°N 80.841417°W | |
52 | 440 South Church | ![]() |
212 (64.7) | 16 | 2009 | 35°13′32.3″N 80°50′55.2″W / 35.225639°N 80.848667°W |
Tallest under construction
As of February 2020[update], there are eleven buildings under construction in Charlotte that are planned to rise at least 200 feet (61 m).
Name | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Notes | |
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Charlotte Metro Tower | 660 (184.7) | 40 | 2022 | Will be leased by Duke Energy. Construction started in May 2019. | |
Intercontinental Hotel at Belk Place | 420 (128.0) | 32 | On Hold | 200 room luxury hotel, construction started in February 2018. Will become the tallest hotel in the Southern United States outside of Atlanta upon completion. | |
Design Center Tower | 345 (105.5) | 23 | 2021 | Being constructed across from the Design Center of the Carolinas, will be anchored by Lowe's. Construction started July 2019. | |
Honeywell Tower | 326 (99.3) | 23 | 2021 | Construction started in August 2019. The third building as part of the Legacy Union development. | |
The Line | 225 (69.8) | 16 | 2021 | Portman developed office tower with retail anchored by Sycamore Brewing and a food hall. Construction is underway as of 2020 |
Tallest pending construction
These buildings have either been approved, issued permits and awaiting construction or are in planning stages
Name | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Notes |
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Moxy Hotel | 230 (70.1) | 20 | 2021 | Construction starting 2020 |
Carolina Development Tower | 37 | 350 apartments and up to 6,500 square feet of retail space at intersection of North Smith and West 10th streets | ||
110 East | 308 (93.8) | 23 | 2023 | 375,000 square foot office tower with 7,000 square of street level retail at the intersection of South Boulevard and East/West Boulevard. Construction will be starting in the second quarter of 2021. |
Third Street and Baldwin Office Tower | 299 (91.2) | 20 | 2021 | Office tower with planned 240 room hotel near the Cherry and Elizabeth neighborhoods. |
Timeline of tallest buildings
Since 1909, the year the first high-rise in the city was constructed, the title of the tallest building in Charlotte has been held by eight high-rises.
Original name | Years as tallest | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Reference(s) |
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Independence Building | 1909–1924 (15 years) | 186 (56.7) | 14 | |
Johnston Building | 1924–1926 (2 years) | 266 (81.1) | 15 | |
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 | |
Bank of America 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 (30 years) | 871 (265.5) | 60 |
