List of tallest buildings in Charlotte facts for kids
Charlotte is the biggest city in North Carolina. It has many tall buildings, called high-rises. There are 62 buildings that are taller than 200 feet (61 m), and 8 of them are even taller than 500 feet (152 m).
The tallest building in Charlotte is the Bank of America Corporate Center. It stands 871 feet (265 m) tall in Uptown Charlotte. It was finished in 1992. This building is also the tallest in all of North Carolina. It is the 57th-tallest building in the United States.
The second tallest skyscraper is the 550 South Tryon, which is 786 feet (240 m) tall. It was finished in 2010. The Truist Center is the third tallest, completed in 2002 and rising 659 feet (201 m). Did you know that 9 out of the 10 tallest buildings in North Carolina are right here in Charlotte?
The story of skyscrapers in Charlotte began in 1909 with the Independence Building. This building was 186 feet (57 m) tall and had 14 floors. It was Charlotte's first skyscraper. Sadly, it was taken down in 1981 to make way for a new building.
Charlotte's first building over 492 feet (150 m) was the One South at The Plaza, finished in 1974. Soon, the Queensbridge Collective project will bring two more very tall buildings outside of Uptown. One of these, a residential tower, started being built in May 2023.
As of January 2024, ten more buildings are being built that will be at least 200 feet (61 m) tall or have 15 floors. The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ranks Charlotte's skyline very high. It's 4th in the Southeastern United States and 19th in the whole United States for tall buildings.
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Charlotte's Tallest Buildings
As of May 2024, Charlotte has 62 high-rises that are at least 200 feet (61 m) tall. This height includes spires and cool architectural parts, but not antennas.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Coordinates | Cool Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | This is the tallest building in North Carolina. It's also the tallest office building in the Carolinas. |
| 2 | 550 South Tryon |  |
786 (239.7) | 48 | 2010 | 35°13′26″N 80°50′54.7″W / 35.22389°N 80.848528°W | This is the second tallest building in North Carolina. It's the biggest office building in Charlotte by space. |
| 3 | Truist Center |  |
659 (200.8) | 47 | 2002 | 35°13′39.2″N 80°50′26.9″W / 35.227556°N 80.840806°W | This is the third tallest building in North Carolina. It was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 2000s. |
| 4 | Bank of America Tower |  |
632 (192.6) | 33 | 2019 | This is the fourth tallest building in North Carolina. It's a key part of the Legacy Union project. | |
| 5 | Duke Energy Plaza |  |
629 (191.7) | 40 | 2022 | This building is the new main office for Duke Energy. It's the third largest office building in Charlotte. | |
| 6 | 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 | This is the sixth tallest building in North Carolina. It was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1980s. |
| 7 | The Vue |  |
576 (175.5) | 50 | 2010 | 35°13′51.6″N 80°50′41.3″W / 35.231000°N 80.844806°W | This is the tallest residential building in North Carolina. |
| 8 | 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 | This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1970s. |
| 9 | 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 | This is the tenth tallest building in North Carolina. |
| 10 | 300 South Tryon |  |
463 (141) | 25 | 2017 | 35°13′33.6″N 80°50′46.3″W / 35.226000°N 80.846194°W | This building is the 11th tallest in North Carolina. |
| 11 | 121 West Trade |  |
462 (140.8) | 32 | 1990 | 35°13′38.6″N 80°50′38.6″W / 35.227389°N 80.844056°W | This building is the 12th tallest in North Carolina. |
| 12 | Three Wells Fargo Center |  |
450 (137.2) | 32 | 2000 | 35°13′28″N 80°50′46.7″W / 35.22444°N 80.846306°W | This building is the 14th tallest in North Carolina. |
| 13 | Museum Tower |  |
447 (136.3) | 42 | 2017 | 35°13′29.1″N 80°50′55″W / 35.224750°N 80.84861°W | This building has 394 apartments built above the Mint Museum Uptown. It has cool amenities on the 43rd floor. |
| Fifth Third Center |  |
447 (136.3) | 30 | 1997 | 35°13′43″N 80°50′30.5″W / 35.22861°N 80.841806°W | This building is also the 15th tallest in North Carolina. | |
| 15 | Two Wells Fargo Center |  |
433 (132) | 32 | 1971 | 35°13′30.9″N 80°50′42.8″W / 35.225250°N 80.845222°W | This building is the 18th tallest in North Carolina. |
| 16 | Avenue |  |
425 (129.5) | 36 | 2007 | 35°13′44.7″N 80°50′32.3″W / 35.229083°N 80.842306°W | This is a condo building with 387 units. |
| 17 | 400 South Tryon |  |
420 (128) | 32 | 1974 | 35°13′29.8″N 80°50′49.6″W / 35.224944°N 80.847111°W | This building is the 21st 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 | This building is the 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 | This building is the 25th tallest in North Carolina. |
| 20 | The Ellis |  |
384 (117) | 33 | 2021 | This building has 549 apartments and some shops. It's one of the tallest residential towers in Charlotte. | |
| 21 | Ally Charlotte Center |  |
378 (115.2) | 26 | 2021 | Construction for this building started in 2016 and it opened in 2021. | |
| 22 | FNB Tower Charlotte |  |
371 (113) | 29 | 2021 | This building has offices, luxury apartments, and shops. It opened in July 2021. | |
| 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 | 35°13′33.5″N 80°50′53.1″W / 35.225972°N 80.848083°W | This building has 462 apartments. |
| Ascent Uptown |  |
338 (103) | 33 | 2017 | 35°13′38.7″N 80°50′48.9″W / 35.227417°N 80.846917°W | It has 300 apartments and cool features on the top two floors. | |
| 26 | 525 North Tryon |  |
330 (100.6) | 19 | 1999 | 35°13′51.9″N 80°50′17.3″W / 35.231083°N 80.838139°W | Bank of America is the biggest tenant in this building. |
| 27 | Honeywell Tower |  |
328 (100) | 23 | 2021 | This is the third building in the Legacy Union development. | |
| 28 | TradeMark |  |
325 (99.1) | 28 | 2007 | 35°13′44.4″N 80°50′44.5″W / 35.229000°N 80.845694°W | |
| 29 | First Citizens Plaza |  |
320 (97.5) | 23 | 1987 | 35°13′36.7″N 80°50′39.3″W / 35.226861°N 80.844250°W | This building was bought for $79 million in 2017. |
| 30 | The Arlington |  |
310 (94.5) | 24 | 2002 | 35°13′1.8″N 80°51′9.1″W / 35.217167°N 80.852528°W | This was the tallest building outside of Uptown Charlotte until 2021. |
| Skye |  |
310 (94.5) | 22 | 2013 | 35°13′21.3″N 80°50′27.7″W / 35.222583°N 80.841028°W | This building has a hotel and 69 condos, plus a restaurant on the 20th floor. | |
| 32 | 110 East |  |
305 (92.9) | 23 | 2024 | This is an office tower with shops on the ground floor. It broke ground in 2022. | |
| 33 | One Independence Center |  |
301 (91.8) | 22 | 1983 | 35°13′39.9″N 80°50′34.1″W / 35.227750°N 80.842806°W | This building is on the site of Charlotte's first skyscraper. |
| 34 | 200 South College |  |
300 (91.5) | 22 | 1974 | 35°13′31.4″N 80°50′37.1″W / 35.225389°N 80.843639°W | This building was originally for Southern National Bank. |
| AC Hotel/Residence Inn Charlotte EpiCentre |  |
300 (91.5) | 22 | 2018 | This hotel opened in spring 2018. It's the 11th largest hotel in Charlotte. | ||
| 36 | 200 South Tryon |  |
299 (91.1) | 18 | 1961 | 35°13′35.3″N 80°50′40.9″W / 35.226472°N 80.844694°W | This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1960s. |
| 37 | The Westin Charlotte |  |
293 (89.3) | 25 | 2003 | 35°13′18.7″N 80°50′50.1″W / 35.221861°N 80.847250°W | This is the largest hotel in Charlotte with 700 rooms. |
| 550 South |  |
293 (89.3) | 20 | 2009 | 35°13′14.2″N 80°50′38.9″W / 35.220611°N 80.844139°W | ||
| 39 | 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 | This hotel has 400 rooms, making it the fifth largest in Charlotte. |
| 40 | 650 S Tryon |  |
291 (88.6) | 18 | 2020 | This is the second office tower in the Legacy Union project. | |
| 41 | 112 Tryon Plaza |  |
280 (85.3) | 22 | 1927 | 35°13′37.3″N 80°50′37.5″W / 35.227028°N 80.843750°W | 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. | ||
| 43 | Element Uptown |  |
278 (84.9) | 22 | 2014 | 35°13′36.2″N 80°50′56″W / 35.226722°N 80.84889°W | This is a 22-story apartment tower with 352 units. |
| 44 | 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 | This is one of two twin towers that together have 672 apartments. |
| 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 | This is the other twin tower, also part of the 672-apartment complex. | |
| 46 | Regions 615 |  |
260 (79.1) | 19 | 2017 | 35°13′17.5″N 80°50′53.3″W / 35.221528°N 80.848139°W | This building is almost fully occupied with businesses. |
| 47 | 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 | This hotel has 446 rooms, making it the second largest in Charlotte. |
| Omni Charlotte Hotel |  |
252 (76.8) | 19 | 1977 | 35°13′35.3″N 80°50′33.5″W / 35.226472°N 80.842639°W | This hotel has 373 rooms. | |
| 49 | 129 West Trade |  |
250 (76.2) | 17 | 1958 | This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1950s. | |
| 50 | Le Méridien Charlotte |  |
238 (72.5) | 18 | 1973 | 35°13′2.4″N 80°50′18.7″W / 35.217333°N 80.838528°W | This hotel was renovated in 2015. |
| Sonesta Charlotte Executive Park |  |
238 (72.5) | 18 | 1983 | This hotel was renovated in 2014. | ||
| 52 | The Francis Apartments |  |
230 (70.1) | 19 | 2018 | This building is part of a large project with apartments, a Whole Foods, and other shops. | |
| 53 | Kimpton Tryon Park |  |
226 (69) | 18 | 2017 | 35°13′34.4″N 80°50′47.6″W / 35.226222°N 80.846556°W | This hotel has 217 rooms. |
| 54 | Ritz-Carlton Charlotte |  |
225 (69.1) | 17 | 2009 | This 150-room hotel was built by Bank of America. | |
| Johnston Building |  |
225 (69.1) | 17 | 1924 | This building was named a historic landmark in 1992. | ||
| 55 | Uptown 550 |  |
223 (68) | 21 | 2019 | This apartment tower was completed in 2019 and has 421 apartments. | |
| 57 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center |  |
214 (65.2) | 14 | 1988 | ||
| 58 | 440 South Church |  |
212 (64.7) | 16 | 2009 | This building was anchored by Ally Financial until 2021. | |
| Towerview at Ballantyne |  |
212 (64.7) | 16 | 2021 | This is the first apartment tower in Ballantyne Corporate Park. | ||
| The Line |  |
212 (64.6) | 16 | 2022 | This building's first tenant moved in May 2022. | ||
| 61 | Capitol Towers North |  |
200 (60.9) | 10 | 2017 | These towers were built without tenants signed yet. | |
| Capitol Towers South |  |
200 (60.9) | 10 | 2015 | These towers were built without tenants signed yet. |
Tallest Buildings Being Built Now
As of May 2024, there are 11 buildings being built, torn down, or getting ready for construction in Charlotte. They are all planned to be at least 200 feet (61 m) tall.
| Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Cool Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbridge Collective Residential Tower |  |
596 (181.6) | 45 | 2025 | This tower will have 409 apartments. It started being built in May 2023. |
| Southern Land Company Residential Tower |  |
397 (121) | 30 | 2026 | This tower will have 300 luxury apartments. It's being built where an old pub used to be. |
| Radius Dilworth Overlook |  |
345 (105.1) | 26 | 2024 | This complex has two apartment towers with a total of 626 units and some shops. |
| Oro Ballantyne |  |
345 (105.1) | 26 | 2025 | This apartment tower is part of the "Ballantyne Reimagined" project. It's set to open in October 2025. |
| 600 South Tryon |  |
318 (96.9) | 24 | 2024 | This is the fourth office tower in the Legacy Union project. It will have shops on the ground floor. |
| Ascent South End |  |
318 (96.9) | 24 | 2024 | This residential tower has 324 apartments and shops on the ground floor. |
| 2161 Hawkins |  |
318 (96.9) | 24 | 2024 | This apartment tower has 370 units and shops. It's being built next to "The Line" building. |
| Brooklyn Village Phase 1 Office Tower 1 |  |
318 (96.9) | 24 | 2026 | This is one of two office towers in the Brooklyn Village project. Construction will finish in late 2026. |
| The Howard R. Levine Center for Education |  |
270 (82.2) | 18 | 2024 | This will be the main building for the Wake Forest University School of Medicine Charlotte campus. |
| Mint & Morehead |  |
226 (68.8) | 17 | 2024 | This apartment building has 393 units and is located in South End. |
| Brooklyn Village Phase 1 Office Tower 2 | |
212 (65) | 16 | 2026 | This is the second office tower for the Brooklyn Village project. It will also be finished in late 2026. |
Tallest Buildings Planned for the Future
These buildings have been approved or are waiting to start construction.
| Name | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Cool Facts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queensbridge Collective Office Tower | 557 (169.7) | 42 | 2025 | This office tower will have a lot of space. Its construction depends on the market. |
| 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 | 2025 | This building will have 379 luxury apartments and some shops. |
| 205 E Bland St | 265 (80.7) | 20 | 2026 | This office building will also include shops on the ground floor. |
| 2915 Griffith | 265 (79.2) | 20 | 2026 | This building will be located near the Lynx Blue Line's New Bern Station. |
| Camden Exchange | 398 (121.3) | 30 | 2026 | This apartment tower will have 315 units and shops. It will be built where Price's Chicken Coop used to be. |
| Intercontinental Hotel at Belk Place | 451 (137.4) | 34 | 2026 | This luxury hotel will have 244 rooms. Construction was paused but is now back on track. |
| 1427 South Blvd | 411 (125.2) | 31 | 2027 | This apartment building will have 450 units and shops on the ground level. |
| Metropolitan Apartment Tower | 357 (108.8) | 27 | 2027 | This apartment tower will have 283 units. |
| Phillips Place Office Tower | 250 (76.2) | 10 | This mixed-use building will have offices and shops. It will be the tallest building in South Park. | |
| South End Station Building 1 | 212 (64.7) | 16 | This is one of two buildings in a mixed-use complex. | |
| South End Station Building 2 | 212 (64.7) | 16 | This is the second building in the mixed-use complex. | |
| Tremont Alley Office Building | 251 (76.5) | 19 | This office tower will 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 | This mixed-use building will have offices and apartments. | |
| 1175 Pearl Park Way | 275 (83.82) | This development will include an apartment tower, a hotel, offices, and shops. |
Who Was Tallest When?
Since 1909, when the first high-rise was built in Charlotte, eight different buildings have held the title of the city's tallest.
| Original Name | Years as Tallest | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Building | 1909–1924 (15 years) | 185 (56.3) | 14 | Charlotte's first skyscraper. |
| 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 | Still the tallest building in Charlotte! |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Charlotte para niños
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