List of tallest buildings in North Carolina facts for kids

Skyline of Uptown Charlotte in 2018

North Carolina is home to many amazing and tall buildings, also known as skyscrapers! These huge structures reach high into the sky. This article lists the tallest buildings in the state of North Carolina, in the U.S..

The very tallest building in North Carolina is the Bank of America Corporate Center in Charlotte. It has 60 floors and stands 871 feet (265 meters) tall. The second tallest is 550 South Tryon, also in Charlotte, which is 786 feet (240 meters) high. You'll notice that most of North Carolina's tallest buildings are found in Charlotte! In fact, nine out of the top ten tallest buildings are in Charlotte.

North Carolina's Tallest Buildings

This list shows skyscrapers in North Carolina that are at least 200 feet (about 61 meters) tall. We measure their height from the ground to the very top, including pointy parts like spires. We don't count antennas or other things added later. Only buildings that are fully finished are included here.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	City	What makes it special?
1	Bank of America Corporate Center		871 / 265	60	1992	Charlotte	This building has been the tallest in Charlotte and North Carolina since 1992. It's also one of the tallest in the entire United States!
2	550 South Tryon		786 / 240	54	2010	Charlotte	This is the second tallest building in North Carolina. It's also the largest office building in Charlotte by how much space it has to rent.
3	Truist Center		659 / 201	47	2002	Charlotte	This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 2000s.
4	Bank of America Tower		632 / 193	33	2019	Charlotte	This is one of the larger office buildings in Charlotte.
5	Duke Energy Plaza		629 / 191.7	40	2023	Charlotte	This building is the new main office for Duke Energy. Construction finished in 2023.
6	301 South College		588 / 179	42	1988	Charlotte	This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1980s.
7	The Vue		576 / 175.5	50	2010	Charlotte	This is the tallest building in North Carolina where people live (residential high-rise).
8	PNC Plaza		538 / 164	32	2008	Raleigh	This building used to be called RBC Plaza. It's a large office building in the Raleigh area.
9	One South at The Plaza		503 / 153	40	1974	Charlotte	This is one of the older tall buildings in Charlotte.
10	1 Bank of America Center		484 / 148	32	2010	Charlotte	Bank of America owns most of this building and many of their employees work here.
11	300 South Tryon		463 141	25	2017	Charlotte	This building is home to the company Barings.
12	121 West Trade		462 / 141	32	1990	Charlotte	This building is also known as the Interstate Tower.
13	100 North Main Street		460 / 140	34	1995	Winston-Salem	This has been the tallest building in Winston-Salem since 1995. It's also the tallest outside of Charlotte and Raleigh.
14	Three Wells Fargo Center		450 / 137	32	2000	Charlotte	This building was originally called Three First Union Center.
15	Fifth Third Center		447 / 136.3	30	1997	Charlotte	This building is also known as the IJL Financial Center.
	Museum Tower		447 / 136.3	42	2017	Charlotte	This is a tall apartment building built on top of the Mint Museum.
17	Two Wells Fargo Center		433 / 132	32	1971	Charlotte	This building was originally called Two First Union Center.
18	Two Hannover Square		431 / 131	29	1991	Raleigh	People often call this the "BB&T Building."
19	Avenue		425 / 129.5	36	2007	Charlotte
20	400 South Tryon		420 / 128	32	1974	Charlotte	This building has faced some financial challenges recently.
21	Winston Tower		410 / 125	29	1966	Winston-Salem	This was the tallest building in Winston-Salem for many years, from 1966 to 1995.
22	The Eastern		404 / 123.1	36	2022	Raleigh	This apartment building is also called “Walter Tower,” named after Sir Walter Raleigh.
23	150 Fayetteville		400 / 121.9	30	1990	Raleigh	This is the largest office building in the Raleigh area.
24	Carillon Tower		394 / 120	24	1991	Charlotte
25	Charlotte Plaza		388 / 119	28	1982	Charlotte
26	The Ellis		384 / 117	33	2021	Charlotte	This is one of the tallest apartment buildings in Charlotte.
27	Ally Charlotte Center		378 / 115.2	26	2021	Charlotte	This building was finished in May 2021.
28	Lincoln Financial Building		374 / 114	20	1990	Greensboro	This is the tallest building in Greensboro.
29	FNB Tower Charlotte		371 / 113	30	2021	Charlotte	This building includes offices, apartments, and shops. It opened in July 2021.
30	FNB Tower		358 / 109	32	2008	Raleigh	This building is the main office for First National Bank in the region. It also has apartments.
31	Lowe's Global Technology Center		357 / 108.814	23	2021	Charlotte	This is the tallest building in Charlotte that is not in the main downtown area (Uptown).
32	University Tower		356 / 108.5	17	1986	Durham	This is the tallest building in Durham.
33	Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons		351 / 107	28	1991	Greensboro	This is the tallest hotel in Greensboro.
34	Catalyst		338 / 103	27	2009	Charlotte	This building has many apartment units.
	Ascent Uptown		338 / 103	33	2017	Charlotte	This is a tall apartment building.
36	Honeywell Tower		331 / 101	23	2021	Charlotte	This is part of a larger building project called Legacy Union.
37	GMAC Tower		330 / 100.6	21	1980	Winston-Salem
	525 North Tryon		330 / 100.6	19	1999	Charlotte
39	Wells Fargo Tower		329 / 100.2	21	1989	Greensboro	This building is home to the main offices for The Fresh Market and Bell Partners.
40	TradeMark		325 / 99.1	28	2007	Charlotte
41	First Citizens Plaza		320 / 97.5	23	1987	Charlotte
42	Kingston South End		318 / 96.9	24	2024	Charlotte	This is a residential tower with apartments and shops on the ground floor.
	600 South Tryon		318 / 96.9	24	2025	Charlotte	This is the fourth office tower in the Legacy Union project.
	Linea		318 / 96.9	24	2025	Charlotte	This apartment tower also has shops and restaurants.
45	Reynolds Building		314 / 95.7	22	1929	Winston-Salem	This was the tallest building in Winston-Salem for many years, from 1929 to 1966.
46	The Arlington		310 / 94.5	24	2002	Charlotte
	Skye		310 / 94.	23	2013	Charlotte
48	110 East		305 / 92.9	23	2024	Charlotte	This is the largest office building in the South End area of Charlotte.
49	One Independence Center		301 / 91.8	22	1983	Charlotte
50	AC Hotel/Residence Inn Charlotte EpiCentre		300 (91.5)	23	1987	Charlotte	This hotel was completed in 2018.
	200 South College		300 / 91.4	22	1974	Charlotte
	Novus		300 / 91.4	27	2025	Durham	This building has both condos and apartments, plus shops on the ground floor.
53	200 South Tryon		299 / 91.1	18	1961	Charlotte	This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1960s.
54	One Progress Plaza		298 / 91	21	1977	Raleigh	This was the tallest building in Raleigh from 1977 to 1990.
55	One City Center		296 / 90.2	27	2018	Durham	This building is used for both homes and businesses.
56	The Westin Charlotte		293 / 89.3	25	2003	Charlotte	This is the largest hotel in the Charlotte area.
	550 South		293 / 89.3	20	2009	Charlotte
58	The Hilton Charlotte Center City		292 / 89	22	1990	Charlotte	This is one of the largest hotels in Charlotte.
59	650 S Tryon		291 / 88.6	18	2020	Charlotte	This is the second office tower in the Legacy Union development.
60	One Bank of America Plaza		289 / 88	17	1985	Raleigh	This building is also known as One Bank of America Square.
61	Red Hat Tower		286 / 87.2	20	1927	Raleigh	This building used to be the main office for Progress Energy. Now it's the main office for Red Hat.
62	JW Marriott Charlotte		280 / 85.3	22	2021	Charlotte	This hotel opened in August 2021 and is part of the Ally Charlotte Center.
	112 Tryon Plaza		280 / 85.3	22	1927	Charlotte	This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1920s.
64	Bell Uptown Charlotte		278 / 84.9	22	2014	Charlotte	This is an apartment tower located across from Romare Bearden Park.
65	BB&T Financial Center		273 / 83.2	21	1987	Winston-Salem	This used to be the main office for BB&T.
66	The Howard R. Levine Center for Education		270 / 82.2	14	2025	Charlotte	This building will be the main education tower for the Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Charlotte.
67	RJR Plaza Building		269 / 82	12	1929	Winston-Salem
68	Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Hotel		267 / 81	22	2012	Cherokee	This is the tallest building outside of North Carolina's biggest cities.
69	The Dillon		266 / 81	20	1927	Raleigh	This building was built on the site of an old warehouse. It's the tallest building in Raleigh's Warehouse District.
	Bank of America Tower		266 / 81	18	2016	Raleigh	Many Bank of America offices moved into this building.
71	Skyhouse Raleigh		264 / 81	23	2014	Raleigh	This is the tallest apartment building in Raleigh.
	SkyHouse Uptown North Tower		264 / 80.5	24	2015	Charlotte	This is one of two twin apartment towers that together have many apartments.
	SkyHouse Uptown South Tower		264 / 80.5	24	2017	Charlotte	This is the other twin apartment tower.
74	Raleigh Crossing-Office Tower		263 / 80	19	2022	Raleigh	This is the first part of the Raleigh Crossing project. It's the main office for the company Pendo.
75	Regions 615		260 / 79.1	19	2017	Charlotte
	Captrust Tower		260 / 79.1	17	2009	Raleigh
77	Advance Auto Parts Tower		257 / 78	20	2020	Raleigh	This is one of the larger office buildings in the Raleigh area.
78	Renaissance Plaza		256 / 78	19	1989	Greensboro
79	Charlotte Marriott City Center		252 / 76.8	19	1984	Charlotte	This hotel is one of the largest in Charlotte.
	The Tower at Mutual Plaza		252 / 76.8	20	1965	Durham	This was the tallest building in Durham from 1965 to 1986.
81	129 West Trade		250 / 76.2	17	1958	Charlotte	This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1950s.
82	Nissen Building		246 / 75	20	1927	Winston-Salem	This was the tallest building in Winston-Salem from 1927 to 1929.
83	400H		244 / 74.4	20	2023	Raleigh	This building has offices, shops, and apartments.
84	Cardinal North Hills - East Tower		241 / 73.5	18	2014	Raleigh	This building has apartments for seniors.
	Wake County Public Safety Center		241 / 73.5	17	1991	Raleigh
86	Le Méridien Charlotte		238 / 72.5	18	1973	Charlotte	This hotel was recently renovated.
	Sonesta Charlotte Executive Park		238 / 72.5	18	1983	Charlotte	This hotel also had a big renovation recently.
	North Hills Tower V		238 / 72.5	18	2025	Raleigh	This is an office tower in the North Hills Innovation District.
89	Marriott Winston Plaza Hotel		237 / 72.2	19	1984	Winston-Salem	This is the tallest full-service hotel in Winston-Salem.
90	Jefferson Standard Building		233 / 71	18	1923	Greensboro	This was the tallest building in Greensboro for a long time, from 1923 to 1989.
	Center Pointe		233 / 71	16	1966	Greensboro
92	The Francis Apartments		230 / 70.1	19	1973	Charlotte
	Liberty Plaza		230 / 70.1	14	1973	Winston-Salem
94	The Arras		228 / 69.4	19	1965	Asheville
95	Kimpton Tryon Park		226 / 69	18	2017	Charlotte	This is a hotel in Charlotte.
	Bond on Mint		226 / 69	17	2025	Charlotte	This is an apartment building in the South End area.
97	Ritz-Carlton Charlotte		225 / 69.1	17	2009	Charlotte	This is a luxury hotel.
	Johnston Building		225 / 69.1	17	1924	Charlotte	This was the tallest building in Charlotte when it was finished. It's now a historic landmark.
	Janeway Clinical Sciences Tower		225 / 68.6	18	1987	Winston-Salem
100	Uptown 550		223 / 68	21	2019	Charlotte	This apartment tower was completed in October 2019.
	Durham Centre		223 / 68	18	1987	Durham	This is the third tallest building in Durham.
102	Capital Bank Plaza		221 / 67.4	15	1964	Raleigh
103	Buncombe County Courthouse		217 / 66.1	16	1928	Asheville
104	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center		214 / 65.2	14	1988	Charlotte
105	Charter Square		213 / 65	11	2015	Raleigh	This building is very energy efficient.
	Sheraton Capital Center		213 / 65	17	2008	Raleigh	This is one of the largest hotels in the Raleigh area.
	The Maeve		213 / 64.9	20	2025	Raleigh	This building will have apartments and shops.
108	440 South Church		212 / 64.7	16	2009	Charlotte
	Towerview at Ballantyne		212 / 64.7	16	2021	Charlotte	This was the first apartment tower in the Ballantyne Corporate Park.
	The Line		212 / 64.7	16	2022	Charlotte	This building is next to Sycamore Brewing, which will move its main location here.
	Park Central		212 / 64.7	16	2017	Raleigh	This apartment building also has shops on the ground floor.
112	One West Fourth		211 / 64.3	13	2002	Winston-Salem	This was the tallest building built in Winston-Salem in the 2000s.
113	Duke Chapel		210 / 64		1935	Durham	This beautiful chapel was the tallest building in Durham from 1935 to 1937.
114	Wake County Office Building		206 / 62.8	15	2007	Raleigh
115	Hill Building		202 / 61.6	17	1937	Durham	This building was the tallest in Durham from 1937 to 1965. It is now a hotel.
116	Capitol Towers North		200 / 60.9	10	2017	Charlotte	These towers were built without tenants signed up first.
	Capitol Towers South		200 / 60.9	10	2015	Charlotte	These towers are located in South Park.
	Quorum Center		200 / 60.9	15	2007	Raleigh	This building was damaged by a fire in 2017.

Tall Buildings Being Built Now

This list shows buildings that are currently being built in North Carolina and are planned to be at least 200 feet (61 meters) tall. Buildings that have already reached their full height (topped out) are also included. As of July 2025, there are 12 such buildings under construction.

Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	What makes it special?	City
Queensbridge Collective Residential Tower		473 / 144.1	42	2025	This tower will have apartments and shops. It will be the second tallest residential tower in North Carolina.	Charlotte
Metropolitan Apartment Tower		357 108.8	27	2027	This apartment tower is planned to have 283 units.	Charlotte
Radius Dilworth		345 / 105.1	26	2025	This complex has two apartment towers with many units and shops.	Charlotte
Oro Ballantyne		345 / 105.1	26	2025	This apartment tower is part of a larger project called The Bowl in Ballantyne.	Charlotte
The Strand		210 / 64	20	2027	This residential tower will have apartments and shops on the ground floor.	Raleigh
The Weld Tower 1		265 / 80.772	20	2025	This is one of two towers being built near Dix Park.	Raleigh
The Weld Tower 2		265 / 80.772	20	2025	This is the second of two towers being built near Dix Park.	Raleigh
Union West (Tower 1)		380 / 116	32	2026	This tower is part of a big project for Raleigh's bus station.	Raleigh
Union West (Tower 2)		221 / 67.3	18	2026	This is the second tower in the Raleigh Union Station project.	Raleigh
East Civic Tower			17	2026	This building will bring many city offices into one place.	Raleigh
Carroll South of the Ballpark		265 / 80.7	20		This project includes offices, a hotel, apartments, and shops.	Greensboro
Durham Center II		335 / 102.1	25		This building will have homes and shops.	Durham

Future Tall Buildings (Approved)

This list shows buildings that have been approved for construction in North Carolina and are planned to be at least 200 feet (61 meters) tall.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Charlotte
• List of tallest buildings in Raleigh, North Carolina
• List of tallest buildings in Winston-Salem
• List of tallest buildings in the United States
• List of tallest buildings by U.S. state