List of tallest buildings in North Carolina facts for kids

Skyline of Uptown Charlotte in 2018

This page lists the tallest buildings in North Carolina. These are huge skyscrapers in the state of North Carolina, 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 building in the state is the Duke Energy Center, also in Charlotte, North Carolina. It reaches 786 feet (240 meters) into the sky.

North Carolina's Tallest Buildings
Buildings Being Built Now
Future Buildings: Approved or On Hold
See also

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 spires and cool designs. We don't count antennas or other things added later.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	City	Cool Facts
1	Bank of America Corporate Center		871 / 265	60	1992	Charlotte	This is the tallest building in Charlotte and all of North Carolina since 1992. It's also one of the tallest in the whole United States!
2	550 South Tryon		786 / 240	54	2010	Charlotte	This is the second tallest building in North Carolina. It's also the biggest building in Charlotte by how much space it has to rent out.
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
5	Duke Energy Plaza		629 / 191.7	40	2023	Charlotte	This building will be the new main office for Duke Energy. Its top was finished on August 20, 2021.
6	One Wells Fargo Center		588 / 179	42	1988	Charlotte	This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1980s.
7	The Vue		576 / 175.5	51	2010	Charlotte	This is the tallest building in North Carolina where people live.
8	PNC Plaza		538 / 164	32	2008	Raleigh	This building used to be called RBC Plaza.
9	One South at The Plaza		503 / 153	40	1974	Charlotte
10	1 Bank of America Center		484 / 148	32	2010	Charlotte	Bank of America owns most of this building.
11	300 South Tryon		463 141	25	2017	Charlotte
12	121 West Trade		462 / 141	32	1990	Charlotte	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	It used to be called Three First Union Center.
15	Fifth Third Center		447 / 136.3	30	1997	Charlotte
15	Museum Tower		447 / 136.3	42	2017	Charlotte	This apartment tower was built on top of the Mint Museum.
17	Two Wells Fargo Center		433 / 132	32	1971	Charlotte	It was first known as 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 had a few names, like Wachovia Corporate Center.
21	Winston Tower		410 / 125	29	1966	Winston-Salem	This was the tallest building in Winston-Salem for almost 30 years!
22	The Eastern		404 / 123.1	36	2022	Raleigh	This apartment building is also called “Walter Tower” after Sir Walter Raleigh.
23	Wells Fargo Capitol Center		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	Construction on this building started in 2016.
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 has offices, apartments, and shops.
30	F.N.B. Tower		358 / 109	32	2008	Raleigh	This building includes 239 apartments.
31	Lowe's Global Technology Center		357 / 108.814	23	2021	Charlotte	This is the tallest building in Charlotte that's not in the main "Uptown" area.
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 462 apartments.
34	Ascent Uptown		338 / 103	33	2017	Charlotte	This is a 32-story apartment tower.
36	GMAC Tower		330 / 100.6	21	1980	Winston-Salem
37	525 North Tryon		330 / 100.6	19	1999	Charlotte
38	Wells Fargo Tower		329 / 100.2	21	1989	Greensboro	This building is home to the main offices for The Fresh Market.
39	Honeywell Tower		328 / 100	23	2021	Charlotte	This is the third building in the Legacy Union project.
40	TradeMark		325 / 99.1	28	2007	Charlotte
41	First Citizens Plaza		320 / 97.5	23	1987	Charlotte
42	Reynolds Building	Reynolds Building - Winston-Salem, NC	314 / 95.7	22	1929	Winston-Salem	This was the tallest building in Winston-Salem for many years, from 1929 to 1966.
43	The Arlington		310 / 94.5	24	2002	Charlotte
43	Skye		310 / 94.	23	2013	Charlotte
45	110 East		305 / 92.9	23	2024	Charlotte	This is an office tower with shops on the ground floor.
46	One Independence Center		301 / 91.8	22	1983	Charlotte
47	200 South College		300 / 91.4	22	1974	Charlotte
47	AC Hotel/Residence Inn Charlotte EpiCentre		300 (91.5)	23	1987	Charlotte	This hotel has 300 rooms.
49	200 South Tryon		299 / 91.1	18	1961	Charlotte	This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1960s.
50	One Progress Plaza		298 / 91	21	1977	Raleigh	This was the tallest building in Raleigh from 1977 to 1990.
51	One City Center		296 / 90.2	27	2018	Durham	This building has both homes and businesses.
52	The Westin Charlotte		293 / 89.3	25	2003	Charlotte	This is the largest hotel in Charlotte with 700 rooms.
52	550 South		293 / 89.3	20	2009	Charlotte
54	The Hilton Charlotte Center City		292 / 89	22	1990	Charlotte	This hotel has 400 rooms.
55	650 S Tryon		291 / 88.6	18	2020	Charlotte	This is the second office tower in the Legacy Union project.
56	One Bank of America Plaza		289 / 88	17	1985	Raleigh	This building is also known as One Bank of America Square.
57	Red Hat Tower		286 / 87.2	20	1927	Raleigh	This building is now the main office for Red Hat.
58	JW Marriott Charlotte		280 / 85.3	22	2021	Charlotte	This hotel opened in 2021 and has 381 rooms.
58	112 Tryon Plaza		280 / 85.3	22	1927	Charlotte	This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1920s.
60	Element Uptown		278 / 84.9	22	2014	Charlotte	This apartment tower has 352 units.
61	BB&T Financial Center		273 / 83.2	21	1987	Winston-Salem	This used to be the main office for BB&T.
62	RJR Plaza Building		269 / 82	12	1929	Winston-Salem
63	Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Hotel		267 / 81	22	2012	Cherokee	This is the tallest building outside of North Carolina's biggest cities.
64	The Dillon		266 / 81	20	1927	Raleigh	This building cost $150 million to build.
64	Bank of America Tower		266 / 81	18	2016	Raleigh
66	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 tall apartment buildings here.
	SkyHouse Uptown South Tower		264 / 80.5	24	2017	Charlotte	This is the other tall apartment building here. Together, they have 672 apartments.
69	Raleigh Crossing-Office Tower		263 / 80	19	2022	Raleigh	This is the first part of the Raleigh Crossing project.
70	Regions 615		260 / 79.1	19	2017	Charlotte
70	Captrust Tower		260 / 79.1	17	2009	Raleigh
72	Advance Auto Parts Tower		257 / 78	20	2020	Raleigh
73	Renaissance Plaza		256 / 78	19	1989	Greensboro
74	Charlotte Marriott City Center		252 / 76.8	19	1984	Charlotte	This hotel has 446 rooms.
74	The Tower at Mutual Plaza		252 / 76.8	20	1965	Durham	This was the tallest building in Durham from 1965 to 1986.
76	129 West Trade		250 / 76.2	17	1958	Charlotte	This was the tallest building built in Charlotte in the 1950s.
77	Nissen Building		246 / 75	20	1927	Winston-Salem	This was the tallest building in Winston-Salem from 1927 to 1929.
78	400H		244 / 74.4	20	2023	Raleigh	This building has offices, shops, and apartments.
78	Cardinal North Hills - East Tower		241 / 73.5	18	2014	Raleigh	This building has homes for seniors.
78	Wake County Public Safety Center		241 / 73.5	17	1991	Raleigh
81	Le Méridien Charlotte		238 / 72.5	18	1973	Charlotte	This hotel was part of a bigger hotel that was renovated.
81	Sonesta Charlotte Executive Park		238 / 72.5	18	1983	Charlotte	This hotel was updated in 2014.
83	Marriott Winston Plaza Hotel		237 / 72.2	19	1984	Winston-Salem	This is the tallest full-service hotel in Winston-Salem.
84	Jefferson Standard Building	Jefferson Standard Building (Greensboro, North Carolina) 1	233 / 71	18	1923	Greensboro	This was the tallest building in Greensboro for many years.
84	Center Pointe		233 / 71	16	1966	Greensboro
86	The Francis Apartments		230 / 70.1	19	1973	Charlotte
86	Liberty Plaza		230 / 70.1	14	1973	Winston-Salem
88	The Arras		228 / 69.4	19	1965	Asheville
89	Kimpton Tryon Park		226 / 69	18	2017	Charlotte	This hotel has 217 rooms.
90	Ritz-Carlton Charlotte		225 / 69.1	17	2009	Charlotte	This hotel has 150 rooms.
	Johnston Building		225 / 69.1	17	1924	Charlotte
	Janeway Clinical Sciences Tower		225 / 68.6	18	1987	Winston-Salem
92	Uptown 550		223 / 68	21	2019	Charlotte	This apartment tower has 421 apartments.
92	Durham Centre		223 / 68	18	1987	Durham	This is the 3rd tallest building in Durham.
96	Capital Bank Plaza		221 / 67.4	15	1964	Raleigh
97	Buncombe County Courthouse		217 / 66.1	16	1928	Asheville
98	Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center		214 / 65.2	14	1988	Charlotte
99	Charter Square		213 / 65	11	2015	Raleigh	This building is very energy efficient.
99	Sheraton Capital Center		213 / 65	17	2008	Raleigh	This hotel has 353 rooms.
101	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 Ballantyne Corporate Park.
	The Line		212 / 64.7	16	2022	Charlotte	A brewery will be a main tenant in this building.
	Park Central		212 / 64.7	16	2017	Raleigh	This apartment building has 286 apartments.
105	One West Fourth		211 / 64.3	13	2002	Winston-Salem	This was the tallest building built in Winston-Salem in the 2000s.
106	Duke Chapel		210 / 64		1935	Durham	This was the tallest building in Durham from 1935 to 1937.
107	Wake County Office Building		206 / 62.8	15	2007	Raleigh
108	Hill Building		202 / 61.6	17	1937	Durham	This was the tallest building in Durham from 1937 to 1965.
109	Capitol Towers North		200 / 60.9	10	2017	Charlotte	These towers were built without tenants signed up yet.
	Capitol Towers South		200 / 60.9	10	2015	Charlotte	Each building has 240,000 square feet of office space.
	Quorum Center		200 / 60.9	15	2007	Raleigh	This building was damaged by a fire nearby in 2017.

Buildings Being Built Now

This section lists buildings that are currently being built in North Carolina. They are planned to be at least 200 feet (about 61 meters) tall. Buildings that have already reached their full height are also included. As of May 2024, there are 23 such buildings under construction.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	City	What's Happening
Queensbridge Collective Residential Tower	596 / 181.6	45	2025	Charlotte	This tower will have 409 apartments. It started being built in May 2023.
Southern Land Company Residential Tower	397 / 121	30	2026	Charlotte	This building will have 300 luxury apartments. An old building on this spot will be moved.
Radius Dilworth	345 / 105.1	26	2024	Charlotte	This project includes two apartment towers with 626 units.
Oro Ballantyne	345 / 105.1	26	2025	Charlotte	This apartment tower will have 365 units. Its top was finished in March 2024.
Ascent South End	318 / 96.9	24	2024	Charlotte	This building will have 324 apartments and shops on the ground floor.
2161 Hawkins	318 / 96.9	24	2024	Charlotte	This apartment tower will have 370 units.
600 South Tryon	318 / 96.9	24	2024	Charlotte	This is the fourth office tower in the Legacy Union project.
Brooklyn Village Phase 1 Office Tower 1	318 / 96.9	24	2026	Charlotte	This is one of two office towers being built here.
The Howard R. Levine Center for Education	270 / 82.2	18	2024	Charlotte	This will be the main building for Wake Forest University's medical school campus in Charlotte.
Mint & Morehead	226 (68.8)	17	2024	Charlotte	This apartment building will have 393 units.
Brooklyn Village Phase 1 Office Tower 2	212 / 65	16	2026	Charlotte	This is the second office tower in the Brooklyn Village project.
North Hills Tower V	238 / 72.5	18	Spring 2024	Raleigh	This is an 18-story office tower.
4006 Market at North Hills St. Phase One	305 / 92.9	23		Raleigh	This is the first of two towers that will have 921 apartments in total.
The Weld Tower 1	265 / 80.772	20	2025	Raleigh	This is one of two towers that will have 657 apartments.
The Weld Tower 2	265 / 80.772	20	2025	Raleigh	This is the second of two towers that will have 657 apartments.
Union West (Tower 1)	380 / 116	32	2026	Raleigh	This tower is part of a big project for Raleigh's bus station.
Union West (Tower 2)	221 / 67.3	18	2026	Raleigh	This is the second tower for the Union Station project.
Capital Square	213 / 64.9	20	2024	Raleigh	This building will have 296 apartments and shops.
Salisbury Square Mixed-Use Tower	265 / 80.772	20	2024	Raleigh	This tower will have offices, shops, and apartments.
Salisbury Square Residential Tower	265 / 80.772	20	2024	Raleigh	This tower will have 270 apartments.
Carroll South of the Ballpark	265 / 80.7	20		Greensboro	This project will include offices, a hotel, apartments, and shops.
Novus	300 / 91.4	27	2024	Durham	This building will have condos, apartments, and shops.
Durham Center II	335 / 102.1	25		Durham	This building will have homes and shops.

Future Buildings: Approved or On Hold

This section lists buildings that have been approved for construction or are currently on hold in North Carolina. They are planned to be at least 200 feet (about 61 meters) tall.

Name	Height* ft / m	Floors	Year	Status	What it's for	City	More Info
Queensbridge Collective Office Tower	557 / 169.7	42	2025	Approved	Office	Charlotte	This office tower will have 750,000 square feet of space.
1728 South Boulevard	265 / 79.2	20	2025	Approved	Office	Charlotte	This office building will have shops on the ground floor.
Southern Land Co. Residential Tower	336 / 102.4	30	2025	Approved	Residential	Charlotte	This apartment tower will have 300 units.
VeLa Uptown	368 / 112.1	32	2025	Approved	Residential	Charlotte	This building will have 379 luxury apartments.
Camden Exchange	398 / 121.3	30	2024	Approved	Residential	Charlotte	This apartment tower will have 315 units and shops.
Carson & Tryon	411 / 125.2	31	2025	Approved	Mixed Use	Charlotte	This building will have offices, a hotel, and homes.
2915 Griffith	265 / 79.2	20	2024	Approved	Office	Charlotte	This building will be 325,000 square feet.
205 E Bland St	265 / 80.7	20	2026	Approved	Mixed Use	Charlotte	This building will include offices and shops.
1427 South Blvd	411 / 125.2	31	2026	Approved	Multifamily	Charlotte	This apartment building will have 450 units.
Intercontinental Hotel at Belk Place	451 / 137.4	34	2026	Approved	Hotel	Charlotte	This luxury hotel will have 244 rooms.
Metropolitan Apartment Tower	357 / 108.8	27	2027	Approved	Residential	Charlotte	This apartment tower will have 283 units.
Phillips Place Office Tower	250 / 76.2	10		Approved	Mixed Use	Charlotte	This building will have offices and shops. It will be the tallest in South Park.
South End Station Building 1	212 / 76.5	16		Approved	Mixed Use	Charlotte	This is one of two buildings in a mixed-use complex.
South End Station Building 2	212 / 76.5	16		Approved	Mixed Use	Charlotte	This is the second building in the mixed-use complex.
Tremont Alley Office Building	251 / 76.5	19		Approved	Office	Charlotte	This office tower will have shops on the ground floor.
Tremont Alley Apartment Building	251 / 76.5	19		Approved	Multifamily	Charlotte	This residential tower will have 305 units.
1426 S Tryon St.	265 / 80.7	20		Approved	Mixed Use	Charlotte	This building will have offices and apartments.
1175 Pearl Park Way	275 / 83.82			Approved	Residential	Charlotte	This project includes an apartment tower, a hotel, offices, and shops.
506 Capital Blvd		40		Approved	Office/Residential	Raleigh
Smoky Hollow Phase III	500 / 150	40		Approved	Office/Residential	Raleigh
The Nash (Tower 1)		40		Approved	Mixed-Use	Raleigh	This is a multi-use building planned for downtown Raleigh.
The Nash (Tower 2)		40		Approved	Mixed-Use	Raleigh	This is another multi-use building planned for downtown Raleigh.
Raleigh Convention Hotel and Downtown Development Project (Tower 1)	530 / 161.5	40	2026	Approved	Hospitality	Raleigh	This hotel is planned to have at least 500 rooms.
Raleigh Convention Hotel and Downtown Development Project (Tower 2)	530 / 161.5	40	2026	Approved	Office/Mixed-Use	Raleigh	This building is planned to be near Raleigh's convention center.
Downtown South (Tower 1)		40		Approved	Office	Raleigh	This is part of a big project that includes a soccer stadium.
Downtown South (Tower 2)		40		Approved	Hospitality	Raleigh	This is another part of the Downtown South project.
1727 S Saunders St.	292 / 89	24	2025	Approved	Residential	Raleigh	This building will have shops on the ground floor.
Downtown South (Office)		27	2025	Approved	Office	Raleigh
Holiday Inn Redevelopment	231 / 70	21	2025	Approved	Mixed-Use	Raleigh	This project will replace an old Holiday Inn and become Raleigh's first boutique hotel.
316 Edenton St.		40		Approved	Mixed-Use	Raleigh
Vela LongView	336 / 102	30	2025	Approved	Mixed-Use	Raleigh	This building will have homes and shops.
327 W. Morgan St.		40		Approved	Mixed-Use	Raleigh
401 Hillsborough St.		40		Approved	Mixed-Use	Raleigh
330 W Hargett St.	362 / 110.3	30		Approved	Mixed-Use	Raleigh	This building will have homes, offices, and shops.
Highline Glenwood	432 / 131.6	36		Approved	Mixed-Use	Raleigh	This building is expected to have 299 homes.
404 Glenwood	295 / 89.9	21		Approved	Mixed-Use	Raleigh	This building will mostly be office space.
4006 Market at North Hills St. (Phase 2)	317 / 81	40		Approved	Residential	Raleigh	This building will include 258 homes.
333 S Dawson St.		40		Approved	Mixed-Use	Raleigh
227 W. Davie St.		40		Approved	Mixed-Use	Raleigh
Heritage Square redevelopment Residential Tower		18		Approved	Residential	Durham	This is one of two towers in the first part of the Heritage Square project.

List of tallest buildings in North Carolina facts for kids

Contents

North Carolina's Tallest Buildings

Buildings Being Built Now

Future Buildings: Approved or On Hold

See also