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New renderings offer first look at $186 million South End office tower

A rendering of the 23-story tower planned at the East/West LYNX Blue Line station from developers Stiles and Shorenstein Properties.
A rendering of the 23-story tower planned at the East/West LYNX Blue Line station from developers Stiles and Shorenstein Properties. Courtesy of Stiles

The developers of a 23-story tower released their first renderings this week of an approximately $186 million project that will reshape a swath of South End along the light rail.

Construction on the 370,000-square-foot high-rise is slated to start in the summer, said Jessica Brown, an executive director with leasing firm Cushman & Wakefield in Charlotte.

Developers Stiles and Shorenstein Properties are planning offices, a 900-space parking garage and ground-floor retail and restaurants on the site, at 110 East Blvd.

The East Boulevard tower, next to the East/West LYNX Blue Line station, is expected to open in the fall of 2023. The cost of the project was not immediately available.

The developers are also planning ground-floor retail along the light rail in addition to office space and parking.
The developers are also planning ground-floor retail along the light rail in addition to office space and parking. Courtesy of Stiles

Lowe’s, Lending Tree are nearby

The project is part of an expanding skyline in South End, which is shifting from its initial development as a residential and retail area and becoming more corporate.

Nearby, Lowe’s is building a 23-story tower to house its 2,000-employee global tech hub. And Charlotte-based online loan marketplace LendingTree is moving its headquarters into one of two towers underway at South Tryon Street and Carson Boulevard.

This story was originally published February 2, 2021 at 11:22 AM.

Danielle Chemtob
The Charlotte Observer
Danielle Chemtob covers economic growth and development for the Observer. She’s a 2018 graduate of the journalism school at UNC-Chapel Hill and a California transplant.
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