A closer look at 4 towers that helped Charlotte’s skyline continue to evolve
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Charlotte’s iconic towers in uptown are aiming to make a comeback post pandemic with new renovations to bring workers back to the office.
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Some of Charlotte’s most iconic towers date back to the 1970s and ‘80s. At the time, banks were expanding and growing, meaning they needed more real estate.
Many of these buildings still exist. One Wells Fargo Center, locally known as the jukebox building, still stands as among the tallest and most recognizable towers in Charlotte. Some skyscrapers are undergoing multi-million dollar renovations as the landlords seek to meet the needs of today’s workforce.
That means creating more of a mixed-use environment and offering more than just a cubicle to work from.
Developers and investors continue to add to the city’s skyline. Here’s a look at some recent development in and around uptown.
Duke Energy Plaza
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The 40-story, $675 million Duke Energy Plaza will serve as the corporation’s shiny new headquarters. Construction on the 600-foot-tall tower at South Tryon and South College streets started in spring 2019. The letters were installed in September but work on the interior is ongoing.
The building will be home to 4,000 Duke Energy employees, with office workers moving into the building in phases. That will start in January and last much of the new year.
The tower has 1 million square feet of working space and it will have ground-floor retail too.
Ally Charlotte Center
Construction of the latest bank tower wrapped up last May. Charlotte-based Crescent Communities developed the 26-story skyscraper at 601 South Tryon St.
Detroit-based Ally Financial is the anchor tenant. The building has 750,000 square feet of office space, 30,000 square feet of retail and a 12,000 square foot public plaza.
600 South Tryon
This building will sit on the site of the former Charlotte Observer offices.
Currently under construction, the tower will stand 24 stories tall and include 415,000 square feet of mostly office space. There will be about 20,000 square feet of ground-floor retail along with room for conferences, co-working spaces and a gym, according to developer Lincoln Harris.
The tower is expected to be complete by 2024.
The tower will be the fourth office building on the 10-acre Legacy Union site. It will join the 33-story Bank of America tower, the 18-story Deloitte glass office tower at 650 S. Tryon and the Honeywell headquarters building.
Honeywell
The 23-story building serves as the global headquarters for Honeywell, a fortune 100 company that moved from New Jersey to Charlotte in 2018. The company’s products range from airplane equipment to industrial chemicals to home security systems.
PRP Real Estate Investment Management, a D.C.-based firm, loved the newly-finished building so much it bought it last year.
The price tag: $275 million.
Lincoln Harris will continue to provide property management services and serve as a leasing agent for the building.
This story was originally published November 22, 2022 at 5:50 AM.
