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550 South Tryon
550 South Tryon (formerly the Duke Energy Center) is a tall, 48-floor (54 floors including mechanical floors) skyscraper in Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed in 2010, it was the largest building in Charlotte (in square footage), second tallest building in Charlotte, 63rd tallest building in the United States, and the tallest in the world to use precast double tees. History Duke Power chief executive Bill Lee had put together the property in the 1990s, intending to build Duke's headquarters there, but the company dropped its plans and sold the land to Wachovia. Development Years Originally, the building was to be known as the Wachovia Corporate Center. It was to replace One Wachovia Center as the headquarters of Wachovia. Wachovia was to occupy of the tower. The first floor of the building was to contain the main lobby and elevators. The second floor was to have Wachovia's server room. The third floor would have been occupied by training areas during the day ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tryon Street
Uptown Charlotte, also called Center City, is the central business district of Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. The area is split into four Ward (electoral subdivision), wards by the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets, and bordered by Interstate 277 (North Carolina), Interstate 277 and Interstate 77. The area is managed and overseen by the Charlotte Central City Partners, which is one of the three Business improvement districts in the United States, Municipal Service Districts in Charlotte. Uptown Charlotte is the largest business district in Charlotte and Carolinas, the Carolinas. Several Fortune 500 companies have their headquarters in the district, including Bank of America, Duke Energy, Honeywell, and the east coast operations of Wells Fargo. Uptown contains over 33 million square feet of office space. Athletic and event facilities located in Center City include Bank of America Stadium, Spectrum Center (arena), Spectrum Center, Truist Field, and the NASCAR Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
