550 South Tryon

550 South Tryon
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Former namesDuke Energy Center
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice building
Location550 South Tryon Street
Charlotte, NC
Coordinates35°13′26.48″N 80°50′53.28″W / 35.2240222°N 80.8481333°W / 35.2240222; -80.8481333
Construction startedFebruary 28, 2006
OpeningJanuary 2010; 14 years ago (January 2010)
Cost$880 million
OwnerWells Fargo
Height
Roof786 feet (240 m)[1]
Technical details
Floor count48 floors (54 in total with mechanical floors)
Floor area1,370,214 square feet (127,297.0 m2)[2]
Design and construction
Architect(s)tvsdesign
Structural engineerTRC Worldwide Engineering, Inc.
Main contractorBatson-Cook Company
subcontractors: Boda Plumbing, Inc.; J Davis Contracting Juba Aluminum Products Co., Inc.
Other information
Public transit accessLight rail interchange Brooklyn Village
Website
www.childressklein.com/550-s-tryon
References
[3][4]

550 South Tryon (formerly the Duke Energy Center) is a 786-foot (240 m) tall,[1] 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.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Duke Energy Center". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. ^ Sharipo, Amy (22 October 2022). "Charlotte's largest office buildings". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
  3. ^ "Wachovia Corporate Center". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
  4. ^ Rothacker, Rick (2010-01-02). "Roof with a view". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 2010-01-16.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ Downey, John (2022-01-11). "Duke Energy exits former HQ as it awaits completion of new uptown tower". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-01-12.