550 South Tryon
| 550 South Tryon | |
|---|---|
| Former names | Duke Energy Center |
| General information | |
| Status | Completed |
| Type | Office building |
| Location | 550 South Tryon Street Charlotte, NC |
| Coordinates | 35°13′26.48″N 80°50′53.28″W / 35.2240222°N 80.8481333°W |
| Construction started | February 28, 2006 |
| Opening | January 2010 |
| Cost | $880 million |
| Owner | Wells Fargo |
| Height | |
| Roof | 786 feet (240 m) |
| Technical details | |
| Floor count | 48 floors (54 in total with mechanical floors) |
| Floor area | 1,370,214 square feet (127,297.0 m2) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architect(s) | tvsdesign |
| Structural engineer | TRC Worldwide Engineering, Inc. |
| Main contractor | Batson-Cook Company subcontractors: Boda Plumbing, Inc.; J Davis Contracting Juba Aluminum Products Co., Inc. |
| Other information | |
| Public transit access | Brooklyn Village |
| Website | |
| www | |
| References | |
550 South Tryon (formerly the Duke Energy Center) is a 786-foot (240 m) 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.