Bank of America Financial Center

Bank of America Corporate Center
Bank of America Corporate Center
	Bank of America Corporate Center is located in the center of Uptown Charlotte
General information
Location	100 North Tryon Street; Charlotte, North Carolina
Coordinates	35°13′40″N 80°50′35″W / 35.227778°N 80.843046°W / 35.227778; -80.843046Coordinates: 35°13′40″N 80°50′35″W / 35.227778°N 80.843046°W / 35.227778; -80.843046
Construction started	November 18, 1989
Completed	1992
Owner	Bank of America
Height
Roof	871 ft (265 m)
Technical details
Floor count	60
Floor area	1,399,986 sq ft (130,063.0 m2)
Design and construction
Architect	Cesar Pelli and HKS Architects

The Bank of America Corporate Center is an 871 ft (265 m) skyscraper in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed in 1992, it became and still is the tallest building in Charlotte and in North Carolina; the building is 60 stories high. It is the 174th-tallest building in the world. Designed by Argentine architect César Pelli and HKS Architects, it is the 31st-tallest building in the United States and is the most widely known building in the Charlotte skyline. It is best known as the world headquarters for Bank of America.

It is among the tallest buildings on the East Coast behind buildings in New York City, Philadelphia, and Atlanta.

Sometimes locally referred to as the Taj McColl after former Bank of America CEO Hugh McColl, who was responsible for the tower's construction,^[1] on a clear day the tower is visible to the naked eye from 35 miles (56 km) away.^[2]

^ Maschal, Richard (1989-11-24). "When it comes to nicknames for Charlotte's buildings, architects call them as they see them". The Charlotte Observer. pp. 9B.
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