129 West Trade

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129 West Trade
General information
StatusCompleted
TypeOffice
Architectural style Internationalism
Location Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Coordinates 35°13′40″N80°50′39″W / 35.2278°N 80.8443°W / 35.2278; -80.8443
Construction started1956
Opening1958
Height
Antenna spire250 feet (76 m) [1]
Technical details
Floor count15
Floor area164,171 sq ft (15,252.0 m2) [1]
Design and construction
Architect(s) Harrison & Abramovitz; A. G. Odell Jr. & Associates
Other information
Public transit access BSicon TRAM1.svg Tryon Street

129 West Trade is a 250 feet (76 m) high-rise in Charlotte, North Carolina. [1] It was built in 1958 and has 15 floors. The building is clad with 3,822 - 2,000 pound (890 kg) precast concrete facade panels which measure 5.5 by 6 feet (1.6 by 1.8 m).

This building was home to the Wachovia Charlotte office prior to 1975, when the bank moved to 400 South Tryon. The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce occupied the building from 1975 to 1995. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "129 West Trade Street". Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. Retrieved 28 November 2022.
  2. "Charlotte Chamber". Archived from the original on 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2009-02-05.