South Tryon Square

South Tryon Square is an office and retail building in Charlotte, North Carolina located at 201 and 237 South Tryon Street. Incorporating the 14-story[1] former BarclaysAmerican building built in 1961[2], it has 236,680 square feet (21,988 m2) of office and retail space and a 698-space parking deck. It includes gray and green granite and green glass with ornamental metal.[3]

History

The George Cutter Building and the NCNB Building across the street may have been the state's first Miesian glass and steel skyscrapers.[4] Their design was based on the Lever House skyscraper in New York City.[2]

American Credit Corporation, whose "ACC" logo on top of the building became prominent in Charlotte's skyline, became BarclaysAmerican in 1980.[5]

Spectrum Properties renovated the BarclaysAmerican building in the 1990s.[6] Tearing the building down was considered, but developers added a new exterior.[7]

At the time the building was sold for $68.5 million to a pension fund for the city of Detroit in 2006, major tenants included Wachovia, Dean & DeLuca, and a Marriott Courtyard hotel. Spectrum continued to manage the building.[6]

References

  1. ^ http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=536, Retrieved on 2009-03-26.
  2. ^ a b http://www.cmhpf.org/educationarchitecturept2.htm, Retrieved on 2009-03-26.
  3. ^ http://southtryonsquare.com
  4. ^ http://www.cmhpf.org/postww2survey.htm, Retrieved on 2009-02-05.
  5. ^ http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/Barclays-plc-Company-History.html, Retrieved on 2009-03-28.
  6. ^ a b J. Lee Howard, "South Tryon Square Sells for $68.5M," Charlotte Business Journal, September 12, 2006.
  7. ^ http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=121670, Retrieved on 2009-03-26.

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