Wachovia 48 Story Office Tower & 42 Story Condo Tower

[A2]

Does anybody know how all of these buildings are going to be laid out on the site? I've tried to figure it out from the pictures but I can't quite place all of the buildings.

[metropolitan]

I still am not 100% clear on the shape of this building (the main building). The facade shown does not seem to be flat...it has a diagonal crease or is prism-like, sort of like BofA NYC. Can anyboby help explain the shape of this building.?

[peaceloveunderstanding]

Wow. That's awesome. *stating the obvious*

These two will be quite the pair, and will work well with that other building on Tryon that's going up someday.

[uptownliving]

It is like a mix of the Minneapolis tower with some generic Miami thrown in.

I like it, and it will do a good job of diverting people's attention away from the gawd awful Duke Energy HQ.

[Charlotteman]

This new rendering is clearly more attractive than the previous image! It isn't anything to write home about stylistically, but the green aspects of the building certainly make the building a real winner.

But in my humble opinion the condo tower is another story:) What a wonderful design, with complex angles and an interesting "top".....might it end up being even more popular than the WB tower?

The only thing that concerns me---- at 42 stories, won't the condo tower be similar in height to Wachovia 3 and 200 Tryon? Too many nearby buildings at the same height doesn't look graceful to me.

[uptownliving]

I still am not 100% clear on the shape of this building (the main building). The facade shown does not seem to be flat...it has a diagonal crease or is prism-like, sort of like BofA NYC. Can anyboby help explain the shape of this building.?

[dubone]

That green shading is open space/plaza. The arcade is just like Latta Arcade in that it is a pedestrian connection from Tryon to Church with retail along it.

For those who hadn't seen the full siteplan that was made public, here it is:

[dubone]

Farewell old thread. We hardly knew ye, despite 98 pages and 140000 views.

What would be an interesting stat is how many times in that thread people rumored and opined about when the renderings would come out. And now it is here.

[atlrvr]

I'm really digging the new angle of the Mint......

They did clean up the top of the office tower nicely. I'm still hoping for public space at the top of this one.

The new 1,050' tower proposed here in Boston, has the glass curtain extend above the roof on all sides, and a public greenspace on the roof. This design looks like it COULD have something similar, though I know how the banks are with security.

[RiverwoodCLT]

The wait was worth it. A big toast to Wachovia.

[dxartist]

both buildings look great, but I like the condo tower design better..

[uptownliving]

I just saw a report on News14 where they showed renderings not posted here as well as the 3D model. The top triangular roof is not symetrical. Meaning that one part of the roof line is higher than the other side.

Also the "handle" is still there and just as strong as ever. I think that the rendering posted by the Observer is such a low angle that you don't see the handle.

Watch you choice of local news at 10 to see the pics and model for yourself.

The unveiling happened up at the top of One Wachovia, hopefully they will move the model down to the Atrium later so the public can get a good look at it.

[UrbanCharlotte]

Yea, i saw the model. It looked blue on the model, and one side was def. higher than the other. The handle was still there, but it looked good. It didnt have as many details as the renderings.

[SmellyCat]

I personally am enamored with the design and am especially glad the handle is still prominently there to keep its uniqueness. Definitely a building Charlotte will be proud of for generations.

Now let's see if the typical "post announcement" stages of UP hold true - that is, instantaneous excitement and high praise, then noticing some small flaws, then picking the project apart.... then jumping off the bandwagon altogether

[cltheel.sdl]

Wow, this is a great new rendering. I can't wait to see these towers rise!!!

[redjeep77]

so let me get this straight...

buildings under construction/scheduled are:

-2 over 50 floors

-2 in the 40's

-3 in the 30's

-??? in the 20's

-and who knows how many low rise?

truly alot going on these days in the city. amazing to say the least.

[A2]

so let me get this straight...

buildings under construction/scheduled are:

-2 over 50 floors

-2 in the 40's

-3 in the 30's

-??? in the 20's

-and who knows how many low rise?

truly alot going on these days in the city. amazing to say the least.

[UrbanCharlotte]

Well: 48 office tower is the tallest

then 2 50+ story condo towers

a 42 story condo tower

twelve is what 38-40 stories

300 s. tryon is 38-42? stories

avenue is 36 stories

trademark is 28

concourse is 25

b of a is 32(office)

ritz is 20

too many to list and this isnt the right thread anyway

[turbocraig]

I just saw the unveiling on Fox News and the top is totally level, and the handle is all there. What is everyone talking about "one side is higher than the other?" What am I not seeing? They showed some Wachovia guy dropping the curtain on a large model of both towers, it wasn't some 3D fly-through thing. Also, on the top of the condo tower, on the other side of the 'ring' at the top is a large fin/spire sticking up. You can't see it in that angle on CLT.com.

[swampfox43]

photo here

I really like the fact that we are getting a glass tower. I'm sorta getting tired of that dull gray (or whatever it is) granite that BoA loves so much. I believe the new BoA tower is glass though.

These 2 towers (along with the BoA tower) will add a major boost to the the skyline.

[krazeeboi]

I just saw the unveiling on Fox News and the top is totally level, and the handle is all there. What is everyone talking about "one side is higher than the other?" What am I not seeing? They showed some Wachovia guy dropping the curtain on a large model of both towers, it wasn't some 3D fly-through thing. Also, on the top of the condo tower, on the other side of the 'ring' at the top is a large fin/spire sticking up. You can't see it in that angle on CLT.com.

[turbocraig]

The side of the condo tower they showed on TV looked a lot 'plainer' than the side that faces Tryon, but it was just a quick glimpse. I could be wrong. As far as the WB tower rendering in the O, the angle from the street makes one side look higher since the triangular slice at the top sits at a 45 degree angle from the street. It really was flat. Looked nice, I'm not complaining.

[upstate49er]

Those numbers will be notably higher in just a few short months. Trust me.

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[Southernyank]

Those two blocks are going to have some of the best, unique architecture in the city. I'm so happy for this package deal. Heres to continuous straying away from the dull, uniform, gray look.

[uptownliving]

Here is the News14 Video They show a good angle where you can clearly see that one side of the angled triangular roof is higher than the other angled triangular roof.