121 West Trade

121 West Trade is an office high-rise in Charlotte featuring 32 stories with exterior walls of limestone, granite, and marble topped by an antenna spire. The structure rises 462 feet and commands a visible position in the city's skyline.

The building opened in 1990, introducing a contemporary structure to Charlotte's business district. The design came from the architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates.

The ground floor includes Reid's Fine Foods, a neighborhood market where office workers and residents shop for fresh produce and specialty items. This space serves as a daily gathering point within the business district.

The building provides 330,000 square feet of office space with 10 elevators and underground parking accommodating 267 vehicles. Visitors and tenants can navigate the high-rise efficiently using these facilities.

The two-story lobby features an arrangement of green, black, and white marble surfaces accented with brass trim. This design fuses architectural elements from the early 1900s with contemporary construction methods.

Location: North Carolina

Architects: Kohn Pedersen Fox

Official opening: 1990

Floors above the ground: 32

Elevators: 10

GPS coordinates: 35.22750,-80.84390

Latest update: December 8, 2025 21:06