Another office tower now on the rise in South End

CHARLOTTE — Construction kicked off this week for South End’s latest office tower.

Developers Stiles Corp. and Shorestein celebrated the groundbreaking of 110 East, a 370,000-square-foot tower next to the East/West Station on the Lynx Blue Line. The $186 million project is expected to deliver in the first quarter of 2024. The joint venture purchased the 2-acre site in 2019 for $21.5 million, the Charlotte Business Journal previously reported.

The 23-story office building will have a jump lobby, 6,000 square feet of ground-level retail and tenant amenities on the 11th floor that include a sky lounge, terrace, fitness center and conference space.

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Although 110 East will have a parking garage with 900 spaces, the development will likely rely on its proximity to the light-rail station to stand out for potential tenants.

“One of the unique features here is that the entrance to the building will be right off the light-rail platform,” said David Dorsch of Cushman & Wakefield. “There’s really no other building that has direct access from the light rail to the building.”

Read more and check out photos from the groundbreaking as well as renderings of the building here.

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