Located on The Charlotte Observer's former site, the 650 South Tryon tower at Legacy Union is part of a 10-acre mixed-use development covering two city blocks in uptown Charlotte, NC. The 358,000-square-foot, 18-story structure employs a concrete cantilevered design with a sleek glass and steel look. The tower offers street-level retail on Tryon Street, residential space, hospitality space, a large pedestrian plaza with green space, and nearly 200,000 sq. ft. of class-A office space. This tower is the first of two building projects at Legacy Union, the unique design of which will complement the look of the second building - the 33-story Bank of America Tower.

Kline Engineering & Consulting designed the elevated slabs for all floor plates, including transfer girders at level 17. Our team provided a cost-effective alternative for this project, which was originally designed with a joist slab system with bonded tendons. Kline’s post-tensioning design and construction expertise contributed to our team’s decision to opt for a continuous drop, post-tensioned slab with unbonded tendons for levels 2 through 18 and roof, which proved to be more economical and easier to construct.