A 1.5 million-square-foot, 51-story building is currently under construction atop an eight-level underground parking deck on a full city block in Charlotte, NC. The Wachovia Office Tower will require two of the strongest tower cranes made along with a self jacking concrete placing boom to complete the construction. A unitized curtainwall system will adorn the exterior of the building while the office tower itself will consist of a concrete tube frame construction with pre-cast double-tee infill between core and perimeter. The top five levels of the building are structural steel.

The coordination of hoisting to support an overall site footprint of 130,000 square feet is a challenge in addition to site logistics and a downtown location. With multiple pieces of the project going on simultaneously, coordination of cranes, materials supply and other deliveries are a challenge. As the site averages between 1,000 and 2,000 yards of concrete placed each week, concrete delivery is especially delicate.

The scheduled completion date of the Wachovia Office Tower, which is seeking LEED Gold Certification, is July 15, 2009.