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7,723 structuresNew YorkManhattan, Jersey City, Brooklyn→
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  1. 715 North Church 1
    715 North Church
    United StatesCharlotte
    8 fl 2003
  2. Independence Building 2
    Independence Building
    United StatesCharlotte
    14 fl 1909
  3. 500 West Trade I 3
    500 West Trade I
    United StatesCharlotte
    14 fl 2021
  4. Charlotte Marriott City Center 4
    Charlotte Marriott City Center
    United StatesCharlotte
    19 fl 1984
  5. ▢
    5
    Frederick Place
    United StatesCharlotte
    3 fl 1928
  6. Mecklenburg Hotel 6
    Mecklenburg Hotel
    United StatesCharlotte
    5 fl 1914
  7. ▢
    7
    225 North Cedar Street
    United StatesCharlotte
    11 fl
  8. Dunhill Hotel 8
    Dunhill Hotel
    United StatesCharlotte
    36 m 10 fl 1929
  9. ▢
    9
    Post Corporate Apartments
    United StatesCharlotte
    4 fl 2000
  10. SkyHouse Uptown 10
    SkyHouse Uptown
    United StatesCharlotte
    24 fl 2015
  11. Builders Building 11
    Builders Building
    United StatesCharlotte
    7 fl 1926
  12. 900 West Trade 12
    900 West Trade
    United StatesCharlotte
    8 fl 2000
  13. Fifth Third Center 13
    Fifth Third Center
    United StatesCharlotte
    136 m 30 fl 1997
  14. ▢
    14
    800 West Trade
    United StatesCharlotte
    7 fl 2000
  15. ▢
    15
    500 West Trade
    United StatesCharlotte
    8 fl 2009
  16. ▢
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    Sycamore at Gateway - Mixed-Use Tower
    United StatesCharlotte
    6 fl
  17. James K. Polk Building 17
    James K. Polk Building
    United StatesCharlotte
    5 fl 1925
  18. Jefferson Square 18
    Jefferson Square
    United StatesCharlotte
    7 fl 2002
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    19
    626 North Graham Lofts
    United StatesCharlotte
    4 fl 2004
  20. Monticello's 20
    Monticello's
    United StatesCharlotte
    2 fl 1925
  21. Fifth & Poplar 21
    Fifth & Poplar
    United StatesCharlotte
    8 fl 2003
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    22
    500 West Trade
    United StatesCharlotte
    12 fl
  23. Professional Building 23
    Professional Building
    United StatesCharlotte
    8 fl 1923
  24. Camden Cotton Mills Apartments 24
    Camden Cotton Mills Apartments
    United StatesCharlotte
    8 fl 2002
  25. 525 North Tryon 25
    525 North Tryon
    United StatesCharlotte
    101 m 19 fl 1999
  26. The Poplar 26
    The Poplar
    United StatesCharlotte
    5 fl 1929
  27. Gateway Plaza Condominiums 27
    Gateway Plaza Condominiums
    United StatesCharlotte
    8 fl 2000
  28. ▢
    28
    Cedar Flats
    United StatesCharlotte
    5 fl 2015
  29. Avenue 29
    Avenue
    United StatesCharlotte
    130 m 36 fl 2007
  30. ▢
    30
    The Citadin Tower I
    United StatesCharlotte
    37 m 10 fl 2006
  31. 201 North Tryon Parking Garage 31
    201 North Tryon Parking Garage
    United StatesCharlotte
    33 m 10 fl 1998
  32. McColl Center for Visual Art 32
    McColl Center for Visual Art
    United StatesCharlotte
    3 fl 1926
  33. ▢
    33
    Centric Gateway Apartments
    United StatesCharlotte
    5 fl 2017
  34. CityView Towers 34
    CityView Towers
    United StatesCharlotte
    7 fl 2005
  35. ▢
    35
    Sycamore at Gateway - Phase II
    United StatesCharlotte
    12 fl
  36. Sixth & Pine 36
    Sixth & Pine
    United StatesCharlotte
    4 fl 1982
  37. ▢
    37
    The Citadin Tower IV
    United StatesCharlotte
    22 fl
  38. Renaissance Place 38
    Renaissance Place
    United StatesCharlotte
    3 fl 1958
  39. SkyHouse Uptown II 39
    SkyHouse Uptown II
    United StatesCharlotte
    24 fl 2017
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    40
    InSpire
    United StatesCharlotte
    305 m 1994
  41. 101 Independence Center 41
    101 Independence Center
    United StatesCharlotte
    92 m 20 fl 1983
  42. St. Peter's Condominium 42
    St. Peter's Condominium
    United StatesCharlotte
    5 fl 1917
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    43
    Post Gateway Place
    United StatesCharlotte
    6 fl
  44. Edwin Towers 44
    Edwin Towers
    United StatesCharlotte
    13 fl 1967
  45. First Presbyterian Church 45
    First Presbyterian Church
    United StatesCharlotte
    57 m 1884
  46. ▢
    46
    Sycamore at Gateway - Residential Tower
    United StatesCharlotte
    20 fl
  47. 500 West Trade II 47
    500 West Trade II
    United StatesCharlotte
    6 fl 2021
  48. ▢
    48
    Smith Street Tower
    United StatesCharlotte
    37 fl
  49. 231 North Tryon Street 49
    231 North Tryon Street
    United StatesCharlotte
    3 fl 1920
  50. 400 North Church 50
    400 North Church
    United StatesCharlotte
    7 fl 1996
  51. Transamerica Square 51
    Transamerica Square
    United StatesCharlotte
    10 fl 1997
  52. Ivey's 52
    Ivey's
    United StatesCharlotte
    6 fl 1924
  53. ▢
    53
    Post Apartment Homes
    United StatesCharlotte
    8 fl 2002
  54. Bank of America Child Development Center 54
    Bank of America Child Development Center
    United StatesCharlotte
    1 fl 1992
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    55
    950 West Trade
    United StatesCharlotte
    14 fl
  56. ▢
    56
    The Citadin Tower III
    United StatesCharlotte
    22 fl
  57. Settlers Place Condominium 57
    Settlers Place Condominium
    United StatesCharlotte
    5 fl 1907
  58. ▢
    58
    201 North Tryon Residental Tower
    United StatesCharlotte
    20 fl
  59. Churchill 59
    Churchill
    United StatesCharlotte
    6 fl 1982
  60. Chapel Watch on Church 60
    Chapel Watch on Church
    United StatesCharlotte
    7 fl 1999
  61. ▢
    61
    Ten Tryon
    United StatesCharlotte
    14 fl 2022
  62. The Vue 62
    The Vue
    United StatesCharlotte
    50 fl 2010
  63. ▢
    63
    Veterans Administration
    United StatesCharlotte
    5 fl 1908
  64. ▢
    64
    The Citadin Tower II
    United StatesCharlotte
    37 m 10 fl 2006
  65. 233 North Tryon Street 65
    233 North Tryon Street
    United StatesCharlotte
    2 fl 1927
  66. The Garrison at Graham 66
    The Garrison at Graham
    United StatesCharlotte
    11 fl 2009
  67. Selwyn Hotel 67
    Selwyn Hotel
    United StatesCharlotte
    30 m 6 fl 1906
  68. ▢
    68
    The Charlotte Club
    United StatesCharlotte
    25 fl 2009
  69. Post Uptown Place 69
    Post Uptown Place
    United StatesCharlotte
    6 fl 1999
  70. Southern Manufacturers Club 70
    Southern Manufacturers Club
    United StatesCharlotte
    5 fl 1908
  71. First United Methodist Church 71
    First United Methodist Church
    United StatesCharlotte
    27 m 1927
  72. ▢
    72
    AvidXChange Corporate Headquarters
    United StatesCharlotte
    6 fl 2017
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