Bham contractor begins work on massive Charlotte skyscraper


Birmingham-based Brasfield & Gorrie is starting work on a skyscraper project in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The company is building a 26-story, 742,000-square-foot office tower called Ally Charlotte Center, with Ally Financial as the anchor tenant. Crescent Communities is the developer, Brasfield & Gorrie is the general contractor, and Little Diversified Architectural Consulting is the architect of record.

The tower and its eight-story parking deck are the first part of a mixed-use development that…

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