PROJECT OVERVIEW

The 2825 South building is the first total–precast concrete design in Charlotte, N.C.’s thriving South End neighborhood. Whereas skyscrapers dominate the horizon, 2825 South is a low-key, six-story office and retail structure, connected to a precast concrete parking structure. The Class-A office building overlooks the downtown Charlotte skyline and includes four floors of office space over two floors of retail.

Read more about this project in the Winter 2024 issue of Ascent.

PRECAST SOLUTION

The building’s exterior, with its architectural precast concrete cladding, is a nod to the surrounding contemporary architecture and industrial history of the South End neighborhood.

Designer

LS3P Architects

Owner

Marsh Properties and Aston Properties

Contractor

Samet Corp.

Engineer

WGPM

Precast Concrete Specialty Engineer

TRC Worldwide Engineering

Precast Concrete Producer

Metromont LLC

Key Project Attributes

• A light gray, block-shaped formliner and a sandblasted finish provide a sleek, modern aesthetic that blends seamlessly with the area’s multifamily buildings, says Floyd. The exterior of the parking structure also features a light gray, block-shaped formliner.
• All office floors have flexible floorplates, floor-to-ceiling glass windows along the perimeter, and picturesque corner balconies. The adjacent two-level parking structure offers 435 parking spaces for employees and visitors.
• The building’s exterior, with its architectural precast concrete cladding, is a nod to the surrounding contemporary architecture and industrial history of the South End neighborhood.

Project/Precast Scope

• Precast concrete erection of 2825 South began in March 2021 and was completed in six months.
• The project was originally going to be steel framed but was converted to precast concrete.
• There are four different types of tumbled thin brick—desert sands light, desert sands dark, schoolhouse, and train station—which give a historic look to the structure that is reminiscent of an old textile mill.