295-Room Autograph Collection Hotel Under Construction in South End

A 14-story, 295-room Autograph Collection hotel is under construction at 1320 S. Tryon St. in South End. The 292-foot tower, developed by White Lodging, is expected to open in late 2028. Abeyta Architecture Studio and Corgan Architects are the architects, Brasfield & Gorrie is general contractor, and Looney & Associates is handling interiors.

The project broke ground July 29, 2026. It will be South End's first full-service lifestyle hotel, White Lodging's fifth Autograph property nationally and its second in Charlotte after the JW Marriott Uptown.

Amenities include a fifth-floor open-air pool deck with steam sauna, hot- and cold-plunge pools, a spa and wellness programming, plus a rooftop restaurant and bar, a chef-driven ground-floor restaurant, nearly 10,000 square feet of meeting space and underground parking.

White Lodging acquired the 0.63-acre site for $8 million in December 2023. Rezoning petition 2025-073 secured TOD-UC(EX) zoning for the transit-oriented project. The site sits along the South Tryon corridor near the LYNX Blue Line's Carson Boulevard and Bland Street stations, with multiple CATS bus routes on Tryon Street.