A nearly 100-year-old brick warehouse at the corner of Camden Road and South Tryon Street in Charlotte's South End is slated for adaptive reuse as a hotel.
The new owner plans to adapt the historic structure for use as a hotel, according to the Charlotte Business Journal.
The owner plans an adaptive reuse of the building as a hotel.
A Building With Deep Charlotte Roots
The Fowler Building was designed by Louis H. Asbury Sr., recognized as North Carolina's first native-born and professionally trained architect, making it a rare surviving example of his commercial work, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Commission. Built between 1922 and 1928 during Charlotte's post-World War I industrial expansion, the structure originally served as a regional distribution warehouse for plumbing supply firm Hajoca Corp.
Landmark Vote Set for Late October
In June 2026, the Historic Landmarks Commission's Survey Committee voted unanimously to recommend landmark status for the building, covering not just its exterior brick walls but also interior structural elements including reinforced concrete and hollow tile floor decks — a level of interior protection the commission describes as relatively uncommon for commercial landmark listings. The full historic landmark designation vote is scheduled for October 27, and approval could unlock historic tax credits for the project.
Part of a Citywide Office-to-Everything Shift
The Fowler Building's conversion fits into a broader pattern reshaping Charlotte's urban core. As of August 2026, center-city Charlotte had eight office conversion projects proposed or underway, projected to yield more than 760 hotel rooms, more than 1,620 apartments, and about 170,000 square feet of retail space while trimming excess office inventory, according to Southeast Economic Advisors. Office construction in Charlotte stood at 0.6% of stock, and the second quarter of 2026 was the lowest delivery quarter in CoStar's Charlotte record, the firm reports.
The Fowler Building's site already has a public-facing history tied to its South End location. Sitting adjacent to the LYNX Bland Street light rail station, the property added public art along the Charlotte Rail Trail in 2018 through a developer-funded installation called “Fowler Porch,” which included a see-saw and a sculptural fence that hides the parking lot, according to ArtWalks CLT.
The October 27 landmark vote is the project's next milestone.
