[11] In December 1997 the first NationsBank employees moved into the building, the bank space had increased to 400,000 square feet (37,000 m2).

At the time they moved into the space Bob James, bank president for North Carolina, said that they only had room for 10 additional employees.

[15] In July 2012 Real estate investment firm Parmenter Realty Partners purchased the building from Bank of America for $163 million, which came out to $240 per square foot.

In June 2012 Parkway properties paid for $257 per square foot for Truist Center formerly Hearst Tower for a total of $250 million and also in June an Israeli real estate firm purchased One Wells Fargo Center for $249 per square foot for a total of $245 million.

[19] This sale was part of a broader effort by Bank of America to sell the building along with Truist Center formerly Hearst Tower.

[20] In November 2013 Winstead, a Texas-based law firm signed a lease for 20,000 square feet (2,000 m2) to house its 40 local employees.

[23] In June 2014 Cousins Properties purchased the building for $215 million, which equals $308 pers square foot.

This transaction set the record for the highest price per square foot for an office building.

The previous record was from 2007 when the Carillon building was purchased for $140 million, with a price of $298 per square foot.