Carolina First Center was the name given to the five-story office building located at 40 Calhoun Street in

Charleston, South Carolina Charleston is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina, the county seat of Charleston County, and the principal city in the Charleston–North Charleston metropolitan area. The city lies just south of the geographical midpoint o ...

while it housed Carolina First Bank's south coast main offices. It was previously named Charleston Gateway Center and reverted to that name sometime after Carolina First was purchased by

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, N.A. on October 1, 2010. It was also a name given to the former Palmetto Expo Center, a convention center in

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. After the purchase of Carolina First, it was renamed Greenville Convention Center. Carolina First Center was also the original name to be given to a new athletic center at the

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for which the bank has naming rights. To avoid confusion with the other two buildings of the same name, the facility was renamed

Carolina First Arena TD Arena is a 5,100 seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina, United States that opened in 2008 and replaced John Kresse Arena as the home of the College of Charleston Cougars basketball and volleyball teams. The South Financial G ...

. It opened in November 2008. After the purchase of Carolina First, it was renamed

TD Arena TD Arena is a 5,100 seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, South Carolina, United States that opened in 2008 and replaced John Kresse Arena as the home of the College of Charleston Cougars basketball and volleyball teams. The South Financial G ...

External links

Carolina First Center (Office Building, Charleston, SC) Carolina First Center (Convention Center, Greenville, SC)
{{coord, 32, 47, 22, N, 79, 55, 46, W, type:landmark, display=title Buildings and structures in Charleston, South Carolina