List of tallest buildings in Columbus, Ohio

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This list of tallest buildings in Columbus ranks skyscrapers and high-rises in the U.S. city of Columbus, Ohio, by height. The tallest building in the city is the 41-story Rhodes State Office Tower, which rises 629 feet (192 m) and was completed in 1973.^[1] The structure is the fifth-tallest completed building in the state,^[2] and is also Ohio's tallest building that rises in the center of a city block.^[1] The city's second-tallest structure is the LeVeque Tower; this 1927 Art Deco skyscraper was the first building in the state to be built on caisson foundations.^[3] Of the 20 tallest buildings in Ohio, nine are located in Columbus.^[4]

The history of skyscrapers in Columbus began with the completion in 1900 of 16 East Broad Street, which is regarded as the first high-rise in the city.^[5][6] This structure stands 13 stories and 180 feet (55 m) in height.^[5] Columbus went through an early high-rise construction boom in the 1920s, during which time the city saw the completion of the 555-foot (169 m) LeVeque Tower, which stood as the tallest structure in Columbus for 46 years. However, the pace of new high-rise construction then remained slow until 1960; starting in that year, Columbus entered into a large building boom that lasted until 1991. During that time, most of the city's tallest skyscrapers were built, including the Rhodes State Office Tower and the William Green Building.^[1][7] Although no Columbus skyscraper ranks among the tallest in the United States, the city is the site of five skyscrapers at least 492 feet (150 m) high. Based on existing and under-construction buildings over 500 feet (152 m) tall, the skyline of Columbus is ranked first in Ohio, fourth in the Midwest (after Chicago, Minneapolis, and Detroit) and 19th in the country.^[A] As of June 2008, there are 80 completed high-rises in the city.^[8] Columbus ranks third in the state in high-rise count after Cleveland and Cincinnati, which have 124 and 120 completed high-rises respectively.^[9][10]

Columbus saw very little high-rise construction between 1991 and 2010, with the completion of Fifth Third Center in 1998 and only four other skyscrapers ranking in city's 20 tallest buildings being constructed, the tallest of which is the 314-foot (96 m) Miranova Condominiums (2002),^[11] and the 20-story The Condominiums at North Bank Park in 2007.^[12]

2011 onward has seen significant high rise development in the downtown and close-in neighborhoods, including the 250 High Building, the Hilton Downtown Columbus/Convention Center, the new Columbia Gas Building in the Arena District, and the Le Meridian Hotel at the Joseph in The Short North. As of 2017, there are numerous new high-rise buildings planned and under construction in the downtown area.^[13]

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Columbus skyscrapers that stand at least 150 feet (46 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Coordinates	Notes
1	Rhodes State Office Tower		624 (190.2)	41	1973	39°57′46.3″N 82°59′58″W / 39.962861°N 82.99944°W / 39.962861; -82.99944 (Rhodes State Office Tower)	5th-tallest in Ohio. Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1970s. Tallest office building in Columbus. Tallest mid-block building in Ohio.[14][15][16]
2	LeVeque Tower		555 (169.3)	47	1927	39°57′44.5″N 83°0′8.1″W / 39.962361°N 83.002250°W / 39.962361; -83.002250 (LeVeque Tower)	7th-tallest in Ohio. Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1920s.[17][18][19]
3	William Green Building		530 (161.6)	33	1990	39°57′59.6″N 83°0′8.6″W / 39.966556°N 83.002389°W / 39.966556; -83.002389 (William Green Building)	8th-tallest in Ohio. Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1990s.[20][21][22]
4	Huntington Center		512 (156.1)	37	1983	39°57′40.2″N 83°0′3.2″W / 39.961167°N 83.000889°W / 39.961167; -83.000889 (Huntington Center)	10th-tallest in Ohio. Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1980s.[23][24][25]
5	Vern Riffe State Office Tower		504 (153.5)	33	1989	39°57′37.3″N 83°0′3.7″W / 39.960361°N 83.001028°W / 39.960361; -83.001028 (Vern Riffe Center for Govermnment and the Arts)	11th-tallest in Ohio[26][27][28]
6	One Nationwide Plaza		485 / 148	40	1976		[29][30]
7	Franklin County Courthouse		464 / 141	27	1991		[31][32]
8	AEP Building		456 / 139	31	1983		[33][34]
9	Borden Building		438 / 134	34	1974		[35][36]
10	Three Nationwide Plaza		408 / 124	27	1989		[37][38]
11	One Columbus Center		366 / 112	26	1987		[39][40]
12	Columbus Center		357 / 109	25	1964		Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1960s.[41][42]
13	Capitol Square		350 / 107	26	1984		[43][44]
14	Continental Center		348 / 106	26	1973		[45][46]
15	PNC Bank Building		317 / 97	25	1977		[47][48]
16	Miranova Condominiums		314 / 96	26	2001		Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 2000s. Tallest residential building in the state of Ohio.[11][49]
17	Fifth Third Center		302 / 92	25	1998		[50][51]
18	James Cancer Hospital		297 / 90.5	21	2014		Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 2010s.[52]
19	Motorists Mutual Building		286 / 87	21	1973		[53][54]
20	Midland Building		280 / 85	21	1970		[55][56]
21	The Condominiums at North Bank Park		267 / 81	20	2007		[12][57]
22=	Lincoln Tower Dormitory		260 / 79	26	1967		[58][59]
22=	Morrill Tower Dormitory		260 / 79	26	1967		[60][61]
24	Hyatt Regency Columbus		256 / 78	20	1980		[62][63]
25	Key Bank Building		253 / 77	20	1963		[64][65]
26	Columbus Renaissance Hotel		243 / 74	16	1961		[64][65]
27	Town Center		226 / 69	17	1974		[64][65]
28	8 East Broad Street		212 / 64.6	17	1906		Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1900s.[64][65]
29	Huntington Building		202 / 59.4	13	1926		[64][65]
30	Ohio Judicial Center		200 / 57.9	14	1933		Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1930s.[64][65]
31	16 East Broad Street		180 / 64.4	13	1900		[64][65]

Timeline of tallest buildings

The LeVeque Tower stood as the tallest building in Columbus from 1927 until 1973.

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Columbus.

Buildings proposed / Under construction / Envisioned

Notes

A. ^{^} New York has 216 existing and under construction buildings at least 492 feet (150 m), Chicago has 114, Miami has 32, Houston has 31, Los Angeles has 26, Dallas has 20, San Francisco has 21, Atlanta has 19, Boston has 19, Las Vegas has 16, Seattle has 15, Philadelphia has 15, Pittsburgh has 10, Jersey City has 9, Minneapolis has 11, Detroit has 8, Denver has 7, Charlotte has 6, and Columbus has 5. Source of Skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com: New York, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Jersey City, Minneapolis, Denver, Detroit, Charlotte, and Columbus.

References

General

• "High-rise Buildings of Columbus". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2008-06-17.

Specific

External links

• Diagram of Columbus skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage