List of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids

Skyscrapers in downtown Grand Rapids.

This list of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids ranks buildings in the U.S. city of Grand Rapids, Michigan by height. The tallest building in Grand Rapids is the River House Condominiums, which stands 406 feet (124 m) tall.

Tallest buildings

Grand Rapids skyline in 2015.

This lists ranks Grand Rapids buildings 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. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes.

Rank Name Image Height
feet / m
Floors Year Notes
1River House 406 / 124342008Tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit and the tallest residential building in Michigan. Part of Bridgewater Place complex, one of two buildings.[1]
2Plaza Towers 345 / 105341991Held the title as the tallest building in Grand Rapids from 1991 until 2008.[2]
3Amway Grand Plaza Hotel 318 / 97291983Held the title as the tallest building in Grand Rapids from 1983 until 1991.[3]
4Bridgewater Place 272 / 83181993Part of Bridgewater place complex, one of two buildings. [4]
5McKay Tower 259 / 79181927Held the title as the tallest building in Grand Rapids from 1927 until 1983, the longest held title of 56 years. [5]
6JW Marriott Grand Rapids 257 / 78242007[6]
7Kent County Courthouse 206 / 63132001[7]
8Cathedral of Saint Andrew 192 / 5911876[8]
9PNC Bank Building 184 / 56101982[9]
1077 Monroe Center NW 182 / 55.5131926[10]
11First Community Bank Building 180 / 55131916[11]
12Gallery on Fulton 175 / 50142010[12]
13Campau Square Plaza Building 164 / 50121985[13]
14St Mary's Catholic Church 160 / 4911884[14][15]
15Helen DeVos Children's Hospital 155 / 47112011[16]
16=Morton House Apartments 154 / 47131923[17]
16=Trust Building 154 / 47111928[18]
1820 Fulton Street East 153 / 46-2017[19]
19Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (Pantlind Hotel) 150 / 46111915[20]

Tallest under-construction

Rank Name Height
feet / m
Floors Year Notes
1Warner Tower 192 / 59152019[21]
2601 Bond 172 / 52162019[22]

Tallest proposed

Rank Name Height
feet / m
Floors Year Notes
1DeVos Place Tower ∼270 / ∼8224-[23]

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name Image Height
feet / m
Floors Year Notes
River House406 / 124342008–present
Plaza Towers345 / 105341991–2008
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel318 / 97291983–1991
McKay Tower259 / 79181927–1983
Cathedral of Saint Andrew192 / 5911917–1927Assumed title following 1917 Fountain Street Baptist Church fire.[8]
Fountain Street Baptist Church217 / 6611877–1917Tallest building in Michigan from April 1877 to June 1877 until the completion of Fort Street Presbyterian Church in Detroit, MI. Destroyed by fire in 1917.[24][25]
Saint Mark's Episcopal Church∼80 / ∼2411851–18??
Old Stone School∼70 / ∼2131849–1851
Campau's Mansion∼55 / ∼1741837–1849
Calkins Law Office∼20 / ∼611836–1837

See also

References

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  1. "River House Condominiums". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  2. "Plaza Towers". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  3. "Amway Grand Plaza Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  4. "Varnum". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  5. "McKay Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  6. "JW Marriott Grand Rapids". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  7. "Kent County Courthouse". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-12-16.
  8. 1 2 "Cathedral of Saint Andrew - Renovations". Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids. Retrieved 1 October 2017. The main steeple is 180 feet from the pavement, topped by a 12 foot high cross, bringing the steeple height to 192 feet.
  9. "National City Bank". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-24.
  10. "77 Monroe Center NW". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  11. "Select Bank Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  12. "gallery on fulton". emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  13. "Campau Square Plaza Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-07-24.
  14. "St. Mary's Catholic Church, Grand Rapids | 250378 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Retrieved 30 September 2017. The 200-foot spire was added to the current church in 1884.(200 foot claim is approximate)
  15. "A Brief History of St. Mary's Parish". St. Mary's Catholic Church. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  16. "Helen Devos Children's Hospital". emporis.com. Retrieved 2012-02-23.
  17. "Morton House Apartments". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  18. "Trust Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  19. "Amway Grand Plaza Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  20. "Amway Grand Plaza Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  21. Harger, Jim (28 June 2017). "50 years later, parking lot will give way to $72M office and hotel tower". MLive.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  22. Evans, Pat (20 July 2017). "Developer begins 16-story apartment building downtown". Grand Rapids Business Journal. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  23. Harger, Jim (21 April 2017). "New 400-room hotel proposed for DeVos Place convention center". MLive.com. Retrieved 1 October 2017.
  24. Logie, Thomas R. Dilley ; foreword by John H. (2007). Grand Rapids in stereographs,1860-1900. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub. p. 63. ISBN 9780738551227. The spire on the church was an amazing 217 feet in height, The entire building was destroyed in a catastrophic fire in 1917...
  25. Baxter, Albert (1891). History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Munsell. p. 282. It was consequently, not until April 1877, that they could assemble for worship in the magnificent audience room.
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