List of tallest buildings in Colorado Springs facts for kids
This is a list of the tallest buildings in the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. The tallest is the Wells Fargo Tower, which at 247 feet (75 m) is the tallest building in the state of Colorado outside the Denver metropolitan area.
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Tallest Multi-Story Buildings
Below is a list of the tallest multistory (3+) buildings in Colorado Springs with heights over 100 feet (30 m).
| Rank | Name | Image | Height
(ft) |
Height
(m) |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wells Fargo Tower |  |
247 | 75 | 16 | 1990 | Tallest building in Colorado Springs since its completion in 1990. |
| 2 | FirstBank Building |  |
201 (≈) | 61.3 (≈) | 14 | 1966 | Was the tallest building in Colorado Springs between 1966-1990. Formerly known as the "Holly Sugar building." |
| 3 | Plaza of the Rockies South Tower |  |
193 (≈) | 58.8 (≈) | 13 | 2001 | |
| 4 | Colorado Square |  |
185 (≈) | 56.4 (≈) | 14 | 1976 | |
| 5 | Alamo Corporate Center |  |
170 (≈) | 51.8 (≈) | 9 | 1983 | |
| 6 | Penrose Hospital |  |
163 (≈) | 49.7 (≈) | 12 | 1959 | Was the tallest building in Colorado Springs between 1959-1966. |
| 7 | Phoenix Tower |  |
160 (≈) | 48.8 (≈) | 12 | 1975 | |
| 8 | The Broadmoor Main |  |
154 (≈) | 46.9 (≈) | 9 | 1918 | Was the tallest building in Colorado Springs between 1918-1959. |
| 9 | Satellite Hotel |  |
148 (≈) | 45.1 (≈) | 14 | 1968 | |
| 10 | Antlers Hilton Hotel |  |
147 (≈) | 44.8 (≈) | 14 | 1967 | Formerly known as the "Antlers Doubletree Hotel." |
| 11 | Old El Paso County Courthouse |  |
147 (≈) | 44.8 (≈) | 3 | 1903 | Was the tallest building in Colorado Springs between 1903-1918. |
| 12 | Qwest Communications Building |  |
145 (≈) | 44.2 (≈) | 7 | ? | |
| 13 | Great Wolf Lodge |  |
140 (≈) | 42.7 (≈) | 10 | 2016 | |
| 14 | Pikes Peak Towers |  |
134 (≈) | 40.8 (≈) | 14 | 1967 | |
| 15 | Hilton Garden Inn |  |
128 (≈) | 39 (≈) | 10 | 2019 | |
| 16 | The Broadmoor South | 126 (≈) | 38.4 (≈) | 9 | 1961 | ||
| 17 | CityWalk Downtown Lofts |  |
122 (≈) | 37.2 (≈) | 13 | 1962 | |
| 18 | Memorial Hospital Central |  |
121 (≈) | 36.9 (≈) | 7 | 1997 | |
| 19 | Plaza of the Rockies North Tower |  |
120 (≈) | 36.6 (≈) | 8 | 1984 | |
| 20 | Centennial Plaza Apartments |  |
116 (≈) | 35.4 (≈) | 11 | 1979 | |
| 21 | Regency Tower |  |
115 (≈) | 35.1 (≈) | 11 | 1965 | |
| 22 | St. Francis Medical Center |  |
115 (≈) | 35.1 (≈) | 7 | 2008 | |
| 23 | The Broadmoor West Tower | 113 (≈) | 34.4 (≈) | 7 | 1995 | ||
| 24 | The Broadmoor West | 112 (≈) | 34.1 (≈) | 7 | 1975 | ||
| 25 | US Bank Building |  |
112 (≈) | 34.1 (≈) | 8 | 1909 | |
| 26 | City Administration Building | 109 (≈) | 33.2 (≈) | 7 | ? | ||
| 27 | The Broadmoor West Residences | 107 (≈) | 32.6 (≈) | 6 | 2006 | ||
| 28 | Medalion Retirement Community |  |
105 (≈) | 32 (≈) | 10 | 1961 |
Tallest Non Multi-Story Buildings
Below is a list of the tallest non-multistory (<3 stories) buildings in Colorado Springs with known heights.
| Rank | Name | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Air Force Academy Cadet Chapel | 150 / 46 | 2 | 1963 | |
| 2 | St. Mary's Cathedral | 148 / 45 | 2 | 1902 |
Cancelled buildings
| Rank | Name | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooper Tower | 257 / 78 | 22 | 2010 | Would have been the tallest building in Colorado Springs, however project was canceled after developer filed for bankruptcy protection. |
See also
- Bibliography of Colorado
- Geography of Colorado
- History of Colorado
- Index of Colorado-related articles
- List of Colorado-related lists
- Outline of Colorado
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