List of tallest buildings in Columbus, Ohio facts for kids

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The tallest building by height in the U.S. city of Columbus, Ohio, is the 41-story Rhodes State Office Tower, which rises 629 feet (192 m) and was completed in 1973. The structure is the fifth-tallest completed building in the state, and is also Ohio's tallest building that rises in the center of a city block. 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. Of the 20 tallest buildings in Ohio, nine are located in Columbus.

The history of skyscrapers in Columbus began with the completion in 1901 of 16 East Broad Street, which is regarded as the first high-rise in the city. This structure stands 13 stories and 180 feet (55 m) in height. 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. 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. As of September 2020, there are 96 completed high-rises in the city. Columbus ranks third in the state in high-rise count after Cleveland and Cincinnati, which have 163 and 169 completed high-rises respectively.

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), and the 20-story The Condominiums at North Bank Park in 2007.

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.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Columbus buildings that stand at least 180 feet (55 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.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Coordinates	Notes
1	Rhodes State Office Tower		624 (190)	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.
2	LeVeque Tower		555 (169)	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.
3	William Green Building		530 (162)	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.
4	Huntington Center		512 (156)	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.
5	Vern Riffe State Office Tower		504 (154)	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
6	One Nationwide Plaza		485 (148)	40	1976
7	Franklin County Courthouse		464 (141)	27	1991
8	AEP Building		456 (139)	31	1983
9	Borden Building		438 (134)	34	1974		Also known as the Continental Plaza
10	Three Nationwide Plaza		408 (124)	27	1989
11	One Columbus Center		366 (112)	26	1987
12	Chase Tower		357 (109)	25	1964		Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1960s.
13	Capitol Square		350 (107)	26	1984
14	Continental Center		348 (106)	26	1973
15	PNC Bank Building		317 (97)	25	1977
16	Miranova Condominiums		314 (96)	26	2001		Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 2000s. Tallest residential building in the state of Ohio.
17	Fifth Third Center		302 (92)	25	1998
18	James Cancer Hospital		297 (91)	21	2014		Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 2010s.
19	Franklin County Municipal Court		288 (88)	19	1979
20	Motorists Mutual Building		286 (87)	21	1973
21	Midland Building		280 (85)	21	1970
22	The Condominiums at North Bank Park		267 (81)	20	2007
23=	Lincoln Tower Dormitory		260 (79)	26	1967
23=	Morrill Tower Dormitory		260 (79)	26	1967
24	Hyatt Regency Columbus		256 (78)	20	1980
25	Key Bank Building		253 (77)	20	1963
26	Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square		249 (76)	21	1984
27	Waterford Tower		~245 (75)	19	1988
28	Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel		243 (74)	16	1961
29	280 Plaza		242 (74)	18	1982		Also known as Two Nationwide Plaza
30	Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund Building		226 (69)	17	1974		Also known as Town Center or 140 East Town Street
31	8 East Broad Street		212 (65)	17	1906		Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1900s.
32	Grant Medical Center Baldwin Tower		~206 (63)	16	1968		Demolished in 2004.
33	Huntington Building		202 (62)	13	1926
34	Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center		200 (61)	14	1933		Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1930s.
35	Columbia Gas of Ohio Building		194 (59)	14	1983
36	16 East Broad Street		180 (55)	13	1900

Timeline of tallest buildings

The LeVeque Tower was the tallest building in Columbus from 1927 to 1973.

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

Buildings proposed, under construction, or envisioned

Under construction

Announced, approved and current proposals

Envisioned and past proposals

A. New York has 282 completed buildings at least 492 feet (150 m), Chicago has 126, Miami has 53, Houston has 39, Los Angeles has 26, San Francisco has 25, Seattle has 21, Dallas has 20, Boston has 20, Atlanta has 17, Las Vegas has 14, Philadelphia has 13, Jersey City has 11, Pittsburgh has 10, Minneapolis has 9, Detroit has 8, Denver has 8, Charlotte has 7, Austin has 5, and Columbus has 5.

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Images for kids

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  Four of the city's five tallest buildings are on Capitol Square

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Columbus para niños