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One South Church, Pima County Legal Services Building, and the Chase Building in May of 2019

This List of tallest buildings in Tucson ranks high-rises from a starting point of at least 100 feet (30 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This measurement includes architectural details (such as spires), but this does not include Radio masts and towers. Currently the tallest building in Tucson, Arizona is One South Church at 330 feet (101 m) completed in 1986.

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Rank Name Image Height
ft (m)
Floors Year Notes
1 One South Church UniSource Energy Tower, from intersection.jpg 330 (100) 23 1986 Formerly the Norwest Bank Tower until 2001, the name was changed to UniSource Energy Tower until 2012 when UniSource Energy moved to the new UniSource Energy Building. Tallest building in Arizona outside of the Phoenix metropolitan area.
2 Bank of America Plaza Bank Of America Plaza Downtown Tucson, AZ (W. Pennington), 2007-04-02.jpg 264 (80) 16 1977 Originally the Arizona Bank Plaza, the tallest building in Tucson from 1977-1986. The tower has an antenna that reaches up to 360 feet tall.
3 Pima County Legal Services Building Pima County Legal Services Building Fourth Avenue, Tucson (8390673869).jpg 260 (79) 20 1967 Originally the Tucson Federal Savings & Loan Association Building or Tucson Federal Building. Tallest building in Tucson from 1967-1977. Otherwise known as Home Federal Tower or Great American Tower.
4 5151 East Broadway 225 (68) 16 1975 Originally the Great Western Bank-Pima Savings Building or Great Western Bank Building.
5 Banner University Medical Center Tucson 196 (59) 9 2019 An expansion to Banner's current property to open in 2019.
6 Tucson House Tucson House 1501 N. Oracle Rd. Tucson, Arizona from Drachman St. - Copy 01.jpg 195 (59) 17 1963 Originally designed by Chicago developers to be a luxury high-rise apartment building with hotel-like amenities. Tallest building in Tucson from 1963-1967, and still the tallest residential building in the city. Currently owned by the City of Tucson and utilized as public housing for the elderly and disabled.
7 Luna 170 (51.6) 14 2013 Construction has been completed. The building is now the tallest all-student residential building in the city.
8 Casino Del Sol Hotel Tower 166 (50) 10 2011 A 26 ft tall L.E.D. dome sits atop the building.
9 olīv 160 (48.7) 14 2020 A 160 foot tall tower completed in August 2020. Private dormitories for University of Arizona students.
10 Sol 160 (48.7) 13 2014 A 160 foot tall tower completed in 2014. Sister building to Luna. Private dormitories for University of Arizona students.
11 Hub at Tucson 158 (48.7) 13 2014 A 160 foot tall residential tower. It is 13 stories tall. Private dormitories for University of Arizona students.
12 Pima County Administrative Building Pima County Administration Building Low Quality.JPG 155 (47) 11 1969
13 Transamerica Building Transamerica Building, Tucson, AZ (2007-04-02).jpg 153 (47) 11 1962 Originally the Phoenix Title Building, named after its largest tenant.
14 Aspire Tucson 151 (46) 12 2019 Student housing in the main gate area
15 Pioneer Hotel Building PioneerTucAZ1.jpg 151 (46) 11 1930 Originally a hotel. In the early morning hours of December 20, 1970 a fire broke out in the building resulting in the deaths of 29 people. Louis Cuen Taylor, a 16-year-old boy, was later charged with starting the fire. Taylor was sentenced to life in prison; when doubts arose as to the actual cause of the fire, he was allowed to change his plea to "no contest" and was set free after serving 42 years.
16 The Hotel Arizona 150 (45) 12 1973 Originally the Braniff Place Tucson or Braniff International Hotel.
17 UA Health Science Innovation Building 148 (45.1) 9 2019 A new building for the school's nursing, medical, and pharmacy colleges. Lobby space will be used to host school events. Swaim architects.
18 Joint Justice 143 (42.6) 8 2013 A court complex to be operated by Pima County. Frame work and facade are complete.
19 Chase Building Valley National Bank building (Tucson) from SW 1.JPG 142 (43) 11 1929 Originally the Consolidated National Bank building.
20 Pima County Superior Court Building 137 (42) 9 1974
21 UniSource Energy Building 135 (42) 9 2011 Building will become the new home for Tucson Electric Power and UniSource Energy, it is the first highrise/skyscraper built in Tucson since the mid-1980s.
22 Evo A. DeConcini United States Courthouse 134 (41) 6 2000
23 Gould-Simpson Building 131 (40) 10 1985 Houses technical labs and classrooms on the University of Arizona campus.
24 Merrill Lynch Building 130 (40) 9 1963
25 City Hall Tower Tucson City Hall Tower Low Quality.JPG 120 (36) 10 1967
26 Federal Building Federal Building, Tucson, AZ (2007-04-02).jpg 113 (34) 8 1974
27 St. Marys Hospital 102 (31) 8 1950

Approved, Proposed, Under Construction or Cancelled

Under Construction

Rank in City After Completion Name Image Height
ft (m)
Floors Year Notes
10 Opus 150 (45.7) 13 2021 324 unit apartment tower on Fourth Avenue Notes
2 75 Broadway 300 (91.44) 20 2020 A 20 story tower with 200,000 square feet of office space.
4 Speedway and Campbell 1 250 (76.2) 20 2019 A proposed tower adjacent to the University of Arizona. Completed complex will have three towers.
16 Speedway and Campbell 2 150 (45.72) 12 2019 A proposed tower adjacent to the University of Arizona
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