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This list of tallest buildings in Wisconsin ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Wisconsin by height. The tallest 16 buildings in Wisconsin are located in Milwaukee. The tallest is the U.S. Bank Center (Milwaukee), followed by Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons.

A 2008 view of downtown Milwaukee from E. State St., with the Yankee Hill Apartments near left, the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist near left-center, The Pfister Hotel at right-center, and the scaffolded Milwaukee City Hall at the far right. Seven of the buildings listed below are not pictured, including the Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons, which had yet to be built.
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Aerial view of downtown Madison

Tallest buildings

This list contains buildings in Wisconsin with a height of 280 feet (85m) or more. Of the 19 buildings, 18 are located in Milwaukee and 1 in Madison. The following list includes the rank of the building, name of the building, city the building is in, image of the building, height of the building in feet and meters, how many floors the building has, the year the building was made in, and notes.

Rank Name Image Height
ft (m)
Floors Year City Notes
1 U.S. Bank Center US Bank Center 2 (cropped).jpg 601 ft (183m) 42 1973 Milwaukee Tallest building in the state; previously called the First Wisconsin Center (1973–92) and the Firstar Center (1992–2002). The building won a Distinguished Building Award from the Chicago Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1974.
2 Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons Milwaukee Boat Line tour July 2022 34 (Northwestern Mutual Tower and Commons).jpg 550 ft (167m) 32 2017 Milwaukee Largest office building in Wisconsin; building mostly made out of glass. Building is located a block east across Wisconsin Ave. from the U.S. Bank Center.
3 100 East Wisconsin 100 East Wisconsin building, side.jpg 549 ft (167m) 37 1989 Milwaukee Designed as a postmodern version of old German vernacular architecture; built on the site of the former 14-story Pabst skyscraper.
4 University Club Tower University Club Tower, Milwaukee from the southeast.jpg 446 ft (136m) 36 2007 Milwaukee Tallest building constructed in the state in the 21st century, until the Northwestern Mutual Tower.
5 Milwaukee Center Milwaukee Center(cropped).jpg 426 ft (130m) 28 1988 Milwaukee Second tallest building in Milwaukee at the time it was completed.
6 411 East Wisconsin Center 411 East Wisconsin.jpg 408 ft (124m) 30 1985 Milwaukee Constructed with 1,200 eight-ton pre-cast concrete panels in a modern architectural style.
7 Northwestern Mutual North Tower Northwestern Mutual Tower cropped, Milwaukee.jpg 395 ft (120m) 19 1990 Milwaukee The light blue pyramid at the top is lit at night.
8 7Seventy7 7Seventy7 Building 387 ft (118m) 34 2018 Milwaukee The residential tower includes 310 apartments, parking, retail, and a public plaza.
9 Kilbourn Tower Kilbourn Tower Milwaukee.jpg 380 ft (116m) 33 2005 Milwaukee
10 Milwaukee City Hall Milwaukee City Hall from the south.jpg 353 ft (108m) 15 1895 Milwaukee Tallest habitable building in the world for more than four years after completion (1895–99); tallest building in Milwaukee for nearly 80 years.
11 The Moderne The Moderne Milwaukee.jpg 348 ft (106m) 31 2012 Milwaukee Tallest building in Wisconsin west of the Milwaukee River.
12 BMO Harris Financial Center New BMO Tower 790 N Water St, Milwaukee, WI 53202 335 ft (102m) 25 2020 Milwaukee
13 The Potawatomi Casino Hotel The Potawatomi Casino Hotel under construction.jpg 307 ft (94m) 21 2014 Milwaukee It is the tallest building in the city south of Interstate 94.
14 1000 North Water Street 1000 north water street.jpg 296 ft (90m) 16 1991 Milwaukee The light pink facade and windows give it a unique appearance in Milwaukee's skyline.
15 Yankee Hill Apartments 1 Yankee Hill 5809.jpg 292 ft (89m) 23 1987 Milwaukee One of two towers.
16 Chase Tower Chase Tower Milwaukee.jpg 288 ft (88m) 22 1961 Milwaukee Second tallest building in Milwaukee at the time it was completed. Once the site of Marine Bank. was originally called the Marine Plaza. Later, it was known as Bank One Plaza before Bank One's merger with Chase. Contains 480,000 square feet of Class A office space and houses Milwaukee Public Radio.
17 Wisconsin State Capitol Wis-capitol.jpg 284 ft (86m) 15 1917 Madison Tallest building in Madison. Tallest building in Wisconsin outside of Milwaukee.
18 Allen-Bradley Clock Tower Allen-Bradley.jpg 283 ft (86m) 17 1962 Milwaukee The world's second-largest four-sided clock sits atop this tower.
19 Wisconsin Tower Wisconsin Tower Milwaukee.jpg 280 ft (85m) 22 1930 Milwaukee One of the oldest buildings in Milwaukee. Second-tallest building in Milwaukee at the time of its completion; converted into 74 condominiums in 2006.

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