List of tallest buildings in Austin - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

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One American Center

One American Center is a skyscraper in Downtown Austin, the state capital of Texas in the United States. Standing 394 feet tall and containing 32 floors, it is currently the 8th tallest building in Austin. It was the tallest building in Austin until the finishing of the Frost Bank Tower in 2003...

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W Austin Hotel and Residences

W Austin Hotel & Residences is a 37-story hotel and residential skyscraper in Austin, Texas that opened in December 2010. Standing at 478 feet above the ground and 37 stories, it is the fourth tallest building in Austin. It is a residential building that sits behind the Austin City Hall. It holds...

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Frost Bank Tower

The Frost Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Austin, Texas, United States. Standing 515 feet tall with 33 floors, it is the third tallest building in Austin, behind The Austonian and the 360 Condominiums. It was developed by Cousins Properties from November 2001 to December 2003 as a class A...

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The Austonian

The Austonian is a residential skyscraper in Downtown Austin, Texas. At tall with 56 floors, the building is the tallest in Austin, overtaking the 360 Condominiums. The tower is also the tallest all-residential building in the state of Texas and Texas' tallest building outside of Houston or...

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The Ashton

The Ashton is a 36 story residential highrise located in Austin, Texas. Completed in 2009, it is 412 feet high and rises just 15 feet from its neighbor to the east, about 100 feet shorter, 100 Congress. The Ashton was one of the first skyscrapers built in Austin during the city's 2006-2010...

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One Congress Plaza

One Congress Plaza is a skyscraper in Downtown Austin, the state capital of Texas in the United States. Standing 390 feet tall and containing 30 floors, standing as the eighth tallest building in Austin. One famous feature of the building has been its sunken plaza, which includes trees and park...

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The U.S. city of Austin, Texas

Austin, Texas

Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in...

is the site of 121 high-rises, 46 of which stand taller than 180 feet (55 m). The tallest building in the city is the 56-story

Storey

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Austonian

The Austonian

, which is 683 ft (208 m) tall. Completed in 2010, it is the tallest building in Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

outside of Houston

Houston, Texas

Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...

and Dallas

Dallas, Texas

Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...

and the tallest residential tower west of the Mississippi River

Mississippi River

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. The second-tallest building is 360 Condominiums, which stands 563 ft (172 m) and was Austin's tallest from 2008 to 2010. The third-tallest building in the city is the Frost Bank Tower

Frost Bank Tower

, which was Austin's tallest structure from 2004 until 2008.

The history of skyscrapers in Austin began with the construction of the Scarborough Building in 1910, which is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city. Austin went through a skyscraper boom in the 1970s and 1980s, which resulted in the construction of more than 30 of the tallest buildings in the city. Since 2007, the city has been going through a second building boom, with a multitude of buildings constructed, including the Austonian and 360 Condominiums. Additionally, over 30 high-rises are proposed for construction. In total, Austin contains 121 high-rises, of which 3 are under construction. , no buildings are among the tallest in the United States.

Multiple buildings proposed in Austin would be in the list of tallest buildings in the city if constructed. The T. Stacy and Associates Hotel & Condo Tower is one of the tallest proposed buildings in the United States with 70 floors and a height of 830 ft (253 m). The Post Office Tower I would be the fifth-tallest in the city if completed. , the Federal Courthouse is the only building under construction in Austin that is planned to rise over 100 ft (30 m).

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Austin skyscrapers that stand at least 180 feet (54.9 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts or other objects not part of the original plans. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings.

Rank	Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Coordinates	Notes
1	The Austonian The Austonian The Austonian is a residential skyscraper in Downtown Austin, Texas. At tall with 56 floors, the building is the tallest in Austin, overtaking the 360 Condominiums. The tower is also the tallest all-residential building in the state of Texas and Texas' tallest building outside of Houston or...	683 (208.2 m)	56	2010	30°15′53.43"N 97°44′41.37"W	Tallest residential building in the United States west of the Mississippi River Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains... ; tallest building in Texas outside of Houston and Dallas
2	360 Condominiums	563 (171.6 m)	43	2008	30°16′2.27"N 97°44′58.94"W	Stood as the tallest residential building in Texas until the Austonian surpassed it; the building was originally designed to be shorter, but more floors and units were later added.
3	Frost Bank Tower Frost Bank Tower The Frost Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Austin, Texas, United States. Standing 515 feet tall with 33 floors, it is the third tallest building in Austin, behind The Austonian and the 360 Condominiums. It was developed by Cousins Properties from November 2001 to December 2003 as a class A...	515 (157 m)	33	2004	30°15′58.73"N 97°44′34.65"W	Was the first skyscraper in the United States to start construction after the September 11, 2001 attacks September 11, 2001 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation...
4	W Austin Hotel and Residences W Austin Hotel and Residences W Austin Hotel & Residences is a 37-story hotel and residential skyscraper in Austin, Texas that opened in December 2010. Standing at 478 feet above the ground and 37 stories, it is the fourth tallest building in Austin. It is a residential building that sits behind the Austin City Hall. It holds...	478 (145.7 m)	37	2010	30°15′56.69"N 97°44′49.44"W
5	Spring Spring (building) Spring is a 44 story residential condominium in Austin, Texas. Opening and completed in 2009, Spring stands over west Austin. The building was designed by Vancouver based Architect Foad Rafii. Architect of record is Morris Architects and Pentagram was graphic designer of the project...	434 (132.3 m)	43	2009	30°16′7.77"N 97°45′14.32"W	Tallest building in the West End district
6	The Ashton The Ashton The Ashton is a 36 story residential highrise located in Austin, Texas. Completed in 2009, it is 412 feet high and rises just 15 feet from its neighbor to the east, about 100 feet shorter, 100 Congress. The Ashton was one of the first skyscrapers built in Austin during the city's 2006-2010...	416 (126.8 m)	37	2009	30°15′51.49"N 97°44′43.42"W	Tallest apartment building in Austin
7	One Congress Plaza One Congress Plaza One Congress Plaza is a skyscraper in Downtown Austin, the state capital of Texas in the United States. Standing 390 feet tall and containing 30 floors, standing as the eighth tallest building in Austin. One famous feature of the building has been its sunken plaza, which includes trees and park...	398 (121.3 m)	30	1987	30°15′48.69"N 97°44′37.24"W
8	One American Center One American Center One American Center is a skyscraper in Downtown Austin, the state capital of Texas in the United States. Standing 394 feet tall and containing 32 floors, it is currently the 8th tallest building in Austin. It was the tallest building in Austin until the finishing of the Frost Bank Tower in 2003...	397 (121 m)	32	1984	30°16′7.34"N 97°44′35.85"W
9	Four Seasons Residences	394 (120.1 m)	32	2010	30°15′44.18"N 97°44′30.01"W
10	Austin Hilton Convention Center Austin Hilton Convention Center Hotel The Hilton Austin Convention Center Hotel is the largest and tallest hotel in Austin, Texas at tall with 31 stories. Designed by Ellerbe Becket Inc and Susman Tisdale Gayle Architects , the building broke ground on July 10, 2001 and topped out officially on January 17, 2003, a span of 1 year, 6...	377 (114.9 m)	31	2004	30°15′54.49"N 97°44′17.58"W	Tallest all-hotel building in Austin
11	Legacy at Town Lake	339 (103.3 m)	31	2008	30°15′21.57"N 97°44′22.06"W
12	Bank of America Center Bank of America (Austin) The Bank of America Center is a building in Austin, Texas. It was built in 1975 and has of floor space on 26 floors. It is tall and is located on the east side of Congress Avenue in Downtown Austin between 5th Street and 6th Street.- External links :*...	336 (102.4 m)	26	1975	30°16′3.53"N 97°44′33.49"W
13=	300 West Sixth	328 (100 m)	23	2002	30°16′8.87"N 97°44′44.92"W
13	100 Congress	328 (100 m)	22	1987	30°15′50.72"N 97°44′41.99"W
15	San Jacinto Center	324 (98.8 m)	21	1987	30°15′44.52"N 97°44′34.65"W
16	The Monarch	323 (98.5 m)	29	2008	30°16′8.6"N 97°45′8.25"W
17	JPMorgan Chase Bank Tower	322 (98.1 m)	21	1974	30°16′6"N 97°44′42.37"W
18	Texas State Capitol Texas State Capitol The Texas State Capitol is located in Austin, Texas, and is the fourth building to be the house of Texas government in Austin. It houses the chambers of the Texas Legislature and the office of the governor of Texas. It was designed originally during 1881 by architect Elijah E. Myers, and was...	311 (94.8 m)	4	1888	30°16′28.75"N 97°44′25.61"W
19=	Main Building of The University of Texas at Austin Main Building of The University of Texas at Austin The Main Building is a structure at the center of the University of Texas campus in Austin, Texas, United States...	307 (93.6 m)	29	1937	30°17′9.24"N 97°44′21.75"W
19=	Dobie Center Dobie Center Dobie Center, named after J. Frank Dobie, is a privately owned twenty-seven story residence hall located adjacent to the University of Texas at Austin campus. In addition to being a private residence for students, Dobie also contains a two-story mall, a movie theatre, restaurants, and specialty...	307 (93.6 m)	29	1972	30°17′0.17"N 97°44′28.51"W
21	301 Congress	306 (93.3 m)	22	1986	30°15′54.86"N 97°44′34.84"W
22	Westgate Tower	261 (79.6 m)	25	1967	30°16′26.35"N 97°44′34.65"W
23	The Shore	257 (78.3 m)	22	2007	30°15′34.18"N 97°44′21.71"W
24	Capitol Tower	246 (75 m)	20	1986	30°16′14.14"N 97°44′23.06"W
25	816 Congress	242 (73.8 m)	20	1984	30°16′14.78"N 97°44′33.92"W
26=	The Castilian	237 (72.2 m)	23	1969	30°17′14.01"N 97°44′32.6"W
26=	William P. Clements State Office Building	237 (72.2 m)	15	1986	30°16′40.89"N 97°44′32.49"W
28	21 Rio	236 (71.9 m)	21	2009	30°17′3.4"N 97°44′41.38"W
29	Wells Fargo Tower	234 (71.3 m)	17	1981	30°16′41.83"N 97°44′35.81"W
30	Austin Centre/Omni Hotel	226 (68.9 m)	16	1986	30°16′7.8"N 97°44′25.69"W
31=	AMLI on 2nd	225 (68.6 m)	18	2008	30°15′58.06"N 97°44′53.03"W
31=	Robert Lee Moore Hall	225 (68.6 m)	14	1974	30°17′20.25"N 97°44′10.9"W
33=	Capitol Center	210 (64 m)	15	1984	30°16′17.08"N 97°44′27.85"W
33=	JPMorgan Chase Tower	210 (64 m)	15	1980	30°16′13.14"N 97°44′42.88"W
35	Blackwell Thurman Criminal Justice Center	204 (62.2 m)	11	2001	30°16′25.28"N 97°44′48.09"W
36	Hilton Garden Inn Austin	197 (60 m)	15	1984	30°15′55.26"N 97°44′7.84"W
37	Norwood Tower	189 (57.6 m)	15	1929	30°16′10.34"N 97°44′36.04"W
38=	Lyndon Baines Johnson State Office Building	188 (57.3 m)	12	1968	30°16′41.23"N 97°44′15.72"W
38=	William B. Travis State Office Building	188 (57.3 m)	12		30°16′44.5"N 97°44′17.04"W
40=	Hyatt Regency Hotel	185 (56.4 m)	17	1981	30°15′38.98"N 97°44′48.94"W
40=	Southwest Tower Building Southwest Tower Building The Southwest Tower Building is a 12-story, building at 211 East 7th St. in Downtown Austin, Texas. It is the 36th tallest building in Austin and is located across the street from the historic Driskill Hotel and the modern Omni Hotel. On the edge of the E...	185 (56.4 m)	13	1973	30°16′5.87"N 97°44′27.27"W
42=	One Texas Center	183 (55.8 m)	13	1983	30°15′26.57"N 97°44′57.9"W
42=	Doubletree Austin Guest Suites	183 (55.8 m)	15	1987	30°16′38.49"N 97°44′33.41"W
44=	Cambridge Tower	181 (55.2 m)	15	1965	30°16′50.47"N 97°44′25.73"W
44=	Stephen F. Austin Hotel	181 (55.2 m)	15	1924	30°16′8.3"N 97°44′31.39"W
46	Austin City Lofts	180 (54.9 m)	14	2001	30°16′10.67"N 97°45′5.03"W

Tallest approved and proposed

This lists buildings that are approved or proposed in Austin and are planned to rise at least 180 feet (55 m). A cutoff of 11 stories is used for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by developers.

Name	Height* ft (m)	Floors	Status	Notes
T. Stacy & Associates Hotel & Condo Tower	830 (253 m)	70	Proposed	If built, will become the 6th tallest building in Texas, behind the Renaissance Tower
Post Office Towers I	449 (137 m)	35	Proposed
T. Stacy & Associates Office Tower		30	Proposed
Marriott Convention Center Hotel		34	Proposed
Hotel Van Zandt		29	Approved
TWELVE Domain		28	Proposed
Seaholm Plaza Hotel		22	Proposed	Planned to take up the rest of the lot once owned by the Seaholm Power Plant
220-300 East Riverside Drive I		18	Proposed
220-300 East Riverside Drive II		18	Proposed
220-300 East Riverside Drive III		18	Proposed
Springhill Suites Convention Center Hotel		15	Proposed
Gables Park Plaza I	195 (59 m)	15	Proposed
The Park at Aspen Lake II		15	Proposed
Gables Park Plaza III		15	Proposed
The Park at Aspen Garage I		15	Proposed
The Park at Aspen Garage II		15	Proposed
The Park		14	Proposed
Renaissance Convention Center Hotel		11	Proposed

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This list includes buildings that have held the title of the tallest building in Austin as well as the current titleholder, the Austonian

The Austonian

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors	Coordinates
Texas State Capitol Texas State Capitol The Texas State Capitol is located in Austin, Texas, and is the fourth building to be the house of Texas government in Austin. It houses the chambers of the Texas Legislature and the office of the governor of Texas. It was designed originally during 1881 by architect Elijah E. Myers, and was...	1100 Congress Avenue	1888–1974	311 (95 m)	4	30°16′28.42"N 97°44′25.07"W
Chase Bank Tower	210 West 6th Street	1974–1975	325 (99 m)	21	30°16′8"N 97°44′41.45"W
Bank of America Center Bank of America (Austin) The Bank of America Center is a building in Austin, Texas. It was built in 1975 and has of floor space on 26 floors. It is tall and is located on the east side of Congress Avenue in Downtown Austin between 5th Street and 6th Street.- External links :*...	515 Congress Avenue	1975–1984	328 (100 m)	25	30°16′3.47"N 97°44′33.41"W
One American Center One American Center One American Center is a skyscraper in Downtown Austin, the state capital of Texas in the United States. Standing 394 feet tall and containing 32 floors, it is currently the 8th tallest building in Austin. It was the tallest building in Austin until the finishing of the Frost Bank Tower in 2003...	116 West 6th Street	1984–1987	397 (121 m)	32	30°16′6.94"N 97°44′35.96"W
One Congress Plaza One Congress Plaza One Congress Plaza is a skyscraper in Downtown Austin, the state capital of Texas in the United States. Standing 390 feet tall and containing 30 floors, standing as the eighth tallest building in Austin. One famous feature of the building has been its sunken plaza, which includes trees and park...	111 Congress Avenue	1987–2004	398 (121 m)	30	30°15′48.69"N 97°44′37.31"W
Frost Bank Tower Frost Bank Tower The Frost Bank Tower is a skyscraper in Austin, Texas, United States. Standing 515 feet tall with 33 floors, it is the third tallest building in Austin, behind The Austonian and the 360 Condominiums. It was developed by Cousins Properties from November 2001 to December 2003 as a class A...	120 East 4th Street	2004–2008	515 (157 m)	33	30°15′58.93"N 97°44′34.42"W
360 Condominiums	501 West 3rd Street	2008–2010	563 (172 m)	44	30°16′2.17"N 97°44′59.21"W
The Austonian The Austonian The Austonian is a residential skyscraper in Downtown Austin, Texas. At tall with 56 floors, the building is the tallest in Austin, overtaking the 360 Condominiums. The tower is also the tallest all-residential building in the state of Texas and Texas' tallest building outside of Houston or...	201 Colorado Street	2010–present	683 (208 m)	56	30°15′53.36"N 97°44′41.45"W

External links

Diagram of Austin skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage

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Tallest buildings

Tallest approved and proposed

Timeline of tallest buildings

See also

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