List of tallest buildings in Columbus, Ohio
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One Nationwide Plaza
One Nationwide Plaza is a 40-story skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio that is the headquarters of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. It is part of the complex of buildings known as Nationwide Plaza....
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Three Nationwide Plaza
Three Nationwide Plaza is a 408ft postmodern highrise building located in Downtown Columbus Columbus, Ohio. The building is part of the larger multi-building complex known as Nationwide Plaza. Nationwide Plaza is the headquarters of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Three Nationwide Plaza is the...
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William Green Building
The William Green Building is a 530 ft tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was constructed from 1987 to 1990, and was topped out on June 8, 1988. It is the third-tallest building in Columbus and the tallest constructed in 1990s. The low rise wing that extends to North High Street is...
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AEP Building
The AEP Building is a 456ft tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1983 and has 31 floors. Abramovitz, Harris & Kingsland designed the building, which is the 8th tallest in Columbus. It has served as the headquarters of the American Electric Power Company since they relocated from...
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Rhodes State Office Tower
The James A. Rhodes State Office Tower is a skyscraper located in Columbus, Ohio. The Rhodes Tower was completed and occupied in 1974, and is currently the tallest building in Columbus and the fifth tallest in Ohio...
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LeVeque Tower
The LeVeque Tower is a 47-story Art Deco-style building in Columbus, Ohio. Located at 50 West Broad Street, it was the tallest building in Columbus from 1927 until 1974 when the Rhodes State Office Tower was completed. The LeVeque Tower is tall, which at the time of its completion made it the...
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Vern Riffe State Office Tower
The Vern Riffe State Office Tower is a 503-foot-tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1988 and has 32 floors. NBBJ designed the building, which is the fifth-tallest in Columbus, and has 102,192 m² of floor area...
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This list of tallest buildings in Columbus ranks skyscraper
Skyscraper
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s and high-rises in the U.S.
United States
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city of Columbus, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
by height. The tallest building in the city is the 41-story
Storey
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Rhodes State Office Tower
Rhodes State Office Tower
The James A. Rhodes State Office Tower is a skyscraper located in Columbus, Ohio. The Rhodes Tower was completed and occupied in 1974, and is currently the tallest building in Columbus and the fifth tallest in Ohio...
, which rises 629 feet (192 m) and was completed in 1973. The structure is the fifth-tallest completed building in the state
U.S. state
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, and is also Ohio's tallest building that rises in the center of a city block
City block
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. The city's second-tallest structure is the LeVeque Tower
LeVeque Tower
The LeVeque Tower is a 47-story Art Deco-style building in Columbus, Ohio. Located at 50 West Broad Street, it was the tallest building in Columbus from 1927 until 1974 when the Rhodes State Office Tower was completed. The LeVeque Tower is tall, which at the time of its completion made it the...
; this 1927 Art Deco
Art Deco
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skyscraper was the first building in the state to be built on caisson
Caisson (engineering)
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foundations. Of the 20 tallest buildings in Ohio, nine are located in Columbus.
The history of skyscrapers in Columbus began with the completion in 1900 of 16 East Broad Street
16 East Broad Street
16 East Broad Street is a building in Columbus, Ohio. Completed in 1900, the building stands at a height of , with 13 floors. It stood as the tallest building in the city until being surpassed by 8 East Broad Street in 1906....
, 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 feet (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
William Green Building
The William Green Building is a 530 ft tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was constructed from 1987 to 1990, and was topped out on June 8, 1988. It is the third-tallest building in Columbus and the tallest constructed in 1990s. The low rise wing that extends to North High Street is...
. 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
Midwestern United States
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(after Chicago, Minneapolis, and Detroit) and 19th in the country. As of June 2008, there are 80 completed high-rises in the city. Columbus ranks third in the state in high-rise count after Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
and Cincinnati
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, which have 124 and 120 completed high-rises respectively.
Columbus has been the site of very little high-rise construction since the construction boom ended in 1991 with the completion of First Third Center
Fifth Third Center (Columbus)
Fifth Third Center is a 302ft tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1998 and has 25 floors. Miller & Reeves designed the building, which is the 17th tallest in Columbus.-References:**...
in 1998; since then, only four skyscrapers that rank in city's 20 tallest buildings have been constructed, the tallest being the 314 feet (96 m) Miranova Condominiums
Miranova Place
Miranova Place is an office / condominiums complex in Columbus, Ohio, consisting of Miranova Condominiums and Miranova Corporate Tower. They are located at 1 and 2 Miranova Place respectively, just north of the South Innerbelt along the Scioto River...
. The most recent high-rise development in the city was The Condominiums at North Bank Park
The Condominiums at North Bank Park
The Condominiums at North Bank Park is a 267ft tall high rise in Columbus, Ohio. It was constructed from 2006 to 2007 and has 20 floors. The 20th tallest building in Columbus was designed by 360 Architecture and developed by Nationwide Realty Investors....
, which was completed in 2007. As of July 2008, there are no new high-rise buildings under construction in Columbus. However, there are two major high-rise reconstructions taking place in mid-2008 in the city; Eight on the Square and the Grange Mutual Companies Building are being renovated. The largest high-rise development taking place in Columbus is Buggyworks Phase II, which is expected to rise 23 stories in height; it is the city's only building proposed for construction that is taller than 20 stories.
Tallest buildings
| Rank | Name | Height ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology... |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rhodes State Office Tower Rhodes State Office Tower The James A. Rhodes State Office Tower is a skyscraper located in Columbus, Ohio. The Rhodes Tower was completed and occupied in 1974, and is currently the tallest building in Columbus and the fifth tallest in Ohio... |
629 / 192 | 41 | 1973 | Has been the tallest building in Columbus and the tallest mid-block skyscraper in Ohio Ohio Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus... since 1973. Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1970s. |
| 2 | LeVeque Tower LeVeque Tower The LeVeque Tower is a 47-story Art Deco-style building in Columbus, Ohio. Located at 50 West Broad Street, it was the tallest building in Columbus from 1927 until 1974 when the Rhodes State Office Tower was completed. The LeVeque Tower is tall, which at the time of its completion made it the... |
555 / 169 | 47 | 1927 | Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1920s. |
| 3 | William Green Building William Green Building The William Green Building is a 530 ft tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was constructed from 1987 to 1990, and was topped out on June 8, 1988. It is the third-tallest building in Columbus and the tallest constructed in 1990s. The low rise wing that extends to North High Street is... |
530 / 162 | 33 | 1990 | Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1990s. |
| 4 | Huntington Center | 512 / 156 | 37 | 1984 | Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1980s. |
| 5 | Vern Riffe State Office Tower Vern Riffe State Office Tower The Vern Riffe State Office Tower is a 503-foot-tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1988 and has 32 floors. NBBJ designed the building, which is the fifth-tallest in Columbus, and has 102,192 m² of floor area... |
503 / 153 | 32 | 1988 | |
| 6 | One Nationwide Plaza One Nationwide Plaza One Nationwide Plaza is a 40-story skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio that is the headquarters of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. It is part of the complex of buildings known as Nationwide Plaza.... |
485 / 148 | 40 | 1976 | |
| 7 | Franklin County Courthouse Franklin County Government Center The Franklin County Government Center is a government complex in Columbus, Ohio. The tallest building in the complex is the 27 floor, 464ft tall Franklin County Courthouse. It is the 7th tallest building in Columbus. Other buildings include 19 floor Municipal Court, and the 10 floor Hall of... |
464 / 141 | 27 | 1991 | |
| 8 | AEP Building AEP Building The AEP Building is a 456ft tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1983 and has 31 floors. Abramovitz, Harris & Kingsland designed the building, which is the 8th tallest in Columbus. It has served as the headquarters of the American Electric Power Company since they relocated from... |
456 / 139 | 31 | 1983 | |
| 9 | Borden Building Borden Building The Borden Building is a 438ft , 34 floor, tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was topped out on May 9, 1973, and completed the next year. Harrison & Abramovitz designed the building, which is the 9th tallest in Columbus. It has 52,842 m² of floor space.... |
438 / 134 | 34 | 1974 | |
| 10 | Three Nationwide Plaza Three Nationwide Plaza Three Nationwide Plaza is a 408ft postmodern highrise building located in Downtown Columbus Columbus, Ohio. The building is part of the larger multi-building complex known as Nationwide Plaza. Nationwide Plaza is the headquarters of Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company. Three Nationwide Plaza is the... |
408 / 124 | 27 | 1989 | |
| 11 | One Columbus Center One Columbus Center One Columbus Center is a 366ft tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. The cornerstone for the 26 floor building was laid on October 21, 1986, and it was completed the next year. NBBJ designed the building, which is the 11th tallest in Columbus. The staggered facade allows for 15 corner offices on... |
366 / 112 | 26 | 1987 | |
| 12 | Columbus Center Columbus Center (Ohio) Columbus Center is a 357ft tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1964 and has 25 floors. It is the 12th tallest building in Columbus, and the tallest constructed in the 1960s. The building served as the headquarters of Bank One prior to its merger with First Chicago NBD, and... |
357 / 109 | 25 | 1964 | Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1960s. Was built as the Bank One Tower. |
| 13 | Capitol Square Capitol Square Capitol Square is a tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1984, has 26 floors, and of floor space. Abramovitz, Harris & Kingsland designed the building, which is the 13th tallest building in Columbus.... |
350 / 107 | 26 | 1984 | |
| 14 | Continental Center Continental Center Continental Center is a 348ft tall skyscraper is Columbus, Ohio. The 14th tallest building in the city has 26 floors and was completed in 1973.-References:**... |
348 / 106 | 26 | 1973 | |
| 15 | National City Bank Building National City Bank Building (Columbus) PNC Bank Building is a skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1977 and has 24 floors. It is the 15th tallest building in Columbus.-References:**... |
317 / 97 | 25 | 1977 | |
| 16 | Miranova Condominiums Miranova Place Miranova Place is an office / condominiums complex in Columbus, Ohio, consisting of Miranova Condominiums and Miranova Corporate Tower. They are located at 1 and 2 Miranova Place respectively, just north of the South Innerbelt along the Scioto River... |
314 / 96 | 26 | 2001 | Tallest residential building in the state of Ohio. Tallest building built in the 2000s. |
| 17 | Fifth Third Center Fifth Third Center (Columbus) Fifth Third Center is a 302ft tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1998 and has 25 floors. Miller & Reeves designed the building, which is the 17th tallest in Columbus.-References:**... |
302 / 92 | 25 | 1998 | |
| 18 | Motorists Mutual Building Motorists Mutual Building The Motorists Mutual Building is a 286ft tall skyscraper located at 471 East Broad Street Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1973 and has 21 floors. It is the 18th tallest building in Columbus.- References :* *... |
286 / 87 | 21 | 1973 | |
| 19 | Midland Building Midland Building The Midland Building is a 280 ft tall skyscraper located at 250 East Broad Street, Columbus, Ohio. The office building was completed in 1970 and has 21 floors. Thomas E. Stanley designed the building, which is the 19th tallest in Columbus.... |
280 / 85 | 21 | 1970 | |
| 20 | The Condominiums at North Bank Park The Condominiums at North Bank Park The Condominiums at North Bank Park is a 267ft tall high rise in Columbus, Ohio. It was constructed from 2006 to 2007 and has 20 floors. The 20th tallest building in Columbus was designed by 360 Architecture and developed by Nationwide Realty Investors.... |
267 / 81 | 20 | 2007 | |
| 21= | Lincoln Tower Dormitory Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States... |
260 / 79 | 26 | 1967 | |
| 21= | Morrill Tower Dormitory Ohio State University The Ohio State University, commonly referred to as Ohio State, is a public research university located in Columbus, Ohio. It was originally founded in 1870 as a land-grant university and is currently the third largest university campus in the United States... |
260 / 79 | 26 | 1967 | |
| 23 | Hyatt Regency Columbus Hyatt Regency Columbus The Hyatt Regency Columbus is a high-rise hotel in Columbus, Ohio. The building rises 20 floors and in height, and stands as the 23rd-tallest building in the city. The structure was completed in 1980. The Hyatt Regency Columbus was designed by architects Prindle, Patrick + Associates, an... |
256 / 78 | 20 | 1980 | |
| 24 | Key Bank Building Key Bank Building The Key Bank Building is a 253ft tall skyscraper in Columbus, Ohio. It was completed in 1963 and has 20 floors. It is the 23rd tallest building in Columbus and has 24,619 m² of floors space.-References:**... |
253 / 77 | 20 | 1963 | |
| 25 | Adam's Mark Hotel | 243 / 74 | 16 | 1961 | |
| 26 | Town Center | 226 / 69 | 17 | 1974 | |
| 27 | 8 East Broad Street 8 East Broad Street 8 East Broad Street is a building in Columbus, Ohio. Built in 1906, it was the tallest building in the city for many years. Presently, it is a residential building, housing condominiums in a development called "8 on the Square".-References:... |
212 / 64.6 | 17 | 1906 | |
| 28 | Huntington Building Huntington Building The Huntington Building is a historic site in Miami, Florida. It is located at 168 Southeast 1st Street. On January 4, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.... |
202 / 59.4 | 13 | 1926 | |
| 29 | Ohio Judicial Center | 200 / 57.9 | 14 | 1933 | |
| 30 | 16 East Broad Street 16 East Broad Street 16 East Broad Street is a building in Columbus, Ohio. Completed in 1900, the building stands at a height of , with 13 floors. It stood as the tallest building in the city until being surpassed by 8 East Broad Street in 1906.... |
180 / 64.4 | 13 | 1900 | |
Tallest proposed
This lists the skyscraper that is proposed for construction in Columbus and is planned to rise at least 250 feet (76 m) in height, but is not yet a completed structure. A floor count of 20 stories is used as the cutoff in place of a height of 250 feet (76 m) because the building's exact height has not yet been released by its developer. The tallest building under construction in the city, as of June 2010, is the new Nationwide Children's Hospital. This 12-story, 200 feet (61 m) hospital is the second largest children's hospital in the world. It is located on the South Side, at the intersection of Parsons and Livingston.| Name | Height ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology... |
Floors | Year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buggyworks Phase II - Firestone Ally | 317 ft | 23 | |||
| Buggyworks Phase III - The Works Tower | 410 ft | 29 | |||
| OSU Medical Center Tower | 293 ft | 21 | 2014 |
Timeline of tallest buildings
| Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height ft / m Metre The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology... |
Floors | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 East Broad Street 16 East Broad Street 16 East Broad Street is a building in Columbus, Ohio. Completed in 1900, the building stands at a height of , with 13 floors. It stood as the tallest building in the city until being surpassed by 8 East Broad Street in 1906.... |
16 East Broad Street | 1900–1906 | 180 / 55 | 13 | |
| 8 East Broad Street 8 East Broad Street 8 East Broad Street is a building in Columbus, Ohio. Built in 1906, it was the tallest building in the city for many years. Presently, it is a residential building, housing condominiums in a development called "8 on the Square".-References:... |
8 East Broad Street | 1906–1927 | 212 / 65 | 17 | |
| LeVeque Tower LeVeque Tower The LeVeque Tower is a 47-story Art Deco-style building in Columbus, Ohio. Located at 50 West Broad Street, it was the tallest building in Columbus from 1927 until 1974 when the Rhodes State Office Tower was completed. The LeVeque Tower is tall, which at the time of its completion made it the... |
50 West Broad Street | 1927–1973 | 555 / 169 | 47 | |
| Rhodes State Office Tower Rhodes State Office Tower The James A. Rhodes State Office Tower is a skyscraper located in Columbus, Ohio. The Rhodes Tower was completed and occupied in 1974, and is currently the tallest building in Columbus and the fifth tallest in Ohio... |
30 East Broad Street | 1973–present | 629 / 192 | 41 | |
External links
- Diagram of Columbus skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage