This list of tallest buildings in Louisville ranks skyscrapers in the U.S.

United States

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 city of Louisville

Louisville, Kentucky

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, Kentucky

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 by height. The tallest building in the city is the AEGON Center

AEGON Center

The AEGON Center is a skyscraper in Downtown, Louisville, Kentucky and located at 400 West Market Street. The 35-story, high structure was designed by architect John Burgee with Philip Johnson and was completed in 1993 at the cost of $100 million...

, which rises 167 meters/550 feet, was completed in 1993.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Louisville skyscrapers that stand at least 37 meters tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

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	AEGON Center AEGON Center The AEGON Center is a skyscraper in Downtown, Louisville, Kentucky and located at 400 West Market Street. The 35-story, high structure was designed by architect John Burgee with Philip Johnson and was completed in 1993 at the cost of $100 million...	549 / 167	35	1993	Formerly Capital Holding Tower; formerly Providian Center; tallest building in Kentucky, 1993 to present
2	National City Tower National City Tower National City Tower is a skyscraper in Downtown, Louisville, Kentucky, United States, and located at 101 South Fifth Street. Completed in 1972, the 40-story, high structure was designed by architects Wallace Harrison and Max Abramovitz based on the timeless designs of Ludwig Mies van der Rohe...	512 / 156	40	1972	Formerly First National Tower; tallest building in Kentucky, 1972–1993
3	PNC Plaza PNC Plaza PNC Plaza is a skyscraper in Downtown, Louisville, Kentucky and located at 500 West Jefferson Street. Owned by Pittsburgh-based PNC Bank, the 30-story, high structure was designed by architect Welton Becket and was completed in 1971. A notable feature of the building is the pattern of pre-cast...	420 / 128	30	1971	Formerly Citizens Plaza; tallest building in Kentucky, 1971–1972
4	Humana Building Humana Building The Humana Building, also known as the Humana Tower, is a skyscraper in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, located at 500 West Main Street. The 27-story structure is headquarters of the Humana Corporation and known for its postmodern architecture. It was designed by Michael Graves...	417 / 127	27	1985
5	Waterfront Park Place	364 / 111	22	2004	Tallest residential building in Kentucky, 2004–present
6	B&W Brown & Williamson Brown & Williamson was an American tobacco company and subsidiary of the giant British American Tobacco, that produced several popular cigarette brands. It became infamous as the focus of investigations for chemically enhancing the addictiveness of cigarettes...  Tower	363 / 111	26	1982
7	Meidinger Tower	363 / 111	26	1982
8	Waterfront Plaza II	340 / 104	25	1993
9	Waterfront Plaza I	340 / 104	25	1991
10	E.ON E.ON E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....  U.S. Center	328 / 100	23	1989
11	Galt House Galt House The Galt House is a 25-story, 1300-room hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. The original hotel was erected in 1837. The current Galt House is presently the city's only hotel on the Ohio River. Many noted people have stayed at the Galt House, including Jefferson Davis, Charles Dickens, Abraham Lincoln...  (West Tower)	325 / 99	25	1972	Tallest hotel in Kentucky
12	Galt House Galt House The Galt House is a 25-story, 1300-room hotel in Louisville, Kentucky. The original hotel was erected in 1837. The current Galt House is presently the city's only hotel on the Ohio River. Many noted people have stayed at the Galt House, including Jefferson Davis, Charles Dickens, Abraham Lincoln...  (East Tower)	322 / 98	20	1985
13	BB&T BB&T BB&T Corporation is an American bank with assets of $157 billion , offering full-service commercial and retail banking services along with other financial services like insurance, investments, retail brokerage, mortgage, corporate finance, consumer finance, payment services, international...  Building	312 / 95	24	1972
14	The 800 Apartments The 800 Apartments The 800 Apartments is a skyscraper in Downtown, Louisville, Kentucky. The building is named after its address of 800 South Fourth Street. The 29-story, high structure was designed by the Louisville architectural firm of Arrasmith and Tyler in a partnership with the Chicago architectural firm of...	290 / 88	29	1963	Tallest Building in Kentucky, 1963–1971; tallest residential building in Kentucky 1963-2004
15	Commonwealth Building Commonwealth Building (Louisville) The Commonwealth Building was a 21-story, building in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky located on the northwestern corner of Fourth Street and Broadway....	255 / 78	21	1928	Tallest Building in Kentucky, 1955–1963; demolished
16	Louisville Metro Housing Authority Louisville Metro Housing Authority The Louisville Metro Housing Authority is the government agency in Louisville, Kentucky that is charged with providing affordable housing and financial aid to homeowners and renters.-External links:*...  Avenue Plaza Apartments	250 / 76	18	1974
17	Heyburn Building Heyburn Building The Heyburn Building is a 17-floor, 250 foot building in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky. In the early 20th century, it was an integral part of the "magic corner" of Fourth Street and Broadway, which rivaled Main Street as Louisville's business district...	250 / 76	17	1927	Tallest Building in Kentucky, 1928–1955
18	Blanton House Apartments	246 / 75	20	1972
19	Hyatt Hyatt Hyatt Hotels Corporation , is an international operator of hotels.Hyatt Center is the headquarters for Hyatt corporation...  Regency Hotel	246 / 75	18	1978
20	Dosker Manor East, Louisville Metro Housing Authority Louisville Metro Housing Authority The Louisville Metro Housing Authority is the government agency in Louisville, Kentucky that is charged with providing affordable housing and financial aid to homeowners and renters.-External links:*...	246 / 75	18	1968
21	Dosker Manor West, Louisville Metro Housing Authority Louisville Metro Housing Authority The Louisville Metro Housing Authority is the government agency in Louisville, Kentucky that is charged with providing affordable housing and financial aid to homeowners and renters.-External links:*...	246 / 75	18	1968
22	Kentucky Home Life Building	235 / 72	19	1912
23	Washington Building	204 / 62	15	1906	demolished
24	Kentucky Towers Apartments Kentucky Towers -History:The building was first built in 1925 on the corner of Fifth and Walnut Street as the Kentucky Hotel. It was the last hotel built in downtown Kentucky before World War Two. The late 1960s experienced a large growth in new apartment construction throughout the United States...	202 / 61	19	1925
25	Starks Building Starks Building The Starks Building is a landmark 14-story building on Fourth Street and Muhammad Ali Boulevard in Downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It was built in 1913 on a site that had been the First Christian Church of Louisville. It was commissioned by local businessman John Starks Rodes and designed by...	202 / 61	14	1913
26	River View Place	201 / 61	19	1925
27	Marriott Marriott International Marriott International, Inc. is a worldwide operator and franchisor of a broad portfolio of hotels and related lodging facilities. Founded by J. Willard Marriott, the company is now led by son J.W. Marriott, Jr...  Hotel Louisville	200 / 61	17	2005
28	Waterside Building	184 / 56	11	1923
29	AT&T (BellSouth) Building	184 / 56	10	1930
30	Preston Pointe	171 / 52	8	2004
31	Brown Hotel (Louisville, Kentucky)	164 / 50	16	1923
32	Old U.S. Post Office and Customs House	164 / 50	5	19??	demolished
33	Louisville and Nashville Railroad Office Building Louisville and Nashville Railroad Office Building The Louisville and Nashville Railroad Office Building is an historic building located in downtown Louisville, Kentucky, USA. It was once the headquarters of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, a prominent railroad company from the mid-19th century to the 1970s.- Architecture :The structure is...	164 / 50	11	1907
34	Columbia Building	162 / 49	10	1890	demolished
35	Merchants Ice Tower	157 / 48	13	1920
36	Seelbach Hotel Seelbach Hotel The Seelbach Hotel is a hotel in Louisville, Kentucky, founded by Bavarian-born immigrant brothers Louis and Otto Seelbach. It has since been renamed the Seelbach Hilton. The hotel was envisioned by the Seelbach Brothers to embody the old-world grandeur of European hotels in cities such as Vienna...	145 / 44	12	1906
37	Chestnut Centre	143 / 44	11	1920
38	Republic Building	138 / 42	11	1916
39	Henry Watterson Hotel	131 / 40	11	1912	demolished
40	Weissinger-Gaulbert Apartments	125 / 38	10	19??
41	Commodore Apartments	120 / 37	11	1929
42	First Trust Centre	117 / 36	7	1889
43	Louisville Courier-Journal Building	116 / 35	8	1948
44	The Henry Clay (old YMCA Building)	116 / 35	8	1924

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

This lists buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or were proposed for construction in Louisville and are planned to rise at least 250 feet (76 m), but are not yet completed structures. Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included.

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* (est.)	Status	Notes
1	Museum Plaza Louisville Museum Plaza Louisville Museum Plaza was a 62-story skyscraper that was planned for Louisville, Kentucky, United States. By August 1, 2011, despite the expenditure of public funds on its behalf, its developers had officially announced that they were abandoning plans to build it...	703 / 214	62	n/a	cancelled; plans abandoned
2	Capital Plaza	380 / 116	25	?	proposed
3	Jefferson Development		18	2010	proposed
4	Willow Grande		17	2011	proposed
5	RiverPark Place Tower 2		16	2008	proposed
6	RiverPark Place Tower 1		16	2008	proposed
7	Central City District Residential Tower		15	2010	proposed
8	ZirMed Gateway Towers		12	2009	completed

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