List of tallest buildings in Detroit

Skyline of Detroit. The Renaissance Center is visible to the far right, and the One Detroit Center is visible in the center of the image.

This list of tallest buildings in Detroit ranks skyscrapers and high rises in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan by height. The tallest skyscraper in Detroit is the 73-story Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, which rises 727 feet (222 m) along Detroit's International Riverfront.^[A][1] It is the tallest building in the state of Michigan, the 97th-tallest building in the United States, and the tallest all-hotel building in the Western Hemisphere.^[1] Another famous skyscraper is One Detroit Center, which stands as the 2nd-tallest building in the city and the state.^[2]

Detroit's history of skyscrapers began in 1889, with completion of the historic 10-story Hammond Building—considered the city's first steel-framed skyscraper.^[3] The Qube in the Detroit Financial District now stands on this site.^[4] Detroit witnessed a massive building boom during the Roaring Twenties, resulting in the construction of many of the city's ornate skyscrapers, including the Penobscot, Guardian, Fisher, Buhl, Stott, and Broderick. One Woodward Avenue, which rises 430 feet (131 m), was the tallest building constructed in the city during the 1960s. Detroit is the site of eight skyscrapers at least 492 feet (150 m) in height and twenty-seven at least 327 feet (100 m) in height.^[5] Overall, the skyline of Detroit is ranked (based upon existing and under construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m)) third in the Midwestern United States (after Chicago and Minneapolis) and sixteenth in the United States, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston, Las Vegas, Seattle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Jersey City, and Minneapolis.^[B]

The most recently constructed skyscrapers in the city are One Detroit Center, completed in 1993, and the Greektown Casino Hotel, completed in 2009. The latter rises 348 feet (106 m) and contains 30 floors.^[6] The city has received many significant restoration projects, which include the 29 story Westin Book Cadillac Hotel; originally built in 1924 and restored in 2008, it rises 349 feet (106 m).^[7]

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Detroit skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year a building was completed.

Rank	Name	Image	Height feet / m	Floors	Year	Notes
01.01	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center		727 / 222	73[A]	1977	Tallest building in the city and the state since 1977, 101st-tallest building in the United States. Tallest all-hotel building in the world upon completion; now stands as the tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere. Major renovation completed in 2004.[1][8] The entire complex is owned by General Motors.
02.02	One Detroit Center		619 / 189	43	1993	Tallest building completed in Detroit in the 1990s.[2][9] Former headquarters of Comerica Bank.
03.03	Penobscot Building		565 / 172	47	1928	When completed in 1928, the Penobscot was the world's eighth tallest building. It was the city's tallest from 1928 to 1977.[10][11] The Penobscot stands at the center of the Detroit Financial District.
04.04=	RenCen Tower 100		522 / 159	39	1977	[12][13]
04.04=	RenCen Tower 200		522 / 159	39	1977	[14][15]
04.04=	RenCen Tower 300		522 / 159	39	1977	[16][17]
04.04=	RenCen Tower 400		522 / 159	39	1977	[18][19]
08.08	Guardian Building		495 / 151	40	1929	[20][21]
09.09	Book Tower		475 / 145	38	1926	In January 2010, developer Key Investment Group reported that it plans a major renovation of the Book Tower.[22][23][24][25]
10.010	150 West Jefferson		456 / 139	26	1989	Tallest building completed in Detroit in the 1980s. Previously known as the Madden Building.[26][27]
11.011	Fisher Building		444 / 135	30	1928	[28][29]
12.012	Cadillac Tower		438 / 133	40	1927	[30][31]
13.013	David Stott Building		437 / 133	37	1929	[32][33]
14.014	One Woodward Avenue		430 / 131	28	1963	Tallest building completed in the city in the 1960s.[34][35]
15.015	Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building		393 / 120	27	1976	[36][37]
16.016	DTE Energy Headquarters		375 / 114	25	1971	[38][39]
17.017	David Broderick Tower		369 / 113	35	1928	Fully renovated in 2012 as a mixed- use residential building. The project created residential units on floors 5-34, with the lower 4 floors dedicated to retail, entertainment, and office space. Originally known as the Eaton Tower.[40][41]
18.018	211 West Fort Street		368 / 112	27	1963	[42][43]
19.019	Buhl Building		366 / 112	29	1925	[44][45]
20.020	Westin Book Cadillac Hotel		349 / 106	29	1924	Tallest hotel in the world upon completion in 1924 and restored in 2008.[7][46]
2121	Greektown Casino Hotel		348 / 106	30	2009	Tallest building completed in Detroit in the 2000s.[6][47]
22.022	First National Building		341 / 104	26	1930	Tallest building completed in Detroit in the 1930s.[48][49]
23.023=	RenCen Tower 500		339 / 103	21	1981	[50][51]
24.023=	RenCen Tower 600		339 / 103	21	1981	[52][53]
25.025	1001 Woodward		338 / 103	23	1965	[54][55]
26.026	Renaissance City Apartments		332 / 101	33	1985	[56][57]
27.027	AT&T Building Addition		327 / 100	17	1974	[58][59]
28.028	Chrysler House		324 / 99	23	1912	[60][61]
29.029	Jeffersonian Apartments		322 / 98	30	1965	[62][63]
30.030	AT&T Building		319 / 97	19	1927	[64][65]
31.031=	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Building		318 / 97	22	1971	[66][67]
32.031=	Coleman A. Young Municipal Center		318 / 97	20	1954	Tallest building completed in the city in the 1950s.[68][69]
33.033	Penobscot Building Annex		310 / 95	23	1913	[70][71]
34.034=	1300 Lafayette East Cooperative		305 / 93	29	1961	[72][73]
35.034=	Riverfront Tower 300		305 / 93	29	1983	[74][75]
36.034=	Riverfront Tower 200		305 / 93	29	1983	[76][77]

Tallest buildings by pinnacle height

This list ranks Detroit skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas. As architectural features and spires can be regarded as subjective, some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this method of measurement. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.

The Renaissance Center in Downtown Detroit

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Detroit. For most of Detroit's earlier years, the tallest buildings in the city were churches and government buildings with their steeples. The first skyscraper in the city is usually considered the Hammond Building, completed in 1889.^[3] However, since the 10-story building did not surpass the steeple of the Fort Street Presbyterian Church, it never became a city record holder. The first skyscraper to have the distinction of being Detroit's tallest building was the Ford Building, completed in 1909.^[78]

The Penobscot Building, the city's third tallest, rises above the Detroit Financial District.

Tallest buildings in Detroit's suburban cities

This list ranks buildings in Detroit's suburban municipalities that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height feet / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	3000 Town Center		Southfield	402 / 122	32	1975	The 15th tallest skyscraper in Metro Detroit.[84]
2	1000 Town Center		Southfield	395 / 120	28	1989	[84]
3	2000 Town Center		Southfield	370 / 113	28	1986	[84]
4	Top of Troy Building		Troy	346 / 106	25	1974
5	American Center		Southfield	331 / 101	26	1975	[84]
6	5000 Town Center		Southfield	328 / 100	33	1983	A residential skyscraper[84]
7	4000 Town Center		Southfield	270 / 82	20	1979	[84]
8	Tower Plaza		Ann Arbor	267 / 82	26	1969	A residential high-rise, Tower Plaza is Ann Arbor's tallest building.[85]
9	Shore Club Skytower		St. Clair Shores	260 / 79	26	2006	[86]
10	Travelers Tower I		Southfield	256 / 78	18	1971	[84]
11	One Towne Square		Southfield	253 / 77	21	1992	[84]
12	Chrysler Headquarters		Auburn Hills	249 / 76	15	1996
13	St. Florian Catholic Church		Hamtramck	247 / 75	1	1928
14	Mott Foundation Building		Flint	226 / 69	19	1930	[87]Tallest building in Flint.
15	Macomb County Building		Mount Clemens	219 / 67	13	1944	Tallest building in Macomb County.
16=	Park Lane Towers West		Dearborn	213 / 65	15	1973	[88]
16=	Park Lane Towers East		Dearborn	213 / 65	15	1971	[88]
16=	Adoba Hotel		Dearborn	213 / 65	14	1976	[88]
19	Burton Memorial Tower		Ann Arbor	212 / 65	10	1936	[85]
20=	SBC Publishing Building		Troy	207 / 63	16	1983	[89]
20=	100 North Center		Troy	207 / 63	15	1983	[89]
22	University Towers		Ann Arbor	205 / 62	19	1960	[85]
23	Southfield Centre		Southfield	201 / 61	14	1976	[84]
24	Southgate Tower		Southgate	200 / 61	13	1973	Tallest building in Downriver and the tallest building between Detroit and Toledo, Ohio.

See also

• Architecture of metropolitan Detroit
• List of tallest buildings in Michigan

Notes

A. ^ ^{a b c} General Motors, the owner of the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, maintains that the building has 73 floors.^[90] Hines Interests, the property management firm for the building, gives a floor count of 74,^[91] while architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill gives a floor count of 75.^[92] Emporis and other building database sites usually give the floor count as 70,^[1][93] while other sources state 73 stories.^[94] This table uses the floor count of 73 as stated officially by the building's owner.

B. ^{^} New York has 216 existing and under construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m), Chicago has 114, Miami has 32, Houston has 31, Los Angeles has 26, Dallas has 20, San Francisco has 21, Atlanta has 19, Boston has 19, Las Vegas has 16, Seattle has 15, Philadelphia has 15, Minneapolis has 11, Pittsburgh has 10, Jersey City has 9, Detroit has 8, Denver has 7. Source of Skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com diagrams: New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston, Las Vegas, Seattle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Jersey City, Minneapolis, Detroit, Denver.

C. ^{^} The capitol of Michigan was relocated to Lansing in 1847, and the original capitol building was destroyed in a fire in 1893.

D. ^{^} This building was destroyed in 1961.

E. ^ ^{a b} St. Joseph Church, completed in 1873, tied the height of the Detroit City Hall. The city therefore had two tallest buildings for a period of 4 years, until the Fort Street Presbyterian Church was completed in 1877.

F. ^{^} This building was constructed as the Book-Cadillac Hotel, but is now officially known as the Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel.

References

General

• "Detroit". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2011-01-27. 

Specific

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Skyscrapers in Detroit.

• Diagram of Detroit skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage.com

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Skyscrapers	10 tallest Renaissance Center One Detroit Center Penobscot RenCen Towers 100-400 Guardian Book Tower 150 West Jefferson 20 tallest Fisher Cadillac Tower Stott One Woodward Avenue McNamara Federal DTE Energy Broderick 211 West Fort Buhl Westin Book Cadillac Hotel Greektown Casino Hotel 30 tallest First National Cadillac Centre RenCen Towers 500-600 1001 Woodward Millender Center AT&T Chrysler House Jeffersonian Blue Cross Blue Shield Coleman A. Young Municipal Center 40 tallest Penobscot Annex Lafayette East Riverfront Tower 300 Riverfront Tower 200 Whitney Washington Square Riverfront Tower 100 Water Board Washington Boulevard 50 tallest Riverside Hotel Fort Shelby Hotel Industrial-Stevens Ford Leland Fyfe Grand Park Centre Compuware United Artists Theatre Michigan Central Station Cadillac Place 60 tallest MGM Grand Detroit MotorCity Casino Hotel The Qube Maccabees Fort Washington Plaza One Kennedy Square Detroit Free Press Metropolitan Wardell 70 – 195 tallest Kales Masonic Temple Town Apartments Michigan Building Park Avenue House Penobscot Building (1905) 1212 Griswold Belcrest Griswold Building Harvard Square Professional Plaza Tower Vinton Detroit Building Fox Theatre Lawyers Building Levin United States Courthouse Marquette New Center Fisher Cadillac Place Argonaut Building Henry Ford Hospital New Center Building East side Lafayette Park Jeffersonian Detroit Towers The Kean The Whittier Harbortown Apartments Suburban Southfield Town Center American Center Top of Troy Tower Plaza Adoba Hotel Parklane Towers Chrysler Headquarters
Low rise under 10 stories selected	Downtown 411 Bankers Trust Cass Building Detroit Athletic Club Detroit Club Detroit Cornice and Slate Fillmore Harmonie Centre Harmonie Club L. B. King Opera House Music Hall Merchants Wayne County Building Wright-Kay Savoyard Centre Midtown Orchestra Hall Metropolitan Center Phoenix Group Old Main Rackham Building McGregor Memorial Conference Center Verona Wayne State University Buildings Clay Office North University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Golf Club East side Alden Park Towers Brewery Park Coronado El Tovar Garden Court Milner Arms Riverwalk Hotel Pasadena Suburban Country Club of Detroit The Dearborn Inn GM Technical Center Royal Park Hotel Inn at St. John's Townsend Hotel
Parks and gardens	Belle Isle Cranbrook Campus Martius Grand Circus Metroparks Matthaei Botanical Gardens Riverfront parks Detroit Zoo
Museums and libraries	Cranbrook Educational Community Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History Detroit Historical Museum Detroit Institute of Arts Detroit Public Library Detroit Science Center Edsel and Eleanor Ford House Fair Lane Ford Piquette Avenue Plant The Henry Ford Meadowbrook Hall Pewabic Pottery Southfield Public Library University of Michigan Museum of Art
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