List of tallest buildings in Michigan
The following is a list comprising the fifty tallest skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Michigan. Skyscrapers are listed in descending order, from first to fiftieth. This tallest fifty includes completed, existing, free-standing skyscrapers. Height does not take into account subterranean floors, antennas, or other non-structural additions. There is also a timeline of the tallest buildings in Michigan and a timeline of the tallest skyscrapers.
Tallest skyscrapers
Rank | Name | City | Year | Floors | Height feet / m |
Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center | Detroit | 1977 | 70 | 727 / 222 | [1] |
2. | Comerica Tower at Detroit Center | Detroit | 1993 | 43 | 619 / 189 | [2] |
3. | Penobscot Building | Detroit | 1928 | 47 | 565 / 172 | [3] |
T-4. | Renaissance Center 100 | Detroit | 1977 | 39 | 522 / 159 | [4][5] |
T-4. | Renaissance Center 200 | Detroit | 1977 | 39 | 522 / 159 | [6][7] |
T-4. | Renaissance Center 300 | Detroit | 1977 | 39 | 522 / 159 | [8][9] |
T-4. | Renaissance Center 400 | Detroit | 1977 | 39 | 522 / 159 | [10][11] |
8. | Guardian Building | Detroit | 1929 | 40 | 496 / 151 | [12][13] |
9. | Book Tower | Detroit | 1926 | 38 | 475 / 145 | [14][15] |
10. | 150 West Jefferson | Detroit | 1989 | 26 | 455 / 139 | [16][17] |
11. | Fisher Building | Detroit | 1928 | 30 | 444 / 135 | |
T-12. | Cadillac Tower | Detroit | 1927 | 40 | 437 / 133 | |
T-12. | David Stott Building | Detroit | 1929 | 32 | 437 / 133 | |
14. | One Woodward Avenue | Detroit | 1963 | 28 | 430 / 131 | |
15. | River House at Bridgewater Place | Downtown | 2008 | 34 | 412 / 124 | [18] |
16. | 3000 Town Center | Southfield | 1975 | 32 | 402 / 122 | [19] |
17. | 1000 Town Center | Southfield | 1989 | 28 | 395 / 120 | [19] |
18. | Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building | Detroit | 1976 | 27 | 493 / 120 | |
19. | Detroit Edison Plaza | Detroit | 1971 | 25 | 374 / 114 | |
20. | 2000 Town Center | Southfield | 1986 | 28 | 370 / 113 | [19] |
21. | David Broderick Tower | Detroit | 1928 | 35 | 369 / 113 | |
22. | 211 West Fort Street | Detroit | 1963 | 27 | 368 / 112 | |
23. | Buhl Building | Detroit | 1925 | 29 | 366 / 112 | [20][21] |
24. | Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel | Detroit | 1924 | 29 | 349 / 106 | [22][23] |
25. | Top of Troy Building | Troy | 1975 | 25 | 346 / 106 | [24] |
T-26. | Boji Tower | Lansing | 1931 | 23 | 345 / 105 | |
T-26. | Plaza Towers | Grand Rapids | 1991 | 34 | 345 / 105 | |
28. | First National Building | Detroit | 1930 | 26 | 341 / 104 | [25][26] |
T-29. | Renaissance Center 500 | Detroit | 1977 | 21 | 339 / 103 | [27][28] |
T-29. | Renaissance Center 600 | Detroit | 1977 | 21 | 339 / 103 | [29][30] |
31. | 1001 Woodward | Detroit | 1965 | 23 | 338 / 103 | |
32. | Millender Center Apartments | Detroit | 1985 | 33 | 332 / 101 | |
33. | American Center | Southfield | 1975 | 25 | 331 / 101 | [19] |
34. | 5000 Town Center | Southfield | 1983 | 33 | 328 / 100 | [19] |
35. | SBC Building Addition | Detroit | 1974 | 17 | 327 / 100 | |
36. | Dime Building | Detroit | 1913 | 23 | 324 / 99 | [31][32] |
37. | Jeffersonian Apartments | Detroit | 1965 | 30 | 322 / 99 | |
38. | SBC Building | Detroit | 1912 | 19 | 319 / 97 | |
T-39. | Amway Grand Plaza Hotel - Glass Tower | Grand Rapids | 1983 | 29 | 318 / 97 | |
T-39. | Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Center | Detroit | 1971 | 22 | 318 / 97 | |
T-39. | Coleman A. Young Municipal Center | Detroit | 1954 | 20 | 318 / 97 | |
42. | Penobscot Building Annex | Detroit | 1913 | 23 | 310 / 94 | [33][34] |
T-43. | 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative | Detroit | 1961 | 21 | 305 / 93 | [35][36] |
T-43. | Riverfront Tower 300 | Detroit | 1983 | 21 | 305 / 93 | |
T-43. | Riverfront Tower 200 | Detroit | 1983 | 21 | 305 / 93 | |
46. | Executive Plaza Detroit | Detroit | 1967 | 22 | 290 / 88 | |
47. | Ford Building | Detroit | 1909 | 19 | 275 / 84 | |
48. | David Whitney Building | Detroit | 1916 | 19 | 272 / 83 | |
49. | Bridgewater Place, Grand Rapids | Grand Rapids | 1993 | 18 | 271 / 83 | |
50. | 4000 Town Center | Southfield | 1979 | 20 | 270 / 82 | [19] |
Timeline of tallest buildings
The following is a list of the tallest buildings in the U.S. state of Michigan on a year-to-year basis. The chart below shows the building, years as tallest, and its height.
Name | Street address in Detroit |
Years as tallest | Height feet / m |
Floors | Reference |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
First Michigan State Capitol | Capitol Park | 1828–1866 | 140 / 43 | 2 | [37] |
Most Holy Trinity Church | 1050 Porter Street | 1866–1871 | 170 / 52 | 1 | [38] |
Former Detroit City Hall | Campus Martius Park | 1871–1877 | 200 / 61 | 4 | [39] |
St. Joseph Church | 1828 Jay Street | 1873–1877 | 200 / 61 | 1 | [40] |
Fort Street Presbyterian Church | 631 West Fort Street | 1877–1909 | 265 / 81 | 1 | [41] |
Ford Building | 615 Griswold Street | 1909–1913 | 275 / 84 | 19 | [42] |
Penobscot Building Annex | 144 West Congress Street | 1913 | 310 / 95 | 23 | [34] |
Dime Building | 719 Griswold Street | 1913–1924 | 324 / 99 | 23 | [32] |
Book-Cadillac Hotel | 220 Michigan Avenue | 1924–1925 | 349 / 106 | 29 | [23] |
Buhl Building | 535 Griswold Street | 1925–1926 | 366 / 112 | 29 | [21] |
Book Tower | 1265 Washington Boulevard | 1926–1928 | 475 / 145 | 38 | [15] |
Penobscot Building | 633 Griswold Street | 1928–1977 | 565 / 172 | 47 | [3] |
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center | 1 Renaissance Center Drive | 1977–present | 727 / 222 | 70 | [1] |
Timeline of tallest skyscrapers
The following is a list of the tallest skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Michigan on a year-to-year basis. The chart below shows the skyscraper, its height, when it was completed, how long it was the tallest, and what skyscraper surpassed it. The Frank & Seder (1881) is considered Detroit's oldest existing iron-framed tall building. The Hammond Building (1889) is considered Detroit's first steel-framed skyscraper, though it is now demolished. Detroit's oldest existing steel-framed skyscaper is the 12-story United Way Community Services Building (1895) at 1212 Griswold, originally known as the Chamber of Commerce Building.
Name | City | Height feet / m |
Year | Period | Surpassed by |
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Frank & Seder Building | Detroit | 135 / 41 | 1881 | 8 years | Hammond Building[43] |
Hammond Building | Detroit | 150 / 46 | 1889 | 6 years | United Way Community Services Building |
United Way Community Services Building | Detroit | 160 / 49 | 1895 | 10 years | Penobscot Block |
Penobscot Block | Detroit | 182 / 55 | 1905 | 4 years | Ford Building |
Ford Building | Detroit | 275 / 84 | 1909 | 4 years | Penobscot Annex |
Penobscot Annex | Detroit | 310 / 94 | 1913 | > 1 year | Dime Building |
Dime Building | Detroit | 324 / 99 | 1913 | 12 years | Book-Cadillac Hotel[23] |
Book-Cadillac Hotel | Detroit | 349 / 106 | 1925 | >1 year | Buhl Building |
Buhl Building | Detroit | 366 / 112 | 1925 | 1 year | Book Tower |
Book Tower | Detroit | 475 / 145 | 1926 | 2 years | Penobscot Building |
Penobscot Building | Detroit | 565 / 172 | 1928 | 51 years | Renaissance Center |
Renaissance Center | Detroit | 727.6 / 221.5 | 1977 | currently | N/A |
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Detroit
- List of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids
- List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
References
- General
- Specific
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