List of tallest buildings in Dallas facts for kids
Dallas, the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, is the site of 42 completed high-rise buildings over 350 feet (107 m), 20 of which stand taller than 492 feet (150 m). The tallest building in the city is the Bank of America Plaza, which rises 921 feet (281 m) in Downtown Dallas and was completed in 1985. It also stands as the 3rd-tallest building in Texas and the 40th-tallest building in the United States. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is the Renaissance Tower, which rises 886 feet (270 m) and was completed in 1974. The Comerica Bank Tower, completed in 1987 and rising 787 feet (240 m), is the third-tallest building in Dallas. Three of the ten tallest buildings in Texas are located in Dallas.
The history of skyscrapers in the city began with the construction of the Praetorian Building in 1909. That building, rising 184 feet (56 m) and 14 floors, is often regarded as the first skyscraper in Dallas or even the entire Western United States; it was demolished in 2013. Dallas's first building standing more than 492 feet (150 m) was the Mercantile National Bank Building, completed in 1943. During the 1980s energy boom, the city saw a significant number of completed projects. There are currently[update] four buildings under construction that are planned to rise at least 350 feet (107 m). Overall, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ranks Dallas's skyline (based on existing and under construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m) tall) 3rd in the Southern United States (after Miami and Houston) and 9th in the United States.
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Tallest buildings
As of September 2020[update], 43 high-rise buildings in Dallas stand at least 350 feet (107 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details, but does not include antenna masts. Freestanding observation towers are included for comparison purposes but not ranked.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank of America Plaza |  |
921 (280.7) | 74 | 1985 | 32°46′47.9″N 96°48′14.3″W / 32.779972°N 96.803972°W | 178th-tallest building in the world; 32nd-tallest in the United States; 3rd-tallest in Texas. Tallest building constructed in Dallas in the 1980s. Tallest office building in Dallas. |
| 2 | Renaissance Tower |  |
886 (270.1) | 56 | 1974 | 32°46′52.3″N 96°48′6.6″W / 32.781194°N 96.801833°W | 210th-tallest building in the world; 35th-tallest in the United States; 5th-tallest in Texas. Tallest building constructed in Dallas in the 1970s. |
| 3 | Comerica Bank Tower |  |
787 (239.9) | 60 | 1987 | 32°46′53.7″N 96°47′47.3″W / 32.781583°N 96.796472°W | 478th-tallest in the world; 61st-tallest in the United States; 6th-tallest in Texas. |
| 4 | JPMorgan Chase Tower |  |
738 (225) | 55 | 1987 | 32°47′16.2″N 96°47′48″W / 32.787833°N 96.79667°W | 11th-tallest in Texas. |
| 5 | Fountain Place |  |
720 (219.5) | 62 | 1986 | 32°47′4.9″N 96°48′9.2″W / 32.784694°N 96.802556°W | 14th-tallest in Texas. |
| 6 | Trammell Crow Center |  |
686 (209.1) | 50 | 1984 | 32°47′15.3″N 96°47′57.3″W / 32.787583°N 96.799250°W | 17th-tallest in Texas. |
| 7 | 1700 Pacific |  |
655 (199.7) | 50 | 1983 | 32°46′56.3″N 96°47′47.3″W / 32.782306°N 96.796472°W | 22nd-tallest in Texas. |
| 8 | Thanksgiving Tower |  |
645 (196.5) | 50 | 1982 | 32°46′55.2″N 96°47′54.1″W / 32.782000°N 96.798361°W | |
| 9 | Energy Plaza |  |
629 (191.7) | 49 | 1983 | 32°46′59.4″N 96°47′56.7″W / 32.783167°N 96.799083°W | |
| 10 | The National |  |
628 (191.4) | 52 | 1965 | 32°46′53″N 96°48′2.4″W / 32.78139°N 96.800667°W | Tallest building constructed in Dallas in the 1960s. |
| 11 | Gables Republic Tower (Republic Center Tower I) |  |
602 (183.5) | 36 | 1954 | 32°46′59.6″N 96°47′52.6″W / 32.783222°N 96.797944°W | Tallest building constructed in Dallas in the 1950s. Tallest residential building in Dallas since its renovation in 2007. |
| 12 | Republic Center Tower II |  |
598 (182.3) | 50 | 1964 | 32°46′59.9″N 96°47′50.4″W / 32.783306°N 96.797333°W | |
| 13 | One AT&T Plaza |  |
580 (176.8) | 37 | 1984 | 32°46′46.3″N 96°47′55.7″W / 32.779528°N 96.798806°W | |
| 14 | Ross Tower |  |
579 (176.5) | 45 | 1984 | 32°47′3.4″N 96°48′0.7″W / 32.784278°N 96.800194°W | |
| 15 | AMLI Fountain Place |
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562 (171.3) | 45 | 2020 | ||
| 16 | Museum Tower |  |
560 (170.7) | 42 | 2013 | 32°47′22″N 96°48′0.2″W / 32.78944°N 96.800056°W | Tallest building constructed in Dallas in the 2010s. |
| Tower at Cityplace |  |
560 (170.7) | 42 | 1988 | 32°48′19.9″N 96°47′32.7″W / 32.805528°N 96.792417°W | Tallest building in the city outside of Downtown Dallas. | |
| – | Reunion Tower |  |
560 (170.7) | — | 1978 | 32°46′34.1″N 96°48′32.8″W / 32.776139°N 96.809111°W | |
| 18 | Sheraton Dallas Hotel Central Tower |  |
550 (167.6) | 42 | 1959 | 32°47′6.4″N 96°47′41.5″W / 32.785111°N 96.794861°W | Tallest hotel in Dallas. |
| 19 | Mercantile National Bank Building |  |
523 (159.4) | 31 | 1943 | 32°46′50.8″N 96°47′48.3″W / 32.780778°N 96.796750°W | Tallest building constructed in Dallas in the 1940s. The only major office building completed in the US during World War II. |
| 20 | Bryan Tower |  |
512 (156.1) | 40 | 1973 | 32°47′7″N 96°47′46.9″W / 32.78528°N 96.796361°W | |
| 21 | Harwood Center |  |
483 (147.2) | 36 | 1982 | 32°47′5.5″N 96°47′49.8″W / 32.784861°N 96.797167°W | |
| 22 | 717 Harwood |  |
481 (146.6) | 34 | 1980 | 32°47′8.4″N 96°47′53.4″W / 32.785667°N 96.798167°W | |
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456 (139) | 33 | 1982 | 32°47′14.9″N 96°47′51.3″W / 32.787472°N 96.797583°W | |
| 24 | Renaissance Dallas Hotel |  |
451 (137.5) | 29 | 1983 | 32°48′14.1″N 96°49′55.6″W / 32.803917°N 96.832111°W | |
| 25 | Sheraton Dallas Hotel North Tower | |
448 (136.6) | 31 | 1980 | 32°47′7.5″N 96°47′42.7″W / 32.785417°N 96.795194°W | |
| One Dallas Center |  |
448 (136.6) | 30 | 1979 | 32°47′2.5″N 96°47′48.4″W / 32.784028°N 96.796778°W | ||
| 27 | One Main Place |  |
445 (135.6) | 34 | 1968 | 32°46′49.6″N 96°48′6.9″W / 32.780444°N 96.801917°W | |
| 28 | Hall Arts Residences | 440 (134.1) | 28 | 2020 | 32°47′21.9″N 96°47′46.6″W / 32.789417°N 96.796278°W | ||
| 29 | W Dallas Victory Hotel & Residences |  |
439 (133.8) | 32 | 2006 | 32°47′18.8″N 96°48′32.8″W / 32.788556°N 96.809111°W | Tallest building constructed in Dallas in the 2000s. |
| 30 | 1600 Pacific Tower |  |
434 (132.3) | 31 | 1964 | 32°46′54.7″N 96°47′56″W / 32.781861°N 96.79889°W | |
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400 (121.9) | 33 | 1959 | 32°46′56.6″N 96°47′59.2″W / 32.782389°N 96.799778°W | |
| 2101 North Pearl Tower I | — | 400 (121.9) | 32 | 2018 | 32°47′27.5″N 96°48′06.9″W / 32.790972°N 96.801917°W | ||
| 33 | Magnolia Building |  |
399 (121.6) | 27 | 1923 | 32°46′48.8″N 96°47′56.7″W / 32.780222°N 96.799083°W | Tallest building constructed in Dallas in the 1920s. |
| 34 | The Katy | — | 396 (120.7) | 30 | 2018 | 32°47′39.3″N 96°48′48″W / 32.794250°N 96.81333°W | |
| 35 | Azure | 375 (114.3) | 31 | 2007 | 32°46′48.8″N 96°47′56.7″W / 32.780222°N 96.799083°W | ||
| 36 | Bleu Ciel | — | 374 (114) | 30 | 2018 | 32°47′48.8″N 96°48′40.2″W / 32.796889°N 96.811167°W | |
| 37 | Three AT&T Plaza | — | 372 (113.4) | 24 | 1928 | 32°46′43.7″N 96°47′55.8″W / 32.778806°N 96.798833°W | |
| 38 | The House | — | 371 (113) | 28 | 2008 | 32°47′5.8″N 96°48′34.3″W / 32.784944°N 96.809528°W | |
| 39 | AC Hotel/Residence Inn Downtown Dallas |  |
360 (109.7) | 22 | 1954 | 32°46′48.8″N 96°47′46.7″W / 32.780222°N 96.796306°W | |
| 40 | The Christopher at the Union | — | 355 (108.2) | 29 | 2018 | 32°47′22.5″N 96°48′20.8″W / 32.789583°N 96.805778°W | |
| 41 | Three Galleria Tower | — | 354 (107.9) | 26 | 1991 | 32°55′37.2″N 96°49′7.2″W / 32.927000°N 96.818667°W | |
| 42 | Sheraton Dallas Hotel South Tower | |
352 (107.3) | 28 | 1958 | 32°47′4.7″N 96°47′39.9″W / 32.784639°N 96.794417°W |
Tallest under construction
As of April 2020[update], there are four buildings under construction in Dallas that are planned to rise at least 350 feet (107 m).
| Name | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkside Uptown | 445 (135.6) | 30 | 2027 | Construction started in 2023 |
| Atelier Tower | 500 (152.4) | 41 | 2020 | Construction started in June 2018. |
| The Victor | 453 (138.0) | 39 | 2021 | Construction started in late 2018. |
| The Link at Uptown | 380 (115.8) | 25 | 2021 | Construction started in 2019 |
Timeline of tallest buildings
Since 1909, the year the first high-rise in the city was constructed, the title of the tallest building in Dallas has been held by eight high-rises.
| Original name | Years as tallest | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Praetorian Building | 1909–1912 (3 years) | 184 (56.1) | 14 | |
| Adolphus Hotel | 1912–1923 (11 years) | 312 (95.1) | 25 | |
| Magnolia Building | 1923–1943 (20 years) | 399 (121.6) | 27 | |
| Mercantile National Bank Building | 1943–1954 (11 years) | 523 (159.4) | 31 | |
| Republic National Bank Building | 1954–1959 (5 years) | 452 (137.7) [Roof measurement] | 36 | |
| Southland Life Insurance Building | 1959–1965 (6 years) | 550 (167.6) | 42 | |
| First National Bank Tower | 1965–1974 (9 years) | 628 (191.4) | 52 | |
| First International Building | 1974–1985 (11 years) | 710 (216.4) | 56 | |
| Bank of America Plaza | 1985–present (39 years) | 921 (280.7) | 74 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Dallas para niños
- List of tallest buildings in Texas / the United States / the world
- List of tallest buildings in Austin
- List of tallest buildings in Fort Worth
- List of tallest buildings in Houston
- List of tallest buildings in San Antonio
