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The New Haven skyline as seen from New Haven Harbor in 2007 before the completion of 360 State Street

New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut behind Stamford and Bridgeport. New Haven is located on the shore of the New Haven Harbor which allowed the city grow economically which allowed it to grow industrially. Before there where countless factories which sprung up in new haven until the 1900s and the 2000s which slowed the cities development. Most skyscrapers were built recently like 360 State Street completed in 2010.

Tallest buildings

These are the sixteen tallest buildings in New Haven, Connecticut.

Rank Name Image Height

ft (m)

Floors Year Notes
1 Connecticut Financial Center Connecticut Financial Center cropped.jpg 383 (117) 26 1990 Currently, the sixth-tallest building in Connecticut; fourth-tallest in the state upon completion in 1990.
2 360 State Street 360 State Street cropped, New Haven.jpg 338 (103) 31 2010 Second largest apartment building in Connecticut after Park Tower Stamford.
3 Knights of Columbus Building Knights of Columbus headquarters.jpg 321 (98) 23 1969
4 Kline Biology Tower Yale_Kline_Biology_Tower 250 (76) 16 1966 59th-tallest educational building in the world.
5 100px Downtown New Haven.jpg 233 (71) 22 1967 Tallest residential building in New Haven until the completion of 360 State Street.
6 New Haven Savings Bank Tower NewHavenCT Green.jpg 230 (70) 18 1974
7 Bella Vista Buildings (A,B,C) 211 (64) 17 1973
7 Bella Vista Buildings (D,E) 235 (72) 19 1973
8 One Century Tower Downtown New Haven from Sterling Library.JPG 213 (66) 19 1990 One Century Tower is the building on the far left in the picture.
9 Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building Southern New England Telephone Company Administrative Building in New Haven, October 17, 2008.jpg 210 (60) 17 1938 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 Harkness Tower Harkness_Tower_Canopy_Highsmith 216 (66) 9 1921 Part of the Yale university campus
11 Omni New Haven Hotel Omni_Hotel_-_New_Haven,_Connecticut 209 (65) 19 1966 Tallest hotel in New Haven and the fourth-tallest hotel in Connecticut.
12 One tower 207 (61) 21 1971 Also known as the Jewish community council tower
13 Union and New Haven Trust Building Union_and_New_Haven_Trust_Building,_New_Haven,_Connecticut 164 (50) 13 1927 Now known as The Union
14 Frontier Building Headquarters New Haven 160 (49) 14 ? Sold in 2022 to a company in New Jersey
15 Gold building 157 (48) 14 1975
16 Hotel Marcel Hotel_Marcel_01 119 (37) 7 1970 Originally used as the headquarters for the Armstrong rubber company

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in New Haven, Connecticut.

Name Image Street address Years as
tallest
Height

ft (m)

Floors
Union and New Haven Trust Building Union and New Haven Trust Building, New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 205 Church Street 1927–1938 164 (50) 13
Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building Southern New England Telephone Company Administrative Building in New Haven, October 17, 2008.jpg 227 Church Street 1938–1966 196 (59) 17
Kline Biology Tower Yale Kline Biology Tower.JPG 219 Prospect Street 1966–1969 250 (76) 16
Knights of Columbus Building Knights of Columbus headquarters.jpg One Columbus Plaza 1969–1990 321 (98) 23
Connecticut Financial Center
Connecticut Financial Center cropped.jpg 157 Church Street 1990–present 383 (117) 26

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

This lists buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in New Haven.

Name Height*

ft (m)

Floors* Year*

(est.)

Status Notes
Savings bank 1

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, or dates of completion has not yet been released.

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