List of tallest buildings in Atlanta facts for kids
Atlanta, the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Georgia, is home to at least 39 skyscrapers over 400 feet (122 m) tall. Most of these are clustered around Peachtree Street in the Downtown, Midtown, and Buckhead neighborhoods, with the suburban city of Sandy Springs also being the site of several skyscrapers. The tallest building in Atlanta is the 55-story Bank of America Plaza, which rises 1,023 feet (312 m) and was completed in 1992. Upon its completion Bank of America Plaza was the tallest building in the United States outside New York City and Chicago, and the 8th-tallest building in the U.S. overall. The second-tallest building in Atlanta is Truist Plaza, which rises 871 feet (265 m).
The history of skyscrapers in Atlanta began with the completion in 1892 of the Equitable Building. The city later went through a major building boom, which began in the 1980s and continued until the mid 1990s; most of the city's skyscrapers, including its four tallest, have all been completed since 1985. Overall, as of February 2020[update], the entire city had 17 completed skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m), more than any other city in the Southeastern United States except Miami, tenth total in the United States, and 61st in the world. Of the 20 tallest buildings in Georgia, 18 are located in Atlanta; the other two, Concourse Corporate Center V & VI are in the neighboring city of Sandy Springs.
History
The Equitable Building, completed in 1892, is generally regarded as the first high-rise in the city. Atlanta went through a major building boom from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, during which the city saw the completion of 13 of its 40 tallest buildings, including the Bank of America Plaza, Truist Plaza, One Atlantic Center, and 191 Peachtree Tower. Atlanta entered another high-rise construction boom in the early 2000s. The city has since seen the completion of 17 buildings that rise over 400 feet (122 m) in height, including 3344 Peachtree, the tallest structure in Buckhead at 665 feet (203 m); it was topped out in October 2007 and completed in 2008.
Several of the downtown buildings were damaged in a major tornado in March 2008, scattering glass from several hundred feet. It took workers several days to clean the buildings and remove all of the loose shards of glass from the skyscrapers. No structural damage was reported, and by late 2010 each skyscraper had all of its windows replaced. Window blinds and other office objects from the tall buildings were found as far away as Oakland Cemetery.
Tallest buildings
This list ranks Atlanta skyscrapers that stand at least 400 feet (122 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 in which a building was completed.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Coordinates | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bank of America Plaza |  |
1,023 ft (312 m) | 55 | 1992 | 33°46′15.2″N 84°23′10.3″W / 33.770889°N 84.386194°W | 23rd-tallest in the United States (8th at completion); tallest in Georgia; tallest in the Southern United States. Tallest building constructed in Atlanta in the 1990s. Tallest office building in Atlanta. Tallest building in any U.S. state capital. |
| 2 | Truist Plaza |  |
871 ft (265 m) | 60 | 1992 | 33°45′45.3″N 84°23′11.6″W / 33.762583°N 84.386556°W | 55th-tallest in the United States; 2nd-tallest in Georgia. Antenna Spire 902ft |
| 3 | One Atlantic Center |  |
820 ft (250 m) | 50 | 1987 | 33°47′13.3″N 84°23′14.4″W / 33.787028°N 84.387333°W | 76th-tallest in the United States; 3rd-tallest in Georgia. Tallest building constructed in Atlanta in the 1980s. |
| 4 | 191 Peachtree Tower |  |
770 ft (235 m) | 50 | 1992 | 33°45′32.4″N 84°23′11.9″W / 33.759000°N 84.386639°W | 92nd-tallest in the United States; 4th-tallest in Georgia. |
| 5 | Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel |  |
723 ft (220 m) | 73 | 1976 | 33°45′34″N 84°23′18.9″W / 33.75944°N 84.388583°W | 5th-tallest in Georgia. Tallest building constructed in Atlanta in the 1970s. Tallest hotel in Atlanta. Tallest hotel in the world 1976–`77 |
| 6 | Georgia Pacific Tower |  |
697 ft (212 m) | 51 | 1981 | 33°45′26.5″N 84°23′13.9″W / 33.757361°N 84.387194°W | 6th-tallest in Georgia. |
| 7 | Promenade II |  |
691 ft (211 m) | 40 | 1989 | 33°47′16.1″N 84°23′6.4″W / 33.787806°N 84.385111°W | 7th-tallest in Georgia. |
| 8 | Tower Square |  |
677 ft (206 m) | 47 | 1980 | 33°46′21.7″N 84°23′12.2″W / 33.772694°N 84.386722°W | 8th-tallest in Georgia. |
| 9 | 3344 Peachtree |  |
665 ft (203 m) | 48 | 2008 | 33°50′49.1″N 84°22′7.2″W / 33.846972°N 84.368667°W | 9th-tallest in Georgia. Tallest building in Buckhead. Tallest building constructed in Atlanta in the 2000s. |
| 10 | 1180 Peachtree |  |
657 ft (200 m) | 41 | 2006 | 33°47′12.7″N 84°23′1.8″W / 33.786861°N 84.383833°W | 10th-tallest in Georgia. |
| 11 | GLG Grand-Four Seasons |  |
609 ft (186 m) | 53 | 1992 | 33°47′10.6″N 84°23′7.6″W / 33.786278°N 84.385444°W | 11th-tallest in Georgia. |
| 12 | Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead |  |
580 ft (177 m) | 42 | 2008 | 33°50′58.4″N 84°22′0.2″W / 33.849556°N 84.366722°W | 12th-tallest in Georgia. Previously named The Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta, and initially constructed as The Mansion on Peachtree. |
| 13 | The Atlantic |  |
577 ft (176 m) | 46 | 2009 | 33°47′26.8″N 84°23′51.7″W / 33.790778°N 84.397694°W | 13th-tallest in Georgia. Tallest all-residential building in Atlanta. |
| 14 | Two Peachtree Building |  |
556 ft (169 m) | 44 | 1967 | 33°45′15″N 84°23′26″W / 33.754158°N 84.390589°W | Also known as the State of Georgia Building. Tallest building constructed in Atlanta in the 1960s. |
| 15 | Marriott Marquis Hotel |  |
554 ft (169 m) | 52 | 1985 | 33°45′41″N 84°23′05″W / 33.7613°N 84.3847°W | Largest Hotel Atrium in Georgia |
| 16 | Icon Midtown |  |
515 ft (157 m) | 39 | 2018 | 33°47′11″N 84°23′17″W / 33.7863°N 84.3880°W | Tallest building constructed in Atlanta in the 2010s. |
| 17 | ViewPoint |  |
501 ft (153 m) | 36 | 2008 | 33°46′40.4″N 84°23′2.6″W / 33.777889°N 84.384056°W | |
| 18 | TWELVE Centennial Park Tower I |  |
491 ft (150 m) | 39 | 2007 | 33°45′55″N 84°23′16″W / 33.76528°N 84.38778°W | |
| 19 | Midtown One Office Tower |  |
488 ft (149 m) | 38 | 2010 | 33°47′02″N 84°22′58″W / 33.7838°N 84.3827°W | Also known as 1075 Peachtree |
| 20 | Park Avenue Condominiums |  |
486 ft (148 m) | 44 | 2000 | 33°51′19″N 84°21′42″W / 33.8553°N 84.3618°W | |
| 21 | Terminus 100 |  |
485 ft (148 m) | 26 | 2007 | 33°50′39″N 84°22′17″W / 33.8441°N 84.3715°W | |
| 22 | The Paramount at Buckhead |  |
478 ft (146 m) | 40 | 2004 | 33°51′04″N 84°22′03″W / 33.851218°N 84.367475°W | |
| 23 | The Ritz-Carlton Residences |  |
469 ft (143 m) | 40 | 2009 | 33°51′16″N 84°21′30″W / 33.8544°N 84.3584°W | Also known as 3630 Peachtree Road. |
| 24 | Signia Hilton Atlanta |  |
463 ft (141 m) | 40 | 2024 | 33°45′30″N 84°24′03″W / 33.75833°N 84.40083°W | |
| 25 | 101 Marietta Street |  |
459 ft (140 m) | 36 | 1976 | 33°45′24″N 84°23′31″W / 33.7568°N 84.3919°W | |
| 26= | Equitable Building |  |
453 ft (138 m) | 34 | 1967 | 33°45′24″N 84°23′19″W / 33.756774°N 84.388577°W | |
| 26= | Spire |  |
453 ft (138 m) | 28 | 2005 | 33°46′42″N 84°23′05″W / 33.7782°N 84.3846°W | |
| 28 | Buckhead Grand |  |
451 ft (137 m) | 38 | 2004 | 33°50′56″N 84°22′15″W / 33.848793°N 84.370816°W | |
| 29 | One Park Tower |  |
439 ft (134 m) | 32 | 1961 | 33°45′17″N 84°23′22″W / 33.7547°N 84.3894°W | |
| 30 | 1100 Peachtree Street |  |
428 ft (130 m) | 28 | 1990 | 33°45′17″N 84°23′22″W / 33.7547°N 84.3894°W | |
| 31 | Atlanta Plaza 1 |  |
425 ft (130 m) | 32 | 1985 | 33°50′48″N 84°21′26″W / 33.8466°N 84.3571°W | |
| 32= | Park Place | Upload image | 420 ft (128 m) | 40 | 1986 | 33°49′39″N 84°23′18″W / 33.8276°N 84.3882°W | |
| 32= | 2828 Peachtree |  |
420 ft (128 m) | 33 | 2002 | 33°49′59″N 84°23′7″W / 33.83306°N 84.38528°W | |
| 32= | Icon Buckhead |  |
420 ft (128 m) | 35 | 2019 | 33°49′39″N 84°23′18″W / 33.8276°N 84.3882°W | |
| 35 | 10 Terminus Place |  |
411 ft (125 m) | 32 | 2008 | 33°50′43″N 84°22′18″W / 33.8453°N 84.3716°W | |
| 36 | 1280 West |  |
410 ft (125 m) | 38 | 1989 | 33°47′20″N 84°23′17″W / 33.789°N 84.388°W | |
| 37 | 1010 Midtown |  |
407 ft (124 m) | 36 | 2009 | 33°47′02″N 84°23′02″W / 33.78376°N 84.38385°W | |
| 38 | Peachtree Summit One |  |
406 ft (124 m) | 31 | 1975 | 33°45′55″N 84°23′13″W / 33.7653°N 84.38707°W | |
| 39 | One Coca-Cola Plaza |  |
403 ft (123 m) | 29 | 1980 | 33°46′15″N 84°23′47″W / 33.7709°N 84.3965°W | |
| 40 | Tower Place 100 |  |
401 ft (122 m) | 29 | 1974 | 33°48′40″N 84°23′31″W / 33.811°N 84.392°W |
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Atlanta.
| Name | Image | Street address | Years as tallest | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equitable Building | .jpg) |
30–44 Edgewood Avenue SE | 1892–1897 | 117 ft (36 m) | 8 | |
| Flatiron Building | |
84 Peachtree Street NW | 1897–1901 | 160 ft (49 m) | 11 | |
| Empire Building | _now_the_J._Mack_Robinson_College_of_Business_Administration_Building.jpeg) |
35 Broad Street NW | 1901–1905 | 185 ft (56 m) | 14 | |
| Fourth National Bank Building |  |
14 Peachtree Street NW (SW corner Peachtree and Marietta streets) | 1905-1906 | N/A | 16 | |
| Candler Building |  |
127 Peachtree Street NE | 1906–1929 | N/A | 17 | |
| Rhodes-Haverty Building |  |
134 Peachtree Street NW | 1929–1958 | 246 ft (75 m) | 21 | |
| Fulton National Bank |  |
55 Marietta Street NW | 1958–1961 | 295 ft (90 m) | 21 | |
| One Park Tower | |
34 Peachtree Street | 1961–1967 | 439 ft (134 m) | 32 | |
| State of Georgia Building | |
2 Peachtree Street NW | 1967–1976 | 556 ft (169 m) | 44 | |
| Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel | |
210 Peachtree Street NW | 1976–1987 | 723 ft (220 m) | 73 | |
| One Atlantic Center | |
1201 West Peachtree Street NE | 1987–1992 | 820 ft (250 m) | 50 | |
| Bank of America Plaza | |
600 Peachtree Street NE | 1992–present | 1,023 ft (312 m) | 55 |
See also
In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Atlanta para niños
