List of tallest buildings in Cleveland facts for kids

Skyline of Cleveland at sunrise.

Cleveland, the second-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio, is home to 142 completed high-rises, 36 of which stand taller than 250 feet (76 m). The tallest building in Cleveland is the 57-story Key Tower, which rises 947 feet (289 m) on Public Square. The tower has been the tallest building in the state of Ohio since its completion in 1991, and it also stood as the tallest building in the United States between Chicago and New York City prior to the 2007 completion of the Comcast Center in Philadelphia. The Terminal Tower, which at 771 feet (235 m) is the second-tallest building in the city and the state; at the time of its completion, the building was the tallest in the world outside New York City.

The history of skyscrapers in Cleveland began in 1889 with the construction of the Society for Savings Building, often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city. Cleveland went through an early building boom in the late 1920s and early 1930s, during which several high-rise buildings, including the Terminal Tower, were constructed. The city experienced a second, much larger building boom that lasted from the early 1970s to early 1990s, during which time it saw the construction of over 15 skyscrapers, including the Key Tower and 200 Public Square. Overall, the city is the site of three of the four Ohio skyscrapers that rise at least 656 feet (200 m) in height; Cincinnati contains the other. As of 2020, the skyline of Cleveland is 27th in the United States and 96th in the world with 18 buildings rising at least 330 feet (100 m) in height.

Unlike many other major American cities, Cleveland was the site of relatively few skyscraper construction projects in the 2000s decade. The most recently completed skyscrapers in the city are the Carl B. Stokes Federal Court House Building, which was constructed in 2002 and rises 430 feet (131 m), the Ernst & Young Tower in 2013 which tops out at 330 feet (100 m), and the recently erected 374-foot-tall (114 m) Hilton Cleveland Downtown Hotel which opened in 2016. Overall, as of August 2016, there were 17 high-rise buildings under construction or proposed for construction in Cleveland. The most recent proposals have been for the 54-story NuCLEus building project in the Gateway Sports and Entertainment Complex district of downtown and the 34-story, 396-foot-tall (121 m) The LumenTower. The tallest building under construction is the recently commenced 355-foot-tall (108 m) Beacon apartment building downtown on Euclid Avenue.

Skyline of Cleveland from Lake Erie, with the Key Tower, 200 Public Square and the Terminal Tower at the center

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Cleveland skyscrapers and high-rises that stand at least 200 feet (61 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	Notes
1	Key Tower		947 (289)	57	1991	165th-tallest building in the world 34th-tallest building in the United States Tallest building in the state since 1991 Tallest building between New York City and Chicago until 2007. Now the tallest building between Philadelphia and Chicago. Tallest building constructed in Cleveland in the 1990s Built as the Society Center
2	Terminal Tower		771 (235)	52	1930	Tallest residential access building in the city and state Redeveloped from offices into apartments in 2018, though only the first twelve floors are actually apartments as they are much larger spaces Headquarters of K & D Group in Cleveland 98th-tallest building in the United States Stood as the tallest building in North America outside New York City until 1964 Fourth-tallest building in the world when it was officially dedicated on June 28, 1930 Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1930s
3	200 Public Square		658 (201)	45	1985	Built as the Sohio Building Also known as the BP Building (HQ of BP America from 1985 until 1998 when BP moved to Chicago) Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1980s Regional headquarters of Huntington National Bank Features a series of water fountains in public atrium that end at the Euclid Avenue wall with a falling water curtain that one can walk all the way around. Floor in the atrium is solid marble and the skylight allows one to see the stepped "crown" 658 feet straight up the facade from the tower floor
4	Tower at Erieview		529 (161)	40	1964	Alternately known as the Erieview Tower Tallest building constructed in Cleveland in the 1960s Was to be part of the never realized Erieview plan of Urban Renewal Cleveland Houses the Richard Jacobs' Galleria mall which was connected on its building grid in the 1980s Sports the Parker Hannifin downtown YMCA Contained the shop "Gardens under Glass" until its closure in 2013
5	One Cleveland Center		450 (137)	31	1983	Built by the same firm that constructed the Citigroup Center in New York City Known for its shimmering aluminum side panels Comes to a prism point at its apex and resembles an electric razor
6	Fifth Third Center		446 (136)	27	1992	Built as the Bank One Center Tallest building constructed in the city in 1990s Sits directly across the street from Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
7	Carl B. Stokes Federal Court House Building		430 (131)	23	2002	Named after Carl B. Stokes the first black mayor of Cleveland Tallest Federal building in Cleveland and Ohio Tallest courthouse in Cleveland Second tallest courthouse in Ohio, behind the Franklin County Courthouse in Columbus, Ohio. Tallest building constructed in the city in the 2000s
8	Justice Center Complex		420 (128)	26	1977	Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1970s Part of the expansion of Group Plan. Attaches to Cuyahoga County Jail Complex
9	Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building		419 (128)	31	1967	Named after the 49th Cleveland mayor Anthony J. Celebrezze who was also Kennedy cabinet member and US Appeals judge Second tallest Federal building in Cleveland and Ohio Recently completely re-paneled Contains Cleveland Bio-Metric Scan services for the United States passport processing and issuing offices.
10	PNC Center		410 (125)	35	1980	Originally known as the National City Center; building was renamed in 2009 3rd tallest building constructed in Cleveland in 1980s Built to rival Ameritrust Tower that sits catty corner to the PNC Regional headquarters of Pittsbugh based PNC Financial Services which bought Cleveland based National City Corp in 2008
11	The Lumen		396 (120.70)	35	2020	2nd Tallest Residential Building in the city after Terminal Tower. Tallest building constructed in Cleveland in the 2010s. Tallest building in Playhouse Square. Tallest building East of East 9th Street. Largest residential construction project in city in 40 years. Second new residential tower constructed in the city after The Beacon in 2018
12	The 9		383 (119)	28	1971	Previously known as Cleveland Trust Tower and Ameritrust Tower Redeveloped in 2014 as a mixed use hotel, retail, and residential building attached to the new Cuyahoga County Headquarters Also known as 900 Euclid Tower
13	Hilton Cleveland Downtown Hotel (HCDH)		374 (114)	32	2016	Tallest hotel in the city and the state of Ohio Largest hotel in Cleveland Attached to the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland Attached to the Global Center for Health Innovation Located on the Mall (Cleveland) Built as a joint agreement between the city of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County
14	AT&T Huron Road Building		365 (111)	24	1927	Largely thought to the inspiration for Superman's Daily Planet building as Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster lived in Cleveland and this building was erected in 1926-27 ten years before the publishing of the superhero's first appearance in 1938, Action Comics #1. Commonly known as Ohio Bell Building Previously known as the Ameritech Building Once known as SBC Center Tallest building constructed in Cleveland in the 1920s
15	James A. Rhodes Tower		363 (111)	20	1971	Originally known as the University Tower 4th-tallest educational building in the United States Named in honor James A. Rhodes who was governor at the time of Cleveland State University's founding in 1964.
16	Eaton Center		356 (109)	28	1983	Built as the Superior Square Center Renamed Eaton Center when Eaton became the main tenant in 1983 Headquarters of IBM in Cleveland Headquarters of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District since 2015
17	The Beacon		355 (108)	28	2019	2nd Tallest new residential tower constructed in the city after The Lumen First apartment tower constructed in the central downtown since 1974 Sits atop the 515 Euclid Avenue parking garage Developed by Stark Enterprises
18	Ernst & Young Tower		330 (101)	21	2013	Named after the major accounting firm of Ernst & Young Phase I of the Flats East Bank redevelopment project First downtown private office building constructed since 1992
19	Marriott at Key Center		320 (98)	28	1991	Second tallest all-hotel building in the city Connected directly north of Key Tower Developed by Richard Jacobs Group as part of Society Center complex.
20	AmTrust Financial Building		308 (94)	23	1968	Building has always housed investment/finance companies since construction, unique among downtown Cleveland Formerly known as Key Center Previously called the McDonald Investments Center Formerly known as the Central National Bank Building
21	55 Public Square		300 (91)	22	1958	Tallest building constructed in the city the 1950s Originally known as the Illuminating Building Famous for its multistory red 55
22	The 925 Building		289 (88)	21	1924	Formerly known as the Huntington Building, originally the Union Trust Building. Largest office space in Cleveland and Ohio Second largest office space in the world at the time of completion in 1924
23	North Point Tower		285 (87)	22	1990
24	1100 Superior		282 (86)	23	1972	Formerly Diamond Building
25	Standard Building		282 (86)	21	1925
26	1717 East Ninth Building		275 (84)	21	1959	Also known as the East Ohio Building
27	Keith Building		272 (83)	21	1922	Connected to the Playhouse Square Center (PSC) Home of the offices of the Playhouse Square Foundation which operates PSC The Connor Palace Theatre is located in the bottom floors of the building 2nd tallest building in Playhouse Square 3rd tallest building East of East 9th Street
28	East Tower		266 (81)	25	1973	2nd tallest all-residential building in the city after The Beacon (Cleveland) Also known as the Reserve Square Apartments
29	Embassy Suites Tower		266 (81)	26	1969	Also known as Embassy Suites at Reserve Square
30	Superior Building		265 (81)	22	1922
31	Fenn Tower		265 (81)	21	1930
32	Landmark Office Towers Complex		260 (79)	22	1930
33	AECOM Building		253 (77)	21	1972
34	Ohio Savings Plaza		253 (77)	17	1969
35	Ameritech Center		253 (77)	16	1983
36	One University Circle		235 (71)	20	2018	Tallest building in University Circle
37	Westin Hotel Cleveland		222 (68)	22	1975
38	Guardian Bank Building		221 (67)	15	1896
39	Parkview Apartments		213 (65)	18	1926
40	Rockefeller Building		212 (65)	17	1905
41	US Bank Centre		210 (64)	16	1991
42	Willson Tower		210 (64)	22	1971
43	W. O. Walker Center		208 (63)	16	1989
44	Lakeview Terrace Apartments		208 (63)	19	1973
45	Frank J. Lausche State Office Building		204 (62)	15	1979
46	Bohn Towers		204 (62)	22	1972
47	Federal Reserve Bank Building		203 (62)	13	1923
48	Chesterfield Building		200 (61)	20	1967

Tallest under construction or proposed

This lists skyscrapers & high-rises that are under construction or proposed for construction in Cleveland and planned to be at least 115 feet (35 m) tall, but are not yet completed structures. A floor count of 9 stories is used as the cutoff in place of a height of 100 feet (30 m) for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year (est.)	Status	Notes
Sherwin-Williams Headquarters	500-1200	30+	2023	Proposed
Realife Skyscraper	450+	40+	2021-2023	Proposed
Warehouse District Offices	Unknown	37	2018-2025	Approved
Cuyahoga County Justice Center	Unknown	35+	2021	Proposed
The Lumen (Act 2)	Unknown	30+	2021-2022	Planning
Nautica Waterfront District	Unknown	28	2018–2025	Proposed
nuCLEus	Residential Tower 310 (94), Office Tower 353 (108)	Office Tower 27, Residential Tower 24	2020	Approved
City Club Apartments	250-300 (76-91)	23	2020 (Spring)	Approved
Warehouse District Apartments	Unknown	23	2018	Proposed
The Viaduct	300+ (72)	27	2020-2021	Proposed
Settler's Point Tower	115+ (35+)	19	2022	Proposed
Circle Square (UC3)	250+	24	2020-2021	Approved
Warehouse District Condos	Unknown	18	2021	Proposed
E. 9th-Bolivar Condo Tower	Unknown	20+	2021-2022	Proposed
Dream Hotel	200+ (61+)	19	2022	Proposed
Market Square	162 (49)	11 Story Office Tower & 8 Story Residential Tower	2019	Under Construction
Cumberland Lakefront Apartment Complex	120-150 (37-46)	12	2020	Proposed
Flats South Innovation District (two towers)	115+ (35+)	12	2022	Proposed
Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute Building	115+ (35+)	12	2020-2021	Approved
Kenect Cleveland	115+ (35+)	12	2018	Approved
One West Twenty/Duck Island (two towers)	115+ (35+)	11+	2022	Proposed
Infinium	115+ (35+)	11	2021	Proposed
Church & State Apartments	115+ (35+)	11	2019	Under Construction
Park Lane Condominiums	115+ (35+)	11	2022	Proposed
Metro Health Campus	115+ (35+)	11	2022	Under Construction
Library Lofts	115+ (35+)	11	2020-2021	Approved
Bridgeworks	200 (61)	18	2023	Proposed

Timeline of tallest buildings

The Terminal Tower stood as tallest building in Cleveland for 61 years, from 1930 until 1991.

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Cleveland.

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors	Reference
Society for Savings Building	127 Public Square	1889–1896	152 (46)	10
Guardian Bank Building	623-629 Euclid Avenue	1896–1900	221 (67)	15
Keith Building	1621 Euclid Avenue	1922–1924	272 (83)	22
Union Trust Building	925 Euclid Avenue	1924–1927	289 (88)	22
Ohio Bell Building	750 Huron Road	1927–1930	364 (111)	24
Terminal Tower	50 Public Square	1930–1991	771 (235)	52
Key Tower	127 Public Square	1991–present	947 (289)	57

A. 4 story base, tower has 28 stories.

B. The Union Trust Building has since been renamed the Huntington Bank Building.

C. The Ohio Bell Building has since been renamed the AT&T Huron Road Building.