List of tallest buildings in Columbus, Ohio facts for kids

The city of Columbus, Ohio, is home to many tall buildings! The very tallest one is the Rhodes State Office Tower. It stands 41 stories high, reaching about 629 feet (192 meters) into the sky. It was finished in 1973. This building is the fifth tallest in the whole state of Ohio. It's also the tallest building in Ohio that stands right in the middle of a city block, not on a corner.

The second tallest building in Columbus is the LeVeque Tower. This amazing 1927 building has a special style called Art Deco. It was the first building in Ohio to be built on very strong foundations called caissons, which are like deep, strong pillars. Out of the 20 tallest buildings in Ohio, nine of them are right here in Columbus!

The story of skyscrapers in Columbus started in 1901 with the 16 East Broad Street building. It was 13 stories tall and about 180 feet (55 meters) high. Columbus had a big building boom in the 1920s. That's when the 555-foot (169-meter) LeVeque Tower was built. It was the tallest building in Columbus for 46 years! After that, not many tall buildings were built until 1960. Then, Columbus had another huge building boom that lasted until 1991. During this time, many of the city's tallest skyscrapers were built, including the Rhodes State Office Tower and the William Green Building.

Even though Columbus doesn't have the very tallest skyscrapers in the United States, it has five buildings that are at least 492 feet (150 meters) tall. If you look at buildings that are already built or are being built that are over 500 feet (152 meters) tall, Columbus's skyline is tied with Cleveland for the tallest in Ohio. It's also fourth in the Midwest (after Chicago, Minneapolis, and Detroit) and 19th in the whole country. As of June 2023, Columbus has 114 tall buildings. Columbus is third in Ohio for the number of tall buildings, after Cleveland and Cincinnati.

Between 1991 and 2010, not many new tall buildings were constructed in Columbus. Some notable ones built during this time include the Fifth Third Center in 1998, the 314-foot (96-meter) Miranova Condominiums in 2002 (which is the tallest home building in the city), and The Condominiums at North Bank Park in 2007.

Since 2011, downtown Columbus and nearby areas have seen a lot of new tall buildings. These include the 250 High building, the Hilton Columbus Downtown hotel, and a new Columbia Gas Building. There are also many new tall buildings being planned or built in the downtown area right now.

Columbus's Tallest Buildings

This list shows the skyscrapers and tall buildings in Columbus that are at least 200 feet (61 meters) tall. We measure their height by including spires and other parts of the building's design, but not antenna masts. The "Year" column shows when the building was finished.

     Tallest building in Columbus upon completion

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Address	Notes
1	Rhodes State Office Tower		624 (190)	41	1973	30 East Broad Street	This is the 5th-tallest building in Ohio. It's also the tallest office building in Columbus and the tallest building in Ohio that's in the middle of a block.
2	LeVeque Tower		555 (169)	47	1927	50 West Broad Street	This is the 7th-tallest building in Ohio. It was the tallest building built in Columbus in the 1920s.
3	William Green Building		530 (162)	33	1990	30 West Spring Street	This is the 8th-tallest building in Ohio. It was the tallest building built in Columbus in the 1990s.
4	Huntington Center		512 (156)	37	1985	41 South High Street	This is the 10th-tallest building in Ohio. It was the tallest building built in Columbus in the 1980s.
5	Vern Riffe State Office Tower		504 (154)	33	1988	77 South High Street	This is the 11th-tallest building in Ohio.
6	One Nationwide Plaza		485 (148)	40	1976	1 West Nationwide Boulevard	This is the 13th-tallest building in Ohio.
7	Franklin County Courthouse		464 (141)	27	1991	373 South High Street	This is the 15th-tallest building in Ohio.
8	AEP Building		456 (139)	31	1983	1 Riverside Plaza	This is the 16th-tallest building in Ohio.
9	Borden Building		438 (134)	34	1974	180 East Broad Street	This is the 19th-tallest building in Ohio. It's also known as the Continental Plaza.
10	Three Nationwide Plaza		408 (124)	27	1988	3 East Nationwide Boulevard	This is the 28th-tallest building in Ohio.
11	One Columbus Center		366 (112)	26	1987	10 West Broad Street	This is the 37th-tallest building in Ohio.
12	Hilton Columbus Downtown Tower		361 (110)	28	2022	402 North High Street	This is the 40th-tallest building in Ohio.
13	Chase Tower		357 (109)	25	1964	100 East Broad Street	This was the tallest building built in Columbus in the 1960s.
14	Capitol Square		350 (107)	26	1984	65 East State Street
15	Continental Center		348 (106)	26	1973	150 East Gay Street
16	Preston Centre		317 (97)	25	1977	155 East Broad Street
17	Miranova Condominiums		314 (96)	26	2001	1 Miranova Place	This was the tallest building built in Columbus in the 2000s. It's also the tallest building where people live in the city.
18	Fifth Third Center		302 (92)	25	1998	21 East State Street
19	The James Cancer Hospital		297 (91)	21	2014	460 West 10th Avenue	This was the tallest building built in Columbus in the 2010s.
20	Franklin County Municipal Court		288 (88)	19	1979	375 South High Street
21	Motorists Mutual Building		286 (87)	21	1973	471 East Broad Street
22	Midland Building		280 (85)	21	1970	250 East Broad Street
23	The Condominiums at North Bank Park		267 (81)	20	2007	300 West Spring Street
24	Lincoln Tower Dormitory		260 (79)	26	1967	1800 Cannon Drive
	Morrill Tower Dormitory		260 (79)	26	1967	1900 Cannon Drive
26	Hyatt Regency Columbus		256 (78)	20	1980	350 North High Street
27	Key Bank Building		253 (77)	20	1963	88 East Broad Street
28	Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square		249 (76)	21	1984	75 East State Street
29	Waterford Tower		245 (75)	19	1988	155 West Main Street
30	Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel		243 (74)	16	1963	50 North 3rd Street
31	280 Plaza		242 (74)	18	1982	280 North High Street	Also known as Two Nationwide Plaza.
32	Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund Building		226 (69)	17	1974	140 East Town Street	Also known as Town Center or 140 East Town Street.
33	8 East Broad Street		212 (65)	17	1906	8 East Broad Street	This was the tallest building built in Columbus in the 1900s.
34	Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center		200 (61)	14	1933	65 South Front Street	This was the tallest building built in Columbus in the 1930s.

Tallest Buildings Under Construction

As of October 2023, there are two buildings being built in Columbus that are planned to be at least 200 feet (61 meters) tall.

Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year (est.)	Status	Notes
Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital		411 (125)	26	2026	Topped Out	This will become the 10th-tallest building in the city. It will also be the tallest building outside of downtown and the tallest built since the 1990s.
Merchant Building		382 (116)	32	2025	Under Construction

Tallest Buildings Planned or Approved

These buildings have either been approved for construction or are being planned to be at least 200 feet (61 meters) tall.

Timeline of Columbus's Tallest Buildings

The LeVeque Tower was the tallest building in Columbus from 1927 to 1973.

This list shows buildings that were once the tallest in Columbus.

Past Building Ideas

Here are some tall buildings that were planned for Columbus but were never built.

Name	Image	Location	Project years	Floors	Status	Notes
Capitol Tower		Downtown	1990-1993	42	Canceled	This building was planned to be 614 feet (187 meters) tall. With two tall antennas, it would have reached 734 feet (224 meters).
Temple of Good Will		Downtown	1920s, c. 1944-1960s	40	Canceled	This building was planned to be 650 feet (198 meters) tall, with a 100-foot (30-meter) spire on top. It was meant to be a "Protestant center of the nation." The land was sold in 1965 to Nationwide and then resold to build the AEP Building in 1980.
Harmony Tower		160 North High Street	2020-2022	30	Canceled	This tower was planned in 2020, but the land was sold in 2022 along with the Atlas Building.
Millennial Tower		247 South Front Street	2023	28	Stalled/Canceled	This building was proposed in 2017 to be 380 feet (116 meters) tall. The project has stopped for now.

Images for kids

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  Skyline of Columbus. Use your mouse to find out what the buildings are!

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  Four of Columbus's five tallest buildings are around Capitol Square.

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Columbus para niños

• Architecture of Columbus, Ohio
• List of tallest buildings in Ohio