List of tallest buildings in Dallas facts for kids

Skyline of Dallas (use cursor to identify buildings)

Dallas is the third-largest city in Texas. It has many tall buildings, called skyscrapers. There are 42 buildings over 350 feet (107 meters) tall. Twenty of these are even taller than 492 feet (150 meters)!

The tallest building in Dallas is the Bank of America Plaza. It stands 921 feet (281 meters) high in Downtown Dallas. It was finished in 1985. This building is also the 3rd tallest in Texas and the 40th tallest in the whole United States.

The second tallest skyscraper is the Renaissance Tower. It reaches 886 feet (270 meters) and was completed in 1974. The Comerica Bank Tower is the third tallest. It was finished in 1987 and is 787 feet (240 meters) tall. Dallas is home to three of the ten tallest buildings in Texas.

The first skyscraper in Dallas was the Praetorian Building, built in 1909. It was 184 feet (56 meters) tall with 14 floors. Many people think it was the first skyscraper in the entire Western United States! Sadly, it was taken down in 2013.

Dallas's first building taller than 492 feet (150 meters) was the Mercantile National Bank Building. It was completed in 1943. During the 1980s, Dallas built many skyscrapers because of an energy boom.

As of 2017, four new buildings over 350 feet (107 meters) were being built. The Dallas skyline is ranked 3rd in the Southern United States for tall buildings. It is 9th in the entire United States.

Dallas Skyline from the west, seen from Stevens Park Golf Course in Oak Cliff (2019)

The entire Dallas Skyline, including Uptown Dallas and Downtown Dallas (March 2020)

The growing Uptown Dallas area adds to the city's skyline (2018)

Tallest Buildings in Dallas

As of September 2020, there are 43 high-rise buildings in Dallas that are at least 350 feet (107 meters) tall. This height includes spires and cool architectural parts, but not antenna masts. Tall observation towers are listed for comparison but are not ranked as buildings.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Notes
01.01	Bank of America Plaza		921 (280.7)	74	1985	This is the 3rd-tallest building in Texas. It is also the tallest office building in Dallas.
02.02	Renaissance Tower		886 (270.1)	56	1974	This is the 5th-tallest building in Texas. It was the tallest building built in Dallas in the 1970s.
03.03	Comerica Bank Tower		787 (239.9)	60	1987	This is the 6th-tallest building in Texas.
04.04	JPMorgan Chase Tower		738 (225)	55	1987	This is the 11th-tallest building in Texas.
05.05	Fountain Place		720 (219.5)	62	1986	This is the 14th-tallest building in Texas.
06.06	Trammell Crow Center		686 (209.1)	50	1984	This is the 17th-tallest building in Texas.
07.07	1700 Pacific		655 (199.7)	50	1983	This is the 22nd-tallest building in Texas.
08.08	Thanksgiving Tower		645 (196.5)	50	1982
09.09	Energy Plaza		629 (191.7)	49	1983
10.010	The National		628 (191.4)	52	1965	This was the tallest building built in Dallas in the 1960s.
11.011	Gables Republic Tower (Republic Center Tower I)		602 (183.5)	36	1954	This was the tallest building built in Dallas in the 1950s. It is the tallest residential building in Dallas since it was updated in 2007.
12.012	Republic Center Tower II		598 (182.3)	50	1964
13.013	One AT&T Plaza		580 (176.8)	37	1984
14.014	Ross Tower		579 (176.5)	45	1984
15	AMLI Fountain Place		562 (171.3)	45	2020
16	Museum Tower		560 (170.7)	42	2013	This was the tallest building built in Dallas in the 2010s.
	Tower at Cityplace		560 (170.7)	42	1988	This is the tallest building in Dallas located outside of Downtown Dallas.
–	Reunion Tower		560 (170.7)	—	1978
18	Sheraton Dallas Hotel Central Tower		550 (167.6)	42	1959	This is the tallest hotel in Dallas.
19	Mercantile National Bank Building		523 (159.4)	31	1943	This was the tallest building built in Dallas in the 1940s. It was one of the only big office buildings finished in the US during World War II.
20	Bryan Tower		512 (156.1)	40	1973
21	Harwood Center		483 (147.2)	36	1982
22	717 Harwood		481 (146.6)	34	1980
23	2100 Ross Avenue		456 (139)	33	1982
24	Renaissance Dallas Hotel		451 (137.5)	29	1983
25	Sheraton Dallas Hotel North Tower		448 (136.6)	31	1980
	One Dallas Center		448 (136.6)	30	1979
27	One Main Place		445 (135.6)	34	1968
28	Hall Arts Residences		440 (134.1)	28	2020
29	W Dallas Victory Hotel & Residences		439 (133.8)	32	2006	This was the tallest building built in Dallas in the 2000s.
30	1600 Pacific Tower		434 (132.3)	31	1964
31	Mosaic I		400 (121.9)	33	1959
	2101 North Pearl Tower I	—	400 (121.9)	32	2018
33	Magnolia Building		399 (121.6)	27	1923	This was the tallest building built in Dallas in the 1920s.
34	The Katy	—	396 (120.7)	30	2018
35	Azure		375 (114.3)	31	2007
36	Bleu Ciel	—	374 (114)	30	2018
37	Three AT&T Plaza	—	372 (113.4)	24	1928
38	The House	—	371 (113)	28	2008
39	AC Hotel/Residence Inn Downtown Dallas		360 (109.7)	22	1954
40	The Christopher at the Union	—	355 (108.2)	29	2018
41	Three Galleria Tower	—	354 (107.9)	26	1991
42	Sheraton Dallas Hotel South Tower		352 (107.3)	28	1958

Tallest Buildings Being Built Now

New high-rises being built north of Downtown Dallas in Victory Park. The Victor is the tallest building being built here (pictured in March 2020).

As of April 2020, there are four buildings being constructed in Dallas. They are all planned to be at least 350 feet (107 meters) tall.

Atelier Tower being built (Early April 2020)

History of Dallas's Tallest Buildings

A picture of the Praetorian Building from 1908. It was taken down in 2013.

Since 1909, when the first tall building was constructed, eight different buildings have held the title of the tallest in Dallas.

More About Tall Buildings

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

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