List of tallest buildings in Denver facts for kids

Denver

Location in the United States

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Denver, Colorado, United States. The tallest building in Denver is the 56-story Republic Plaza. It stands 717 feet (219 m) tall and was finished in 1984. It is the tallest building in Colorado. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is 1801 California Street, which is 709 feet (216 m) tall. Most of Colorado's tallest buildings are in Denver.

Denver's Tall Buildings

Skyline of Denver

The story of tall buildings in Denver began with the Equitable Building in 1892. This building was 143 feet (44 m) tall and had nine floors. It was Denver's first high-rise building. The Daniels & Fisher Tower, finished in 1910, is often called the city's "first skyscraper." It is 325 feet (99 m) tall.

Denver had a big building boom from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. During this time, many of the city's tallest buildings were built. These include Republic Plaza, 1801 California Street, and the Wells Fargo Center. Denver has eight skyscrapers that are over 492 feet (150 m) tall. Two of these are among the tallest in the United States.

The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower was recently finished in Denver. It is 45 stories tall and 641 feet (195 m) high. It is now the fourth-tallest building in Denver. It is also the city's tallest building with homes. The 1144 Fifteenth office tower was completed in early 2018. It is over 600 feet tall with more than 40 stories. This makes it the fifth-tallest building in Denver. Denver is currently building many new mid-rise and high-rise apartment buildings. Many new projects started downtown and in other areas in 2023.

Denver skyline from 41st and Fox station bridge, May 2019

Tallest Buildings List

This list shows Denver's skyscrapers that are at least 300 feet (91 m) tall. The height includes spires and special architectural parts, but not antenna masts. The "Year" column shows when the building was finished.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Republic Plaza	Republic Plaza	714 / 218	56	1984	The tallest building in Denver and Colorado since 1984. It is also the tallest building in the Mountain States.
2	1801 California	1801 California Street	709 / 216	53	1983	It was the tallest building in Denver when it was finished in 1983. Republic Plaza became taller in 1984.
3	Wells Fargo Center	Wells Fargo Center	698 / 213	52	1983	People call it "the Cash Register" because of its unique top.
4	Four Seasons Hotel & Residences	Four Seasons Hotel & Residences	640 / 194	45	2010	It has 24 floors of homes above 21 hotel floors.
5	1144 Fifteenth	1144 Fifteenth	617 / 188	40	2018	This was the tallest office building built in Denver in over 30 years when it was finished.
6	1999 Broadway	1999 Broadway	545 / 165	43	1985	It was built around the historic Holy Ghost Church.
7	707 17th Street	707 17th Street	522 / 159	42	1981	It used to be called MCI Plaza.
8	555 17th Street	555 17th Street	507 / 155	40	1978	This was the tallest building built in Denver in the 1970s.
9	Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center	Hyatt Regency Denver	492 / 150	38	2005	It has 1,100 rooms and is Denver's second-largest hotel.
10	Spire	Spire	478 / 145	41	2009	It has 496 homes and is Colorado's tallest building with only homes.
11	Block 162	Block 162	452 / 138	30	2021	This office building was finished in early 2021.
12	1670 Broadway	1670 Broadway	448 / 137	34	1980
13	17th Street Plaza	17th Street Plaza	438 / 134	33	1982
14	633 17th Street	633 17th Street	434 / 132	32	1974	It was once known as First Interstate Tower North.
15	1900 Lawrence	1900 Lawrence	428 / 130	31	2024	This office building is located near Coors Field.
16	Brooks Tower	Brooks Tower	420 / 128	42	1968	This was the tallest building built in Denver in the 1960s.
17	Denver Place South Tower	Denver Place South Tower	416 / 127	34	1981
18	One Tabor Center	One Tabor Center	408 / 124	30	1984
19	Johns Manville Plaza	Johns Manville Plaza	404 / 123	29	1978
20	Granite Tower	Granite Tower	398 / 121	31	1983
21	The Ritz-Carlton	The Ritz-Carlton Denver	390 / 119	38	1983
22	U.S. Bank Tower	U.S. Bank Tower	389 / 119	26	1975
23	621 17th Street	621 17th Street	385 / 117	28	1957	This was the tallest building built in Denver in the 1950s.
24	1600 Glenarm Place	1600 Glenarm Place	384 / 117	32	1967	It was first known as the Security Life building.
25	Denver Financial Center I	Denver Financial Center I	374 / 114	32	1981
26	The Confluence	The Confluence	371 / 113	34	2018	This building with 288 homes was finished in early 2018.
27	Dominion Plaza	Dominion Plaza	368 / 112	28	1982
28	Lincoln Center	Lincoln Center	366 / 112	30	1972
29	1125 17th Street	1125 17th Street	363 / 111	25	1980
30	One Lincoln Park	One Lincoln Park	360 / 110	32	2008
31=	United Western Financial Center	United Western Financial Center	357 / 109	24	1961	Also known as Matrix Capital Bank Tower.
31=	1625 Broadway	1625 Broadway	357 / 109	29	1980	This is the taller of two towers at the Denver Energy Center.
33	1600 Broadway	1600 Broadway	352 / 107	26	1972	Also known as Colorado State Bank.
34	The Curtis	The Curtis	350 / 107	30	1974	Also known as Executive Tower.
35	1800 Larimer	1800 Larimer	344 / 104.7	22	2010
36	The Quincy	The Quincy	337 / 102.7	28	2017	This is an apartment building with 359 units.
37=	410 Building	410 Building	335/ 102	24	1978
37=	Larimer Place	Larimer Place	335 / 102	32	1981
37=	1001 17th Street	1001 17th Street	335 / 102	21	1977
---	Elitch Gardens Observation Tower	Elitch Gardens Observation Tower	330 / 100.6	–	1995	This tower is inside Elitch Gardens Theme Park. It is listed here to compare its height.
40	Country Club Tower II	Country Club Tower II	328 / 100	32	2017	This building was finished in late 2017.
---	Denver International Airport Tower	Denver International Airport Tower	327 / 99.6	–	1993	This tower is listed here to compare its height.
41=	Daniels & Fisher Tower	Daniels & Fisher Tower	325 / 99	20	1910	This tower was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River from 1910 to 1914. It was Denver's tallest building from 1910 to 1957.
41=	1675 Broadway	1675 Broadway	325 / 99	28	1979	This is the shorter of two towers at the Denver Energy Center.
43	Independence Plaza	Independence Plaza	322 / 98	25	1972
44	Grand Hyatt Denver	Grand Hyatt Denver	320 / 97.5	26	1979
45	Country Club Tower III	Country Club Tower III	315 / 96	32	2017	This building was finished in late 2017.
46	Barclay Towers	Barclay Towers	314 / 96	30	1981
47	AT&T Building	AT&T Building	311 / 95	24	1929
48	Civic Center Plaza	Civic Center Plaza	310 / 94.5	22	1984
49	The Pinnacle at City Park South Tower	The Pinnacle at City Park South Tower	305 / 93	27	2009
50	Skyhouse Denver	Skyhouse Denver	305 / 93	25	2016
51	1401 Lawrence	1401 Lawrence	304 / 92.7	22	2016

• Observation towers are not considered buildings because people don't live or work in them fully. The Elitch Garden Observation Tower and Denver International Airport Tower are on this list just for height comparison.
• Building height ranking is tied with another building.

Buildings Being Built Now

This list shows buildings that are currently being built in Denver. They are planned to be at least 91.5 meters (300 ft) tall.

Future Tall Buildings

This list shows buildings that are planned, being reviewed, or approved for construction in Denver. They are expected to be at least 91.5 meters (300 ft) tall.

Timeline of Tallest Buildings

The Daniels & Fisher Tower was the tallest building in Denver from 1910 until 1957.

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

See also

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

• List of tallest buildings in the United States
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado