List of tallest buildings in Denver facts for kids

Denver

Location in the United States

This article lists the tallest buildings in Denver, Colorado, United States. Denver is a big city, and it has many tall buildings!

The very tallest building in Denver is called Republic Plaza. It has 56 floors and is about 717 feet (218 meters) tall. It was finished in 1984. This building is not only the tallest in Denver, but also the tallest in the entire state of Colorado! It's even one of the tallest buildings in the whole United States.

The second tallest building in Denver is 1801 California Street, which is about 709 feet (216 meters) tall. Did you know that 29 out of the 30 tallest buildings in Colorado are right here in Denver?

Denver's Tall Buildings: A Look Back

Skyline of Denver (Use your mouse to see the names of buildings.)

The first tall building in Denver was the Equitable Building, built in 1892. It was 143 feet (43 meters) tall and had nine floors. The building often called Denver's "first skyscraper" is the Daniels & Fisher Tower. It was finished in 1910 and stands 325 feet (99 meters) tall.

Denver had a huge building boom from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. During this time, 21 of the city's 27 tallest buildings were built! This includes Republic Plaza, 1801 California Street, and the Wells Fargo Center.

Today, Denver has eight skyscrapers that are over 492 feet (150 meters) tall. Two of these are among the tallest in the whole United States. Denver's skyline is ranked second in the Mountain States (after Las Vegas) and seventeenth in the United States. As of June 2018, there are 201 completed tall buildings in the city.

One of the newest tall buildings in Denver is the Four Seasons Hotel and Tower. It has 45 stories and is 641 feet (195 meters) tall. It's now the fourth-tallest building in Denver and the city's tallest building where people live. The 1144 Fifteenth office tower, finished in early 2018, is over 600 feet tall and is the fifth-tallest building.

Denver is currently building many new residential buildings. More than 20 new projects started in downtown Denver, the Golden Triangle, and RiNo in 2023.

In the 1970s and 80s, many parts of downtown Denver had empty parking lots. Now, the city is working to build on these lots and make the city center more lively. This has been very successful, especially around the Union Station area. What used to be empty land is now full of new homes, shops, and offices. There's also a new bus station, train platforms, and a park. The historic Union Station has been updated with a hotel, restaurants, and shops. In 2016, a new train line connected Union Station to Denver International Airport.

Denver's Tallest Buildings List

This list shows Denver's skyscrapers that are at least 300 feet (91 meters) tall. We measure their height by including spires and cool architectural parts, but not antenna masts. The "Year" column tells you when the building was finished.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Republic Plaza		714 / 218	56	1984	The tallest building in Denver and Colorado since 1984. It's also the tallest in the Mountain States.
2	1801 California		709 / 216	53	1983	This was the tallest building in Denver from 1983 until Republic Plaza was built in 1984. It has an antenna on top, making it 738 feet tall if you include it.
3	Wells Fargo Center		698 / 213	52	1983	People call it "the Cash Register" because of its unique shape at the top.
4	Four Seasons Hotel & Residences		640 / 194	45	2010	It has 24 floors for homes and 21 floors for hotel rooms. The spire on top makes it 640 feet tall.
5	1144 Fifteenth		617 / 188	40	2018	This is the tallest office building built in Denver in over 30 years!
6	1999 Broadway		545 / 165	43	1985	It was built around the old Holy Ghost Church.
7	707 17th Street		522 / 159	42	1981	This building used to be called MCI Plaza.
8	555 17th Street		507 / 155	40	1978	This was the tallest building built in Denver during the 1970s.
9	Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center		492 / 150	38	2005	This hotel has 1,100 rooms and suites.
10	Spire		478 / 145	41	2009	This is Colorado's tallest building made only for homes, with 496 apartments.
11	Block 162		460 / 140	30	2021	This office building was finished in early 2021. A hotel tower might be built next to it later.
12	1670 Broadway		448 / 137	34	1980
13	17th Street Plaza		438 / 134	33	1982
14	633 17th Street		434 / 132	32	1974	This building was once called First Interstate Tower North.
15	Brooks Tower		420 / 128	42	1968	This was the tallest building built in Denver during the 1960s.
16	Denver Place South Tower		416 / 127	34	1981
17	One Tabor Center		408 / 124	30	1984
18	Johns Manville Plaza		404 / 123	29	1978
19	Granite Tower		398 / 121	31	1983
20	The Ritz-Carlton		390 / 119	38	1983
21	U.S. Bank Tower		389 / 119	26	1975
22	621 17th Street		385 / 117	28	1957	This was the tallest building built in Denver during the 1950s.
23	1600 Glenarm Place		384 / 117	32	1967	Also known as Glenarm Plaza.
24	One Lincoln Park		380 / 110	32	2008
25	Denver Financial Center I		374 / 114	32	1981
26	The Confluence		371 / 113	34	2018	This building has 288 homes and is near Confluence Park.
27	Dominion Plaza		368 / 112	28	1982
28	Lincoln Center		366 / 112	30	1972
29	1125 17th Street		363 / 111	25	1980
30=	United Western Financial Center		357 / 109	24	1961	Also known as Matrix Capital Bank Tower.
30=	1625 Broadway		357 / 109	29	1980	This is the taller of two towers at the Denver Energy Center.
32	1600 Broadway		352 / 107	26	1972	Also known as Colorado State Bank.
33	The Curtis		350 / 107	30	1974	Also known as Executive Tower.
34	1800 Larimer		344 / 104.7	22	2010
35	The Quincy		337 / 102.7	28	2017	This is an apartment building with 359 units.
36=	410 Building		335/ 102	24	1978
36=	Larimer Place		335 / 102	32	1981
36=	1001 17th Street		335 / 102	21	1977
39	Elitch Gardens Observation Tower		330 / 100.6	–	1995	This tower is inside Elitch Gardens Theme Park.
40	Country Club Tower II		328 / 100	32	2017	This building is part of a complex with about 550 homes.
41	Denver International Airport Tower		327 / 99.6	–	1993
42=	Daniels & Fisher Tower		325 / 99	20	1910	This tower was the tallest building west of the Mississippi River from 1910 to 1914. It's a famous Denver landmark.
42=	1675 Broadway		325 / 99	28	1979	This is the shorter of two towers at the Denver Energy Center.
44	Independence Plaza		322 / 98	25	1972
45	Grand Hyatt Denver		320 / 97.5	26	1979
46	Country Club Tower III		315 / 96	32	2017	This building is also part of the complex with about 550 homes.
47	Barclay Towers		314 / 96	30	1981
48	AT&T Building		311 / 95	24	1929
49	Civic Center Plaza	1560 Broadway on the far right	310 / 94.5	22	1984
50	The Pinnacle at City Park South Tower		305 / 93	27	2009
51	Skyhouse Denver		305 / 93	25	2016	The roof is 282 feet tall, but with its spire, it reaches 305 feet.
52	1401 Lawrence		304 / 92.7	22	2016

• If you see an empty space in the table, it means the building's height information hasn't been shared yet.

= If a rank has an equals sign (=), it means that building is the same height as another one.

Buildings Being Built Right Now

This list shows buildings that are currently being built in Denver. They are planned to be at least 148 feet (45 meters) tall.

• If you see a dash (—), it means the height or completion date for the building hasn't been shared yet.

Future Buildings: Planned or Approved

This list shows buildings that are planned, being designed, or have been approved to be built in Denver. They are expected to be at least 148 feet (45 meters) tall.

• If you see a dash (—), it means the height or groundbreaking date for the building hasn't been shared yet.

Timeline of Denver's Tallest Buildings

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

This list shows which buildings were the tallest in Denver over time.

Images for kids

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

See also

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

• List of tallest buildings in the United States
• Bibliography of Colorado
• Geography of Colorado
• History of Colorado
• Index of Colorado-related articles
• List of Colorado-related lists
• Outline of Colorado