List of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids facts for kids

Skyscrapers in downtown Grand Rapids.

This list of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids ranks buildings in the U.S. city of Grand Rapids, Michigan by height. The tallest building in Grand Rapids is the River House Condominiums, which stands 406 feet (124 m) tall.

Tallest buildings

Grand Rapids skyline in 2015.

This lists ranks Grand Rapids buildings that stand at least 150 feet (46 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes.

Rank	Name	Image	Height feet / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	River House		406 / 124	34	2008	Tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit and the tallest residential building in Michigan. Part of Bridgewater Place complex, one of two buildings.
2	Plaza Towers		345 / 105	34	1991	Held the title as the tallest building in Grand Rapids from 1991 until 2008.
3	Amway Grand Plaza Hotel		318 / 97	29	1983	Held the title as the tallest building in Grand Rapids from 1983 until 1991.
4	Bridgewater Place		272 / 83	18	1993	Part of Bridgewater place complex, one of two buildings.
5	McKay Tower		259 / 79	18	1927	Held the title as the tallest building in Grand Rapids from 1927 until 1983, the longest held title of 56 years.
6	JW Marriott Grand Rapids		257 / 78	24	2007
7	Kent County Courthouse		206 / 63	13	2001
8=	Cathedral of Saint Andrew		192 / 59	1	1876
8=	Warner Tower		192 / 59	15	2019
10	77 Monroe Center NW		182 / 55.5	13	1926
11	First Community Bank Building		180 / 55	13	1916
12	Gallery on Fulton		175 / 50	14	2010
13	601 Bond		172 / 52	16	2019
14	Campau Square Plaza Building		164 / 50	12	1985
15	St Mary's Catholic Church		160 / 49	1	1884
16	Helen DeVos Children's Hospital		155 / 47	11	2011
17=	Morton House Apartments		154 / 47	13	1923
17=	Michigan Trust Company Building		154 / 47	11	1928
19	20 Fulton Street East		153 / 46	-	2017
20	Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (Pantlind Hotel)		150 / 46	12	1915
21	PNC Bank Building		∼150 / ∼46	10	1982

Tallest proposed

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name	Image	Height feet / m	Floors	Year	Notes
River House		406 / 124	34	2008–present
Plaza Towers		345 / 105	34	1991–2008
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel		318 / 97	29	1983–1991
McKay Tower		259 / 79	18	1927–1983
Cathedral of Saint Andrew		192 / 59	1	1917–1927	Assumed title following 1917 Fountain Street Baptist Church fire.
Fountain Street Baptist Church		217 / 66	1	1877–1917	Tallest building in Michigan from April 1877 to June 1877 until the completion of Fort Street Presbyterian Church in Detroit, MI. Destroyed by fire in 1917.
Saint Mark's Episcopal Church		∼80 / ∼24	1	1851–18??
Old Stone School		∼70 / ∼21	3	1849–1851
Campau's Mansion		∼55 / ∼17	4	1837–1849
Calkins Law Office		∼20 / ∼6	1	1836–1837

Images for kids

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  Skyscrapers in downtown Grand Rapids.