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The Renaissance Center, Detroit.

The following is a list comprising the seventy-eight tallest skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Michigan. Skyscrapers are listed in descending order, from first to seventy-first. This tallest seventy-one includes completed, existing, free-standing skyscrapers. Height does not take into account subterranean floors, antennas, or other non-structural additions. There is also a timeline of the tallest buildings in Michigan and a timeline of the tallest skyscrapers. The Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan is the second tallest all-hotel skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.

Tallest skyscrapers

Rank Name City Year Floors Height
feet / m
Image Reference/Notes
1 Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center Detroit 1977 73 727 / 222 Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan from S 2014-12-07.jpg Tallest building in Michigan
2 Hudson Site Tower Detroit 2024 49 680 / 207
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3 One Detroit Center Detroit 1993 43 619 / 189 ComericaTowerand1stnationaldetroit.jpg
4 Penobscot Building Detroit 1928 47 565 / 172 PenobscotBldgDetroitsunsetting.jpg
5-T Renaissance Center 100 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159
5-T Renaissance Center 200 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159
5-T Renaissance Center 300 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159
5-T Renaissance Center 400 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159
9 Guardian Building Detroit 1929 40 496 / 151 Guardianbuilding.jpg
10 Book Tower Detroit 1926 38 475 / 145 Booktower.JPG
11 150 West Jefferson Detroit 1989 26 455 / 139 150wjeff.jpg
12 Fisher Building Detroit 1928 30 444 / 135 Fisher Building Detroit crop.jpg
13-T Cadillac Tower Detroit 1927 40 437 / 133 BarlumTowerDetroit.jpg
13-T David Stott Building Detroit 1929 32 437 / 133 DavidStottBuilding.jpg
15 One Woodward Avenue Detroit 1963 28 430 / 131 OneWoodwardAvenue.JPG
16 River House Condominiums Grand Rapids 2008 34 406 / 124 River House Condominiums.jpg

Tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit

17 3000 Town Center Southfield 1975 32 402 / 122 Southfield Town Center 3000.jpg Tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit and Grand Rapids
18 1000 Town Center Southfield 1989 28 395 / 120 Southfield Town Center 1000.jpg
19 Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building Detroit 1976 27 393 / 120 Patrick V McNamara from People Mover.jpg
20 Detroit Edison Plaza Detroit 1971 25 374 / 114 EdisonPlazaJK.jpg
21 2000 Town Center Southfield 1986 28 370 / 113 Southfield Town Center 2000.jpg
22 David Broderick Tower Detroit 1928 35 369 / 113 BroderickTower15.jpg
23 211 West Fort Street Detroit 1963 27 368 / 112 211 Fort Street, detroit.jpg
24 Buhl Building Detroit 1925 29 366 / 112 BuhlBuildingDetroitfromWoodward.jpg
25 Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel Detroit 1924 29 349 / 106 WestinBookCadillac.jpg
26 Hollywood Casino at Greektown Detroit 2009 30 348 / 106 Greektownnew2.jpg
27 Top of Troy Building Troy 1975 25 346 / 106 Topoftroy2007.JPG Tallest building in Troy
28 Plaza Towers Grand Rapids 1991 34 345 / 105 Plaza Towers - Grand Rapids.jpg
29 First National Building Detroit 1930 26 341 / 104 1stNationalBldgingdetroit.jpg
30-T Renaissance Center 500 Detroit 1977 21 339 / 103
30-T Renaissance Center 600 Detroit 1977 21 339 / 103
32 1001 Woodward Detroit 1965 23 338 / 103 1001Woodward.jpg
33 American Center Southfield 1975 25 331 / 101 AmericanCenter2.jpg
34 Renaissance City Apartments Detroit 1985 33 331 / 101 Courtyard by Marriott - Downtown Detroit.jpg
35 5000 Town Center Southfield 1983 33 328 / 100 Southfield Town Center 5000.jpg
36 AT&T Building Addition Detroit 1974 17 327 / 100 AT&TbuildingDetroit.jpg
37 Chrysler House Detroit 1913 23 324 / 99 DimeBuildingDetroit.jpg
38 Jeffersonian Apartments Detroit 1965 30 322 / 99 DetroitJeffersonianapts.jpg
39 AT&T Building Detroit 1917 19 319 / 97
40-T Amway Grand Tower Grand Rapids 1983 29 318 / 97 Amway Grand Tower 2022.jpg
40-T Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Center Detroit 1971 22 318 / 97 BlueCrossBlueShieldDetroitside.jpg
40-T Coleman A. Young Municipal Center Detroit 1954 20 318 / 97 Detroit December 2015 41 (Coleman A. Young Municipal Center).jpg
43 Huntington Bank Tower Detroit 2022 20 311 / 95
New Huntington Tower image.jpg
44 Penobscot Building Annex Detroit 1913 23 310 / 94 PenobscotAnnex2010.jpg
45-T 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative Detroit 1961 30 305 / 93 1300coopDetroit.jpg
45-T Riverfront Tower 300 Detroit 1983 21 305 / 93 RiverfrontTowers123fromwindsor.jpg
45-T Riverfront Tower 200 Detroit 1983 21 305 / 93
48 Boji Tower Lansing 1931 23 297 / 90.5 Michigan National Tower Profile.JPG Tallest building in Lansing
49-T Executive Plaza Detroit 1967 22 290 / 88 Executive Plaza.jpg
Residence at Water Square Detroit 2024 25 290 / 88
51 Ford Building Detroit 1909 19 275 / 84 New Penobscot Building Detroit MI.jpg
52 MotorCity Casino Hotel Detroit 2007 12 273 / 83 Motorcitycasinodetroit.jpg
53 David Whitney Building Detroit 1916 19 272 / 83 DavidWhitney2015.jpg
54 Bridgewater Place Grand Rapids 1993 18 271 / 83 Bridgewater Place, Grand Rapids.jpg
55 4000 Town Center Southfield 1979 20 270 / 82 Southfield Town Center 4000.jpg
56-T Tower Plaza Ann Arbor 1969 26 267 / 81 Tower plaza close.jpg Tallest building in Ann Arbor
56-T Michigan State Capitol Lansing 1879 4 267 / 81 Michigan-Capitol-2005.jpg
58-T Fort Street Presbyterian Church Detroit 1855 1 265 / 81 FortStreetPresbyterianChurch.jpg Tallest church in Michigan
58-T Detroit City Club Apartments Detroit 1981 28 265 / 81 Trolley Plaza apts Detroit.jpg
60 Shore Club Skytower Saint Clair Shores 1965 26 260 / 79 Shore Club Apartment Tower Saint Clair Shores Michigan.jpeg Tallest building in Saint Clair Shores
61-T McKay Tower Grand Rapids 1927 16 259 / 79 McKay Tower 2019.jpg
61-T Water Board Building Detroit 1928 24 259 / 79 Water Board Building, Detroit.jpg
63 Riverfront Tower 100 Detroit 1991 26 257 / 78 Riverfront Towers, Detroit, Michigan from Windsor, Ontario (21760914722).jpg
64-T JW Marriott Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 2007 23 256 / 78 JW Marriott Grand Rapids.jpg
64-T Travelers Tower I Southfield 1971 18 256 / 78 Travelers Tower 1 (Southfield).jpg
66 Washington Boulevard Apartments Detroit 1923 21 255 / 78 Can I just say stunning office blocks here. (8602993273).jpg
67 One Towne Square Southfield 1992 21 253 / 77 One Towne Square Southfield.jpg
68 Henry Ford Hospital Apartments Detroit 1976 21 250 / 76
69 Grand Park Centre Detroit 1922 19 250 / 76 GrandparkCentreDetroit.jpg
70 Chrysler Headquarters Auburn Hills 1996 15 249 / 76 Chrysler Headquarters Auburn Hills 20060624.jpg Tallest building in Auburn Hills
71-T St. Florian Catholic Church Hamtramck 1928 1 247 / 75 St Florian Catholic Church - Hamtramck Michigan.jpg Tallest church in Michigan outside Detroit
71-T Wayne County Building Detroit 1902 13 247 / 75 Detroit December 2019 02 (Wayne County Building).jpg
73 Fort Ponchartrain - A Wyndham Hotel Detroit 1965 25 245 / 75 RiversideHotel.JPG
74-T DoubleTree Suites - Fort Shelby Detroit 1917 22 242 / 74 FortShelbyDoubletreeDetroitCondotower.jpg
74-T Henry Ford Hospital Detroit 1965 17 242 / 74 HenryFordHospitaldetroit.jpg
76 Louis Kamper Building Detroit 1926 22 240 / 73 IndustrialStevenapartmentDetroit.jpg
77 The Milton Battle Creek 1931 19 72.5 / 238 Old Merchants Bank And Trust Battle Creek.jpg Tallest building in Battle Creek
78- T Hudson Site Podium Detroit 2023 14 232 / 71
78-T One Campus Martius Detroit 2003 16 71 / 232 Compuware HQ on Cadillac square.jpg
78-T Michigan Central Station Detroit 1913 18 71 / 232 A445, Michigan Central Station, Detroit, Michigan, United States, 2016.jpg
78-T Battle Creek Tower Battle Creek 1931 21 71 / 232 Battle Creek Tower, 2021.jpg

Timeline of tallest buildings

Fountain Street Baptist Church
Fountain Street Baptist Church, Grand Rapids, MI 1908
FortStreetPresbyterianChurch
Fort Street Presbyterian Church.

The following is a list of the tallest buildings in the U.S. state of Michigan on a year-to-year basis. The chart below shows the building, years as tallest, and its height.

Name Address Years as tallest Height
feet / m
Floors Reference
First Michigan State Capitol Capitol Park, Detroit, MI 1828–1866 140 / 43 2
Most Holy Trinity Church 1050 Porter Street, Detroit, MI 1866–1871 170 / 52 1
Former Detroit City Hall Campus Martius Park, Detroit, MI 1871–1877 200 / 61 4
Fountain Street Baptist Church 24 Fountain St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 1877 217 / 66 1
Fort Street Presbyterian Church 631 West Fort Street, Detroit, MI 1877–1909 265 / 81 1
Ford Building 615 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 1909–1913 275 / 84 19
Penobscot Building Annex 144 West Congress Street, Detroit, MI 1913 310 / 95 23
Chrysler House 719 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 1913–1924 324 / 99 23
Book-Cadillac Hotel 220 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 1924–1925 349 / 106 29
Buhl Building 535 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 1925–1926 366 / 112 29
Book Tower 1265 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI 1926–1928 475 / 145 38
Penobscot Building 633 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 1928–1977 565 / 172 47
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center 1 Renaissance Center Drive, Detroit, MI 1977–present 727 / 222 73

Timeline of tallest skyscrapers

The following is a list of the tallest skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Michigan on a year-to-year basis. The chart below shows the skyscraper, its height, when it was completed, how long it was the tallest, and what skyscraper surpassed it. The Frank & Seder (1881) is considered Detroit's oldest existing iron-framed tall building. The Hammond Building (1889) is considered Detroit's first steel-framed skyscraper, though it is now demolished. Detroit's oldest existing steel-framed skyscraper is the 12-story United Way Community Services Building (1895) at 1212 Griswold, originally known as the Chamber of Commerce Building.

Name City Height
feet / m
Year Period Surpassed by
Frank & Seder Building Detroit 135 / 41 1881 8 years Hammond Building
Hammond Building Detroit 150 / 46 1889 6 years United Way Community Services Building
United Way Community Services Building Detroit 160 / 49 1895 1 year Majestic Building
Majestic Building Detroit 223 / 68 1896 13 years Ford Building
Ford Building Detroit 275 / 84 1909 4 years Penobscot Annex
Penobscot Annex Detroit 310 / 94 1913 <1 year Chrysler House
Chrysler House Detroit 324 / 99 1913 12 years Book-Cadillac Hotel
Book-Cadillac Hotel Detroit 349 / 106 1925 <1 year Buhl Building
Buhl Building Detroit 366 / 112 1925 1 year Book Tower
Book Tower Detroit 475 / 145 1926 2 years Penobscot Building
Penobscot Building Detroit 565 / 172 1928 49 years Renaissance Center
Renaissance Center Detroit 727 / 222 1977 currently incumbent

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