List of tallest buildings in Michigan facts for kids

The Renaissance Center, Detroit.

This page lists the tallest buildings in Michigan, a state in the U.S. These amazing buildings are called skyscrapers. We'll look at the 78 tallest ones, starting from the very tallest. This list includes buildings that are already finished and standing tall. When we talk about height, we don't count parts that are underground, antennas, or other things added to the top that aren't part of the main structure.

You'll also find a timeline showing which buildings were the tallest over the years. Did you know the Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan, is the second tallest hotel skyscraper in the whole Western Hemisphere? That's a lot of rooms with a view!

Michigan's Tallest Skyscrapers

Here's a list of the tallest skyscrapers in Michigan. They are listed from the tallest to the shortest.

Rank	Name	City	Year Built	Floors	Height feet / m	Image	Notes
1	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center	Detroit	1977	73	727 / 222		This is the tallest building in Michigan!
2	Hudson Site Tower	Detroit	2024	49	680 / 207		A new tall building in Detroit.
3	One Detroit Center	Detroit	1993	43	619 / 189
4	Penobscot Building	Detroit	1928	47	565 / 172
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
10	Book Tower	Detroit	1926	38	475 / 145
11	150 West Jefferson	Detroit	1989	26	455 / 139
12	Fisher Building	Detroit	1928	30	444 / 135
13-T	Cadillac Tower	Detroit	1927	40	437 / 133
13-T	David Stott Building	Detroit	1929	32	437 / 133
15	One Woodward Avenue	Detroit	1963	28	430 / 131
16	River House Condominiums	Grand Rapids	2008	34	406 / 124		This is the tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit!
17	3000 Town Center	Southfield	1975	32	402 / 122		Tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit and Grand Rapids.
18	1000 Town Center	Southfield	1989	28	395 / 120
19	Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building	Detroit	1976	27	393 / 120
20	Detroit Edison Plaza	Detroit	1971	25	374 / 114
21	2000 Town Center	Southfield	1986	28	370 / 113
22	David Broderick Tower	Detroit	1928	35	369 / 113
23	211 West Fort Street	Detroit	1963	27	368 / 112
24	Buhl Building	Detroit	1925	29	366 / 112
25	Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel	Detroit	1924	29	349 / 106
26	Hollywood Casino at Greektown	Detroit	2009	30	348 / 106
27	Top of Troy Building	Troy	1975	25	346 / 106		This is the tallest building in Troy.
28	Plaza Towers	Grand Rapids	1991	34	345 / 105
29	First National Building	Detroit	1930	26	341 / 104
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
33	American Center	Southfield	1975	25	331 / 101
34	Renaissance City Apartments	Detroit	1985	33	331 / 101
35	5000 Town Center	Southfield	1983	33	328 / 100
36	AT&T Building Addition	Detroit	1974	17	327 / 100
37	Chrysler House	Detroit	1913	23	324 / 99
38	Jeffersonian Apartments	Detroit	1965	30	322 / 99
39	AT&T Building	Detroit	1917	19	319 / 97
40-T	Amway Grand Tower	Grand Rapids	1983	29	318 / 97
40-T	Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Center	Detroit	1971	22	318 / 97
40-T	Coleman A. Young Municipal Center	Detroit	1954	20	318 / 97
43	Huntington Bank Tower	Detroit	2022	20	311 / 95
44	Penobscot Building Annex	Detroit	1913	23	310 / 94
45-T	1300 Lafayette East Cooperative	Detroit	1961	30	305 / 93
45-T	Riverfront Tower 300	Detroit	1983	21	305 / 93
45-T	Riverfront Tower 200	Detroit	1983	21	305 / 93
48	Boji Tower	Lansing	1931	23	297 / 90.5		This is the tallest building in Lansing.
49-T	Executive Plaza	Detroit	1967	22	290 / 88
	Residence at Water Square	Detroit	2024	25	290 / 88
51	Ford Building	Detroit	1909	19	275 / 84
52	MotorCity Casino Hotel	Detroit	2007	12	273 / 83
53	David Whitney Building	Detroit	1916	19	272 / 83
54	Bridgewater Place	Grand Rapids	1993	18	271 / 83
55	4000 Town Center	Southfield	1979	20	270 / 82
56-T	Tower Plaza	Ann Arbor	1969	26	267 / 81		This is the tallest building in Ann Arbor.
56-T	Michigan State Capitol	Lansing	1879	4	267 / 81
58-T	Fort Street Presbyterian Church	Detroit	1855	1	265 / 81		This is the tallest church in Michigan.
58-T	Detroit City Club Apartments	Detroit	1981	28	265 / 81
60	Shore Club Skytower	Saint Clair Shores	1965	26	260 / 79		This is the tallest building in Saint Clair Shores.
61-T	McKay Tower	Grand Rapids	1927	16	259 / 79
61-T	Water Board Building	Detroit	1928	24	259 / 79
63	Riverfront Tower 100	Detroit	1991	26	257 / 78
64-T	JW Marriott Grand Rapids	Grand Rapids	2007	23	256 / 78
64-T	Travelers Tower I	Southfield	1971	18	256 / 78
66	Washington Boulevard Apartments	Detroit	1923	21	255 / 78
67	One Towne Square	Southfield	1992	21	253 / 77
68	Henry Ford Hospital Apartments	Detroit	1976	21	250 / 76
69	Grand Park Centre	Detroit	1922	19	250 / 76
70	Chrysler Headquarters	Auburn Hills	1996	15	249 / 76		This is the tallest building in Auburn Hills.
71-T	St. Florian Catholic Church	Hamtramck	1928	1	247 / 75		This is the tallest church in Michigan outside Detroit.
71-T	Wayne County Building	Detroit	1902	13	247 / 75
73	Fort Ponchartrain - A Wyndham Hotel	Detroit	1965	25	245 / 75
74-T	DoubleTree Suites - Fort Shelby	Detroit	1917	22	242 / 74
74-T	Henry Ford Hospital	Detroit	1965	17	242 / 74
76	Louis Kamper Building	Detroit	1926	22	240 / 73
77	The Milton	Battle Creek	1931	19	72.5 / 238		This is the 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
78-T	Michigan Central Station	Detroit	1913	18	71 / 232
78-T	Battle Creek Tower	Battle Creek	1931	21	71 / 232

Timeline of Michigan's Tallest Buildings

Fountain Street Baptist Church, Grand Rapids, MI 1908

Fort Street Presbyterian Church.

This list shows which building was the tallest in Michigan each year. It's like a history lesson for buildings! You can see the building's name, where it is, how long it was the tallest, its height, and how many floors it has.

Timeline of Michigan's Tallest Skyscrapers

The Chrysler House in the Detroit Financial District.

This list focuses specifically on skyscrapers and how they became the tallest over time. It shows the skyscraper's name, its height, when it was finished, how long it held the "tallest" title, and which building took its place.

The Frank & Seder building (built in 1881) is thought to be Detroit's oldest tall building with an iron frame. The Hammond Building (1889) was Detroit's first steel-framed skyscraper, but it's not there anymore. The oldest steel-framed skyscraper still standing in Detroit is the 12-story United Way Community Services Building (1895). It was first known as the Chamber of Commerce Building.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Detroit
• List of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids
• List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
• List of tallest buildings in the United States