List of tallest buildings in Minneapolis facts for kids

Minneapolis, the biggest city in Minnesota, is home to many tall buildings called high-rises or skyscrapers. More than 190 of these buildings are already finished, and 41 of them are taller than 300 feet (91 meters)!

The very tallest building in Minneapolis is the IDS Center. It has 57 floors and stands at an amazing 792 feet (241 meters) tall. It was designed by a famous architect named Philip Johnson. Since it was finished in 1973, the IDS Center has been the tallest building in all of Minnesota. It's also one of the tallest buildings in the entire United States.

Right behind the IDS Center is Capella Tower, which is 775 feet (236 meters) tall and was completed in 1992. Did you know that 17 out of the 20 tallest buildings in Minnesota are right here in Minneapolis? Many of the tallest buildings in Downtown Minneapolis are even connected by the Minneapolis Skyway System. This is a huge network of covered walkways that lets people walk between buildings without going outside, no matter the weather!

The story of skyscrapers in Minneapolis began a long time ago, in 1886, with the Lumber Exchange Building. This building was 165 feet (50 meters) tall and had 12 floors. It's often called the first skyscraper in Minnesota and was one of the first buildings in the country designed to be fire-proof. It's also the oldest building outside of New York City with at least 12 floors!

Minneapolis had a small building boom in the early 1920s. Then, a much bigger boom happened from 1960 to the early 1990s. During this time, 24 of the city's 36 tallest buildings were built, including the IDS Center, Capella Tower, and Wells Fargo Center. Today, Minneapolis has 12 skyscrapers that are at least 492 feet (150 meters) tall. As of 2021, Minneapolis has the second-best skyline in the Midwest (after Chicago) and ranks 11th in the United States for its tall buildings.

In the early 2000s, Minneapolis started another period of building lots of new high-rises. Since then, 11 buildings taller than 300 feet (91 meters) have been completed. The tallest of these new buildings is a residential tower called Eleven. It's 550 feet (168 meters) tall and became the tallest residential building in Minnesota when it was finished in 2022. As of 2023, at least 12 more high-rises or skyscrapers are either being built or are approved to start construction soon!

A wide view of the Minneapolis skyline.

Minneapolis's Tallest Buildings

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

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Fun Facts
1	IDS Center	IDS Center	792 (241)	57	1973	This building was first built as the main office for Ameriprise Financial. It's the 66th-tallest building in the United States. It has been the tallest building in Minnesota since 1973. It's the tallest skyscraper in the U.S. with a glass "curtain wall" design.
2	Capella Tower	Capella Tower	776 (237)	56	1992	It's the 80th-tallest building in the United States. This was the tallest building built in Minneapolis in the 1990s. It was originally called First Bank Place.
3	Wells Fargo Center	Wells Fargo Center	775 (236)	57	1988	It's the 81st-tallest building in the United States. This was the tallest building built in Minneapolis in the 1980s. It was first known as the Norwest Center.
4	33 South Sixth	33 South Sixth	668 (204)	52	1982	This is the tallest building in Minneapolis located west of Nicollet Mall. It's next to the City Center shopping mall.
5	Two22	Two22	581 (177)	42	1985	It was first known as the Piper Jaffray Tower. It's the second-tallest building in Minneapolis with a glass "curtain wall."
6	US Bank Plaza I	US Bank Plaza I	561 (171)	40	1981	This building was originally the main office for the Pillsbury Company.
7	Eleven on the River	A tall, white building	550 (168)	44	2022	This is the tallest residential building in Minnesota. It was finished in March 2022.
8	60 South Sixth	60 South Sixth	539 (164)	40	1992	It used to be called RBC Plaza. It was originally known as Dain Rauscher Plaza.
9	RBC Gateway	RBC Gateway	519 (158)	38	2022	This building is the U.S. headquarters for RBC Wealth Management.
10	Fifth Street Towers II	Fifth Street Towers	504 (154)	36	1988
11	Ameriprise Financial Center	Ameriprise Financial Center	498 (152)	31	2000	This is the main office for Ameriprise Financial. It's the tallest office tower in Central Minneapolis used by just one company. It was the tallest office building built in the United States in the year 2000.
12	Target Plaza South	Target Plaza South	492 (150)	33	2001	This is the main office for Target Corporation.
13	PwC Plaza	PwC Plaza	475 (145)	36	1987	PwC Plaza is home to the Minneapolis office of a company called PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Royal Sonesta Minneapolis Downtown hotel is located on floors 3-16 of this building.
14	The Carlyle	The Carlyle	469 (143)	41	2007	This was the tallest building in Minneapolis made only for homes from 2007 until Eleven was finished in 2022.
15	US Bancorp Center	US Bancorp Center	467 (142)	32	2000	This is the main office for US Bancorp.
16	AT&T Tower	AT&T Tower	464 (141)	34	1991
17	SPS Tower	SPS Tower	455 (139)	33	1987	It was first known as Lincoln Center.
18	W Minneapolis - The Foshay	Foshay Tower	448 (137)	32	1929	This was the tallest building in Minneapolis from 1929 until 1973.
19	CenturyLink Building	CenturyLink Building	416 (127)	26	1932	It was built in 1932 at 346 feet (105 meters) tall. Its height was increased in 1958 with a new top section. This was the tallest building built in Minneapolis in the 1930s.
20	50 South Sixth	50 South Sixth	404 (123)	30	2001
21	Hennepin County Government Center	Hennepin County Government Center	404 (123)	24	1977
22	LaSalle Plaza	LaSalle Plaza	387 (118)	30	1991	It's located next to the historic State Theatre.
23	Canadian Pacific Plaza	Canadian Pacific Plaza	383 (117)	28	1960	This was the tallest building built in Minneapolis in the 1960s.
24	Marriott Minneapolis City Center	Marriott Hotel City Center	381 (116)	32	1983
25	LPM Apartments	LPM Apartments	376 (115)	36	2014	This is the tallest building in the Loring Park area.
26	Fifth Street Towers I	Fifth Street Towers	354 (108)	23	1987
27	Minneapolis City Hall	Minneapolis City Hall	341 (104)	14	1906	This building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
28	McKnight Tower Apartments	McKnight Tower Apartments	337 (103)	39	1973	This was the tallest building in Minneapolis made only for homes from 1973 until The Carlyle was finished in 2007. It's the tallest building located outside of Central Minneapolis.
29	365 Nicollet	365 Nicollet	334 (102)	31	2018
30	100 Washington Square	100 Washington Square	332 (101)	22	1981
31	Marquette Place Apartments	Marquette Place Apartments	331 (101)	36	1987
32	110 Grant Apartments	110 Grant Apartments	330 (101)	32	1985
33	US Bank Plaza II	US Bank Plaza II	321 (98)	23	1981	This building was also part of the Pillsbury Center.
34	RSM Plaza	RSM Plaza	320 (98)	20	1969	It was originally known as Midwest Plaza.
35	4Marq Apartments		313 (95)	30	2015
36	La Rive Condominiums	La Rive Condominiums	312 (95)	29	1987	This is the tallest building in the Nicollet Island/East Bank neighborhood.
37	Rand Tower	Rand Tower	311 (95)	26	1929	This building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
38	Churchill Apartments	Churchill Apartments	310 (94)	33	1981
39	IVY Hotel + Residences	IVY Hotel + Residences	302 (92)	25	2008
40	Wells Fargo Tower I		301 (92)	17	2016
41	Wells Fargo Tower II		301 (92)	17	2016

Tallest Buildings by Pinnacle Height

Sometimes, people measure buildings by their "pinnacle height." This includes radio masts and antennas on top. Some skyscraper fans like this way of measuring because spires and other decorations can be tricky to decide on. We've also included the standard height (which doesn't count antennas) so you can compare.

Rank	Name	Pinnacle height ft (m)	Standard height ft (m)	More Info
1	IDS Center	910 (277)	792 (241)
2	Capella Tower	776 (237)	776 (237)
3	Wells Fargo Center	775 (236)	775 (236)
4	33 South Sixth	668 (204)	668 (204)
5	Foshay Tower	607 (185)	448 (137)	The Foshay Tower is the fifth-tallest building in Minneapolis when measuring by pinnacle height.
6	Campbell Mithun Tower	579 (176)	579 (176)
7	US Bank Plaza I	561 (171)	561 (171)
8	60 South Sixth	539 (164)	539 (164)
9	Fifth Street Towers II	504 (154)	504 (154)
10	Ameriprise Financial Center	498 (152)	498 (152)

Buildings Under Construction

This list shows tall buildings that are currently being built or have reached their full height (topped-out) in Minneapolis. They are expected to be at least 200 feet (61 meters) tall.

Future Buildings: Proposed and Approved

This list includes buildings in Minneapolis that are still being designed, have been approved, or are planned. They are expected to be at least 200 feet (61 meters) tall.

Timeline of Minneapolis's Tallest Buildings

This list shows the buildings that, at different times, held the record for being the tallest in Minneapolis.

Name	Street Address	Years as Tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors	More Info
Globe Building	4th Street South	1882–1886	157 (48)	8
Lumber Exchange Building	10 5th Street South	1886–1887	165 (50)	12	The Lumber Exchange Building was the tallest building in Minneapolis from 1886 to 1890.
Industrial Exposition Building	Central Avenue Southeast and Main Street Southeast	1887–1890	240 (73)	8
Metropolitan Building	308 2nd Avenue South	1890–1895	258 (79)	12
Minneapolis City Hall	350 5th Street South	1895–1929	341 (104)	14
Foshay Tower	821 Marquette Avenue	1929–1973	448 (137)	32
IDS Tower	80 8th Street South	1973–present	792 (241)	57

Images for kids

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  Skyline of Minneapolis

See also

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

• List of Registered Historic Places in Hennepin County, Minnesota
• List of tallest buildings in Minnesota