List of tallest buildings in Minnesota facts for kids

Minnesota is a state known for its tall buildings, especially in its biggest cities like Minneapolis and St. Paul. This article lists the tallest buildings in Minnesota, ranked by how high they are. It's important to know that this list doesn't include antennas. The very tallest man-made structure in Minnesota, including antennas, is actually the KPXM-TV Tower in Nowthen. It's super tall, ranking as the 212th tallest structure in the entire United States!

Most of Minnesota's tallest buildings are found in Minneapolis. But other cities also have some impressive high-rises, such as St. Paul, Rochester, Bloomington, and Duluth.

A wide view of the Minneapolis skyline, showing many tall buildings.

Minnesota's Tallest Buildings

This table shows the tallest buildings in Minnesota. You can see their height, how many floors they have, and when they were finished.

Rank	Name	Image	Height feet / meters	Floors (Stories)	Year Completed	City	Notes
1	IDS Center		792 / 241	57	1973	Minneapolis	This is the tallest building in Minnesota! It's even taller (912 feet) if you count its antenna.
2	Capella Tower		776 / 237	56	1992	Minneapolis
3	Wells Fargo Center		775 / 236	57	1988	Minneapolis
4	33 South Sixth		668 / 204	52	1982	Minneapolis
5	Two22		579 / 177	42	1985	Minneapolis
6	US Bank Plaza I		561 / 171	41	1981	Minneapolis
7	Eleven		550 / 168	43	2022	Minneapolis	This is the tallest building in Minnesota where people live (residential).
8	RBC Plaza		539 / 164	40	1992	Minneapolis
9	RBC Gateway		516 / 157	38	2022	Minneapolis
10	Fifth Street Towers II		504 / 153	36	1988	Minneapolis
11	Ameriprise Financial Center		498 / 152	31	2000	Minneapolis
12	Target Plaza South		492 / 150	33	2001	Minneapolis
13	Plaza VII		475 / 145	36	1987	Minneapolis
14	Wells Fargo Place		472 / 144	37	1987	St. Paul	This is the tallest building in St. Paul.
15	The Carlyle		469 / 143	41	2007	Minneapolis
16	US Bancorp Center		467 / 142	32	2000	Minneapolis
17	AT&T Tower		464 / 141	34	1991	Minneapolis
18	SPS Tower		455 / 139	33	1987	Minneapolis
19	Foshay Tower		448 / 137	32	1929	Minneapolis
20	Cray Plaza (Jackson Tower)		443 / 135	46	1986	St. Paul
21	First National Bank Building		417 / 127	32	1931	St. Paul
22	CenturyLink Building		416 / 127	26	1932	Minneapolis
23	Fifty South Sixth		404 / 123	30	2001	Minneapolis
24	Hennepin County Government Center		403 / 123	24	1977	Minneapolis
25	LaSalle Plaza		386 / 118	28	1991	Minneapolis
26	Canadian Pacific Plaza		383 / 117	28	1960	Minneapolis
27	8500 Tower		381 / 116	24	1988	Bloomington	This is the tallest building outside of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
28	Marriott Hotel City Center		379 / 116	32	1983	Minneapolis
29	LPM Apartments		375 / 114	36	2014	Minneapolis
30	Kellogg Square Apartments		366 / 112	32	1972	St. Paul
31	Fifth Street Towers I		356 / 108	26	1987	Minneapolis
32	Broadway Plaza		342 / 104	29	2004	Rochester	This is the tallest building in Rochester.
33	Minneapolis City Hall		342 / 104	14	1906	Minneapolis
34	The Pointe of St. Paul		340 / 104	33	1988	St. Paul
35	US Bank Center (St. Paul)		338 / 103	25	1975	St. Paul
36	Riverside Plaza (McKnight Tower)		338 / 103	39	1973	Minneapolis
37	365 Nicollet		334 / 102	31	2018	Minneapolis
38	City Walk Condominiums & Parking		332 / 101	27	1983	St. Paul
39	100 Washington Square		332 / 101	22	1981	Minneapolis
40	Marquette Tower Apartments (Minneapolis)		331 / 101	36	1987	Minneapolis
41	Ecolab Global Headquarters (St. Paul)		330 / 101	17	1991	St. Paul
42	110 Grant Apartments		330 / 101	34	1985	Minneapolis
43	Bremer Tower (St. Paul)		328 / 100	27	1980	St. Paul
44	The 400 Building		327 / 100	21	1982	St. Paul
45	Landmark Towers		327 / 100	25	1983	St. Paul	Also known as the Amhoist Tower.
46	US Bank Plaza II		321 / 98	23	1981	Minneapolis
47	McGladrey Plaza		320 / 98	20	1969	Minneapolis
48	Cray Plaza (Sibley Tower)		314 / 96	33	1986	St. Paul
49	La Rive Condominiums		312 / 95	29	1987	Minneapolis
50	4marq Apartments		311 / 95	30	2015	Minneapolis
51	Rand Tower		311 / 95	26	1929	Minneapolis
52	Churchill Apartments		310 / 95	33	1981	Minneapolis
53	Cathedral of Saint Paul		306 / 93	2	1915	St. Paul
54	UBS Plaza		305 / 93	25	1980	St. Paul
55	Ecolab Corporate Center Osborn Building		305 / 93	22	1968	St. Paul
56	Gonda Building		305 / 93	21	2001	Rochester
57	IVY Hotel + Residences		302 / 92	25	2008	Minneapolis
58	Wells Fargo Plaza		300 / 91	24	1974	Bloomington
59	Plummer Building		298 / 91	19	1928	Rochester
60	Mayo Building		295 / 90	20	1955	Rochester
61	Grant Park Apartments		295 / 90	27	2004	Minneapolis
62	United States Courthouse, Minneapolis		295 / 90	15	1997	Minneapolis
63	Wells Fargo Tower East Town 100		295 / 90	17	2016	Minneapolis
64	Wells Fargo Tower East Town 150		295 / 90	17	2016	Minneapolis
65	Rafter		291 / 89	26	2019	Minneapolis
66	Skyscape Condominiums		291 / 89	28	2007	Minneapolis
67	Hilton Minneapolis		287 / 87	25	1992	Minneapolis
68	Expo		284 / 87	25	2020	Minneapolis
69	Hub Minneapolis		284 / 87	26	2018	Minneapolis
70	Centre Village		277 / 84	26	1985	Minneapolis
71	Graves 601 Hotel		269 / 82	22	2003	Minneapolis
72	Riverside Plaza (Tower B)		269 / 82	27	1966	Minneapolis
73	Malcolm Moos Health Sciences Tower		268 / 82	17	1974	Minneapolis
74	Riverview Tower		267 / 81	27	1973	Minneapolis
75	Hilton Rochester Mayo Clinic Area		265 / 81	20	2019	Rochester
76	Medical Arts Building		265 / 81	19	1924	Minneapolis
77	Oracle Centre		264 / 81	19	1985	Minneapolis
78	701 Building		264 / 81	19	1984	Minneapolis
79	601 Carlson Parkway		263 / 80	16	1989	Minnetonka
80	701 Carlson Parkway		263 / 80	16	1989	Minnetonka
81	Soo Line Building		261 / 79	20	1915	Minneapolis
82	Ameriprise Client Service Center		258 / 78	15	2002	Minneapolis
83	Guggenheim Building		258 / 78	21	1974	Rochester
84	Cedar High Apartments		256 / 78	25	1970	Minneapolis
85	121 South 8th Street		253 / 77	17	1981	Minneapolis
86	Alworth Building		247 / 75	16	1910	Duluth	This was the tallest building in Minnesota from 1910 to 1915, and it's still the tallest in Duluth.
87	Metropoint Tower		240 / 73	20	1975	St. Louis Park
88	Skyline Tower		240 / 73	24	1972	St. Paul
89	Optum Tower 1		238 / 72.5	15	2015	Eden Prairie
90	The Westin Edina Galleria and Residences		236 / 72	18	2008	Edina
91	8400 Building		235 / 72	17	1985	Bloomington
92	DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Minneapolis South		233 / 71	21	1970	Bloomington
93	Wilson Park Tower		231 / 70	21	1991	Minneapolis
94	The Colonnade		225 / 68	16	1988	Golden Valley
95	Siebens Building		220 / 67	14	1989	Rochester
96	Nord Haus		218 / 66	20	2018	Minneapolis
97	Minnesota Center		214 / 65	16	1987	Bloomington
98	Northland Plaza		214 / 65	15	1985	Bloomington
99	Stabile Building		211 / 64	13	2006	Rochester
100	Church of Saint Agnes		205 / 62	2	1887	St. Paul
101	8170 33rd Avenue		202 / 61	14	1972	Bloomington
102	3M Center		197 / 60	14	1962	Maplewood
103	RiverWest Condominium		197 / 60	18	1989	Minneapolis
104	Riverview Office Tower		196 / 60	15	1973	Bloomington
105	Edina Park Plaza of Edinborough		195 / 59	18	1987	Edina
106	The Legacy		192 / 58.5	17	2018	Minneapolis
107	Medical Arts Building		191 / 58	15	1933	Duluth
108	Center Plaza		190 / 58	16	1969	Rochester
109	Greysolon Plaza		190 / 58	13	1925	Duluth
110	JR Watkins Complex		185/56	10	1914	Winona
111	505 Waterford Park		177 / 54	12	1987	Plymouth
112	The Tower at City Bella		177 / 54	15	2004	Richfield
113	8000 Tower		175 / 53	13	2001	Bloomington
114	The Edina Towers		174 / 53	17	1971	Edina
115	Norman Pointe II		173 / 53	10	2007	Bloomington
116	Basilica of St Stanislaus Kostka		172/52	3	1895	Winona
117	Omni Viking Lakes Hotel		171 / 52	14	2020	Eagan
118	Reflections West Tower		170 / 52	17	2006	Bloomington
119	Reflections East Tower		170 / 52	17	2006	Bloomington
120	Eisenberg Building		169 / 52	12	1966	Rochester
121	8200 Tower		164 / 50	11	2009	Bloomington
122	Charlton Building		163 / 50	10		Rochester
123	Grand Casino Hinckley Hotel		162 / 49	13	2007	Hinckley
124	Crowne Plaza Hotel Minneapolis North		160 / 49	13	1986	Brooklyn Center
125	Viking Towers		159 / 48	13	1969	Alexandria
126	UnitedHealth Group, South Building		157 / 48	10	2008	Minnetonka
127	Radisson Blu at the Mall of America		156 / 47	12	2013	Bloomington
128	The Kahler Grand Hotel		154 / 47	12	1921	Rochester
129	Wells Fargo Building		152 / 46	10	1966	Duluth
130	Riverview Heights Apartments		151 / 46	14	1968	Moorhead
131	Doubletree Park Place Hotel		150 / 46	15	1981	St. Louis Park
132	Stonebridge Lofts		148 / 45	12	2014	Minneapolis
133	Sherburne Hall		141 / 43	13	1969	St. Cloud
134	Tamarack Hall		141 / 43	12	1969	Bemidji
135	General Mills Headquarters, Bell Building		140 / 42	10	1958	Golden Valley
136	Allianz Life, East Building		140 / 42	10	2001	Golden Valley
137	Sheraton Duluth & Condominiums		140 / 42	11	2007	Duluth
138	7500 Flying Cloud Drive		140 / 42	10	1987	Eden Prairie
139	Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital		138 / 42	9	1959	St. Louis Park
140	Optum Tower 3		138 / 42	8	2013	Eden Prairie
141	Optum Tower 2		138 / 42	8	2013	Eden Prairie
142	Board of Trade Building		136 / 41	8	1889	Duluth
143	John Carroll Building		135 / 41	13	1974	South St. Paul
144	The Durham Apartments		134 / 40	13	1979	Edina
145	Cloud 9 Sky Flats		132 / 40	10	1985	Minnetonka
146	Nelson Hall		131 / 40	12	1966	Moorhead
147	Parkshore Place Senior Apartments		130 / 40	13	1987	St. Louis Park
148	Minnesota Bio Business Center		130 / 40	8	2009	Rochester
149	Hilton Minneapolis South		130 / 40	11	2008	Minneapolis
150	Point of France		129 / 39	14	1976	Edina
151	First Lutheran Church		128 / 39	1		Red Wing
152	7201 Metro Boulevard		126 / 39	9	1981	Edina
153	Centennial Lakes Office Center V		126 / 39	9	1999	Edina
154	Centennial Lakes Office Center IV		126 / 39	9	1998	Edina
155	Gramercy Park Cooperative at Lake Shore Drive		125 / 39	12	2000	Richfield
156	Best Buy Building 1		123 / 38	8	2003	Richfield
157	Best Buy Building 3		123 / 38	8	2003	Richfield
158	CityVue Apartments		122 / 38	11	2015	Eagan
159	Calvary Center Cooperative		119 / 37	11	1984	Golden Valley
160	Yorktown Continental Apartments		117 / 36	12	1972	Edina
161	St. Cloud Hospital		116 / 35	10	1928	St. Cloud
162	1600 Tower		116 / 35	9	2000	St. Louis Park
163	North Memorial Medical Center		113 / 34	8	2005	Robbinsdale
164	Fairview Southdale Hospital		113 / 34	8	1965	Edina
165	Park Nicollet Heart and Vascular Center		111 / 34	6	2005	St. Louis Park
166	Metropoint West		110 / 33	10	1982	St. Louis Park
167	2121 16th Avenue South		106 / 32	12	1963	Minneapolis

New Buildings on the Way

Here are some new tall buildings that are currently being built or are planned for the future in Minnesota.

Buildings Being Built Right Now

Buildings Planned for the Future

See also

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

• List of tallest buildings in Minneapolis
• List of tallest buildings in St. Paul
• List of tallest buildings in Rochester, Minnesota

Sources

• Emporis - Minneapolis
• Emporis - St. Paul
• Emporis - Rochester
• Emporis - Bloomington
• Emporis - Duluth
• Emporis - Edina
• Emporis - St. Louis Park
• Emporis - Golden Valley
• Emporis - Richfield
• Emporis - Brooklyn Center
• Emporis - Moorhead
• Emporis - Maplewood
• Emporis - Eden Prairie
• Emporis - South St. Paul
• Emporis - Mankato
• Emporis - Red Wing
• Emporis - Robbinsdale
• Emporis - Bemidji
• Emporis - Alexandria