List of tallest buildings in Nashville facts for kids
This list of the tallest buildings in Nashville ranks skyscrapers in Nashville, in the U.S. state of Tennessee, by height. The tallest building in the city and the state is the AT&T Building, which rises 617 feet (188 m) in downtown Nashville and was completed in 1994. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is 505, which rises 522 feet (159 m).
High-rise buildings first appeared in Nashville with the construction of the First National Bank Building, now the Downtown Courtyard Hotel, in 1905; this building rises 168 feet (51 m) and 12 floors. As of February 2021, there are 162 completed high-rises in the city. Twenty high-rises have been completed in the past three years, with another twenty currently in construction, fifteen approved, and another 25 high-rises approved and proposed. Nashville has demonstrated quick approval of many major projects, such as One22One. It was announced in February 2019, with the previous building demolished and ground breaking expected in September 2019.
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Tallest buildings
This list ranks Nashville skyscrapers completed or structurally topped out that stand at least 260 feet (80 m), based on standard height measurement.
Rank | Name | Image | Height feet |
Height meters |
Floors | Year | Primary Purpose | Notes | |
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1 | AT&T Building | 617 | 188 | 33 | 1994 | Office | Tallest building in Tennessee. Previously named the BellSouth Building. | ||
2 | 505 | 522 | 159 | 46 | 2018 | Residential | Tallest residential building in Tennessee. | ||
3 | Fifth Third Center | 490 | 149 | 31 | 1986 | Office | Originally known as the Third National Financial Center. | ||
4 | Bridgestone Tower | 460 | 140 | 30 | 2017 | Office | Started construction 2015. Bridgestone Americas HQ | ||
5 | William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower | 452 | 138 | 31 | 1970 | Office | Originally the National Life Center. | ||
6 | The Place at Fifth + Broadway | 433 | 132 | 34 | 2019 | Residential | Topped out. Tallest for-rent residential building in Tennessee. | ||
7 | The Pinnacle at Symphony Place | 417 | 127 | 29 | 2010 | Office | |||
8 | Life & Casualty Tower | 409 | 125 | 30 | 1957 | Office | This building is commonly referred to as the L & C Building | ||
9 | Conrad Hotel and Residences | 406 | 124 | 35 | 2021 | Under Construction: Structurally Topped Out | Located at 1600 West End Avenue, in the Broadwest Development, this building will have a 14 floor hotel in addition to 220 condominiums | ||
10 | Nashville City Center | 402 | 123 | 27 | 1988 | Office | |||
11 | James K. Polk State Office Building | 392 | 119 | 24 | 1981 | Office | |||
12 | JW Marriott Nashville | 386 | 118 | 34 | 2018 | Hospitality | |||
13 | Renaissance Nashville Hotel | 385 | 117 | 31 | 1987 | Hospitality | |||
14 | Viridian Tower | 378 | 115 | 31 | 2006 | Residential | |||
15 | 805 Lea | 370 | 110 | 30 | 2021 | Under Construction: Structurally Topped Out | Located in Nashville's SoBro District, will have a total of 354 residential units. | ||
16 | One Nashville Place | 359 | 109 | 25 | 1985 | Office | |||
17 | UBS Tower | 354 | 108 | 28 | 1974 | Office | |||
18 | The SoBro | 345 | 105 | 33 | 2016 | Residential | |||
19 | 1200 Broadway | 344 | 105 | 27 | 2019 | Residential | Also known as Endeavor Tower | ||
20 | Amazon Tower 1 | 340 | 100 | 22 | 2020 | Office | Located at 1010 Church Street, in the Nashville Yards Development, this is the first of two towers being developed for Amazon's Operations Center of Excellence. | ||
21 | Westin Hotel | 337 | 103 | 27 | 2016 | Hospitality | |||
22 | 501 Commerce | 331 | 101 | 26 | 2020 | Office | |||
23 | 222 2nd Avenue South | 326 | 99 | 25 | 2017 | Office | |||
24 | Broadwest Office Tower | 326 | 99 | 21 | 2021 | Under Construction: Structurally Topped Out | Located at 1600 West End Avenue, in the Broadwest development, this tower will offer 21 floors of class A office space. | ||
25 | Grand Hyatt | 320 | 98 | 25 | 2020 | Hospitality | Structurally topped out | ||
=26 | 2012 West End Ave | 300 | 91 | 25 | 2020 | Under Construction: Structurally Topped Out | Residential | The tower will offer 358 rental apartments, a garage with 420 parking spaces and ground-level retail space spanning 5,500 square feet, according to the permit. | |
=26 | Sheraton Nashville Downtown | 300 | 91 | 27 | 1975 | Hospitality | |||
=27 | ServiceSource Tower | 292 | 89 | 20 | 1967 | Office | Formerly known as the SunTrust Building. | ||
=27 | Philips Plaza | 292 | 89 | 20 | 1977 | Office | |||
28 | Skyhouse Nashville | 289 | 88 | 25 | 2017 | Residential | |||
29 | Drury Plaza Hotel | 288 | 88 | 22 | 2019 | Hospitality | |||
30 | Andrew Jackson State Office Building | 286 | 87 | 17 | 1969 | Office | |||
31 | Kenect Nashville | 285 | 87 | 21 | 2019 | Residential | Opening date April 1, 2020 | ||
32 | 1222 Demonbreun at Gulch Union | 284 | 87 | 20 | 2020 | Office | Structurally topped out | ||
33 | ICON in The Gulch | 282 | 86 | 22 | 2008 | Residential | |||
34 | Hyatt Centric | 272 | 83 | 20 | 2021 | Structurally Topped out | Hospitality | Located at 200 Molloy Street, in Nashville's SoBro District. | |
35 | Twelve Twelve | 270 | 82 | 23 | 2014 | Residential | |||
=36 | Omni Nashville Hotel | 269 | 82 | 23 | 2013 | Hospitality | |||
=36 | Encore | 269 | 82 | 21 | 2008 | Residential | |||
=36 | Palmer Plaza | 269 | 82 | 18 | 1986 | Office | |||
=36 | AC Hotel, Residence Inn, and SpringHill Suites | 269 | 82 | 21 | 2018 | Hospitality | |||
37 | HCA Parallon & SCRI headquarters | 267 | 81 | 16 | 2016 | Office | |||
38 | Parkway Towers | 261 | 80 | 21 | 1968 | Office | |||
39 | The Joseph Nashville | 260 | 79 | 21 | 2019 | Hospitality |
Tallest under construction
Buildings approved that are currently under construction, in site prep, or demolition phase. Buildings listed are planned to rise above 260 feet (80 m) include:
Name | Height feet |
Height meters |
Floors | Year | Status | Primary Purpose | Notes |
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Four Seasons Hotel and Residences | 542 | 165 | 42 | 2021 | Under Construction | Hospitality/Residential | Located at 151 First Avenue South, will offer 236 hotel rooms in addition to private residences. |
Prime Giarratana | 470 | 140 | 38 | 2022 | Under Construction | Residential | located at 801 church st. Will have 350 residential units. |
Alcove Giarratana | 416 | 127 | 34 | 2022 | Under Construction | Residential | Located at 900 Church Street. |
Embassy Suites | 380 | 120 | 31 | 2021 | Under Construction | Hospitality | Located at 710 Demonbreun Street, Embassy Suites will have 506 rooms. |
One22one | 350 | 110 | 28 | 2022 | Under Construction | Office | Located at 1221 Broadway. It will rise across the street from 1200 Broadway. |
Regent Apartments | 317 | 97 | 26 | 2021 | Under Construction | Residential | Located near the northeast corner of the intersection of 19th avenue and Broadway |
MGM Resorts | 315 | 96 | 24 | 2022 | on hold | hospitality | Put on hold due to Covid 19 but will continue excavation in 2021. Will rise adjacent to the newly built Grand Hyatt |
Amazon Tower 2 | 305 | 93 | 20 | 2020 | Under Construction | Office | Second of two towers, in the Nashville Yards Development, for Amazon's Operations Center of Excellence. |
Vanderbilt Residential Tower | 295 | 90 | 21 | 2020 | Under Construction | Residential | Located on Vanderbilt campus, at the intersection of 25th and West End Avenues, this building will offer 340 residences. |
Albion Nashville | 272 | 83 | 21 | 2022 | under construction | residential | Located at 645 Division St. It will house 432 residential units and will have 364 parking spaces |
1 Hotel | 265 | 81 | 18 | 2020 | Under Construction | Hospitality | Located at 710 Demonbreun St, 1 Hotel will offer 215 rooms. |
Tallest proposed or pending construction
These buildings have either been issued permits and approved, or buildings that are in its planning stage that stand 260 feet (80 m) using standard measurement.
Name | Height feet |
Height meters |
Floors | Year | Status | Primary Purpose | Notes |
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Paramount Tower | 750 | 230 | 65 | 2022 | Proposed | Residential | Located at 600 Church Street, this development would bring a new tallest building for Nashville. The building, as proposed by Giarratana LLC, would replace what is currently Church Street Park. |
531 Second | 612 | 187 | 38 | 2023 | proposed | Office | At 531 second ave. The Boston developer that is developing Four Seasons hotel wants to develop a two tower project. |
1001 Church | 600 | 180 | 40 | 2024 | Proposed | Office | Located in the Nashville Yards Development, and adjacent to Amazon's Operactions Center of Excellence. |
417 Seventh | 510 | 160 | 39 | 2025 | Proposed | Mixed-Use | located at 417 Seventh Ave S. A two tower project would take the place of One KVB tower which fell through. |
Gulch Buckingham | 480 | 150 | 38 | 2022 | Proposed | Residential | Located at 701 12th Avenue South, this development is planned to offer 345 residential units. |
Reed Tower 1 | 465 | 142 | 37 | 2023 | Proposed | Mixed used | Located at 1525 Church Street, The Jim Reed redevelopment will have 6 towers over 20 stories. It will have 1.5 million square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet in retail, 1,000 residential units and 350 hotel rooms. |
Circle South | 460 | 140 | 30 | 2023 | Approved | Office | Located at 410 8th avenue south. The design will be a leaning tower |
531 Second | 456 | 139 | 33 | 2023 | Proposed | Residential | located at 531 Second ave. |
Fairmont Hotel | 450 | 140 | 36 | 2022 | Approved | Hospitality | Located in Nashville's SoBro District, this development will offer approximately 700 hotel rooms. |
Cummins Station Tower 1 | 440 | 130 | 34 | 2021 | Proposed | Residential | First of four towers planned for Cummins Station Development. Tower 1 is planned to offer 333 residential units. |
Cummins Station Tower 2 | 440 | 130 | 34 | 2021 | Proposed | Part of Cummins Station Development. No primary purpose has been announced, by the developer, for this building | |
Cummins Station Tower 3 | 410 | 120 | 31 | 2021 | Proposed | Part of Cummins Station Development. No primary purpose has been announced, by the developer, for this building | |
Cummins Station Tower 4 | 410 | 120 | 31 | 2021 | Proposed | Part of Cummins Station Development. No primary purpose has been announced, by the developer, for this building | |
Peabody Union | 400 | 120 | 32 | 2023 | Approved | Residential | Located at 30 Peabody Street, this Mill Hill area development is planned for a residential tower and an associated 6 floor office component. |
350 Deaderick St. | 384 | 117 | 33 | 2022 | Proposed | Office/Residential | Current property is home to a 12 floor parking garage with some office space. Owner, Stoltz Real Estate Partners, plans to top this structure with a residential component. |
Gulch Union 2 | 365 | 111 | 28 | 2022 | Approved | Hospitality/Residential | Located at 1222 Demonbreun, Austin-based Endeavor Real Estate Group plans to add a residential tower to the already constructed adjacent office building. |
Reed Tower 2 | 330 | 100 | 27 | 2023 | Proposed | Mixed used | Located at 1525 Church Street, The Jim Reed redevelopment will have 6 towers over 20 stories. It will have 1.5 million square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet in retail, 1,000 residential units and 350 hotel rooms. |
Reed Tower 3 | 330 | 100 | 27 | 2023 | Proposed | Mixed used | Located at 1525 Church Street, The Jim Reed redevelopment will have 6 towers over 20 stories. It will have 1.5 million square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet in retail, 1,000 residential units and 350 hotel rooms. |
Reed Tower 4 | 330 | 100 | 27 | 2023 | Proposed | Mixed used | Located at 1525 Church Street, The Jim Reed redevelopment will have 6 towers over 20 stories. It will have 1.5 million square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet in retail, 1,000 residential units and 350 hotel rooms. |
1601 Broadway | 326 | 99 | 27 | 2022 | Approved | Office/Residential | This Midtown mixed use tower is being proposed by the New York firm Scenic Investments. |
417 Seventh | 325 | 99 | 28 | 2025 | Proposed | Mixed-Use | located at 417 Seventh Ave s. |
Avalon | 323 | 98 | 25 | 2022 | Approved | Residential | located at 1719 Hayes st. Use to be planned as a 30 story building but it went under a design change causing the building to be smaller. Eyeing a 2021 Summer start |
Reed Tower 5 | 320 | 98 | 26 | 2023 | Proposed | Mixed used | Located at 1525 Church Street, The Jim Reed redevelopment will have 6 towers over 20 stories. It will have 1.5 million square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet in retail, 1,000 residential units and 350 hotel rooms. |
810 Rosa Parks Blvd. | 285 | 87 | 24 | 2021 | Proposed | Hospitality/Residential | New Orleans-based HRI Properties plans to construct a tower on what is currently a surface parking lot. |
Gibson Residences | 278 | 85 | 21 | 2022 | Approved | Residential | Located at 1117 Church Street. |
Reed Tower 6 | 268 | 82 | 20 | 2023 | Proposed | Mixed used | Located at 1525 Church Street, The Jim Reed redevelopment will have 6 towers over 20 stories. It will have 1.5 million square feet of office space, 100,000 square feet in retail, 1,000 residential units and 350 hotel rooms. |
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Nashville. The first skyscraper in the city was the First National Bank Building, now the Courtyard Hotel, from 1905 until 1908.
Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height feet |
Height meters |
Floors | Reference |
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First National Bank Building | 170 Fourth Avenue North | 1905–1908 | 170 | 52 | 12 | |
The Stahlman | 211 Union Street | 1908–1957 | 180 | 55 | 12 | |
Life & Casualty Tower | 401 Church Street | 1957–1970 | 409 | 125 | 30 | |
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower | 312 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard | 1970–1986 | 452 | 138 | 31 | |
Fifth Third Center | 424 Church Street | 1986–1994 | 490 | 149 | 31 | |
AT&T Building | 333 Commerce Street | 1994–present | 617 | 188 | 32 |
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In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Nashville para niños