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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.

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
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
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
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
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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