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The New Haven skyline as seen from Lighthouse Point Park in 2007 before the completion of 360 State Street

New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut behind Stamford and Bridgeport.

Tallest buildings

These are the tallest buildings in New Haven, Connecticut. Most of the buildings on the list were built around the late 60s and early 70s.

Rank Name Image Height

ft (m)

Floors Year Notes
1 Connecticut Financial Center Connecticut Financial Center cropped.jpg 383 (117) 26 1990 Currently, the sixth-tallest building in Connecticut; fourth-tallest in the state upon completion in 1990.
2 360 State Street 360 State Street cropped, New Haven.jpg 338 (103) 31 2010 Second largest apartment building in Connecticut after Park Tower Stamford.
3 Knights of Columbus Building Knights of Columbus headquarters.jpg 322 (98) 23 1969
4 One Century Tower Building in New Haven 281 (85) 19 1990
5 New Haven Savings Bank Tower NewHavenCT Green.jpg 270 (82) 18 1974
6 Kline Biology Tower Yale_Kline_Biology_Tower 251 (76) 16 1966 59th-tallest educational building in the world.
7 Yale New Haven Hospital Cancer Center Smilow_Cancer_Hospital_at_Yale_New_Haven_(54106458005) 240 (73) 13 2008
8 Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building Southern New England Telephone Company Administrative Building in New Haven, October 17, 2008.jpg 232 (70) 17 1938 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 Union and New Haven Trust Building Union_and_New_Haven_Trust_Building,_New_Haven,_Connecticut 231 (70) 13 1927 Now known as The Union
10 100 College Street 230 (70) 13 2015
11 St. Mary's Church (New Haven, Connecticut) St_marys_new_haven 229 (69) 1 1874 Tallest church in New Haven.
12 Crown Towers Downtown New Haven.jpg 224 (68) 22 1967 Tallest residential building in New Haven until the completion of 360 State Street.
13 Harkness Tower Harkness_Tower_Canopy_Highsmith 216 (65) 9 1921 Tallest clock tower in the city. Third tallest building in the Yale university campus.
14 Center Court Apartments Building in New Haven 213 (64) 13 1916
15 SBC Building Building in New Haven 212 (64) 10 1955
16 Bella Vista Buildings (A,B,C) 211 (64) 17 1973
17 Bella Vista Buildings (D,E) 235 (72) 19 1973
18 Long Wharf Maritime Center 209 (63) 15 1985
19 Hall Of Graduate Studies Sterling_Law_Building_from_SSS_roof 208 (63) 14 1932
20 One Tower Building in New Haven 206 (62) 21 1971 Also known as the Jewish Community Council Tower.
21 Omni New Haven Hotel Omni_Hotel_-_New_Haven,_Connecticut 205 (62) 19 1966 Tallest hotel in New Haven and the fourth-tallest hotel in Connecticut.
22 Center Church On The Green Center_Church_on_the_Green_02 205 (62) 1 1812 Tallest of the three churches on the green. A crypt lies underneath the church.
23 Payne Whitney Gymnasium Yale_Cathedral_of_Sweat 200 (61) 16 1932 Second largest gymnasium in the world.
24 Bass Tower MMDA-Photos_-_2019-11-08_-_Yale_Murray_College_Tower 196 (58)  ? 2017 Part of the Pauli Murray college.
25 101 College Street 187 (56) 10 2023
26 Taft Apartments 185 (56) 12 1911
27 One Church Street Building in New Haven 183 (55) 8 1961 Houses the Consulate Of Ecuador.
28 Madison Towers 183 (55) 17 1963
29 234 Church Street Gold_Building_New_Haven 181 (55) 15 1972
30 900 Chapel Street 900_Chapel_Street_New_Haven 179 (54) 13 1966
31 300 George Street 176 (53) 10 1960
32 University Towers York_Street,_New_Haven 170 (51) 17 1960
33 Lippard Laboratory of Clinical Investigation 167 (50) 11 1965
34 Sheffield Sterling Strathcona Hall Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona_2 166 (50) 10 1932
35 Yale New Haven Hospital East Yale_New_Haven_Hospital_(54106261403) 165 (50) 12 1953 Also referred to as 20 York Street.
36 54 Meadow Street 159 (48) 9 1946 Renovated in the late 1980s. Also referred to as the Gateway Center.
37 Anlyan Center For Medical Research And Education 158 (48) 7 2003
38 Sterling Memorial Library Yale_University_Library_-_Sterling_Memorial_Library_(54105136782) 157 (47) 15 1930
39 235 Church Street 156 (47) 9 1973 Known as the New Haven County Courthouse.
40 Crawford Manor NewHavenCT_GeorgeCrawfordManor 150 (45) 15 1966 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2015.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in New Haven, Connecticut.

Name Image Street address Years as
tallest
Height

ft (m)

Floors
Union and New Haven Trust Building Union and New Haven Trust Building, New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 205 Church Street 1927–1938 231 (70) 13
Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building Southern New England Telephone Company Administrative Building in New Haven, October 17, 2008.jpg 227 Church Street 1938–1966 232 (70) 17
Kline Biology Tower Yale Kline Biology Tower.JPG 219 Prospect Street 1966–1969 251 (76) 16
Knights of Columbus Building Knights of Columbus headquarters.jpg One Columbus Plaza 1969–1990 322 (98) 23
Connecticut Financial Center
Connecticut Financial Center cropped.jpg 157 Church Street 1990–present 383 (117) 26
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