List of tallest buildings in Phoenix facts for kids

Downtown Phoenix skyline in 2012 at night

Skyline view of Downtown Phoenix in 2009 — looking northeast from helicopter above the 4th Avenue Jail.

Phoenix, the capital of the U.S. state of Arizona, has 20 buildings standing at least 300 feet (91 m). The tallest building in Phoenix is the 40-story Chase Tower, completed in 1972 with 38 habitable floors rising to 483 feet (147 m). It is also the tallest building in Arizona. The second-tallest building in the city and the state is the U.S. Bank Center, which rises 407 feet (124 m). Of the 25 tallest buildings in Arizona, 21 are located in Phoenix. However, none of them are among the tallest in the United States.

The history of tall buildings in Phoenix began with the completion in 1924 of the Luhrs Building; the structure rose 138 feet (42 m) and ten floors. The Westward Ho was completed in 1927. This 16-floor, 208-foot (63 m) structure stood as the tallest in Phoenix until 1960. The city went through a building boom in the early 1960s, during which Phoenix saw the completion of three of its 25 tallest buildings, including the Phoenix Corporate Center and 4000 North Central Avenue. The city then went through another major building boom from 1980 to the early 1990s. In this time period, 13 of the city's 25 tallest buildings were constructed, including Century Link Tower, Viad Tower and Phoenix City Hall.

Currently, Phoenix is in the midst of a post-recession construction boom with dozens of high-rises recently completed, under construction, approved or proposed. The most recently completed high-rise in Phoenix is the Link, which rises 350 feet (110 m) and 30 floors. As of February 2021, there are six high-rises under construction, eight approved for construction, and five proposed for construction in the city.

Phoenix skyline from South Mountain Park including downtown and midtown

Tallest buildings

Buildings in the height range.

Phoenix has 35 high-rises that stand at least 240 feet (73 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Use	Year	District	Notes
1	Chase Tower		01.0483 (148)	40	Office	1972	Downtown	Has been the tallest building in Phoenix and Arizona since 1972. Tallest building constructed in Phoenix in the 1970s. Tallest building between San Diego, California, and San Antonio, Texas. It is also a major branch of JPMorgan Chase.
2	U.S. Bank Center		02.0 407 (124)	31	Office	1976	Downtown	Second-tallest building in Phoenix and Arizona.
3	Century Link Tower		03.0 397 (121)	25	Office	1989	Midtown	Tallest building in the city and the state outside of Downtown Phoenix. Tallest building constructed in Phoenix in the 1980s.
4	Alliance Bank Tower/Cityscape Tower 1		04.0 385 (117)	27	Office	2010	Downtown	Tallest building constructed in Phoenix in the 2010s.
5	44 Monroe		06.0 380 (116)	34	Residential	2008	Downtown	Tallest residential building in Arizona. Tallest building in Phoenix constructed in the 2000s.
6	BMO Tower		07.0 374 (114)	24	Office	1991	Midtown	Tallest building constructed in Phoenix in the 1990s.
7	Two Renaissance Square		09.0 372 (113)	28	Office	1990	Downtown
8	Phoenix City Hall		10.0 368 (112)	20	Office	1994	Downtown
9	Bank of America Tower		11.0 360 (110)	23	Office	2000	Downtown
10	Sheraton Grand Phoenix		12.0 360 (110)	31	Hotel	2008	Downtown	Tallest hotel in Arizona.
11	Wells Fargo Plaza		356 (109)	27	Office	1971	Downtown
11	3300 North Central Avenue		13.0 356 (109)	27	Office	1980	Midtown
12	The Link PHX		15.0 350 (198)	30	Residential	2019	Roosevelt Row
13	One Renaissance Square		14.0 347 (106)	26	Office	1986	Downtown
14	Freeport-McMoRan Center		05.0 341 (104)	26	Office/Hotel	2009	Downtown	Tallest office building constructed in Phoenix in the 2000s.
14	Phoenix Corporate Center		15.0 341 (104)	26	Office	1965	Midtown	Tallest building constructed in Phoenix in the 1960s.
15	Phoenix Plaza I		16.0 331 (101)	20	Office	1988	Midtown
15	Phoenix Plaza II		17.0 331 (101)	20	Office	1990	Midtown
16	Great American Tower		18.0 320 (98)	24	Office	1985	Midtown
17	Hyatt Regency Phoenix		19.0 317 (97)	20	Hotel	1976	Downtown
18	Hotel Palomar Phoenix		20.0 297 (91)	24	Residential/Hotel	2014	Downtown	Tallest hotel constructed in Phoenix in the 2010s.
19	4041 North Central Avenue		21.0 295 (90)	22	Office	1980	Midtown
20	Banner University Medical Center Tower		21.0 290 (89)	16	Hospital	2017	Coronado	Tallest hospital tower in Arizona.
21	2600 Tower		22.0 289 (88)	21	Office	1982	Midtown
22	Phelps Dodge Centre		23.0 289 (88)	20	Office	2001	Downtown
23	Maricopa County Superior Court South Tower		24.0 284 (86)	16	Office	2012	Downtown
24	4000 North Central Avenue		24.0 280 (85)	23	Office	1964	Midtown
25	Two Arizona Center		25.0 260 (79)	20	Office	1990	Downtown
26	2800 Tower		26.0 258 (78)	20	Office	1988	Midtown
27	Executive Towers Condominiums		27.0 255 (78)	22	Residential	1963	Encanto
28	The Summit at Copper Square		29.0254 (77)	23	Residential	2007	Downtown
29	Meridian Bank Tower		28.0252 (77)	20	Office	1960	Midtown
30	One11 Tower		29.0249 (75)	18	Office	1964	Downtown
31	3800 North Central Avenue		29.0245 (74)	17	Office	1962	Midtown
32	The Stewart		29.0242 (74)	19	Residential	2019	Roosevelt Row
33	One Arizona Center		29.0240 (73)	19	Office	1990	Downtown

Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed

Under construction

As of February 2021, six buildings are under construction with a height of at least 200 feet (61 m). A floor count of 15 stories is used as the cutoff in place of a height of 200 feet (61 m) for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights and/or expected year of completion has not yet been released.

Approved

There are eight high-rises approved for construction that are planned to rise at least 200 feet (61 m). A floor count of 15 stories is used as the cutoff in place of a height of 200 feet (61 m) for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights and/or expected year of completion has not yet been released.

Proposed

There are currently five proposed high-rises that are planned to rise at least 200 feet (61 m).

Timeline of tallest buildings

Eight different structures have held the title of tallest building in Phoenix, beginning with the Arizona State Capitol in 1900.

Name	Image	Street address	Years as tallest	Height* ft / m	Floors	Ref
Arizona State Capitol		05.01700 West Washington Street	1899–1920	06.092 (28)	4
Heard Building		05.0112 North Central Avenue	1920–1924	04.0102 (31)	8
Luhrs Building		01.013 West Jefferson Street	1924–1929	05.0138 (42)	10
Westward Ho		04.0618 North Central Avenue	1929–1960	04.0208 (63)	16
Meridian Bank Tower		06.03550 North Central Avenue	1960–1965	03.0252 (76)	21
Phoenix Corporate Center		06.03003 North Central Avenue	1965–1971	03.0341 (104)	26
Wells Fargo Plaza		02.0100 West Washington Street	1971–1972	02.0372 (113)	27
Chase Tower		03.0201 North Central Avenue	1972–present	01.0483 (147)	40

A. Using a threshold of 115 feet.

B. This building was originally known as the First National Bank Plaza but has since been renamed Wells Fargo Plaza.

C. This building was originally known as the Valley Bank Center. The name was later changed to Bank One Center, but has been known as Chase Tower since 2005.

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