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 23 buildings standing at least 295 feet (90 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, 22 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. Midtown Phoenix went through a building boom in the early 1960s, resulting in the completion of six high-rises, including the Phoenix Corporate Center and 4000 North Central Avenue. The 1970s brought development back to Downtown Phoenix and saw the completion of five major high-rises, including the two tallest buildings in the city: Chase Tower and the U.S. Bank Center. The next major period of development occurred in both districts and lasted from 1980 to the early 1990s. In this time period, 9 of the city's current 25 tallest buildings were constructed, including Century Link Tower, BMO Tower and Renaissance Square.

While high-rise construction didn’t entirely stop, development slowed considerably until 2007 when Downtown gained five more high-rises within three years, including the 1,000-room Sheraton Grand Phoenix and the 34-story 44 Monroe apartment tower.

Currently, the Downtown Phoenix skyline is growing at a rapid pace with dozens of high-rises under construction, approved or proposed. The most recently completed high-rise is Derby, a residential-use tower that rises 21 stories and 240 feet (73 m).

Phoenix skyline from South Mountain Park including downtown and midtown

Tallest buildings

Number of completed buildings in the specified height range.

As of 2022, Phoenix has 54 completed buildings that rise above 200 feet (61 m), and of those only 2 are taller than 400 feet (120 m). No completed buildings are taller than 500 feet (150 m), although 1 rising 535 feet (163 m) has been approved for construction. This lists ranks Phoenix buildings that exceed a height of 61 m (200 ft) including spires and architectural details, but not antenna masts.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Use	Year	District	Notes
1	Chase Tower		01.0483 (147)	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.
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	CityScape Office Tower		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	Taller building of a two-building plaza; connected by skybridge to One Renaissance Square.
8	Phoenix City Hall		10.0 368 (112)	20	Government	1994	Downtown
9 (tie)	Bank of America Tower		11.0 360 (110)	23	Office	2000	Downtown	Tallest office building constructed in Phoenix in the 2000s.
9 (tie)	Sheraton Phoenix Downtown		12.0 360 (110)	31	Hotel	2008	Downtown	Tallest hotel in Arizona.
11 (tie)	100 West Washington		356 (109)	27	Government	1971	Downtown
11 (tie)	3300 North Central Avenue		13.0 356 (109)	27	Office	1980	Midtown
13	Altura PHX		15.0 350 (107)	30	Residential	2019	Downtown	Formerly known as Link PHX.
14	One Renaissance Square		14.0 347 (106)	26	Office	1986	Downtown	Shorter building of a two-building plaza; connected by skybridge to Two Renaissance Square.
15 (tie)	Freeport-McMoRan Center		05.0 341 (104)	26	Office/Hotel	2009	Downtown
15 (tie)	Phoenix Corporate Center		15.0 341 (104)	26	Office	1965	Midtown	Tallest building constructed in Phoenix in the 1960s.
17 (tie)	Phoenix Plaza I		16.0 331 (101)	20	Office	1988	Midtown
17 (tie)	Phoenix Plaza II		17.0 331 (101)	20	Office	1990	Midtown
19	Great American Tower		18.0 320 (98)	24	Office	1985	Midtown
20	Hyatt Regency Phoenix		19.0 317 (97)	20	Hotel	1976	Downtown
21	700 N 4th Street		19.0 304 (93)	27	Residential	2022	Downtown	Tallest building constructed in Phoenix in the 2020s.
22	Hotel Palomar & Cityscape Residences		20.0 297 (91)	24	Residential/Hotel	2014	Downtown	Tallest hotel constructed in Phoenix in the 2010s.
23	4041 North Central Avenue		21.0 295 (90)	22	Office	1980	Midtown
24	Adeline		21.0 291 (89)	25	Residential	2021	Downtown
25	Banner University Medical Center Tower		21.0 290 (89)	16	Medical	2017	Coronado	Tallest hospital tower in Arizona.
26 (tie)	2600 Tower		22.0 289 (88)	21	Office	1982	Midtown
26 (tie)	One North Central		23.0 289 (88)	20	Office	2001	Downtown
28	Maricopa County Superior Court South Tower		24.0 284 (86)	16	Government	2012	Downtown
29	4000 North Central Avenue		24.0 280 (85)	23	Office	1965	Midtown
30	X Phoenix Phase 1		25.0 266 (82)	20	Residential	2022	Downtown
31	Two Arizona Center		25.0 260 (79)	20	Office	1990	Downtown
32	2800 Tower		26.0 258 (78)	20	Office	1988	Midtown
33	Executive Towers Condominiums		27.0 255 (78)	22	Residential	1964	Midtown
34	The Summit at Copper Square		29.0254 (77)	23	Residential	2007	Downtown
35	Meridian Bank Tower		28.0252 (77)	20	Office	1960	Midtown
36	Moontower PHX		29.0250 (76)	24	Residential	2023	Downtown
37 (tie)	Kenect Phoenix		29.0249 (75)	23	Residential	2021	Downtown
37 (tie)	The Monroe		29.0249 (75)	18	Office	1964	Downtown
39	Residence Inn by Marriott Phoenix Downtown		29.0247 (75)	20	Hotel	2017	Downtown
40	3800 North Central Avenue		29.0245 (74)	17	Office	1962	Midtown
41 (tie)	One Arizona Center		29.0240 (73)	19	Office	1990	Downtown
41 (tie)	3838 North Central Avenue		29.0240 (73)	20	Office	1971	Midtown	Formerly known as the Greyhound Building.
41 (tie)	Derby		29.0240 (73)	21	Residential	2022	Downtown
44	Regency House		29.0235 (71)	21	Residential	1966	Midtown
45	Central Court Building		29.0234 (71)	13	Government	1977	Downtown
46	Phoenix Financial Center		29.0228 (69)	18	Office	1970	Midtown	Originally opened in September 1964 as a 10 story building. The architectural plans called for two 18-story buildings and two one story structures, in 1968 construction began on adding an additional 8-stories.
47	Crystal Point		29.0224 (68)	20	Residential	1989	Midtown
48	The Stewart		29.0223 (68)	19	Residential	2019	Downtown
49 (tie)	CBIZ Plaza		29.0217 (66)	16	Office	1980	Midtown
49 (tie)	Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center		29.0217 (66)	12	Medical	1982	Coronado
51	Fellowship Towers		29.0212 (64)	17	Residential	1972	Midtown
52	The Ryan		29.0210 (64)	17	Residential	2020	Downtown	Residential portion of the Block 23 development.
53	Westward Ho		29.0208 (63)	16	Residential	1929	Downtown	Held the title of tallest building in Arizona for over 30 years until the completion of the Guaranty Bank Building in 1960. Including the antenna and spire, Westward Ho tops out at 488 ft (149 m), making it the tallest structure in Downtown Phoenix.
54 (tie)	One Lexington		29.0200 (61)	15	Residential	1974	Midtown	Originally an office building for the Southern Arizona Bank and Trust Company called the Southern Arizona Bank Plaza, the facade was redone and the structure was converted into condominiums early 2010.
54 (tie)	Copper Point Tower		29.0200 (61)	14	Office	1985	Midtown

Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed

Number of under construction, approved, or proposed buildings in the specified height range.

Tallest buildings: site prep or under construction

As of January 2023, there are 11 high-rise buildings that are under construction or are under site prep that will 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.

Tallest buildings: approved, site plan under review or proposed

There are 14 high-rises approved or proposed 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.

Timeline of tallest buildings

Nine 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	1960–1964	03.0252 (76)	21
Executive Towers Condominiums		06.0207 West Clarendon Avenue	1964-1965	03.0255 (78)	22
Phoenix Corporate Center		06.03003 North Central Avenue	1965–1971	03.0341 (104)	26
Wells Fargo Plaza		02.0100 West Washington Street	1971–1972	02.0356 (109)	27
Chase Tower		03.0201 North Central Avenue	1972–present	01.0483 (147)	40

See also

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