List of tallest buildings in Sacramento facts for kids

Sacramento's amazing skyline from the Riverwalk.

Have you ever looked up at a really tall building and wondered how high it goes? These giant structures are called skyscrapers. This page is all about the tallest buildings in Sacramento, California. Sacramento has 19 skyscrapers that are taller than 215 feet (about 65 meters). But none of them are taller than 430 feet (131 meters). This means they aren't among the 75 tallest buildings in all of California.

The story of Sacramento's skyscrapers started in 1925. That's when the Citizen Hotel and the Elks Tower were built. After that, no new skyscrapers were built for a long time, about 59 years! This "building break" ended in 1984 with the West America Bank building.

The 1980s and 1990s were busy times for building in Sacramento. Eight new skyscrapers went up. One of them was the Wells Fargo Center. It's still the tallest building in the city, standing 423 feet (129 meters) tall.

Since the year 2000, Sacramento hasn't built as many super tall buildings. Only two skyscrapers taller than 350 feet (107 meters) have been finished. Many more tall buildings were planned for downtown Sacramento. But most of these plans were stopped. This happened because of a big economic slowdown called the Great Recession and also because building costs went up.

Sacramento's Tallest Buildings

This list shows Sacramento buildings that are at least 200 feet (61 meters) tall. We measure their height from the ground to the very top, including pointy parts or cool designs. We don't count antenna masts. Buildings that are already built are ranked by how tall they are right now.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	What makes it special?
1	Wells Fargo Center		423 / 129	31	1992	This is the tallest building in Sacramento.
2	US Bank Tower		404 / 123	25	2008	It became the city's second tallest building in 2007.
3	Bank of the West Tower		397 / 121 (roof) - 404 / 123 (tip)	25	2009	Also known as 500 Capital Mall.
4	Park Tower		380 / 116	26	1991
5	Renaissance Tower		372 / 113	28	1989	This was the tallest building built in the 1980s.
6	Cal/EPA Building		372 / 113	25	2000
7	Capitol Square		351 / 107	25	1992
8	Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse		350 / 107	16	1999
9	Natural Resources Tower		344/105	22	2021	This building is for the California Natural Resources Agency. It can hold up to 4200 employees. It's also called the "P Street Building."
10	Sacramento Courthouse Building		325 / 99	18	2023
11	Esquire Plaza		322 / 98	22	1999
12	Sheraton Grand Sacramento		318 / 97	28	2001	This is the tallest hotel in Sacramento.
13	CalSTRS Tower		300 / 91	19	2009	This building is in West Sacramento. It's for the California State Teachers' Retirement System.
14	California State Capitol		247 / 75	6	1874	This is the tallest building finished in the 1800s.
15	1201K Tower		238 / 73	18	1992
16	Kimpton Sawyer Sacramento		231 / 70	16	2017	This building is part of Downtown Commons. That's a new area with shops, homes, and the Golden 1 Center.
17	West America Bank		229 / 69.7	18	1984
18	Department of Justice Building		227 / 69	18	1995
19	Elks Tower		226 / 69	15	1925	This was the tallest building finished in the 1920s.
20	The Citizen Hotel		216 / 66	15	1925	This was Sacramento's first skyscraper, also built in 1925.

Future Skyscrapers: Under Construction or Planned

This list shows buildings that are being built, have been approved, or are just ideas for the future in Sacramento. They are planned to be at least 175 feet (53 meters) tall.