List of tallest buildings in San Antonio facts for kids
The U.S. city of San Antonio, Texas is home to 93 high-rises, 15 of which are skyscrapers that stand at least 328 feet (100 m) feet tall. The tallest structure in the city, excluding radio antennas, is the Tower of the Americas, standing 750 feet (229 m) tall. Completed for HemisFair '68, it is the tallest structure in Texas (excluding radio antennas) south of Houston, the second-tallest observation tower in the United States, and third-tallest in the Western Hemisphere. The second-tallest structure and tallest building in the city is the Marriott Rivercenter.
The history of skyscrapers in San Antonio began with the construction of the Tower Life Building (originally the Smith-Young Tower) in 1928, which is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city. Proposed towers in the central city are Villita Tower a 32-story residential tower, Canopy by Hilton, a 24-story tower on the Riverwalk and the 21-story Thompson Hotels & Residences. In early October 2017, notice of a 900 ft (270 m) Ferris wheel/observation wheel was given to the FAA for an area south of Downtown San Antonio.
Tallest buildings
This list ranks San Antonio high-rises that stand at least 200 feet (61 meters) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed
| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -- | Tower of the Americas |  |
750 ft (229 m) | 3 | 1968 | Tallest structure in Texas (excluding radio antennas) south of Houston, the second-tallest observation tower in the United States, and third-tallest in the Western Hemisphere. |
| 1 | Marriott Rivercenter |  |
546 ft (166 m) | 38 | 1988 | Tallest building in San Antonio excluding the Tower of the Americas and one of the tallest hotels in Texas. |
| 2 | Weston Centre |  |
444 ft (135 m) | 32 | 1989 | Tallest office building in San Antonio. |
| 3 | Grand Hyatt San Antonio |  |
424 ft (129 m) | 34 | 2008 | 1,000 room hotel in Downtown San Antonio and Tallest building in San Antonio built in the 2000s. |
| 4 | Tower Life Building |  |
404 ft (123 m) | 30 | 1928 | Originally the Smith-Young Tower. Renovated in 1953 and again in 2010. Also on the National Register of Historic Places |
| 5 | Frost Tower (San Antonio) |  |
400 ft
(122 m) |
24 | 2019 | The first 16 floors are occupied by Frost. |
| 6 | Bank of America Plaza |  |
387 ft (118 m) | 28 | 1983 | |
| 7 | The Towers on Park Lane | 368 ft (112 m) | 23 | 1988 | Tallest residential building in San Antonio. Tallest building outside downtown San Antonio. |
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| 8 | San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk |  |
348 ft (106 m) | 30 | 1979 | |
| 9 | Drury Plaza Hotel - Riverwalk |
 |
341 ft
(103 m) |
24 | 1929 | Was the Alamo National Bank for decades before conversion into a hotel |
| 10 | InterContinental San Antonio |  |
325 ft (99 m) | 21 | 1957 | Hotel closed in 2021 and is planned to reopen after 18 months of remodel |
| 11 | Nix Professional Building |  |
323 ft (98 m) | 23 | 1931 | When completed, it was the tallest hospital in the United States |
| 12 | The Arts Residences | Thompson Hotel |
 |
314 ft
(96 m) |
20 | 2021 | Mixed-use hotel/residential tower. |
| 13 | AT&T Building |
 |
310 ft
(94 m) |
14 | 1930 | |
| 14 | City Tower |  |
300 ft (91 m) | 22 | 1975 | |
| 15 | Wurzbach Towers | 300 ft
(91 m) |
23 | 1983 | ||
| 16 | Vidorra |  |
292 ft (89 m) | 20 | 2009 | A condominium tower in the East Side neighborhood of San Antonio. |
| 17 | The Enclave at 1550 | 287 ft
(87 m) |
22 | 1996 | ||
| 18 | Milam Building |  |
280 ft (85 m) | 21 | 1928 | First air conditioned high-rise office building |
| 19 | Broadway San Antonio |  |
279 ft (85 m) | 21 | 2010 | Residential Building |
| 20 | Riverview Towers - North Tower | 260 ft (79 m) | 20 | 1982 | ||
| 21 | One Riverwalk Place |  |
256 ft (78 m) | 18 | 1981 | 262,935-square-foot office building. Renovated in 2017. |
| 22 | Canopy by Hilton |  |
247 ft
(75 m) |
24 | 2021 | |
| 23 | Holiday Inn San Antonio-Riverwalk | 228 ft (69 m) | 24 | 1987 | ||
| 24 | The Vistana | 226 ft (69 m) | 17 | 2009 | ||
| 25 | Hilton Palacio del Rio |  |
217 ft
(66 m) |
20 | 1968 | Hotel located on the Riverwalk of San Antonio. Constructed using Modular building construction Techniques |
| 26 | The Floodgate | 215 ft
(66 m) |
17 | 2023 | Topped out in May 2022. | |
| 27 | One International Centre | 213 ft
(64 m) |
15 | 1985 | Located on 100 NE Loop 410 in North Central San Antonio | |
| 28 | The Westin - San Antonio North | 212 ft
(64 m) |
20 | 1984 | ||
| 29 | AT&T Building |  |
209 ft
(63 m) |
16 | 1961 | |
| 30 | Air Force Village I | 205 ft
(62 m) |
16 | 1970 | ||
| = | Northwood Tower | 205 ft
(62 m) |
15 | 1986 | ||
| = | Emily Morgan Hotel |  |
205 ft
(62 m) |
13 | 1926 | |
| 30 | Credit Human Headquarters | 200 ft
(60 m) |
12 | 2020 |
Tallest buildings: site prep or under construction
The following are construction projects which will rise at least 200 ft (61 m).
| Name | Image | Height* ft / m |
Floors | Use | Completion | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300 Main |
 |
388 / 118 | 32 | Residential | Summer 2024 | Topped Out | Topped out in June 2023. |
| The Monarch | 220 / 67 | 17 | Hospitality | Spring 2026 | Under Construction | Began construction on November 14, 2023. |
See also
- List of tallest buildings in Texas
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- List of tallest structures in the United States
- List of tallest buildings in Austin
- List of tallest buildings in Dallas
- List of tallest buildings in El Paso
- List of tallest buildings in Fort Worth
- List of tallest buildings in Houston
