List of tallest buildings in Wilmington, Delaware facts for kids

Wilmington is the biggest city in Delaware. It's located where the Brandywine Creek and Christina River meet, and these rivers flow into the big Delaware River. Wilmington is an important city in the Delaware Valley area.

Right now, Wilmington has 15 buildings that are taller than 200 feet (about 61 meters). The very tallest building is 1201 North Market Street, which stands at 360 feet (110 meters) tall!

Wilmington is Delaware's largest city with 14 buildings that surpass 200 ft (61 m) and 1 that surpasses 300 ft (91 m).

The Wilmington skyline, seen from I-495.

Since it was finished in 1988, The Chase Manhattan Centre has been the tallest building in Wilmington and all of Delaware.

The River Tower at Christina Landing is the tallest home (residential) building in Wilmington.

Rodney Square in downtown Wilmington. You can see the DuPont Building (right), Citizens Bank Center (middle), and Wilmington Public Library (left).

Tallest Buildings in Wilmington

Here are the top 20 tallest buildings in Wilmington:

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Main Use	Cool Facts
1	1201 North Market Street		360 ft. (110 m.)	23	Office	This is the tallest building in Wilmington and all of Delaware. It's also the tallest office building in the city.
2	River Tower at Christina Landing		295 ft. (90 m.)	27	Residential	It's the 2nd tallest building in Wilmington and Delaware. It's the tallest building where people live in Wilmington.
3	I.M. Pei Building		282 ft (86 m)	23	Office	This is the 3rd tallest building in Wilmington. Many international companies have offices here.
4	Brandywine Building		259 ft (79 m)	20	Office	It's the 4th tallest building. It used to be part of DuPont's main offices until the year 2000.
5	Citizens Bank Center		253 ft (77 m)	20	Office	This is the 5th tallest building. It was once known as the Mellon Bank Center.
6	Park Plaza Condominiums		250 ft (76 m)	18	Residential	It's the 6th tallest building and the 2nd tallest residential building in Wilmington.
7	PNC Bank Building		246 ft (75 m)	18	Office	This is the 7th tallest building. PNC Bank uses most of its space.
8	The Residences at Christina Landing		241 ft (73 m)	22	Residential	It's the 8th tallest building. It's the second tallest building in the Christina Landing area.
9	WSFS Bank Center		237 ft (72 m)	15	Office	This is the 9th tallest building. It's the main office for WSFS Bank.
10	300 Delaware Avenue		230 ft (70 m)	17	Office	It's the 10th tallest building. TD Bank owns most of it.
11	One Christina Centre		229 ft (70 m)	18	Office	This is the 11th tallest building. It's the tallest building in the Chase complex in Wilmington.
12	Three Christina Centre		226 ft (69 m)	14	Office	It's the 12th tallest building. It's the second tallest building in the Chase complex.
13	Wilmington Trust Center		223 ft (68 m)	15	Office	This is the 13th tallest building. It's the main office for Wilmington Trust.
14	Hercules Plaza		214 ft (65 m)	12	Mixed-use	It's the 14th tallest building. It's the largest building in Wilmington by how much space it has inside.
15	Sheraton Suites Hotel		205 ft (62 m)	16	Hotel	This is the 15th tallest building. It's also the tallest hotel in Wilmington.
16	Bank of Delaware Building		191 ft (58 m)	16	Office	It's the 16th tallest building. It's right next to the Citizens Bank Center.
17	The Park View		190 ft (58 m)	15	Residential	This is the 17th tallest building. It's the tallest building in North Wilmington.
18	Nemours Building		162 ft (49 m)	16	Office	It's the 18th tallest building. It used to be owned by DuPont.
19	Delaware Trust Building		160 ft (49 m)	15	Mixed Use	This is the 19th tallest building. It has offices, apartments (condos), and shops.
20	DuPont Building		156 ft (48 m)	14	Office	It's the 20th tallest building. It's now owned by Chemours, a company that used to be part of DuPont.

Timeline of Wilmington's Tallest Buildings

Here are the buildings that were once the tallest in Wilmington over the years:

Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Type	Years Tallest	Notes
DuPont Building		156 ft (48 m)	14	Mixed-use	1908-1936	This building was once owned by DuPont. Now, Chemours uses it.
Nemours Building		162 ft (49 m)	16	Office	1936-1960	This building was the tallest in Wilmington until the Hercules Tower was finished.
Hercules Tower (Wilmington)		287 ft (87 m)	22	Office	1960-1988	It was the tallest building until 1201 North Market Street was completed. It was taken down in 2003.
1201 North Market Street		360 ft. (110m.)	23	Office	1988-2007	This was the first building in Wilmington to be taller than 300 feet. It is still the tallest building in Wilmington.

Tallest Buildings Being Built Now

Here are the tallest buildings that are currently under construction in Wilmington:

Tallest Buildings: Planned, Cancelled, or Approved

Here are some tall buildings in Wilmington that are planned, were cancelled, or have been approved for building:

Tallest Buildings That Were Taken Down

Here are some of the tallest buildings in Wilmington that have been demolished:

See also

• List of tallest buildings in the United States
• List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
• Wilmington, Delaware