List of tallest buildings in Detroit

This list of tallest buildings in Detroit ranks skyscrapers and high rises in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan by height. The tallest skyscraper in Detroit is the 73-story Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, which rises 727 feet (222 m) along Detroit's International Riverfront.^[A][1] It is the tallest building in the state of Michigan, the 97th-tallest building in the United States, and the tallest all-hotel building in the Western Hemisphere.^[1] Another famous skyscraper is One Detroit Center which stands as the 2nd-tallest building in the city and the state.^[2]

Detroit's history of skyscrapers began in 1889 with the completion of the 10-story Hammond Building, considered to be the city's first historic steel-framed skyscraper;^[3] Chase Tower in the Detroit Financial District now stands on this site.^[4] Detroit witnessed a massive building boom during the Roaring Twenties, resulting in the construction of many of the city's ornate skyscrapers, including the Penobscot, Guardian, and Stott Buildings. One Woodward Avenue which rises 430 feet (131 m) was the tallest building constructed in the city during the 1960s. Detroit is the site of eight skyscrapers at least 492 feet (150 m) in height and twenty-seven at least 327 feet (100 m) in height.^[5] Overall, the skyline of Detroit is ranked (based upon existing and under construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m)) third in the Midwestern United States (after Chicago and Minneapolis) and sixteenth in the United States, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston, Las Vegas, Seattle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Jersey City, and Minneapolis.^[B]

The most recently constructed skyscrapers in the city are One Detroit Center, completed in 1993, and the Greektown Casino Hotel, completed in 2009. The latter rises 348 feet (106 m) and contains 30 floors.^[6] The city has received many significant restoration projects which include the 29 story Westin Book Cadillac Hotel; originally built in 1924 and restored in 2008, it rises 349 feet (106 m).^[7] Cadillac Centre, proposed in 2008, and a new Quicken headquarters, discussed by the company in 2007, are among the latest tall buildings reported for potential construction in Detroit.

Contents 1 Tallest buildings 2 Tallest buildings by pinnacle height 3 Tallest proposed 4 Timeline of tallest buildings 5 Tallest buildings in Detroit's suburban cities 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 External links

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Detroit skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. 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 feet / m	Floors	Year	Notes
01.01	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center		727 / 222	73[A]	1977	Tallest building in the city and the state since 1977, 97th-tallest building in the United States. Tallest all-hotel building in the world upon completion; now stands as the tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere. Major renovation completed in 2004.[1][8] The entire complex is owned by General Motors.
02.02	One Detroit Center		619 / 189	43	1993	Tallest building completed in Detroit in the 1990s. Also known as Comerica Tower at Detroit Center, after its tenant.[2][9]
03.03	Penobscot Building		565 / 172	47	1928	When completed in 1928, the Penobscot was the world's eighth tallest building. It was the city's tallest from 1928 to 1977.[10][11] The Penobscot stands at the center of the Detroit Financial District.
04.04=	RenCen Tower 100		522 / 159	39	1977	[12][13]
04.04=	RenCen Tower 200		522 / 159	39	1977	[14][15]
04.04=	RenCen Tower 300		522 / 159	39	1977	[16][17]
04.04=	RenCen Tower 400		522 / 159	39	1977	[18][19]
08.08	Guardian Building		495 / 151	40	1929	[20][21]
09.09	Book Tower		475 / 145	38	1926	In January 2010, developer Key Investment Group reported it is pursuing plans for a major renovation of the Book Tower.[22][23][24][25]
10.010	150 West Jefferson		456 / 139	26	1989	Tallest building completed in Detroit in the 1980s. Also known as the Madden Building.[26][27]
11.011	Fisher Building		444 / 135	30	1928	[28][29]
12.012	Cadillac Tower		438 / 133	40	1927	[30][31]
13.013	David Stott Building		437 / 133	37	1929	[32][33]
14.014	One Woodward Avenue		430 / 131	28	1963	Tallest building completed in the city in the 1960s.[34][35]
15.015	McNamara Federal Building		393 / 120	27	1976	[36][37]
16.016	Detroit Edison Plaza		375 / 114	25	1971	[38][39]
17.017	David Broderick Tower		369 / 113	35	1928	Fully renovated in 2012 as a mixed- use residential building. The project created residential units on floors 5-34, with the lower 4 floors dedicated to retail, entertainment, and office space. Originally known as the Eaton Tower.[40][41]
18.018	211 West Fort Street		368 / 112	27	1963	[42][43]
19.019	Buhl Building		366 / 112	29	1925	[44][45]
20.020	Westin Book Cadillac Hotel		349 / 106	29	1924	Tallest hotel in the world upon completion in 1924 and restored in 2008.[7][46]
2121	Greektown Casino Hotel		348 / 106	30	2009	[6][47]
22.022	First National Building		341 / 104	26	1930	Tallest building completed in Detroit in the 1930s.[48][49]
23.023=	RenCen Tower 500		339 / 103	21	1981	[50][51]
24.023=	RenCen Tower 600		339 / 103	21	1981	[52][53]
25.025	1001 Woodward		338 / 103	23	1965	[54][55]
26.026	Millender Center Apartments		332 / 101	33	1985	[56][57]
27.027	AT&T Building Addition		327 / 100	17	1974	[58][59]
28.028	Dime Building		324 / 99	23	1912	[60][61]
29.029	Jeffersonian Apartments		322 / 98	30	1965	[62][63]
30.030	AT&T Building		319 / 97	19	1927	[64][65]
31.031=	Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Center		318 / 97	22	1971	[66][67]
32.031=	Coleman A. Young Municipal Building		318 / 97	20	1954	Tallest building completed in the city in the 1950s.[68][69]
33.033	Penobscot Building Annex		310 / 95	23	1913	[70][71]
34.034=	1300 Lafayette Cooperative		305 / 93	29	1961	[72][73]
35.034=	Riverfront Tower 300		305 / 93	29	1983	[74][75]
36.034=	Riverfront Tower 200		305 / 93	29	1983	[76][77]

Tallest buildings by pinnacle height

This list ranks Detroit skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas. As architectural features and spires can be regarded as subjective, some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this method of measurement. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.

Rank	Name	Pinnacle height feet / m	Standard height feet / m	Reference
1	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center	755 / 230	727 / 222	[8]
2	Penobscot Building	664 / 202	565 / 172	[11]
3	Guardian Building	632 / 193	495 / 151	[21]
4	One Detroit Center	619 / 189	619 / 189	[9]
5	Cadillac Tower	578 / 176	438 / 133	[31]
6=	Renaissance Center Tower 100	522 / 159	522 / 159	[13]
6=	Renaissance Center Tower 200	522 / 159	522 / 159	[15]
6=	Renaissance Center Tower 300	522 / 159	522 / 159	[17]
6=	Renaissance Center Tower 400	522 / 159	522 / 159	[19]
10	Fisher Building	489 / 135	444 / 135	[29]

Tallest proposed

This lists skyscrapers proposed or envisioned for construction in Detroit. These include skysrapers planned to rise at least 300 ft (91 m), but are not yet completed structures.

Name	Height* feet / m	Floors*	Year* (est.)	Status	Notes
Two Detroit Center	619 / 189	43	—	Visionary	Twin tower concept east of One Detroit Center.[78] Two Detroit Center parking garage was constructed on the site in 2002.[79]
Cadillac Centre	—	24	—	Proposed	Two 24-story towers to rise from a 12-story base attached to the existing Cadillac Tower and across from Campus Martius Park; placed on hold indefinitely.[80][81]
Quicken Loans Headquarters	—	—	—	Undetermined	Company occupies existing downtown office buildings.[82]

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Detroit. For most of Detroit's earlier years, the tallest buildings in the city were churches and government buildings with their steeples. The first skyscraper in the city is usually regarded to be the Hammond Building, completed in 1889.^[3] However, since the 10-story building did not surpass the steeple of the Fort Street Presbyterian Church, it never became a city record holder. The first skyscraper to have the distinction of being Detroit's tallest building was the Ford Building, completed in 1909.^[83]

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height feet / m	Floors	Reference
First Michigan State Capitol[C]	Capitol Park	1828–1866	140 / 43	2	[84]
Most Holy Trinity Church	1050 Porter Street	1866–1871	170 / 52	1	[85]
Former Detroit City Hall[D][E]	Campus Martius Park	1871–1877	200 / 61	4	[86]
St. Joseph Church[E]	1828 Jay Street	1873–1877	200 / 61	1	[87]
Fort Street Presbyterian Church	631 West Fort Street	1877–1909	265 / 81	1	[88]
Ford Building	615 Griswold Street	1909–1913	275 / 84	19	[83]
Penobscot Building Annex	144 West Congress Street	1913	310 / 95	23	[71]
Dime Building	719 Griswold Street	1913–1924	324 / 99	23	[61]
Book-Cadillac Hotel[F]	220 Michigan Avenue	1924–1925	349 / 106	29	[7]
Buhl Building	535 Griswold Street	1925–1926	366 / 112	29	[45]
Book Tower	1265 Washington Boulevard	1926–1928	475 / 145	38	[25]
Penobscot Building	633 Griswold Street	1928–1977	565 / 172	47	[11]
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center	1 Renaissance Center Drive	1977–present	727 / 222	73[A]	[8]

Tallest buildings in Detroit's suburban cities

This list ranks buildings in Detroit's suburban municipalities that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height feet / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	3000 Town Center		Southfield	402 / 122	32	1975	The 15th tallest skyscraper in Metro Detroit.[89]
2	1000 Town Center		Southfield	395 / 120	28	1989	[89]
3	2000 Town Center		Southfield	370 / 113	28	1986	[89]
4	Top of Troy Building		Troy	346 / 106	25	1974
5	American Center		Southfield	331 / 101	26	1975	[89]
6	5000 Town Center		Southfield	328 / 100	33	1983	A residential skyscraper[89]
7	4000 Town Center		Southfield	270 / 82	20	1979	[89]
8	Tower Plaza		Ann Arbor	267 / 82	26	1969	A residential high-rise, Tower Plaza is Ann Arbor's tallest building.[90]
9	Shore Club Skytower		St. Clair Shores	260 / 79	26	2006	[91]
10	Travelers Tower I		Southfield	256 / 78	18	1971	[89]
11	One Towne Square		Southfield	253 / 77	21	1992	[89]
12	Genesee Towers		Flint	250 / 76	19	1968	[92]
13	Chrysler Headquarters		Auburn Hills	249 / 76	15	1996
14	St. Florian Catholic Church		Hamtramck	247 / 75	1	1928
15	Mott Foundation Building		Flint	226 / 69	19	1930	[92]
16	Macomb County Building		Mount Clemens	219 / 67	13	1944	Tallest building in Macomb County.
17=	Park Lane Towers West		Dearborn	213 / 65	15	1973	[93]
17=	Park Lane Towers East		Dearborn	213 / 65	15	1971	[93]
17=	Hyatt Regency Dearborn		Dearborn	213 / 65	14	1976	[93]
20	Burton Memorial Tower		Ann Arbor	212 / 65	10	1936	[90]
21=	SBC Publishing Building		Troy	207 / 63	16	1983	[94]
21=	100 North Center		Troy	207 / 63	15	1983	[94]
23	University Towers		Ann Arbor	205 / 62	19	1960	[90]
24	Southfield Centre		Southfield	201 / 61	14	1976	[89]

See also

• Architecture of metropolitan Detroit
• List of tallest buildings in Michigan

Notes

A. ^ ^{a b c} General Motors, the owner of the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, maintains that the building has 73 floors.^[95] Hines Interests, the property management firm for the building, gives a floor count of 74,^[96] while architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill gives a floor count of 75.^[97] Emporis and other building database sites usually give the floor count as 70,^[1][98] while other sources state 73 stories.^[99] This table uses the floor count of 73 as stated officially by the building's owner.

B. ^{^} New York has 216 existing and under construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m), Chicago has 114, Miami has 32, Houston has 31, Los Angeles has 26, Dallas has 20, San Francisco has 21, Atlanta has 19, Boston has 19, Las Vegas has 16, Seattle has 15, Philadelphia has 15, Minneapolis has 10, Pittsburgh has 10, Jersey City has 9, Detroit has 8, Denver has 7. Source of Skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com diagrams: New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston, Las Vegas, Seattle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Jersey City, Minneapolis, Detroit, Denver.

C. ^{^} The capitol of Michigan was relocated to Lansing in 1847, and the original capitol building was destroyed in a fire in 1893.

D. ^{^} This building was destroyed in 1961.

E. ^ ^{a b} St. Joseph Church, completed in 1873, tied the height of the Detroit City Hall. The city therefore had two tallest buildings for a period of 4 years, until the Fort Street Presbyterian Church was completed in 1977.

F. ^{^} This building was constructed as the Book-Cadillac Hotel, but is now officially known as the Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel.

References

General

• "Detroit". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=101037&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1. Retrieved 2011-01-27. 

Specific

External links

• Diagram of Detroit skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage.com

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