This list of tallest buildings in Louisville ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. city of Louisville, Kentucky by height. The tallest building in the city is the AEGON Center, which rises 167 meters/550 feet, was completed in 1993.
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This lists ranks Louisville skyscrapers that stand at least 37 meters tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.
| Rank | Name | Height ft / m |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AEGON Center | 549 / 167 | 35 | 1993 | Formerly Capital Holding Tower; formerly Providian Center; tallest building in Kentucky, 1993 to present |
| 2 | National City Tower | 512 / 156 | 40 | 1972 | Formerly First National Tower; tallest building in Kentucky, 1972–1993 |
| 3 | PNC Plaza | 420 / 128 | 30 | 1971 | Formerly Citizens Plaza; tallest building in Kentucky, 1971–1972 |
| 4 | Humana Building | 417 / 127 | 27 | 1985 | |
| 5 | Waterfront Park Place | 364 / 111 | 22 | 2004 | Tallest residential building in Kentucky, 2004–present |
| 6 | B&W Tower | 363 / 111 | 26 | 1982 | |
| 7 | Meidinger Tower | 363 / 111 | 26 | 1982 | |
| 8 | Waterfront Plaza II | 340 / 104 | 25 | 1993 | |
| 9 | Waterfront Plaza I | 340 / 104 | 25 | 1991 | |
| 10 | E.ON U.S. Center | 328 / 100 | 23 | 1989 | |
| 11 | Galt House (West Tower) | 325 / 99 | 25 | 1972 | Tallest hotel in Kentucky |
| 12 | Galt House (East Tower) | 322 / 98 | 20 | 1985 | |
| 13 | BB&T Building | 312 / 95 | 24 | 1972 | |
| 14 | The 800 Apartments | 290 / 88 | 29 | 1963 | Tallest Building in Kentucky, 1963–1971; tallest residential building in Kentucky 1963-2004 |
| 15 | Commonwealth Building | 255 / 78 | 21 | 1928 | Tallest Building in Kentucky, 1955–1963; demolished |
| 16 | Louisville Metro Housing Authority Avenue Plaza Apartments | 250 / 76 | 18 | 1974 | |
| 17 | Heyburn Building | 250 / 76 | 17 | 1927 | Tallest Building in Kentucky, 1928–1955 |
| 18 | Blanton House Apartments | 246 / 75 | 20 | 1972 | |
| 19 | Hyatt Regency Hotel | 246 / 75 | 18 | 1978 | |
| 20 | Dosker Manor East, Louisville Metro Housing Authority | 246 / 75 | 18 | 1968 | |
| 21 | Dosker Manor West, Louisville Metro Housing Authority | 246 / 75 | 18 | 1968 | |
| 22 | Kentucky Home Life Building | 235 / 72 | 19 | 1912 | |
| 23 | Washington Building | 204 / 62 | 15 | 1906 | demolished |
| 24 | Kentucky Towers Apartments | 202 / 61 | 19 | 1925 | |
| 25 | Starks Building | 202 / 61 | 14 | 1913 | |
| 26 | River View Place | 201 / 61 | 19 | 1925 | |
| 27 | Marriott Hotel Louisville | 200 / 61 | 17 | 2005 | |
| 28 | Waterside Building | 184 / 56 | 11 | 1923 | |
| 29 | AT&T (BellSouth) Building | 184 / 56 | 10 | 1930 | |
| 30 | Preston Pointe | 171 / 52 | 8 | 2004 | |
| 31 | Brown Hotel (Louisville, Kentucky) | 164 / 50 | 16 | 1923 | |
| 32 | Old U.S. Post Office and Customs House | 164 / 50 | 5 | 19?? | demolished |
| 33 | Louisville and Nashville Railroad Office Building | 164 / 50 | 11 | 1907 | |
| 34 | Columbia Building | 162 / 49 | 10 | 1890 | demolished |
| 35 | Merchants Ice Tower | 157 / 48 | 13 | 1920 | |
| 36 | Seelbach Hotel | 145 / 44 | 12 | 1906 | |
| 37 | Chestnut Centre | 143 / 44 | 11 | 1920 | |
| 38 | Republic Building | 138 / 42 | 11 | 1916 | |
| 39 | Henry Watterson Hotel | 131 / 40 | 11 | 1912 | demolished |
| 40 | Weissinger-Gaulbert Apartments | 125 / 38 | 10 | 19?? | |
| 41 | Commodore Apartments | 120 / 37 | 11 | 1929 | |
| 42 | First Trust Centre | 117 / 36 | 7 | 1889 | |
| 43 | Louisville Courier-Journal Building | 116 / 35 | 8 | 1948 | |
| 44 | The Henry Clay (old YMCA Building) | 116 / 35 | 8 | 1924 |
This lists buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or were proposed for construction in Louisville and are planned to rise at least 250 feet (76 m), but are not yet completed structures. Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included.
| Rank | Name | Height* ft / m |
Floors* | Year* (est.) |
Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Museum Plaza | 703 / 214 | 62 | n/a | cancelled; plans abandoned | |
| 2 | Capital Plaza | 380 / 116 | 25 | ? | proposed | |
| 3 | Jefferson Development | 18 | 2010 | proposed | ||
| 4 | Willow Grande | 17 | 2011 | proposed | ||
| 5 | RiverPark Place Tower 2 | 16 | 2008 | proposed | ||
| 6 | RiverPark Place Tower 1 | 16 | 2008 | proposed | ||
| 7 | Central City District Residential Tower | 15 | 2010 | proposed | ||
| 8 | ZirMed Gateway Towers | 12 | 2009 | completed |
| Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height ft / m |
Floors | Reference |
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