The tallest building by height in the U.S. city of Columbus, Ohio, is the 41-story Rhodes State Office Tower, which rises 629 feet (192 m) and was completed in 1973. The structure is the fifth-tallest completed building in the state, and is also Ohio's tallest building that rises in the center of a city block. The city's second-tallest structure is the LeVeque Tower; this 1927 Art Deco skyscraper was the first building in the state to be built on caisson foundations. Of the 20 tallest buildings in Ohio, nine are located in Columbus.

The history of skyscrapers in Columbus began with the completion in 1901 of 16 East Broad Street, which is regarded as the first high-rise in the city. This structure stands 13 stories and 180 feet (55 m) in height. Columbus went through an early high-rise construction boom in the 1920s, during which time the city saw the completion of the 555-foot (169 m) LeVeque Tower, which stood as the tallest structure in Columbus for 46 years. However, the pace of new high-rise construction then remained slow until 1960; starting in that year, Columbus entered into a large building boom that lasted until 1991. During that time, most of the city's tallest skyscrapers were built, including the Rhodes State Office Tower and the William Green Building. Although no Columbus skyscraper ranks among the tallest in the United States, the city is the site of five skyscrapers at least 492 feet (150 m) high. Based on existing and under-construction buildings over 500 feet (152 m) tall, the skyline of Columbus is tied with Cleveland for first in Ohio, fourth in the Midwest (after Chicago, Minneapolis, and Detroit) and 19th in the country. As of June 2023, there are 114 completed high-rises in the city. Columbus ranks third in the state in high-rise count after Cleveland and Cincinnati, which have 163 and 169 completed high-rises respectively.

Columbus saw very little high-rise construction between 1991 and 2010, with the completion of Fifth Third Center in 1998 and only four other skyscrapers ranking in city's 20 tallest buildings being constructed, the tallest of which is the 314-foot (96 m) Miranova Condominiums (2002), and the 20-story The Condominiums at North Bank Park in 2007.

2011 onward has seen significant high rise development in the downtown and close-in neighborhoods, including the 250 High building, the Hilton Columbus Downtown hotel, the new Columbia Gas Building in the Arena District, and the Le Meridien Hotel and Hilton Columbus Downtown Tower in The Short North. As of 2023, there are numerous new high-rise buildings planned and under construction in the downtown area. Although not officially announced, the founder of Easton Town Center in the east of Columbus has stated that he expects to see 20 or 40 story buildings to be constructed in the next rounds of development.[1]

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Columbus skyscrapers and high-rises that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Address	Notes
1	Rhodes State Office Tower		624 (190)	41	1973	30 East Broad Street	The 5th-tallest building in Ohio and the tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1970s. It is the tallest office building in Columbus and the tallest mid-block building in Ohio.
2	LeVeque Tower		555 (169)	47	1927	50 West Broad Street	The 7th-tallest building in Ohio and the tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1920s.
3	William Green Building		530 (162)	33	1990	30 West Spring Street	The 8th-tallest building in Ohio and the tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1990s.
4	Huntington Center		512 (156)	37	1985	41 South High Street	The 10th-tallest building in Ohio and the tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1980s.
5	Vern Riffe State Office Tower		504 (154)	33	1988	77 South High Street	The 11th-tallest building in Ohio.
6	One Nationwide Plaza		485 (148)	40	1976	1 West Nationwide Boulevard	The 13th-tallest building in Ohio.
7	Franklin County Courthouse		464 (141)	27	1991	373 South High Street	The 15th-tallest building in Ohio.
8	AEP Building		456 (139)	31	1983	1 Riverside Plaza	The 16th-tallest building in Ohio.
9	Borden Building		438 (134)	34	1974	180 East Broad Street	The 19th-tallest building in Ohio. Also known as the Continental Plaza.
10	Three Nationwide Plaza		408 (124)	27	1988	3 East Nationwide Boulevard	The 28th-tallest building in Ohio.
11	One Columbus Center		366 (112)	26	1987	10 West Broad Street	The 37th-tallest building in Ohio.
12	Hilton Columbus Downtown Tower		361 (110)	28	2022	402 North High Street	The 40th-tallest building in Ohio.
13	Chase Tower		357 (109)	25	1964	100 East Broad Street	Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1960s.
14	Capitol Square		350 (107)	26	1984	65 East State Street
15	Continental Center		348 (106)	26	1973	150 East Gay Street
16	Preston Centre		317 (97)	25	1977	155 East Broad Street
17	Miranova Condominiums		314 (96)	26	2001	1 Miranova Place	Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 2000s. Tallest residential building in the city.
18	Fifth Third Center		302 (92)	25	1998	21 East State Street
19	The James Cancer Hospital		297 (91)	21	2014	460 West 10th Avenue	Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 2010s.
20	Franklin County Municipal Court		288 (88)	19	1979	375 South High Street
21	Motorists Mutual Building		286 (87)	21	1973	471 East Broad Street
22	Midland Building		280 (85)	21	1970	250 East Broad Street
23	The Condominiums at North Bank Park		267 (81)	20	2007	300 West Spring Street
24	Lincoln Tower Dormitory		260 (79)	26	1967	1800 Cannon Drive
	Morrill Tower Dormitory		260 (79)	26	1967	1900 Cannon Drive
26	Hyatt Regency Columbus		256 (78)	20	1980	350 North High Street
27	Key Bank Building		253 (77)	20	1963	88 East Broad Street
28	Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square		249 (76)	21	1984	75 East State Street
29	Waterford Tower		245 (75)	19	1988	155 West Main Street
30	Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel		243 (74)	16	1963	50 North 3rd Street
31	280 Plaza		242 (74)	18	1982	280 North High Street	Also known as Two Nationwide Plaza.
32	Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund Building		226 (69)	17	1974	140 East Town Street	Also known as Town Center or 140 East Town Street.
33	8 East Broad Street		212 (65)	17	1906	8 East Broad Street	Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1900s.
34	Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center		200 (61)	14	1933	65 South Front Street	Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1930s.

Tallest under construction

As of October 2023, there are 2 buildings under construction in Columbus that are planned to rise at least 200 feet (61 m) tall.

Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year (est.)	Status	Notes
Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital		411 (125)	26	2026	Topped Out	Will become the 10th-tallest building in the city and the tallest building outside of downtown, as well as tallest building constructed in the city since the 1990s.
Merchant Building		382 (116)	32	2025	Under Construction

Tallest approved or proposed

These buildings have either been approved, awaiting construction, or proposed to rise at least 200 feet (61 m) tall.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year (est.)	Status	Notes
The Peninsula Phase II Tower	200+ (61+)	24	2027	Proposed	Includes four parking levels. Construction proposed to start in 2024. 2021 plan was for 34 stories, including the parking levels.
The Estrella	200+ (61+)	19	TBA	Proposed

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Columbus.

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (May 2020)

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors	Reference
Ohio Statehouse	1 Capitol Square	1857–1901	158 (48)	4
New Hayden Building	16 East Broad Street	1901–1906	180 (55)	13
Capitol Trust Building	8 East Broad Street	1906–1927	212 (65)	17
LeVeque Tower	50 West Broad Street	1927–1973	555 (169)	47
Rhodes State Office Tower	30 East Broad Street	1973–present	629 (192)	41

Past proposals

Name	Image	Location	Project years	Floors	Status	Notes
Capitol Tower		Downtown	1990-1993	42	Canceled	The building was to measure 614 ft, with twin communications masts bringing it to 734 ft.
Temple of Good Will		Downtown	1920s, c. 1944-1960s	40	Canceled	Proposed to be 650 ft tall, topped with a 100 ft spire. It was claimed to become the "Protestant center of the nation". Land sold to Nationwide in 1965; resold to build the AEP Building in 1980.
Harmony Tower		160 North High Street	2020-2022	30	Canceled	Proposed in 2020; site sold along with the Atlas Building in 2022.
Millennial Tower		247 South Front Street	2023	28	Stalled/Canceled	Proposed in 2017 to be 380 ft. Project is stalled.

See also

• Architecture of Columbus, Ohio
• List of tallest buildings in Ohio