List of tallest buildings in Columbus, Ohio



The tallest building by height in the U.S. city of Columbus, Ohio, is the 41-story Rhodes State Office Tower, which rises 629 ft 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 ft 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 ft 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 ft high. Based on existing and under-construction buildings over 500 ft 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 ft 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.

Tallest buildings
This list ranks Columbus skyscrapers and high-rises that stand at least 200 ft 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.

{{legend|#ddffdd|Tallest building in Columbus upon completion|border=solid 1px #AAAAAA}}

Tallest under construction
As of October 2023, there are 2 buildings under construction in Columbus that are planned to rise at least 200 ft tall.

Tallest approved or proposed
These buildings have either been approved, awaiting construction, or proposed to rise at least 200 ft tall.

Timeline of tallest buildings


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