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The following is a list comprising the fifty tallest skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Michigan. Skyscrapers are listed in descending order, from first to fiftieth. This tallest fifty includes completed, existing, free-standing skyscrapers. Height does not take into account subterranean floors, antennas, or other non-structural additions. There is also a timeline of the tallest buildings in Michigan and a timeline of the tallest skyscrapers. The Renaissance Center in Detroit, Michigan contains the tallest all-hotel skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.[1]
Contents
Tallest skyscrapers
Rank Name City Year Floors Height
feet / mReference 1. Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center Detroit 1977 73[A] 727 / 222 [2] 2. One Detroit Center Detroit 1993 43 619 / 189 [3] 3. Penobscot Building Detroit 1928 47 565 / 172 [4] T-4. Renaissance Center 100 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159 [5][6] T-4. Renaissance Center 200 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159 [7][8] T-4. Renaissance Center 300 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159 [9][10] T-4. Renaissance Center 400 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159 [11][12] 8. Guardian Building Detroit 1929 40 496 / 151 [13][14] 9. Book Tower Detroit 1926 38 475 / 145 [15][16] 10. 150 West Jefferson Detroit 1989 26 455 / 139 [17][18] 11. Fisher Building Detroit 1928 30 444 / 135 T-12. Cadillac Tower Detroit 1927 40 437 / 133 T-12. David Stott Building Detroit 1929 32 437 / 133 14. One Woodward Avenue Detroit 1963 28 430 / 131 15. River House Condominiums Grand Rapids 2008 34 406 / 124 [19] 16. 3000 Town Center Southfield 1975 32 402 / 122 [20] 17. 1000 Town Center Southfield 1989 28 395 / 120 [20] 18. Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building Detroit 1976 27 393 / 120 19. Detroit Edison Plaza Detroit 1971 25 374 / 114 20. 2000 Town Center Southfield 1986 28 370 / 113 [20] 21. David Broderick Tower Detroit 1928 35 369 / 113 22. 211 West Fort Street Detroit 1963 27 368 / 112 23. Buhl Building Detroit 1925 29 366 / 112 [21][22] 24. Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel Detroit 1924 29 349 / 106 [23][24] 25. Greektown Casino Hotel Detroit 2009 30 348 / 106 [25] 26. Top of Troy Building Troy 1975 25 346 / 106 [26] T-27. Boji Tower Lansing 1931 23 345 / 105 T-27. Plaza Towers Grand Rapids 1991 34 345 / 105 29. First National Building Detroit 1930 26 341 / 104 [27][28] T-30. Renaissance Center 500 Detroit 1977 21 339 / 103 [29][30] T-30. Renaissance Center 600 Detroit 1977 21 339 / 103 [31][32] 32. 1001 Woodward Detroit 1965 23 338 / 103 33. Millender Center Apartments Detroit 1985 33 332 / 101 34. American Center Southfield 1975 25 331 / 101 [20] 35. 5000 Town Center Southfield 1983 33 328 / 100 [20] 36. SBC Building Addition Detroit 1974 17 327 / 100 37. Dime Building Detroit 1913 23 324 / 99 [33][34] 38. Jeffersonian Apartments Detroit 1965 30 322 / 99 39. SBC Building Detroit 1912 19 319 / 97 T-40. Amway Grand Plaza Hotel - Glass Tower Grand Rapids 1983 29 318 / 97 T-40. Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Center Detroit 1971 22 318 / 97 T-40. Coleman A. Young Municipal Center Detroit 1954 20 318 / 97 43. Penobscot Building Annex Detroit 1913 23 310 / 94 [35][36] T-44. 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative Detroit 1961 21 305 / 93 [37][38] T-44. Riverfront Tower 300 Detroit 1983 21 305 / 93 T-44. Riverfront Tower 200 Detroit 1983 21 305 / 93 47. Executive Plaza Detroit 1967 22 290 / 88 48. Ford Building Detroit 1909 19 275 / 84 49. David Whitney Building Detroit 1916 19 272 / 83 50. Bridgewater Place Grand Rapids 1993 18 271 / 83 51. 4000 Town Center Southfield 1979 20 270 / 82 [20] 52. Tower Plaza Ann Arbor 1969 26 267 / 82 Timeline of tallest structures
The following is a list of the tallest buildings in the U.S. state of Michigan on a year-to-year basis. The chart below shows the building, years as tallest, and its height.
Name Street address
in DetroitYears as tallest Height
feet / mFloors Reference First Michigan State Capitol Capitol Park 1828–1866 140 / 43 2 [39] Most Holy Trinity Church 1050 Porter Street 1866–1871 170 / 52 1 [40] Former Detroit City Hall Campus Martius Park 1871–1877 200 / 61 4 [41] St. Joseph Church 1828 Jay Street 1873–1877 200 / 61 1 [42] Fort Street Presbyterian Church 631 West Fort Street 1877–1909 265 / 81 1 [43] Ford Building 615 Griswold Street 1909–1913 275 / 84 19 [44] Penobscot Building Annex 144 West Congress Street 1913 310 / 95 23 [36] Dime Building 719 Griswold Street 1913–1924 324 / 99 23 [34] Book-Cadillac Hotel 220 Michigan Avenue 1924–1925 349 / 106 29 [24] Buhl Building 535 Griswold Street 1925–1926 366 / 112 29 [22] Book Tower 1265 Washington Boulevard 1926–1928 475 / 145 38 [16] Penobscot Building 633 Griswold Street 1928–1977 565 / 172 47 [4] Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center 1 Renaissance Center Drive 1977–present 727 / 222 70 [2] Timeline of tallest buildings
The following is a list of the tallest skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Michigan on a year-to-year basis. The chart below shows the skyscraper, its height, when it was completed, how long it was the tallest, and what skyscraper surpassed it. The Frank & Seder (1881) is considered Detroit's oldest existing iron-framed tall building. The Hammond Building (1889) is considered Detroit's first steel-framed skyscraper, though it is now demolished. Detroit's oldest existing steel-framed skyscaper is the 12-story United Way Community Services Building (1895) at 1212 Griswold, originally known as the Chamber of Commerce Building.
Name City Height
feet / mYear Period Surpassed by Frank & Seder Building Detroit 135 / 41 1881 8 years Hammond Building[45] Hammond Building Detroit 150 / 46 1889 6 years United Way Community Services Building United Way Community Services Building Detroit 160 / 49 1895 1 year Majestic Building Majestic Building Detroit 223 / 68 1896 13 years Ford Building Ford Building Detroit 275 / 84 1909 4 years Penobscot Annex Penobscot Annex Detroit 310 / 94 1913 > 1 year Dime Building Dime Building Detroit 324 / 99 1913 12 years Book-Cadillac Hotel[24] Book-Cadillac Hotel Detroit 349 / 106 1925 >1 year Buhl Building Buhl Building Detroit 366 / 112 1925 1 year Book Tower Book Tower Detroit 475 / 145 1926 2 years Penobscot Building Penobscot Building Detroit 565 / 172 1928 51 years Renaissance Center Renaissance Center Detroit 727 / 222 1977 currently incumbent See also
- List of tallest buildings in Detroit
- List of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids
- List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
Notes
- A. ^ a b c General Motors, the owner of the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, maintains that the building has 73 floors.[46] Hines Interests, the property management firm for the building, gives a floor count of 74,[47] while architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill gives a floor count of 75.[48] Emporis and other building database sites usually give the floor count as 70,[49] while other sources state 73 stories.[50] This table uses the floor count of 73 as stated officially by the building's owner.
References
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- ^ a b "Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3523. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "One Detroit Center". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=525. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b "Penobscot Building". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=935. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center 100 Tower". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=renaissancecenter100tower-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center Tower 100". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=845. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center 200 Tower". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=renaissancecenter200tower-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center Tower 200". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=844. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center 300 Tower". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=renaissancecenter300tower-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center Tower 300". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=843. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
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- ^ "Guardian Building". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=guardianbuilding-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Guardian Building". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1229. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Book Tower". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=booktower-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b "Book Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1416. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "150 West Jefferson". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=150westjefferson-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "150 West Jefferson". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3085. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "River House". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=36147. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
- ^ a b c d e f "Southfield". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=477. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ "Buhl Building". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=buhlbuilding-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b "Buhl Building". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3547. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=118531. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ a b c "Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=3380. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Greektown Casino Hotel". Emporis. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=243853. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ "Troy". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=1728. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
- ^ "First National Building". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1nationalbuilding-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "First National Building". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7462. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center 500 Tower". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=renaissancecenter500tower-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center Tower 500". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5298. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center 600 Tower". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=renaissancecenter600tower-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Renaissance Center Tower 600". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=5300. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Dime Building". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=dimebuilding-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b "Dime Building". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=8871. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Penobscot Building Annex". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=penobscotannex-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ a b "Penobscot Building Annex". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=10241. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "1300 Lafayette Cooperative". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1300lafayetteeastcooperative-detroit-mi-usa. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "1300 Lafayette Cooperative". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4073. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
- ^ "Michigan State Capitol". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=56796. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=42944. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Detroit City Hall". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=42939. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "St. Joseph Church". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=42562. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Fort Street Presbyterian Church". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=42545. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Ford Building". SkyscraperPage.com. http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9569. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "Hammond Building". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=156803. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
- ^ "About GM Renaissance Center". General Motors. http://www.gmrencen.com/About/tabid/54/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "GM Renaissance Center". Hines Interests Limited Partnership. http://www.hines.com/property/detail.aspx?id=1802. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ "General Motors Renaissance Center - Interiors". Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. http://www.som.com/content.cfm/general_motors_renaissance_center_interiors. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
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