List of tallest buildings in Michigan

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 one of the tallest all-hotel skyscrapers in the Western Hemisphere.[1]

The Renaissance Center, Detroit.

Tallest skyscrapers
One Detroit Center
The Penobscot and Guardian Buildings tower over the Detroit Financial District.
3000 Town Center, Southfield, the tallest in suburban Detroit
Skyscrapers in downtown Grand Rapids.
Boji Tower, Lansing's tallest building, located downtown
Rank Name City Year Floors Height
feet / m		 Reference/Notes
1 Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center Detroit 1977 73[lower-alpha 1] 727 / 222 [7]

Tallest building in Michigan

2 One Detroit Center Detroit 1993 43 619 / 189 [8]
3 Penobscot Building Detroit 1928 47 565 / 172 [9]
4-T Renaissance Center 100 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159 [10][11]
4-T Renaissance Center 200 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159 [12][13]
4-T Renaissance Center 300 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159 [14][15]
4-T Renaissance Center 400 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159 [16][17]
8 Guardian Building Detroit 1929 40 496 / 151 [18][19]
9 Book Tower Detroit 1926 38 475 / 145 [20][21]
10 150 West Jefferson Detroit 1989 26 455 / 139 [22][23]
11 Fisher Building Detroit 1928 30 444 / 135
12-T Cadillac Tower Detroit 1927 40 437 / 133
12-T 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 [24]

Tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit

16 3000 Town Center Southfield 1975 32 402 / 122 [25]

Tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit and Grand Rapids

17 1000 Town Center Southfield 1989 28 395 / 120 [25]
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 [25]
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 [26][27]
24 Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel Detroit 1924 29 349 / 106 [28][29]
25 Greektown Casino Hotel Detroit 2009 30 348 / 106 [30]
26 Top of Troy Building Troy 1975 25 346 / 106 [31]
27 Plaza Towers Grand Rapids 1991 34 345 / 105
29 First National Building Detroit 1930 26 341 / 104 [32][33]
30-T Renaissance Center 500 Detroit 1977 21 339 / 103 [34][35]
30-T Renaissance Center 600 Detroit 1977 21 339 / 103 [36][37]
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 [25]
35 5000 Town Center Southfield 1983 33 328 / 100 [25]
36 SBC Building Addition Detroit 1974 17 327 / 100
37 Chrysler House Detroit 1913 23 324 / 99 [38][39]
38 Jeffersonian Apartments Detroit 1965 30 322 / 99
39 SBC Building Detroit 1912 19 319 / 97
40-T Amway Grand Plaza Hotel Grand Rapids 1983 29 318 / 97
40-T Blue Cross/Blue Shield Service Center Detroit 1971 22 318 / 97
40-T Coleman A. Young Municipal Center Detroit 1954 20 318 / 97
43 Penobscot Building Annex Detroit 1913 23 310 / 94 [40][41]
44-T 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative Detroit 1961 21 305 / 93 [42][43]
44-T Riverfront Tower 300 Detroit 1983 21 305 / 93
44-T Riverfront Tower 200 Detroit 1983 21 305 / 93
47 Executive Plaza Detroit 1967 22 290 / 88
48 Boji Tower Lansing 1931 23 297 / 105
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 Tower Plaza Ann Arbor 1969 26 267 / 81
52 Shore Club Skytower Saint Clair Shores 1965 26 260 / 79 [44]
53 JW Marriott Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 2007 23 257

Timeline of tallest buildings
Fountain Street Baptist Church, Grand Rapids, MI 1908
Fort Street Presbyterian Church.

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 Address Years as tallest Height
feet / m		 Floors Reference
First Michigan State CapitolCapitol Park, Detroit, MI1828–1866140 / 432[45]
Most Holy Trinity Church1050 Porter Street, Detroit, MI1866–1871170 / 521[46]
Former Detroit City HallCampus Martius Park, Detroit, MI1871–1877200 / 614[47]
Fountain Street Baptist Church24 Fountain St NE, Grand Rapids, MI1877217 / 661[48][49]
Fort Street Presbyterian Church631 West Fort Street, Detroit, MI1877–1909265 / 811[50][51]
Ford Building615 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI1909–1913275 / 8419[52]
Penobscot Building Annex144 West Congress Street, Detroit, MI1913310 / 9523[41]
Chrysler House719 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI1913–1924324 / 9923[39]
Book-Cadillac Hotel220 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI1924–1925349 / 10629[29]
Buhl Building535 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI1925–1926366 / 11229[27]
Book Tower1265 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI1926–1928475 / 14538[21]
Penobscot Building633 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI1928–1977565 / 17247[9]
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center1 Renaissance Center Drive, Detroit, MI1977–present727 / 22273 [lower-alpha 1] [7]

Timeline of tallest skyscrapers
The Chrysler House in the Detroit Financial District.

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 skyscraper 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 / m		 Year Period Surpassed by
Frank & Seder Building Detroit 135 / 41 1881 8 years Hammond Building[53]
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 Chrysler House
Chrysler House Detroit 324 / 99 1913 12 years Book-Cadillac Hotel[29]
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 49 years Renaissance Center
Renaissance Center Detroit 727 / 222 1977 currently incumbent

See also

Notes
  1. General Motors, the owner of the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, maintains that the building has 73 floors.[2] Hines Interests, the property management firm for the building, gives a floor count of 74,[3] while architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill gives a floor count of 75.[4] Emporis and other building database sites usually give the floor count as 70,[5] while other sources state 73 stories.[6] This table uses the floor count of 73 as stated officially by the building's owner.

References
General
Specific
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  2. "About GM Renaissance Center". General Motors. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  3. "GM Renaissance Center". Hines Interests Limited Partnership. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  4. "General Motors Renaissance Center - Interiors". Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Archived from the original on 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  5. "Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center". Structurae. Nicolas Janberg ICS. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
  6. Meyer, Katherine Mattingly; McElroy, Martin C.P. (1980). Detroit Architecture A.I.A. Guide. Introduction by W. Hawkins Ferry (Revised ed.). Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1651-4.
  7. "Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  8. "One Detroit Center". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  9. "Penobscot Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  10. "Renaissance Center 100 Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  11. "Renaissance Center Tower 100". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  12. "Renaissance Center 200 Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  13. "Renaissance Center Tower 200". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  14. "Renaissance Center 300 Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  15. "Renaissance Center Tower 300". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  16. "Renaissance Center 400 Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  17. "Renaissance Center Tower 400". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  18. "Guardian Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  19. "Guardian Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  20. "Book Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  21. "Book Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  22. "150 West Jefferson". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  23. "150 West Jefferson". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  24. "River House". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-10-10.
  25. "Southfield". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  26. "Buhl Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  27. "Buhl Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  28. "Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  29. "Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  30. "Greektown Casino Hotel". Emporis. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
  31. "Troy". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2008-02-09.
  32. "First National Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  33. "First National Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  34. "Renaissance Center 500 Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  35. "Renaissance Center Tower 500". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  36. "Renaissance Center 600 Tower". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  37. "Renaissance Center Tower 600". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  38. "Dime Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  39. "Dime Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  40. "Penobscot Building Annex". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  41. "Penobscot Building Annex". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  42. "1300 Lafayette Cooperative". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  43. "1300 Lafayette Cooperative". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  44. "St. Clair Shores". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  45. "Michigan State Capitol". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  46. "Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  47. "Detroit City Hall". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  48. Logie, Thomas R. Dilley ; foreword by John H. (2007). Grand Rapids in stereographs,1860-1900. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub. p. 63. ISBN 9780738551227. This view is of the original Fountain Street Baptist Church, at the corner of Fountain Street and Bostwick Avenue, built in 1873. The spire on the church was an amazing 217 feet in height. The entire building was destroyed in a catastrophic fire in 1917...
  49. Baxter, Albert (1891). History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Munsell. p. 282. It was consequently, not until April 1877, that they could assemble for worship in the magnificent audience room.
  50. Farmer, Silas (1899). All about Detroit. University of Michigan. p. 219.
  51. "Fort Street Presbyterian Church". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  52. "Ford Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  53. "Hammond Building". Emporis.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
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