Columbus, the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Ohio, is home to 38 buildings with a height greater than 200 feet (61 m) as of 2026, the third most in any city in Ohio after Cincinnati and Cleveland. 19 of these buildings taller than 300 feet (91 m), the second most in Ohio after Cleveland, while Columbus ties Cleveland in terms of skyscrapers taller than 492 ft (150 m), with five. The tallest building in Columbus is the 629 ft (192 m), 41-story Rhodes State Office Tower, a modernist skyscraper completed in 1973. It is Ohio's fifth-tallest building. The city's second tallest building is the LeVeque Tower; this 1927 Art Deco skyscraper was the first in the state to be built on caisson foundations.

The history of skyscrapers in Columbus began in 1901 with the completion of the 13-story 16 East Broad Street, regarded as the first high-rise in the city. The city went through an early high-rise boom in the 1920s, during which the LeVeque Tower (then known as the American Insurance Union Citadel) was constructed; at its opening in 1927, it was the fifth-tallest building in the world, and tallest outside of New York City and Chicago. Known for its ornate ornamentation and terracotta facade, the LeVeque Tower rose above the rest of the city's skyline for decades, as high-rise construction came to halt after the Great Depression.

From the early 1960s to the early 1990s, Columbus witnessed a second, larger construction boom that lasted until 1991. Most of the city’s high-rises were built during this period, including the Rhodes State Building, the William Green Building, the Huntington Center, and the Vern Riffe State Office Tower. Despite strong continued population growth, the city's skyline has grown little from the 1990s onwards, and remains dominated by office buildings. Between 1990 and 2020, the tallest additions to the skyline was the Fifth Third Center in 1998 and the 314 ft (96 m) Miranova Condominiums in 2002, the city's tallest residential tower. The 2020s has seen an uptick in high-rise development; the 350 ft (107 m) Hilton Columbus Downtown Tower was completed in 2022 and work on the 382 ft (116 m) Merchant Building is anticipated to be finished by 2026.

Most high-rises in the city are located in Downtown Columbus, which lies within the Inner Belt and sits east of the Scioto River. A ring of towers, including four of the city's five tallest buildings (the exception being the William Green Building) surround Capitol Square, a public square that includes the Ohio Statehouse. Four buildings taller than 200 ft (61 m) that lie outside downtown are hospital buildings: the Nationwide Children's Hospital in Southern Orchards, the Ohio State East Hospital in King-Lincoln Bronzeville, The James Cancer Hospital and the Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital, with the latter two located on the campus of Ohio State University. Also at the university are The Towers, two student dormitory high-rises.

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Cityscape

Map of tallest buildings The maps below show the location of buildings taller than 200 ft (61 m) in Downtown Columbus. Each marker is numbered by the building's height rank, and colored by the decade of its completion.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed buildings in Columbus that stand at least 200 ft (61 m) tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The “Year” column indicates the year of completion. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion with earlier buildings ranked first, and then alphabetically.

RankName ImageLocationHeightft (m)FloorsYearPurpose Notes 1 Rhodes State Office Tower 30 East Broad Street 41 1973OfficeThe 5th-tallest building in Ohio and the tallest building completed in Columbus in the 1970s. It is the tallest office building in Columbus and the tallest mid-block building in Ohio. 2 LeVeque Tower 50 West Broad Street 47 1927Office7th-tallest building in Ohio. Tallest building in Columbus for 46 years, from 1927 to 1973. Tallest building completed in Columbus in the 1920s. Briefly the tallest building in the United States outside of New York City and Chicago until 1928. 3 William Green Building 30 West Spring Street 33 1990Office8th-tallest building in Ohio. Tallest building completed in Columbus in the 1990s. 4 Huntington Center 41 South High Street 37 1983Office10th-tallest building in Ohio. Tallest building completed in Columbus in the 1980s. 5 Vern Riffe State Office Tower 77 South High Street 33 1989Office 6 One Nationwide Plaza 1 West Nationwide Boulevard 40 1978OfficeThe 13th-tallest building in Ohio. 7 Franklin County Courthouse 373 South High Street 27 1991GovernmentTallest government building in Columbus. 8 AEP Building 1 Riverside Plaza 31 1983Office 9 Borden Building 180 East Broad Street 34 1974OfficeAlso known as Continental Plaza.10Wexner Medical Center Inpatient Hospital520 W. 10th Ave 39°59′43″N 83°01′09″W262026HealthTallest building outside of downtown, as well as tallest building constructed in the city since the 1990s. 11 Three Nationwide Plaza 230 N Front St 26 1988Office 12 One Columbus Center 10 West Broad Street 26 1987Office 13 Chase Tower 100 East Broad Street 25 1965OfficeFormerly known as Bank One Tower and the Columbus Center. Tallest building completed in Columbus in the 1960s. 14 Capitol Square 65 East State Street 26 1984Office15Hilton Columbus Downtown Tower402 North High Street272022HotelTallest building completed in Columbus in the 2020s. 16 Continental Center 150 East Gay Street 26 1973Office 17 Preston Centre 155 East Broad Street 24 1977OfficeFormerly known as the PNC Bank Building from 1977 to 2024. 18 Miranova Condominiums 1 Miranova Place 26 2000ResidentialTallest building completed in Columbus in the 2000s. Tallest residential building in Columbus. 19 Fifth Third Center 21 East State Street 21 1998Office 20 The James Cancer Hospital 460 West 10th Avenue 21 2014HealthTallest building completed in Columbus in the 2010s.; 21 Franklin County Municipal Court 375 South High Street 19 1979Government 22 Motorists Mutual Building 471 East Broad Street 21 1973Office 23 Midland Building 250 East Broad Street 21 1970Office 24 The Condominiums at North Bank Park 300 West Spring Street 20 2007ResidentialSecond tallest residential building in Columbus. 25 Lincoln Tower Dormitory 1800 Cannon Drive 24 1967Residential Morrill Tower Dormitory 1900 Cannon Drive 24 1967Residential 27 Hyatt Regency Columbus 350 North High Street 20 1980Hotel 28 Key Bank Building 88 East Broad Street 20 1963Office 29Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel50 North 3rd Street221963HotelOpened as the Columbus Plaza Hotel in 1963. Became a Sheraton hotel in 1965, and operated until 1987, after which the building remained dormant until it re-opened as an Adam's Mark hotel in 1997. Converted into a Marriot Renaissance hotel in 2006. 30 Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square 75 East State Street 21 1984Hotel 31 280 Plaza 280 North High Street 18 1982OfficeAlso known as Two Nationwide Plaza. 32OPERS Building Addition277 East Town Street132004OfficeHeadquarters of the Ohio Public Employees Retirement System.33Nationwide Children's Hospital Patient Tower650 Children's Drive122012Health34Columbia Gas of Ohio Building200 South Civic Center Drive151983Office 35 8 East Broad Street 8 East Broad Street 17 1906Mixed-useTallest building in Columbus from 1906 to 1927. Tallest building completed in Columbus in the 1900s. Located adjacent to 16 East Broad Street, the previous tallest building in the city. Formally known as the Capitol Trust Building and the State Savings & Trust Building. Originally an office building, it was partially converted to residential use in 2008.36Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund Building140 East Town Street171974OfficeAlso known as Town Center or 140 East Town Street.37Waterford Tower155 West Main Street191988ResidentialConstructed near the historical site of the junction of the Columbus Feeder Canal and Scioto River. Waterford Tower was the first high-rise, high-density residential building built downtown in 15 years.38University Hospitals East1450 Hawthorne Avenue161970Health

Tallest under construction

There are two buildings under construction in Columbus that are planned to be at least 200 feet (61 m) tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. Name Image Heightft (m) Floors Year of completion Notes Merchant Building 32 2026Topped-offNationwide Children's Hospital expansion—240+ (73+)142028

Tallest buildings in the Columbus metropolitan area There is one buildings taller than 200 ft (61 m) in the Columbus metropolitan area that are located outside of the city of Columbus. RankNameImageCityHeightft (m)FloorsYearPurposeNotes1Summit Chase Condominiums—Grandview Heights221966ResidentialDesigned by E.A. Glendening & Associates, Summit Chase Received an AIA Honor Award in 1967. The building was the former home to astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Columbus. NameImageStreet addressYears as tallestHeightFloors Reference Ohio Statehouse 1 Capitol Square 1857–1901 4 New Hayden Building 16 East Broad Street 1901–1906 13 Capitol Trust Building 8 East Broad Street 1906–1927 17 LeVeque Tower 50 West Broad Street 1927–1973 47 Rhodes State Office Tower 30 East Broad Street 1973–present 41

Notes

See also Architecture of Columbus, Ohio List of tallest buildings in Ohio List of tallest buildings in Akron List of tallest buildings in Cincinnati List of tallest buildings in Cleveland List of tallest buildings in Dayton List of tallest buildings in Toledo, Ohio

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External links Diagram of Columbus skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage