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List of tallest buildings in Michigan

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The Renaissance Center, Detroit.

The following is a list comprising the seventy-eight tallest skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Michigan. Skyscrapers are listed in descending order, from first to seventy-first. This tallest seventy-one 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 is the second tallest all-hotel skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere.[1]

Tallest skyscrapers

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Rank Name City Year Floors Height
feet / m 		Image Reference/Notes
1 Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center Detroit 1977 73[a] 727 / 222 [7] Tallest building in Michigan
2 Hudson Site Tower Detroit 2024 49 680 / 207
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3 One Detroit Center Detroit 1993 43 619 / 189 [8]
4 Penobscot Building Detroit 1928 47 565 / 172 [9]
5-T Renaissance Center 100 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159 [10][11]
5-T Renaissance Center 200 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159 [12][13]
5-T Renaissance Center 300 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159 [14][15]
5-T Renaissance Center 400 Detroit 1977 39 522 / 159 [16][17]
9 Guardian Building Detroit 1929 40 496 / 151 [18][19]
10 Book Tower Detroit 1926 38 475 / 145 [20][21]
11 150 West Jefferson Detroit 1989 26 455 / 139 [22][23]
12 Fisher Building Detroit 1928 30 444 / 135
13-T Cadillac Tower Detroit 1927 40 437 / 133
13-T David Stott Building Detroit 1929 32 437 / 133
15 One Woodward Avenue Detroit 1963 28 430 / 131
16 River House Condominiums Grand Rapids 2008 34 406 / 124 [24]

Tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit

17 3000 Town Center Southfield 1975 32 402 / 122 [25] Tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit and Grand Rapids
18 1000 Town Center Southfield 1989 28 395 / 120 [25]
19 Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building Detroit 1976 27 393 / 120
20 Detroit Edison Plaza Detroit 1971 25 374 / 114
21 2000 Town Center Southfield 1986 28 370 / 113 [25]
22 David Broderick Tower Detroit 1928 35 369 / 113
23 211 West Fort Street Detroit 1963 27 368 / 112
24 Buhl Building Detroit 1925 29 366 / 112 [26][27]
25 Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel Detroit 1924 29 349 / 106 [28][29]
26 Hollywood Casino at Greektown Detroit 2009 30 348 / 106 [30]
27 Top of Troy Building Troy 1975 25 346 / 106 [31] Tallest building in Troy
28 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 American Center Southfield 1975 25 331 / 101 [25]
34 Renaissance City Apartments Detroit 1985 33 331 / 101 [citation needed]
35 5000 Town Center Southfield 1983 33 328 / 100 [25]
36 AT&T 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 AT&T Building Detroit 1917 19 319 / 97
40-T Amway Grand Tower 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 Huntington Bank Tower Detroit 2022 20 311 / 95
44 Penobscot Building Annex Detroit 1913 23 310 / 94 [40][41]
45-T 1300 Lafayette East Cooperative Detroit 1961 30 305 / 93 [42][43]
45-T Riverfront Tower 300 Detroit 1983 21 305 / 93
45-T Riverfront Tower 200 Detroit 1983 21 305 / 93
48 Boji Tower Lansing 1931 23 297 / 90.5 Tallest building in Lansing
49-T Executive Plaza Detroit 1967 22 290 / 88
Residence at Water Square Detroit 2024 25 290 / 88
51 Ford Building Detroit 1909 19 275 / 84
52 MotorCity Casino Hotel Detroit 2007 12 273 / 83 [44]
53 David Whitney Building Detroit 1916 19 272 / 83
54 Bridgewater Place Grand Rapids 1993 18 271 / 83
55 4000 Town Center Southfield 1979 20 270 / 82 [45]
56-T Tower Plaza Ann Arbor 1969 26 267 / 81 Tallest building in Ann Arbor
56-T Michigan State Capitol Lansing 1879 4 267 / 81 [46]
58-T Fort Street Presbyterian Church Detroit 1855 1 265 / 81 [47] Tallest church in Michigan
58-T Detroit City Club Apartments Detroit 1981 28 265 / 81 [48]
60 Shore Club Skytower Saint Clair Shores 1965 26 260 / 79 [49] Tallest building in Saint Clair Shores
61-T McKay Tower Grand Rapids 1927 16 259 / 79 [50]
61-T Water Board Building Detroit 1928 24 259 / 79 [51]
63 Riverfront Tower 100 Detroit 1991 26 257 / 78 [52]
64-T JW Marriott Grand Rapids Grand Rapids 2007 23 256 / 78
64-T Travelers Tower I Southfield 1971 18 256 / 78 [53]
66 Washington Boulevard Apartments Detroit 1923 21 255 / 78 [54]
67 One Towne Square Southfield 1992 21 253 / 77 [55]
68 CS Mott Building Flint 1929 16 250/76
69 Henry Ford Hospital Apartments Detroit 1976 21 250 / 76 [56]
70 Grand Park Centre Detroit 1922 19 250 / 76 [57]
71 Chrysler Headquarters Auburn Hills 1996 15 249 / 76 [58] Tallest building in Auburn Hills
72-T St. Florian Catholic Church Hamtramck 1928 1 247 / 75 [59] Tallest church in Michigan outside Detroit
72-T Wayne County Building Detroit 1902 13 247 / 75 [60]
74 Fort Ponchartrain - A Wyndham Hotel Detroit 1965 25 245 / 75 [61]
75-T DoubleTree Suites - Fort Shelby Detroit 1917 22 242 / 74 [62]
75-T Henry Ford Hospital Detroit 1965 17 242 / 74 [63]
77 Louis Kamper Building Detroit 1926 22 240 / 73 [64]
78 The Milton Battle Creek 1931 19 72.5 / 238 [65] Tallest building in Battle Creek
79- T Hudson Site Podium Detroit 2023 14 232 / 71
79-T One Campus Martius Detroit 2003 16 71 / 232 [66]
79-T Michigan Central Station Detroit 1913 18 71 / 232 [67]
79-T Battle Creek Tower Battle Creek 1931 21 71 / 232 [68]

Timeline of tallest buildings

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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 Capitol Capitol Park, Detroit, MI 1828–1866 140 / 43 2 [69]
Most Holy Trinity Church 1050 Porter Street, Detroit, MI 1866–1871 170 / 52 1 [70]
Former Detroit City Hall Campus Martius Park, Detroit, MI 1871–1877 200 / 61 4 [71]
Fountain Street Baptist Church 24 Fountain St NE, Grand Rapids, MI 1877 217 / 66 1 [72][73]
Fort Street Presbyterian Church 631 West Fort Street, Detroit, MI 1877–1909 265 / 81 1 [74][75]
Ford Building 615 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 1909–1913 275 / 84 19 [76]
Penobscot Building Annex 144 West Congress Street, Detroit, MI 1913 310 / 95 23 [41]
Chrysler House 719 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 1913–1924 324 / 99 23 [39]
Book-Cadillac Hotel 220 Michigan Avenue, Detroit, MI 1924–1925 349 / 106 29 [29]
Buhl Building 535 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 1925–1926 366 / 112 29 [27]
Book Tower 1265 Washington Boulevard, Detroit, MI 1926–1928 475 / 145 38 [21]
Penobscot Building 633 Griswold Street, Detroit, MI 1928–1977 565 / 172 47 [9]
Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center 1 Renaissance Center Drive, Detroit, MI 1977–present 727 / 222 73 [a] [7]

Timeline of tallest skyscrapers

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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[77]
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

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b 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

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  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.
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  9. ^ a b "Penobscot Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  10. ^ "Renaissance Center 100 Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  12. ^ "Renaissance Center 200 Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  14. ^ "Renaissance Center 300 Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  18. ^ "Guardian Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  28. ^ "Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on June 18, 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  34. ^ "Renaissance Center 500 Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on September 8, 2012. Retrieved 2007-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  36. ^ "Renaissance Center 600 Tower". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  38. ^ "Dime Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  39. ^ a b "Dime Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  40. ^ "Penobscot Building Annex". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved 2007-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  41. ^ a b "Penobscot Building Annex". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  42. ^ "1300 Lafayette Cooperative". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on July 30, 2012. Retrieved 2007-11-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  43. ^ "1300 Lafayette Cooperative". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-04.
  44. ^ "MotorCity Casino Hotel, Detroit". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  45. ^ "4000 Town Center, Southfield". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  46. ^ "Michigan State Capitol, Lansing". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved June 15, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  47. ^ "Fort Street Presbyterian Church, Detroit". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  48. ^ "Detroit City Club Apartments, Detroit". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  49. ^ "St. Clair Shores". SkyscraperPage.com. Archived from the original on 2006-06-22. Retrieved 2020-05-27.
  50. ^ "McKay Tower, Grand Rapids". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  51. ^ "Water Board Building, Detroit". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 17, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  52. ^ "Riverfront Towers - Tower 100, Detroit". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  53. ^ "Travelers Tower I, Southfield". Emporis. Archived from the original on March 6, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  54. ^ "Washington Boulevard Apartments, Detroit". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  55. ^ "One Towne Square, Southfield". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 13, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  57. ^ "Grand Park Centre, Detroit". Emporis. Archived from the original on May 14, 2015. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  58. ^ "Chrysler World Headquarters & Technology Center, Auburn Hills". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  59. ^ "St. Florian Catholic Church, Hamtramck". Emporis. Archived from the original on June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  60. ^ "Old Wayne County Building, Detroit". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 23, 2020. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  61. ^ "Fort Pontchartrain - A Wyndham Hotel, Detroit". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 16, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  62. ^ "DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Detroit Downtown - Fort Shelby, Detroit". Emporis. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  64. ^ "Louis Kamper Building, Detroit". Emporis. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved June 14, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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  67. ^ "Michigan Central Railroad Station, Detroit - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
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  70. ^ "Most Holy Trinity Catholic Church". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  71. ^ "Detroit City Hall". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-11-05.
  72. ^ 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...{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  73. ^ 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.
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  77. ^ "Hammond Building". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on November 1, 2004. Retrieved 2007-11-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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