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List of tallest buildings in Atlanta
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Atlanta is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Georgia, with a metropolitan area of 6.4 million as of 2024. Atlanta is home to 104 high-rise buildings over 300 feet (91 m) tall, of which 17 are skyscrapers taller than 492 ft (150 m). Atlanta's skyline is one of the largest in the Southern United States. It is by far the largest in Georgia, and the second-largest in the Southeastern United States, after Miami. The tallest building in the city is the Bank of America Plaza between Downtown and Midtown Atlanta, the city's only supertall skyscraper.[1] It was completed in 1992 at a height of 1,023 ft (312 m). Of the 20 tallest buildings in Georgia, 18 are located in Atlanta;[2] the other two, Concourse Corporate Center V & VI, are in the neighboring city of Sandy Springs.
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Unlike many American cities where the tallest buildings are concentrated in a single area, Atlanta's skyscrapers are primarily found in three neighborhoods: Downtown Atlanta, Midtown Atlanta, and Buckhead. They form a skyline that mainly runs northwards from Downtown Atlanta to Buckhead, centered around Peachtree Street, a major thoroughfare. In Midtown, the skyline is bounded to the west by Interstate-85. Between Midtown and central Buckhead, shorter high-rises line both sides of Peachtree Street. Since the 2010s, new developments have formed small clusters of high-rises in West Midtown and Old Fourth Ward. In Metro Atlanta, the cities of Dunwoody, Sandy Springs, and Brookhaven form the northern business district of Perimeter Center, which contains a substantial number of office towers. To a lesser extent, commercial high-rises can also be found in Cumberland and Vinings; high-rises are rare in the rest of the metropolitan area, which mostly consists of single-family homes.
Early high-rises in Atlanta include the Flatiron Building, completed in 1897, five years before New York City's building of the same name; the Candler Building; and the romanesque Rhodes–Haverty Building. However, Atlanta's skyline remained under 300 ft (91 m) until the 1960s, with the topping out of One Park Tower. Atlanta's building boom accelerated in the 1980s, culminating in the completion of the city's three of the city's four tallest buildings in 1992. Initially, skyscraper development in Atlanta occurred largely in Downtown. Midtown Atlanta would see increased development from the 1980s onwards. In the early 21st century, high-rise development has continued to shift towards Midtown. The Atlantic Station project resulted in a new mixed-use high-rise neighborhood in the northwest of Midtown. This period also saw significant development in central Buckhead, including the addition of its tallest building, 3344 Peachtree, in 2008.
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Number of buildings by height in Atlanta by the end of each year. Click on the legend to toggle a specific height on or off. View chart definition.
The history of skyscrapers in Atlanta began with the completion in of the eight-story Equitable Building in 1892.[3] Early high-rises include the Flatiron Building, completed in 1897, five years before New York City's building of the same name; the Candler Building; and the romanesque Rhodes–Haverty Building. However, Atlanta's skyline remained under 300 ft (91 m) until the 1960s, with the topping out of One Park Tower. The following two decades would see the construction of increasingly tall office skyscrapers, despite the city losing over 100,00 residents during this time. Atlanta's building boom accelerated in the 1980s, culminating in the completion of the city's three of the city's four tallest buildings in 1992. These were Truist Plaza, Atlanta's second-tallest building; 191 Peachtree Tower, Atlanta's fourth-tallest; and Bank of America Plaza. Initially, skyscraper development in Atlanta occurred largely in Downtown. Midtown Atlanta received its first major high-rise development, Colony Square, in 1973, and would see further development in the 1980s. One Atlantic Center, the city's third-tallest building, was completed in 1987.
Skyscraper construction slowed considerably in the mid-1990s, but resumed in the 2000s, as the city's population and economy rebounded. High-rise development shifted increasingly towards Midtown, which was undergoing a transformation into a high-density residential area; the Atlantic Station project resulted in a new mixed-use high-rise neighborhood in the northwest of Midtown, across the I-85. The decade also saw significant development in central Buckhead, including the addition of its tallest building, 3344 Peachtree, in 2008. While the Great Recession paused construction again in the early 2010s, Midtown remained a target for high-rise development. Large number of parking lots have been replaced by residential towers.[4][5] In 2023, construction began on 1072 West Peachtree Street, planned to reach a height of 733 ft (223 m); when completed in 2026, it will be Atlanta's tallest new building in over 30 years.[6] In Downtown, the Centennial Yards development broke ground in 2024; the project, which includes multiple towers, aims to transform the site of a former railyard into a new mixed-use district.[7]
Several of the downtown buildings were damaged in a major tornado in March 2008, scattering glass from several hundred feet. It took workers several days to clean the buildings and remove all of the loose shards of glass from the skyscrapers. No structural damage was reported, and by late 2010 each skyscraper had all of its windows replaced. Window blinds and other office objects from the tall buildings were found as far away as Oakland Cemetery.[8][9]
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Downtown and Midtown Atlanta
The map below shows the location of buildings taller than 300 feet (91 m) in both Downtown Atlanta, and Midtown Atlanta directly to its north. Each marker is numbered by rank and colored by the decade of the building's completion.
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Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) in Downtown and Midtown Atlanta.
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- 1970s
- 1980s
- 1990s
- 2000s
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- 2020s
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Bank of America Plaza2
Truist Plaza3
One Atlantic Center4
191 Peachtree Tower5
Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel6
Georgia Pacific Tower7
Promenade II8
Tower Square10
1180 Peachtree11
GLG Grand-Four Seasons13
The Atlantic14
State of Georgia Building15
Atlanta Marriott Marquis16
The Hue Midtown17
ViewPoint18
TWELVE Centennial Park Tower I19
1075 Peachtree Office Tower24
Signia Hilton Atlanta25
101 Marietta Street26
Equitable Building27
Spire29
One Park Tower30
1105 West Peachtree31
1100 Peachtree37
1280 West38
1010 Midtown39
Peachtree Summit40
One Coca-Cola Plaza42
1081 Juniper I43
1020 Spring44
999 Peachtree46
Mayfair Renaissance47
171 17th Street48
Coda at Tech Square49
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center50
Loews Midtown52
Atlanta Hilton Hotel53
Richard B. Russell Federal Building54
230 Peachtree Building55
Harris Tower56
Southern Bell Telephone Company Building57
1081 Juniper II58
Marquis I59
Marquis II60
25 Park Place61
Coastal States Insurance Building62
Peachtree Center International Tower63
BB&T Tower64
Midtown Union Office Building66
One Georgia Center67
Mayfair Tower Condominiums69
The Campanile70
Regions Plaza71
Society Atlanta72
Atlantic House73
The Legacy at Centennial75
903 Peachtree76
Nomia78
Hanover Midtown79
Sora at Spring Quarter80
The Proscenium81
Hyatt Regency Atlanta82
Twelve Atlantic Station83
The Connector85
Norfolk Southern Headquarters86
Peachtree Center South87
Peachtree Center North88
W Downtown Atlanta Hotel & Residences89
Modera Midtown90
Ascent Peachtree91
Mira at Midtown Union92
Colony Square 10093
Crown Plaza & Staybridge Suites Atlanta Midtown94
The Mark at Atlanta95
NCR Global Headquarters96
Anthem Technology Center97
W Atlanta-Midtown98
Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park99
Museum Tower at Centennial Hill100
Colony Square 400101
The Concorde102
The Huntley Buckhead103
Atlanta Center Building104
AMLI Arts Center105
Merchandise Mart106
VireoBuckhead
The map below shows the location of buildings taller than 300 feet (91 m) in Buckhead, located north and northeast of Midtown Atlanta.
Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) in Buckhead.
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3344 Peachtree12
Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead20
Park Avenue Condominiums21
Terminus 10022
The Paramount at Buckhead23
The Ritz-Carlton Residences28
Buckhead Grand32
Atlanta Plaza 133
Park Place34
Icon Buckhead35
2828 Peachtree36
10 Terminus Place41
Tower Place 10045
Two Alliance Center51
Monarch Tower65
Realm68
Terminus 20074
Resurgens Plaza77
Three Alliance Center84
The Grandview101
The Concorde102
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This list ranks Atlanta skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall as of 2025, 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.
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Tallest buildings in Metro Atlanta
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There are ten high-rises taller than 300 feet (91 m) in Metro Atlanta that are located outside of the city limits of Atlanta itself. Four of them are in Dunwoody, three are in neighboring Sandy Springs, and one in Brookhaven. These three cities form the edge city of Perimeter Center. The rest are in Vinings.
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Tallest under construction or proposed
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This table lists buildings under construction in Atlanta that are expected to be at least 300 ft (91 m) tall, as of 2025. The "Year" column indicates the estimated year of completion.
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Timeline of tallest buildings
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This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Atlanta.
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Notes
- This height is an estimate by the CTBUH.
- Sources do not state the exact height of this building. This figure was determined using Google Earth by subtracting the altitude of the building's lowest main pedestrian open-air entrance from the highest architectural point.
- Sources do not state the exact height of this building, which is on a slope. This figure was determined using Google Earth by subtracting the altitude of the building's lowest point at ground from its highest architectural point.
- Official height figures have never been released by this building's developer.
- This building was originally known as the Empire Building (from 1901 until 1920), and was the headquarters of Citizens & Southern National Bank (merged with NationsBank/merged with Bank of America) but has been known as the Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business Administration Building since 1992.[184]
- This building was originally known as the Rhodes-Haverty Building, but has since been renamed the Marriott Residence Inn-Downtown.
- This building was originally known Fulton National Bank, but has since been renamed 55 Marietta Street.
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