List of tallest buildings in Atlanta

Atlanta, the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Georgia, is home to at least 39 skyscrapers over 400 feet (122 m) tall. Most of these are clustered around Peachtree Street in the Downtown, Midtown, and Buckhead neighborhoods, with the suburban city of Sandy Springs also being the site of several skyscrapers. The tallest building in Atlanta is the 55-story Bank of America Plaza, which rises 1,023 feet (312 m) and was completed in 1992.^[1] Upon its completion Bank of America Plaza was the tallest building in the United States outside New York City and Chicago, and the 8th-tallest building in the U.S. overall.^[2] The second-tallest building in Atlanta is Truist Plaza, which rises 871 feet (265 m).

Skyline of Atlanta at night (use cursor to identify buildings)

The history of skyscrapers in Atlanta began with the completion in of the Equitable Building.^[3] The city later went through a major building boom, which began in the 1980s and continued until the mid-1990s; most of the city's skyscrapers, including its four tallest, have all been completed since 1985. Overall, as of February 2020^[update], the entire city had 17 completed skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m), more than any other city in the Southeastern United States except Miami, tenth total in the United States, and 63rd in the world.^[4][A] Of the 20 tallest buildings in Georgia, 18 are located in Atlanta;^[7] the other two, Concourse Corporate Center V & VI are in the neighboring city of Sandy Springs.^[8][9]

Panoramic view of the Atlanta skyline (Downtown and Midtown (left), Buckhead (far right))

History

Location of the tallest buildings within Atlanta

The Equitable Building, completed in 1892, is generally regarded as the first high-rise in the city.^[3] Atlanta went through a major building boom from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, during which the city saw the completion of 13 of its 40 tallest buildings, including the Bank of America Plaza, Truist Plaza, One Atlantic Center, and 191 Peachtree Tower. Atlanta entered another high-rise construction boom in the early 2000s. The city has since seen the completion of 17 buildings that rise over 400 feet (122 m) in height, including 3344 Peachtree, the tallest structure in Buckhead at 665 feet (203 m); it was topped out in October 2007 and completed in 2008.^[10]

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.^[11][12]

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Atlanta skyscrapers that stand at least 400 feet (122 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Coordinates	Notes
1	Bank of America Plaza		1,023 ft (312 m)	55	1992	33°46′15.2″N 84°23′10.3″W	23rd-tallest in the United States (8th at completion); tallest in Georgia; tallest in the Southern United States. Tallest building constructed in the United States in the 1990s. Tallest office building in Atlanta. Tallest building in any U.S. state capital.[1][13]
2	Truist Plaza		871 ft (265 m)	60	1992	33°45′45.3″N 84°23′11.6″W	55th-tallest in the United States; 2nd-tallest in Georgia. Antenna Spire 902 ft
3	One Atlantic Center		820 ft (250 m)	50	1987	33°47′13.3″N 84°23′14.4″W	76th-tallest in the United States; 3rd-tallest in Georgia. Tallest building constructed in Atlanta in the 1980s.[14][15]
4	191 Peachtree Tower		770 ft (235 m)	50	1992	33°45′32.4″N 84°23′11.9″W	92nd-tallest in the United States; 4th-tallest in Georgia.[16][17]
5	Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel		723 ft (220 m)	73	1976	33°45′34″N 84°23′18.9″W	5th-tallest in Georgia. Tallest building constructed in Atlanta in the 1970s. Tallest hotel in Atlanta. Tallest hotel in the world 1976–`77[18][19]
6	Georgia Pacific Tower		697 ft (212 m)	51	1981	33°45′26.5″N 84°23′13.9″W	6th-tallest in Georgia.[20][21]
7	Promenade II		691 ft (211 m)	40	1989	33°47′16.1″N 84°23′6.4″W	7th-tallest in Georgia.[22][23]
8	Tower Square		677 ft (206 m)	47	1980	33°46′21.7″N 84°23′12.2″W	8th-tallest in Georgia.[24][25]
9	3344 Peachtree		665 ft (203 m)	48	2008	33°50′49.1″N 84°22′7.2″W	9th-tallest in Georgia. Tallest building in Buckhead. Tallest building constructed in Atlanta in the 2000s.[26][27]
10	1180 Peachtree		657 ft (200 m)	41	2006	33°47′12.7″N 84°23′1.8″W	10th-tallest in Georgia.[28][29]
11	GLG Grand-Four Seasons		609 ft (186 m)	53	1992	33°47′10.6″N 84°23′7.6″W	11th-tallest in Georgia.[30][31]
12	Waldorf Astoria Atlanta Buckhead		580 ft (177 m)	42	2008	33°50′58.4″N 84°22′0.2″W	12th-tallest in Georgia.[32][33] Previously named The Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta, and initially constructed as The Mansion on Peachtree.
13	The Atlantic		577 ft (176 m)	46	2009	33°47′26.8″N 84°23′51.7″W	13th-tallest in Georgia. Tallest all-residential building in Atlanta.[34][35]
14	Two Peachtree Building		556 ft (169 m)	44	1967	33°45′15″N 84°23′26″W	Also known as the State of Georgia Building. Tallest building constructed in Atlanta in the 1960s.[36][37]
15	Marriott Marquis Hotel		554 ft (169 m)	52	1985	33°45′41″N 84°23′05″W	Largest Hotel Atrium in Georgia[38][39]
16	Icon Midtown		515 ft (157 m)	39	2018	33°47′11″N 84°23′17″W	Tallest building constructed in Atlanta in the 2010s.[40]
17	ViewPoint		501 ft (153 m)	36	2008	33°46′40.4″N 84°23′2.6″W	[41][42]
18	TWELVE Centennial Park Tower I		491 ft (150 m)	39	2007	33°45′55″N 84°23′16″W	[43][44]
19	Midtown One Office Tower		488 ft (149 m)	38	2010	33°47′02″N 84°22′58″W	Also known as 1075 Peachtree[45][46]
20	Park Avenue Condominiums		486 ft (148 m)	44	2000	33°51′19″N 84°21′42″W	[47][48]
21	Terminus 100		485 ft (148 m)	26	2007	33°50′39″N 84°22′17″W	[49][50]
22	The Paramount at Buckhead		478 ft (146 m)	40	2004	33°51′04″N 84°22′03″W	[51][52]
23	The Ritz-Carlton Residences		469 ft (143 m)	40	2009	33°51′16″N 84°21′30″W	Also known as 3630 Peachtree Road.[53][54]
24	Signia Hilton Atlanta		463 ft (141 m)	40	2024	33°45′30″N 84°24′03″W	[55]
25	101 Marietta Street		459 ft (140 m)	36	1976	33°45′24″N 84°23′31″W	[56][57]
26=	Equitable Building		453 ft (138 m)	34	1967	33°45′24″N 84°23′19″W	[58][59]
26=	Spire		453 ft (138 m)	28	2005	33°46′42″N 84°23′05″W	[60][61]
28	Buckhead Grand		451 ft (137 m)	38	2004	33°50′56″N 84°22′15″W	[62][63]
29	One Park Tower		439 ft (134 m)	32	1961	33°45′17″N 84°23′22″W	[64][65]
30	1105 West Peachtree		437 ft (133 m)	32	2021	33°47′05″N 84°23′15″W	[66]
31	1100 Peachtree Street		428 ft (130 m)	28	1990	33°45′17″N 84°23′22″W	[67][68]
32	Atlanta Plaza 1		425 ft (130 m)	32	1985	33°50′48″N 84°21′26″W	[69][70]
33=	Park Place	Upload image	420 ft (128 m)	40	1986	33°49′39″N 84°23′18″W	[71][72]
33=	2828 Peachtree		420 ft (128 m)	33	2002	33°49′59″N 84°23′7″W	[73][74]
33=	Icon Buckhead		420 ft (128 m)	35	2019	33°49′39″N 84°23′18″W	[75]
36	10 Terminus Place		411 ft (125 m)	32	2008	33°50′43″N 84°22′18″W	[76]
37	1280 West		410 ft (125 m)	38	1989	33°47′20″N 84°23′17″W	[77][78]
38	1010 Midtown		407 ft (124 m)	36	2009	33°47′02″N 84°23′02″W	[79]
39	Peachtree Summit One		406 ft (124 m)	31	1975	33°45′55″N 84°23′13″W	[80][81]
40	One Coca-Cola Plaza		403 ft (123 m)	29	1980	33°46′15″N 84°23′47″W	[82][83]
41	Tower Place 100		401 ft (122 m)	29	1974	33°48′40″N 84°23′31″W	[84][85]

Timeline of tallest buildings

The Flatiron Building stood as the tallest building in Atlanta from 1897 until 1901.

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Atlanta.

Name	Image	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors	Reference
Equitable Building[B]		30–44 Edgewood Avenue SE	1892–1897	117 ft (36 m)[C]	8	[3]
Flatiron Building		84 Peachtree Street NW	1897–1901	160 ft (49 m)[C]	11	[86]
Empire Building[D]		35 Broad Street NW	1901–1905	185 ft (56 m)[C]	14	[87]
Fourth National Bank Building		14 Peachtree Street NW (SW corner Peachtree and Marietta streets)	1905–1906	N/A[C]	16	[88]
Candler Building		127 Peachtree Street NE	1906–1929	N/A[C]	17	[89]
Rhodes-Haverty Building[E]		134 Peachtree Street NW	1929–1958	246 ft (75 m)	21	[90]
Fulton National Bank[F]		55 Marietta Street NW	1958–1961	295 ft (90 m)	21	[91]
One Park Tower		34 Peachtree Street	1961–1967	439 ft (134 m)	32	[64][65]
State of Georgia Building		2 Peachtree Street NW	1967–1976	556 ft (169 m)	44	[36][37]
Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel		210 Peachtree Street NW	1976–1987	723 ft (220 m)	73	[18][19]
One Atlantic Center		1201 West Peachtree Street NE	1987–1992	820 ft (250 m)	50	[14][15]
Bank of America Plaza		600 Peachtree Street NE	1992–present	1,023 ft (312 m)	55	[1][13]

Notes

1. The comparison uses the current standard criteria as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors, and is taller than approximately 492 feet (150 m).^[5][6] See also Skyscraper for more details on how the definition has evolved over time.
2. This building was demolished in 1971.^[3]
3. Official height figures have never been released by this building's developer.
4. 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.^[87]
5. This building was originally known as the Rhodes-Haverty Building, but has since been renamed the Marriott Residence Inn-Downtown.
6. This building was originally known Fulton National Bank, but has since been renamed 55 Marietta Street.