List of tallest buildings in Columbus, Ohio
The tallest building by height in the U.S. city of Columbus, Ohio, is the 41-story Rhodes State Office Tower, which rises and was completed in 1973. The structure is the fifth-tallest completed building in the state, and is also Ohio's tallest building that rises in the center of a city block. The city's second-tallest structure is the LeVeque Tower; this 1927 Art Deco skyscraper was the first building in the state to be built on caisson foundations. Of the 20 tallest buildings in Ohio, nine are located in Columbus.
The history of skyscrapers in Columbus began with the completion in 1900 of 16 East Broad Street, which is regarded as the first high-rise in the city. This structure stands 13 stories and in height. Columbus went through an early high-rise construction boom in the 1920s, during which time the city saw the completion of the LeVeque Tower, which stood as the tallest structure in Columbus for 46 years. However, the pace of new high-rise construction then remained slow until 1960; starting in that year, Columbus entered into a large building boom that lasted until 1991. During that time, most of the city's tallest skyscrapers were built, including the Rhodes State Office Tower and the William Green Building. Although no Columbus skyscraper ranks among the tallest in the United States, the city is the site of five skyscrapers at least high. Based on existing and under-construction buildings over tall, the skyline of Columbus is ranked first in Ohio, fourth in the Midwest and 19th in the country. As of June 2008, there are 80 completed high-rises in the city. Columbus ranks third in the state in high-rise count after Cleveland and Cincinnati, which have 124 and 120 completed high-rises respectively.
Columbus saw very little high-rise construction between 1991 and 2010, with the completion of Fifth Third Center in 1998 and only four other skyscrapers ranking in city's 20 tallest buildings being constructed, the tallest of which is the Miranova Condominiums, and the 20-story The Condominiums at North Bank Park in 2007.
2011 onward has seen significant high rise development in the downtown and close-in neighborhoods, including the 250 High Building, the Hilton Downtown Columbus/Convention Center, the new Columbia Gas Building in the Arena District, and the Le Meridian Hotel at the Joseph in The Short North. As of 2017, there are numerous new high-rise buildings planned and under construction in the downtown area.
Tallest buildings
This list ranks Columbus skyscrapers that stand at least 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.| Rank | Name | Image | Height | Floors | Coordinates | Notes | |
| 1 | Rhodes State Office Tower | 41 | 1973 | 5th-tallest in Ohio. Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1970s. Tallest office building in Columbus. Tallest mid-block building in Ohio. | |||
| 2 | LeVeque Tower | 47 | 1927 | 7th-tallest in Ohio. Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1920s. | |||
| 3 | William Green Building | 33 | 1990 | 8th-tallest in Ohio. Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1990s. | |||
| 4 | Huntington Center | 37 | 1983 | 10th-tallest in Ohio. Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1980s. | |||
| 5 | Vern Riffe State Office Tower | 33 | 1989 | 11th-tallest in Ohio | |||
| 6 | One Nationwide Plaza | 40 | 1976 | ||||
| 7 | Franklin County Courthouse | 27 | 1991 | ||||
| 8 | AEP Building | 31 | 1983 | ||||
| 9 | Borden Building | 34 | 1974 | Also known as the Continental Plaza | |||
| 10 | Three Nationwide Plaza | 27 | 1989 | ||||
| 11 | One Columbus Center | 26 | 1987 | ||||
| 12 | Chase Tower | 25 | 1964 | Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1960s. | |||
| 13 | Capitol Square | 26 | 1984 | ||||
| 14 | Continental Center | 26 | 1973 | ||||
| 15 | PNC Bank Building | 25 | 1977 | ||||
| 16 | Miranova Condominiums | 26 | 2001 | Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 2000s. Tallest residential building in the state of Ohio. | |||
| 17 | Fifth Third Center | 25 | 1998 | ||||
| 18 | James Cancer Hospital | 21 | 2014 | Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 2010s. | |||
| 18 | Franklin County Municipal Court | 19 | 1979 | ||||
| 19 | Motorists Mutual Building | 21 | 1973 | ||||
| 20 | Midland Building | 21 | 1970 | ||||
| 21 | The Condominiums at North Bank Park | 20 | 2007 | ||||
| 22= | Lincoln Tower Dormitory | 26 | 1967 | ||||
| 22= | Morrill Tower Dormitory | 26 | 1967 | ||||
| 24 | Hyatt Regency Columbus | 20 | 1980 | ||||
| 25 | Key Bank Building | 20 | 1963 | ||||
| 26 | Sheraton Columbus Hotel at Capitol Square | 21 | 1984 | ||||
| 26 | Renaissance Columbus Downtown Hotel | 16 | 1961 | ||||
| 26 | 280 Plaza | 18 | 1982 | Also known as Two Nationwide Plaza | |||
| 27 | Ohio Police & Fire Pension Fund Building | 17 | 1974 | Also known as Town Center or 140 East Town Street | |||
| 28 | 8 East Broad Street | 17 | 1906 | Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1900s. | |||
| 29 | Huntington Building | 13 | 1926 | ||||
| 30 | Thomas J. Moyer Ohio Judicial Center | 14 | 1933 | Tallest building constructed in Columbus in the 1930s. | |||
| 30 | Columbia Gas of Ohio Building | 14 | 1983 | ||||
| 31 | 16 East Broad Street | 13 | 1900 |
Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Columbus.| Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height ft | Floors | Reference |
| Ohio Statehouse | 1 Capitol Square | 1857-1900 | 3 | ||
| New Hayden Building | 16 East Broad Street | 1900-1906 | 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 |