List of tallest buildings in Durham, North Carolina


This is a list of the 22 tallest buildings in Durham, North Carolina above 110 feet. The tallest building in Durham is the University Tower which is 356 ft 109 m tall.

Tallest buildings

RankNameImageHeight
ft 		FloorsYearNotes
1University Tower356 171986Tallest building in Durham since completion in 1986. Tallest building in Durham completed in the 1980s. Tallest building in the Carolinas outside Charlotte Raleigh Winston-Salem and Greensboro Tallest building in Durham outside downtown Durham.
2One City Center296 262018Completed
3Durham Centre273 181987Home of the Durham Chamber of Commerce. 2nd tallest building in Durham completed in the 1980s.
4The Tower at Mutual Plaza252 141965Headquarters of N.C Mutual Life Insurance. Tallest building in Durham from 1965 to 1986.
5Hill Building225 17193721c Hotel. Tallest building in Durham from 1937 to 1965. A window was broken after a man was pushed off the top floor.
6Duke Chapel210 1935Tallest building in Durham from 1935-1937.
7Durham County Courthouse187 112013Opened February 2013.
8Wells Fargo at Erwin Square180 10?
9North Pavilion Building178 111998hospital
10=Hock Plaza176 112004
10=Hock Plaza Phase 2176 112005
12Durham downtown Marriott
Hotel		146 111989
13IQVIA Plaza143 112007Headquarters for IQVIA, Inc.
14Durham Medical Center137 111979
15=Sheraton Imperial Hotel124 10?
15=Erwin Square Tower124 101990
17Duke Hospital Towers114 91980
18=Chesterfield Building112 71948Currently being converted to office and lab space
18=Durham County Detention
Center		112 9?
18=J.J. Henderson Hall112 91978Durham Housing Authority building
18=Baynes Hall112 91966North Carolina Central University Residential Hall
18=Eagleson Hall112 91968North Carolina Central University residential Hall

Timeline of tallest buildings

NameImageHeight
ft 		FloorsYears tallest
Duke Chapel210 / 651935-1937
Hill Building225 / 69171937-1965
The Tower at Mutual Plaza252 / 77141965-1986
University Tower356 / 109171986–present