List of tallest buildings in Austin

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Frost Bank Tower is currently the tallest building in Austin.

This list of tallest buildings in Austin ranks skyscrapers in Austin by height. The tallest building in the city is currently the Austin 360 Condominiums Tower, which rises 564 feet (172 meters).^[1] It is currently toppped out, and scheduled for completion in mid-2008. The tallest completed building in Austin is the Frost Bank Tower, which has a height of 515 feet (157 meters) and was completed in 2004.^[2]

The history of skyscrapers in Austin began with the construction of the Scarborough Building in 1910, which is often regarded as the first skyscraper in Austin.^[3] Austin went through a skyscraper boom in the 1970s and 1980s, which resulted in the construction of more than 30 of the tallest buildings in Austin. The boom ended in the late 1980s. The city is going through a second building boom, with 42 buildings under construction, approved, or proposed.^[4] No Austin buildings are currently among the tallest in the United States.

1 Tallest buildings
2 Tallest under construction
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Tallest buildings

360 Condominiums

One American Center

UT Tower

Texas State Capitol

This list ranks Austin skyscrapers that stand at least 180 ft (55 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank	Name	Height	Floors	Year	Comments
1	Austin 360 Condominiums Tower	564 feet (172 m)	44	2008	Topped out in November 2007.^[1]
2	Frost Bank Tower	515 feet (157 m)	33	2004	Current tallest building in Austin.^[2]
3	One American Center	394 feet (120 m)	32	1984	^[5]
4	One Congress Plaza	390 feet (119 m)	30	1987	^[6]
5	Austin Hilton Convention Center	377 feet (115 m)	31	2004	Tallest hotel in Austin.^[7]
6	Dobie Center	367 feet (112 m)	29	1972	^[8]
7	Bank of America Center	328 feet (100 m)	25	1975	^[9]
8	300 West Sixth	325 feet (99 m)	23	2002	^[10]
9	Chase Tower	325 feet (99 m)	21	1974	^[11]
10	100 Congress	322 feet (98 m)	22	1987	^[12]
11	Texas State Capitol	311 feet (95 m)	4	1888	^[13]
12	San Jacinto Center	310 feet (94 m)	21	1987	^[14]
13	Main Building of The University of Texas at Austin	307 feet (94 m)	29	1937	^[15]
14	301 Congress	305 feet (93 m)	22	1986	^[16]
15	Westgate Tower	261 feet (80 m)	25	1967	^[17]
16	The Castilian	237 feet (72 m)	23	1969	^[18]
17	816 Congress	236 feet (72 m)	20	1984	^[19]
18	Omni Hotel	231 feet (70 m)	16	1986	^[20]
19	823 Congress	229 feet (70 m)	16	1971	^[21]
20	Robert Lee Moore Hall	225 feet (69 m)	14	1974	^[22]
21	Wells Fargo Center	224 feet (68 m)	17	1981	^[23]
22	Hilton Garden Inn Austin	219 feet (67 m)	15	1984	^[24]
23	Capitol Center	219 feet (67 m)	15	1984	^[25]
24	Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center	204 feet (62 m)	11	2001	^[26]
25	JPMorgan Chase Tower	202 feet (62 m)	15	1980	^[27]
26	Doubletree Austin Guest Suites	192 feet (59 m)	15	1987	^[28]
27	Southwest Tower	183 feet (56 m)	13	1973	^[29]
28	Hyatt Regency Hotel	182 feet (55 m)	17	1981	^[30]
29	One Texas Center	180 feet (55 m)	13	1983	^[31]

[edit] Tallest under construction

Rank	Name	Height	Floors	Notes
1	The Austonian	683 feet (208 m)	56	^[32]
2	360 Condominiums	564 feet (172 m)	44	Topped out in November 2007. ^[1]
3	West Austin Hotel and Residences	432 feet (132 m)	35	^[33]
4	Spring	432 feet (132 m)	43	^[34]
5	Altavida	412 feet (126 m)	37	^[35]
6	Legacy at Town Lake	339 feet (103 m)	31	^[36]
7	The Monarch	322 feet (98 m)	29	^[37]
8	The Shore	257 feet (78 m)	22	^[38]
9	21 Rio	236 feet (72 m)	21	^[39]
10	AMLI Block 22	226 feet (69 m)	18	^[40]