List of tallest buildings in New Orleans

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Skyline of the Central Business District of New Orleans

The city of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, is the site of 106 completed high-rises,[1] 45 of which stand taller than 250 feet (76 m). The tallest building in the city is Hancock Whitney Center, which rises 697 feet (212 m) in the New Orleans Central Business District and was completed in 1972.[2] It also stands as the tallest building in the state of Louisiana. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is Place St. Charles, which rises 645 feet (197 m).[3] Nine of the ten tallest buildings in Louisiana are located in New Orleans.

The history of skyscrapers in New Orleans began with the construction of the Hennan Building in 1895; this building, rising 158 feet (48 m),[4] is often regarded as the first skyscraper in New Orleans.[5] The 20-story Hibernia Bank Building, constructed in 1921 at a height of 211 feet (64 m), held the title of the tallest in New Orleans for 44 years.[6] But, for most of the 20th century, the skyline of New Orleans consisted of only low and mid-rise structures. The soft soils of New Orleans are susceptible to subsidence,[7] and there was doubt about the feasibility of constructing large high-rises in such an environment.

Pictured in the New Orleans skyline is Hancock Whitney Center (towards left), New Orleans' tallest building, standing at 697 ft. (212 m), as well as Place St. Charles, Plaza Tower, First Bank and Trust Tower, and Energy Centre

This trend was broken with the construction of the World Trade Center in 1967.[8] The Plaza Tower, completed in 1969, was the first building to exceed 500 feet (152 m).[9] Shortly thereafter, Hancock Whitney Center took its place as the city's tallest building in 1972.[2] The oil boom of the late 1970s and early 1980s led to more construction of high-rises in New Orleans, with the completion of 17 of the city's 40 tallest buildings. Today, the high-rises of New Orleans are clustered along Canal Street and Poydras Street in the Central Business District. Poydras Street in particular has emerged as the city's principal high-rise corridor.

As New Orleans continues to recover from Hurricane Katrina, various projects have been proposed but increasing material and labor costs have eliminated some.[10][11] The tallest tower approved for construction in the city was Trump International Hotel & Tower; upon completion it would have become the tallest building in New Orleans at a height of 842 feet (257 m), but construction was delayed and eventually cancelled in 2011.[12] Phase 3 of Canal Place is another skyscraper proposed for construction in the city. In addition, while not new construction, many of the older buildings in the central business district are undergoing renovations to condominium, apartment and hotel towers; these projects include the National American Bank Building.[10]

Skyline of New Orleans with the Mississippi River in the foreground

Tallest buildings[]

This lists ranks New Orleans skyscrapers that stand at least 250 feet (76 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 Notes
1 Hancock Whitney Center CBD11Oct07OneShellSqFromPoydrasBack.jpg 697 (212) 51 1972 Has been the tallest building in New Orleans and Louisiana since 1972; tallest building in the Southeastern United States at the time of its completion; first Southeastern skyscraper to rise higher than 656 feet (200 m); tallest building constructed in the city in the 1970s.[2][13]
2 Place St. Charles CBD11Oct07PlaceStChasFromPoydrasBack.jpg 645 (197) 53 1984 Has more floors than any other building in the city; tallest building constructed in New Orleans in the 1980s,[3][14]
3 Plaza Tower CBD11Oct07PlazaTower.jpg 531 (162) 45 1969 Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1960s; since 2002 the tallest unused building in the city.[9][15]
4 Energy Centre Energy Centre.jpg 530 (160) 39 1984 [16][17]
5 First Bank and Trust Tower FirstBankTrustSpanishWarStatueOct07.jpg 481 (147) 36 1987 [18][19]
6 Sheraton New Orleans Sheraton New Orleans.JPG 479 (146) 49 1982 Tallest building used exclusively as a hotel in New Orleans.[20][21]
7 New Orleans Marriott Vxla-us-la-neworleans-frenchquarter-hotel-marriott.jpg 449 (137) 42 1972 Tallest building on the downriver side of Canal Street.[22][23]
8 400 Poydras Tower 400 Poydras New Orleans.jpg 442 (135) 32 1983 [24][25]
9 One Canal Place AquariumOfAmericasFromRiver3May07.jpg 440 (130) 32 1979 [26][27]
10 1010 Common OrpheumHighrise3Oct07.jpg 438 (134) 31 1970 [28][29]
11 Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Orleans SpanishPlazariverfrontAp07ITM.jpg 407 (124) 33 1967 [8][30]
12 Benson Tower Benson Tower Sept 2009 NOLA.JPG 406 (124) 26 1989 [31][32]
13 JW Marriott Hotel New Orleans LeMeridieneHotelNOLASept2009.jpg 386 (118) 30 1984 [33][34]
14 The Westin New Orleans Canal Place AquariumOfAmericasFromRiver3May07.jpg 373 (114) 29 1983 [35][36]
15 225 Baronne Street 225 Baronne Street, cropped.jpg 362 (110) 29 1965 [37][38][39]
16 Hyatt Regency New Orleans Niner Noise in New Orleans.jpg 361 (110) 32 1976 [40][41]
17 Entergy Tower Entergy Tower, cropped.jpg 360 (110) 28 1983 [42][43]
18 Hibernia Bank Building CBD11Oct07HiberniaCarondeletStCar1.jpg 355 (108) 20 1921 Tallest building constructed in New Orleans in the 1920s.[6][44]
19 1250 Poydras Plaza Spanish American War Memorial at Loyola and Poydras, New Orleans, Louisiana.jpg 342 (104) 24 1979 [45][46]
20 Odeon and Plaza Tower, New Orleans, 10 August 2021.jpg 342 (104) 29 2020 Tallest building constructed in the city in the 2020s.[47][48]
21= Hilton New Orleans Riverside HiltonRiversideHolga2007.jpg 341 (104) 29 1977 [49][50]
21= 1515 Poydras 20171226 1515 Poydras.jpg 341 (104) 29 1984 [51][52]
23 National American Bank Building CarondeletCanyonBanksUpwardsNOLA.JPG 330 (100) 23 1929 [53][54]
24 Harrah's New Orleans - Poydras Street Hotel HarrahsNOLAJan07B.jpg 327 (100) 26 2006 Tallest building constructed in the city in the 2000s.[55][56]
25 Pan American Life Center St Charles Ave CBD Poydras.JPG 322 (98) 27 1980 [57][58]
26 Poydras Center Poydras Whitney Corner.JPG 300 (91) 28 1983 [59][60]
27 1440 Canal MBGarage1990UpriverTidewater.jpg 288 (88) 21 1972 [61][62]
28 Orleans Tower Orleans Tower.jpg 280 (85) 20 1977 [63][64]
29= Charity Hospital Charity1.jpg 279 (85) 20 1939 Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1930s; tallest hospital in New Orleans.[65][66]
29= Le Méridien New Orleans 2008-01-05 W New Orleans2.jpg 279 (85) 23 1984 [67][68]
31= Loews New Orleans Hotel Loews New Orleans Hotel.jpg 276 (84) 22 1972 [69][70]
31= Freeport McMoRan Building — 276 (84) 23 1984 [71][72]
33 Caesars Superdome Superdome from Garage.jpg 273 (83) — 1972 [73][74][75]
34= 930 Poydras 20171226 930 Poydras from the east.jpg 270 (82) 21 2010 Tallest building constructed in the city in the 2010s.[76][77][78]
35= Four Winds Four Winds Image 2014.png 270 (82) 19 1927 [79]
36 1555 Poydras Tulane University School of Medicine, 1555 Poydras Street.jpg 262 (80) 22 1984 [80][81]
37 Windsor Court Hotel — 253 (77) 22 1984 [82][83]
38 First National Bank of Commerce Building — 252 (77) 19 1927 [84][85]
39= New Orleans Exchange Centre — 250 (76) 22 1981 [citation needed]
39= — 250 (76) 16 1983 Formerly the BellSouth Building, the name was changed when AT&T merged with BellSouth in 2007.[citation needed]

Timeline of tallest buildings[]

The Roosevelt New Orleans stood as the tallest building in the city from 1907 until 1921.

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in New Orleans as well as the current titleholder, Hancock Whitney Center.

Name Street address Years as tallest Height
ft (m) 		Floors Reference
Best Western St. Christopher Hotel 114 Magazine Street 1893–1895 117 (36) 8 [86]
Hennen Building 203 Carondelet Street 1895–1904 158 (48) 11 [4][87]
Hampton Inn New Orleans Downtown 226 Carondelet Street 1904–1907 190 (58) 14 [88]
The Roosevelt New Orleans 123 Baronne Street 1907–1921 211 (64) 15 [89][90]
Hibernia Bank Building 812 Gravier Street 1921–1965 355 (108) 20 [6][44]
225 Baronne Street 225 Baronne Street 1965–1967 362 (110) 29 [37][38]
World Trade Center New Orleans 2 Canal Street 1967–1969 407 (124) 33 [8][30]
Plaza Tower 1001 Howard Avenue 1969–1972 531 (162) 45 [9][15]
Hancock Whitney Center 701 Poydras Street 1972–present 697 (212) 51 [2][13]

Tallest buildings in Metarie[]

Skyline of Metairie, Louisiana, a suburb of New Orleans This list ranks buildings in Metairie that stand at least 190 feet (58 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. Louisiana

, an unincorporated area of Jefferson Parish.

Rank Name Location Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year Notes
1 Three Lakeway Center Metairie 403 (123) 34 1987 Tallest building in Metairie and Jefferson Parish. Tallest building in Louisiana outside of New Orleans and Baton Rouge.[91][92]
2 The Galleria Metairie 269 (82) 21 1986 [93][94]
3 Metairie 259 (79) 19 1983 [95][96]
4 Metairie 245 (75) 18 1983 [97][98]
5 Metairie 204 (62) 14 1972 [99][100][101]
6 Metairie 193 (59) 14 1982 [102][103]

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

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  9. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Crescent City Residences". SkyscraperPage.
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  13. ^ Jump up to: a b One Shell Square at Emporis
  14. ^ Capital One Tower at Emporis
  15. ^ Jump up to: a b Plaza Tower at Emporis
  16. ^ "Energy Centre". SkyscraperPage.
  17. ^ Energy Centre at Emporis
  18. ^ "LL&E Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  19. ^ First Bank & Trust Tower at Emporis
  20. ^ "Sheraton New Orleans". SkyscraperPage.
  21. ^ Sheraton New Orleans at Emporis
  22. ^ "New Orleans Marriott". SkyscraperPage.
  23. ^ New Orleans Marriott at Emporis
  24. ^ "Texaco Center". SkyscraperPage.
  25. ^ Texaco Center at Emporis
  26. ^ "One Canal Place". SkyscraperPage.
  27. ^ One Canal Place at Emporis
  28. ^ "1010 Common". SkyscraperPage.
  29. ^ 1010 Common at Emporis
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  31. ^ "Benson Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  32. ^ Benson Tower at Emporis
  33. ^ "JW Marriott Hotel New Orleans". SkyscraperPage.
  34. ^ JW Marriott Hotel New Orleans at Emporis
  35. ^ "Wyndham New Orleans". SkyscraperPage.
  36. ^ The Westin New Orleans Canal Place at Emporis
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  38. ^ Jump up to: a b 225 Baronne Street at Emporis
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  41. ^ Hyatt Regency New Orleans at Emporis
  42. ^ "Entergy Tower". SkyscraperPage.
  43. ^ Entergy Tower at Emporis
  44. ^ Jump up to: a b Capital One Bank Building at Emporis
  45. ^ "1250 Poydras Plaza". SkyscraperPage.
  46. ^ 1250 Poydras Plaza at Emporis
  47. ^ The Odeon at South Market at Emporis
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  49. ^ "Hilton New Orleans Riverside". SkyscraperPage.
  50. ^ Hilton New Orleans Riverside at Emporis
  51. ^ "1515 Poydras". SkyscraperPage.
  52. ^ 1515 Poydras at Emporis
  53. ^ "National American Bank Building". SkyscraperPage.
  54. ^ 200 Carondelet at Emporis
  55. ^ "Harrah's New Orleans - Poydras Street Hotel". SkyscraperPage.
  56. ^ Harrah's New Orleans - Poydras Street Hotel at Emporis
  57. ^ "Pan American Life Building". SkyscraperPage.
  58. ^ Pan American Life Center at Emporis
  59. ^ "Poydras Center". SkyscraperPage.
  60. ^ Poydras Center at Emporis
  61. ^ "1440 Canal". SkyscraperPage.
  62. ^ 1440 Canal at Emporis
  63. ^ "Amoco Building". SkyscraperPage.
  64. ^ Amoco Building at Emporis
  65. ^ "Medical Center of Louisiana Charity Hospital". SkyscraperPage.
  66. ^ Medical Center of Louisiana Charity Hospital at Emporis
  67. ^ "W New Orleans". SkyscraperPage.
  68. ^ W New Orleans at Emporis
  69. ^ "Loews New Orleans Hotel". SkyscraperPage.
  70. ^ Loews New Orleans Hotel at Emporis
  71. ^ "Freeport McMoRan Building". SkyscraperPage.
  72. ^ Freeport McMoRan Building at Emporis
  73. ^ "Louisiana Superdome". SMG. Retrieved November 24, 2007.
  74. ^ "Louisiana Superdome". SkyscraperPage.
  75. ^ Mercedes-Benz Superdome at Emporis
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  77. ^ 930 Poydras at Emporis
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  82. ^ "Windsor Court Hotel". SkyscraperPage.
  83. ^ Windsor Court Hotel at Emporis
  84. ^ "First National Bank of Commerce Building". SkyscraperPage.
  85. ^ First National Bank of Commerce Building at Emporis
  86. ^ Best Western St. Christopher Hotel at Emporis
  87. ^ Latter & Blum Building at Emporis
  88. ^ Hampton Inn New Orleans Downtown at Emporis
  89. ^ "The Fairmont New Orleans". SkyscraperPage.
  90. ^ Waldorf-Astoria New Orleans at Emporis
  91. ^ "Three Lakeway Center". SkyscraperPage.
  92. ^ Three Lakeway Center at Emporis
  93. ^ "The Galleria". SkyscraperPage.
  94. ^ The Galleria at Emporis
  95. ^ "Two Lakeway Center". SkyscraperPage.
  96. ^ Two Lakeway Center at Emporis
  97. ^ "Heritage Plaza". SkyscraperPage.
  98. ^ Heritage Plaza at Emporis
  99. ^ "Executive Tower I". SkyscraperPage.
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  102. ^ "One Lakeway Center". SkyscraperPage.
  103. ^ One Lakeway Center at Emporis

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