List of tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska

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Downtown Omaha skyline, looking southwest.

The tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska include towers for Woodmen of the World and the First National Bank of Omaha. Omaha's tallest building is the 634 feet (193 m), 45-story First National Bank Tower. Completed in 1969, the 478 feet (146 m), 30-story tall Woodmen Tower was the tallest[1] until the construction of the First National Bank Tower. While most of the city's tallest buildings are located in Downtown Omaha, several are located in Midtown Omaha. These include the 22-story, 320 feet (98 m) Masonic Manor, currently the third tallest building in the city, and the 285 feet (87 m), 14-story Mutual of Omaha Building. The University of Nebraska Medical Center is located in midtown and among its rapidly expanding campus is the 230 feet (70 m) Lied Transplant Center. Additionally, TD Ameritrade has its 230 feet (70 m), 12-story headquarters in Old Mill. There was also a proposal to build a 373 feet (114 m) Wallstreet Tower Omaha on the site of the old Union Pacific Headquarters. If the tower was completed, it would have been the city's third tallest building, however plans were eventually scrapped for the idea.

Tallest habitable buildings[]

Picture Rank Name Stories Height Year Completed Primary Purpose Source
One First National Center is the tallest building in Omaha and the State of NE. 1 One First National Center 45 634 feet (193 m) 2002 Office [2]
Woodmen Tower in Downtown Omaha 2 Woodmen Tower 30 478 feet (146 m) 1969 Office [3]
Union Pacific Center 3 Union Pacific Center 19 317 feet (97 m) 2004 Office [4]
The First National Center 4 First National Center (Omaha) 22 295 feet (90 m) 1971 Office [5]
Mutual of Omaha Building, during 100th anniversary celebration in 2009. 5 Mutual of Omaha Building 14 285 feet (87 m) 1970 Office [6]
AT&T Building in Downtown Omaha 6 AT&T Building (Omaha) 15 265 feet (81 m) 1919 Office [7]
The Northern Natural Gas Building in downtown Omaha 7 Northern Natural Gas Building 15 260 feet (79 m) 1957 Residential [8]
Masonic Tower in Midtown Omaha. 8 Elmwood Tower 21 255 feet (78 m) 1963 Residential [9]
The 1200 Landmark Center in downtown Omaha 9 1200 Landmark Center 15 255 feet (78 m) 1990 Office [10]
The Omaha World Herald Building 10 Omaha World-Herald 16 250 feet (76 m) 1980 Office [11]
The Omaha Double Tree Hotel. 11 19 239 feet (73 m) 1970 Hotel [12]
The Lied Transplant Center on the UNMC campus. 12 15 230 feet (70 m) 1999 Hospital(primarily) [13]
Omaha's City National Bank Building, now known as The Orpheum Tower 13 Orpheum Tower 16 219 feet (67 m) (67 m) 1910 Residential [14]
North Tower of Central Park Plaza 14 Central Park Plaza I 16 213 feet (65 m) 1982 Office [15]
South Tower of Central Park Plaza 15 Central Park Plaza II 16 213 feet (65 m) 1982 Office [16]
Kiewit Plaza 16 Kiewit Plaza 14 212 feet (65 m) 1961 Office [17]
Kiewit Plaza 17 Farnam 1600 14 212 feet (65 m) 1917 Residential [18]
18 17 207 feet (63 m) 1966 Residential [19]
19 RiverFront Place Condos II 15 202 feet (62 m) 2011 Residential [20]
20 Omaha Tower 15 200 feet (61 m) 1976 Office [21]

Approved and current proposals[]

Name
Height
Floors
Status
Year
Use
Notes
Lanoha Tower 430 feet (131 m) 30 Proposed 2019 Office/Retail [22]
Westroads 260 feet (79 m) 20 Pre-development 2020 Mixed-Use [23]
UNMC Admin Tower ~230 feet (70 m) 16 Approved 2021 Office [24]
Douglas County Juvenile Justice Center N/A 8 Under Construction 2018 Government [25]

Cancelled[]

Name
Height
Floors
Use
Notes
Omaha Marriott Hotel 377 feet (115 m) 28 Hotel [26]
WallStreet Tower 373 feet (114 m) 32 Residential [27]
Project 19 320 feet (98 m) 20 Office [28]
The Regent 250 feet (76.2 m) 19 Residential [29]
HDR, Inc. Corporate Headquarters 230 feet (70 m) 16 Office [30]

Timeline of tallest buildings[]

Downtown Omaha looking east from approximately North 30th and Farnam Streets.

The Omaha National Bank Building was Omaha's first skyscraper.

The following is a list of buildings that were once the tallest structure in Omaha.

Name Years as tallest Height
feet / m 		Floors Reference
Omaha National Bank Building 1889–1912 180 feet (55 m)
10
 [31]
Woodmen of the World Building 1912–1919 245 feet (75 m)
19
 [32]
AT&T Building (Omaha) 1919–1963 265 feet (81 m)
16
 [7]
Masonic Manor 1963–1969 320 feet (98 m)
22
 [9]
Woodmen Tower 1969–2002 478 feet (146 m)
30
 [3]
One First National Center 2002–present 634 feet (193 m)
45
 [2]

References[]

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  3. ^ a b "Woodmen Tower, Omaha - 129572". Emporis.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
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  11. ^ "Qwest Building, Omaha - 129563". Emporis.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  12. ^ "DoubleTree by Hilton Omaha Downtown, Omaha - 129530". Emporis.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  13. ^ "Lied Transplant Center, Omaha - 129523". Emporis.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  14. ^ "Orpheum Tower, Omaha - 129535". Emporis.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
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  16. ^ "Central Park Plaza II, Omaha - 129558". Emporis.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  17. ^ "Kiewit Plaza, Omaha - 129553". Emporis.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  18. ^ "Farnam 1600, Omaha - 129573". Emporis.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  19. ^ "Westbrook Tower Apartments, Omaha - 129538". Emporis.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
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  22. ^ "Lanoha Tower" (PDF). loopnet.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  23. ^ "Mixed-Use Development". hollandbasham.com. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
  24. ^ "Saddle Creek Development project moves forward". unmc.edu. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  25. ^ "Douglas County Justice Center". Omaha.com. Retrieved April 15, 2019.
  26. ^ "Omaha Marriott Hotel". Emporis.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  27. ^ "WallStreet Tower". Demo.progresswire.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  28. ^ "City of Omaha made sweet offer to Civic site developer, but with a big condition". Omaha.com. Retrieved September 28, 2018.
  29. ^ "The Regent". meridiandevllc.com. Retrieved February 25, 2020.
  30. ^ "HDR, Inc. Corporate Headquarters". Omaha.com. Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  31. ^ "Omaha National Bank Building, Omaha - 129574". Emporis.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.
  32. ^ "Woodmen of the World Building, Omaha - 102895". Emporis.com. Retrieved August 9, 2018.


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