List of tallest buildings in Salt Lake City

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Downtown Salt Lake City in 2011
The Wells Fargo Center is the tallest building in Salt Lake City

This list of tallest buildings in Salt Lake City ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. city of Salt Lake City, Utah by height. The tallest building in the city is the Wells Fargo Center, which rises 422 feet (129 m) and was completed in 1998. Minimum height for this list is 50 meters (164 feet). Buildings included in this list are confined to those still standing.

Completed buildings[]

Completed buildings ranked in each height range.

500 ft
(152 m) to 599 ft
(183 m) 		400 ft
(122 m) to 499 ft
(152 m) 		300 ft
(91 m) to 399 ft
(122 m) 		200 ft
(61 m) to 299 ft
(91 m) 		164 ft
(50 m) to 199 ft
(61 m) 		Total
0 2 11 14 12 39

Completed Buildings by Decade that are still standing and are a minimum of 50 meters (164 feet) tall.

Decade Building was Completed Number of Buildings
1890s 2
1900s 2
1910s 4
1920s 1
1930s 0
1940s 0
1950s 1
1960s 2
1970s 5
1980s 11
1990s 4
2000s 2
2010s 4
2020s 1

List of the completed buildings in Salt Lake City that are a minimum of 50 meters (164 feet) tall.

Rank Name Image Height
ft / m 		Floors Year Notes
1 Wells Fargo Center[1] Slc wells fargo center.jpg 422 / 128.6 26 1998 Originally the American Stores Tower. 400' at roof level, has a total height of 422' (does not include antenna). Has two rooftop heliports.
2 LDS Church Office Building[1] Lds church office building.jpg 420 / 128 28[2] 1973 There is an observation deck on the 26th floor.[2]
3 95 State Street at City Creek / Tower 8 395/120 25 2021 The tower houses retail shops, restaurants and a meetinghouse for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints as well as 515,000 square of leasable Class A Offices.[3]
4 [4] 111 south main slc.jpg 387 / 118 23 2016 The property, designed by international architecture firm SOM, is directly adjacent to and shares a common lobby with the 2,468 seat Eccles Theater. The theatre was separately designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, and opened in 2016. Developer: City Creek Reserve, Inc.
5 99 West on South Temple[5] Slc promontory city creek.jpg 375 / 114.3 30 2010 The structure topped out in 2009 and completed in 2010. Opened in 2011. 99 West is the tallest residential tower in the City Creek Center and in Salt Lake City.
6 [6] Slc key bank tower.jpg 351 / 107 27 1976 Previously the Beneficial Life Tower, renamed in 2008. Not to be mistaken with Key Bank Tower that was imploded in 2007.
7 One Utah Center[7] Slc utah one center.jpg 350 / 107 24[8] 1991 420,000 sq. ft. class A office building at 201 S. Main St. Project was completed at a cost of $102 million.
8 (Gateway Tower West)[9] Slc gateway tower west.jpg 335 / 102 20 1998 Originally the Gateway Tower West. Briefly renamed Beneficial Life Tower.
9 Grand America Hotel[10] Slc grand america hotel.jpg 328 / 100 24 2001 Salt Lake City's only AAA Five Diamond hotel.[11] The main structure, not including the cupola or flagpole, is 249 feet. 328 feet with the cupola and flagpole, according to the hotel engineer. Tallest all-hotel building in the state. The hotel's façade is covered in 300,000 square feet of Vermont white granite. The interior has English all-wool carpets and Milanese and Venetian chandeliers.[12]
10 [13] Slc american towers.jpg 324 / 99 26 1982 Along with the South Tower, ranked as Salt Lake City's tallest "twin" buildings
[14] Slc american towers.jpg 324 / 99 26 1982
12 [15] Slc world trade center.jpg 320 / 98 22 1986 Originally called the Eagle Gate Plaza and Eagle Gate Tower
13 222 South Main[16] Slc 222 south main.jpg 316 / 96 22 2009 First 20+ story skyscraper completed since the Grand America Hotel in 2001, and also the home to one of the largest investment banking organizations in the United States, Goldman Sachs
14 Utah State Capitol[17] Utah State Capitol Building.JPG 285 / 87 5 1915 The building houses two of the three branches of Utah State government after the Supreme Court moved to the Scott M. Matheson Courthouse in 1998. The building underwent major renovations between 2004 and 2008 in an effort to protect the building in the event of an earthquake. The building is now expected to withstand a 7.3 magnitude earthquake.
15 [18] Slc 136 east south temple.jpg 274 / 84 25 1966 Originally named the University Club Building.
16 (Gateway Tower East)[19] Slc gateway tower east.jpg 267 / 81 18 1962 (renovated in 2006) Originally named the Kennecott Building, the Zion Bank Building was renovated in 2005–2006 and received a post-modern stone and glass façade updating its 1960s skin. Workers removed and recycled over 600,000 pounds of copper that once adorned the Kennecott Building during this renovation process.[20]
17 The Regent (City Creek)[21] Slc regent building.jpg 265 / 81 23 2011
18 [22] Hilton slc.jpg 243 / 74 18 1983
19 Salt Lake City and County Building[23] Salt Lake City and County Building - IMG 1751.JPG 239 / 73 5 1894 City records say that the architects patterned the building after the old "Town Hall in London, England" which was a late Gothic reconstruction by Christopher Wren. Some local architects claim it is "Richardsonian Romanesque," named after H. H. Richardson (1838-1896) who started a Romanesque revival in architecture. The walls, made of rough-hewn Kyune sandstone, quarried in Summit County, are faced with brick on the inside and have a width of over five feet, which slowly tapers off with height
20 [24] Little america slc.jpg 229 / 70 17 1980
21 Walker Center[25] Walker center slc.jpg 220 / 67 16 1912 Originally called the Walker Bank Building, it was constructed for the Walker Brothers Bank. The tallest building in Salt Lake City when completed in 1912. A 90-foot radio tower was erected in 1947 for use by the KDYL radio and television station, the first television station in Utah. After a few years the station moved the television transmitters, but the tower remained and on each of the four sides were hung letters to spell out Walker, while Bank was around the perimeter of the top of the building's three-story tower.[26]
22 [27] Slc hotel monaco.jpg 214 / 65 13 1924 Originally called the Continental Bank Building. Its design composition is narrow and vertical and combines a Second Renaissance Revival treatment of the bottom two floors with a strictly utilitarian treatment of the upper floors. The overall design reflects a period of eclecticism during which traditional and modern elements were often joined. Decorative elements include carved stone faces and cartouches, a classical cornice and an original exterior clock.[28]
23 (former Wells Fargo Plaza)[29] Slc us bank building.jpg 211 / 64.3 15 1984
24 Salt Lake Temple[30] Salt Lake Temple, Utah - Sept 2004-2.jpg 210 / 64 4 1893 Construction started in 1853 and took 40 years to complete. The 50 moonstones on the buttresses of the temple depict the phases of the moon throughout the year (e.g., April on the east side, October on the west side). Additionally, there are sunstones, earth stones, a depiction of the constellation Ursa Major, and cloud stones. Brigham Young instructed the temple architect, Truman O. Angell Sr., that "there will be three towers on the east, representing the President and his two counselors; also three similar towers on the west representing the Presiding Bishop and his two counselors; the towers on the east the Melchisedek priesthood, those on the west the Aaronic priesthood. The center towers will be higher than those on the sides, and the west towers a little lower than those on the east end. The body of the building will be between these."[31] The dedicatory plaque on the temple's eastern middle tower reads "Holiness to the Lord. The House of the Lord. Built by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Commenced April 6, 1853. Completed April 6, 1893."
25 [32] Slc jc penney building.jpg 202 / 62 15 1973
(former Qwest Building)[33] Slc centurylink building.jpg 202 / 62 15 1980
27 Orrin G. Hatch United States Courthouse Courthouse slc.jpg 200 / 61 10 2014
28 [34] Slc deseret building.jpg 192 / 59 14 1919 Originally called the Deseret National Bank Building (Deseret Building is carved into the façade). It was acquired by First Security Bank in 1932. It retains a "First Security" sign on the top of its façade.[35]
29 [36] Slc ken garff building.jpg 191 / 58 12 1955 Originally called the First Security Building. It's Utah's finest example of the modernist movement's International Style.[37] The Ken Garff Building was a First Security Bank and Wells Fargo Bank building for a time. It was the first high-rise built in the city since the Hotel Monaco was completed in 1924.
30 [38] Slc broadway centre tower.jpg 189 / 58 14 1992
[39] Slc parkside tower.jpg 189 / 58 14 1984
32 [40] Slc hk tower.jpg 188 / 57 14 1982
33 Joseph Smith Memorial Building[41] SLC Joseph Smith Memorial Building.jpg 182 / 55 13 1911 Originally the Hotel Utah. An example of "Neo-classical Revival" or the subtype "modern Italian Renaissance" as described by the architects.[42]
34 [43] 257TowersBuilding—correct-image.jpg 175 / 53 13 1986
[44] 185 South State, Salt Lake City.jpg 175 / 53 13 1982
Holiday Inn Express Salt Lake City Downtown[45] Holiday inn slc.jpg 175 / 53 13 1972 Originally, the Regal Inn, this property was renovated in 2015.
[46] Red lion slc.jpg 175 / 53 14 1970 Originally Tri-Arc Travelodge Hotel, then 1985-1987 as Radisson Tri-Arc Hotel. Sold in 1988.
38 [47] Slc boston building.jpg 164 / 50 11 1908 With the Newhouse Building, considered Salt Lake City's first skyscraper. Built by Samuel Newhouse and designed by Henry Ives Cobb.[48]
[49] Slc newhouse building.jpg 164 / 50 11 1909 Along with the Boston Building, considered Salt Lake City's first skyscraper. Built by Samuel Newhouse. Designed by Henry Ives Cobb.[48]

Under construction and proposed[]

Under Construction[]

As of December 2021, four buildings are under construction with a height of at least 164 feet (50 m).

Name Image Height
ft / m 		Floors Year Notes
Astra Tower 449/137 40 2024 Astra Tower aka Kensington Tower will be a new luxury residential tower located at the intersection of 200 South and State Street, replacing a Carl's Jr. When complete, it would be the tallest building in Salt Lake City. 680,000 square feet [50] and 376 residential units. [51]
Convexity Tower 335/102 31 N/A 31 floor residential tower. a.k.a. "Worthington Tower." 255 S 200 E. It will bring 359 residential units to the area on 26 of the 31 stories, leaving 5,800 square feet of space for ground-floor retail and 359 parking stalls on four stories above ground.[52]
Hyatt Regency / Convention Center Hotel 327/99.7 25 2022 A 616,000 square foot hotel that will be integrated into the adjacent Salt Palace Convention Center. Planned to include 700 guest rooms.[53]
Liberty Sky 250/76 21 2022 Luxury 2 and 3 bedroom apartments.[54]

Proposed[]

As of December 2021, there are currently eight proposed high-rises that are planned to rise at least 164 feet (50 m).

Name Image Height
ft / m 		Floors Year Notes
150 South Main / Main Street Apartments 392/119.5 31 2024 Tower will include 400 Residential units and replace the Utah Theater/Pantages Theater on Main Street. [55]
Sundial Tower 344/105 23 2024 A 23 floor 425,000 sq. ft office tower located at 477 South Main Street. The project is developed by Hines. Architecture firm is Pickard Chilton, which was inspired by Sundial Peak. Also includes a mid-block pedestrian walkway, an 8 floor garage, a 9th floor amenity space, and a 19th floor private patio space overlooking City Hall.
370 S. West Temple 277/84.4 25 2024 This mixed-use community in downtown Salt Lake City will include a 25-story residential high-rise, retail, two floors of shared office space, and a boutique hotel. Located in a qualified Opportunity Zone, the project will feature best-in-class design, sustainability, amenities, and services and will be positioned as Salt Lake City’s premier mixed-use development.[56]
Moda Luxe Phase II 203/61.9 16 N/A A second phase of the Moda Luxe development has been proposed. The tower is slated to include ground-floor retail, office space, and residential units.
465 S. Main 179/54.6 15 2023 A proposed 15 floor residential high-rise located at 465 S. Main Street. The building will include ground floor retail along Main Street and 242 residential units. The top floor (level 15) and level 5 will include both building amenity space and outdoor/rooftop terraces. Parking will be housed behind the first-floor retail and will be a parking stacker system. 134 parking stalls with a ratio of 0.55 stalls per 1 residential unit.
West Quarter Block D - Residential 200 Tower N/A 35 2024 A proposed 28 floor residential tower tower (on top of an additional 7 floor parking and retail podium (1 floor of retail + 6 floors of parking)) as part of the second phase of the West Quarter development project.[57]
West Quarter Block D - Office Tower N/A 23 2024 A proposed 16 floor office tower (on top of an additional 7 floor parking and retail podium (1 floor of retail + 6 floors of parking)) as part of the second phase of the West Quarter development project.[58]
West Quarter Block D - Residential 300 & Hotel Tower N/A 21 2024 A proposed 14 floor residential and hotel tower (on top of an additional 7 floor parking and retail podium (1 floor of retail + 6 floors of parking)) as part of the second phase of the West Quarter development project.[59]

Timeline of tallest buildings[]

Rank Name Image Height
ft / m 		Floors Years Tallest Notes
1 Salt Lake Temple[30] Salt Lake Temple, Utah - Sept 2004-2.jpg 210 / 64 4 1893–1894
2 Salt Lake City and County Building[60] Salt Lake City and County Building - IMG 1751.JPG 239 / 73 5 1894–1962
3 (Gateway Tower East)[19] Slc gateway tower east.jpg 267 / 81 18 1962–1966
4 [18] Slc 136 east south temple.jpg 274 / 84 25 1966–1973
5 LDS Church Office Building[1] Lds church office building.jpg 420 / 128 30 1973–1998
6 Wells Fargo Center[1] Slc wells fargo center.jpg 422 / 128.6 26 1998–present

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Salt Lake City | Buildings | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Historic Sites: Church Office Building". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gaze out over the Salt Lake Valley from the 26th-floor observation decks of the 28-story Church Office Building...
  3. ^ Forgie, Adam (April 23, 2019). "PHOTOS: Construction on new LDS-owned office tower in SLC set to begin". KUTV. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  4. ^ "111 Main, Salt Lake City | 1211453 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "Promontory on South Temple, Salt Lake City | 289898 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "48 S State St Salt Lake City, Utah". Retrieved November 6, 2020.
  7. ^ "One Utah Center, Salt Lake City | 129096 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  8. ^ "One Utah Center". Boyer Company.
  9. ^ "Beneficial Financial Group Tower, Salt Lake City | 129094 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  10. ^ "The Grand America Hotel, Salt Lake City | 129101 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  11. ^ "AAA/CAA Five Diamond Lodgings" (PDF). January 20, 2012.
  12. ^ "Isn't it grand?". Deseret News. March 11, 2001.
  13. ^ "American Towers North, Salt Lake City | 129121 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  14. ^ "American Towers South, Salt Lake City | 129122 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  15. ^ "World Trade Center @ City Creek, Salt Lake City | 129097 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  16. ^ "222 South Main Street, Salt Lake City | 150197 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  17. ^ "Utah State Capitol, Salt Lake City | 129135 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  18. ^ a b "South Temple Tower - Office Space Availability". www.commercialcafe.com. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Zions Bank Tower, Salt Lake City | 129109 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  20. ^ Nii, Jennifer K. (November 18, 2005). "Renovation is unique task". Deseret News.
  21. ^ "The Regent, Salt Lake City | 291754 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  22. ^ "Hilton Salt Lake City Center, Salt Lake City | 129115 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  23. ^ https://www.emporis.com/buildings/129093/salt-lake-city-county-building-salt-lake-city-ut-usa
  24. ^ "Little America Hotel and Towers, Salt Lake City | 129102 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  25. ^ "Walker Center, Salt Lake City | 129137 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  26. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Walker Bank Building". United States Department of the Interior Heritage Conservation and Recreation Service. August 22, 2006.
  27. ^ "Hotel Monaco Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City | 129108 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  28. ^ "Continental Bank". Utah State Historical Society. September 1979.
  29. ^ "Wells Fargo Plaza, Salt Lake City | 129105 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  30. ^ a b "Salt Lake LDS Temple, Salt Lake City | 129136 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  31. ^ Cowan, Richard O. "The Design, Construction, and Role of the Salt Lake Temple".
  32. ^ "JC Penney Building, Salt Lake City | 129118 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  33. ^ "Qwest Building, Salt Lake City | 129113 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  34. ^ "First Security Building, Salt Lake City | 129124 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  35. ^ "Deseret Savings / First Security Building, Salt Lake City". Utah Heritage Foundation.
  36. ^ "Ken Garff Building, Salt Lake City | 187542 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  37. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: First Security Bank Building". United States Department of the Interior National Park Service. August 16, 2005.
  38. ^ "Broadway Centre, Salt Lake City | 129132 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  39. ^ "Parkside Tower, Salt Lake City | 129116 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  40. ^ "HK Tower, Salt Lake City | 199798 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  41. ^ "Joseph Smith Memorial Building, Salt Lake City | 129127 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  42. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Hotel Utah". United States Department of the Interior — National Park Service. January 3, 1978.
  43. ^ "257 Towers Building, Salt Lake City | 129111 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  44. ^ "185 South State Street, Salt Lake City | 129117 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  45. ^ "Shilo Inn, Salt Lake City | 129107 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  46. ^ "Red Lion Hotel Salt Lake Downtown, Salt Lake City | 129106 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  47. ^ "Boston Building, Salt Lake City | 129129 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  48. ^ a b "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Exchange Place Historic District". United States Department of the Interior — National Park Service. August 10, 1978.
  49. ^ "Newhouse Building, Salt Lake City | 129130 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
  50. ^ "Meet the Kensington Tower, the high-rise that would join Utah's tallest buildings in Salt Lake City's skyline". September 5, 2019.
  51. ^ http://www.slcdocs.com/Planning/Planning%20Commission/2021/10.%20October/00786Memorandum.pdf
  52. ^ "Here's the next skyscraper coming to Downtown in Salt Lake City's boom". February 18, 2021.
  53. ^ "28-story hotel planned for Salt Lake City convention center". KUTV. Associated Press. April 9, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  54. ^ Flores, Cristina (February 14, 2018). "High-rise, luxury apartment building could bring 300 new spaces to downtown Salt Lake". KUTV. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  55. ^ "Builders release details on the high-rise that will replace the Utah Theater". January 12, 2021.
  56. ^ "South West Temple -".
  57. ^ "New renderings for West Quarter's Phase 2 show impressive architectural and mixed-use ambition". October 26, 2021.
  58. ^ "New renderings for West Quarter's Phase 2 show impressive architectural and mixed-use ambition". October 26, 2021.
  59. ^ "New renderings for West Quarter's Phase 2 show impressive architectural and mixed-use ambition". October 26, 2021.
  60. ^ "Salt Lake City & County Building, Salt Lake City | 129093 | EMPORIS". emporis.com. Retrieved July 23, 2016.
Retrieved from ""