List of tallest buildings in San Antonio

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San Antonio's skyline as of August 2014

The U.S. city of San Antonio, Texas is home to 93 high-rises, 8 of which are skyscrapers that stand at least 328 feet (100 m) feet tall. The tallest structure in the city, excluding radio antennas, is the Tower of the Americas, standing 750 feet (229 m) tall. Completed for HemisFair '68, it is the tallest structure in Texas (excluding radio antennas) south of Houston, the second-tallest observation tower in the United States, and third-tallest in the Western Hemisphere. The second-tallest structure and tallest building in the city is the Marriott Rivercenter.

The history of skyscrapers in San Antonio began with the construction of the Tower Life Building (originally the Smith-Young Tower) in 1928, which is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city. Proposed towers in the central city are Villita Tower a 32-story residential tower,[1] Canopy by Hilton, a 24-story tower on the Riverwalk[2] and the 21-story Thompson Hotels & Residences.[3] In early October 2017, notice of a 900 ft/274m Ferris wheel/observation wheel was given to the FAA for an area south of Downtown San Antonio. [4]

Tallest buildings: delivered[]

This list ranks San Antonio high-rises that stand at least 200 feet / 61 meters tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details. 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
01.0-- Tower of the Americas 750 ft (229 m) 3 1968 Tallest structure in Texas (excluding radio antennas) south of Houston, the second-tallest observation tower in the United States, and third-tallest in the Western Hemisphere.
01.01 Marriott Rivercenter 546 ft (166 m) 38 1988 Tallest building in San Antonio excluding the Tower of the Americas and one of the tallest hotels in Texas.
01.02 Weston Centre 444 ft (135 m) 32 1989 Tallest office building in San Antonio.
01.03 Grand Hyatt San Antonio 424 ft (129 m) 34 2008 1,000 room hotel in Downtown San Antonio and Tallest building in San Antonio built in the 2000s.
01.04 Tower Life Building 404 ft (123 m) 30 1928 Originally the Smith-Young Tower. Renovated in 1953 and again in 2010. Also on the national register of historic places.
01.05 Bank of America Plaza 387 ft (118 m) 28 1983
6 Frost Tower (San Antonio) 385 ft

(112 m)

24 2019 The first 16 floors are occupied by Frost.
01.06 The Towers on Park Lane 368 ft (112 m) 23 1988 Tallest residential building in San Antonio.
01.07 San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk 348 ft (106 m) 30 1979
01.08 Wyndham San Antonio Riverwalk 325 ft (99 m) 21 1957 Hotel located across the street from the Weston Centre
01.09 Nix Professional Building 323 ft (98 m) 23 1931 When completed, it was the tallest hospital in the United States
10 The Arts Residences / Thompson San Antonio 314 ft

(96 m)

20 2021 Mixed use hotel / residential tower.
11 City Tower 300 ft (91 m) 22 1975
12 Vidorra 292 ft (89 m) 20 2009 A condominium tower in the East Side neighborhood of San Antonio.
13 Milam Building 280 ft (85 m) 21 1928 First air conditioned high-rise office building
14 Broadway San Antonio 279 ft (85 m) 21 2010 Residential Building
15 Drury Plaza Hotel - San Antonio Riverwalk 278 ft (85 m) 24 1929 Placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. Previously known as the Alamo National Bank Building .
16 AT&T Building 260 ft (79 m) 14 1930 476,000-square-foot office building
17 Riverview Towers - North Tower 260 ft (79 m) 20 1982
18 One Riverwalk Place 256 ft (78 m) 18 1981 262,935-square-foot office building. Renovated in 2017.
19 Holiday Inn San Antonio-Riverwalk 228 ft (69 m) 24 1987
20 The Vistana 226 ft (69 m) 17 2009
21 Wilford Hall Medical Center 220 ft (67 m) 10 1942
22 Hilton Palacio del Rio 217 ft

(66 m)

20 1968 Hotel located on the Riverwalk of San Antonio. Constructed using Modular building construction Techniques
23 One International Centre 213 ft

(64 m)

15 1985 Located on 100 NE Loop 410 in North Central San Antonio
24 AT&T Building 209 ft

(63 m)

16 1961
25 Air Force Village I 205 ft

(62 m)

16 1970
26 Northwood Tower 205 ft

(62 m)

15 1986
27 Emily Morgan Hotel 205 ft

(62 m)

13 1926

Tallest buildings: site prep or under construction[]

The following are central business district projects which will rise at least 200 ft (61 m).

Name Height*
ft / m 		Floors Completion Status Notes
Canopy by Hilton Hotel 247 / 75 24 2021 T/O Hospitality
Pearl Office Towers 188 / 57 10 2020 T/O Office
The Floodgate 215 / 66 17 2022 U/C Residential

Tallest buildings: approved, site plan under review or proposed[]

The following are central business district projects which are to rise at least 200 ft (61 m).

Name Height*
ft / m 		Floors Year Status Notes
305 Soledad St. 393 / 120 32 2021 Approved Residential
Dream Hotel - / - 25 2023 Proposed Hospitality
JMJ Towers Riverwalk (Villita Tower) 290 / 88 24 2021 Approved Residential
Cambria Hotel & Mixed Use 247 / 73 24 2019 Approved Hospitality
Hard Rock Hotel - / - 18 - Proposed Hospitality
1603 Broadway 260 / 79 17 2020 Approved Mixed Use
Hotel Sul Fiume - / - 14 - Approved Hospitality

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights or dates of completion has not yet been released

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "River Walk Location Sets the Stage for High-Rise Project".
  2. ^ "Developers plan". February 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "21-story hotel and condo tower coming to downtown San Antonio". March 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Form 7460-1 for ASN 2017-ASW-14903-OE".

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