List of tallest buildings in Cincinnati


This is a list of tallest buildings in Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks 28 Cincinnati-area skyscrapers that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Some of the below buildings are not in Cincinnati but rather a neighboring community. 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
RankNameImageHeight
ft / m		FloorsYearNoteReference
1Great American Tower at Queen City Square665 / 203412010Tallest building in Cincinnati, third-tallest in Ohio.
2Carew Tower574 / 175491931Second-tallest in Cincinnati, tallest from 1931 until 2010.
3PNC Tower495 / 151311913When completed was the fifth-tallest building in the world, and the tallest building in the world outside of New York City.
4Scripps Center468 / 143361990Tallest building built in Cincinnati in the 1990s.
5Fifth Third Center423 / 129321969Headquarters of Fifth Third Bank
6Center at 600 Vine418 / 127301984
7First Financial Center410 / 125321991Headquarters of Roto-Rooter, Chemed
8Hilton Cincinnati Netherland Plaza372 / 113311931
9Columbia Plaza368 / 112291984Former headquarters of Chiquita
10PNC Center354 / 108271979Tallest building completed in the 1970s.
11=Atrium Two351 / 107281984
11=US Bank Tower 351 / 107261981
12=Millennium Hotel Cincinnati350 / 107321977
12=36 East Seventh350 / 107261989Discrepancies exist about the building's height. An Emporis estimate lists the height as 349.86 feet, but analysis from another source suggests that the building is 322 feet tall. With either height number, the building would remain in the same place on the table relative to other structures.
13Edgecliff Point322 / 99241990Not to be confused with The Edgecliff, a 231-foot structure residing nearby.
14Kroger Building320 / 98251954Kroger Co.'s headquarters
15Macy's Building317 / 97211978Macy's headquarters
16Enquirer Building312 / 95251992
17525 Vine Center309 / 95231985
18Rivercenter 1308 / 94181990
19The Ascent at Roebling Bridge293 / 89212008Located in Covington, Kentucky. Kentucky's 19th-tallest building.
20Rivercenter 2292 / 88151998
21Terrace Plaza Hotel272 / 83191949
22Duke Energy Building269 / 82181929Designed by Cincinnati architectural firm Garber & Woodward and John Russell Pope
23National City Tower 263 / 80201968
24Hyatt Regency Cincinnati260 / 79231984
25Fourth & Walnut Center255 / 78191904Tallest building in Cincinnati from 1904 to 1913.
26Cincinnati American Building255 / 78181928
27Bartlett Building252 / 77191901Tallest building in Cincinnati from 1901 to 1904.
28Atrium One252 / 77201981

Buildings under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Cincinnati and are planned to rise at least.
RankNameTypeHeight
ft / m		FloorsCompletion year NoteReference
1Eighth and SycamoreResidential238 / 73172017
24th and RaceResidential- / -172017
3GE US Global Operations CenterCommercial185 / 56122016

Approved and proposed buildings

This lists buildings that are approved or proposed in Cincinnati and are planned to rise at least.
RankNameTypeHeight
ft / m		FloorsAnticipated groundbreakingNoteReference
1SkyHouse CincinnatiResidential292 / 89252018Canceled
2719 MainResidential- / -142017Proposed
3801 MainResidential- / -142017Proposed