New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut behind Stamford and Bridgeport. New Haven is located on the shore of the New Haven Harbor which allowed the city grow economically which allowed it to grow industrially. Before there where countless factories which sprung up in new haven until the 1900s and the 2000s which slowed the cities development. Most skyscrapers were built recently like 360 State Street completed in 2010.
These are the sixteen tallest buildings in New Haven, Connecticut. [1]
| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Connecticut Financial Center |  | 383 (117) | 26 | 1990 | Currently, the sixth-tallest building in Connecticut; fourth-tallest in the state upon completion in 1990. [2] |
| 2 | 360 State Street |  | 338 (103) | 31 | 2010 | Second largest apartment building in Connecticut after Park Tower Stamford. [3] |
| 3 | Knights of Columbus Building |  | 321 (98) | 23 | 1969 | |
| 4 | Kline Biology Tower |  | 250 (76) | 16 | 1966 | 59th-tallest educational building in the world. |
| 5 | 100px |  | 233 (71) | 22 | 1967 | Tallest residential building in New Haven until the completion of 360 State Street. |
| 6 | New Haven Savings Bank Tower |  | 230 (70) | 18 | 1974 | |
| 7 | Bella Vista Buildings (A,B,C) | 211 (64) | 17 | 1973 | [4] | |
| 7 | Bella Vista Buildings (D,E) | 235 (72) | 19 | 1973 | [4] | |
| 8 | One Century Tower |  | 213 (66) | 19 | 1990 | One Century Tower is the building on the far left in the picture. |
| 9 | Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building |  | 210 (60) | 17 | 1938 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| 10 | Harkness Tower |  | 216 (66) | 9 | 1921 | Part of the Yale university campus |
| 11 | Omni New Haven Hotel |  | 209 (65) | 19 | 1966 | Tallest hotel in New Haven and the fourth-tallest hotel in Connecticut. [5] |
| 12 | One tower | 207 (61) | 21 | 1971 | Also known as the Jewish community council tower | |
| 13 | Union and New Haven Trust Building |  | 164 (50) | 13 | 1927 | Now known as The Union |
| 14 | Frontier Building Headquarters New Haven | 160 (49) | 14 | ? | Sold in 2022 to a company in New Jersey | |
| 15 | Gold building | 157 (48) | 14 | 1975 | ||
| 16 | Hotel Marcel |  | 119 (37) | 7 | 1970 | Originally used as the headquarters for the Armstrong rubber company |
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in New Haven, Connecticut.
| Name | Image | Street address | Years as tallest | Height ft (m) | Floors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Union and New Haven Trust Building | | 205 Church Street | 1927–1938 | 164 (50) | 13 |
| Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building | | 227 Church Street | 1938–1966 | 196 (59) | 17 |
| Kline Biology Tower | | 219 Prospect Street | 1966–1969 | 250 (76) | 16 |
| Knights of Columbus Building | | One Columbus Plaza | 1969–1990 | 321 (98) | 23 |
| Connecticut Financial Center | | 157 Church Street | 1990–present | 383 (117) | 26 |
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This lists buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in New Haven.
| Name | Height* ft (m) | Floors* | Year* (est.) | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savings bank 1 | |||||
* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, or dates of completion has not yet been released.
The Connecticut Financial Center is the tallest building in New Haven, Connecticut, and the sixth tallest building in the state. The 383 foot postmodern skyscraper was designed by the Toronto architectural firm Crang and Boake and completed in 1990. It is adjacent to New Haven City Hall facing the New Haven Green in Downtown New Haven. Among the current tenants of the building are United Illuminating, Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, and the Social Security Administration’s Office of Hearings and Appeals. The CFC stands on the former site of the Powell Building, which was New Haven's first skyscraper.
360 State Street is a 300-foot (91 m) residential skyscraper completed in 2010 in New Haven, Connecticut. It is the second-tallest building in the city, and the largest apartment building in the state. DeSimone Consulting Engineers were the structural engineers on the building and it won the 2009 New York Construction – Top Project of the Year.
The Eli, formerly the Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building, is a skyscraper at 227 Church Street in downtown New Haven, Connecticut. Completed in 1938, it is the city's finest example of Art Deco architecture, and was headquarters to the Southern New England Telephone Company (SNET), which oversaw the building of the state's telephone networks. Designed by Douglas Orr and Roy W. Foote, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.