List of tallest buildings in Nebraska

Skyline of Lincoln

Skyline of Omaha

This list of tallest buildings in Nebraska ranks skyscrapers in the US state of Nebraska by height for existing and proposed structures. This list includes buildings with a minimum height of 200 feet (61 meters), and features the 23 tallest completed buildings in the state, 20 of which are located in Omaha.

Nebraska's tallest building is the 634-foot (193 m), 45-story First National Bank Tower. Completed in 1969, the 478-foot (146 m), 30-story tall Woodmen Tower was formerly the tallest; and before that, the 15-story tall Nebraska State Capitol.

In January 2022, Mutual of Omaha announced they would build their new headquarters in downtown Omaha on the site of the W. Dale Clark Library, which upon completion at 677 feet (206 m) and 44 stories, would make the skyscraper the new tallest building in both Omaha and the state.

Tallest buildings

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	City	Notes
1	First National Bank Tower		634 (193)	45	2002	Omaha	Office
2	Woodmen Tower		478 (146)	30	1969	Omaha	Office
3	Nebraska State Capitol		400 (120)	15	1932	Lincoln	Government
4	AT&T Building (Omaha)		334 (102)	16	1919	Omaha	Office
5	Elmwood Tower		320 (98), disputed	23	1963	Omaha	Residential
6	Union Pacific Center		317 (97)	19	2004	Omaha	Office
7	First National Center		295 (90)	25	1971	Omaha	Office
8	Mutual of Omaha Building		285 (87)	14	1970	Omaha	Office
9	Northern Natural Gas Building		260 (79)	15	1957	Omaha	Residential
10	Lied Place Residences	|	257 (78)	20	2022	Lincoln	Residential
11	1200 Landmark Center		255 (78)	15	1990	Omaha	Office
12	Omaha World-Herald		250 (76)	16	1980	Omaha	Office
13	Omaha Double Tree Hotel		239 (73)	19	1970	Omaha	Hotel
14	Lied Transplant Center		230 (70)	15	1999	Omaha	Hospital(primarily)
15T	Orpheum Tower		220 (67)	16	1910	Omaha	Residential
15T	U.S. Bank Tower	|	220 (67)	18	1970	Lincoln	Office
17T	Central Park Plaza I		213 (65)	16	1982	Omaha	Office
17T	Central Park Plaza II		213 (65)	16	1982	Omaha	Office
19T	Blackstone Plaza		212 feet (65)	14	1961	Omaha	Office
19T	Farnam 1600		212 (65)	14	1917	Omaha	Residential
21	Westbrook Tower		206 (63)	17	1966	Omaha	Residential
22	RiverFront Place Condos II		202 (62)	15	2011	Omaha	Residential
23	Omaha Tower		200 (61)	15	1976	Omaha	Office

Tallest buildings: site prep or under construction

Picture	Name	Height	Floors	Year	Status	City	Area	Use	Notes
	Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower	677 feet (206 m)	44	2026	Under construction	Omaha	Downtown	Office	[1]
	Project Health	380 feet (120 m) to 400 feet (122 m)	18-20	2030	Under construction		Midtown	Medical	Will function as a clinical learning and research center, as well as patient hospital, for Nebraska Medicine and UNMC. The $2.19 billion tower will be 50% funded by private dollars. [2] [3] [4]

Approved or proposed

Name	Height	Floors	Status	Status year	City	Area	Use	Notes
Mixed-use Development	260 feet (79 m)	20	Proposed	2020	Omaha	Westroads	Mixed-use	20,000 sq ft of office, 35,000 sq ft of retail space, a skyline restaurant, a 104,000 sq ft hotel, and 120,000 sq ft of luxury condos. [5]
The Beam	200 feet (61 m)	17	Approved	2024		Downtown	Residential	Mass timber tower consisting of 5 floors of parking and 12 floors of residential. [6] [7]
9 Lincoln Park	254 feet (77 m)	22	On hold	2024	Lincoln	Haymarket	Mixed-use	[8] [9]

Cancelled

Name	Height	City	Floors	Use	Notes
Vortex Tower	610 feet (186 m)	Omaha	60	Observation Tower	[10]
Lanoha Tower	430 feet (131 m)		30	Office/Retail	[11]
Omaha Marriott Hotel	377 feet (115 m)		28	Hotel	[12]
WallStreet Tower	373 feet (114 m)		32	Residential	[13]
Project 19	320 feet (98 m)		20	Office	[14]
HDR, Inc. Corporate Headquarters	265 feet (81 m)		16	Office	[15]

Timeline of tallest buildings

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

Name	City	Years as tallest	Height feet / m	Floors	Reference
Omaha National Bank Building	Omaha	1889–1912	180 feet (55 m)	10	[16]
Woodmen of the World Building	Omaha	1912–1919	245 feet (75 m)	19	[17]
AT&T Building (Omaha)	Omaha	1919–1932	265 feet (81 m)	16	[18]
Nebraska State Capitol	Lincoln	1932–1969	400 feet (120 m)	22	[19]
Woodmen Tower	Omaha	1969–2002	478 feet (146 m)	30	[20]
First National Bank Tower	Omaha	2002–present	634 feet (193 m)	45	[21]

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska
• Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower

References

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