List of tallest buildings in New Haven

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The New Haven skyline as seen from Lighthouse Point Park in 2007 before the completion of 360 State Street Nhskyline day.jpg
The New Haven skyline as seen from Lighthouse Point Park in 2007 before the completion of 360 State Street

New Haven is a coastal city located in Connecticut. It has 84 buildings over 100 feet tall. Its tallest building is the Connecticut Financial Center which stands at 383 feet.

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Map of the tallest buildings

List of tallest buildings in New Haven
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These are the locations of the 35 tallest buildings in New Haven.
  •  1900s and before 
  •  1910s 
  •  1920s 
  •  1930s 
  •  1940s 
  •  1950s 
  •  1960s 
  •  1970s 
  •  1980s 
  •  1990s 
  •  2000s 
  •  2010s 
  •  2020s 
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Connecticut Financial Center
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360 State Street
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Knights of Columbus Building
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One Century Tower
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195 Church Street
6
Kline Biology Tower
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Yale New Haven Hospital Smilow Cancer Center
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The Eli
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Union and New Haven Trust Building
10
St. Mary's Church
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Crown Towers
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Harkness Tower
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Center Court Apartments
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310 Orange Street
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Long Wharf Maritime Center I
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Swensen Tower
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Omni New Haven Hotel
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Tower One
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100 College Street
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Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
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Payne Whitney Gymnasium
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Bass Tower
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101 College Street
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Taft Apartments
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Center Church On the Green
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Bella Vista Building E
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Bella Vista Building D
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One Church Street
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Madison Towers
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Bella Vista Building C
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Bella Vista Building A
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Bella Vista Building B
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University Towers
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Executive Building
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Sheffield Sterling Strathcona Hall

Tallest buildings

These are the tallest buildings in New Haven, Connecticut.

RankNameImageHeight

ft (m)

FloorsYearNotes
1 Connecticut Financial Center Connecticut Financial Center (54106458175).jpg 383 (117)261990Currently, the sixth-tallest building in Connecticut; fourth-tallest in the state upon completion in 1990. [1]
2 360 State Street 360 State Street, New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 338 (103)312010Second largest apartment building in Connecticut after Park Tower Stamford. [2]
3 Knights of Columbus Building Knights of Columbus Building (3487106693).jpg 321 (98)231969World headquarters of the Knights of Columbus designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates.
4One Century Tower One Century Tower, New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 280 (85)191990Designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates [3]
5195 Church Street 195 Church Street, New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 270 (82)181974
6 Kline Tower Kline Biology Tower (54106005346).jpg 250 (76)161966 59th-tallest educational building in the world.
7 Yale New Haven Hospital Smilow Cancer Center Smilow Cancer Hospital, New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 237 (72)132008
8 The Eli (formerly the SNET Building) The Eli, aka the Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building.jpg 232 (71)171938Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
9 Union and New Haven Trust Building Union and New Haven Trust Building, New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 231 (70)131927Now known as The Union
10 St. Mary's Church St marys new haven.jpg 230 (70)11874Tallest church in New Haven.
11 Crown Towers Crown Towers, New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 222 (68)221967Tallest residential building in New Haven until the completion of 360 State Street.
12 Harkness Tower Harkness Tower in full.jpg 216 (66)91921Tallest clock tower in the city. Third tallest building in the Yale university campus.
13Center Court Apartments Center Court Apartments New Haven.jpg 215 (66)131916
14310 Orange Street Frontier Building New Haven.jpg 213 (65)101955
15Long Wharf Maritime Center I Long Wharf Maritime Center New Haven 1.jpg 209 (63)151985
16 Swensen Tower Swensen Tower, Yale Humanities Quadrangle.jpg 208 (63)141932Formerly known as The Hall of Graduate Studies. [4]
17Tower One One Tower New Haven.jpg 207 (63)211971Also known as the Jewish Community Council Tower. [5]
18100 College Street 100 College Street, New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 205 (62)132015
19Omni New Haven Hotel Omni Hotel - New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 208 (63)191966Tallest hotel in New Haven and the fourth-tallest hotel in Connecticut. [6]
20 Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital Yale New Haven Children's Hospital (54106346004).jpg 201 (61)101993
21 Payne Whitney Gymnasium Yale Cathedral of Sweat.JPG 199 (60)161932Second largest gymnasium in the world. [7]
22 Bass Tower MMDA-Photos - 2019-11-08 - Yale Murray College Tower.jpg 196 (58)2017Part of the Pauli Murray college.
23101 College Street 101 College Street, New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 186 (57)102023
24 Taft Apartments Taft Apartments New Haven.jpg 185 (56)121911
25Center Church On The Green Center Church on the Green 02.jpg 184 (56)11812Tallest of the three churches on the green. A crypt lies underneath the church. [8]
26Bella Vista Building E Bella Vista Building E 1.jpg 183 (55)191973Tallest building in the Bella Vista complex.
27One Church Street Consulate of Ecuador, New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 183 (55)81961Houses the Consulate Of Ecuador. [9]
28Madison Towers Madison Towers New Haven.jpg 180 (55)171963
29Executive Building Gold Building New Haven.jpg 167 (55)151972
30Bella Vista Building D Bella Vista Building D 1.jpg 183 (55)191973
31900 Chapel Street 900 Chapel Street New Haven.jpg 184 (54)131966
32Bella Vista Building C Bella Vista Building C 3.jpg 173 (52)171973
33University Towers York Street, New Haven.jpg 170 (51)171960
34300 George Street 300 George Street New Haven 2.jpg 152 (51)101960
35Bella Vista Building A Bella Vista Building A 2.jpg 173 (51)171973
36Bella Vista Building B Bella Vista Building B 1.jpg 173 (51)171973
37Lippard Laboratory of Clinical Investigation Lippard Labatory of Clinical Investigation.jpg 154 (50)111965
38Sheffield Sterling Strathcona Hall Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona 2.jpg 166 (50)101932
39 Yale New Haven Hospital East Pavilion Yale New Haven Hospital (54106261403).jpg 165 (50)121953Also referred to as 20 York Street. [10]
4054 Meadow Street 54 Meadow Street.jpg 159 (48)91946Renovated in the late 1980s. [11] Also referred to as the Gateway Center. [12]
41Anlyan Center For Medical Research And Education Anlyan Center For Medical Research And Education.jpg 158 (48)72003
42 Sterling Memorial Library Yale University Library - Sterling Memorial Library (54105136782).jpg 157 (47)151930
43235 Church Street 325 Church Street New Haven.jpg 156 (47)91973Known as the New Haven County Courthouse. [13]
44 New Haven City Hall New Haven City Hall, October 17, 2008.jpg 152 (46)41862Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. [14]
45 George Crawford Manor NewHavenCT GeorgeCrawfordManor.jpg 150 (45)151966Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2015. [15]
46 Pierson Tower Ezra Stiles College and Pierson College.jpg 150 (45)41933Morse College Residential Tower is seen on the far left. 120 ft (36 meters) tall when excluding the spire.
47Saint Francis of Assisi Catholic Church147 (44)11890
48Trinity Lutheran Church Trinity Lutheran Church New Haven.jpg 144 (43)11871
49Edith Johnson Towers Edith Johnson Towers 2.jpg 143 (43)141972Also referred to as 114 Bristol Street. [16]
50Clinic Building Clinic Building 2.jpg 143 (43)61932
51United Church on the Green United Church on the Green.jpg 137 (41)11816
52Tower East 18 Tower Lane.jpg 135 (41)131982
53Whitney Grove Square Whitney Grove Square New Haven.jpg 135 (41)81986
54Temple Square Apartments Temple Square Apartments New Haven.jpg 135 (41)41939
55Saint Michael's Church Church of St. Michael.JPG 134 (40)11904
56Edward S. Harkness Memorial Hall Edward S. Harkness Memorial Hall.jpg 132 (40)111955
57 St. Joseph Catholic Church NewHavenStJoseph.JPG 132 (40)11905Yellow brick Romanesque church
58 Morse College Residential Tower MorseCollegeNighttime.jpg 131 (40)131962
59Charles Bingham Hall Charles Bingham Hall New Haven.jpg 131 (40)91928
60Pilgrim Congregational Church131 (40)11900
61 Yale New Haven Hospital South Pavilion Yale New Haven Hospital.jpg 129 (39)61982
62129 Church Street 129 Church Street.jpg 129 (39)81919
63 Trinity Church on the Green Trinity on the Green Episcopal Church (54106261468).jpg 129 (39)11814Gothic church designed by Ithiel Town. [17]
6460 Temple Street 60 Temple Street New Haven.jpg 128 (39)91977
65Long Wharf Maritime Center II Long Wharf Maritime Center New Haven 2.jpg 127 (38)91988
6655 Church Street 55 Church Street New Haven.jpg 126 (38)91974
67First and Summerfield United Methodist Church FirstSummerfieldNewHaven.jpg 126 (38)11849
68St. Paul & St. James Episcopal Church125 (38)11830
69 Yale School of Public Health Yale School of Public Health.jpg 123 (37)81964Located at 60 College Street. [18]
70Phelps Hall Phelps Hall from Old Campus.JPG 122 (37)61896
71Saint Stanislaus Catholic Church122 (37)11913
72New Haven Hotel New Haven Hotel.jpg 117 (35)71989
7344 Orange Street 44 Orange Street.jpg 116 (35)101993
74 Hotel Marcel Armstrong Rubber Company HQ, aka Pirelli Building.jpg 116 (35)71970Formerly was the headquarters for the Armstrong Rubber Company. One of the most famous brutalist buildings in the city along with the Crawford Manor. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2021. [19] Converted into a hotel in 2022. [20]
75 Saybrook College Tower Branford Court west dusk.JPG 116 (35)71917
76 Christ Church Christ Church - New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 114 (34)11898Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2009. [21]
77Liberty Building 152 Temple Street.jpg 114 (34)71901
78 Schwarzman Center Hewitt quad.jpg 113 (34)41901
79William T. Rowe Apartments William T. Rowe Apartments.jpg 112 (34)92011
80Robert N. Giaimo Federal Building Robert N. Giaimo Federal Building.jpg 112 (34)61978
81Charles T. McQueeney Apartments Charles T. McQueeney Apartments.jpg 111 (33)101975
82 Battell Chapel Battell Chapel.jpg 111 (33)11876
8355 Park Street 55 Park Street.jpg 110 (33)62010
84University Theater, Yale School of Drama 222 York Street.jpg 110 (33)1926

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in New Haven, Connecticut.

NameImageStreet addressYears as
tallest
Height

ft (m)

Floors
Union and New Haven Trust Building Union and New Haven Trust Building, New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 205 Church Street1927–1938231 (70)13
The Eli (formerly the SNET Building) The Eli, aka the Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building.jpg 1938–1966231 (70)17
Kline Tower Yale Kline Biology Tower.JPG 1966–1969251 (76)16
Knights of Columbus Building Knights of Columbus headquarters.jpg 1969–1990322 (98)23
Connecticut Financial Center
Connecticut Financial Center, New Haven.jpg 1990–present383 (117)26

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

This list (currently empty) ranks tall buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in New Haven.

NameHeight*

ft (m)

Floors*Year*

(est.)

StatusNotes

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

References

  1. Connecticut Skyscraper Diagram – SkyscraperPage.com
  2. "Dig Out That Downturn | New Haven Independent". December 2008.
  3. "One Century Tower: Building Details". New Haven Building Archive. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  4. https://www.skydb.net/building/91922423/hall-of-graduate-studies-new-haven/
  5. https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/tower-one/12208
  6. Diagrams SkyscraperPage.com
  7. https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=40861
  8. https://nhba.yale.edu/building?id=205
  9. https://nhba.yale.edu/building?id=203
  10. https://www.skydb.net/building/206447921/yale-new-haven-hospital-east-pavilion-new-haven/
  11. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/54-Meadow-St-New-Haven-CT/4083378/
  12. https://www.skydb.net/building/701160501/gateway-center-new-haven/
  13. https://www.skydb.net/building/436284551/new-haven-county-courthouse-new-haven/
  14. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/database-research.htm#table
  15. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/15000113
  16. https://www.skydb.net/building/96751788/edith-johnson-towers-new-haven/
  17. "Trinity: The First Gothic Style Church in America". www.trinitynewhaven.org. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  18. https://www.skydb.net/building/147253729/laboratory-of-epidemiology-and-public-health-new-haven/
  19. https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/database-research.htm
  20. https://www.world-architects.com/en/events/historic-sustainable-and-modern-hotel-marcel
  21. https://www.gpsmycity.com/attractions/christ-church-46675.html