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 the third largest city in Connecticut behind Stamford and Bridgeport.

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Tallest buildings

These are the tallest buildings in New Haven, Connecticut. Most of the buildings on the list were built around the late 60s and early 70s.

RankNameImageHeight

ft (m)

FloorsYearNotes
1 Connecticut Financial Center Connecticut Financial Center cropped.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 cropped, New Haven.jpg 338 (103)312010Second largest apartment building in Connecticut after Park Tower Stamford. [2]
3 Knights of Columbus Building Knights of Columbus headquarters.jpg 322 (98)231969
4One Century Tower One Century Tower New Haven.jpg 281 (85)191990
5New Haven Savings Bank Tower NewHavenCT Green.jpg 270 (82)181974
6 Kline Biology Tower Yale Kline Biology Tower.JPG 251 (76)161966 59th-tallest educational building in the world.
7 Yale New Haven Hospital Cancer Center Smilow Cancer Hospital at Yale New Haven (54106458005).jpg 240 (73)132008
8 Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building Southern New England Telephone Company Administrative Building in New Haven, October 17, 2008.jpg 232 (70)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
10100 College Street230 (70)132015
11 St. Mary's Church (New Haven, Connecticut) St marys new haven.jpg 229 (69)11874Tallest church in New Haven.
12 Crown Towers Downtown New Haven.jpg 224 (68)221967Tallest residential building in New Haven until the completion of 360 State Street.
13 Harkness Tower Harkness Tower Canopy Highsmith.jpg 216 (65)91921Tallest clock tower in the city. Third tallest building in the Yale university campus.
14Center Court Apartments Center Court Apartments New Haven.jpg 213 (64)131916
15SBC Building Frontier Building New Haven.jpg 212 (64)101955
16Bella Vista Buildings (A,B,C)211 (64)171973 [3]
17Bella Vista Buildings (D,E)235 (72)191973 [3]
18Long Wharf Maritime Center209 (63)151985
19Hall Of Graduate Studies Sterling Law Building from SSS roof.jpg 208 (63)141932
20One Tower One Tower New Haven.jpg 206 (62)211971Also known as the Jewish Community Council Tower. [4]
21Omni New Haven Hotel Omni Hotel - New Haven, Connecticut.jpg 205 (62)191966Tallest hotel in New Haven and the fourth-tallest hotel in Connecticut. [5]
22Center Church On The Green Center Church on the Green 02.jpg 205 (62)11812Tallest of the three churches on the green. A crypt lies underneath the church. [6]
23 Payne Whitney Gymnasium Yale Cathedral of Sweat.JPG 200 (61)161932Second largest gymnasium in the world. [7]
24Bass Tower MMDA-Photos - 2019-11-08 - Yale Murray College Tower.jpg 196 (58) ?2017Part of the Pauli Murray college.
25101 College Street187 (56)102023
26Taft Apartments185 (56)121911
27One Church Street Consulate Of Ecuador Building New Haven.jpg 183 (55)81961Houses the Consulate Of Ecuador. [8]
28Madison Towers183 (55)171963
29234 Church Street Gold Building New Haven.jpg 181 (55)151972
30900 Chapel Street 900 Chapel Street New Haven.jpg 179 (54)131966
31300 George Street176 (53)101960
32University Towers York Street, New Haven.jpg 170 (51)171960
33Lippard Laboratory of Clinical Investigation167 (50)111965
34Sheffield Sterling Strathcona Hall Sheffield-Sterling-Strathcona 2.jpg 166 (50)101932
35 Yale New Haven Hospital East Yale New Haven Hospital (54106261403).jpg 165 (50)121953Also referred to as 20 York Street. [9]
3654 Meadow Street159 (48)91946Renovated in the late 1980s. [10] Also referred to as the Gateway Center. [11]
37Anlyan Center For Medical Research And Education158 (48)72003
38 Sterling Memorial Library Yale University Library - Sterling Memorial Library (54105136782).jpg 157 (47)151930
39235 Church Street156 (47)91973Known as the New Haven County Courthouse. [12]
40 Crawford Manor NewHavenCT GeorgeCrawfordManor.jpg 150 (45)151966Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2015. [13]

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
Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building Southern New England Telephone Company Administrative Building in New Haven, October 17, 2008.jpg 1938–1966232 (70)17
Kline Biology 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 cropped.jpg 1990–present383 (117)26

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

This lists 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. 1 2 "Bella Vista Building D, New Haven | 192266". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  4. https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/tower-one/12208
  5. Diagrams SkyscraperPage.com
  6. https://nhba.yale.edu/building?id=205
  7. https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=40861
  8. https://nhba.yale.edu/building?id=203
  9. https://www.skydb.net/building/206447921/yale-new-haven-hospital-east-pavilion-new-haven/
  10. https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/54-Meadow-St-New-Haven-CT/4083378/
  11. https://www.skydb.net/building/701160501/gateway-center-new-haven/
  12. https://www.skydb.net/building/436284551/new-haven-county-courthouse-new-haven/
  13. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/15000113