New Haven is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It has 84 buildings over 100 feet tall. Its tallest building is the Connecticut Financial Center which stands at 383 feet.
New Haven is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It has 84 buildings over 100 feet tall. Its tallest building is the Connecticut Financial Center which stands at 383 feet.
These are the tallest buildings in New Haven, Connecticut that stand over 150 ft (46 m) tall. Spires and other architectural details are included in the height of a building, however, antennas are excluded.
| 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. [1] |
| 2 | 360 State Street |  | 338 (103) | 31 | 2010 | Second largest apartment building in Connecticut after Park Tower Stamford. [2] |
| 3 | Knights of Columbus Building |  | 321 (98) | 23 | 1969 | World headquarters of the Knights of Columbus designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates. |
| 4 | One Century Tower |  | 280 (85) | 19 | 1990 | Designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates [3] |
| 5 | 195 Church Street |  | 270 (82) | 18 | 1974 | |
| 6 | Kline Tower |  | 250 (76) | 16 | 1966 | 59th-tallest educational building in the world. |
| 7 | Union and New Haven Trust Building |  | 242 (74) | 12 | 1928 | Now known as The Union [4] |
| 8 | Yale New Haven Hospital Smilow Cancer Center |  | 237 (72) | 13 | 2008 | |
| 9 | The Eli (formerly the SNET Building) |  | 232 (71) | 17 | 1938 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| 10 | St. Mary's Church |  | 230 (70) | 1 | 1874 | Tallest church in New Haven. |
| 11 | Crown Towers |  | 222 (68) | 22 | 1967 | Tallest residential building in New Haven until the completion of 360 State Street. |
| 12 | Harkness Tower |  | 216 (66) | 9 | 1921 | Tallest clock tower in the city. Third tallest building in the Yale university campus. |
| 13 | Center Court Apartments |  | 215 (66) | 13 | 1916 | |
| 14 | 310 Orange Street |  | 213 (65) | 10 | 1955 | |
| 15 | Long Wharf Maritime Center I |  | 209 (63) | 15 | 1985 | |
| 16 | Swensen Tower |  | 208 (63) | 14 | 1932 | Formerly known as The Hall of Graduate Studies. [5] |
| 17 | Tower One |  | 207 (63) | 21 | 1971 | Also known as the Jewish Community Council Tower. [6] |
| 18 | 100 College Street |  | 205 (62) | 13 | 2015 | |
| 19 | Omni New Haven Hotel |  | 208 (63) | 19 | 1966 | Tallest hotel in New Haven and the fourth-tallest hotel in Connecticut. [7] |
| 20 | Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital |  | 201 (61) | 10 | 1993 | |
| 21 | Payne Whitney Gymnasium |  | 199 (60) | 16 | 1932 | Second largest gymnasium in the world. [8] |
| 22 | Bass Tower |  | 196 (58) | 2017 | Part of the Pauli Murray college. | |
| 23 | 101 College Street |  | 186 (57) | 10 | 2023 | |
| 24 | Taft Apartments |  | 185 (56) | 12 | 1911 | |
| 25 | Center Church On The Green |  | 184 (56) | 1 | 1812 | Tallest of the three churches on the green. A crypt lies underneath the church. [9] |
| 26 | Bella Vista Building E |  | 183 (55) | 19 | 1973 | Tallest building in the Bella Vista complex. |
| 27 | One Church Street |  | 183 (55) | 8 | 1961 | Houses the Consulate Of Ecuador. [10] |
| 28 | Madison Towers |  | 180 (55) | 17 | 1963 | |
| 29 | Executive Building |  | 167 (55) | 15 | 1972 | |
| 30 | Bella Vista Building D |  | 183 (55) | 19 | 1973 | |
| 31 | 900 Chapel Street |  | 184 (54) | 13 | 1966 | |
| 32 | Bella Vista Building C |  | 173 (52) | 17 | 1973 | |
| 33 | University Towers |  | 170 (51) | 17 | 1960 | |
| 34 | 300 George Street |  | 152 (51) | 10 | 1960 | |
| 35 | Bella Vista Building A |  | 173 (51) | 17 | 1973 | |
| 36 | Bella Vista Building B |  | 173 (51) | 17 | 1973 | |
| 37 | Lippard Laboratory of Clinical Investigation |  | 154 (50) | 11 | 1965 | |
| 38 | Sheffield Sterling Strathcona Hall |  | 166 (50) | 10 | 1932 | |
| 39 | Yale New Haven Hospital East Pavilion |  | 165 (50) | 12 | 1953 | Also referred to as 20 York Street. [11] |
| 40 | 54 Meadow Street |  | 159 (48) | 9 | 1946 | Renovated in the late 1980s. [12] Also referred to as the Gateway Center. [13] |
| 41 | Anlyan Center For Medical Research And Education |  | 158 (48) | 7 | 2003 | |
| 42 | Sterling Memorial Library |  | 157 (47) | 15 | 1930 | |
| 43 | 235 Church Street |  | 156 (47) | 9 | 1973 | Known as the New Haven County Courthouse. [14] |
| 44 | New Haven City Hall |  | 152 (46) | 4 | 1862 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975. [15] |
| 45 | George Crawford Manor |  | 150 (45) | 15 | 1966 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2015. [16] |
| 46 | Pierson Tower |  | 150 (45) | 4 | 1933 | Morse College Residential Tower is seen on the far left. 120 ft (36 meters) tall when excluding the spire. |
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 | 1927–1966 | 242 (74) | 13 |
| Kline Tower |  | 219 Prospect Street | 1966–1969 | 251 (76) | 16 |
| Knights of Columbus Building |  | One Columbus Plaza | 1969–1990 | 322 (98) | 23 |
| Connecticut Financial Center |  | 157 Church Street | 1990–present | 383 (117) | 26 |
This list (currently empty) ranks tall buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in New Haven.
| Name | Height* ft (m) | Floors* | Year* (est.) | Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, or dates of completion has not yet been released.
