List of tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska

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This is a list of the tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska . As of 2024, the city has 21 buildings that stand above 200 feet (61 meters). These include the 45-story First National Bank Tower, the 30-story Woodmen Tower, and the 21-story Elmwood Tower. [1] The 677-foot Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower is currently under construction, and will become the tallest building in the city and state when it is completed in 2026. [2] Furthermore, Nebraska Medicine proposed a 20-story tower in 2024 that is set to become Omaha's tallest building in Midtown. [3]

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Tallest habitable buildings

PictureRankNameStoriesHeightYear CompletedAreaPrimary PurposeSource
First National Bank Tower Omaha 2010.jpg 1 First National Bank Tower 45634 feet (193 m)2002DowntownOffice [4]
Omaha Woodmen Tower 2010.jpg 2 WoodmenLife Tower 30478 feet (146 m)1969DowntownOffice [5]
AT&TBuildingOmaha 2010.jpg 3 AT&T Building (Omaha) 16334 feet (102 m)1918DowntownOffice [6]
Elmwood Tower (Omaha, Nebraska).jpg 4 Elmwood Tower 21320 feet (98 m)1963MidtownResidential [7] [8]
UPCenterOmaha 2010.jpg 5 Union Pacific Center 19317 feet (97 m)2004DowntownOffice [9]
First National Bank Center Omaha 2010.jpg 6 First National Center (Omaha) 22295 feet (90 m)1971DowntownOffice [10]
MofO Tiger.jpg 7 Mutual of Omaha Building 14285 feet (87 m)1970MidtownOffice [11]
Wiki photos 005.png 8 Northern Natural Gas Building 15260 feet (79 m)1957DowntownResidential [12]
LandmarkBuildingOmaha 2010.jpg 9 1200 Landmark Center 15255 feet (78 m)1990DowntownOffice [13]
OmahaWorldHearldBuilding.jpg 10 Omaha World-Herald 16250 feet (76 m)1980DowntownOffice [14]
Double Tree Hotel Omaha.jpg 11Omaha Double Tree Hotel19239 feet (73 m)1970DowntownHotel [15]
TD Ameritrade Tower.jpg 12= Charles Schwab Tower 12230 feet (70 m)2013Old MillOffice
Lied Transplant Center UNMC Omaha.jpg 12= Lied Transplant Center 15230 feet (70 m)1999MidtownHospital (primarily) [16]
City National Bank Building, Omaha, Nebraska 041.jpg 14 Orpheum Tower 16220 feet (67 m)1910DowntownResidential [17]
Central Park Plaza Omaha Tower I.jpg 15= Central Park Plaza I16213 feet (65 m)1982DowntownOffice [18]
Omaha Central Park Plaza Tower II.jpg 15= Central Park Plaza II16213 feet (65 m)1982DowntownOffice [19]
OmahaKiewitPlaza.jpg 17= Blackstone Plaza 14212 feet (65 m)1961MidtownOffice [20]
First National Bank Building (Omaha, Nebraska).jpg 17= Farnam 1600 14212 feet (65 m)1917DowntownResidential [21]
Westbrook Tower, Omaha.jpg 19Westbrook Tower17207 feet (63 m)1966DowntownResidential [22]
River Front Place Omaha.jpg 20 RiverFront Place Condos II15202 feet (62 m)2011DowntownResidential [23]
OmahaTower.jpg 21Omaha Tower15200 feet (61 m)1976AksarbenOffice [24]

Tallest buildings: Site Prep or Under Construction

As of April 2022, Mutual of Omaha announced the construction of the Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower in downtown Omaha on the site of the W. Dale Clark Library. The tower will be 44 stories and 677 feet, making it the new tallest building in Omaha. [25] The Omaha City Council approved the new tower in May 2022 and construction began on January 25, 2023. The tower is currently set to be completed in 2026. [26]

PictureNameHeightFloorsYearStatusAreaUseNotes
Mutual of Omaha Skyscraper construction december.jpg Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower 677 feet (206 m)442026Under ConstructionDowntownOffice [27]

Tallest buildings: Approved or Proposed

NameHeightFloorsStatusStatus YearAreaUseNotes
Project Health400 feet (122 m)20Approved2024MidtownMedicalWill function as a clinical learning and research center for Nebraska Medicine and UNMC. The $2.19 billion tower will be nearly 50% funded by private dollars. [28] [29]
Mixed-use Development260 feet (79 m)20Proposed2020WestroadsMixed-Use20,000 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. [30]
The Beam200 feet (61 m)17Proposed2024DowntownResidentialMass timber tower consisting of 5 floors of parking and 12 floors of residential. [31] [32]

Cancelled

NameHeightFloorsUseNotes
Vortex Tower610 feet (186 m)60Observation Tower [33]
Lanoha Tower430 feet (131 m)30Office/Retail [34]
Omaha Marriott Hotel377 feet (115 m)28Hotel [35]
WallStreet Tower373 feet (114 m)32Residential [36]
Project 19320 feet (98 m)20Office [37]
HDR, Inc. Corporate Headquarters265 feet (81 m)16Office [38]

Timeline of Tallest Buildings

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The Omaha National Bank Building was Omaha's first skyscraper.

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

NameYears as tallestHeight
feet / m		FloorsReference
Omaha National Bank Building 1889–1912180 feet (55 m)
10
 [39]
Woodmen of the World Building 1912–1919245 feet (75 m)
19
 [40]
AT&T Building (Omaha) 1919–1963334 feet (102 m)
16
 [6]
Woodmen Tower 1969–2002478 feet (146 m)
30
 [5]
First National Bank Tower 2002–present634 feet (193 m)
45
 [4]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">First National Bank Tower</span> Skyscraper at 1601 Dodge Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">WoodmenLife Tower</span> A 30-story office tower downtown Omaha, Nebraska

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">AT&T Building (Omaha)</span> Building in Nebraska, U.S.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Woodmen of the World Building (Omaha, Nebraska)</span> Building in Omaha, Nebraska built in 1912

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower</span> Skyscraper in downtown Omaha, Nebraska

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