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This is a list of the tallest buildings in Peoria, Illinois, by height. [1]
Peoria is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, and the largest city on the Illinois River. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 115,007., making it the seventh-most populated in Illinois, the second largest city in Central Illinois after the state capital, Springfield, and the third largest outside the Chicago metropolitan area. It is the principal city of the Peoria Metropolitan Statistical Area in Central Illinois, consisting of the counties of Marshall, Peoria, Stark, Tazewell, and Woodford, which had a population of 373,590 in 2011.
Illinois is a state in the Midwestern and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It has the fifth largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth largest population, and the 25th largest land area of all U.S. states. Illinois has been noted as a microcosm of the entire United States. With Chicago in northeastern Illinois, small industrial cities and immense agricultural productivity in the north and center of the state, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south, Illinois has a diverse economic base, and is a major transportation hub. Chicagoland, Chicago's metropolitan area, encompasses over 65% of the state's population. The Port of Chicago connects the state to international ports via two main routes: from the Great Lakes, via the Saint Lawrence Seaway, to the Atlantic Ocean and from the Great Lakes to the Mississippi River, via the Illinois Waterway to the Illinois River. The Mississippi River, the Ohio River, and the Wabash River form parts of the boundaries of Illinois. For decades, Chicago's O'Hare International Airport has been ranked as one of the world's busiest airports. Illinois has long had a reputation as a bellwether both in social and cultural terms and, through the 1980s, in politics.
| Rank | Name | Height ft / m | Floors | Year | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Twin Towers 1 | 308 / 94 | 30 | 1984 | |
| 2 | Twin Towers 2 | 308 / 94 | 30 | 1984 | |
| 3 | Commerce Bank Building | 256 / 78 | 17 | 1920 | |
| 4 | Associated Bank Plaza | 243 / 74 | 20 | 1961 | |
| 5 | Becker Building | 229 / 70 | 16 | 1993 | |
| 6 | Hotel Père Marquette | 187 / 57 | 13 | 1927 | |
| 7 | National City Bank Building | 186 / 57 | 13 | 1925 | |
| 8 | Glen Oak Towers | 168 / 51 | 15 | ||
| 9 | Chase Bank Building | 135 / 41 | 10 | 1904 | |
| 10 | Central Building | 128 / 39 | 10 | 1914 | Put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. |
Peoria's buildings are short when compared to those in Chicago. In smaller towns, land is cheaper, demand is less, and the increased costs of high rise construction are not supported by the market. [2]