List of tallest buildings in Rockford, Illinois

This list ranks the tallest buildings in Rockford, Illinois that are over 100 feet in height. The third-largest city in Illinois, Rockford is the largest city in Northern Illinois.

List

15-story Faust Landmark, the tallest building in Rockford

13-story Talcott Building, tallest office building in Rockford

The following list ranks the tallest buildings in Rockford over 100 feet. ^[1] The list includes the rank of the building on the list, current name of the building, height of the building in feet and meters, the amount of floors the building has, and notes.

As of 2018, Rockford has 16 buildings that are over 100 feet tall; most are utilized for public housing. Many are centrally located to the downtown region, close to the Rock River.

Rank	Name	Height f/m	Floors	Constructed	Usage	Note
1	Faust Landmark	186 ft (56.7 m)	15	1929	Senior housing	Tallest building in Rockford; tallest building in Northern Illinois outside of Chicago Metro.
2	Luther Center	178 ft (54.3 m)	16	1979	Senior housing
3	Embassy Suites Rockford (Ziock Building)	175 ft (53.3 m)	13	1913	See notes	Textile factory from 1913-1928 Cabinet hardware factory from 1928-1953; abandoned from 1990s to 2017. Converted to Embassy Suites hotel and convention center in 2020.
4	Talcott Building	163 ft (49.7 m)	13	1927	Residential	Renovated into residential apartments in 2020.
5	Rockford Trust Building	155 ft (47.2 m)	11	1907	Residential	Renovated into market-rate residential apartments in 2016
6	Rock River Tower	149 ft (45.4 m)	14	1963	Residential
7	Skyrise Apartments	146 ft (44.5 m)	14	1972	Senior housing	All building windows designed to face Rock River.
8	Park Terrace Apartments	144 ft (43.9 m)	14	1967	Public housing
9 (tie)	Brewington Oaks North Brewington Oaks South	140 ft (42.7 m)	14	1969	Public/senior housing	Demolition of both buildings approved in 2018. [2]
10	Oleson Plaza	133 ft (40.5 m)	13	1973	Public housing	Circular tower
11	North Main Manor	133 ft (40.5 m)	13	1968	Public housing
12	Valley View Apartments	130 ft (39.6 m)	13	1975	Senior housing	Tallest building outside downtown area of city
13	SwedishAmerican Camelot Tower	126 ft (38.4 m)	9	1967	Office building
14	Rockford City Hall	120 ft (36.6 m)	8	1926	Office/government building	Constructed as Manufacturer's National Bank
15	Enterprise Building	110 ft (33.5 m)	8	1925	Office building

Rockford'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. ^[3]

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