New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut behind Stamford and Bridgeport. New Haven is located on the shore of the New Haven Harbor which allowed the city grow economically which allowed it to grow industrially. Before there were countless factories which sprung up in New Haven until the 1900s and the 2000s which slowed the cities development. Most skyscrapers were built recently like 360 State Street completed in 2010.
Tallest buildings
editThese are the sixteen tallest buildings in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]
| 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.[2] |
| 2 | Knights of Columbus Building | 
|
321 (98) | 23 | 1969 | |
| 3 | 360 State Street | 
|
300 (91) | 31 | 2010 | Second largest apartment building in Connecticut after Park Tower Stamford.[3] |
| 4 | Kline Biology Tower | 
|
250 (76) | 16 | 1966 | 59th-tallest educational building in the world. |
| 5 | Crown Towers | 
|
233 (71) | 22 | 1967 | Tallest residential building in New Haven until the completion of 360 State Street. |
| 6 | New Haven Savings Bank Tower | 
|
230 (70) | 18 | 1974 | |
| 7 | Bella Vista Buildings (A,B,C) | 211 (64) | 17 | 1973 | [4] | |
| 7 | Bella Vista Buildings (D,E) | 235 (72) | 19 | 1973 | [4] | |
| 8 | One Century Tower | 
|
213 (66) | 19 | 1990 | One Century Tower is the building on the far left in the picture. |
| 9 | Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building | 
|
210 (60) | 17 | 1938 | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places. |
| 10 | Harkness Tower | 
|
216 (66) | 9 | 1921 | Part of the Yale university campus |
| 11 | Omni New Haven Hotel | 
|
209 (65) | 19 | 1966 | Tallest hotel in New Haven and the fourth-tallest hotel in Connecticut.[5] |
| 12 | One tower | 207 (61) | 21 | 1971 | Also known as the Jewish community council tower | |
| 13 | Union and New Haven Trust Building | 
|
164 (50) | 13 | 1927 | Now known as The Union |
| 14 | Frontier Building Headquarters New Haven | 160 (49) | 14 | ? | Sold in 2022 to a company in New Jersey | |
| 15 | Gold building | 157 (48) | 14 | 1975 | ||
| 16 | Hotel Marcel | 
|
119 (37) | 7 | 1970 | Originally used as the headquarters for the Armstrong rubber company |
Timeline of tallest buildings
editThis 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 | 1927–1938 | 164 (50) | 13 |
| Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building |
|
227 Church Street | 1938–1966 | 196 (59) | 17 |
| Kline Biology Tower |
|
219 Prospect Street | 1966–1969 | 250 (76) | 16 |
| Knights of Columbus Building |
|
One Columbus Plaza | 1969–1990 | 321 (98) | 23 |
| Connecticut Financial Center |
|
157 Church Street | 1990–present | 383 (117) | 26 |
Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
editThis lists buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in New Haven.
| Name | Height*
ft (m) |
Floors* | Year*
(est.) |
Status | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Savings bank 1 |
* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, or dates of completion has not yet been released.
References
edit- ^ New Haven Skyscraper Diagram – SkyscraperPage.com
- ^ Connecticut Skyscraper Diagram – SkyscraperPage.com
- ^ "Dig Out That Downturn | New Haven Independent". December 2008.
- ^ a b "Bella Vista Building D, New Haven | 192266". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
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