List of tallest buildings in Minneapolis

Minneapolis, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, is home to 190 completed high-rises,^[1] 41 of which stand taller than 300 feet (91 m). The tallest building in Minneapolis is the 57-story IDS Center, which rises 792 feet (241 m) and was designed by architect Philip Johnson.^[2] The tower has been the tallest building in the state of Minnesota since its completion in 1973, and is the 66th-tallest building in the United States.^[3] The second-tallest skyscraper in the city and the state is Capella Tower, which rises 775 feet (236 m) and was completed in 1992.^[4] Overall, seventeen of the twenty tallest buildings in Minnesota are located in Minneapolis. Additionally, most of the tallest buildings in Downtown Minneapolis are linked via the Minneapolis Skyway System, the largest pedestrian skywalk system in the world.^[5]

The history of skyscrapers in the city began with the construction of the Lumber Exchange Building, now also known as the Edison Building, in 1886; this structure, rising 165 feet (50 m) and 12 floors,^[6] is often regarded as the first skyscraper in Minnesota and one of the first fire-proof buildings in the country.^[7] The Lumber Exchange Building also stands as the oldest structure outside of New York City with at least 12 floors.^[8] Minneapolis went through a small building boom in the early 1920s, and then experienced a much larger boom lasting from 1960 to the early 1990s. During this time, 24 of the city's 36 tallest buildings were constructed, including the IDS Center, Capella Tower and Wells Fargo Center. The city is the site of twelve skyscrapers at least 492 feet (150 m) in height, including three which rank among the tallest in the United States. As of 2021^[update], the skyline of Minneapolis is ranked 2nd in the Midwest (after Chicago), 11th in the United States, and 82nd in the world with 32 buildings rising at least 328 feet (100 m).^[9]

Minneapolis entered into another high-rise construction boom in the early 21st century, and has since seen the completion of eleven buildings rising over 300 feet (91 m) tall, including two skyscrapers that rank among the city’s ten tallest. The tallest of these is the downtown condominium building Eleven, which, at 550 feet (168 m), became the tallest residential building in the state of Minnesota when it was completed in 2022.^[10] There are at least 12 additional high-rises or skyscrapers either under construction or approved to begin construction throughout the city as of 2023.

Panorama of the Minneapolis skyline

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Minneapolis skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank	Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Notes
1	IDS Center	792 (241)	57	1973	Originally built as the global headquarters for Ameriprise Financial (then called Investors Diversified Services, Inc.), the building also served as the headquarters for Target Corporation (then Dayton Hudson Corporation) before the opening of Target Plaza 66th-tallest in the United States 286th-tallest building in the world Tallest building in Minnesota since its completion in 1973 Tallest glass-curtain wall skyscraper in the United States
2	Capella Tower	776 (237)	56	1992	80th-tallest in the United States Tallest building constructed in Minneapolis in the 1990s Originally known as First Bank Place and built as the global headquarters for the First Bank System, now U.S. Bancorp; formerly known as US Bancorp Tower^[4]^[11]
3	Wells Fargo Center	775 (236)	57	1988	81st-tallest in the United States Tallest building constructed in Minneapolis in the 1980s Originally known as the Norwest Center and built as the global headquarters of Norwest Corporation, now Wells Fargo^[12]^[13]
4	33 South Sixth	668 (204)	52	1982	Tallest building in Minneapolis west of Nicollet Mall Adjacent to the City Center shopping center and the Marriott Minneapolis City Center Originally known as the International Multifoods Tower and built as the global headquarters of International Multifoods Corporation, now part of The J.M. Smucker Company^[14]^[15]
5	Two22	581 (177)	42	1985	Originally known as the Piper Jaffray Tower and built as the global headquarters for Piper Jaffray and then later known as Campbell Mithun Tower until 2019 Second-tallest glass-curtain wall building in Minneapolis, behind the IDS Tower^[16]^[17]
6	US Bank Plaza I	561 (171)	40	1981	Originally known as Pillsbury Center and built as the global headquarters for the Pillsbury Company, now part of General Mills^[18]^[19]
7	Eleven on the River	550 (168)	44	2022	Tallest residential building in Minnesota ^[20] Completed in March 2022.
8	60 South Sixth	539 (164)	40	1992	Formerly known as RBC Plaza Originally known as Dain Rauscher Plaza^[21]^[22]
9	RBC Gateway	519 (158)	38	2022	U.S. headquarters for RBC Wealth Management
10	Fifth Street Towers II	504 (154)	36	1988	^[23]^[24]
11	Ameriprise Financial Center	498 (152)	31	2000	Global Headquarters for Ameriprise Financial Tallest single-tenant office tower in Central Minneapolis Tallest office building constructed in the United States in the year 2000 Formerly known as American Express Tower^[25]^[26]
12	Target Plaza South	492 (150)	33	2001	Global headquarters for Target Corporation^[27]^[28]
13	PwC Plaza	475 (145)	36	1987	PwC Plaza houses the Minneapolis office of London-based professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. The Royal Sonesta Minneapolis Downtown hotel occupies floors 3-16 of PwC Plaza^[29]^[30]^[31]
14	The Carlyle	469 (143)	41	2007	Tallest all-residential building in Minneapolis from 2007 until the completion of Eleven in 2022
15	US Bancorp Center	467 (142)	32	2000	Global Headquarters for US Bancorp^[32]^[33]
16	AT&T Tower	464 (141)	34	1991	^[34]^[35]
17	SPS Tower	455 (139)	33	1987	^[36]^[37] Originally known as Lincoln Center; formerly known as Accenture Tower
18	W Minneapolis - The Foshay	448 (137)	32	1929	Tallest building in Minneapolis from 1929 until 1973^[38]^[39]
19	CenturyLink Building	416 (127)	26	1932	Originally constructed in 1932 with a height of 346 feet (105 m); height increased to 416 feet (127 m) in 1958 with the addition of a penthouse and rooftop structure Tallest building constructed in Minneapolis in the 1930s Originally known as Northwestern Bell Telephone Building; formerly known as the Qwest Building^[40]^[41]
20	50 South Sixth	404 (123)	30	2001	^[42]^[43]
21	Hennepin County Government Center	404 (123)	24	1977	^[44]^[45]
22	LaSalle Plaza	387 (118)	30	1991	Adjacent to the Historic State Theatre^[46]^[47]
23	Canadian Pacific Plaza	383 (117)	28	1960	Tallest building constructed in Minneapolis in the 1960s Originally known as First National Bank Building; formerly known as One Financial Plaza^[48]^[49]
24	Marriott Minneapolis City Center	381 (116)	32	1983	^[50]^[51]
25	LPM Apartments	376 (115)	36	2014	Tallest building in Loring Park
26	Fifth Street Towers I	354 (108)	23	1987	^[52]^[53]
27	Minneapolis City Hall	341 (104)	14	1906	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places^[54]^[55]^[56]
28	McKnight Tower Apartments	337 (103)	39	1973	Tallest all-residential building in Minneapolis from 1973 until the completion of The Carlyle in 2007 Tallest building located outside of Central Minneapolis^[57]^[58]
29	365 Nicollet	334 (102)	31	2018
30	100 Washington Square	332 (101)	22	1981	^[59]^[60]
31	Marquette Place Apartments	331 (101)	36	1987	^[61]
32	110 Grant Apartments	330 (101)	32	1985	^[62]
33	US Bank Plaza II	321 (98)	23	1981	Originally known as Pillsbury Center and built as the world headquarters for the Pillsbury Company, now part of General Mills^[19]^[63]
34	RSM Plaza	320 (98)	20	1969	^[64] Originally known as Midwest Plaza; formerly known as McGladrey Plaza
35	4Marq Apartments	313 (95)	30	2015	^[65]
36	La Rive Condominiums	312 (95)	29	1987	Tallest building in the Nicollet Island/East Bank neighborhood of Minneapolis' University Community^[66]
37	Rand Tower	311 (95)	26	1929	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places^[54]^[67]^[68]
38	Churchill Apartments	310 (94)	33	1981	^[69]
39	IVY Hotel + Residences	302 (92)	25	2008	^[70]^[71]
40	Wells Fargo Tower I	301 (92)	17	2016	^[72]
41	Wells Fargo Tower II	301 (92)	17	2016	^[72]

Tallest buildings by pinnacle height

The Foshay Tower is the fifth-tallest building in Minneapolis when measuring by pinnacle height.

This list ranks Minneapolis skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas. As architectural features and spires can be regarded as subjective, some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this method of measurement. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.

Rank	Name	Pinnacle height ft (m)	Standard height ft (m)	Reference
1	IDS Center	910 (277)	792 (241)	^[73]
2	Capella Tower	776 (237)	776 (237)	^[11]
3	Wells Fargo Center	775 (236)	775 (236)	^[13]
4	33 South Sixth	668 (204)	668 (204)	^[15]
5	Foshay Tower	607 (185)	448 (137)	^[17]
6	Campbell Mithun Tower	579 (176)	579 (176)	^[39]
7	US Bank Plaza I	561 (171)	561 (171)	^[19]
8	60 South Sixth	539 (164)	539 (164)	^[22]
9	Fifth Street Towers II	504 (154)	504 (154)	^[24]
10	Ameriprise Financial Center	498 (152)	498 (152)	^[26]

Under construction

This lists high-rises and skyscrapers under construction or topped-out in Minneapolis that are expected to rise at least 200 feet (61 m).

Name	Use	Height ft (m)	Floors	Began construction	Year of completion (est.)	Notes
Fire Station One	Mixed-Use	252 (77)	22	2021	2023	Under Construction^[74]
17 N Washington	Mixed-Use	300 (91)	27	2021	2023	Under Construction^[75]
North Loop Green Tower 1	Mixed-Use	418 (127)	39	2021	2024	Under Construction ^[76]
North Loop Green Tower 2	Office	239 (73)	17	2021	2024	Under Construction^[77]
Calhoun Tower	Residential	287 (87)	26	2021	2023	Under Construction ^[78]
Block One Residential Tower	Residential	305 (93)	26	2022	2024	Under Construction^[79]

Proposed and Approved

This lists buildings Under Design Review, Approved or Proposed in Minneapolis and are planned to rise at least 200 feet (61 m).

Name	Type	Height* ft / m	Floor Count	Anticipated Groundbreaking	Notes
12th Street Apartments	Residential	415 (126)	32	2021	Approved^[80]
365 Nicollet, Phase II	Residential	334 (102)	31	2020	Proposed^[81]
900 Marquette	Mixed-Use	440 (134)	31	TBD	Proposed^[82]
Harmonia Tower 1	Mixed-Use	TBD	25+	2023	Proposed^[83]
Harmonia Tower 2	Residential	TBD	20+	2023	Proposed^[84]

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Minneapolis.

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors	Reference
Globe Building^[A]	4th Street South	1882–1886	157 (48)	8	^[85]
Lumber Exchange Building	10 5th Street South	1886–1887	165 (50)	12	^[6]
Industrial Exposition Building^[B]	Central Avenue Southeast and Main Street Southeast	1887–1890	240 (73)	8	^[86]
Metropolitan Building^[C]	308 2nd Avenue South	1890–1895	258 (79)	12	^[87]
Minneapolis City Hall	350 5th Street South	1895–1929	341 (104)	14	^[56]
Foshay Tower	821 Marquette Avenue	1929–1973	448 (137)	32	^[39]
IDS Tower	80 8th Street South	1973–present	792 (241)	57	^[73]

Notes

A. ^{^} Demolished in 1958.

B. ^{^} Demolished in 1940.

C. ^{^} Demolished in 1962.

References

General

"Buildings in Minneapolis". Emporis.com. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved February 8, 2013.

Specific

External links

Diagram of Minneapolis skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage

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