:List of tallest buildings in Dallas
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Dallas, the third-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas, is the site of 42 completed high-rise buildings over {{convert|350|ft|m|0}}, 20 of which stand taller than {{convert|492|ft|m|0}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/x/2871643 |title=Dallas (completed) |access-date=July 23, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}}{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/city/101036/dallas-tx-usa/type/high-rise-buildings|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022211215/http://www.emporis.com/city/101036/dallas-tx-usa/type/high-rise-buildings|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 22, 2015|title=High-rise buildings in Dallas|access-date=July 23, 2017|publisher=Emporis}}{{cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/city/101036/dallas-tx-usa/type/skyscrapers|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151022203245/http://www.emporis.com/city/101036/dallas-tx-usa/type/skyscrapers|url-status=usurped|archive-date=October 22, 2015|title=Skyscrapers in Dallas|access-date=July 30, 2017|publisher=Emporis}} The tallest building in the city is the Bank of America Plaza, which rises {{convert|921|ft|m|0}} in Downtown Dallas and was completed in 1985. It also stands as the 3rd-tallest building in Texas and the 40th-tallest building in the United States.{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/bank-of-america-plaza/630 |title=Bank of America Plaza |access-date=July 19, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is the Renaissance Tower, which rises {{convert|886|ft|m|0}} and was completed in 1974.{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/renaissance-tower/683 |title=Renaissance Tower |access-date=July 19, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} The Comerica Bank Tower, completed in 1987 and rising {{convert|787|ft|m|0}}, is the third-tallest building in Dallas.{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/comerica-bank-tower/984 |title=Comerica Bank Tower |access-date=July 19, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} Three of the ten tallest buildings in Texas are located in Dallas.{{Cite web|title=Texas Skyscraper Diagram (completed)|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=78003518|access-date=July 27, 2017|publisher=Skyscraper Source Media}}
The history of skyscrapers in the city began with the construction of the Praetorian Building in 1909. That building, rising {{convert|184|ft|m|0}} and 14 floors,{{cite web |url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/118310/stone-place-tower-dallas-tx-usa |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818083529/http://www.emporis.com/buildings/118310/stone-place-tower-dallas-tx-usa |url-status=usurped |archive-date=August 18, 2016 |title=Stone Place Tower |access-date=July 22, 2017 |publisher=Emporis}} is often regarded as the first skyscraper in Dallas{{cite web|url=http://www.dallaspioneers.org/stories/historical.php?ID=330 |title=Dallas' First Skyscraper |access-date=August 24, 2012 |publisher=Dallas County Pioneer Association |author=Harris, Genevieve |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208135815/http://www.dallaspioneers.org/stories/historical.php?ID=330 |archive-date=February 8, 2012 }} or even the entire Western United States;{{cite web|url=http://dallaslibrary.org/ctx/photogallery/downtownliving/praetorian.htm|title=Praetorian Building|access-date=July 24, 2017|publisher=Dallas Public Library|url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090503215350/http://dallaslibrary.org/ctx/photogallery/downtownliving/praetorian.htm |archive-date=May 3, 2009}} it was demolished in 2013. Dallas's first building standing more than {{convert|492|ft|m|0}} was the Mercantile National Bank Building, completed in 1943.{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/mercantile-building/3403 |title=Mercantile Building |access-date=July 21, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} During the 1980s energy boom, the city saw a significant number of completed projects.{{Cite web|title=Dallas|url=https://www.emporis.com/city/101036/dallas-tx-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408123120/http://www.emporis.com/city/101036/dallas-tx-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 8, 2015|access-date=July 23, 2017|publisher=Emporis}} There are {{As of|alt=currently|2017|09}} four buildings under construction that are planned to rise at least {{convert|350|ft|m|0}}.{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/x/2874543 |title=Dallas (under construction / topped out) |access-date=July 23, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} Overall, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ranks Dallas's skyline (based on existing and under construction buildings over {{convert|492|ft}} tall) 3rd in the Southern United States (after Miami and Houston) and 9th in the United States.{{efn|New York has 293 existing and under construction buildings over {{convert|492|ft}},{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/x/2846891 |title=New York City (completed / under construction / topped out 150m+) |access-date=July 18, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} Chicago has 128,{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/x/2846900 |title=Chicago (completed / under construction / topped out 150m+) |access-date=July 18, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} Miami has 56,{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/x/2846902 |title=Miami (completed / under construction / topped out 150m+) |access-date=July 18, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} Houston has 39,{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/x/2846906 |title=Houston (completed / under construction / topped out 150m+) |access-date=July 18, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} Los Angeles has 32,{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/x/2846914 |title=Los Angeles (completed / under construction / topped out 150m+) |access-date=July 18, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} San Francisco has 28,{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/x/2846907 |title=San Francisco (completed / under construction / topped out 150m+) |access-date=July 18, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} Boston has 20,{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/x/2846935 |title=Boston (completed / under construction / topped out 150m+) |access-date=July 18, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} Seattle has 20,{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/x/2846938 |title=Seattle (completed / under construction / topped out 150m+) |access-date=July 18, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} and Dallas has 19.{{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/x/2846919 |title=Dallas (completed / under construction / topped out 150m+) |access-date=July 18, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}}}}
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File:Dallas Skyline (from the west) from Stevens Park Golf Course in Oak Cliff.jpg (2019)]]
File:Dallas Skyline March 2020.jpg. Including Uptown Dallas and Downtown Dallas (March 2020)]]
File: Uptown Dallas.png area is extending Dallas’ skyline well beyond its traditional boundaries of Downtown Dallas (2018)]]
Tallest buildings
{{As of|2020|09}}, 43 high-rise buildings in Dallas stand at least {{convert|350|ft|m|0}} tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details, but does not include antenna masts.{{efn|If two or more buildings are of the same height, they are listed in order of floor count, then alphabetically. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.}} Freestanding observation towers are included for comparison purposes but not ranked.{{efn|According to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, freestanding observation towers with fewer than 50 percent of their height occupiable are not considered buildings.{{cite web |url=http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/HeightStatistics/Criteria/tabid/446/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |title=CTBUH Height Criteria |access-date=July 23, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101227114827/http://www.ctbuh.org/TallBuildings/HeightStatistics/Criteria/tabid/446/language/en-GB/Default.aspx |archive-date=December 27, 2010 |url-status=dead }}}}
Tallest under construction
File:Dallas, TX Victory Park March 2020.jpg in Victory Park. The tallest building under construction in Victory Park is The Victor (pictured above in late March 2020).]]
{{As of|2020|04}}, there are four buildings under construction in Dallas that are planned to rise at least {{convert|350|ft|m|0}}.{{efn|Any buildings that have been topped out but are not completed are also included.}}
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| scope="col"| Name
!scope="col"| Height !scope="col"| Floors !scope="col"| Year !scope="col" class="unsortable"| Notes |
|---|
| Parkside Uptown
|445 (135.6) |30 |2027 |Construction started in 2023 |
| 23 Springs
|399 |26 |2025 |Construction started in 2022 |
| 2811 Maple
|380 |30 |2025 | |
| scope="row"| Atelier Tower
| align="center"| 500 (152.4) | align="center"| 41 | align="center"| 2020 |Construction started in June 2018. |
| scope="row"| The Victor
| align="center"| 453 (138.0) | align="center"| 39 | align="center"| 2021 |Construction started in late 2018. |
| scope="row"| The Link at Uptown
| align="center"| 380 (115.8) | align="center"| 25 | align="center"| 2021 |Construction started in 2019 |
Timeline of tallest buildings
File:Praetorian Building, Dallas, TX.JPG
Since 1909, the year the first high-rise in the city was constructed, the title of the tallest building in Dallas has been held by eight high-rises.
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| scope="col"| Original name
!scope="col"| Years as tallest !scope="col"| Height !scope="col"| Floors !scope="col" class="unsortable"|Reference |
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| scope="row"| Praetorian Building{{efn|Height estimated by Emporis. Demolished in 2013.}}
| align="center"|1909–1912 (3 years) | align="center"|184 (56.1) | align="center"|14 |
| scope="row"| Adolphus Hotel
| align="center"|1912–1923 (11 years) | align="center"|312 (95.1) | align="center"|25 | align="center"| {{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/adolphus-hotel/10844 |title=Adolphus Hotel |access-date=July 22, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}} |
| scope="row"| Magnolia Building
| align="center"|1923–1943 (20 years) | align="center"|399 (121.6) | align="center"|27 |
| scope="row"| Mercantile National Bank Building
| align="center"|1943–1954 (11 years) | align="center"|523 (159.4) | align="center"|31 |
| scope="row"| Republic National Bank Building
| align="center"|1954–1959 (5 years) | align="center"|452 (137.7) [Roof measurement] | align="center"|36 |
| scope="row"| Southland Life Insurance Building
| align="center"|1959–1965 (6 years) | align="center"|550 (167.6) | align="center"|42 | align="center"| https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=662 {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2024}} |
| scope="row"| First National Bank Tower
| align="center"|1965–1974 (9 years) | align="center"|628 (191.4) | align="center"|52 |
| scope="row"| First International Building{{efn|name=rena}}
| align="center"|1974–1985 (11 years) | align="center"|710 (216.4) | align="center"|56 |
| scope="row"| Bank of America Plaza
| align="center"|1985–present ({{Age|1985|1|1}} years) | align="center"|921 (280.7) | align="center"|74 |
See also
Notes
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References
; General
- {{cite web |url=http://www.skyscrapercenter.com/city/dallas |title=Dallas |access-date=July 24, 2017 |publisher=CTBUH |work=The Skyscraper Center}}
- {{Cite web|title=Dallas|url=https://www.emporis.com/city/101036/dallas-tx-usa|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150408123120/http://www.emporis.com/city/101036/dallas-tx-usa|url-status=usurped|archive-date=April 8, 2015|access-date=July 24, 2017|publisher=Emporis}}
- {{Cite web|title=Dallas|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?cityID=92|access-date=July 24, 2017|publisher=Skyscraper Source Media}}
- {{Cite web|title=Texas Skyscraper Diagram (completed)|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=78003518|access-date=July 24, 2017|publisher=Skyscraper Source Media}}
; Specific
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External links
- [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=92 Dallas Skyscraper Diagram] on SkyscraperPage
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