List of tallest buildings in Sacramento

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This list of tallest buildings in Sacramento ranks buildings in Sacramento, California, by height. There is a total of 19 skyscrapers in Sacramento that exceeds 215 feet. However, none of the skyscrapers in Sacramento exceeds 430 feet or are in the top 75 of the tallest buildings in California.

The history of skyscrapers in Sacramento began with the Citizen Hotel and the Elks Tower, which were both built in 1925. After this, Sacramento saw a 59-year drought without a skyscraper being built, ending with the construction of the West America Bank building in 1984. During the 1980s and 1990s, Sacramento saw a building boom, with 8 skyscrapers being built. This includes the Wells Fargo Center, the tallest building in the city at 423 feet. However, Sacramento has seen another construction drought during the 21st century, with only 2 skyscrapers exceeding 350 feet being built since 2000. There were many highrise residential and office towers proposed for Sacramento's downtown area, however a majority of proposed towers, most notably the Towers on Capitol Mall, were cancelled due to the Great Recession and higher construction costs. {{cite web|title=Sacramento project thread|url=http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=126483|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com|access-date=2007-08-14}}{{cite web |url=https://www.sactownmag.com/a-tale-of-two-towers/|title=A Tale of Two Towers|last=Turner |first=Rob |date=September–October 2018 |website=Sactown Mag |access-date=2021-09-22 }}{{cite web |url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/beyond-sacramento/article232469562.html|last=Wang |first=Candice |date=2021-04-05 |website=The Sacramento Bee |access-date=2021-09-22|title=You ask, we answer: What will Sacramento's skyline look like in the next 10 years}}

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Sacramento buildings that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank !Name !Image !Height ft / m !Floors !Year !class="unsortable"\| Notes
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1	Wells Fargo Center \|150px \| 423 / 129	31	1992	Tallest building in Sacramento. Tallest building completed in the 1990s.{{Cite web\|title=Wells Fargo Center\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=wellsfargocenter-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070519085913/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=wellsfargocenter-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=May 19, 2007\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}{{Cite web\|title=Wells Fargo Center\|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1516\|access-date=2007-11-19\|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}
2	US Bank Tower \|150px \| 404 / 123	25	2008	This building topped out in 2007 to become the city's second tallest building.{{Cite web\|title=US Bank Tower\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=usbanktower-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070212212641/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=usbanktower-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=February 12, 2007\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}{{Cite web\|title=US Bank Tower\|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4092\|access-date=2007-11-19\|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}
3	Bank of the West Tower \|150px \| 397 / 121 Roof - 404 / 123 Tip Pointing Top	25	2009	This building has topped out and is also known as 500 Capital Mall.{{cite web\|title=500 Capitol Mall\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetparstreetnon-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130409032943/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=streetparstreetnon-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=April 9, 2013\|access-date=2007-08-14\|publisher=Emporis.com}}{{Cite web\|title=500 Capitol Mall\|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=39852\|access-date=2007-11-19\|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}
4	Park Tower \|150px	380 / 116	26	1991	{{Cite web\|title=US Bank Plaza\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=usbankplaza-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080229023935/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=usbankplaza-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=February 29, 2008\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}{{Cite web\|title=US Bank Plaza\|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1514\|access-date=2007-11-19\|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}
5	Renaissance Tower \|150px	372 / 113	28	1989	Tallest building constructed in the 1980s.{{Cite web\|title=Renaissance Tower\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=renaissancetower-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211203627/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=renaissancetower-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=February 11, 2007\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}{{Cite web\|title=Renaissance Tower\|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=9304\|access-date=2007-11-19\|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}
6	Cal/EPA Building \|150px	372 / 113	25	2000	{{Cite web\|title=Cal/EPA Building\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=calepabuilding-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070218074313/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=calepabuilding-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=February 18, 2007\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}{{Cite web\|title=Cal EPA Building \|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4061\|access-date=2007-11-19\|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}
7	Capitol Square \|150px	351 / 107	25	1992	{{Cite web\|title=Capitol Square\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=capitolsquare-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070319194858/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=capitolsquare-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=March 19, 2007\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}{{Cite web\|title=Capitol Square\|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1585\|access-date=2007-11-19\|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}
8	Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse \|150px	350 / 107	16	1999	{{Cite web\|title=U.S. Courthouse & Federal Building\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=usouthcourthousefederalbuilding-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070221011252/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=usouthcourthousefederalbuilding-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=February 21, 2007\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}{{Cite web\|title=U.S. Courthouse & Federal Building\|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1515\|access-date=2007-11-19\|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}
9	Natural Resources Tower \| 150px	344/105	22	2021	A 344-foot, 877,000 sq ft skyscraper for the California Natural Resources Agency for up to 4200 employees. Also known as the "P Street Building". Tallest building built in Sacramento during the 2020s.{{cite web \|url=https://www.dgs.ca.gov/RESD/Projects/Page-Content/Projects-List-Folder/P-Street-Modern-Office-Building-Project\|website=California Department of General Services\|access-date=2021-09-22\|title=P Street Modern Office Building Project}}{{cite web \|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2021/09/12/best-real-estate-projects-natural-resources-hq.html\|title=2021 Best Real Estate Projects: New Natural Resources Headquarters \|last=Riquelmy \|first=Alan \|date=2021-09-12 \|website=Sacramento Business Journal \|access-date=2021-09-22 }}
10	Sacramento Courthouse Building \|150px	325 / 99	18	2023	{{Cite web\|title=Construction Finishing For Sacramento Courthouse Building\|url=https://sfyimby.com/2023/11/construction-finishing-for-sacramento-courthouse-building.html\|access-date=2024-03-05\|publisher=sfyimby.com/}}
11	Esquire Plaza \|150px	322 / 98	22	1999	{{Cite web\|title=Esquire Plaza\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=esquireplaza-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191037/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=esquireplaza-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=September 30, 2007\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}{{Cite web\|title=Esquire Plaza\|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4095\|access-date=2007-11-19\|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}
12	Sheraton Grand Sacramento \|	318 / 97	28	2001	This is the tallest hotel in Sacramento.{{Cite web\|title=Sheraton Grand Sacramento\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=sheratongrandsacramento-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070603170316/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=sheratongrandsacramento-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=June 3, 2007\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}{{Cite web\|title=Sheraton Grand Sacramento\|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1586\|access-date=2007-11-19\|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}
13	CalSTRS Tower \|	300 / 91	19	2009	In Raley's Landing in West Sacramento. California State Teachers' Retirement System Building.{{cite web\|url=https://www.emporis.com/buildings/254744/calstrs-building-west-sacramento-ca-usa\|title=CalSTRS Building\|website=Emporis}}{{dead link\|date=August 2024\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}
14	California State Capitol \|150px	247 / 75	6	1874	Tallest building completed in the 19th Century.
15	1201K Tower \|150px	238 / 73	18	1992	{{Cite web\|title=1201K Tower\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1201ktower-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070521051337/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=1201ktower-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=May 21, 2007\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}{{Cite web\|title=12th K Tower \|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=1904\|access-date=2007-11-19\|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}
16	Kimpton Sawyer Sacramento \|	231 / 70	16	2017	Part of Downtown Commons, a new mixed use development home of the Golden 1 Center for the Sacramento Kings. Tallest building completed during the 2010s.{{Cite web\|url=https://www.sawyerhotel.com/\|title=Downtown Sacramento Hotel \| Kimpton Sawyer Hotel\|website=www.sawyerhotel.com}}
17	West America Bank \|150px	229 / 69.7	18	1984
18	Department of Justice Building \|	227 / 69	18	1995	{{Cite web\|title=Department of Justice Building\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=departmentofjusticebuilding-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070216210548/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=departmentofjusticebuilding-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=February 16, 2007\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}{{Cite web\|title=Department of Justice Building\|url=http://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=4199\|access-date=2007-11-19\|publisher=SkyscraperPage.com}}
19	Elks Tower \|150px	226 / 69	15	1925	Tallest building completed in the 1920s.{{Cite web\|title=Elks Club Building\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=elksclubbuilding-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130215222850/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=elksclubbuilding-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=February 15, 2013\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}
20	The Citizen Hotel (originally California Western State Life Insurance, also known as the Cal-West Building){{Cite web\|title=Image / California Western States Life Insurance Company\|publisher=Calisphere\|url=https://calisphere.org/item/01fdcd802ae77be2aa6dc4f27daf03a6/\|access-date=2023-08-16}} \|150px	216 / 66	15	1925	Sacramento's first sky-scraper built in 1925.{{Cite web\|title=The Citizen Hotel\|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=capitolwesternstateslife-sacramento-ca-usa\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130410183245/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=capitolwesternstateslife-sacramento-ca-usa\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=April 10, 2013\|publisher=Emporis.com\|access-date=2007-11-03}}

Tallest under construction, approved or proposed

This lists ranks projects-developments Sacramento buildings that stand at least 175 feet (53 m) tall, based on standard height measurement.

Rank !Name !Height feet / m !Floors !Year !class="unsortable"\| Notes
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1	301 Capitol Mall	557 / 170	33	N/A	Project delayed and undecided due to CALPERS and CIM backing out of the project. The land is currently up for sale for a new concept to emerge. At 557 feet, the previously approved plan, Tower 301, would have been the tallest building in Sacramento. {{cite web \|url=https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/article260211910.html \|title=Exclusive: CalPERS to sell downtown Sacramento's 'hole in the ground.' What happens now? \|last=Lillis \|first=Ryan \|date=April 8, 2022 \|website=The Sacramento Bee \|access-date=April 10, 2022 }}
2	Metropolitan Tower	85 / 26	8	N/A	Metropolitan Tower, a project dating back to 2007 and shelved as a result of the Great Recession, would be 40 stories featuring condominiums and a hotel under its current entitlements. Los Angeles based T.A. Group purchased the land in 2022 and the current proposal of the project is 8 stories, with 256 apartments, 4,350 sq ft of retail space, 151-car garage with 158 bicycle spaces.{{cite web \|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2022/07/23/metropolitan-site-for-sale.html \|title=Site for proposed Metropolitan project in Downtown Sacramento for sale \|last1=van der Meer \|first1=Ben \|date=2022-07-23 \|website=Sacramento Business Journal \|access-date=October 18, 2022 }} {{cite web \|url= https://sfyimby.com/2023/09/eight-story-apartments-proposed-for-1023-j-street-downtown-sacramento.html \|title=Site for proposed Metropolitan project in Downtown Sacramento for sale \|last1=van der Meer \|first1=Ben \|date=2022-07-23 \|website=Sacramento Business Journal \|access-date=October 18, 2022 }}
3	Sacramento Commons	420 / 127	26	2027	Phase One featuring 2 mid rise buildings has been completed. The next phase is expected to start in 3 to 5 years. At buildout, the Sacramento Commons project will have up to 1470 units spaced out between two mid rises and three 26 story towers with the option for an on site hotel and residential mixed use.{{cite web \|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2022/10/15/capitol-towers-moving-in-downtown-sacramento.html \|title=Capitol Towers project of 436 units in Downtown Sac starts moving in residents \|last=van der Meer \|first=Ben \|date=October 15, 2022 \|website=Sacramento Business Journal \|access-date=October 16, 2022 }}
4	Vanir Tower	400 / 121.9	26	N/A	The proposed Vanir tower in downtown Sacramento includes a 250-key luxury hotel, 50 luxury condominiums, 100,000 square feet of office space, and ground-floor retail and restaurants. Currently on hold after the developer, Vanir Development Co., withdrew the original application on June 29, 2018, to work on the current concept.{{cite web \|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2018/11/16/website-spells-out-new-vanir-tower-concept.html \|title=Website spells out new Vanir Tower concept \|last=van der Meer \|first=Ben \|date=November 16, 2018 \|website=Sacramento Business Journal \|access-date=July 1, 2019 }}{{cite web \|url=https://sacramento.civicinsight.com/addresses/749131/601-j-st#case_number=dr14_337 \|title=601 J st \|last=Sites \|first=Matthew \|date=June 29, 2018 \|website=Sacramento Community Development Tracker \|access-date=September 22, 2021 }}
5	N/A	N/A	28	N/A	A new 28-story convention hotel adjacent to the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center. Overall, the hotel room will contain 330 hotel rooms, two floors of underground parking, four floors with 28 residential units, a 6,000 square-foot ballroom, almost 13,000 square feet of meeting rooms, and a skyline rooftop bar and restaurant. The developers hope to start construction in 2025.{{cite web \|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2023/06/08/convention-center-hotel.html \|title=Christofer Co., Gafcon propose 330-room hotel attached to the SAFE Credit Union Convention Center \|last=Hamann \|first=Emily \|date=June 8, 2023 \|website=Sacramento Business Journal \|access-date=June 19, 2023 }}
6	Southwest Corner/Third Street and Capitol Mall	310 / 94	26	2026	The height is still unknown until the construction start. Also known as Lot X. Southern Land Company announced plans on October 19, 2021, to build Sacramento's first high-rise for rental apartments in the city next to the Crocker Art Museum, which was previously owned by the Sacramento Kings and purchased for $16,750,000. The mixed-use project is designed by Solomon Cordwell Buenz and will feature a 341,000-square-foot 26 story residential tower with 263 luxury apartments, a 7-story 450 car parking garage, a 200,000-square-foot 14 story mass timber residential tower with 154 apartments, and 11,000-square-feet of retail. There will also be 21 3-story townhomes on the property. In total, there will be 436 market rate apartments on site. Amenities will include an outdoor pool on the 18th floor, a sculptural garden at the tower's plaza, and private terraces and rooftop gardens. Southern Land Company plans to break ground on the project in 2024 and complete it in 2026.{{cite web \|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2022/12/20/lot-x-plans-revised-two-towers.html \|title=Southern Land Co.'s plans for Downtown Sacramento's Lot X revised to add more housing units, second tower \|last=van der Meer \|first=Ben \|date=December 20, 2022 \|website=Sacramento Business Journal \|access-date=June 19, 2023 }}{{cite web \|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2023/06/15/downtown-development-projects-delayed.html \|title=Downtown Sacramento projects on K Street, Lot X pushed back until next year at soonest \|last=van der Meer \|first=Ben \|date=June 15, 2023 \|website=Sacramento Business Journal \|access-date=June 19, 2023 }}
7	Yamanee	176 / 53.6	15	N/A	An approved proposal for a 15-story mixed-use project in midtown Sacramento featuring 134 condominiums. Currently on hold due to high construction costs.{{cite web \|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2016/06/15/city-council-endorses-14-story-yamanee-project.html \|title=City Council endorses 14-story Yamanee project \|last=van der Meer \|first=Ben \|date=June 15, 2016 \|website=Sacramento Business Journal \|access-date=July 1, 2019 }}{{cite web \|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/sacramento/news/2021/09/06/yamanee-listing-midtown-sacramento.html \|title=Despite listing, Yamanee site owner says it's not for sale \|last=van der Meer \|first=Ben \|date=2021-09-06 \|website=Sacramento Business Journal \|access-date=September 22, 2021 }}

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