List of tallest buildings in New Orleans

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For much of its history, New Orleans' skyline consisted of only low and mid rise structures. The soft soils of New Orleans are susceptible to subsistence, and there was doubt about the feasibility of constructing large high rises in such an environment. The 1960s brought the trailblazing World Trade Center New Orleans and Plaza Tower which demonstrated that high-rise could stand firm on New Orleans' soil. One Shell Square took its place as the city's tallest building in 1972, a title it will hold until the completion of the Trump International Hotel & Tower, scheduled in 2009. The oil boom of the early 1980s redefined New Orleans' skyline again with the development of the Poydras Street corridor. Today, New Orleans' high-rises are clustered along Canal Street and Poydras Street in the Central Business District.

1 Tallest completed buildings in New Orleans
2 Under construction
3 Construction approved
4 Historical tallest in New Orleans
5 Tallest buildings in New Orleans's suburbs
6 See also
7 Reference

[edit] Tallest completed buildings in New Orleans

Rank	Name	Street Address	Height feet / meters	Floors	Year
1	One Shell Square	701 Poydras Street	697 feet (212 m)	51	1972
2	Place St. Charles	201 St. Charles Avenue	645 feet (197 m)	53	1984
3	Crescent City Towers	1001 Howard Avenue	531 feet (162 m)	45	1969
4	Energy Centre	1100 Poydras Street	530 feet (162 m)	39	1984
5	LL&E Tower	909 Poydras Street	481 feet (147 m)	36	1987
6	Sheraton New Orleans	500 Canal Street	479 feet (146 m)	48	1985
7	New Orleans Marriott	555 Canal Street	449 feet (137 m)	42	1985
8	Texaco Center	400 Poydras Street	442 feet (135 m)	32	1983
9	One Canal Place	365 Canal Street	440 feet (134 m)	32	1979
10	1010 Common	1010 Common Street	438 feet (134 m)	31	1970
11	World Trade Center New Orleans	2 Canal Street	407 feet (124 m)	33	1967
12	Dominion Tower	1450 Poydras Street	406 feet (124 m)	26	1989
13	225 Baronne Street	225 Baronne Street	362 feet (110 m)	29	1965
14	Hyatt Regency New Orleans	500 Poydras Plaza	361 feet (110 m)	27	1976
15	Entergy Tower	639 Loyola Avenue	360 feet (110 m)	28	1983
16	Hibernia Bank Building	812 Gravier Street	355 feet (108 m)	20	1921
17	1250 Poydras Plaza	1250 Poydras Street	342 feet (104 m)	24	1979
18	1515 Poydras	1515 Poydras Street	341 feet (104 m)	29	1984
19	Hilton New Orleans Riverfront	2 Poydras Street	341 feet (104 m)	29	1977
20	National American Bank Building	200 Carondelet Street	330 feet (101 m)	23	1929
21	Harrah's New Orleans - Poydras Street Hotel	230 Poydras Street	327 feet (100 m)	26	2006
22	Pan American Life Center	601 Poydras Street	322 feet (98 m)	28	1980
23	Poydras Center	650 Poydras Street	300 feet (91 m)	27	1983
24	Tidewater Building	1440 Canal Street	288 feet (88 m)	24	1971
25	Amoco Building	1340 Poydras Street	280 feet (85 m)	20	1977
26	Charity Hospital	1532 Tulane Avenue	279 feet (85 m)	20	1939
27	Freeport McMoRan Building	1615 Poydras Street	276 feet (84 m)	23	1984
28	Loews New Orleans Hotel	300 Poydras Street	276 feet (84 m)	22	1972
29	1555 Poydras	1555 Poydras Street	262 feet (80 m)	22	1984
30	First National Bank of Commerce Building	210 Baronne Street	252 feet (77 m)	19	1927
31	Chevron Place	935 Gravier Street	238 feet (73 m)	21	1981
32	Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel	817 Common Street	225 feet (69 m)	18	1925

[edit] Under construction

Tall buildings that are currently being built in New Orleans include:

Rank	Name	Street Address	Height feet / meters	Floors	Year
1	Trump International Hotel & Tower	501 Poydras Street	716 feet (218 m)	69	2009

[edit] Construction approved

Rank	Name	Street Address	Height feet / meters	Floors	Year

[edit] Historical tallest in New Orleans

The title of tallest building in New Orleans has changed several times over the decades.

Name	Street Address	Height feet / meters	Floors	Year
One Shell Square	701 Poydras Street	697 feet (212 m)	51	1972
Crescent City Towers	1001 Howard Avenue	531 feet (162 m)	45	1969
World Trade Center New Orleans	2 Canal Street	407 feet (124 m)	33	1967
225 Baronne Street	225 Baronne Street	362 feet (110 m)	29	1965
Hibernia Bank Building	812 Gravier Street	355 feet (108 m)	20	1921
The Fairmont Hotel New Orleans	123 Baronne Street	211 feet (64 m)	15	1907

[edit] Tallest buildings in New Orleans's suburbs

A few high-rise buildings are located in the New Orleans suburb of Metairie, an unincorporated area of Jefferson Parish.

Rank	Name	Location	Height feet / meters	Floors	Year
1	Three Lakeway Center	Metairie	403 feet (123 m)	34	1987
2	The Galleria	Metairie	269 feet (82 m)	21	1986
3	Two Lakeway Center	Metairie	259 feet (79 m)	19	1983
4	Heritage Plaza	Metairie	245 feet (75 m)	18	1983
5	Executive Tower 1	Metairie	204 feet (62 m)	14
6	One Lakeway Center	Metairie	193 feet (59 m)	14	1982

[edit] See also

[edit] Reference

"New Orleans Buildings." Emporis.com. 27 Mar 2007 [1]

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