This list of tallest buildings in Detroit ranks skyscrapers and high rises in the U.S. city of Detroit, Michigan by height. The tallest skyscraper in Detroit is the 73-story Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, which rises 727 feet (222 m) along Detroit's International Riverfront.^[A][1] It is the tallest building in the state of Michigan, the 97th-tallest building in the United States, and the second tallest hotel building in the Western Hemisphere.^[1] Another famous skyscraper is Ally Detroit Center, which stands as the 2nd-tallest building in the city and the state.^[2]

Detroit's history of skyscrapers began in 1889, with completion of the historic 10-story Hammond Building—considered the city's first steel-framed skyscraper.^[3] It was followed by the Savings Bank Building in 1895, the Majestic Building in 1896, and the Union Trust Building in 1896. Detroit witnessed a massive building boom during the Roaring Twenties, resulting in the construction of many of the city's ornate skyscrapers, including the Penobscot, Guardian, Fisher, Buhl, Stott, and Broderick.^[4]

One Woodward Avenue, which rises 430 feet (131 m), was the tallest building constructed in the city during the 1960s. Detroit is the site of eight skyscrapers at least 492 feet (150 m) in height and twenty-seven at least 327 feet (100 m) in height.^[4] Overall, the skyline of Detroit is ranked (based upon existing and under construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m)) third in the Midwestern United States (after Chicago and Minneapolis) and fourteenth in the United States, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston, Las Vegas, Seattle, Philadelphia, and Minneapolis.^[B]

The most recently constructed skyscrapers in the city are One Detroit Center, completed in 1993, and Hollywood Casino at Greektown, completed in 2009. The latter rises 348 feet (106 m) and contains 30 floors.^[5] The city has received many significant restoration projects, which include the 29 story Westin Book Cadillac Hotel; originally built in 1924 and restored in 2008, it rises 349 feet (106 m).^[6]

This list ranks Detroit 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 a building was completed.

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Rank	Name	Image	Height feet / m	Floors	Architect	Year	Notes
01.01	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center		727 / 222	73[A]	John Portman & Associates	1977	Tallest building in the city and the state since 1977, 101st-tallest building in the United States. Tallest hotel in the world upon completion; now stands as the second tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere. Major renovation completed in 2004.[1][7] The entire complex is owned by General Motors.
2	Hudson's Detroit		680 / 207	49	SHoP Architects Hamilton Anderson Associates	2024	Tallest building completed in the 2020s.
3	Ally Detroit Center		619 / 189	43	Philip Johnson John Burgee	1993	Tallest building completed in Detroit in the 1990s.[2][8] Former headquarters of Comerica Bank, current headquarters of Ally Financial
4	Penobscot Building		565 / 172	47	Wirt C Rowland	1928	When completed in 1928, the Penobscot was the world's eighth tallest building. It was the city's tallest from 1928 to 1977.[9][10] The Penobscot stands at the center of the Detroit Financial District.
5 (tie)	RenCen Tower 100		522 / 159	39	John Portman & Associates	1977	[11][12]
	RenCen Tower 200		522 / 159	39	John Portman & Associates	1977	[13][14]
	RenCen Tower 300		522 / 159	39	John Portman & Associates	1977	[15][16]
	RenCen Tower 400		522 / 159	39	John Portman & Associates	1977	[17][18]
9	Guardian Building		495 / 151	40	Wirt C Rowland	1929	[19][20]
10	Book Tower		475 / 145	38	Louis Kamper	1926	The 38-story Book Tower and the adjoining 13-story Book Building underwent a nearly $400 million renovation, re-opening in 2023 as a mixed residential and retail/office space.[21]
11	150 West Jefferson		455 / 139	26	Heller Manus Architects	1989	Tallest building completed in Detroit in the 1980s. Previously known as the Madden Building.[22][23]
11.012	Fisher Building		444 / 135	30	Albert Kahn Associates	1928	[24][25]
12.013	Cadillac Tower		438 / 133	40	Bonnah & Chaffee	1927	[26][27]
13.014	David Stott Building		437 / 133	38	John M Donaldson	1929	[28][29]
14.015	One Woodward Avenue		430 / 131	28	Minoru Yamasaki	1963	Tallest building completed in the city in the 1960s.[30][31]
15.016	Patrick V. McNamara Federal Building		393 / 120	27	Smith, Hinchman & Grylls	1976	[32][33]
16.017	DTE Energy Headquarters		375 / 114	25	Emery Roth & Sons	1971	[34][35]
17.018	David Broderick Tower		369 / 113	35	Louis Kamper Paul Kamper	1928	Fully renovated in 2012 as a mixed- use residential building. The project created residential units on floors 5-34, with the lower 4 floors dedicated to retail, entertainment, and office space. Originally known as the Eaton Tower.[36][37]
18.019	211 West Fort Street		368 / 112	27	Harley, Ellington, Cowin & Stirton	1963	[38][39]
20	Buhl Building		366 / 112	29	Wirt C Rowland	1925	[40][41]
20.021	Westin Book Cadillac Hotel		349 / 106	29	Louis Kamper	1924	Tallest hotel in the world upon completion in 1924 and restored in 2008.[6][42]
21.022	Hollywood Casino at Greektown		348 / 106	30	Paul Steelman Rossetti	2009	Tallest building completed in Detroit in the 2000s.[5][43]
22.023	First National Building		341 / 104	26	Albert Khan	1930	Tallest building completed in Detroit in the 1930s.[44][45]
23.024 (tie)	RenCen Tower 500		339 / 103	21	John Portman & Associates	1981	[46][47]
	RenCen Tower 600		339 / 103	21	John Portman & Associates	1981	[48][49]
25.026	1001 Woodward		338 / 103	23	Smith, Hinchman & Grylls	1965	[50][51]
26.027	Renaissance City Apartments		332 / 101	33	Ehrenkrantz, Echkstat & Whitelaw	1985	[52][53]
27.028	AT&T Building Addition		327 / 100	17	H. G. Christman-Burke Company	1974	[54][55]
28.029	Chrysler House		324 / 99	23	Daniel Hudson Burnham	1912	[56][57]
30	Jeffersonian Apartments		322 / 98	30	Gino Rossetti	1965	[58][59]
30.031	AT&T Building		319 / 97	19	Smith, Hinchman & Grylls	1927	[60][61]
31.032 (tie)	Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Building		318 / 97	22		1971	[62][63]
	Coleman A. Young Municipal Center		318 / 97	20	Harley, Ellington & Day	1954	Tallest building completed in the city in the 1950s.[64][65]
34	Huntington Bank Tower		311 / 95	20	Neumann/Smith Architecture	2022
35	Penobscot Building Annex		310 / 95	23	Donaldson & Meier	1913	[66][67]
34.036 (tie)	1300 Lafayette East Cooperative		305 / 93	29	Gunnar Birkerts	1961	[68][69]
	Riverfront Tower 300		305 / 93	29	Kadushin	1983	[70][71]
	Riverfront Tower 200		305 / 93	29	Kadushin	1983	[72][73]
39	The Residences Water Square		300 / 91	25		2024	[74][75]

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This list ranks Detroit 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.

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Detroit. For most of Detroit's earlier years, the tallest buildings in the city were churches and government buildings with their steeples. The first skyscraper in the city is usually considered the Hammond Building, completed in 1889.^[3] However, since the 10-story building did not surpass the steeple of the Fort Street Presbyterian Church, it never became a city record holder. The first skyscraper to have the distinction of being Detroit's tallest building was the Ford Building, completed in 1909.^[82]

This list ranks buildings in Detroit's suburban municipalities that stand at least 200 feet (61 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

A. ^ ^{a b c} General Motors, the owner of the Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center, maintains that the building has 73 floors.^[95] Hines Interests, the property management firm for the building, gives a floor count of 74,^[96] while architect Skidmore, Owings and Merrill gives a floor count of 75.^[97] Emporis and other building database sites usually give the floor count as 70,^[1][98] while other sources state 73 stories.^[99] This table uses the floor count of 73 as stated officially by the building's owner.

B. ^{^} New York has 216 existing and under construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m), Chicago has 114, Miami has 32, Houston has 31, Los Angeles has 26, Dallas has 20, San Francisco has 21, Atlanta has 19, Boston has 19, Las Vegas has 16, Seattle has 15, Philadelphia has 15, Minneapolis has 11, Pittsburgh has 10, Jersey City has 9, Detroit has 8, Denver has 7. Source of Skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com diagrams: New York City, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Boston, Las Vegas, Seattle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Jersey City, Minneapolis, Detroit, Denver.

C. ^{^} The capitol of Michigan was relocated to Lansing in 1847, and the original capitol building was destroyed in a fire in 1893.

D. ^{^} This building was destroyed in 1961.

E. ^ ^{a b} St. Joseph Church, completed in 1873, tied the height of the Detroit City Hall. The city therefore had two tallest buildings for a period of 4 years, until the Fort Street Presbyterian Church was completed in 1877.

F. ^{^} This building was constructed as the Book-Cadillac Hotel, but is now officially known as the Westin Book-Cadillac Hotel.