Rank |
Name |
Image |
Height ft / m |
Floors |
Year |
Notes |
1 |
WestStar Tower |
|
314 (95) |
20 |
2021 |
Construction on this skyscraper began in June 2018 and finished early 2021. It is El Paso's first office skyscraper to be built in almost 40 years. |
2 |
Wells Fargo Plaza |
|
302 ft (92 m) |
21 |
1971 |
Was the tallest building in El Paso for approximately 50 years, originally the State National Bank Plaza.[7] Tallest building constructed in El Paso in the 1970s.[1] Previously known as the Norwest Plaza prior to the merger of Norwest Corporation and Wells Fargo. |
3 |
One San Jacinto Plaza |
|
280 ft (85 m) |
20 |
1962 |
Originally the El Paso National Bank building, renamed in the 1980s to the Texas Commerce Bank Tower, and up until recently it was known as the Chase Tower.[2] |
4 |
Blue Flame Building |
|
270 ft (82 m) |
18 |
1954 |
Originally the El Paso Natural Gas tower, it has a tall recently renovated weather beacon on its roof. The height of the building goes up to 270 ft because of the beacon's height. When measured by roof height, the tower is 230 feet (70 m) tall.[8] The Housing Authority of the City of El Paso purchased the building in 2017. The building recently went through a $55.3 million major renovation and the mixed-use project includes office space, retail space, and 120 low-income apartments. The building and weather beacon's renovations were fully completed in July 2021. |
5 |
Stanton Tower |
|
265 ft (81 m) |
18 |
1982 |
Completed in March 1982 and originally known as the Kayser Building.[9] |
6 |
Plaza Hotel |
|
239 ft (73 m) |
19 |
1930 |
The Plaza was originally a Hilton high-rise hotel was designed by Trost & Trost and opened in 1930.[10] After renovation the building is set to reopen as an independent hotel in 2020. |
7 |
Hotel Paso del Norte Tower |
|
230 ft (70 m) |
17 |
1986 |
The original 10-story hotel opened on November 26, 1912, was designed by Trost & Trost and stood at 151 ft (46 m) high.[11] The 17-story tower addition to the hotel was built in 1986. The hotel is currently undergoing a $70 million major renovation with plans to re-open in 2020 as The Hotel Paso del Norte, Autograph Collection by Marriot.[12][13] |
8 |
El Paso County Courthouse |
|
230 ft (70 m) |
14 |
1991 |
Completed in 1991, this post-modernist style courthouse uses sky-blue reflective glass in its design.[14] |
9 |
Aloft Hotel |
|
217 ft (66 m) |
15 |
1930 |
Completed in 1930 as the O. T. Bassett Tower and was one of the last buildings designed by famed architect, Henry Trost. Recently, underwent a $10 million renovation that was finished in May 2018 and opened up as an 89-room Aloft Hotel.[15] |
10 |
Albert Armendariz Sr. U.S. Federal Courthouse |
|
205 ft (62 m) |
9 |
2010 |
Opened in 2010, El Paso's federal courthouse was named in honor of the late El Paso judge and civil rights leader Albert Armendariz Sr. The final construction cost was $95.8 million.[16] |
11 |
One Texas Tower |
|
205 ft (62 m) |
15 |
1921 |
Completed in 1921 as the First Mortgage Company Building and was the first building to reach a height of over 200 ft in El Paso.[5] |
12 |
El Paso Children's Hospital at University Medical Center of El Paso |
|
190 ft (58 m) |
10 |
2012 |
The tower, designed by San Francisco based KMD Architects in collaboration with Architect of Record MNK Architects of El Paso houses two licensed hospitals El Paso Children's Hospital and the University Medical Center of El Paso. The building opened to the public on Valentine's Day 2012. |
13 |
El Paso County Detention Facility |
|
180 ft (55 m) |
9 |
1983 |
|
14 |
300 East Main |
|
180 ft (55 m) |
13 |
1964 |
Originally known as the Southwest National Bank building, later First City National Bank. |
15 |
DoubleTree Hotel |
|
168 ft (51 m) |
17 |
1970 |
Originally built in 1970 as a Holiday Inn hotel. After several years of neglect, in 2009 the hotel went through an estimated $20-million renovation and was reopened as a DoubleTree Hotel.[17] |
16 |
Cortez Building |
|
165 ft (50 m) |
11 |
1926 |
|
17 |
Anson Mills Building |
|
157 ft (48 m) |
12 |
1911 |
|
18 |
William Beaumont Army Medical Center |
|
155 ft (47 m) |
10 |
1972 |
|
19 |
Coronado Tower |
|
150 ft (46 m) |
12 |
1964 |
|
20 |
Hotel Indigo |
|
148 ft (45 m) |
12 |
1964 |
Originally the Downtowner Motor Inn and later the Sheraton Hotel, it underwent a complete renovation in 2016.[18] |
21 |
UTEP College of Education Building |
|
145 ft (44 m) |
9 |
1971 |
|