List of tallest buildings in Nashville

Skyline of Nashville

This list of the tallest buildings in Nashville ranks skyscrapers in Nashville, Tennessee by height. The tallest building in the city and the state is the AT&T Building, which rises 617 feet (188 m) in Downtown Nashville and was completed in 1994. The second tallest skyscraper in the city is the Fifth Third Center, which rises 490 feet (149 m).

The skyscraper first appeared in Nashville with the construction of the First National Bank Building, now the Downtown Courtyard Hotel, in 1905, this building rises 168 feet (51 m) and 12 floors. As of 2016, there are 111 completed high-rises in the city.

As of 2015, there at least 42 high-rise buildings under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in Nashville.

Tallest buildings

AT&T Building, the tallest building in Nashville and Tennessee

The Fifth Third Center, Nashville's 2nd tallest building

Tennessee Tower, the 3rd-tallest building in Nashville

This list ranks completed Nashville skyscrapers that stand at least 260 feet (80 m), based on standard height measurement.

Rank	Name	Height feet	Height meters	Floors	Year	Notes
1	AT&T Building	617	188	33	1994	Tallest building in Tennessee. Previously named the BellSouth Building.
2	Fifth Third Center	490	149	31	1986	Originally known as the Third National Financial Center.
3	William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower	452	138	31	1970	Originally the National Life Center.
4	Pinnacle at Symphony Place	417	127	29	2010
5	Life and Casualty Tower	409	125	30	1957	This building is commonly referred to as the L & C Building
6	Nashville City Center	402	123	27	1988
7	James K. Polk State Office Building	392	119	24	1981
8	Renaissance Nashville Hotel	385	117	31	1987
9	Viridian Tower	378	115	31	2006	Tallest residential building in Tennessee.
10	One Nashville Place	359	109	25	1985
11	UBS Tower	354	108	28	1974
12	Sheraton Nashville Downtown	300	91	27	1975
13	SunTrust Building	292	89	20	1967
14	Bank of America Plaza	292	89	20	1977
15	Andrew Jackson State Office Building	286	87	17	1969
16	ICON in the Gulch	282	86	22	2008
17	Twelve Twelve	270	82	23	2014
18	Omni Nashville Hotel	269	82	23	2013
19	Encore	269	82	21	2008
20	Palmer Plaza	269	82	18	1986
21	Parkway Towers	261	80	21	1968

Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed

Under Construction

Buildings that are currently under construction in Nashville and expected to rise above 260 feet (80 m) include:

Name	Height feet	Height meters	Floors	Year	Notes
505	543	166	45	2017
121 1st Ave S. Condos	475	145	40	2019
Bridgestone America Headquarters	460	140	30	2017
JW Marriott Hotel	385	117	35	2017
121 1st Ave S. Apartment Building	330	100	32	2019
SoBro Apartment Tower	345	105	32	2016
Westin Hotel	321	98	27	2016
222 2nd Building	305	93	25	2017
Endeavor	300	91	27	2018
Skyhouse Nashville	289	88	25	2016
HCA Parallon & SCRI Headquarters	267	81	16	2017

Approved

Buildings that are approved for construction in Nashville and expected to rise above 250 feet (80 m) include:

Name	Height feet	Height meters	Floors	Year	Notes
Buckingham Gulch Tower	450–476	137–145	38	2019	Not to exceed 476 ft

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Nashville. The first skyscraper in the city was the First National Bank Building, now the Courtyard Hotel, from 1905 until 1908.

Name	Street Address	Years as tallest	Height feet	Height meters	Floors	Reference
First National Bank Building	170 Fourth Avenue North	1905–1908	170	52	12
The Stahlman	211 Union Street	1908–1957	180	55	12
Life & Casualty Tower	401 Church Street	1957–1970	409	125	30
William R. Snodgrass Tennessee Tower	312 Rosa L. Parks Boulevard	1970–1986	452	138	31
Fifth Third Center	424 Church Street	1986–1994	490	149	31
AT&T Building	333 Commerce Street	1994–present	617	188	32

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