LIST OF TALLEST BUILDINGS IN NEW ORLEANS


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 subsidence, 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.

Contents
Tallest completed buildings in New Orleans
Under construction
Construction approved
Historical tallest in New Orleans
Tallest buildings in New Orleans's suburbs
See also
Reference

Tallest completed buildings in New Orleans


Rank Name Street Address Height
feet / meters
Floors Year
1 One Shell Square 701 Poydras Street 51 1972
2 Place St. Charles 201 St. Charles Avenue 53 1984
3 Crescent City Towers 1001 Howard Avenue 45 1969
4 Energy Centre 1100 Poydras Street 39 1984
5 First Bank and Trust Tower 909 Poydras Street 36 1987
6 Sheraton New Orleans 500 Canal Street 48 1985
7 New Orleans Marriott 555 Canal Street 42 1985
8 Texaco Center 400 Poydras Street 32 1983
9 One Canal Place 365 Canal Street 32 1979
10 1010 Common 1010 Common Street 31 1970
11 World Trade Center New Orleans 2 Canal Street 33 1967
12 Dominion Tower 1450 Poydras Street 26 1989
13 225 Baronne Street 225 Baronne Street 29 1965
14 Hyatt Regency New Orleans 500 Poydras Plaza 27 1976
15 Entergy Tower 639 Loyola Avenue 28 1983
16 Hibernia Bank Building 812 Gravier Street 20 1921
17 1250 Poydras Plaza 1250 Poydras Street 24 1979
18 1515 Poydras 1515 Poydras Street 29 1984
19 Hilton New Orleans Riverside 2 Poydras Street 29 1977
20 JW Marriott Hotel New Orleans 30 1984
21 National American Bank Building 200 Carondelet Street 23 1929
22 Harrah's New Orleans - Poydras Street Hotel 230 Poydras Street 26 2006
23 Pan American Life Center 601 Poydras Street 28 1980
24 Wyndham New Orleans at Canal Place 29 1983
25 Poydras Center 650 Poydras Street 27 1983
26 Tidewater Building 1440 Canal Street 24 1971
27 Amoco Building 1340 Poydras Street 20 1977
28 W New Orleans 23 1984
29 Charity Hospital 1532 Tulane Avenue 20 1939
30 Freeport McMoRan Building 1615 Poydras Street 23 1984
31 Loews New Orleans Hotel 300 Poydras Street 22 1972
32 Louisiana Superdome 1972
33 1555 Poydras 1555 Poydras Street 22 1984
34 Windsor Court Hotel 22 1984
35 First National Bank of Commerce Building 210 Baronne Street 19 1927
36 Hilton New Orleans 20 1926
37 Chevron Place 935 Gravier Street 21 1981
38 Renaissance Pere Marquette Hotel 817 Common Street 18 1925
39 The Fairmont Hotel New Orleans 15 1907
40 Gravier Place Apartments 14 1924
41 1501 Canal Street 17 1954
42 The Fairmont New Orleans Annex 15 1924
43 Hale Boggs Federal Complex 14 1962
44 Grand Palace Hotel 16 1951
45 Whitney National Bank Building 14 1909
46 Ritz-Carlton New Orleans 14 1909
47 Astor Crowne Plaza New Orleans 14 2002
48 Staybridge Suites New Orleans 17 2004
49 Lake Marina Tower 19 1982
50 Charity School of Nursing 15 1939
51 625 Saint Charles 625 St. Charles Avenue 12 2002
52 F. Edward Hebert Federal Building 12 1939
53 Pontchartrain Hotel 2031 St. Charles Avenue 12 1927
54 Latter & Blum Building 11 1895
55 LSU Clinical Sciences Building 8 1931
56 New Orleans VA Medical Center 10
57 Le Pavillon Hotel 10 1907
58 Aquarium of the Americas 1990

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 69 2009

Construction approved


Rank Name Street Address Height
feet / meters
Floors Year

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 51 1972
Crescent City Towers 1001 Howard Avenue 45 1969
World Trade Center New Orleans 2 Canal Street 33 1967
225 Baronne Street 225 Baronne Street 29 1965
Hibernia Bank Building 812 Gravier Street 20 1921
The Fairmont Hotel New Orleans 123 Baronne Street 15 1907

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 34 1987
2 The Galleria Metairie 21 1986
3 Two Lakeway Center Metairie 19 1983
4 Heritage Plaza Metairie 18 1983
5 Executive Tower One Metairie 14
6 One Lakeway Center Metairie 14 1982

See also



List of buildings

List of tallest buildings in the world

List of tallest buildings and structures in the world

List of tallest buildings and structures in the world by country

List of tallest structures in the world

List of tallest structures in the world by type of use

List of towers

Reference



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

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