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1801 California Street 1801 California Street is a skyscraper in Denver, Colorado. The building was completed in 1983, and rises 53 floors and in height. The building stands as the second-tallest building in Denver and Colorado, and as the 151st-tallest building in t ...
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17th Street Plaza 17th Street Plaza is a 438 ft (134 m) tall skyscraper in Denver, Colorado. It was completed in 1982 and has 33 floors, with a total area of 695,000-square-feet. It was designed by '' Skidmore, Owings & Merrill'' and ''Wendel Duchsherer Architect ...
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US Bank Tower U.S. Bank Tower, known locally as the Library Tower and formerly as the First Interstate Bank World Center, is a skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, California. It is, by structural height, the third-tallest building in California, the second ...
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Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: *Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California *Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California *Wells Fargo Cent ...
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The tallest building in
Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
is the 56- story Republic Plaza, which rises and was completed in 1984. It stands as the 137th-tallest building in the United States, and the tallest building in the state of Colorado. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city and the state is
1801 California Street 1801 California Street is a skyscraper in Denver, Colorado. The building was completed in 1983, and rises 53 floors and in height. The building stands as the second-tallest building in Denver and Colorado, and as the 151st-tallest building in t ...
, which rises . Twenty-nine of the thirty tallest buildings in Colorado are located in Denver.


Background

The history of skyscrapers in Denver began with the completion of the Equitable Building in 1892; this building, rising and nine floors, was the first high-rise in Denver. The title of the city's "first skyscraper" is usually given to the
Daniels & Fisher Tower The Daniels & Fisher Tower is a distinctive historic landmark located in Denver, Colorado. Description and history Built as part of the Daniels & Fisher department store in 1910, it was the tallest building between the Mississippi River and ...
, which rises and was completed in 1910. The city went through a large building boom that lasted from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. During this time, 21 of the city's 27 tallest buildings were constructed, including Republic Plaza, 1801 California Street, and the
Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center may refer to: *Wells Fargo Center (Los Angeles), California *Wells Fargo Center (Sacramento), California * Wells Fargo Center (San Francisco), California * Wells Fargo Center for the Arts, Santa Rosa, California *Wells Fargo Cent ...
. The city is the site of eight skyscrapers over in height, including two which rank among the tallest in the United States. Overall, the skyline of Denver is ranked (based upon existing and under construction buildings over tall) second in the
Mountain States The Mountain states (also known as the Mountain West or the Interior West) form one of the nine geographic divisions of the United States that are officially recognized by the United States Census Bureau. It is a subregion of the Western Un ...
(after
Las Vegas Las Vegas (; Spanish for "The Meadows"), often known simply as Vegas, is the 25th-most populous city in the United States, the most populous city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Veg ...
) and seventeenth in the United States. , there are 190 completed high-rises in the city. The tallest building recently completed in Denver is the Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, which rises 45 stories and . It now stands as the fourth-tallest building in Denver as well as the city's tallest residential tower. Currently under construction, the 1144 Fifteenth office tower will rise to just over 600 feet at over 40 stories making it the fifth-tallest building in Denver upon completion in late 2017 or early 2018. Denver is currently experiencing a mid-/high-rise residential building boom with several large projects under construction throughout the city with many more breaking ground in the near future. Like with many large cities in the United States, Denver's CBD and the adjacent neighborhoods were blighted with the presence of many open parking lots in the 1970s and '80s. Recent focus to redevelop these open lots and increase density/activity in the city's core have been hugely successful as many of these lots are today being turned into large residential, retail and commercial developments. This is especially true around the newly redeveloped and highly popular Union Station area in Denver's LoDo (Lower Downtown) neighborhood. What used to be open land, parking lots, warehouses and rail yards as recently as the turn of the century is now several city blocks of new residential and commercial buildings as well as a new RTD underground bus terminal, rail platforms/pavilions and a park. There are also improved pedestrian friendly connections to the RiNo (River North), Five Points, Auraria and Highland neighborhoods from the new development. Historic Union Station itself has been fully renovated and turned back into a travel and activity hub. It now includes the Denver Amtrak station, a new boutique hotel and several restaurants, bars & shops all centered on the large Great Hall inside and a public plaza outside along Wynkoop Street. Starting in April 2016 the University of Colorado A-Line commuter train began service directly connecting Union Station and downtown Denver to Denver International Airport and the airport's new 500-plus-room Westin Hotel & conference center.


Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Denver skyscrapers that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. * Table entry without text indicate that information regarding building height has not yet been released. = Building height ranking is tied with another building.


Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Denver and are planned to rise at least . * Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights or dates of completion has not yet been released.


Proposed, Under Design Review or Approved

This lists buildings that are either Proposed, actively Under Design Review (Concept or Site Development), or Approved and awaiting construction with the City & County of Denver and that are planned to rise at least . * Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights or dates of completion has not yet been released.


Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Denver.


Notes

: A. New York has 216 existing and under construction buildings at least , Chicago has 114, Miami has 32, Houston has 31, Los Angeles has 26, San Francisco has 21, Dallas has 20, Atlanta has 19, Boston has 19, Seattle has 18, Las Vegas has 16, Philadelphia has 15, Minneapolis has 11, Pittsburgh has 10, Jersey City has 9, Detroit has 8, Denver has 8. Source of skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com
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See also

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List of tallest buildings in the United States The world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885. Since then, the United States has been home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers. New York City, specifically the borough of Manhattan, notably has the tallest skyline in the cou ...


References

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Emporis.com – Denver
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External links


Diagram of Denver skyscrapers
on SkyscraperPage
DenverInfill BlogSix Fifty 17, Denver
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Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...
Tallest in Denver