List of tallest buildings in New Haven explained

New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut behind Stamford and Bridgeport. New Haven is located on the shore of the New Haven Harbor which allowed the city grow economically which allowed it to grow industrially. Before there where countless factories which sprung up in new haven until the 1900s and the 2000s which slowed the cities development. Most skyscrapers were built recently like 360 State Street completed in 2010.

Tallest buildings

These are the sixteen tallest buildings in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]

RankNameImageHeightft (m)FloorsYearNotes
1Connecticut Financial Center383 (117)261990Currently, the sixth-tallest building in Connecticut; fourth-tallest in the state upon completion in 1990.[2]
2Knights of Columbus Building321 (98)231969
3360 State Street300 (91)312010Second largest apartment building in Connecticut after Park Tower Stamford.[3]
4Kline Biology Tower250 (76)16196659th-tallest educational building in the world.
5Crown Towers233 (71)221967Tallest residential building in New Haven until the completion of 360 State Street.
6New Haven Savings Bank Tower230 (70)181974
7Bella Vista Buildings (A,B,C)211 (64)171973[4]
7Bella Vista Buildings (D,E)235 (72)191973
8One Century Tower213 (66)191990One Century Tower is the building on the far left in the picture.
9Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building210 (60)171938Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
10Harkness Tower216 (66)91921Part of the Yale university campus
11Omni New Haven Hotel209 (65)191966Tallest hotel in New Haven and the fourth-tallest hotel in Connecticut.[5]
12One tower 207 (61)211971Also known as the Jewish community council tower
13Union and New Haven Trust Building164 (50)131927 Now known as The Union
14Frontier Building Headquarters New Haven160 (49)14Sold in 2022 to a company in New Jersey
15Gold building 157 (48)141975
16Hotel Marcel119 (37)71970Originally used as the headquarters for the Armstrong rubber company

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in New Haven, Connecticut.

NameImageStreet addressYears as
tallest
Heightft (m)Floors
Union and New Haven Trust Building205 Church Street1927–1938164 (50)13
Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building227 Church Street1938–1966196 (59)17
Kline Biology Tower219 Prospect Street1966–1969250 (76)16
Knights of Columbus BuildingOne Columbus Plaza1969–1990321 (98)23
Connecticut Financial Center
157 Church Street1990–present383 (117)26

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

This lists buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in New Haven.

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Notes and References

  1. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=225 New Haven Skyscraper Diagram – SkyscraperPage.com
  2. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?stateID=36 Connecticut Skyscraper Diagram – SkyscraperPage.com
  3. Web site: Dig Out That Downturn | New Haven Independent. December 2008.
  4. Web site: Bella Vista Building D, New Haven | 192266 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140809094328/http://www.emporis.com/building/bella-vista-building-d-new-haven-ct-usa . dead . August 9, 2014 . Emporis . 2022-05-02.
  5. http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=46348755 Diagrams SkyscraperPage.com