List of tallest buildings in San Antonio

The U.S. city of San Antonio, Texas is home to 93 high-rises, 15 of which are skyscrapers that stand at least 328 feet (100 m) feet tall. The tallest structure in the city, excluding radio antennas, is the Tower of the Americas, standing 750 feet (229 m) tall. Completed for HemisFair '68, it is the tallest structure in Texas (excluding radio antennas) south of Houston, the second-tallest observation tower in the United States, and third-tallest in the Western Hemisphere. The second-tallest structure and tallest building in the city is the Marriott Rivercenter.

San Antonio's skyline as of August 2014

The history of skyscrapers in San Antonio began with the construction of the Tower Life Building (originally the Smith-Young Tower) in 1928, which is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city. Proposed towers in the central city are Villita Tower a 32-story residential tower,[1] Canopy by Hilton, a 24-story tower on the Riverwalk[2] and the 21-story Thompson Hotels & Residences.[3] In early October 2017, notice of a 900 ft (270 m) Ferris wheel/observation wheel was given to the FAA for an area south of Downtown San Antonio. [4]

Tallest buildings edit

This list ranks San Antonio high-rises that stand at least 200 feet (61 meters) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed

Rank Name Image Height
ft (m)
Floors Year Notes
01.0-- Tower of the Americas   750 ft (229 m) 3 1968 Tallest structure in Texas (excluding radio antennas) south of Houston, the second-tallest observation tower in the United States, and third-tallest in the Western Hemisphere.
01.01 Marriott Rivercenter   546 ft (166 m) 38 1988 Tallest building in San Antonio excluding the Tower of the Americas and one of the tallest hotels in Texas.
01.02 Weston Centre   444 ft (135 m) 32 1989 Tallest office building in San Antonio.
01.03 Grand Hyatt San Antonio   424 ft (129 m) 34 2008 1,000 room hotel in Downtown San Antonio and Tallest building in San Antonio built in the 2000s.
01.04 Tower Life Building   404 ft (123 m) 30 1928 Originally the Smith-Young Tower. Renovated in 1953 and again in 2010. Also on the National Register of Historic Places
5 Frost Tower (San Antonio)   400 ft

(122 m)

24 2019 The first 16 floors are occupied by Frost.
6 Bank of America Plaza   387 ft (118 m) 28 1983
7 The Towers on Park Lane 368 ft (112 m) 23 1988 Tallest residential building in San Antonio.
Tallest building outside downtown San Antonio.
8 San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk   348 ft (106 m) 30 1979
9 Drury Plaza Hotel - Riverwalk
 
341 ft

(103 m)

24 1929 Was the Alamo National Bank for decades before conversion into a hotel
10 InterContinental San Antonio   325 ft (99 m) 21 1957 Hotel closed in 2021 and is planned to reopen after 18 months of remodel
01.011 Nix Professional Building   323 ft (98 m) 23 1931 When completed, it was the tallest hospital in the United States
12 The Arts Residences | Thompson Hotel
 
314 ft

(96 m)

20 2021 Mixed-use hotel/residential tower.
13 AT&T Building
 
310 ft

(94 m)

14 1930
14 City Tower   300 ft (91 m) 22 1975
15 Wurzbach Towers 300 ft

(91 m)

23 1983
16 Vidorra   292 ft (89 m) 20 2009 A condominium tower in the East Side neighborhood of San Antonio.
17 The Enclave at 1550 287 ft

(87 m)

22 1996
18 Milam Building   280 ft (85 m) 21 1928 First air conditioned high-rise office building
19 Broadway San Antonio   279 ft (85 m) 21 2010 Residential Building
20 Riverview Towers - North Tower 260 ft (79 m) 20 1982
21 One Riverwalk Place   256 ft (78 m) 18 1981 262,935-square-foot office building. Renovated in 2017.
22 Canopy by Hilton   247 ft

(75 m)

24 2021
23 Holiday Inn San Antonio-Riverwalk 228 ft (69 m) 24 1987
24 The Vistana 226 ft (69 m) 17 2009
25 Hilton Palacio del Rio   217 ft

(66 m)

20 1968 Hotel located on the Riverwalk of San Antonio. Constructed using Modular building construction Techniques
26 The Floodgate 215 ft

(66 m)

17 2023 Topped out in May 2022.[5]
27 One International Centre 213 ft

(64 m)

15 1985 Located on 100 NE Loop 410 in North Central San Antonio
28 The Westin - San Antonio North 212 ft

(64 m)

20 1984
29 AT&T Building   209 ft

(63 m)

16 1961
30 Air Force Village I 205 ft

(62 m)

16 1970
= Northwood Tower 205 ft

(62 m)

15 1986
= Emily Morgan Hotel   205 ft

(62 m)

13 1926
30 Credit Human Headquarters 200 ft

(60 m)

12 2020

Tallest buildings: site prep or under construction edit

The following are construction projects which will rise at least 200 ft (61 m).

Name Image Height*
ft / m
Floors Use Completion Status Notes
300 Main
 
388 / 118 32 Residential Summer 2024 Topped Out Topped out in June 2023.[6]
The Monarch 220 / 67 17 Hospitality Spring 2026 Under Construction Began construction on November 14, 2023.[7]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Brown, Lisa (March 14, 2016). "River Walk Location Sets the Stage for High-Rise Project". GlobeSt. ALM. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  2. ^ "Developers plan". February 2, 2016.
  3. ^ "21-story hotel and condo tower coming to downtown San Antonio". March 4, 2016.
  4. ^ "Form 7460-1 for ASN 2017-ASW-14903-OE".
  5. ^ Juan (May 18, 2022). "Floodgate Celebrates Top Out Milestone in Downtown San Antonio". Jordan Foster Construction. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  6. ^ Corfus, Radu (June 8, 2023). "32-Story San Antonio Tower Tops Out". Multi-Housing News. Retrieved September 3, 2023.
  7. ^ Iszler, Madison (November 14, 2023). "5 years later than what it sold City Hall, Zachry begins construction of hotel at Hemisfair downtown". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved November 23, 2023.

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