List of tallest buildings in Memphis

This list of tallest buildings in Memphis ranks completed buildings by height in the U.S. city of Memphis, Tennessee, the 23rd largest city in the United States. The tallest building is the 100 North Main building at 430 ft (131m), built in 1965. The Sterick Building, 364 ft (111m) was the tallest building in the Southern United States when built in 1930, holding that title until 1957 when surpassed by the Life & Casualty Tower in Nashville.^[1] The first skyscraper built in Memphis was the Dr. D.T. Porter Building, 131 ft (40m), in 1895.^[2] The tallest man-made structure in the city is the 1003 ft (305.7m) Edwin L. Nass Tower 1, a guyed steel TV transmitting tower located at 5317 Crestview Road in northeast Memphis.^[3]

Unlike many other downtowns in the Sun Belt, Memphis did not experience the high-rise building booms of the late 1980s or early 2000s. Only four buildings over 100m have been built in downtown Memphis since World War II: 100 North Main, Raymond James Tower, One Commerce Square, and First Tennessee Bank Building.^[2] This has resulted in a smaller, more historic skyline compared to other nearby cities of similar age and population (compare to Atlanta, Nashville, Dallas/Fort Worth, or St. Louis). Three of the tallest in the city are located in the upscale neighborhood of East Memphis: the Clark Tower, the Hilton Memphis, and the White Station Tower.

As of 2015 only two projects have been considered to be built, namely the One Beale complex.

Tallest Buildings

Rank	Name	Height feet	Height meters	Floors	Year	Notes
1	100 North Main	430	130	37	1965	Tallest building in Memphis since 1965. Tallest in Tennessee from 1965-1970. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
2	Raymond James Tower	403	123	21	1985	Includes the spire atop the building
3	Clark Tower	400	120	34	1971	Tallest building outside of downtown.
4	One Commerce Square	396	121	31	1973
5	Sterick Building	365	111	29	1930	Tallest building in Tennessee and the Southern United States from 1930-1957. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
6	First Tennessee Building	332	101	25	1964
7	Hilton Memphis	329	100	24	1981	Tallest hotel in Memphis.
8	Memphis Pyramid	321	98	5	1991	7th-tallest pyramid and largest Bass Pro Shops in the world. Home to retail, restaurants, an observation deck, a hotel, a bowling alley, and the largest free-standing elevator in America.
9	The Renaissance Apartments	296	90	25	1968	Tallest residential building in Memphis.
10	Lincoln American Tower	290	88	22	1924	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
11	White Station Tower	280	85	22	1965
12	Exchange Building	264	80	20	1910	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
13	Sheraton Memphis	233	71	19	1985
14	Madison Hotel	219	67	16	1907	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
15	Number 10 Main	215	66	16	1910	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
16	The Tower at Peabody Place	202	62	15	1997
17	The Artesian	201	61	16	2015
18	Crosstown Concourse	188	57	14	1927	Former Sears retail store, offices, and catalog order processing warehouse.
19	88 Union Center	177	54	14	1927

Tallest future buildings

Approved

Buildings that are approved for construction in Memphis and expected to rise above 200 feet (60 m) include:

Name	Height feet	Height meters	Floors	Year	Notes
One Beale North Tower	370	110	30	2018	280 residential apartments and commercial space.
One Beale South Tower	268	82	22	2018	300-room hotel and convention center.

Timeline of tallest buildings

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

Name	Street Address	Years as tallest	Height feet	Height meters	Floors
Number 10 Main	10 South Main Street	1904–1905	216	66	16
Madison Hotel	79 Madison Avenue	1905–1910	232	71	16
Exchange Building	9 North Second Street	1910–1924	264	80	19
Lincoln American Tower	60 North Main Street	1924-1930	290	88	22
Sterick Building	8 North Third Street	1930-1965	365	111	29
100 North Main	100 North Main Street	1965–present	430	130	37

References

1. Finger, Michael (December 4, 1997). "Memphis landmarks that have stood vacant for years, waiting for someone to bring them back to life.". Memphis Flyer (459).
2. D.T. Porter Building. Emporis.
3. http://www.city-data.com/towers/cell-Memphis-Tennessee.html. Missing or empty |title= (help)