List of Tallest Buildings in Seattle - Tallest Buildings

Tallest Buildings

Further information: List of buildings in Seattle

This list ranks Seattle skyscrapers that stand at least 400 feet (122 m) 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. Freestanding observation towers, while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked.

Rank Name Image Height
 Floors Year Notes
01.0 !1 Columbia Center 937 (286) 76 1985
  • 20th-tallest in the United States
  • Tallest building in Seattle and the state of Washington since 1985
  • Tallest building on the West Coast when completed, now the second-tallest
  • More floors than any other building west of the Mississippi River
  • Highest observation deck in the state is located on the building's 73rd floor
  • Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1980s
02.0 !2 1201 Third Avenue 772 (235) 55 1988
  • 60th-tallest in the United States
03.0 !3 Two Union Square 740 (226) 56 1989
  • 88th-tallest building in the United States
04.0 !4 Seattle Municipal Tower 722 (220) 62 1990
  • 105th-tallest building in the United States
  • Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1990s
05.0 !5 Safeco Plaza 630 (192) 50 1969
  • Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1960s
  • Originally called the Seattle-First National Bank Building
06.0 !— Space Needle 605 (184) 5 1962
  • Tallest observation tower in Washington
  • 3rd-tallest observation tower in the United States
07.0 !6 Russell Investments Center 598 (182) 42 2006
  • Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 2000s
08.0 !7 US Bank Centre 580 (177) 44 1989
09.0 !8 Wells Fargo Center 573 (175) 47 1983
10.0 !9 Bank of America Fifth Avenue Plaza 543 (166) 42 1981
11.0 !10 901 Fifth Avenue 536 (163) 41 1973
  • Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1970s
12.0 !11 Rainier Tower 514 (157) 31 1977
13.0 !12 Fourth and Madison Building 512 (156) 40 2002
14.0 !13 1918 Eighth Avenue 500 (152) 36 2009
  • Most recently completed skyscraper in the city
15.0 !14 Qwest Plaza 498 (152) 33 1976
16.0 !15 1000 Second Avenue 493 (150) 43 1987
17.0 !16 Henry M. Jackson Federal Building 487 (148) 37 1974
18.0 !17 Smith Tower 462 (141) 42 1914
  • Tallest building constructed in Seattle in the 1910s
19.0 !18 One Union Square 456 (139) 36 1981
20.0 !19 Olive 8 455 (139) 39 2009
21.0 !20 1111 Third Avenue 454 (138) 34 1980
22.0 !21 Westin Seattle North Tower 449 (137) 47 1982
  • Tallest all-hotel building in the city
23.0 !22 Fifteen Twenty-One Second Avenue 440 (134) 38 2008
24.0 !23 Westin Building 409 (125) 34 1981
25.0 !24 Aspira 400 (122) 37 2009

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