List of tallest buildings in New Haven

New Haven is a coastal city located in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It has 84 buildings over 100 feet tall. Its tallest building is the Connecticut Financial Center which stands at 383 feet.

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These are the locations of the 35 tallest buildings in New Haven.
  •  1900s and before 
  •  1910s 
  •  1920s 
  •  1930s 
  •  1940s 
  •  1950s 
  •  1960s 
  •  1970s 
  •  1980s 
  •  1990s 
  •  2000s 
  •  2010s 
  •  2020s 
1
Connecticut Financial Center
2
360 State Street
3
Knights of Columbus Building
4
One Century Tower
5
195 Church Street
6
Kline Biology Tower
7
Union and New Haven Trust Building
8
Yale New Haven Hospital Smilow Cancer Center
9
The Eli
10
St. Mary's Church
11
Crown Towers
12
Harkness Tower
13
Center Court Apartments
14
310 Orange Street
15
Long Wharf Maritime Center I
16
Swensen Tower
17
Omni New Haven Hotel
18
Tower One
19
100 College Street
20
Yale New Haven Children's Hospital
21
Payne Whitney Gymnasium
22
Bass Tower
23
101 College Street
24
Taft Apartments
25
Center Church On the Green
26
Bella Vista Building E
27
Bella Vista Building D
28
One Church Street
29
Madison Towers
30
Bella Vista Building C
31
Bella Vista Building A
32
Bella Vista Building B
33
University Towers
34
Executive Building
35
Sheffield Sterling Strathcona Hall

Tallest buildings

These are the tallest buildings in New Haven, Connecticut that stand over 150 ft (46 m) tall. Spires and other architectural details are included in the height of a building, however, antennas are excluded.

  Tallest building in New Haven upon completion
Rank Name Image Height

ft (m)

Floors Year Notes
1 Connecticut Financial Center 383 (117) 26 1990 Currently, the sixth-tallest building in Connecticut; fourth-tallest in the state upon completion in 1990.[1]
2 360 State Street 338 (103) 31 2010 Second largest apartment building in Connecticut after Park Tower Stamford.[2]
3 Knights of Columbus Building 321 (98) 23 1969 World headquarters of the Knights of Columbus designed by Kevin Roche John Dinkeloo and Associates.
4 One Century Tower 280 (85) 19 1990 Designed by Cesar Pelli & Associates[3]
5 195 Church Street 270 (82) 18 1974
6 Kline Tower 250 (76) 16 1966 59th-tallest educational building in the world.
7 Union and New Haven Trust Building 242 (74) 12 1928 Now known as The Union[4]
8 Yale New Haven Hospital Smilow Cancer Center 237 (72) 13 2008
9 The Eli (formerly the SNET Building) 232 (71) 17 1938 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 St. Mary's Church 230 (70) 1 1874 Tallest church in New Haven.
11 Crown Towers 222 (68) 22 1967 Tallest residential building in New Haven until the completion of 360 State Street.
12 Harkness Tower 216 (66) 9 1921 Tallest clock tower in the city. Third tallest building in the Yale university campus.
13 Center Court Apartments 215 (66) 13 1916
14 310 Orange Street 213 (65) 10 1955
15 Long Wharf Maritime Center I 209 (63) 15 1985
16 Swensen Tower 208 (63) 14 1932 Formerly known as The Hall of Graduate Studies.[5]
17 Tower One 207 (63) 21 1971 Also known as the Jewish Community Council Tower.[6]
18 100 College Street 205 (62) 13 2015
19 Omni New Haven Hotel 208 (63) 19 1966 Tallest hotel in New Haven and the fourth-tallest hotel in Connecticut.[7]
20 Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital 201 (61) 10 1993
21 Payne Whitney Gymnasium 199 (60) 16 1932 Second largest gymnasium in the world.[8]
22 Bass Tower 196 (58) 2017 Part of the Pauli Murray college.
23 101 College Street 186 (57) 10 2023
24 Taft Apartments 185 (56) 12 1911
25 Center Church On The Green 184 (56) 1 1812 Tallest of the three churches on the green. A crypt lies underneath the church.[9]
26 Bella Vista Building E 183 (55) 19 1973 Tallest building in the Bella Vista complex.
27 One Church Street 183 (55) 8 1961 Houses the Consulate Of Ecuador.[10]
28 Madison Towers 180 (55) 17 1963
29 Executive Building 167 (55) 15 1972
30 Bella Vista Building D 183 (55) 19 1973
31 900 Chapel Street 184 (54) 13 1966
32 Bella Vista Building C 173 (52) 17 1973
33 University Towers 170 (51) 17 1960
34 300 George Street 152 (51) 10 1960
35 Bella Vista Building A 173 (51) 17 1973
36 Bella Vista Building B 173 (51) 17 1973
37 Lippard Laboratory of Clinical Investigation 154 (50) 11 1965
38 Sheffield Sterling Strathcona Hall 166 (50) 10 1932
39 Yale New Haven Hospital East Pavilion 165 (50) 12 1953 Also referred to as 20 York Street.[11]
40 54 Meadow Street 159 (48) 9 1946 Renovated in the late 1980s.[12] Also referred to as the Gateway Center.[13]
41 Anlyan Center For Medical Research And Education 158 (48) 7 2003
42 Sterling Memorial Library 157 (47) 15 1930
43 235 Church Street 156 (47) 9 1973 Known as the New Haven County Courthouse.[14]
44 New Haven City Hall 152 (46) 4 1862 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1975.[15]
45 George Crawford Manor 150 (45) 15 1966 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 2015.[16]
46 Pierson Tower 150 (45) 4 1933 Morse College Residential Tower is seen on the far left. 120 ft (36 meters) tall when excluding the spire.

Timeline of tallest buildings

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

Name Image Street address Years as
tallest 		Height

ft (m)

Floors
Union and New Haven Trust Building 205 Church Street 1927–1966 242 (74) 13
Kline Tower 219 Prospect Street 1966–1969 251 (76) 16
Knights of Columbus Building One Columbus Plaza 1969–1990 322 (98) 23
Connecticut Financial Center
 157 Church Street 1990–present 383 (117) 26

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

This list (currently empty) ranks tall buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in New Haven.

Name Height*

ft (m)

Floors* Year*

(est.)

Status Notes

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

See also

References

  1. ^ Connecticut Skyscraper Diagram – SkyscraperPage.com
  2. ^ "Dig Out That Downturn | New Haven Independent". December 2008.
  3. ^ "One Century Tower: Building Details". New Haven Building Archive. Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "The Union - SKYDB".
  5. ^ https://www.skydb.net/building/91922423/hall-of-graduate-studies-new-haven/
  6. ^ "Tower One - The Skyscraper Center". www.skyscrapercenter.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  7. ^ "Diagrams - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  8. ^ "Payne Whitney Gymnasium, New Haven - SkyscraperPage.com". skyscraperpage.com. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  9. ^ "Center Church on the Green: Building Details". nhba.yale.edu. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  10. ^ "First New Haven National Bank: Building Details". nhba.yale.edu. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  11. ^ https://www.skydb.net/building/206447921/yale-new-haven-hospital-east-pavilion-new-haven/
  12. ^ https://www.loopnet.com/Listing/54-Meadow-St-New-Haven-CT/4083378/
  13. ^ https://www.skydb.net/building/701160501/gateway-center-new-haven/
  14. ^ https://www.skydb.net/building/436284551/new-haven-county-courthouse-new-haven/
  15. ^ "National Register Database and Research - National Register of Historic Places (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved November 26, 2025.
  16. ^ https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/15000113
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