List of tallest buildings in New Haven
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The ten tallest buildings in New Haven, Connecticut
Connecticut
Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

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Rank Name Image Height
ft / m
Floors Year Notes
1 Connecticut Financial Center
Connecticut Financial Center
The Connecticut Financial Center is the tallest building in New Haven, Connecticut, and the sixth tallest building in the state. The 383 foot postmodern skyscraper was completed in 1990 and lies adjacent to New Haven City Hall in Downtown New Haven. Among the current tenants of the building are...

383 / 117 26 1990 Currently, the sixth-tallest building in Connecticut; fourth-tallest in the state upon completion in 1990.
2 360 State Street
360 State Street
360 State Street is the second-tallest building in New Haven, Connecticut, and the largest apartment building in the state. The tall mixed-use modernist building, completed in 2010, includes 500 luxury apartments which sit on top of of retail space...

338 / 103 31 2010 Currently the largest apartment building in Connecticut.
3 Knights of Columbus Building 321 / 98 23 1969
4 Kline Biology Tower
Kline Biology Tower
Kline Biology Tower is a skyscraper in New Haven, Connecticut. The building is home to the Yale University Department of Biology and is currently the fourth-tallest building in New Haven. It was the tallest building in city from 1966 to 1969, and was designed by Philip Johnson.-References:...

250 / 76 16 1966 45th-tallest educational building in the world.
5 Crown Towers
Crown Towers (New Haven, Connecticut)
Crown Towers is a high-rise apartment building in New Haven, Connecticut. The fifth-tallest building in the city, the modernist building was New Haven's tallest residential building until the construction of 360 State Street in 2010....

233 / 71 22 1967
6 New Haven Savings Bank 230 / 70 18 1974
7 Smilow Cancer Hosptial 220 / 67 14 2010 The hospital will fully open in April 2010.
8 One Century Tower 213 / 64.9 19 1990 One Century Tower is the building on the far left in the picture.
9 Omni New Haven Hotel 209 / 63.7 19 1966 Tallest hotel in New Haven and the fourth-tallest hotel in Connecticut.
10 Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building
Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building
The Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building, also known as The Eli, is a skyscraper in New Haven, Connecticut. The former headquarters of the Southern New England Telephone Company , the Art Deco building was completed in 1938, and was the tallest building in the city until...


/ The Eli
196 / 60 17 1938 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

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A view of the New Haven skyline in 1919 from the New Haven Green
New Haven Green
The New Haven Green is a privately owned park and recreation area located in the downtown district of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. It comprises the central square of the nine-square settlement plan of the original Puritan colonists in New Haven, and was designed and surveyed by colonist...

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Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven, Connecticut
New Haven is the second-largest city in Connecticut and the sixth-largest in New England. According to the 2010 Census, New Haven's population increased by 5.0% between 2000 and 2010, a rate higher than that of the State of Connecticut, and higher than that of the state's five largest cities, and...

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Name Image Street address Years as
tallest
Height
ft / m
Floors
Union and New Haven Trust Building
Union and New Haven Trust Building
The Union and New Haven Trust Building, also known as 205 Church Street, is a Georgian-Colonial Revival skyscraper in New Haven, Connecticut. Constructed in 1927, it was designed by architects Cross and Cross...

205 Church Street 1927–1938 164 /  50 12
Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building
Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building
The Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building, also known as The Eli, is a skyscraper in New Haven, Connecticut. The former headquarters of the Southern New England Telephone Company , the Art Deco building was completed in 1938, and was the tallest building in the city until...

12.0227 Church Street 1938–1966 196 / 60 17
Kline Biology Tower
Kline Biology Tower
Kline Biology Tower is a skyscraper in New Haven, Connecticut. The building is home to the Yale University Department of Biology and is currently the fourth-tallest building in New Haven. It was the tallest building in city from 1966 to 1969, and was designed by Philip Johnson.-References:...

05.0219 Prospect Street 1966–1969 250 / 76 16
Knights of Columbus Building 03.0One Columbus Plaza 1969–1990 321 / 98 23
Connecticut Financial Center
Connecticut Financial Center
The Connecticut Financial Center is the tallest building in New Haven, Connecticut, and the sixth tallest building in the state. The 383 foot postmodern skyscraper was completed in 1990 and lies adjacent to New Haven City Hall in Downtown New Haven. Among the current tenants of the building are...


07.0157 Church Street 1990–Present 383 / 117 26
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