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List of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids

Summary

This list of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids ranks buildings in the U.S. city of Grand Rapids, Michigan by height. The tallest building in Grand Rapids is the River House Condominiums, which stands 406 feet (124 m) tall.

High-rises in downtown Grand Rapids.

Tallest buildings edit

 
Grand Rapids skyline in 2015.

This lists ranks Grand Rapids buildings that stand at least 150 feet (46 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes.

Rank Name Image Height
feet / m 		Floors Year Notes
1 River House   406 / 124 33 2008 Tallest building in Michigan outside of Detroit and the tallest residential building in Michigan. Part of Bridgewater Place complex, one of two buildings.[1]
2 Plaza Towers   345 / 105 34 1991 Held the title as the tallest building in Grand Rapids from 1991 until 2008.[2]
3 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel   318 / 97 28 1983 Held the title as the tallest building in Grand Rapids from 1983 until 1991.[3]
4 Bridgewater Place   272 / 83 18 1993 Part of Bridgewater place complex, one of two buildings.[4]
5 McKay Tower   259 / 79 16 1927 Held the title as the tallest building in Grand Rapids from 1927 until 1983, the longest held title of 56 years.[5]
6 JW Marriott Grand Rapids   257 / 78 23 2007 [6]
7 Kent County Courthouse   206 / 63 13 2001 [7]
8= Cathedral of Saint Andrew   192 / 59 1 1876 [8]
8= Warner Building
 
 192 / 59 15 2019 [9]
10 77 Monroe Center NW   182 / 55.5 13 1926 [10]
11 First Community Bank Building   180 / 55 13 1916 [11]
12 Gallery on Fulton   175 / 53 14 2010 [12]
13 601 Bond
 
 172 / 52 16 2019 [13]
14 Campau Square Plaza Building   164 / 50 12 1985 [14]
15 Residence Inn Grand Rapids Downtown   162 / 49 13 2021 [15]
16 St Mary's Catholic Church
 
 160 / 49 1 1884 [16][17]
17 Helen DeVos Children's Hospital   155 / 47 11 2011 [18]
18= Morton House Apartments   154 / 47 13 1923 [19]
18= Michigan Trust Company Building   154 / 47 11 1928 [20]
20 20 Fulton Street East   153 / 46 12 2017 [21]
21 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (Pantlind Hotel)   150 / 46 12 1915 [22]
22 PNC Bank Building   ~150 / ~46 10 1982 [citation needed]

Tallest proposed edit

Rank Name Height
feet / m 		Floors Year Notes
1 DeVos Place Hotel ~306 / ~93 24 - [23]
2 22 Ottawa Ave. 280 / 85 24 - [24]
3 Studio Park Tower 270 / 82 16 2024 Will be built on top of studio park garage. 22 total floors.[25]

Timeline of tallest buildings edit

Name Image Height
feet / m 		Floors Year Notes
River House   406 / 124 34 2008–present
Plaza Towers   345 / 105 34 1991–2008
Amway Grand Plaza Hotel   318 / 97 29 1983–1991
McKay Tower   259 / 79 18 1927–1983
Cathedral of Saint Andrew   192 / 59 1 1917–1927 Assumed title following 1917 Fountain Street Baptist Church fire.[8]
Fountain Street Baptist Church   217 / 66 1 1877–1917 Tallest building in Michigan from April 1877 to June 1877 until the completion of Fort Street Presbyterian Church in Detroit, MI. Destroyed by fire in 1917.[26][27]
Saint Mark's Episcopal Church   ~80 / ~24 1 1851–18??
Old Stone School   ~70 / ~21 3 1849–1851
Campau's Mansion   ~55 / ~17 4 1837–1849
Calkins Law Office   ~20 / ~6 1 1836–1837

See also edit

References edit

General
  • Emporis.com - Grand Rapids
Specific
  1. ^ "River House Condominiums". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved March 16, 2009.
  2. ^ "Plaza Towers". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  3. ^ "Amway Grand Plaza Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  4. ^ "Varnum". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  5. ^ "McKay Tower". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  6. ^ "JW Marriott Grand Rapids". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  7. ^ "Kent County Courthouse". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved December 16, 2007.
  8. ^ a b "Cathedral of Saint Andrew - Renovations". Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids. Retrieved October 1, 2017. The main steeple is 180 feet from the pavement, topped by a 12 foot high cross, bringing the steeple height to 192 feet.
  9. ^ Harger, Jim (June 28, 2017). "50 years later, parking lot will give way to $72M office and hotel tower". MLive.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  10. ^ "77 Monroe Center NW". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  11. ^ "Select Bank Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  12. ^ "gallery on fulton". emporis.com. Archived from the original on February 8, 2013. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  13. ^ "Developer secures brownfield funds". Grand Rapids Business Journal. January 15, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  14. ^ "Campau Square Plaza Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved July 24, 2007.
  15. ^ "Plans for 42-story tower downtown Grand Rapids shrink to 13 stories". Mlive. June 14, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  16. ^ "St. Mary's Catholic Church, Grand Rapids | 250378 | EMPORIS". Emporis. Archived from the original on October 1, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2017. The 200-foot spire was added to the current church in 1884.(200 foot claim is approximate)
  17. ^ "Parish History - St. Mary Catholic Church". St. Mary Catholic Church. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
  18. ^ "Helen Devos Children's Hospital". emporis.com. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  19. ^ "Morton House Apartments". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  20. ^ "Trust Building". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  21. ^ "20 Fulton East". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  22. ^ "Amway Grand Plaza Hotel". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved January 10, 2010.
  23. ^ Harger, Jim (April 21, 2017). "New 400-room hotel proposed for DeVos Place convention center". MLive.com. Retrieved October 1, 2017.
  24. ^ "24-story, mixed-use building proposed for downtown Grand Rapids". MLive. January 17, 2020. Retrieved January 26, 2020.
  25. ^ Carlson, Kate (February 8, 2022). "GR officials consider 'transformational' 16-story apartment, condo tower at Studio Park". MLive.com. Retrieved February 11, 2022.
  26. ^ Logie, Thomas R. Dilley ; foreword by John H. (2007). Grand Rapids in stereographs,1860-1900. Charleston, SC: Arcadia Pub. p. 63. ISBN 9780738551227. The spire on the church was an amazing 217 feet in height, The entire building was destroyed in a catastrophic fire in 1917...{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  27. ^ Baxter, Albert (1891). History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Munsell. p. 282. It was consequently, not until April 1877, that they could assemble for worship in the magnificent audience room.

External links edit

  • Diagram of Grand Rapids skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage

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