New Haven is the third largest city in Connecticut behind Stamford and Bridgeport. New Haven is located on the shore of the New Haven Harbor which allowed the city grow economically which allowed it to grow industrially. Before there where countless factories which sprung up in new haven until the 1900s and the 2000s which slowed the cities development. Most skyscrapers were built recently like 360 State Street completed in 2010.

The New Haven skyline as seen from New Haven Harbor in 2007 before the completion of 360 State Street


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The Connecticut Financial Center at night during summer


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Aerial view of the city showing it’s skyscrapers

Tallest buildings

These are the ten tallest buildings in New Haven, Connecticut.[1]

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.[2]
2 360 State Street 338 (103) 31 2010 Second largest apartment building in Connecticut after Park Tower Stamford.[3]
3 Knights of Columbus Building 321 (98) 23 1969
4 Kline Biology Tower Kline_Biology_Tower 250 (76) 16 1966 59th-tallest educational building in the world.
5 Crown Towers 233 (71) 22 1967 Tallest residential building in New Haven until the completion of 360 State Street.
6 New Haven Savings Bank Tower 230 (70) 18 1974
7 Bella Vista Buildings (A,B,C) Upload image 211 (64) 17 1973 [4]
7 Bella Vista Buildings (D,E) Upload image 235 (72) 19 1973 [4]
8 One Century Tower 213 (66) 19 1990 One Century Tower is the building on the far left in the picture.
9 Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building 210 (60) 17 1938 Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
10 Omni New Haven Hotel Omni_hotel 209 (65) 19 1966 Tallest hotel in New Haven and the fourth-tallest hotel in Connecticut.[5]

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 1927–1938 164 (50) 12
Southern New England Telephone Company Administration Building 227 Church Street 1938–1966 196 (59) 17
Kline Biology Tower 219 Prospect Street 1966–1969 250 (76) 16
Knights of Columbus Building One Columbus Plaza 1969–1990 321 (98) 23
Connecticut Financial Center
 157 Church Street 1990–Present 383 (117) 26

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

This lists buildings that are under construction, approved for construction or proposed for construction in New Haven.

Name Height*

ft (m)

 Floors* Year*

(est.)

 Status Notes
Harbor Plaza

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

References

  1. ↑ New Haven Skyscraper Diagram - SkyscraperPage.com
  2. ↑ Connecticut Skyscraper Diagram - SkyscraperPage.com
  3. ↑ "Dig Out That Downturn | New Haven Independent". December 2008.
  4. 1 2 "Bella Vista Building D, New Haven | 192266". Emporis. Archived from the original on August 9, 2014. Retrieved May 2, 2022.
  5. ↑ Diagrams - SkyscraperPage.com
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