List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt

Frankfurt Skyline, seen from the Deutschherrnbrücke at night (2010)

This list of tallest buildings in Frankfurt ranks skyscrapers and high-rises in the city of Frankfurt, Germany by height. The tallest structure in Frankfurt is the Europaturm, which rises 331 metres (1,086 ft). However, the observation tower is not generally considered a high-rise building as it does not have successive floors that can be occupied. The tallest habitable building in Frankfurt is the Commerzbank Tower, which rises 259 metres (850 ft) and 56 floors. As of October 2011, the structure is the 156th-tallest building in the world, the fifth-tallest building in Europe and the tallest building in the European Union. The second-tallest building in the city is the Messeturm, which rises 257 metres (843 ft) tall and has 55 floors. Nine of the ten tallest buildings in Germany are located in Frankfurt.

Frankfurt is one of the few European cities with a large cluster of high rise building in its downtown area; in many other European cities, skyscraper construction was not well received in the past due to the historical value of existing buildings. For this reason, Frankfurt is sometimes referred to as "Mainhattan" (a portmanteau of the local Main river and Manhattan), and Chicago am Main. Most of Frankfurt's downtown area was destroyed by Allied air bombardment during World War II, and only a small number of the city's landmarks were rebuilt. This left ample room for and little opposition against the construction of modern high-rises in the city. Frankfurt went through a its first high-rise building boom in the 1970s; during this time, the city saw the construction of nine buildings over 110 metres (360 ft) tall. From 1984 until 1993, Frankfurt went through another building boom, during which time the city's second-tallest building, Messeturm, and the third-tallest building, Westendstraße 1, were completed. The city has now 12 buildings which rise at least 150 metres (490 ft) in height, more than any other city in Germany. As of October 2011, there are 294 completed high-rises in the city.

Frankfurt entered another building boom in 1997, and has seen the completion of 11 buildings over 100 metres (330 ft), e.g. the city's tallest building, Commerzbank Tower, as well as Opernturm and Tower 185. There are several proposal and approved plans for new skyscrapers, including Millennium Tower, 369 metres (1,211 ft), MAX, 228 metres (748 ft), Tower 1, 212 metres (696 ft), Marieninsel, 210 metres (690 ft) and Bahn Tower, 200 metres (660 ft).

As of October 2011, there are 72 high-rise buildings under construction, approved for construction and proposed for construction in Frankfurt.

Frankfurt skyline in August 2010, view from the Goethe Tower in the south

Tallest buildings

This list contains all structures in Frankfurt which are at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall. The ranking only includes habitable buildings.

Rank	Name	Image	Height m / ft	Floors	Year	Notes
01.0	Europaturm a.k.a Frankfurter Fernsehturm, Ginnheimer Spargel		331 / 1,086	1	1979	Tallest structure in Frankfurt since 1979. Second-tallest free-standing observation tower in Germany, after the Fernsehturm in Berlin.
02.01	Commerzbank Tower a.k.a Commerzbank Headquarters		259 / 850	56	1997	Tallest building in Europe from 1997 to 2003. Tallest building completed in the 1990s. Headquarters of Commerzbank.
03.02	Messeturm		257 / 843	55	1990	Tallest building in Europe from 1991 to 1997. Main tenants are Goldman Sachs and Thomson Reuters.
04.03	Westendstraße 1 a.k.a. Westend Tower, Crown Tower		208 / 682	53	1993	Headquarters of DZ Bank.
05.04=	Maintower a.k.a. Helaba		200 / 656	55	1999	Height including the antenna is 240 metres. Main tenants are Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen and Standard & Poor's.
05.04=	Tower 185		200 / 656	55	2011	Newest skyscraper constructed in Frankfurt. Main tenant is PricewaterhouseCoopers.
06.06	Trianon		186 / 610	45	1993	Main tenant is DekaBank.
06.07	Opernturm		170 / 551	42	2010	Main tenant is UBS.
08.08	Silver Tower, formerly known as Dresdner Bank Headquarters		166 / 545	32	1978	Tallest building in Frankfurt and Germany from 1978 to 1991. Former headquarters of Dresdner Bank which merged with Commerzbank in 2009. Main tenant is now Deutsche Bahn.
09.09	Plaza Büro Center		159 / 522	47	1976	Main tenant is Marriott Frankfurt Hotel.
10.010=	Deutsche Bank I		155 / 509	40	1984	Tallest twin towers in Frankfurt, also tallest building completed in the 1980s. Headquarters of Deutsche Bank.
10.010=	Deutsche Bank II		155 / 509	38	1984	Tallest twin towers in Frankfurt, also tallest building completed in the 1980s. Headquarters of Deutsche Bank.
11.012	Skyper		154 / 505	38	2004	Main tenant is DekaBank.
12.013	Eurotower		148 / 486	39	1977	Headquarters of the European Central Bank. The ECB is currently building new and larger headquarters (European Central Bank Headquarters).
13.014=	Frankfurter Büro Center		142 / 467	40	1980	Main tenant is Clifford Chance.
14.014=	City-Haus		142 / 466	42	1974	Main tenant is DZ Bank.
15.016	Gallileo		136 / 446	38	2003	Main tenant is Commerzbank.
15.017	Nextower		135 / 446	34	2010
16.018	Pollux		130 / 427	33	1997
17.019	Garden Towers		127 / 417	25	1976
18.0	Henninger Turm		120 / 394	33	1961	Tallest structure completed in Frankfurt in the 1960s.
19.020	Messe Torhaus		117 / 384	30	1985
20.021	AfE-Turm		116 / 382	32	1972
21.022=	Japan Center		115 / 377	27	1996
22.022=	Parktower		115 / 377	29	1972	Main tenant is Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
24.024	IBC Tower		112 / 367	30	2003
25.025	Eurotheum		110 / 361	31	1999
26.026	Büro Center Nibelungenplatz		110 / 361	27	1966
23.027=	Westhafen Tower		109 / 357	31	2003	Main tenant is the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
23.027=	Neue Mainzer Straße 32-36		109 / 357	28	1973	Main tenant is the European Central Bank due to lack of space in the bank's headquarters Eurotower.
23.029	Holiday Inn Frankfurt City-South		104 / 341	25	1972

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under construction

Name	Image	Height m / ft	Floors	Year (est.)	Notes
European Central Bank Headquarters		185 / 607	45	2014	Construction work started in early 2010 and is expected to be finished by early 2014.
Taunusturm		170 / 558	40	2013	Construction work started in April 2011 and is expected to be finished by December 2013.

Announced

Name	Height m / ft	Floors	Year* (est.)	Notes
Grand Hyatt Hotel	113 / 374	30		Construction should begin 2011
WinX Tower	110 / 361	29	2015	Construction should begin 2012. There is currently clearing work taking place (October 2011).

Proposed (Samples)

Name	Height m / ft	Floors	Year (est.)	Notes
Millennium Tower	369 / 1,211	97
MAX	228 / 748	64
Tower 1	212 / 696	51
Marieninsel	210 / 820	68
Bahn Tower	200 / 656
Hochhauskomplex Neue Mainzer Straße	197 / 646	55
DZ Bank Tower	175 / 574
Metzler Bank Tower	175 / 574	44
Hochhaus Güterplatz	160 / 525	45

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Frankfurt.

Name	Years as tallest	Height m / ft	Floors	Reference
Frankfurt Cathedral	1248–1961	95 / 310	1
Henninger Turm	1961–1974	120 / 394	33
City-Haus	1974–1976	142 / 466	42
Plaza Büro Center	1976–1978	159 / 522	47
Silver Tower	1978–1990	166 / 545	32
MesseTurm	1990–1997	257 / 843	55
Commerzbank Tower	1997–present	259 / 850	56

Notes

A. ^{^} The Europaturm is not a habitable building; the structure is included in this list for comparative purposes, but as it is not a high-rise it is not given a ranking. Per a ruling by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat, freestanding observation towers are not considered to be buildings, as they are not fully habitable structures.

B. ^{^} The Henninger Turm is not a habitable building but a grain silo; the structure is included in this list for comparative purposes, but as it is not a high-rise it is not given a ranking.

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Germany
• List of tallest buildings in the European Union
• List of tallest buildings in Europe

References

General

• "High-rise Buildings of Frankfurt". Emporis.com. http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bu/sk/li/?id=100563&bt=2&ht=2&sro=1. Retrieved 2008-07-15. 

Specific

External links

• Frankfurt Skyscraper Map
• Diagram of Frankfurt skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage.com