List of tallest buildings in Grand Rapids
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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.

Tallest buildings
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 | Studio Park Tower | 270 / 82 | 22 | 2024 | Officially opened October 22, 2024 with a ribbon cutting ceremony[5] | |
| 6 | 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.[6] | |
| 7 | JW Marriott Grand Rapids | 257 / 78 | 23 | 2007 | [7] | |
| 8 | Kent County Courthouse | 206 / 63 | 13 | 2001 | [8] | |
| 9= | Cathedral of Saint Andrew | 192 / 59 | 1 | 1876 | [9] | |
| 9= | Warner Building | 192 / 59 | 15 | 2019 | [10] | |
| 11 | 77 Monroe Center NW | 182 / 55.5 | 13 | 1926 | [11] | |
| 12 | First Community Bank Building | 180 / 55 | 13 | 1916 | [12] | |
| 13 | Gallery on Fulton | 175 / 53 | 14 | 2010 | [13] | |
| 14 | 601 Bond | 172 / 52 | 16 | 2019 | [14] | |
| 15 | St Mary's Catholic Church | 166 / 51 | 1 | 1884 | Early estimates were approximate[15][16][17] | |
| 16 | Campau Square Plaza Building | 164 / 50 | 12 | 1985 | [18] | |
| 17 | 10 Ionia | 162 / 49 | 13 | 2021 | [19] | |
| 18 | Fountain Street Baptist Church | 158 / 48 | 1 | 1924 | [20] | |
| 19= | Helen DeVos Children's Hospital | 155 / 47 | 11 | 2011 | [21] | |
| 19= | St. James Catholic Church | 155 / 47 | 1 | 1872 | ||
| 21= | Morton House Apartments | 154 / 47 | 13 | 1923 | [22] | |
| 21= | Michigan Trust Company Building | 154 / 47 | 11 | 1928 | [23] | |
| 23 | 20 Fulton Street East | 153 / 46 | 12 | 2017 | [24] | |
| 24= | Basilica of St. Adalbert | 150 / 46 | - | 1913 | [25] | |
| 24= | Amway Grand Plaza Hotel (Pantlind Hotel) | 150 / 46 | 12 | 1915 | [26] | |
| 26 | PNC Bank Building | ~150 / ~46 | 10 | 1982 | [citation needed] |
Timeline of tallest buildings
| 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.[9] | |
| 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.[27][28] | |
| First Congregational Church | 190 / 58 | 1 | 1869–1877 | ||
| Central School | 137 / 42 | 3 | 1867–1869 | [29][30] | |
| Saint Andrew's Church | 100 / 30 | 1 | 1849–1867 | [31] | |
| Campau's Mansion | 55 / 17 | 4 | 1837–1849 | ||
| Calkins Law Office | 20 / 6 | 1 | 1836–1837 | ||


