List of tallest buildings in Nebraska
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This list of tallest buildings in Nebraska ranks skyscrapers in the US state of Nebraska by height for existing and proposed structures. This list includes buildings with a minimum height of 200 feet (61 meters), and features the 23 tallest completed buildings in the state, 20 of which are located in Omaha.
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Nebraska's tallest building is the 634-foot (193 m), 45-story First National Bank Tower. Completed in 2002, the 478-foot (146 m), 30-story tall Woodmen Tower was formerly the tallest; and before that, the 15-story tall Nebraska State Capitol.
In January 2022, Mutual of Omaha announced they would build their new headquarters in downtown Omaha on the site of the W. Dale Clark Library, which upon completion at 677 feet (206 m) and 44 stories, would make the skyscraper the new tallest building in both Omaha and the state.
Tallest buildings
| Rank | Name | Image | Height
ft (m) |
Floors | Year | City | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | First National Bank Tower |  | 634 (193) | 45 | 2002 | Omaha | Office |
| 2 | WoodmenLife Tower |  | 478 (146) | 30 | 1969 | Omaha | Office |
| 3 | Nebraska State Capitol |  | 400 (120) | 15 | 1932 | Lincoln | Government |
| 4 | AT&T Building |  | 334 (102) | 16 | 1919 | Omaha | Office |
| 5 | Elmwood Tower | .jpg) |
320 (98), disputed | 23 | 1963 | Omaha | Residential |
| 6 | Union Pacific Center |  | 317 (97) | 19 | 2004 | Omaha | Office |
| 7 | First National Center |  | 295 (90) | 25 | 1971 | Omaha | Office |
| 8 | Mutual of Omaha Building |  |
285 (87) | 14 | 1970 | Omaha | Office |
| 9 | Northern Natural Gas Building |  | 260 (79) | 15 | 1957 | Omaha | Residential |
| 10 | Lied Place Residences |  |
257 (78) | 20 | 2022 | Lincoln | Residential |
| 11 | 1200 Landmark Center |  | 255 (78) | 15 | 1990 | Omaha | Office |
| 12 | Omaha World-Herald |  | 250 (76) | 16 | 1980 | Omaha | Office |
| 13 | Omaha Double Tree Hotel |  | 239 (73) | 19 | 1970 | Omaha | Hotel |
| 14 | Lied Transplant Center |  | 230 (70) | 15 | 1999 | Omaha | Hospital(primarily) |
| 15T | Orpheum Tower |  | 220 (67) | 16 | 1910 | Omaha | Residential |
| 15T | U.S. Bank Tower |  | |
220 (67) | 18 | 1970 | Lincoln | Office |
| 17T | Central Park Plaza I |  | 213 (65) | 16 | 1982 | Omaha | Office |
| 17T | Central Park Plaza II |  | 213 (65) | 16 | 1982 | Omaha | Office |
| 19T | Blackstone Plaza |  | 212 feet (65) | 14 | 1961 | Omaha | Office |
| 19T | Farnam 1600 | .jpg) | 212 (65) | 14 | 1917 | Omaha | Residential |
| 21 | Westbrook Tower |  |
206 (63) | 17 | 1966 | Omaha | Residential |
| 22 | RiverFront Place Condos II |  | 202 (62) | 15 | 2011 | Omaha | Residential |
| 23 | Omaha Tower |  |
200 (61) | 15 | 1976 | Omaha | Office |
Tallest buildings: site prep or under construction
| Picture | Name | Height | Floors | Year | Status | City | Area | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower | 677 feet (206 m) | 44 | 2026 | Under construction | Omaha | Downtown | Office | [1] |
| Project Health | 380 feet (120 m) to 400 feet (122 m) | 18-20 | 2030 | Under construction | Midtown | Medical | Will function as a clinical learning and research center, as well as patient hospital, for Nebraska Medicine and UNMC. The $2.19 billion tower will be 50% funded by private dollars.[2][3][4] |
Approved or proposed
| Name | Height | Floors | Status | Status year | City | Area | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mixed-use Development | 260 feet (79 m) | 20 | Proposed | 2020 | Omaha | Westroads | Mixed-use | 20,000 sq ft of office, 35,000 sq ft of retail space, a skyline restaurant, a 104,000 sq ft hotel, and 120,000 sq ft of luxury condos. [5] |
| The Beam | 200 feet (61 m) | 17 | Approved | 2024 | Downtown | Residential | Mass timber tower consisting of 5 floors of parking and 12 floors of residential. [6][7] | |
| 9 Lincoln Park | 254 feet (77 m) | 22 | On hold | 2024 | Lincoln | Haymarket | Mixed-use | [8][9] |
| South Gold's Tower | 260 feet (79 m) | 23 | Proposed | 2025 | Downtown | [10] |
Cancelled
| Name | Height | City | Floors | Use | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vortex Tower | 610 feet (186 m) | Omaha | 60 | Observation Tower | [11] |
| Lanoha Tower | 430 feet (131 m) | 30 | Office/Retail | [12] | |
| Omaha Marriott Hotel | 377 feet (115 m) | 28 | Hotel | [13] | |
| WallStreet Tower | 373 feet (114 m) | 32 | Residential | [14] | |
| Project 19 | 320 feet (98 m) | 20 | Office | [15] | |
| HDR, Inc. Corporate Headquarters | 265 feet (81 m) | 16 | Office | [16] |
Timeline of tallest buildings
The following is a list of buildings that were once the tallest structure in Nebraska.
| Name | City | Years as tallest | Height feet / m |
Floors | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omaha National Bank Building | Omaha | 1889–1912 | 180 feet (55 m) | 10 | [17] |
| Woodmen of the World Building | Omaha | 1912–1919 | 245 feet (75 m) | 19 | [18] |
| AT&T Building (Omaha) | Omaha | 1919–1932 | 265 feet (81 m) | 16 | [19] |
| Nebraska State Capitol | Lincoln | 1932–1969 | 400 feet (120 m) | 22 | [20] |
| Woodmen Tower | Omaha | 1969–2002 | 478 feet (146 m) | 30 | [21] |
| First National Bank Tower | Omaha | 2002–present | 634 feet (193 m) | 45 | [22] |