The U.S. city of San Antonio, Texas is home to 93 high-rises, 15 of which are skyscrapers that stand at least 328feet feet tall. The tallest structure in the city, excluding radio antennas, is the Tower of the Americas, standing 750feet tall. Completed for HemisFair '68, it is the tallest structure in Texas (excluding radio antennas) south of Houston, the second-tallest observation tower in the United States, and third-tallest in the Western Hemisphere. The second-tallest structure and tallest building in the city is the Marriott Rivercenter.
The history of skyscrapers in San Antonio began with the construction of the Tower Life Building (originally the Smith-Young Tower) in 1928, which is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city. Proposed towers in the central city are Villita Tower a 32-story residential tower,[1] Canopy by Hilton, a 24-story tower on the Riverwalk[2] and the 21-story Thompson Hotels & Residences.[3] In early October 2017, notice of a 900feet Ferris wheel/observation wheel was given to the FAA for an area south of Downtown San Antonio.[4]
This list ranks San Antonio high-rises that stand at least 200abbr=offNaNabbr=off tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed
Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year | Notes | ||||
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-- | Tower of the Americas | 7500NaN0 | 3 | 1968 | Tallest structure in Texas (excluding radio antennas) south of Houston, the second-tallest observation tower in the United States, and third-tallest in the Western Hemisphere. | |||||
1 | Marriott Rivercenter | 5460NaN0 | 38 | 1988 | Tallest building in San Antonio excluding the Tower of the Americas and one of the tallest hotels in Texas. | |||||
2 | Weston Centre | 4440NaN0 | 32 | 1989 | Tallest office building in San Antonio. | |||||
3 | Grand Hyatt San Antonio | 4240NaN0 | 34 | 2008 | 1,000 room hotel in Downtown San Antonio and Tallest building in San Antonio built in the 2000s. | |||||
4 | Tower Life Building | 4040NaN0 | 30 | 1928 | Originally the Smith-Young Tower. Renovated in 1953 and again in 2010. Also on the National Register of Historic Places | |||||
5 | Frost Tower (San Antonio) | 400 ft(122 m) | 24 | 2019 | The first 16 floors are occupied by Frost. | |||||
6 | Bank of America Plaza | 3870NaN0 | 28 | 1983 | ||||||
7 | The Towers on Park Lane | 3680NaN0 | 23 | 1988 | Tallest residential building in San Antonio. Tallest building outside downtown San Antonio. | |||||
8 | San Antonio Marriott Riverwalk | 3480NaN0 | 30 | 1979 | ||||||
9 | Drury Plaza Hotel - Riverwalk | 341 ft(103 m) | 24 | 1929 | Was the Alamo National Bank for decades before conversion into a hotel | |||||
10 | InterContinental San Antonio | 3250NaN0 | 21 | 1957 | Hotel closed in 2021 and is planned to reopen after 18 months of remodel | |||||
11 | Nix Professional Building | 3230NaN0 | 23 | 1931 | When completed, it was the tallest hospital in the United States | |||||
12 | The Arts Residences | Thompson Hotel | 314 ft (96 m) | 20 | 2021 | Mixed-use hotel/residential tower. | |||||
13 | AT&T Building | 310 ft(94 m) | 14 | 1930 | ||||||
14 | City Tower | 3000NaN0 | 22 | 1975 | ||||||
15 | Wurzbach Towers | 300 ft (91 m) | 23 | 1983 | ||||||
16 | Vidorra | 2920NaN0 | 20 | 2009 | A condominium tower in the East Side neighborhood of San Antonio. | |||||
17 | The Enclave at 1550 | 287 ft(87 m) | 22 | 1996 | ||||||
18 | Milam Building | 2800NaN0 | 21 | 1928 | First air conditioned high-rise office building | |||||
19 | Broadway San Antonio | 2790NaN0 | 21 | 2010 | Residential Building | |||||
20 | Riverview Towers - North Tower | 2600NaN0 | 20 | 1982 | ||||||
21 | One Riverwalk Place | 2560NaN0 | 18 | 1981 | 262,935-square-foot office building. Renovated in 2017. | |||||
22 | Canopy by Hilton | align=“center” | align=“center” | 247 ft (75 m) | align=“center” | 24 | align=“center” | 2021 | ||
23 | Holiday Inn San Antonio-Riverwalk | 2280NaN0 | 24 | 1987 | ||||||
24 | The Vistana | 2260NaN0 | 17 | 2009 | ||||||
25 | Hilton Palacio del Rio | 217 ft(66 m) | 20 | 1968 | Hotel located on the Riverwalk of San Antonio. Constructed using Modular building construction Techniques | |||||
26 | The Floodgate | 215 ft(66 m) | 17 | 2023 | Topped out in May 2022.[5] | |||||
27 | One International Centre | 213 ft(64 m) | 15 | 1985 | Located on 100 NE Loop 410 in North Central San Antonio | |||||
28 | The Westin - San Antonio North | 212 ft(64 m) | 20 | 1984 | ||||||
29 | AT&T Building | 209 ft(63 m) | 16 | 1961 | ||||||
30 | Air Force Village I | 205 ft(62 m) | 16 | 1970 | ||||||
= | Northwood Tower | 205 ft(62 m) | 15 | 1986 | ||||||
= | Emily Morgan Hotel | 205 ft(62 m) | 13 | 1926 | ||||||
30 | Credit Human Headquarters | 200 ft(60 m) | 12 | 2020 |
The following are construction projects which will rise at least 200feet.
Name | Image | Height* ft / m | Floors | Use | Completion | Status | class=unsortable" | Notes |
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300 Main | 388 / 118 | 32 | Residential | Summer 2024 | Topped Out | Topped out in June 2023.[6] | ||
The Monarch | 220 / 67 | 17 | Hospitality | Spring 2026 | Under Construction | Began construction on November 14, 2023.[7] |