List of tallest buildings in Austin

Austin is the capital of the U.S state of Texas. Its metropolitan area is the fourth-largest in the state, with 2.5 million people. As of 2026, Austin is home to 65 completed buildings taller than 300 feet, 18 of which are at least 492 ft in height. Austin's skyline is one of the largest in the Southern United States. It has the third most skyscrapers taller than 492 ft in Texas, after Houston and Dallas. The tallest building in Austin is Sixth and Guadalupe, a 875 ft residential skyscraper built in 2023. It is set to be overtaken by Waterline, a supertall skyscraper that is currently topped out at 1,034 ft, making it the tallest building in Texas.
With a height of 311 ft the Texas State Capitol remained the tallest building in Austin long after its construction in 1888, with the city's central Congress Avenue otherwise lined with single-story buildings through the start of the 1900s. The eight-story Scarbrough Building and the nine-story Littlefield Building, built between 1910 and 1912, are considered to be Austin's first high-rises. The tallest building completed in the first half of the 20th century was the Main Building of the University of Texas at Austin, which holds offices as well as library space for the university. The downtown skyline remained predominantly low-rise until the 1960s, with the addition of the 28-story Westgate Tower in 1966 attracting controversy for its proximity to the capitol. The capitol's height was finally surpassed by the Procore Tower and the Bank of America Center in the 1970s. One American Center, completed in 1984, remained the tallest building in the city for two decades.
Since the 2000s, Austin has been undergoing an unprecedented skyscraper boom, concurrent with rapid population growth in the city and its metropolitan area. The Frost Bank Tower was the first building in Austin to exceed a height of 500 ft it was completed in 2004. The boom was momentarily halted in the early 2010s due to the Great Recession, and accelerated in the mid-2010s; around two-thirds of high-rises taller than 300 ft in Austin were built after 2014. The majority of new skyscrapers are residential, with the title of the city's tallest building changing hands four more times among residential towers between 2008 and 2023. The city's tech boom has also resulted in more office towers, such as Indeed Tower and the sail-shaped Block 185, which is intended to be fully leased by Google.
Most of Austin's tallest buildings are located in Downtown Austin, sitting directly north of the Colorado River. The Texas State Capitol separates the central skyline from residential towers in the West Campus neighborhood, many of which are inhabited by students attending the nearby University of Texas at Austin. Tall buildings are relatively absent on the southern side of the Colorado River, although a number of them are planned in the South Central Waterfront area. There are also a small number of high-rises in The Domain, a commercial and residential center located in the city's north that is referred to as Austin's "second downtown" In the 2020s, the boom saw the skyline extend eastwards towards Rainey Street Historic District, transforming the character of the neighborhood. Construction on Waterline began there in 2023. When completed, Greater Austin will be the smallest metropolitan area in North America with a supertall skyscraper.

History

Bearing a height of, The Texas State Capitol remained the tallest structure in Austin long after its construction in the 1880s, with the city's central Congress Avenue otherwise lined with single-story buildings through the start of the 1900s. The eight-story Scarbrough Building and the nine-story Littlefield Building, built between 1910 and 1912, were Austin's first high-rise buildings; the Littlefield Building was the tallest commercial building in the U.S. west of New Orleans and east of San Francisco upon its completion. In 1928, the Austin City Council briefly considered setting a height limit for future construction in the city but backed away from the proposal.
After the mid-20th century, Downtown Austin began to transition from being predominantly composed of low-rise buildings to a skyline with high-rises. Beginning with the 26-story Westgate Tower, the addition of new skyscrapers to Downtown Austin between 1967 and 1980 led to an increasing realization that views of the state capitol from certain vantage points could become obscured. The capitol was also no longer the city's tallest building, surpassed in height by the Dobie Center and the Chase Bank Tower. In response, the Texas State Legislature and the City of Austin created 35 Texas Capitol View Corridors that would preserve selected views of the capitol.
By the mid-1980s, Austin featured over a dozen skyscrapers, with at least 12 buildings built during the decade featuring at least 15 floors. Described by the Austin American-Statesman as "the first downtown high-rise wave", the uptick in skyscraper construction that began in the 1980s was mostly characterized by granite and limestone office buildings. More rapid construction of new high-rises in downtown Austin began by the 1990s and continued thereafter, contrasting a concurrent slowdown in the construction of new skyscrapers in Dallas and Houston.
Mark Lamster, an architecture critic for the Dallas Morning News, attributed the emergence of increasingly taller skyscrapers to the small size and high density of Austin, incentivizing vertical growth due to the resultingly high cost of land. The Statesman identified a second wave of new skyscrapers in Austin that began in the early 2000s, including construction of the Frost Bank Tower. By 2010, the construction of new residential buildings and office space for technology companies accounted for most of the city's new skyscrapers. By 2023, the combined height of Austin's high-rises overtook Dallas according to Texas Real Estate Source.

Map of tallest buildings

The map below shows the location of buildings taller than in downtown Austin. Each marker is numbered by height and colored by the decade of the building's completion. There is only one building taller than located outside the map, that being The Domain II.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed and topped out skyscrapers in Austin that stand at least 300 feet tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Unless otherwise noted, heights and floor counts are values assessed by the CTBUH. The “Year” column indicates the year of completion. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion, and then alphabetically.

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height ft	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes
1	Waterline*				74	2026	Mixed-use	Will become the tallest building in Texas upon completion, surpassing the JPMorgan Chase Tower. Topped out in August 2025 Mixed-use office, residential, and hotel building.
2	Sixth and Guadalupe				66	2023	Mixed-use	59th-tallest building in the United States Alternatively known as 6th + Guadalupe, 6 X Guadalupe, and 600 Guadalupe Topped out in November 2022 Mixed-use residential and office building.
3	The Republic				46	2025	Office	Largest office building in Austin with over 800,000 square feet.
4	The Independent				58	2019	Residential	193rd-tallest building in the United States Tallest all-residential building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River Commonly known as the Jenga Tower or Tetris Tower due to its design Tallest building in Austin from 2019-2023 until surpassed by Sixth and Guadalupe.
5	The Austonian				56	2010	Residential	Tallest building in Austin from 2010–2019 until surpassed by The Independent
6	ATX Tower				58	2025	Residential
7	Modern Austin	–			55	2025	Residential
8	415 Colorado Street				50	2025	Residential
9	Fairmont Austin				36	2018	Hotel	Largest hotel in Austin and second largest Fairmont Hotels and Resorts hotel globally upon completion, including 1,048 rooms An approximately tall spire rises from the rooftop
10	360 Condominiums				45	2008	Residential	Tallest building in Austin from 2008–2010 until surpassed by The Austonian
11	Block 185				35	2022	Office	Largest and tallest office building in Austin
12	44 East Avenue				50	2023	Residential	Tallest building in the Rainey Street Historic District
13	Paseo*	–			48	2025	Residential	Topped out in 2024.
14	The Travis				50	2025	Residential
15	Indeed Tower				36	2021	Office	Previously known as Block 71
16	Frost Bank Tower				33	2004	Office	Tallest building in Austin from 2004–2008 until surpassed by 360 Condominiums First high-rise in the U.S. to begin construction after the September 11 attacks
17	Hanover Republic Square				44	2023	Residential
18	Hanover Brazos Street	–			45	2023	Residential
19	700 River				42	2024	Residential
20	W Austin Hotel & Residences				36	2010	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building. Part of the Block 21 city block
21	Fifth & West				39	2019	Residential
22	Vesper				41	2024	Residential
23	300 Colorado				34	2021	Office
24	Spring				43	2009	Residential
25	Northshore				38	2016	Residential	Tallest apartment building in Austin
26	The Bowie				37	2015	Residential
27	70 Rainey				33	2019	Residential	Formerly the tallest building in the Rainey Street Historic District
28	Ashton				36	2009	Residential	Formerly known as Altavida
29	JW Marriott Convention Hotel				34	2015	Hotel	Second largest JW Marriott hotel globally and formerly largest hotel in Austin upon completion, with 1,012 guest rooms
30	Four Seasons Residences Austin				32	2010	Residential	Part of the San Jacinto Center
31	One American Center				32	1984	Office	Tallest building in Austin from 1984–2004 until surpassed by Frost Bank Tower Also known as 600 Congress
32	500 West 2nd Street				28	2017	Office
33	One Eleven Congress				30	1987	Office	Formerly known as One Congress Plaza
34	Colorado Tower				29	2015	Office
35	Austin Proper				32	2019	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building.
36	Third + Shoal				28	2018	Office
37	Austin Marriott Downtown				31	2020	Hotel
38	Austin Hilton Convention Center Hotel				31	2004	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building
39	The Waller	–			32	2024	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building
40	405 Colorado				25	2022	Office
41	Natiivo				33	2022	Residential
42	5th & Brazos				31	2021	Mixed-use	Also known as The Thompson, or Sienna at the Thompson. Mixed-use residential and hotel building
43	The Quincy				30	2021	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and office building.
44	Alexan Waterloo				29	2022	Residential
45	Hyatt Centric				31	2022	Hotel
46	Seaholm Residences				30	2016	Residential
47	Windsor on the Lake				31	2008	Residential	Formerly known as The Legacy on the Lake
48	Bank of America Center				25	1975	Office	Tallest building in Austin from 1975–1984 until surpassed by One American Center Originally known as the Austin National Bank Tower and formerly known as NationsBank Tower and Interfirst Bank Tower
49	The Linden				28	2023	Residential
50	The Domain II				24	2023	Office	Tallest building in Austin outside of downtown
51	Union on San Antonio				29	2024	Residential
52	300 West 6th Street				23	2002	Office
53	Aloft Austin Downtown and Element Austin Downtown				31	2017	Hotel	Combination of two hotel brands managed by White Lodging
54	Procore Tower				22	1974	Office	Tallest building in Austin from 1974–1975 until surpassed by Bank of America Center Constructed as American Bank Plaza and formerly known as American Bank Building, MBank Tower, Bank One Tower, and Chase Bank Tower A renovation completed in 1994 introduced tall roof addition and replaced the formerly gold-tinted glass façade with pewter-colored glass
55	The Monarch				29	2008	Residential
56	100 Congress Avenue				22	1987	Office
57	Yugo Austin Waterloo				30	2022	Residential	Tallest building in West Campus
58	Union on 24th Street	–			29	2024	Residential
59	Villas on 24th	–			31	2025	Residential
60	Texas State Capitol				4	1888	Government	6th-tallest state capitol in the United States and largest by gross area Tallest building in Austin from 1888–1974 until surpassed by the Chase Bank Tower
61	San Jacinto Center				21	1987	Office	Initial plans to build two identical buildings were scrapped due to a recession in the early 1990s
62	UT Austin Tower				29	1937	Mixed-use	Mixed-use office and library building.
63	Dobie Center				29	1971	Residential
64	Icon	–			30	2025	Residential
65	301 Congress Avenue				22	1986	Office
66	Hotel ZaZa & Apartments				24	2019	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building.

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

This table lists buildings under construction in Austin that are expected to be at least tall, as of 2026. The "Year" column indicates the estimated year of completion. Buildings under construction that have already been topped out are also included.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes
Mulva Hall		17	2028	Mixed-use

Approved

This table lists approved buildings in Austin that are expected to be at least 300 ft tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. A dash “–“ indicates information about the building is unknown or has not been released.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Purpose	Notes
Perennial Tower I		47	Office
Block 16		43	Office
5RR		37	Residential

Proposed

This table lists proposed buildings in Austin that are expected to be at least 300 ft tall as of 2025, based on standard height measurement. A dash “–“ indicates information about the building is unknown or has not been released.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Purpose	Notes
Ritz-Carlton		64	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building
701 W. 6th		66	Residential
Block 32 Phase II		55	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building
Perennial II		54	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building
62 East Ave		57	Residential
Block 32 Phase I		42	Residential
Wilson Tower		44	Residential
Hanover 4th & Colorado		40	Residential
Sabine Tower Hotel		38	Hotel
The Hollis		35	Residential
Annie B		36	Residential
506 West		37	Residential
14th & Lavaca		32	Residential
Embassy Suites & Tempo by Hilton		30	Hotel
The Benjamin		27	Residential
12th & Red River		27	Hotel