List of tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska

Downtown, Omaha Skyline

This is a list of the tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska. As of 2024, the city has 21 buildings that stand above 200 feet (61 meters). These include the 45-story First National Bank Tower, the 30-story Woodmen Tower, and the 21-story Elmwood Tower.[1] The 677-foot Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower is currently under construction, and will become the tallest building in the city and state when it is completed in 2026.[2] Furthermore, Nebraska Medicine proposed a 20-story tower in 2024 that is set to become Omaha's tallest building in Midtown.[3]

Tallest habitable buildings

Picture Rank Name Stories Height Year Completed Area Primary Purpose Source
1 First National Bank Tower 45 634 feet (193 m) 2002 Downtown Office [4]
2 WoodmenLife Tower 30 478 feet (146 m) 1969 Downtown Office [5]
3 AT&T Building (Omaha) 16 334 feet (102 m) 1918 Downtown Office [6]
4 Elmwood Tower 21 320 feet (98 m) 1963 Midtown Residential [7][8]
5 Union Pacific Center 19 317 feet (97 m) 2004 Downtown Office [9]
6 First National Center (Omaha) 22 295 feet (90 m) 1971 Downtown Office [10]
7 Mutual of Omaha Building 14 285 feet (87 m) 1970 Midtown Office [11]
8 Northern Natural Gas Building 15 260 feet (79 m) 1957 Downtown Residential [12]
9 1200 Landmark Center 15 255 feet (78 m) 1990 Downtown Office [13]
10 Omaha World-Herald 16 250 feet (76 m) 1980 Downtown Office [14]
11 Omaha Double Tree Hotel 19 239 feet (73 m) 1970 Downtown Hotel [15]
12= Charles Schwab Tower 12 230 feet (70 m) 2013 Old Mill Office
12= Lied Transplant Center 15 230 feet (70 m) 1999 Midtown Hospital (primarily) [16]
14 Orpheum Tower 16 220 feet (67 m) 1910 Downtown Residential [17]
15= Central Park Plaza I 16 213 feet (65 m) 1982 Downtown Office [18]
15= Central Park Plaza II 16 213 feet (65 m) 1982 Downtown Office [19]
17= Blackstone Plaza 14 212 feet (65 m) 1961 Midtown Office [20]
17= Farnam 1600 14 212 feet (65 m) 1917 Downtown Residential [21]
19 Westbrook Tower 17 207 feet (63 m) 1966 Downtown Residential [22]
20 RiverFront Place Condos II 15 202 feet (62 m) 2011 Downtown Residential [23]
21 Omaha Tower 15 200 feet (61 m) 1976 Aksarben Office [24]

Tallest buildings: Site Prep or Under Construction

As of April 2022, Mutual of Omaha announced the construction of the Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower in downtown Omaha on the site of the W. Dale Clark Library. The tower will be 44 stories and 677 feet, making it the new tallest building in Omaha.[25] The Omaha City Council approved the new tower in May 2022 and construction began on January 25, 2023. The tower is currently set to be completed in 2026. [26]

Picture Name Height Floors Year Status Area Use Notes
Mutual of Omaha Headquarters Tower 677 feet (206 m) 44 2026 Under Construction Downtown Office [27]

Tallest buildings: Approved or Proposed

Name Height Floors Status Status Year Area Use Notes
Project Health 400 feet (122 m) 20 Approved 2024 Midtown Medical Will function as a clinical learning and research center for Nebraska Medicine and UNMC. The $2.19 billion tower will be nearly 50% funded by private dollars. [28][29]
Mixed-use Development 260 feet (79 m) 20 Proposed 2020 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. [30]
The Beam 200 feet (61 m) 17 Proposed 2024 Downtown Residential Mass timber tower consisting of 5 floors of parking and 12 floors of residential. [31][32]

Cancelled

Name Height Floors Use Notes
Vortex Tower 610 feet (186 m) 60 Observation Tower [33]
Lanoha Tower 430 feet (131 m) 30 Office/Retail [34]
Omaha Marriott Hotel 377 feet (115 m) 28 Hotel [35]
WallStreet Tower 373 feet (114 m) 32 Residential [36]
Project 19 320 feet (98 m) 20 Office [37]
HDR, Inc. Corporate Headquarters 265 feet (81 m) 16 Office [38]

Timeline of Tallest Buildings

Downtown Omaha looking east from approximately North 30th and Farnam Streets.

The Omaha National Bank Building was Omaha's first skyscraper.

The following is a list of buildings that were once the tallest structure in Omaha.

Name Years as tallest Height
feet / m 		Floors Reference
Omaha National Bank Building 1889–1912 180 feet (55 m)
10
 [39]
Woodmen of the World Building 1912–1919 245 feet (75 m)
19
 [40]
AT&T Building (Omaha) 1919–1963 334 feet (102 m)
16
 [6]
Woodmen Tower 1969–2002 478 feet (146 m)
30
 [5]
First National Bank Tower 2002–present 634 feet (193 m)
45
 [4]

See also

References

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