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Hancock Whitney Center

Tallest finished building in New Orleans

Hancock Whitney Center
Photo: Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Hancock Whitney Center is an office building in New Orleans, with 51 floors, finished in 1972. It stands 212.5 m (697 ft) tall, which makes it the tallest finished building in New Orleans.

Height
212.5 m · 697 ft
Rank in New Orleans
1st of 25 listed
Floors
51
Completed
1972
Use
Office
City
New Orleans, USA

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Heights, floors and years for finished buildings follow published figures, cross-checked with Wikipedia's list of tallest buildings in New Orleans. Last checked 2 Nov 2026.