Tallest buildings in New Orleans

Megatalls doesn't follow any towers under construction in New Orleans yet. Below are the city's tallest finished buildings.

Tallest buildings in New Orleans

The 25 tallest finished buildings in New Orleans, ranked by height to the architectural top (spires count, antennas don't).

#	Building	Height	Floors	Built
1	Hancock Whitney CenterOffice	212.5 m697 ft	51	1972
2	Place St. CharlesOffice	197.6 m648 ft	53	1985
3	Plaza TowerOffice	161.9 m531 ft	45	1968
4	Energy CentreOffice	161.6 m530 ft	39	1984
5	BankPlus TowerOffice	146.6 m481 ft	36	1987
6	Sheraton New OrleansHotel	146 m479 ft	47	1982
7	New Orleans MarriottHotel	137 m449 ft	42	1972
8	400 Poydras TowerOffice	134.7 m442 ft	32	1983
9	One Canal PlaceOffice	134 m440 ft	32	1979
10	1010 CommonMixed-use	133.5 m438 ft	31	1970
11	Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New OrleansMixed-use	124.1 m407 ft	33	1967
12	Benson TowerOffice	123.8 m406 ft	26	1989
13	JW Marriott Hotel New OrleansHotel	117.7 m386 ft	30	1984
14	The Westin New Orleans Canal PlaceHotel	113.7 m373 ft	29	1983
15	225 Baronne StreetMixed-use	110.3 m362 ft	29	1965
16	Hyatt Regency New OrleansHotel	110 m360 ft	27	1976
17	Entergy TowerOffice	109.7 m360 ft	28	1983
18	Hibernia Bank BuildingOffice	108.2 m355 ft	20	1921
19	1250 Poydras PlazaMixed-use	104.2 m342 ft	24	1979
20	Hilton New Orleans RiversideHotel	104 m341 ft	29	1977
21	1515 PoydrasOffice	104 m341 ft	29	1984
22	The Odeon at South MarketResidential	104 m341 ft	29	2020
23	National American Bank BuildingResidential	100.6 m330 ft	23	1929
24	Caesars New Orleans - Poydras Street HotelHotel	99.7 m327 ft	26	2006
25	Pan American Life CenterOffice	98 m322 ft	28	1980

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. Spot a mistake? Tell us in the city forum.

Photo credits

Hancock Whitney Center: photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Place St. Charles: photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Plaza Tower: photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Energy Centre: photo by Nolaguy1208, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
BankPlus Tower: photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sheraton New Orleans: photo by TonyTheTiger at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
New Orleans Marriott: photo by Vxla at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
400 Poydras Tower: photo by Fredlyfish4, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
One Canal Place: photo by ajay_suresh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1010 Common: photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Four Seasons Hotel and Private Residences New Orleans: photo by MusikAnimal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Benson Tower: photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
JW Marriott Hotel New Orleans: photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
225 Baronne Street: photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Hyatt Regency New Orleans: photo by N'Awlins Contrarian, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Entergy Tower: photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Hibernia Bank Building: photo by TonyTheTiger at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1250 Poydras Plaza: photo by Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Hilton New Orleans Riverside: photo by Flickr photographer holga_new_orleans, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1515 Poydras: photo by TonyTheTiger, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The Odeon at South Market: photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
National American Bank Building: photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Pan American Life Center: photo by Infrogmation of New Orleans, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Photos of projects we track come from their project pages, where each one is credited. Images marked Illustration are artist's impressions.

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