List Of Tallest Buildings In Frankfurt

In many other European cities, skyscraper construction was not well received in the past due to the historical value of existing buildings. For this reason, Frankfurt is sometimes referred to as "Mainhattan" (a portmanteau of the local Main river and Manhattan), and Chicago am Main. The 13 tallest buildings in Germany are located in Frankfurt.

The tallest structure in Frankfurt is the Europaturm, which rises 337 metres (1,106 ft). However, the tower is not generally considered a high-rise building as it does not have successive floors that can be occupied. The tallest habitable building in Frankfurt is the Commerzbank Tower, which rises 259 metres (850 ft) and has 56 floors. As of September 2022, it is the 21st-tallest building in Europe and the second tallest building in the European Union.

Most of Frankfurt's downtown area was destroyed by Allied air bombardment during World War II, and only a small number of the city's landmarks were rebuilt. This left ample room for and little opposition against the construction of modern high-rises in the city. Frankfurt went through a first high-rise building boom in the 1970s; during this time, the city saw the construction of nine buildings over 100 metres (330 ft). In the 1990s, Frankfurt went through another building boom, with eight buildings over 100 metres (330 ft) completed, including four of five 200 metres (660 ft) skyscrapers. Since 2000, Frankfurt has been experiencing a continuous building boom, starting with 5 (2000-2009), 7 (2010-2019) and probably 13 (2020-2029). As of 2022^[update], the city has 18 buildings which rise at least 150 metres (490 ft) in height, more than any other city in Germany.

There are several proposed and approved plans for new skyscrapers, including Millennium Tower I, 288 metres (945 ft), Das Präsidium, 175 metres (574 ft), Millennium Tower II, 157 metres (515 ft).

This lists ranks the tallest buildings in Frankfurt that stand at least 100 metres (328 ft) tall. Only habitable building are ranked which excludes radio masts and towers, observation towers, steeples, chimneys and other tall architectural structures. These buildings are included for comparison.

 

Frankfurt riverfront in 2010

Rank	Name	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Location	Year	Notes
	Europaturm		337.5	1,107.3		Ginnheimer Stadtweg 90, Bockenheim	1979	Television tower. Second-tallest structure in Germany after the Fernsehturm Berlin. Nickname is Ginnheimer Spargel (Ginnheim Asparagus).
1	Commerzbank Tower		258.7	849.7	56	Große Gallusstraße 17–19, Innenstadt	1997	Tallest building in Europe from 1997 to 2003. Tallest building in the European Union from 1997 to 2011. Tallest building in Germany since 1997. Tallest building completed in the 1990s. Height including the antenna is 300 metres. Headquarters of Commerzbank.
2	Messeturm		256.5	841.5	63	Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 49, Westend-Süd	1990	Tallest building in Europe from 1990 to 1997. Main tenants are Goldman Sachs and Thomson Reuters.
3	Four I[A]		233.0	764.4	59	Große Gallusstraße 10-14, Innenstadt	2023	Topped out. Has the highest habitable floor of any building in Frankfurt, ignoring mechanical floors.
4	Westendstraße 1		208.0	682.4	53	Westendstraße 1, Westend-Süd	1993	Headquarters of DZ Bank.
5=	Main Tower		200.0	656.2	55	Neue Mainzer Straße 52–58, Innenstadt	1999	Height including the antenna is 240 metres. Main tenants are Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen and Standard & Poor's.
5=	Tower 185		200.0	656.2	55	Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 35–37, Gallus	2011	Main tenant is PricewaterhouseCoopers.
7	ONE		190.9	626	49	Osloer Straße	2022	Mixed use with Hotel (NH Hotel Group) & Office. At a height of 185 meters, there is a public bar with a surrounding roof terrace.
8	Omniturm		189.9	623	45	Große Gallusstraße 16–18	2020	Mixed use tower.
9	Trianon		186.0	610.2	45	Mainzer Landstraße 16–24, Westend-Süd	1993	Main tenant is DekaBank.
10	Seat of the European Central Bank		185.0	607.0	45	Sonnemannstraße/Rückertstraße, Ostend	2014	New seat of the European Central Bank. Height including the antenna is 201 metres.
11	Grand Tower		179.9	590.2	51	Osloer Straße/Europa-Allee, Gallus	2020	Tallest residential building in Germany
12=	Opernturm		170.0	557.7	42	Bockenheimer Landstraße 2–4, Westend-Süd	2009	Main tenant is UBS.
12=	Taunusturm		170.0	557.7	40	Taunustor 1-3, Innenstadt	2014	The project developer is real estate building and operating company Tishman Speyer.
14	Silberturm		166.3	545.6	32	Jürgen-Ponto-Platz 1, Bahnhofsviertel	1978	Tallest building in Germany from 1978 to 1991. Former headquarters of Dresdner Bank which merged with Commerzbank in 2009. Main tenant is now Deutsche Bahn.
15	Westend Gate		159.3	522.6	47	Hamburger Allee 2–4, Westend-Süd	1976	Tallest building in Germany from 1976 to 1978. Main tenant is Marriott Frankfurt Hotel.
16=	Deutsche Bank I		155.0	508.5	40	Taunusanlage 12, Westend-Süd	1984	Tallest twin towers in Frankfurt, also tallest building completed in the 1980s. Headquarters of Deutsche Bank. Their nicknames are Soll und Haben (Asset and Liability).
16=	Deutsche Bank II		155.0	508.5	38	Taunusanlage 12, Westend-Süd	1984	Tallest twin towers in Frankfurt, also tallest building completed in the 1980s. Headquarters of Deutsche Bank. Their nicknames are Soll und Haben (Asset and Liability).
16=	Marienturm		155.0	508.5	37	Taunusanlage 9–10, Bahnhofsviertel	2019	Main tenant is Goldman Sachs
19	Skyper		153.8	504.6	38	Taunusanlage 1, Bahnhofsviertel	2004	Main tenant is DekaBank.
20	Eurotower		148.0	485.6	39	Willy-Brandt-Platz 2, Innenstadt	1977	Headquarters of the European Central Bank. The ECB is currently building new and larger headquarters (Seat of the European Central Bank).
21	One Forty West		145.0	475.7	41	Senckenberganlage 15, Westend-Süd	2020	Mixed use (Hotel, Residential)
22	Frankfurter Büro Center		142.4	467.2	40	Mainzer Landstraße 46, Westend-Süd	1980	Main tenant is Clifford Chance.
23	City-Haus		142.1	466.2	42	Platz der Republik 6, Westend-Süd	1974	Main tenant is DZ Bank.
24	Henninger Turm		140.0	459.3	40	Sachsenhausen	2017
25=	Gallileo		136.0	446.2	38	Gallusanlage 7, Bahnhofsviertel	2003	Main tenant is Commerzbank.
25=	Nextower		136.0	446.2	34	Thurn-und-Taxis-Platz 6, Innenstadt	2010
27	Pollux		130.0	426.5	33	Platz der Einheit 1, Gallus	1997
28	The Spin		128.0	420.0	31	Gallus, Güterplatz	2022
29	Garden Tower		127.0	416.7	25	Neue Mainzer Straße 46-50, Innenstadt	1976
30	Four III[A]		120.0	394.0	30	Junghofstraße, Innenstadt	2023	Topped out
31	Messe Torhaus		117.0	383.9	30	Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, Bockenheim	1985
32=	Japan Center		115.0	377.3	27	Taunustor 2, Innenstadt	1996
32=	Park Tower		115.0	377.3	29	Bockenheimer Anlage 46, Westend-Süd	1972	Main tenant is Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.
34	Westhafen Tower		112.3	368.4	31	Westhafenplatz 1, Gutleutviertel	2003	Main tenant is the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)
35	IBC Tower		112.0	367.5	30	Theodor-Heuss-Allee 70, Bockenheim	2003
36=	Büro Center Nibelungenplatz		110.0	360.9	27	Nibelungenplatz 3, Nordend-West	1966
36=	Eurotheum		110.0	360.9	31	Neue Mainzer Straße 66–68, Innenstadt	1999
36=	WinX		110.0	360.9	30	Neue Mainzer Straße 6–12, Innenstadt	2019	Part of the Maintor area which includes several buildings and two smaller highrises.
39	Neue Mainzer Straße 32-36		108.6	356.3	28	Neue Mainzer Straße 32-36, Innenstadt	1973	Main tenant is the European Central Bank due to lack of space in the bank's headquarters Eurotower.
40	Senckenberg-Turm		106.0	348	26	Robert Mayer Straße 5	2022
41=	Leonardo Royal Hotel Frankfurt		100.0	328.1	25	Mailänder Straße 1, Sachsenhausen-Süd	1972
41=	Four IV		100.0	328.0	25	Junghofstraße, Innenstadt	2023

Under construction

Proposed

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Frankfurt.

Years as tallest	Name	Image	Height (m)	Height (ft)	Floors	Location	Notes
1997–present	Commerzbank Tower		259.0	849.7	56	Große Gallusstraße 17–19, Innenstadt	Tallest building in Europe from 1997 to 2003. Tallest building in the European Union from 1997 to 2011 and again since 2020. Tallest building in Germany since 1997. Tallest building completed in the 1990s. Height including the antenna is 300 metres. Headquarters of Commerzbank.
1990–1997	Messeturm		256.5	841.5	63	Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 49, Westend-Süd	Tallest building in Europe from 1990 to 1997. Main tenants are Goldman Sachs and Thomson Reuters.
1978–1990	Silberturm		166.3	545.6	32	Jürgen-Ponto-Platz 1, Bahnhofsviertel	Tallest building in Germany from 1978 to 1990. Former headquarters of Dresdner Bank which merged with Commerzbank in 2009. Main tenant is now Deutsche Bahn.
1976–1978	Westend Gate		159.3	522.6	47	Hamburger Allee 2–4, Westend-Süd	Tallest building in Germany from 1976 to 1978. Main tenant is Marriott Frankfurt Hotel.
1974–1976	City-Haus		142.1	466.2	42	Platz der Republik 6, Westend-Süd	Main tenant is DZ Bank.
1972–1974	AfE-Turm		116.0	380.6	32	Robert-Mayer-Straße 5-7, Westend-Süd	Demolished in 2014.

• List of tallest buildings in Germany
• List of tallest buildings in Europe

A. ^{^} Topped out but not completed.

General

• "Tall buildings of Frankfurt". Phorio. Retrieved 2013-04-15.

Specific

• SKYLINE ATLAS - An online book about the skyscrapers in Frankfurt with more than 250 pages - incl. all high-rise buildings under construction and planned
• Frankfurt Skyscraper Map
• Diagram of Frankfurt skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage.com