List of tallest buildings in Frankfurt

Frankfurt in 2020
Frankfurt with the new Seat of the European Central Bank in April 2015

Frankfurt, Germany, is one of the few European cities with a large cluster of high rise buildings in its downtown area. 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.[1][2][3] The 15 tallest buildings in Germany are located in Frankfurt.

The tallest structure in Frankfurt is the Europaturm, which rises 337 metres (1,106 ft).[4] 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.[5] As of December 2024, it is the 22st-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.[6] 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 2024, the city has 20 buildings which rise at least 150 metres (490 ft) in height, more than any other city in Germany.

The increasing demand for real estate, the exit of Great Britain from the European Union and the favorable economic development in Germany led to a new "boom" in high-rise construction from 2015 onwards. In addition to the 185-meter-high new building of the European Central Bank, high-rise projects such as the Omniturm, the Maintor site and the development of the former Deutsche Bank site with four high-rises between 120 and 228 meters embody this development. With the 180-meter-high Grand Tower, Germany's tallest residential high-rise has been located in Frankfurt am Main since its completion in 2020.[7][8]

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).

Tallest buildings

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
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.[5][9] 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.[10][11] Main tenants are Goldman Sachs and Thomson Reuters.
3 Four I[A] 233.0[12] 764.4 59 Große Gallusstraße 10-14, Innenstadt 2023 Topped out has the highest habitable floor of any building in Frankfurt, ignoring mechanical floors.[13]
4 Westendstraße 1 208.0 682.4 53 Westendstraße 1, Westend-Süd 1993 Headquarters of DZ Bank.[14][15]
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.[16][17]
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.[18][19]
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.[20]
11 Grand Tower 179.9[21] 590.2 51 Osloer Straße/Europa-Allee, Gallus 2020 Tallest residential building in Germany
12 Four II 178.0 583.9 47 Große Gallusstraße, Innenstadt 2025 Topped out. Second tallest residential building in Germany.
13= Opernturm 170.0 557.7 42 Bockenheimer Landstraße 2–4, Westend-Süd 2009 Main tenant is UBS.
13= Taunusturm 170.0 557.7 40 Taunustor 1-3, Innenstadt 2014 The project developer is real estate building and operating company Tishman Speyer.
15 Silberturm 166.3 545.6 32 Jürgen-Ponto-Platz 1, Bahnhofsviertel 1978 Tallest building in Germany from 1978 to 1991.[22][23] Former headquarters of Dresdner Bank which merged with Commerzbank in 2009. Main tenant is now Deutsche Bahn.
16 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.[24][25]
17= 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.[26][27] Headquarters of Deutsche Bank. Their nicknames are Soll und Haben (Asset and Liability).
17= 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.[27][28] Headquarters of Deutsche Bank. Their nicknames are Soll und Haben (Asset and Liability).
17= Marienturm 155.0 508.5 37 Taunusanlage 9–10, Bahnhofsviertel 2019 Main tenant is Goldman Sachs
20 Skyper 153.8 504.6 38 Taunusanlage 1, Bahnhofsviertel 2004 Main tenant is DekaBank.[29][30]
21 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).[31][32]
22 One Forty West 145.0[33] 475.7 41 Senckenberganlage 15, Westend-Süd 2020 Mixed use (Hotel, Residential)
23 Frankfurter Büro Center 142.4 467.2 40 Mainzer Landstraße 46, Westend-Süd 1980 Main tenant is Clifford Chance.[34][35]
24 City-Haus 142.1 466.2 42 Platz der Republik 6, Westend-Süd 1974 Main tenant is DZ Bank.[36][37]
25 Henninger Turm 140.0 459.3 40 Sachsenhausen 2017
26= Gallileo 136.0 446.2 38 Gallusanlage 7, Bahnhofsviertel 2003 Main tenant is Commerzbank.[38][39]
26= Nextower 136.0 446.2 34 Thurn-und-Taxis-Platz 6, Innenstadt 2010
28 Pollux 130.0 426.5 33 Platz der Einheit 1, Gallus 1997 [40][41]
29 The Spin 128.0 420.0 31 Gallus, Güterplatz 2022
30 Four III[A] 128.0 420.0 30 Junghofstraße, Innenstadt 2023 Topped out[13]
31 Garden Tower 127.0 416.7 25 Neue Mainzer Straße 46-50, Innenstadt 1976 [42][43]
32 Messe Torhaus 117.0 383.9 30 Ludwig-Erhard-Anlage 1, Bockenheim 1985 [44][45]
33= Japan Center 115.0 377.3 27 Taunustor 2, Innenstadt 1996 [46][47]
33= Park Tower 115.0 377.3 29 Bockenheimer Anlage 46, Westend-Süd 1972 Main tenant is Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.[48][49]
35 Westhafen Tower 112.3 368.4 31 Westhafenplatz 1, Gutleutviertel 2003 Main tenant is the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA)[50][51]
36 IBC Tower 112.0 367.5 30 Theodor-Heuss-Allee 70, Bockenheim 2003 [52][53]
37= Büro Center Nibelungenplatz 110.0 360.9 27 Nibelungenplatz 3, Nordend-West 1966 [54][55]
37= Eurotheum 110.0 360.9 31 Neue Mainzer Straße 66–68, Innenstadt 1999 [56][57]
37= 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.[58]
40 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.
41 Senckenberg Turm 106.0 348 26 Robert Mayer Straße 5 2022
42= Four IV 104.0 341.2 25 Junghofstraße, Innenstadt 2023[13]
42= Leonardo Royal Hotel Frankfurt 100.0 328.1 25 Mailänder Straße 1, Sachsenhausen-Süd 1972
44 Eden Frankfurt 96.5 317 29 Europa Allee 11, Gallus 2022
MainTor Porta 70 230 18 Neue Mainzer Straße 20, Innenstadt 2014
MainTor Panorama 64 210 17 Neue Mainzer Straße 20, Innenstadt 2015

Under construction or proposed

Under construction

Name Height (m)
 Height (ft)
 Floors Location Year (est.)
Central Business Tower 205.0 672.5 52 Neue Mainzer Straße 57-59, Innenstadt 2028
Sparda-Bank Tower 124.0 407.0 35 Robert-Mayer-Straße 2025

Proposed

Name Height (m)
 Height (ft)
 Floors Location Year (est.) Notes
Millennium Tower 1 288.0 944.9 69 Osloer Straße 2030
Kaiserkarree[59][60] 195.0 639.7 Kaiserstraße/Neuer Mainzer Straße 2029 The skyscraper is to grow out of an existing listed building at Kaiserstrasse 30.
Das Präsidium[61] 175.0 574.1 48 Friedrich-Ebert-Anlage 5-11, Gallus 2030
Millennium Tower 2 157.0 515.0 43 Osloer Straße 2030
Icoon[62][63] 140.0 459.3 41 Hafenstraße/Adam-Riese-Straße, Gallus Planned as an addition to the neighbouring Commerzbank Trading Center Tower (93 metres).
Matthäuskirche Tower 130.0 426.5 Friedrich-Ebert Anlage 33, Gallus The tower is planned on a property behind a church, the Matthäuskirche, because the owning church wants to sell the whole site. The church can be partly integrated into the new building. The plans were approved in 2008 by the city.
NION[64][65] 106.0 347.8 Europa-Allee, Gallus Architect: UNStudio

Timeline of tallest buildings

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.[5][9] 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.[10][11] 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.[22][23] 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.[24][25]
1974–1976 City-Haus 142.1 466.2 42 Platz der Republik 6, Westend-Süd Main tenant is DZ Bank.[36][37]
1972–1974 AfE-Turm 116.0 380.6 32 Robert-Mayer-Straße 5-7, Westend-Süd Demolished in 2014.[66][67][68]

See also

Notes

A. ^ Topped out but not completed.

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