The Oklahoma City skyline in 2012

There are more than 50 completed high-rises in Oklahoma City, most of which stand in the central business district. In the city, 25 buildings stand 200 feet (61 m) and taller. The tallest building in Oklahoma City, and in Oklahoma, is the 50-story Devon Tower, which rises 844 feet (257 m) above the central business district. Other notable skyscrapers are Chase Tower and First National Center, which stand as the second and third-tallest buildings in Oklahoma City, respectively. Five of the 10 tallest buildings in Oklahoma are located in Oklahoma City.[1]

The history of skyscrapers in Oklahoma City began with the completion of the Colcord Hotel, Oklahoma City's first skyscraper.[2] After oil was discovered in the area, the population of Oklahoma City grew significantly. As a result, the city's skyline expanded, which featured a "race to the top" with the synchronous construction of First National Center and City Place Tower in the central business district. Contemporary skyscrapers began to be built in the north and west sides of Oklahoma City, and later in the downtown area.[3] In 1993, Oklahoma City voters approved the MAPS (Metropolitan Area Projects) program, which featured the construction of several distinct domestic facilities and restorations and expansions of other older ones. It was completed in 2004 and is deemed to be the first program of its kind for a city the size of Oklahoma City.[4]

The Devon Tower, which was completed in 2012, has overtaken the Chase Tower as the tallest building in Oklahoma City with a height of 844 feet (257 m). It has also become the tallest building in the state of Oklahoma, surpassing the BOK Tower in Tulsa. The 50-story building occupies over 1,800,000 square feet (170,000 m2) and had an estimated construction cost of $750 million (USD).[5][6]

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Oklahoma City skyscrapers that stand at least 61 meters (200 ft) tall, based on standard convert measurement; this includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank Name Image Height
ft (m) 		Floors Year Coordinates Notes
1 Devon Energy Center 844 (257.3) 50 2012 35°28′00″N 97°31′03″W / 35.46667°N 97.51750°W / 35.46667; -97.51750 Topped out on September 21, 2011. Tallest building in Oklahoma[7] and tallest building in the Great Plains states, between Chicago and Dallas.
2 BancFirst Tower 500 (152.4) 36 1971 35°28′05″N 97°30′50″W / 35.46806°N 97.51389°W / 35.46806; -97.51389 Tallest building in Oklahoma City for 40 years from 1971-2011; 6th-tallest in the state of Oklahoma.[8]
3 First National Center 443 (135.0) 33 1931 35°28′06″N 97°30′58″W / 35.46833°N 97.51611°W / 35.46833; -97.51611 7th-tallest building in Oklahoma; tallest building in Oklahoma and Oklahoma City from 1931 to 1971.[9]
4 BOK Park Plaza 433 (132) 27 2017 35°28′00″N 97°31′12″W / 35.46667°N 97.52000°W / 35.46667; -97.52000 Topped out in early 2017. The new home to Oklahoma City's Bank of Oklahoma offices.[10]
5 Oklahoma Tower 410 (125.0) 31 1982 35°28′07″N 97°30′59″W / 35.46861°N 97.51639°W / 35.46861; -97.51639 Formally known as Two Galleria.[11]
6 Strata Tower 393 (119.8) 30 1973 35°28′13″N 97°30′53″W / 35.47028°N 97.51472°W / 35.47028; -97.51472 Home office of the Oklahoma State Department of Health. 12th-tallest building in Oklahoma.;[12] former corporate headquarters of Kerr-McGee and SandRidge Energy Corporation
7 City Place Tower 391 (119.2) 33 1931 35°28′08″N 97°30′57″W / 35.46889°N 97.51583°W / 35.46889; -97.51583 Tallest building in Oklahoma City for a brief period in 1931.[13]
8 Valliance Bank Tower 321 (97.8) 22 1984 35°31′22″N 97°32′20″W / 35.52278°N 97.53889°W / 35.52278; -97.53889 Tallest building in the city located outside the central business district. 18th-tallest building in Oklahoma.[14]
9 One Leadership Square 285 (86.9) 22 1984 35°28′10″N 97°31′00″W / 35.46944°N 97.51667°W / 35.46944; -97.51667 (Leadership Square North Tower) 21st-tallest building in Oklahoma.[15]
10 Arvest Tower 281 (85.7) 16 1972 35°28′13″N 97°31′00″W / 35.47028°N 97.51667°W / 35.47028; -97.51667 Tied as the 19th-tallest building in Oklahoma.[16]
11 Founders Tower 275 (83.8) 20 1963 35°31′52″N 97°34′18″W / 35.53111°N 97.57167°W / 35.53111; -97.57167 3rd tallest all-residential building in Oklahoma City. Formerly an office building for United a Founders Life Insurance. Has been cited as a great example of mid-century modern architecture.[17]
12 The Classen 273 (83.2) 21 1967 35°29′28″N 97°31′52″W / 35.49111°N 97.53111°W / 35.49111; -97.53111 Second tallest all-residential building in Oklahoma City, formerly an office building known as Citizen's Tower. Its design was inspired by Frank Lloyd Wright's Price Tower in Bartlesville, OK.[18]
13 50 Penn Place 268' (81.7) 16 1973
14 AT&T Annex 263' (80.2) 15 1965/1968/1977 The 1965 building was built as a 9-story expansion next door to Southwestern Bell Telephone's location at 405 N. Broadway (the current AT&T Building). In 1968, six more stories were added on top of the 1965 building bringing it to 15 stories.[19] Another 15-story addition was built adjacent to the 1965 building in 1977.
15 Continental Oil Center 262 (80) 19 1980 35°28′02″N 97°30′51″W / 35.46722°N 97.51417°W / 35.46722; -97.51417 Continental Resources, world headquarters [20]
16 Gold Star Memorial Library 259 (78.9) 18 1954 35°29′39″N 97°32′31″W / 35.49417°N 97.54194°W / 35.49417; -97.54194 Oklahoma City University[21]
17 Oklahoma State Capitol 255 (77.7) 5 1917 35°29′31″N 97°30′12″W / 35.49194°N 97.50333°W / 35.49194; -97.50333 In 2002, a 155-foot (47 m) dome was constructed above the roof with a 17-foot (5 m) tall bronze Native American statue on top of the dome.[22][23]
18 Union Plaza 252 (76.8) 18 1982 35°31′40″N 97°33′52″W / 35.52778°N 97.56444°W / 35.52778; -97.56444 [24]
19 Dowell Center 243 (74) 20 1927 35°28′00″N 97°30′59″W / 35.46667°N 97.51639°W / 35.46667; -97.51639 [25] Originally built as an 18-story building at a height of 210 feet. Tallest building in Oklahoma City from 1927 to 1928. Footprint was doubled and two more floors added in 1964 bringing it to its current height.
20 Regency Tower 238 (72.5) 24 1966 35°28′23″N 97°31′07″W / 35.47306°N 97.51861°W / 35.47306; -97.51861 24th-tallest building in Oklahoma. Tallest all-residential building in Oklahoma City. Was impacted and closed for a few months after the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building on April 19, 1995.[26]
21 AT&T Building 237 (72.2) 16 1928 35°28′16″N 97°30′53″W / 35.47111°N 97.51472°W / 35.47111; -97.51472 Tallest building in Oklahoma City from 1928 to 1931.
22 Two Leadership Square 224 (68.3) 16 1984 35°28′10″N 97°31′00″W / 35.46944°N 97.51667°W / 35.46944; -97.51667
23 Omni Oklahoma City 214 (65) 17 2021 Largest hotel in Oklahoma City, containing 605 rooms.[27][28]
24 Corporate Tower 208 (63.4) 14 1980 Originally known as One Galleria at completion.[29]
25 American Assurance Fidelity Upload image 208 (63.4) 12
26 Wyndham Grand Hotel 200 (61) 15 2000

Under construction buildings

This lists buildings that are under construction in Oklahoma City and are planned to rise at least 100 feet (30 m).

Name Type Height
ft / m 		Floors Year Notes
The Citizen Mixed-use 178 feet (54 m) 12 2025 Designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris.[30]
Convergence Mixed-use 142 feet (43 m) 9 2024 Designed by FSB Architects[31]
OKANA Hotel Hotel 139 feet (42 m) 11 2025 Native American-themed 404-room hotel accompanied with an indoor waterpark and an outdoor lagoon, and adjacent to the First Americans Museum.[32] Designed by ADCI.[33]
Lively Hotel at OAK Hotel 108 feet (33 m) 8 2024 132-room hotel.[34]

Approved and proposed buildings

This lists buildings that are either Proposed or actively Under Design Review with the City of Oklahoma City and are planned to rise at least 100 feet (30 m).

Name Type Height
ft / m 		Floors Anticipated Groundbreaking Notes
Legends Tower Mixed-use 1,907 feet (581 m) 134 2026 134-story mixed-use tower above 2-story podium and 7-story parking garage.[35][36] If built, it would be the tallest building in the United States.[37][38]
Residential tower I at Dream Hotel property Residential 345 feet (105 m) 32 2024 23-story residential tower above 2-story podium and 7-story parking garage.[36]
Residential tower II at Dream Hotel property Residential 345 feet (105 m) 32 2024 23-story residential tower above 2-story podium and 7-story parking garage.[36]
Dream Hotel Hotel 345 feet (105 m) 30 2024 Tower with 15-stories of hotel with 480 guestrooms and 7-stories of condos with 85 units above 3-story podium and 5-story parking garage.
Unscripted Hotel Hotel - 18 -
Office building at OAK Office - 11 2024
The Hub at Midtown Mixed-use 112 feet (34 m) 7 2024 7-story office building anchoring 292-unit apartment complex.[39]

Timeline of tallest buildings

This table lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Oklahoma City as well as the current titleholder, Devon Energy World Headquarters.

Name Image Street address Years as tallest Coordinates Height
ft (m) 		Floors Reference
Colcord Hotel 15 North Robinson Avenue 1909–1923 35°28′00″N 97°31′00″W / 35.46667°N 97.51667°W / 35.46667; -97.51667 145 (44.2) 14 [40][41]
100 Park Avenue Building 100 Park Avenue 1923–1927 35°28′07″N 97°30′52″W / 35.46861°N 97.51444°W / 35.46861; -97.51444 160 (48.8) 12 [42][43]
Dowell Center 134 Robert S. Kerr 1927–1928 35°28′00″N 97°30′59″W / 35.46667°N 97.51639°W / 35.46667; -97.51639 210 (64) 18 [44][45]
Telephone Building 405 N Broadway 1928-1931 237 (72.2) 16
City Place Tower 204 North Robinson Avenue 1931 35°28′08″N 97°30′57″W / 35.46889°N 97.51583°W / 35.46889; -97.51583 391 (119.2) 33 [46][47]
First National Center 120 North Robinson Avenue 1931–1971 35°28′06″N 97°30′58″W / 35.46833°N 97.51611°W / 35.46833; -97.51611 446 (136) 33 [48][49]
BancFirst Tower 100 North Broadway Avenue 1971–2011 35°28′05″N 97°30′50″W / 35.46806°N 97.51389°W / 35.46806; -97.51389 500 (152.4) 36 [50][51]
Devon Energy World Headquarters 333 W Sheridan Ave 2011–present 35°28′00″N 97°31′03″W / 35.46667°N 97.51750°W / 35.46667; -97.51750 845 (257.6) 52 [52][53]

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