New Orleans

United States

Facts

First 150m+ Building

Plaza Tower (1968)

Tallest Building

Hancock Whitney Center (212 m)

Rankings

by no. of 150m+ completed buildings

159

Tallest City in

the World

Tallest City in

North America

Tallest City in

United States

Buildings

RANK	Name	Height
1	Hancock Whitney Center	212.5 m / 697 ft
2	Capital One Tower	197.6 m / 648 ft
3	Plaza Tower	161.9 m / 531 ft
4	Energy Centre	161.6 m / 530 ft
5	First Bank & Trust Tower	146.6 m / 481 ft
6	Sheraton New Orleans	146 m / 479 ft
7	New Orleans Marriott	137 m / 449 ft
8	Texaco Center	134.7 m / 442 ft
9	One Canal Place	134 m / 440 ft
10	1010 Common	133.5 m / 438 ft

Building Completions Timeline

New Orleans CTBUH Members

Logo	Name	Level	# of 150m+ buildings	Fields Of Expertise ACAD: Academic / University ARCH: Architecture BACS: Building Automation Control Systems BMNT: Building Maintenance CIV: Civil Engineering COMP: Computers / IT / Software CON: Construction / Contractor COST: Cost Consulting DEV: Developer ENGO: Engineering, Other ENVE: Environmental Engineering ENVP: Environmental Protection FAC: Façade Design / Engineering FIN: Financial Industry FIRE: Fire Engineering GEO: Geotechnic / Foundations HIST: Historical Preservation INSU: Insurance / Risk INTR: Interior Design LAND: Landscape Architecture LEGL: Legal MRKT: Marketing / Sales MATR: Materials / Products / Systems Supplier MEP: Mechanical, Electrical & Plumbing NONP: Non-Profit Org. / Assoc. / Gov't OWN: Owner (Buildings, Land) PMNG: Project Management PROP: Property Management RES: Research Institute SEC: Security Consultancy SEIS: Seismic Design STRC: Structural Engineering SURV: Surveying TRAN: Transportation / Urban Infrastructure URB: Urban Design VERC: Vertical Transportation Consultant WIND: Wind Engineering OTHR: Other FACS: Façade Systems VERS: Vertical Transportation Supplier ENGM: Engineering, Multi-discipline
	TLC Engineering Solutions	Silver	4	ENGM

Research

15 December 2021

Overcoming Carbon, Climate, and Societal Challenges in Cities

The tall building, the city, and by extension, urban life, are all facing unprecedented challenges, in multiple aspects—carbon, climate, and societal. The planet’s rapid urbanization...

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Global News

12 August 2020

First Body Removed From New Orleans Hotel Collapse

Crews on Saturday, 8 August, 2020 recovered the remains of Quinnyon Wimberly, one of the two workers trapped since October 2019 in the collapsed Hard...

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Global News

21 October 2019

One of Two Damaged Cranes Demolished at Collapsed New Orleans Hotel

The demolition of two construction cranes that were in danger of falling didn’t go exactly as planned on 20 October 2019, at the site of...

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