Downtown Skyline

Home to 262 high-rises, 28 of which stand taller than 400 feet, Downtown Dallas is the city’s central business district and has a highly recognizable skyline that includes the three of the 10 tallest buildings in Texas. The city’s tallest building (third in Texas and 22nd in the country), the 912-foot, 72-story Bank of America Plaza was completed in 1985 and was one of the first to receive the Energy Star Award for energy efficiency. Also significant in the Downtown Dallas skyline is the city’s second tallest building, the 56-story Renaissance Tower. Downtown Dallas also recently has undergone a series of important changes and skyline additions in four downtown areas: Victory Park, the Arts District, the Trinity River and the Convention Center Corridor. An orb-topped 561-foot observation tower, Reunion Tower is one of the most recognizable landmarks in Dallas. Located in the Reunion District, the tower was a freestanding structure until an addition to the Hyatt Regency Dallas in 1998, which made it part of the complex. The 15th tallest building in Dallas, Reunion Tower was completed in 1978 with the Hyatt Regency Dallas as part of an urban redevelopment project that also renovated the historic Union Station that today services Amtrak, Dallas Area Rapid Transit and the Trinity Railway Express to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and Fort Worth. The observation level of Reunion Tower is called the “GeO-Deck,” which includes an interactive digital experience offering information about Dallas landmarks, Reunion Tower, the events of November 22, 1963, and live-view high-definition cameras. The exterior part of the observation deck features telescopes that provide amazing views in every direction.

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