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  1. 801 Grand 1
    801 Grand
    United StatesDes Moines
    192 m 45 fl 1991
  2. Ruan Center 2
    Ruan Center
    United StatesDes Moines
    140 m 36 fl 1975
  3. Des Moines Marriott 3
    Des Moines Marriott
    United StatesDes Moines
    111 m 33 fl 1981
  4. Financial Center 4
    Financial Center
    United StatesDes Moines
    105 m 25 fl 1973
  5. The Plaza 5
    The Plaza
    United StatesDes Moines
    104 m 25 fl 1985
  6. HUB Tower 6
    HUB Tower
    United StatesDes Moines
    99 m 20 fl 1986
  7. EMC Insurance Building 7
    EMC Insurance Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    99 m 19 fl 1997
  8. Equitable Building 8
    Equitable Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    97 m 19 fl 1924
  9. Bank of America Building 9
    Bank of America Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    85 m 16 fl 1966
  10. Iowa State Capitol 10
    Iowa State Capitol
    United StatesDes Moines
    84 m 4 fl 1884
  11. CenturyLink Building Addition 11
    CenturyLink Building Addition
    United StatesDes Moines
    83 m 15 fl 1956
  12. Des Moines Building 12
    Des Moines Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    58 m 14 fl 1930
  13. R&T Lofts 13
    R&T Lofts
    United StatesDes Moines
    55 m 14 fl 1916
  14. ▢
    14
    Liberty Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    53 m 12 fl 1923
  15. Midland Financial Building 15
    Midland Financial Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    52 m 12 fl 1913
  16. CenturyLink Building 16
    CenturyLink Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    52 m 11 fl 1928
  17. Polk County Courthouse 17
    Polk County Courthouse
    United StatesDes Moines
    49 m 4 fl 1906
  18. Hubbell Building 18
    Hubbell Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    46 m 10 fl 1913
  19. ▢
    19
    Hotel Fort Des Moines
    United StatesDes Moines
    43 m 11 fl 1919
  20. Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument 20
    Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
    United StatesDes Moines
    41 m 1896
  21. Principal Financial Group Corporate One Building 21
    Principal Financial Group Corporate One Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    40 m 8 fl 1940
  22. ▢
    22
    West Grand Towers
    United StatesDes Moines
    39 m 11 fl 1963
  23. ▢
    23
    Vermeer Windmill
    United StatesPella
    38 m
  24. ▢
    24
    American Republic Insurance Company Headquarters
    United StatesDes Moines
    38 m 8 fl 1965
  25. Lucas State Office Building 25
    Lucas State Office Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    33 m 6 fl 1950
  26. ▢
    26
    Griffin Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    26 m 6 fl
  27. ▢
    27
    Ligutti Towers
    United StatesDes Moines
    21 fl 1987
  28. ▢
    28
    Elsie Mason Manor
    United StatesDes Moines
    17 fl 1981
  29. The Parker @ Seventh 29
    The Parker @ Seventh
    United StatesDes Moines
    16 fl 1986
  30. ▢
    30
    Scottish Rite Manor
    United StatesDes Moines
    14 fl 1976
  31. Two Ruan Center 31
    Two Ruan Center
    United StatesDes Moines
    14 fl 1982
  32. ▢
    32
    CenturyLink North Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    13 fl 1971
  33. ▢
    33
    Davis Brown Tower
    United StatesDes Moines
    13 fl 2008
  34. ▢
    34
    Plymouth Place
    United StatesDes Moines
    12 fl 1968
  35. Holiday Inn Downtown 35
    Holiday Inn Downtown
    United StatesDes Moines
    12 fl 1971
  36. The Kirkwood 36
    The Kirkwood
    United StatesDes Moines
    12 fl 1929
  37. Fleming Building 37
    Fleming Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    11 fl 1907
  38. Renaissance Savery Hotel 38
    Renaissance Savery Hotel
    United StatesDes Moines
    11 fl 1919
  39. ▢
    39
    The Barbican
    United StatesDes Moines
    11 fl 1979
  40. Principal Financial Group Corporate Two Building 40
    Principal Financial Group Corporate Two Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    11 fl 1986
  41. ▢
    41
    The Lyon
    United StatesDes Moines
    11 fl 1970
  42. ▢
    42
    Wells Fargo Financial Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    11 fl 1985
  43. Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel 43
    Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    10 fl 1986
  44. ▢
    44
    Nationwide Parking Garage
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl
  45. ▢
    45
    3660 Grand Avenue
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl 1956
  46. ▢
    46
    3000 Grand Avenue
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl 1971
  47. Insurance Exchange Building 47
    Insurance Exchange Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl 1923
  48. ▢
    48
    Neal Smith Federal Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl 1967
  49. ▢
    49
    Royal View Manor
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl 1973
  50. ▢
    50
    Des Moines University Tower
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl 1987
  51. ▢
    51
    Employer's Mutual Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    10 fl 1971
  52. ▢
    52
    Wesley Grand Apartments
    United StatesDes Moines
    9 fl
  53. ▢
    53
    Mercy Medical Center, Main Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    9 fl
  54. West Des Moines Marriott Hotel 54
    West Des Moines Marriott Hotel
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    9 fl 1981
  55. NorthStar Building 55
    NorthStar Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    9 fl 2006
  56. ▢
    56
    White Line Lofts
    United StatesDes Moines
    9 fl 1909
  57. ▢
    57
    Principal Financial Group Parking Garage
    United StatesDes Moines
    9 fl 2009
  58. ▢
    58
    Wells Fargo Financial Skyview Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    9 fl 2003
  59. ▢
    59
    Athene Headquarters
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    8 fl 2010
  60. Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines-On The River 60
    Embassy Suites Hotel Des Moines-On The River
    United StatesDes Moines
    8 fl
  61. Principal Financial Group Corporate Four Building 61
    Principal Financial Group Corporate Four Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    8 fl 1996
  62. The Randolph 62
    The Randolph
    United StatesDes Moines
    8 fl 1913
  63. ▢
    63
    Younker Rehabilitation Center/Powell Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    8 fl
  64. Capitol Square 64
    Capitol Square
    United StatesDes Moines
    8 fl 1984
  65. West Tower Office Building 65
    West Tower Office Building
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    8 fl
  66. Comfort Inn and Suites Event Center 66
    Comfort Inn and Suites Event Center
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl
  67. ▢
    67
    Mercy Capitol Hospital
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl
  68. ▢
    68
    Iowa Methodist Medical Center
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl
  69. ▢
    69
    4004 Grand Avenue
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl 1969
  70. ▢
    70
    3100 Grand Avenue
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl 1970
  71. ▢
    71
    340 SW 5th Street
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl
  72. ▢
    72
    Mercy Medical Center - West Lakes
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    7 fl 2009
  73. ▢
    73
    700 Mulberry Street
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl 2006
  74. ▢
    74
    Mulberry Street Parking Ramp
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl 2009
  75. ▢
    75
    Nationwide Commercial Agribusiness Headquarters
    United StatesDes Moines
    7 fl 2002
  76. Drury Inn & Suites 76
    Drury Inn & Suites
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    7 fl 2008
  77. ▢
    77
    Merle Hay Centre
    United StatesUrbandale
    6 fl
  78. ▢
    78
    Mulberry Lofts
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl 1919
  79. ▢
    79
    VA Central Iowa Health Care System
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  80. ▢
    80
    Brown-Camp Lofts
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  81. ▢
    81
    Blank Children's Hospital
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  82. 909 Locust Street 82
    909 Locust Street
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl 1996
  83. ▢
    83
    Elliott Apartments
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  84. ▢
    84
    The Loft
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl 1913
  85. Iowa Department for the Blind Building 85
    Iowa Department for the Blind Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl 1913
  86. ▢
    86
    Methodist Medical Plaza II
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  87. ▢
    87
    Iowa Lutheran Hospital
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  88. Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Headquarters 88
    Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Headquarters
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    6 fl 2001
  89. ▢
    89
    Colony Park Business Center
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    6 fl
  90. ▢
    90
    Clemens Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl 1915
  91. ▢
    91
    Rumely Lofts
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  92. ▢
    92
    Sammons Financial Headquarters
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    6 fl 2020
  93. ▢
    93
    212 University Avenue
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  94. Hilton Garden Inn Des Moines / Urbandale 94
    Hilton Garden Inn Des Moines / Urbandale
    United StatesUrbandale
    6 fl 2003
  95. ▢
    95
    e300
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl 2009
  96. 100 Court Avenue Building 96
    100 Court Avenue Building
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  97. Legacy Plaza 97
    Legacy Plaza
    United StatesNewton
    6 fl
  98. Merle Hay Tower 98
    Merle Hay Tower
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl
  99. ▢
    99
    Mercy Medical Center, East Tower
    United StatesDes Moines
    6 fl 2006
  100. Hilton Garden Inn West Des Moines 100
    Hilton Garden Inn West Des Moines
    United StatesWest Des Moines
    5 fl
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