In pole position within the city is the 17+ storey Cardinal Telephone Exchange (dating back some 50 years), which rises 84 metres (276 ft) (c. 95 metres (312 ft) to pinnacle/antennae).
If constructed, the approved Westbridge Hotel Tower would reach 117 metres (384 ft), therefore becoming the city's tallest building.
There are twelve buildings in the city rising 50 metres (164 ft) or more.
The items listed are all buildings in Leicester with a height of 40 m (≈125 ft) and over.
Heights are above ground level (AGL) This is a list of the tallest buildings yet to complete in Leicester (over ≈ 40 m /≈130 ft/ in height) that are under construction, approved, on hold/cancelled or proposed (c.2000–present).