City Place I is a highrise skyscraper

Skyscraper

A skyscraper is a tall, continuously habitable building of many stories, often designed for office and commercial use. There is no official definition or height above which a building may be classified as a skyscraper...

 located at 185 Asylum Street in Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut

Hartford is the capital of the U.S. state of Connecticut. The seat of Hartford County until Connecticut disbanded county government in 1960, it is the second most populous city on New England's largest river, the Connecticut River. As of the 2010 Census, Hartford's population was 124,775, making...

. At 163.7 m (537.1 ft) it is the tallest building in Hartford and in the state of Connecticut

Connecticut

Connecticut is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, and the state of New York to the west and the south .Connecticut is named for the Connecticut River, the major U.S. river that approximately...

. It is only three meters taller than the Travelers Tower

Travelers Tower

Travelers Tower is a skyscraper located in Downtown Hartford, Connecticut. Travelers Tower was the seventh tallest building in the world when it was constructed in 1919, and is currently the second tallest building in Hartford. The building is 527 feet tall and has 24 stories.Travelers Tower is...

, built in 1919. City Place I was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, and completed in 1980 with 38 above-ground floors. The majority of the building is office space, though there are various restaurant and retail establishments found on the lower floors.