Blaues Hochhaus Schweinfurt, residential high-rise in Hochfeld/Steinberg, Schweinfurt, Germany

The Blaues Hochhaus is a 73-metre residential tower in the Steinberg district of Schweinfurt, not in the city centre. Completed in 1964, it has 24 regular floors plus a penthouse-like 24th upper floor, 121 flats of 70 to 100 m², and a reinforced-concrete core built in the Feidner steel-concrete shell method. Its blue paint follows the SKF logo colour.

The idea for the tower arose in June 1960, and the first sod was turned on 20 July 1962; work halted at times during the severe winter of 1962/63. The first tenants moved in in September 1964. SKF director general Gunnar Wester had it built in the colour of the company logo as staff housing; at the end of 1982 the flats became owner-occupied apartments managed by Sparkasse Schweinfurt.

The building's blue exterior has become a visual landmark that residents use to orient themselves around the city center. It represents how Schweinfurt evolved beyond its industrial past toward contemporary urban development.

The building stands in the Steinberg district of Hochfeld/Steinberg, not in the city centre, on ground about 277 m above sea level. It is a residential tower and is not open to the public, so views over Mainfranken are only possible from the upper floors for residents. The roof carries a transmitter for Radio Primaton on 100.5 MHz.

The blue color allows the building to be visible from many locations throughout the city, helping visitors find their bearings. This clear visual identity sets it apart from other structures in the area.