List of tallest buildings in Atlantic City facts for kids

Skyline of Atlantic City looking south

Atlantic City is the largest city on the Jersey Shore and the gambling mecca of the eastern United States. Founded in 1793, the city experienced rapid growth after the completion of a rail line in the 1850s. By the 1930s the city had become a major entertainment destination, and in 1935, the classic board game Monopoly, featuring street names of the city, was published.

Casino hotels dominate the skyline and are interspersed with residential highrises. Prior to their construction following the legalization of gambling in the 1970s grand hotels, many built between the start of the 20th century and the Roaring Twenties, lined the Boardwalk, the first in the world. Since the 1980s, especially after the 2001 opening of the Brigantine Connector, the Marina District at the city's north end has seen much new development.

Tallest buildings

Rank	Name	Image	Height	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Ocean Casino Resort		710 ft (220 m)	57	2012	4th tallest building in New Jersey Tallest building built in the 2010s
2	Harrah's Waterfront Tower		525 ft (160 m)	46	2008	Tallest building built in the 2000s
3	Hard Rock's North Tower		470 ft (140 m)	45	2008
4	The Water Club at Borgata		460 ft (140 m)	39	2008
5	Borgata Hotel and Casino		430 ft (130 m)	43	2003
6	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City		430 ft (130 m)	42	1990	Tallest building built in the 1990s
8	Jersey-Atlantic Wind Farm		380 ft (120 m)	n/a	2005	Five wind turbines, first coastal wind farm in the United States
8	Bally's Atlantic City		380 ft (120 m)	38	1989	Tallest building built in the 1980s
9	The Claridge		370 ft (110 m)	24	1930	Tallest building from 1930 to 1989 aka "The Skyscraper By The Sea"
10/11	Ocean Club		360 ft (110 m)	34	1984	Twin towers are tallest residential buildings
12	Resorts Rendezvous Tower		348 ft (106 m)	27	2004
13	The Flagship Resort		336.5 ft (102.6 m) (estimated)	32	1988
14	Atlantic Palace Suites		331 ft (101 m)	31	1986
15	Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino		321 ft (98 m)	39	1984	Trump Plaza closed September 16, 2014. Building was demolished (imploded) on February 17, 2021 at 9:07 AM EST.
16	Harrahs Bayview Tower		302 ft (92 m)	25	2002
17	Wyndham Skyline Tower		302 ft (92 m)	30	2004
18	Caesars Centurion Tower		299 ft (91 m)	25	1997
19	Golden Nugget Atlantic City		287 ft (87 m)	27	1985
20	The Enclave		285 ft (87 m)	27	1984
21	Tropicana Havana Tower		282 ft (86 m)	33	2003
22	Tropicana West Tower		282 ft (86 m)	32	1996
23	Bella		272 ft (83 m)	27	1988
24	Haddon Hall		260 ft (79 m)	15	1929	Known as Resorts Ocean Tower
25	Showboat Bourbon Tower		254 ft (77 m)	25	1987	Showboat closed 2014, reopened 2016.

Timeline of tallest buildings

Name	Image	Height ft m	Floors	Years tallest
Absecon Light		171 ft (52 m)	17	1854-1857
The Blenheim		160 ft (49 m)	12	1902-1906
Traymore Hotel		220 ft (67 m)	19	1915-1921
Ritz-Carlton Hotel		222 ft (68 m)	18	1921-1929
Haddon Hall		260 ft (79 m)	15	1929-1930
The Claridge		370 ft (110 m)	24	1930-1990
Bally's Atlantic City		380 ft (120 m)	38	1989-1990
Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City		430 ft (130 m)	41	1990-2003
Borgata		430 ft (130 m)	43	2003-2008
Harrah's Atlantic City		525 ft (160 m)	45	2008-2012
Ocean Resort Casino		710 ft (220 m)	57	2012-present

Old tallest buildings

Name	Image	Year built	Height ft / m	Floors	Notes
Absecon Light		1854–1857	171 ft (52 m)	17	First lit 1857, deactivated 1933. Still in operation, it is no longer an official navigational aid.
The Blenheim		1902-06	160 ft (49 m)	12	One world's earliest and largest reinforced concrete buildings when built Building implosion 1979
Traymore Hotel		1915	220 ft (67 m)	19	Building implosion 1972
Ritz-Carlton Hotel		1921	222 ft (68 m)	18	Converted to apartment hotel 1969, now condominiums
Haddon Hall		1929	260 ft (79 m)	15	Known as Resorts Ocean Tower