List of tallest buildings in New Jersey facts for kids

Skyline of Jersey City on the Hudson Waterfront in 2021

This article is about the tallest buildings in New Jersey. It lists the highest skyscrapers and tall buildings in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The tallest building in New Jersey is 99 Hudson Street in Jersey City. It has 79 floors and stands 900 feet (274 meters) tall. It finished being built in September 2018. This building is also one of the tallest in the entire United States.

The tallest office building in New Jersey is 30 Hudson Street, also in Jersey City. It is often called the Goldman Sachs Tower. This building is 781 feet (238 meters) tall and has 42 floors. Outside of Jersey City, the tallest building is the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City. It is 709 feet (216 meters) tall and has 57 floors. It is also the second-tallest casino building in the U.S.

Most of New Jersey's skyscrapers are found in a few main cities. These include Jersey City, Newark, Atlantic City, Fort Lee, and North Hudson. Jersey City has the most buildings over 330 feet (100 meters) tall, with 36 buildings. Atlantic City has 11, Newark has 9, and Fort Lee has 7.

New Jersey's first skyscraper was the Firemen's Insurance Building in Newark, built in 1910. A big period of skyscraper building happened in the 1920s and 1930s, mostly in Newark. Famous buildings like the National Newark Building and the Military Park Building were built then. Newark had another small building boom in the 1960s and 1970s.

Jersey City's first skyscraper, the Labor Bank Building, was built in 1928. But Jersey City didn't have many tall buildings until the late 1980s and early 1990s. In the 2000s, Jersey City's building boom really took off. Both Jersey City and Newark have seen many new tall buildings built since 2010, and this growth is still happening today. Atlantic City had two main building booms, one in the 1980s and another in the 2000s. These were mostly for building casinos.

New Jersey's Tallest Buildings

This list shows skyscrapers in New Jersey that are at least 330 feet (100 meters) tall. We measure height from the ground to the very top, including spires and other architectural parts. We do not include antenna masts. The "Year" column shows when the building was finished.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	City	Notes
1*	99 Hudson Street	99 Hudson Street in Jersey City	900 ft (274 m)	79	2019	Jersey City	The 41st-tallest building in the United States. It is the tallest building built in New Jersey in the 2010s. It is also the tallest home (residential) building in the U.S. outside of New York or Chicago.
2*	30 Hudson Street	30 Hudson Street	781 ft (238 m)	42	2004	Jersey City	The 81st-tallest building in the United States. It is the tallest building built in New Jersey in the 2000s.
3	Journal Squared Tower 2	Journal Squared Tower 2	754 ft (230 m)	70	2021	Jersey City	The third-tallest building in Jersey City. It is the tallest building built in New Jersey in the 2020s. It is part of a group of three towers called Journal Squared.
4	Jersey City Urby	Jersey City Urby	713 ft (217 m)	70	2016	Jersey City	The fourth-tallest building in Jersey City.
5	Ocean Resort Casino	Ocean Resort Casino	709 ft (216 m)	57	2012	Atlantic City	The tallest building in Atlantic City since 2012. It is the second-tallest casino tower in the United States. It is the tallest building in New Jersey that is not in the New York metropolitan area. It used to be called Revel.
6	Journal Squared Tower 3	Journal Squared Tower 3	639 ft (195 m)	60	2024	Jersey City	Part of the three-tower Journal Squared complex.
7	Haus25	Haus25	626 ft (191 m)	57	2022	Jersey City
8	Journal Squared Tower I	Journal Squared Tower I	574 ft (175 m)	54	2017	Jersey City	Part of a three-tower complex.
9*	101 Hudson Street	101 Hudson Street	548 ft (167 m)	42	1992	Jersey City	The tallest building built in New Jersey in the 1990s.
10	235 Grand Street	235 Grand Street	537 ft (164 m)	45	2019	Jersey City
11	Trump Plaza	Trump Plaza	532 ft (162 m)	55	2008	Jersey City
12*	Newport Tower	Newport Tower	531 ft (162 m)	36	1991	Jersey City
13=	70 Columbus		530 ft (162 m)	50	2015	Jersey City
13=	90 Columbus		530 ft (162 m)	50	2018	Jersey City
14	Harrahs Waterfront Tower	Harrahs Waterfront Tower	525 ft (160 m)	45	2008	Atlantic City	The second tallest building in Atlantic City and outside the New York metropolitan area.
15*	Exchange Place Center		515 ft (157 m)	30	1989	Jersey City	The tallest building built in New Jersey in the 1980s.
16=	Monaco North		509 ft (155 m)	47	2011	Jersey City
16=	Monaco South		509 ft (155 m)	47	2011	Jersey City
17=	70 Greene Street	70 Greene Street and 77 Hudson Street	500 ft (152 m)	50	2010	Jersey City
17=	77 Hudson Street	77 Hudson Street and 70 Greene Street	500 ft (152 m)	50	2009	Jersey City
18=	The Modern 1	The Modern 1 and 2	496 ft (151 m)	47	2014	Fort Lee	The tallest buildings in Fort Lee. They are also among the tallest twin buildings in the world.
18=	The Modern 2	The Modern 2 and 1	496 ft (151 m)	47	2018	Fort Lee
19	Trump Bay Street	Trump Bay Street	484 ft (148 m)	50	2016	Jersey City
20	Harborside Plaza 5		480 ft (146 m)	34	2002	Jersey City
21	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino North Tower	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino North Tower	470 ft (143 m)	45	2008	Atlantic City	The third-tallest building in Atlantic City and outside the New York metropolitan area.
22*	National Newark Building	National Newark Building	465 ft (142 m)	34	1931	Newark	The tallest building built in New Jersey in the 1930s. It has been the tallest building in Newark since 1931. It was the tallest building in New Jersey for 58 years, from 1931 to 1989.
23	The Water Club at Borgata	The Water Club at Borgata	457 ft (139 m)	38	2008	Atlantic City	The fourth-tallest building in Atlantic City and outside the New York metropolitan area.
24	Halo Tower 1	Halo Tower 1 in Newark	454 ft (138 m)	42	2024 Topped out	Newark	The second tallest building built in Newark.
25=	M2 at Marbella		450 ft (137 m)	38	2016	Jersey City
25=	Southampton Apartments	Southampton Apartments	450 ft (137 m)	36	2000	Jersey City
25=	Atlantic Apartments		450 ft (137 m)	36	1998	Jersey City
25=	Riverside Apartments		450 ft (137 m)	33	1998	Jersey City
25=	East Hampton Apartments		450 ft (137 m)	33	1999	Jersey City
26	Vantage Tower Two		448 ft (137 m)	45	2021	Jersey City
27*	Eleven 80	Eleven 80 in Newark	448 ft (137 m)	35	1930	Newark	The third-tallest building in Newark.
28	The Palisades	The Palisades in Fort Lee	445 ft (136 m)	41	2001	Fort Lee
29	The Ellipse		445 ft (136 m)	41	2017	Jersey City
30	Crystal Point		436 ft (133 m)	42	2009	Jersey City
31	Borgata Hotel and Casino	Borgata Hotel and Casino	431 ft (131 m)	43	2003	Atlantic City	The fifth-tallest building in Atlantic City and outside the New York metropolitan area.
32	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino	Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City	429 ft (131 m)	41	1990	Atlantic City	The sixth-tallest building in Atlantic City and outside the New York metropolitan area.
33	Marbella Apartments		427 ft (130 m)	40	2003	Jersey City
34	Galaxy Towers	Galaxy Towers	415 ft (126 m)	44	1971	Guttenberg	The tallest building in North Hudson and in Hudson County outside of Jersey City.
35=	Liberty View Towers East		380 ft (116 m)	36	2003	Jersey City
35*	Liberty View Towers West		380 ft (116 m)	36	2003	Jersey City
37=	Bally's Atlantic City	Bally's Atlantic City	375 ft (114 m)	37	1989	Atlantic City	The seventh-tallest building in Atlantic City and outside the New York metropolitan area.
37=	The One		375 ft (114 m)	36	2015	Jersey City
38	Prudential Plaza Building	Prudential Plaza Building	374 ft (114 m)	24	1960	Newark	The tallest building built in New Jersey in the 1960s. It is the fourth-tallest building in Newark.
39	Camden City Hall	Camden City Hall	371 ft (113 m)	18	1931	Camden	The tallest building in Camden since 1931. It is the tallest building in the Philadelphia metropolitan area that is outside of Philadelphia. It is also the tallest building in South Jersey outside of Atlantic City.
40	The Claridge	The Claridge in Atlantic City	370 ft (110 m)	24	1930	Atlantic City
41=	The Stonehenge	The Stonehenge	369 ft (112 m)	34	1967	North Bergen
41=	Iqonic 777 McCarter Highway	Iqonic, 777 McCarter Highway	369 ft (112 m)	33	2022	Newark	The fifth-tallest building in Newark. Shaquille O'Neal helped develop it and planned to live there.
43	Parker Imperial	Parker Imperial	366 ft (112 m)	30	1973	North Bergen
44=	80 Park Plaza	80 Park Plaza	360 ft (110 m)	26	1980	Newark
44=	Ocean Club East Tower	Ocean Club East and West Towers	360 ft (110 m)	34	1984	Atlantic City
44=	Ocean Club West Tower	Ocean Club West and East Towers	360 ft (110 m)	34	1984	Atlantic City
45=	One Gateway Center	One Gateway Center	359 ft (109 m)	30	1971	Newark	The tallest building built in New Jersey in the 1970s.
45=	Riviera Towers	Riviera Towers	359 ft (109 m)	38	1965	West New York
46	Athena Tower		353 ft (108 m)	33	2007	Jersey City
47	Zion Towers	Zion Towers in Newark	351 ft (107 m)	28	1969	Newark
48	Grove Pointe		349 ft (106 m)	29	2007	Jersey City
49	Resorts Rendezvous Tower	Resorts Rendezvous Tower	348 ft (106 m)	27	2004	Atlantic City
50=	The Plaza	The Plaza in Fort Lee	347.2 ft (105.8 m)	32	1975	Fort Lee
50=	The Colony	The Colony in Fort Lee	347.2 ft (105.8 m)	32	1972	Fort Lee
51	The Flagship Resort	The Flagship Resort	336.5 ft (102.6 m) (estimated)	32	1988	Atlantic City
52=	River Ridge	River Ridge in Fort Lee	336.4 ft (102.5 m)	31	1985	Fort Lee
52=	Century Towers	Century Towers in Fort Lee	336.4 ft (102.5 m)	31	1981	Fort Lee
53	Provost Square		335 ft (102 m)	38	2015	Jersey City
54	Aquablu		331 ft (101 m)	32	2009	Jersey City
55	Newark Legal Center	Newark Legal Center	329 ft (100 m)	20	2000	Newark

History of New Jersey's Tallest Buildings

This table shows which building was the tallest in New Jersey over time.

Years tallest	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year completed	City	Notes
1910–1923	Firemen's Insurance Building	Firemen's Insurance Building	205 ft (62 m)	19	1910	Newark
1923–1926	165 Halsey Street (Bamberger Building)	165 Halsey Street (Bamberger Building)	226 ft (69 m)	14	1923	Newark
1926–1930	Military Park Building	Military Park Building	266 ft (81 m)	21	1926	Newark
1930–1931	Eleven 80	Eleven 80	448 ft (137 m)	35	1930	Newark
1931–1989	National Newark Building	National Newark Building	465 ft (142 m)	34	1931	Newark	This building held the title of tallest in New Jersey for the longest time – 58 years!
1989–1991	Exchange Place Center	Exchange Place Center	490 ft (149 m)	30	1991	Jersey City
1991–1992	Newport Tower	Newport Tower	531 ft (162 m)	36	1992	Jersey City
1992–2004	101 Hudson Street	101 Hudson Street	548 ft (167 m)	42	1992	Jersey City
2004–2019	30 Hudson Street	30 Hudson Street	781 ft (238 m)	42	2004	Jersey City	This is the tallest building in New Jersey that is not a home (residential) building.
2019–present	99 Hudson Street	99 Hudson Street	900 ft (274 m)	79	2018	Jersey City	This is the 41st-tallest building in the United States. It is the tallest building built in New Jersey in the 2010s. It is also the tallest home (residential) building in the U.S. outside of New York or Chicago.

Tallest Buildings Being Built Now

These are buildings that are currently under construction in New Jersey. They are planned to be at least 300 feet (91 meters) tall.

Tallest Buildings Approved for Construction

These buildings have been approved to be built in New Jersey. They are planned to be at least 300 feet (91 meters) tall.

Tallest Buildings Proposed for Construction

These buildings have been suggested or planned for construction in New Jersey. They are expected to be at least 300 feet (91 meters) tall.

See also

In Spanish: Anexo:Edificios más altos de Nueva Jersey para niños

• List of tallest buildings in Atlantic City
• List of tallest buildings in Camden
• List of tallest buildings in Fort Lee
• List of tallest buildings in Jersey City
• List of tallest buildings in New Brunswick
• List of tallest buildings in Newark
• List of tallest buildings in New York City
• List of tallest buildings in North Hudson