List of tallest buildings in the United States facts for kids

This is a list of the tallest buildings in the United States.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed and Topped-out buildings in the United States that stand at least 700 feet (213 m) tall, based on standard height measurement which includes spires and architectural details, but excludes antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

     † Was the world's tallest building upon completion

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Notes
1	One World Trade Center		New York City 40°42′46.45″N 74°0′47.53″W	1,776 (541)	104	2014	On November 3, 2014, One World Trade Center became the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Briefly referred to as the Freedom Tower during its planning stages. The 7th-tallest building in the world.
2	Willis Tower †		Chicago 41°52′43.82″N 87°38′9.73″W	1,451 (443)	110	1974	Formerly known, and still commonly referred to, as the Sears Tower. It was the tallest building in the world from 1974 until 1998. It is the second tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the 22nd-tallest building in the world. Not counting its antennas, it was the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere by roof height until Central Park Tower surpassed it.
3	432 Park Avenue		New York City 40°45′40.32″N 73°58′17.4″W	1,396 (426)	96	2015	Topped out in October 2014. 432 Park Avenue is the 26th-tallest building in the world and the world's tallest residential building. Tallest building in the world known only by its street address.
4	Trump International Hotel and Tower		Chicago 41°53′19.84″N 87°37′35.18″W	1,389 (423)	98	2009	28th-tallest building in the world
5	30 Hudson Yards		New York City 40°45′14.3″N 74°00′2.7″W	1,268 (387)	101	2019	39th-tallest building in the world
6	Empire State Building †		New York City 40°44′54.47″N 73°59′8.5″W	1,250 (381)	102	1931	45th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in the world from 1931 until 1972; tallest man-made structure in the world 1931-1967; first building in the world to contain over 100 floors; tallest building built in the U.S. and the world in the 1930s.
7	Bank of America Tower		New York City 40°45′19.36″N 73°59′3.92″W	1,200 (366)	55	2009	5th-tallest building in New York City.
8	Aon Center		Chicago 41°53′6.79″N 87°37′17.41″W	1,136 (346)	83	1973	Formerly known as the Standard Oil Building.
9	John Hancock Center		Chicago 41°53′55.61″N 87°37′22.93″W	1,127 (344)	100	1969	For almost 50 years, known as the John Hancock Center: it is the first trussed-tube building in the world; contains some of the highest residential units in the world; tallest building built in the world in the 1960s, and the highest pinnacle height in the world at the time.
10	Comcast Technology Center		Philadelphia	1,121 (342)	60	2018	Tallest Building in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. Tallest building outside New York City and Chicago. Topped out on November 27, 2017.
11	Wilshire Grand Center		Los Angeles 34°3′0″N 118°15′33.48″W	1,099 (335)	73	2017	Tallest building in Los Angeles and California and tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Topped out on September 3, 2016.
12	3 World Trade Center		New York City 40°42′39.32″N 74°0′41.79″W	1,079 (329)	80	2018	Topped out on June 23, 2016.
13	Salesforce Tower		San Francisco 37°47′23.8″N 122°23′48.9″W	1,070 (326)	60	2018	Topped out on April 6, 2017. Tallest building in San Francisco and tallest building in rooftop height west of Chicago. Second tallest building west of the Mississippi.
14	53W53		New York City 40.76160°N 73.97840°W / 40.76160; -73.97840	1,050 (320)	77	2019	Construction began in 2014.
15=	Chrysler Building †		New York City 40°45′5.44″N 73°58′31.84″W	1,046 (319)	77	1930	Tallest man-made structure in the world from 1930 until 1931; First building to be more than 1,000 feet tall; tallest brick building in the world.
15=	The New York Times Building		New York City 40°45′21.77″N 73°59′24.21″W	1,046 (319)	52	2007	Also known as the Times Tower. The first high-rise building in the United States to have a ceramic sunscreen curtain wall.
17	Bank of America Plaza		Atlanta 33°46′14.9″N 84°23′10.75″W	1,023 (311)	55	1992	Tallest building in Atlanta and the Southern United States; tallest building located in a state capital.
18	U.S. Bank Tower		Los Angeles 34°3′3.85″N 118°15′16.03″W	1,018 (310)	73	1989	Second tallest building in Los Angeles as well as third tallest building in California. Tallest building west of the Mississippi River from 1989 to 2017. It was previously the tallest building in the world with a helipad on the roof. It is now third on that list behind China World Trade Center Tower III, and Guangzhou International Finance Center.
19	35 Hudson Yards		New York City 40.75455°N 74.00240°W / 40.75455; -74.00240	1,009 (308)	72	2019
20	Franklin Center		Chicago 41°52′49.19″N 87°38′5.23″W	1,007 (307)	60	1989	Originally known as the AT&T Corporate Center at its inauguration in 1989, the name was changed after Tishman Speyer acquired the building and the adjacent USG complex in 2004.
21	One57		New York City 40°45′54.73″N 73°58′45″W	1,005 (306)	75	2014	Tallest mixed-use (residential and hotel) skyscraper in New York City
22	JPMorgan Chase Tower		Houston 29°45′34.50″N 95°21′48.44″W	1,002 (305)	75	1982	Tallest building in Houston and Texas; tallest 5-sided building in the world Tallest building west of the Mississippi River until 1989.
23=	Two Prudential Plaza		Chicago 41°53′7.43″N 87°37′21.77″W	995 (303)	64	1990
23=	One Manhattan West		New York City 40.7519°N 73.9979°W / 40.7519; -73.9979	995 (303)	67	2019
25	Wells Fargo Plaza		Houston 29°45′30.17″N 95°22′5.81″W	992 (302)	71	1983
26	4 World Trade Center		New York City 40°42′37.36″N 74°0′42.88″W	977 (298)	72	2013	Also known as 150 Greenwich Street
27	Comcast Center		Philadelphia 39°57′17.21″N 75°10′6.73″W	975 (297)	58	2007	Second tallest building in Philadelphia; second tallest building in Pennsylvania
28	311 South Wacker Drive		Chicago 41°52′38.78″N 87°38′8.08″W	961 (293)	65	1990	Tallest reinforced concrete building in the United States.
29	70 Pine Street		New York City 40°42′22.9″N 74°0′26.67″W	952 (290)	66	1932	Currently being converted into a residential skyscraper with 644 rental residences and 132 hotel rooms
30	220 Central Park South|	New York City	950 (290)	66	2019
31	Key Tower		Cleveland 41°30′3.21″N 81°41′37.14″W	947 (289)	57	1991	Tallest building in Cleveland and Ohio; tallest building in the Midwestern United States outside of Chicago; tallest building in the United States between New York City and Chicago until the 2007 completion of Comcast Center
32	One Liberty Place		Philadelphia 39°57′19.13″N 75°10′8.61″W	945 (288)	61	1987	First building in Philadelphia constructed taller than Philadelphia City Hall, completed 86 years earlier.
33	Columbia Center		Seattle 47°36′16.93″N 122°19′50.21″W	937 (284)	76	1985	Tallest building in Seattle and Washington; fourth-tallest building on the West Coast. Tallest building west of the Mississippi River in terms of number of floors. Tallest observation deck on the West Coast and west of the Mississippi.
34	40 Wall Street †		New York City 40°42′25.05″N 74°0′34.73″W	927 (283)	70	1930	Tallest building in the world for two months in 1930 until the completion of the Chrysler Building; also known as the Trump Building.
35	Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown		New York City 40°42′47.40″N 74°00′33.52″W	926 (282)	82	2016	Topped out on March 31, 2015.
36	Bank of America Plaza		Dallas 32°46′48″N 96°48′14.47″W	921 (281)	72	1985	Tallest building in Dallas
37	Citigroup Center		New York City 40°45′29.98″N 73°58′11.99″W	915 (279)	59	1977
38=	125 Greenwich Street|	New York City 40.709167°N 74.012778°W / 40.709167; -74.012778	912 (278)	77	2020	Revised down from earlier projected height. Topped out in March 2019.
38=	15 Hudson Yards		New York City 40.7546°N 74.003°W / 40.7546; -74.003	912 (278)	70	2019	Topped out in February 2018.
40	Williams Tower		Houston 29°44′13.69″N 95°27′40.6″W	901 (275)	64	1983	Tallest building in the world located outside of a city's central business district
41	99 Hudson Street| |	Jersey City 40°42′55″N 74°02′06″W	900 (271)	79	2019	Topped out as tallest building in New Jersey on September 27, 2018
43	425 Park Avenue|	New York City 40.760542°N 73.971157°W / 40.760542; -73.971157	897 (273)	41	2020	Topped out in December 2018.
42	Renaissance Tower		Dallas 32°46′52.12″N 96°48′6.68″W	886 (270)	56	1974	Originally constructed at a height of 710 feet (216 m); rooftop spires were added in 1987, increasing the building's structural height to 886 feet (270 m).
43	10 Hudson Yards		New York City 40°45′9″N 74°0′3.78″W	878 (268)	52	2016	Topped out in October 2015.
44	Bank of America Corporate Center		Charlotte 35°13′37.89″N 80°50′32.24″W	871 (265)	60	1992	Tallest building in Charlotte and the Carolinas; Tallest building in the Southern United States outside of Atlanta or Texas.
45	8 Spruce Street		New York City 40°42′39″N 74°00′20″W	870 (265)	76	2011	Also known as Beekman Tower and New York by Gehry.
46	900 North Michigan		Chicago 41°53′58.65″N 87°37′29.46″W	869 (265)	66	1989
47=	Panorama Tower		Miami 25.76335°N 80.19134°W / 25.76335; -80.19134	868 (265)	82	2017	Tallest building in Miami and the state of Florida.
47=	Chase Tower		Chicago 41°52′53.59″N 87°37′48.58″W	868 (265)	60	1969
49	SunTrust Plaza		Atlanta 33°45′45.53″N 84°23′11.48″W	867 (264)	60	1992
50	Trump World Tower		New York City 40°45′8.98″N 73°58′4.48″W	861 (262)	72	2001	Tallest all residential building in the world from 2001 until 2002
51=	Water Tower Place		Chicago 41°53′52.62″N 87°37′22.86″W	859 (262)	74	1976
51=	Aqua		Chicago 41°53′11.01″N 87°37′12.12″W	859 (262)	82	2009	World's tallest building designed by a woman.
53	Aon Center		Los Angeles 34°2′57.22″N 118°15′25.07″W	858 (261)	62	1973	Tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River from 1973 until 1982
54	Transamerica Pyramid		San Francisco 37°47′42.4″N 122°24′10.01″W	853 (260)	48	1972	2nd-tallest building in San Francisco; tallest building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River from 1972 until 1974
55	30 Rockefeller Plaza		New York City 40°45′32.11″N 73°58′45.65″W	850 (259)	69	1933
56	Two Liberty Place		Philadelphia 39°57′6.07″N 75°10′2.76″W	848 (258)	58	1990
57	One Manhattan Square |	New York City	847 (258)	72	2019
58=	One Bennett Park		Chicago 41°53′49.19″N 87°37′30.56″W	844 (257)	67	2019
58=	Park Tower		Chicago 41°53′49.19″N 87°37′30.56″W	844 (257)	67	2000
58=	Devon Energy Center		Oklahoma City 35°28′0.02″N 97°31′3.47″W	844 (257)	52	2012	Tallest building in Oklahoma City; tallest building in Oklahoma; tallest building in the "Plains States"
61	U.S. Steel Tower		Pittsburgh 40°26′28.6″N 79°59′40.79″W	841 (256)	64	1971	Tallest building in Pittsburgh; largest roof in the world at its height or taller
62	56 Leonard Street		New York City 40°43′4.09″N 74°0′23.82″W	821 (250)	57	2016	Topped out in July 2015.
63	One Atlantic Center		Atlanta 33°47′13.13″N 84°23′14.63″W	820 (250)	50	1987	Also known as the IBM Tower.
64	Legacy and Millennium Park The Legacy at Millennium Park		Chicago 41°52′52.9″N 87°37′32.51″W	818 (249)	72	2009
65	CitySpire Center		New York City 40°45′50.97″N 73°58′47.11″W	814 (248)	75	1987
66	28 Liberty Street		New York City 40°42′28.36″N 74°0′31.81″W	813 (248)	60	1960
67	Salesforce Tower		Indianapolis 39°46′10.59″N 86°9′25.65″W	811 (247)	49	1990	Tallest building in Indianapolis; tallest building in the Midwest outside of Chicago and Cleveland
68	4 Times Square		New York City 40°45′21.37″N 73°59′8.9″W	809 (247)	48	1999	Also known as 4 Times Square
69	MetLife Building		New York City 40°45′12.45″N 73°58′35.49″W	808 (246)	59	1963	Formerly known as the Pan Am Building
70	Bloomberg Tower		New York City 40°45′42.06″N 73°58′5.1″W	806 (246)	54	2005
71	181 Fremont		San Francisco 37°47′22.92″N 122°23′43.26″W	802 (245)	54	2017	2nd-tallest mixed-use residential building west of the Mississippi River.
72=	126 Madison Avenue| —	New York City 40.74566°N 73.98516°W / 40.74566; -73.98516	800 (243)	62	2021	Topped out in June 2019.
72=	130 William|	New York City 40.70645°N 74.00765°W / 40.70645; -74.00765	800 (243)	66	2020	Topped out in May 2019.
74=	IDS Center		Minneapolis 44°58′33.6″N 93°16′21.34″W	792 (241)	57	1973	Tallest building in Minneapolis
74=	BNY Mellon Center		Philadelphia 39°57′13.09″N 75°10′10.23″W	792 (241)	54	1990
74=	Woolworth Building †		New York City 40°42′44.29″N 74°0′28.96″W	792 (241)	57	1913	Tallest building in the world from 1913 until 1930; tallest building built in the U.S. and the world in the 1910s
74=	111 Murray Street		New York City	792 (241)	58	2018
76	John Hancock Tower		Boston 42°20′57.36″N 71°4′30.53″W	790 (241)	60	1976	Tallest building in Boston and New England
77	Four Seasons Hotel & Tower		Miami 25°45′31.03″N 80°11′30.34″W	789 (240)	64	2003	Second-tallest building in Miami and Florida
78	Comerica Bank Tower		Dallas 32°46′53.34″N 96°47′48.16″W	787 (240)	60	1987	Formerly known as Bank One Center and Chase Center.
79	Duke Energy Center		Charlotte 35°13′26.48″N 80°50′53.28″W	786 (240)	48 (54 in total with mechanical floors)	2010	2nd tallest building in Charlotte and North Carolina
80	300 North LaSalle		Chicago 41°53′17.42″N 87°37′59.12″W	785 (239)	60	2009
81=	Goldman Sachs Tower		Jersey City 40°42′47.2″N 74°2′2.52″W	781 (238)	42	2004	Tallest building in Jersey City and New Jersey
81=	520 Park Avenue		New York City	781 (238)	54	2018
83	Bank of America Center		Houston 29°45′39.15″N 95°21′59.51″W	780 (238)	56	1983
84	555 California Street		San Francisco 37°47′31.5″N 122°24′13.68″W	779 (237)	52	1969	Tallest building on the West Coast from 1969 to 1972. Renamed from Bank of America Center in 2005. Tallest building constructed in the city in the 1960s.
85=	One Worldwide Plaza		New York City 40°45′43.78″N 73°59′12.19″W	778 (237)	50	1989
85=	50 West Street		New York City 40°42′28.09″N 74°0′54.44″W	778 (237)	63	2018	Topped out in October 2015.
85=	55 Hudson Yards		New York City	778 (237)	51	2019
88	Madison Square Park Tower		New York City	777 (237)	64	2017	Topped-out in May 2016
89	Capella Tower		Minneapolis 44°58′34.51″N 93°16′6.82″W	776 (237)	56	1992	Formerly known as First Bank Place and US Bancorp Tower
90	Wells Fargo Center		Minneapolis 44°58′36.34″N 93°16′15.09″W	775 (236)	57	1988
91	1201 Third Avenue		Seattle 47°36′25.55″N 122°20′9.85″W	772 (235)	55	1988	Formerly known as the Washington Mutual Tower
92	Terminal Tower		Cleveland 41°29′53.72″N 81°41′37.6″W	771 (235)	52	1930	Tallest building in North America outside of New York City until the completion of the Prudential Tower in Boston in 1964. Fourth-tallest building in the world when it was officially dedicated on June 28, 1930.
93	191 Peachtree Tower		Atlanta 33°45′32.45″N 84°23′12.97″W	770 (235)	50	1991
94	Three First National Plaza		Chicago 41°52′56.38″N 87°37′49.62″W	767 (234)	57	1981
95	Southeast Financial Center		Miami 25°46′19.67″N 80°11′16.38″W	764 (233)	55	1984
96	Heritage Plaza		Houston 29°45′31.38″N 95°22′13.59″W	762 (232)	53	1987
97	19 Dutch |	New York City	758 (231)	63	2018
98	Carnegie Hall Tower		New York City 40°45′53.41″N 73°58′46.89″W	757 (231)	60	1991
99=	Grant Thornton Tower		Chicago 41°53′5.49″N 87°37′49.78″W	756 (230)	50	1992
99=	Enterprise Plaza		Houston 29°45′27.78″N 95°22′8.65″W	756 (230)	55	1980
101=	383 Madison Avenue		New York City 40°45′19.65″N 73°58′35.88″W	755 (230)	47	2001	Formerly known as the Bear Stearns World Headquarters
101=	609 Main at Texas		Houston	755 (230)	50	2017
101=	Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street		Boston	755 (230)	61	2019	Construction began in 2015.
103	1717 Broadway		New York City 40°45′51.84″N 73°58′57.36″W	753 (229)	67	2013
104	AXA Equitable Center		New York City 40°45′19.65″N 73°58′35.88″W	752 (229)	54	1986
105=	One Penn Plaza		New York City 40°45′5.12″N 73°59′33.68″W	750 (229)	57	1972
105=	1251 Avenue of the Americas		New York City 40°45′36.15″N 73°58′53.38″W	750 (229)	54	1971
105=	Prudential Tower		Boston 42°20′49.83″N 71°4′57.03″W	750 (229)	52	1964	Stood as the tallest building in North America outside of New York City upon its completion
105=	Two California Plaza		Los Angeles 34°3′5.35″N 118°15′5.92″W	750 (229)	52	1992
109=	Time Warner Center Tower North Tower		New York City 40°46′8.05″N 73°58′58.63″W	749 (228)	55	2004
109=	Time Warner Center Tower South Tower		New York City 40°46′5.68″N 73°58′58.57″W	749 (228)	55	2004
109=	Gas Company Tower		Los Angeles 34°3′0.49″N 118°15′11.59″W	749 (228)	52	1991
109=	200 West Street		New York City 40°42′53.17″N 74°0′51.84″W	749 (228)	44	2010
113=	60 Wall Street		New York City 40°42′22.25″N 74°0′29.94″W	745 (227)	56	1989
113=	One Astor Plaza		New York City 40°45′28.37″N 73°59′11.72″W	745 (227)	54	1972
113=	RSA Battle House Tower		Mobile 30°41′35.22″N 88°2′22.83″W	745 (227)	35	2007	Tallest building in Mobile and Alabama
116=	Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower		Chicago 41°53′5.36″N 87°37′11.58″W	743 (227)	54	2010
116=	7 World Trade Center		New York City 40°42′48.07″N 74°0′43.92″W	743 (227)	52	2006
116=	One Liberty Plaza		New York City 40°42′34.84″N 74°0′39.25″W	743 (227)	54	1974
119	One Dalton Street		Boston 42°20′44.7″N 71°05′02.2″W	742 (226)	61	2019
120=	20 Exchange Place		New York City 40°42′19.32″N 74°0′34.57″W	741 (226)	57	1931
120=	CenterPoint Energy Plaza		Houston 29°45′25.69″N 95°22′5.62″W	741 (226)	53	1974
121	Two Union Square		Seattle 47°36′36.9″N 122°19′56.33″W	740 (226)	56	1989
122=	Three Logan Square		Philadelphia 39°57′19.13″N 75°10′8.61″W	739 (225)	55	1991	Formerly called the Bell Atlantic Tower; also known as Verizon Tower
122=	200 Vesey Street		New York City 40°42′48.89″N 74°0′53.23″W	739 (225)	51	1986
124=	ARO		New York City 40.76365°N 73.98409°W / 40.76365; -73.98409	738 (225)	62	2018	Topped out in June 2017. Also known as 242 West 53rd Street and Roseland Tower.
124=	JPMorgan Chase Tower		Dallas 32°47′15.91″N 96°47′48.14″W	738 (225)	55	1987
125=	Bank of America Plaza		Los Angeles 34°3′13.03″N 118°15′11.82″W	735 (224)	55	1975
125=	The Drew Las Vegas *		Las Vegas 36°8′15.97″N 115°9′33.92″W	735 (224)	63	2009	Under construction; the Fontainebleau Resort was topped out in early 2009, becoming the tallest building in Las Vegas and Nevada.
127	1540 Broadway		New York City 40°45′29.16″N 73°59′5.04″W	733 (223)	45	1990
128=	1600 Smith Street		Houston 29°45′18.5″N 95°22′22.19″W	732 (223)	53	1984
128=	River Point		Chicago	732 (223)	50	2017	Topped-out
130	Olympia Centre		Chicago 41°53′47.1″N 87°37′23.78″W	731 (223)	63	1986
131=	3 Manhattan West		New York City	730 (223)	64	2017
131=	FMC Tower at Cira Centre South		Philadelphia	730 (223)	49	2016	Construction completed in 2016.
133	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center		Detroit 42°19′43.82″N 83°2′24.12″W	727 (222)	73	1977	Tallest all-hotel building in the world upon completion; now stands as the tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere. Tallest building in Detroit and the State of Michigan.
134	One Museum Park		Chicago 41°52′1.63″N 87°37′17.84″W	726 (221)	62	2009	Tallest all-residential building in Chicago, third tallest all-residential building in the United States.
135	Times Square Tower		New York City 40°45′19.82″N 73°59′12.73″W	726 (219)	47	2004	On November 5, 2004, a glass pane covering two windows on the 46th and 47th floor collapsed on the street.
136=	150 North Riverside		Chicago	725 (221)	53	2017
136=	BNY Mellon Center		Pittsburgh 40°26′21.98″N 79°59′45.5″W	725 (221)	54	1983
136=	777 Tower		Los Angeles 34°2′54.18″N 118°15′40.87″W	725 (221)	53	1991
136=	Fulbright Tower		Houston 29°45′19.52″N 95°21′41.52″W	725 (221)	52	1982
140=	Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel		Atlanta 33°45′33.97″N 84°23′18.45″W	723 (220)	73	1976	Tallest hotel in the world when completed. Tallest building in Atlanta from 1976 to 1987.
140=	Wells Fargo Tower		Los Angeles 34°3′10.5″N 118°15′6.8″W	723 (220)	54	1983	Each regular floor has an area of 26,080 square feet.
142	Seattle Municipal Tower		Seattle 47°36′18.33″N 122°19′46.17″W	722 (220)	57	1990	Built and Opened as AT&T Gateway Tower.
143	Fountain Place		Dallas 32°47′4.66″N 96°48′9.35″W	720 (220)	62	1986	Fountain Place is the world's tallest building to be glazed with four-sided structural silicone.
144	Figueroa at Wilshire		Los Angeles 34°3′2.69″N 118°15′33.38″W	717 (219)	53	1990	United California Bank's Headquarters.
145	Metropolitan Tower		New York City 40°45′52.82″N 73°58′45.65″W	716 (218)	68	1987	Part of a dense cluster of tall buildings which also includes Carnegie Hall Tower and Cityspire.
146	252 East 57th Street		New York City	715 (218)	65	2017
147=	Republic Plaza		Denver 39°44′36.31″N 104°59′19.3″W	714 (218)	56	1984	Tallest building in Denver and the state of Colorado
147=	One Shell Plaza		Houston 29°45′32.86″N 95°22′3.3″W	714 (218)	50	1971	Tallest building in Texas from 1971 to 1980
149	URBY Harborside 1		Jersey City 40°43′11.76″N 74°2′4.23″W	713 (217)	69	2016	Topped out in September 2015.
150	100 East 53rd Street		New York City 40°45′30″N 73°58′17″W	711 (217)	63	2017	Also known as 610 Lexington Avenue. Topped out in January 2016.
151	Ocean Resort Casino		Atlantic City 39°21′45.64″N 74°24′55.33″W	710 (216)	57	2012	4th tallest building in New Jersey
152	1801 California Street		Denver 39°44′51.46″N 104°59′23.2″W	709 (216)	52	1983	Was the tallest building in Denver from 1983 to 1984.
153	JPMorgan Chase Tower		New York City 40°45′20.85″N 73°58′31.55″W	707 (216)	52	1961	Was originally built for the Union Carbide chemical company. Will be demolished beginning in 2019.
154	General Motors Building		New York City 40°45′48.23″N 73°58′20.39″W	705 (215)	50	1968	The north end of the lobby was once used for FAO Schwarz, once the world's largest toy store.
155	Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower †		New York City 40°44′28.54″N 73°59′15.03″W	700 (213)	50	1909	Tallest building in the world from 1909 until 1913; Tallest building built in the U.S. and the world in the first decade of the 1900s
156		New York City 40.711361°N 74.007306°W / 40.711361; -74.007306	702 (214)	54	2019	Also known as 23 Park Row.

* Indicates building is still under construction, but has been topped out.

Tallest buildings by pinnacle height

This lists ranks completed and topped out buildings in the United States that stand at least 800 feet (244 m) tall based on pinnacle height measurement, which includes antenna masts. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.

Tallest buildings in the United States by pinnacle height, including all masts, poles, antennae, etc. (2017)

Rank	Name	City	Pinnacle height ft (m)	Architectural height ft (m)	Reference
1	One World Trade Center	New York City	1,792 (546.2)	1,776 (541.3)
2	Willis Tower (Sears Tower)	Chicago	1,729 (527)	1,451 (442)
3	John Hancock Center	Chicago	1,500 (457)	1,127 (344)
4	Empire State Building	New York City	1,454 (443)	1,250 (381)
5	432 Park Avenue	New York City	1,396 (426)	1,396 (426)
6	Trump International Hotel and Tower	Chicago	1,389 (423)	1,389 (423)
7	30 Hudson Yards	New York City	1,268 ft (386.6 m)	1,268 ft (386.6 m)
8	Bank of America Tower	New York City	1,200 (366)	1,200 (366)
9	Aon Center	Chicago	1,136 (346)	1,136 (346)
10	Comcast Technology Center	Philadelphia	1,121 (342)	1,121 (342)
11	Condé Nast Building	New York City	1,118 (341)	809 (247)
12	Wilshire Grand Center	Los Angeles	1,100 (335)	928 (283)
13	3 World Trade Center	New York City	1,079 (329)	1,079 (329)
14	Salesforce Tower	San Francisco	1,070 (326)	1,070 (326)
15=	Chrysler Building	New York City	1,046 (319)	1,046 (319)
16=	The New York Times Building	New York City	1,046 (319)	1,046 (319)
17	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta	1,040 (317)	1,023 (312)
18	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles	1,018 (310)	1,018 (310)
19	Franklin Center	Chicago	1,007 (307)	886 (270)
20	One57	New York City	1,005 (306)	1,005 (306)
21	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston	1,002 (305)	1,002 (305)
22	One Shell Plaza	Houston	1,000 (305)	714 (218)
23	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago	995 (303)	995 (303)
24	Wells Fargo Bank Plaza	Houston	992 (302)	992 (302)
25	Four World Trade Center	New York City	977 (297)	977 (297)
26	Comcast Center	Philadelphia	975 (297)	975 (297)
27	Columbia Center	Seattle	967 (295)	967 (295)
28	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago	961 (293)	961 (293)
29	70 Pine Street	New York City	952 (290)	952 (290)
30	Key Tower	Cleveland	947 (289)	947 (289)
31	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia	945 (288)	945 (288)
32	Bloomberg Tower	New York City	941 (287)	806 (246)
33	The Trump Building	New York City	927 (283)	927 (283)
34	Bank of America Plaza	Dallas	921 (281)	921 (281)
35	Citigroup Center	New York City	915 (279)	915 (279)
36	One Prudential Plaza	Chicago	912 (278)	601 (183)
37	IDS Center	Minneapolis	910 (277)	792 (241)
38	Prudential Tower	Boston	907 (276)	749 (228)
39	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta	902 (275)	871 (265)
40	Williams Tower	Houston	901 (275)	901 (275)
41	Renaissance Tower	Dallas	886 (270)	886 (270)
42	Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel	Atlanta	883 (269)	723 (220)
43=	900 North Michigan	Chicago	871 (265)	871 (265)
44=	Bank of America Corporate Center	Charlotte	871 (265)	871 (265)
45	8 Spruce Street	New York City	870 (265)	870 (265)
46	Trump World Tower	New York City	860 (262)	860 (262)
47=	Water Tower Place	Chicago	859 (262)	859 (262)
48=	Aqua	Chicago	859 (262)	859 (262)	World's tallest building designed by a woman.
49	Aon Center	Los Angeles	858 (262)	858 (262)
50	Transamerica Pyramid	San Francisco	853 (260)	853 (260)
51=	Chase Tower	Chicago	850 (259)	850 (259)
52=	Comcast Building	New York City	850 (259)	850 (259)
53	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia	848 (258)	848 (258)
54	Park Tower	Chicago	844 (257)	844 (257)
55	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh	841 (256)	841 (256)
56	Salesforce Tower	Indianapolis	830 (253)	830 (253)
57	One Atlantic Center	Atlanta	820 (250)	820 (250)
58	Legacy and Millennium Park The Legacy at Millennium Park	Chicago	819 (250)	819 (250)
59	CitySpire Center	New York City	814 (248)	814 (248)
60	One Chase Manhattan Plaza	New York City	813 (248)	813 (248)
61	MetLife Building	New York City	808 (246)	808 (246)

* Indicates building is still under construction, but has been topped out.

Cities with the most skyscrapers

American cities with at least 15 completed skyscrapers over 400 feet (122 meters) high (as of May 2019).

Rank	City	≥1,000 ft (305 m)	≥900 ft (274 m)	≥800 ft (244 m)	≥700 ft (213 m)	≥600 ft (183 m)	≥500 ft (152 m)	≥400 ft (122 m)	Total
1	New York City	12	9	14	35	69	150	255	544
2	Chicago	6	2	6	8	27	68	101	218
3	Miami	0	0	1	9	9	32	36	87
4	San Francisco	1	0	3	2	4	13	32	55
5	Houston	1	2	0	7	8	18	22	53
6	Los Angeles	2	0	1	6	9	10	17	45
7	Seattle	0	1	0	3	3	12	23	42
8	Las Vegas	0	0	0	1	8	7	25	41
9	Atlanta	1	0	2	2	6	5	24	40
10	Philadelphia	1	2	1	3	1	6	18	32
11	Boston	0	0	0	3	4	11	14	32
12	Dallas	0	1	1	3	6	9	9	29
13	Jersey City	0	1	0	2	0	8	13	24
14	Minneapolis	0	0	0	3	1	4	11	19
15	Sunny Isles Beach	0	0	0	0	2	7	9	18
16=	Denver	0	0	0	2	3	3	9	17
16=	Austin	0	0	0	0	2	3	12	17
18=	Pittsburgh	0	0	1	1	3	5	6	16
18=	Charlotte	0	0	1	1	2	3	9	16
18=	San Diego	0	0	0	0	0	1	15	16

Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in the United States and are planned to rise at least 700 feet (213 m). Buildings that have already been topped out are excluded.

Name	Image	Location	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year* (est.)	Notes
Central Park Tower		New York City	1,550 (472)	131	2020	Also known as the Nordstrom Tower, 225 West 57th Street. Would become the tallest building by roof height in the United States.
111 West 57th Street		New York City	1,437 (438)	82	2020	Will be the world's skinniest skyscraper upon completion with a height to width ratio of 1:24.
One Vanderbilt		New York City	1,401 (427)	67	2020	Demolition at the site of One Vanderbilt began in September 2015 and the building is expected to be completed in 2020.
2 World Trade Center		New York City	1,340 (410)	82	2022	The original design of the 2 WTC in 2007 is now redesigned.
Vista Tower		Chicago	1,198 (365)	93	2020	Announced in July 2014 Would become third tallest building in Chicago.
45 Broad Street		New York City	1,127 (365)	66	2021
9 DeKalb Avenue		New York City	1,066 (325)	73	2022	Upon completion, 9 DeKalb Avenue will become New York City's tallest building outside of Manhattan, and give Brooklyn its first supertall skyscraper.
The Spiral		New York City	1,031 (314)	65	2021
50 Hudson Yards		New York City	1,011 (308)	58	2022
3 Hudson Boulevard		New York City	940 (286.5)	53	2021
One River Point Towers 1&2		Miami	928 (282.9)	60	2021	Hotel/Residential complex consisting of twin condo towers. Construction began as of February 2018.
Hudson's Site Development		Detroit	912 (278)	62	2022	Broke ground in December 2017 Estimated height increased October 2018
Oceanwide Center, Tower 1		San Francisco	905 (276)	75	2020
NEMA		Chicago	892 (272)	76	2019
Rainier Square Tower		Seattle	849 (259)	59	2019	Proposed by Urban Visions and designed by NBBJ. Approved in 2015.
Aston Martin Residences		Miami	817 (249)	66	2021	Residential building in Miami under the Aston Martin brand name.
Brickell Flatiron		Miami	736 (224.3)	64	2019	Construction began in 2016 and its completion date is slated for summer of 2019.
One Thousand Museum		Miami	709 (224.3)	64	2019	Construction began in 2016 and its completion date is slated for summer of 2019.

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building dates of completion has not yet been released.

Approved and proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in the United States and are planned to rise at least 700 feet (213 m). A floor count of 50 stories is used as the cutoff for buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers.

Name	City	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year (est.)	Notes
Tower Fifth	New York	1,556 (474)	96	2022	Tower Fifth is a proposed skyscraper to be constructed in New York City.
80 South Street	New York	1,438 (438)	113	—
Tribune East Tower	Chicago	1,422 (433)	116	—
2901 Arch Street - Transit Terminal Tower	Philadelphia	1,200 (366)	85	2025–28	Proposed office and retail
Dallas Smart District Tower	Dallas	1,121 (342)	78	2020s	Proposed office tower would be the tallest in Texas and tallest west of the Mississippi River
400 Lake Shore Drive South Tower	Chicago	1,100 (335)	76	—
3101 Market Street (Part of Schuylkill Yards)	Philadelphia	1,095 (333)	70	2021–25	Proposed residential, office, education, and retail
300 Biscayne	Miami	1,049 (320)	94	2020
One Bayfront Plaza	Miami	1,049 (319.8)	92	2020
SkyRise Miami	Miami	1,045 (318.5)	—	2020	A vertical entertainment center in Miami. Site work has begun as of October 2018.
One Brickell City Centre	Miami	1,040 (317)	80	2020	Proposed in November 2013 and approved in 2014 with estimated completion in 2018
4/C	Seattle	1,029 (313)	95	—	Proposed in September 2015 by Crescent Heights, designed by LMN Architects
One Chicago Square East Tower	Chicago	1,011 (308)	76	—
SixFifty17	Denver	1,000 (304.8)	81	2020	Proposed residential building.
Figueroa Centre	Los Angeles	975 (297)	66	2020s	Proposed residential, hotel, and retail - would become the third tallest building in Los Angeles
Lakeshore East Building I	Chicago	950 (289)	80	—
Olympia Tower 1	Los Angeles	853 (260)	65	2023	Proposed hotel and residential
1000M	Chicago	832 (254)	74	—
113 East Roosevelt (Phase II)	Chicago	>829 (>253)	>76	—	Approved November 19, 2015
Wolf Point South Tower	Chicago	813 (248)	60	—
30 Journal Square	Jersey City	800 (243)	72	—	Approved in August 2016
Ross Perot Tower	Dallas	—	70	—
Figat7th Tower	Los Angeles	—	64	2020s	Proposed office space
Olympia Tower II	Los Angeles	740 (225)	53	2020s	Proposed hotel and residential - 1015 W. Olympic Blvd
6AM North Tower	Los Angeles	732 (223)	58	2020s	Proposed hotel and residential
3125 JFK Boulevard - Schuylkill Yards	Philadelphia	725 (221)	48	—
1300 S. Figueroa Towers	Los Angeles	—	53	2020	LA Convention Center Hotel - Two Towers
1045 S. Olive Street	Los Angeles	714 (217)	50	2020s	Proposed hotel and residential
6AM South Tower	Los Angeles	710 (216)	50	2020s	Proposed hotel and residential
3001 JFK Boulevard - Cira II	Philadelphia	705 (215)	45	—

* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts or dates of completion has not yet been released.

Tallest destroyed

This table lists the 10 tallest buildings in the United States that have been demolished, destroyed, or are undergoing demolition.

     † Was the world's tallest building upon completion

Name	Image	City	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year completed	Year demolished	Notes
1 World Trade Center †		New York City	1,368 (417)	110	1973	2001	Destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks; tallest building in the world from 1973 until 1974.
2 World Trade Center		New York City	1,362 (415)	110	1973	2001	Destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Singer Building †		New York City	612 (187)	47	1908	1968	Demolished to make room for One Liberty Plaza; tallest building ever to be peacefully demolished; tallest building in the world from 1908 until 1909
7 World Trade Center		New York City	570 (174)	47	1987	2001	Destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks
Morrison Hotel		Chicago	526 (160)	45	1926	1965	Demolished to make room for the Chase Tower
Deutsche Bank Building		New York City	517 (158)	39	1974	2011	Dismantled because of damage from the September 11, 2001 attacks
One Meridian Plaza		Philadelphia	492 (150)	38	1972	1999	Dismantled because of damage from a 1991 fire
City Investing Building		New York City	487 (148)	33	1908	1968	Demolished with the Singer Building to make room for One Liberty Plaza
J.L. Hudson Company Department Store		Detroit	410 (125)	29	1911	1998	Tallest building ever imploded; tallest department store in the world at the time of its completion
First National Bank Building		Pittsburgh	387 (118)	26	1912	1970	Demolished to make room for One PNC Plaza.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This is a list of the history of the tallest buildings in the United States.

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in the United States.

     † Was the world's tallest building upon completion

Name	Image	Location	Years as tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors	Reference
Pueblo Bonito		Northern New Mexico 36°3′38″N 107°57′42″W (Abandoned 1126)	10th century AD – 1754	97 (32)	6
Christ Church, Philadelphia		Philadelphia 39°57′2.60″N 75°8′37.90″W	1754–1810	196.75 (60.0)	1
Park Street Church		Boston 42°21′24.42″N 71°3′43.18″W	1810–1828	217 (66)	1
Phoenix Shot Tower		Baltimore 39°17′26.42″N 76°36′20.18″W	1828–1846	234.25 (71.4)	1
Trinity Church		New York City 40°42′28.58″N 74°0′43.88″W	1846–1869	279 (85)	1
Saint Michael's Church		Chicago 41°54′44.79″N 87°38′26.7″W	1869–1885	290 (88)	1
Chicago Board of Trade Building		Chicago (demolished 1929)	1885–1890	322 (98)	10
New York World Building		New York City (demolished 1955)	1890–1894	348 (106)	20
Philadelphia City Hall †		Philadelphia 39°57′8.85″N 75°9′48.83″W	1894–1908	548 (167)	7
Singer Building †		New York City (demolished 1968)	1908–1909	612 (187)	47
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower †		New York City 40°44′28.54″N 73°59′15.03″W	1909–1913	700 (213)	50
Woolworth Building †		New York City 40°42′44.29″N 74°0′28.96″W	1913–1930	792 (241)	57
Bank of Manhattan Trust Building †		New York City 40°42′25.05″N 74°0′34.73″W	1930	927 (283)	70
Chrysler Building †		New York City 40°45′5.44″N 73°58′31.84″W	1930–1931	1,046 (319)	77
Empire State Building †		New York City 40°44′54.36″N 73°59′8.36″W	1931–1970	1,250 (381)	102
One World Trade Center †		New York City (destroyed 2001)	1970–1974	1,368 (417)	110
Willis Tower † (formerly Sears Tower)		Chicago 41°52′43.82″N 87°38′9.73″W	1974–2013	1,451 (442)	108
One World Trade Center		New York City	2013–present	1,776 (541)	104

Related pages

• List of tallest buildings in the world
• List of tallest buildings in New York City
• List of tallest buildings in Chicago