List of tallest buildings in the United States
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The United States is home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers; eleven American buildings have held the title of tallest building in the world
, and every titleholder from 1890 to 1998 was in the United States. The 10-story Home Insurance Building
, built in Chicago
in 1885, is regarded as the world's first skyscraper; the building was constructed using a novel steel-loadbearing frame. As of 2011, only 4 of the 25 tallest buildings in the world are in the United States; before 1990, the U.S. had had all of the top ten tallest buildings.
As of 2011, the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) is the tallest skyscraper in the United States and the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world to the antenna and the 7th-tallest building in the world to the roof, with a height of 1,451 feet (442 meters). Prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks
in New York City
, the twin towers of the World Trade Center
occupied the second and third positions on the list below. The North Tower stood at 1,368 feet (417 m
), while the South was 1,362 feet (415 m) tall. They are the only buildings which would have qualified for the list which are no longer standing. Chicago and New York have always been the centers of U.S. skyscraper building. The eight tallest buildings in the U.S. are either in New York or Chicago, and of the top twenty-five buildings, eight are in Chicago and seven are in New York.
The 1776 foot (541 m) One World Trade Center (previously known as the Freedom Tower), scheduled for construction on the former World Trade Center site, will become the tallest building in the United States upon completion in 2013. The Chicago Spire (previously known as the Fordham Spire) which was under construction in Chicago
, Illinois
has been cancelled; it would have been the tallest building in the United States, rising 2,000 ft into the sky. Recently, in July 2011, real estate developer Bill Davies announced a proposal for a massive Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment
plan for Downtown Chicago that would include a 120 story twin tower that would also rise 2000 feet (609.6 m). Other tall buildings that are either proposed or under construction include the American Commerce Center
(1,510 feet (460 m)) in Philadelphia, Trans National Place
in Boston
(1,175 feet (351.8m)), the Signature Tower
in Nashville, Tennessee
(807 feet (246 m)), One Bayfront Plaza
(1,049 feet (320 m) in Miami, Florida
, and Waterview Tower
(1,047 feet (319 m)) in Chicago
and the unique Museum Plaza (703 feet (214m)) in Louisville, Kentucky
. If all the proposed buildings are completed at the current projections, nine of the ten tallest buildings in the United States would be located in either New York City (5 - 1 World Trade Center, Madison Square Garden Towers I and II
, 2 World Trade Center, and Hudson Place Tower) or Chicago (3 - Willis Tower, Trump International, and the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower
), with the lone exception being the American Commerce Center in Philadelphia, which would be number two on the list (behind the 1 World Trade Center).
buildings in the United States that stand at least 700 feet (213 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include 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. Freestanding observation tower
s,while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked.
* indicates building is still under construction, but has been 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.
* Indicates building is still under construction, but has been topped out.
* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building dates of completion has not yet been released.
* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts or dates of completion has not yet been released.
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in the United States.
History of the tallest buildings in the world
Through history, the title of "world's tallest building" has been borne by various buildings. Since the invention of the skyscraper, New York City has been home to the world's tallest building for roughly 87 years . Chicago accumulated 30 years...
, and every titleholder from 1890 to 1998 was in the United States. The 10-story Home Insurance Building
Home Insurance Building
The Home Insurance Building was built in 1884 in Chicago, Illinois, USA and destroyed in 1931 to make way for the Field Building . It was the first building to use structural steel in its frame, but the majority of its structure was composed of cast and wrought iron...
, built in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
in 1885, is regarded as the world's first skyscraper; the building was constructed using a novel steel-loadbearing frame. As of 2011, only 4 of the 25 tallest buildings in the world are in the United States; before 1990, the U.S. had had all of the top ten tallest buildings.
As of 2011, the Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower) is the tallest skyscraper in the United States and the fifth-tallest freestanding structure in the world to the antenna and the 7th-tallest building in the world to the roof, with a height of 1,451 feet (442 meters). Prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks
September 11, 2001 attacks
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in New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
, the twin towers of the World Trade Center
World Trade Center
The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new...
occupied the second and third positions on the list below. The North Tower stood at 1,368 feet (417 m
Metre
The metre , symbol m, is the base unit of length in the International System of Units . Originally intended to be one ten-millionth of the distance from the Earth's equator to the North Pole , its definition has been periodically refined to reflect growing knowledge of metrology...
), while the South was 1,362 feet (415 m) tall. They are the only buildings which would have qualified for the list which are no longer standing. Chicago and New York have always been the centers of U.S. skyscraper building. The eight tallest buildings in the U.S. are either in New York or Chicago, and of the top twenty-five buildings, eight are in Chicago and seven are in New York.
The 1776 foot (541 m) One World Trade Center (previously known as the Freedom Tower), scheduled for construction on the former World Trade Center site, will become the tallest building in the United States upon completion in 2013. The Chicago Spire (previously known as the Fordham Spire) which was under construction in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
has been cancelled; it would have been the tallest building in the United States, rising 2,000 ft into the sky. Recently, in July 2011, real estate developer Bill Davies announced a proposal for a massive Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment
Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment
The Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment is a proposed 20-acre project on a lot located along the Chicago River on the southwest side of Downtown Chicago, Illinois to be constructed in phases over a period of one decade that will include the renovation of Chicago's historic Old Main Post...
plan for Downtown Chicago that would include a 120 story twin tower that would also rise 2000 feet (609.6 m). Other tall buildings that are either proposed or under construction include the American Commerce Center
American Commerce Center
The American Commerce Center was a supertall skyscraper approved for construction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At tall with 63 floors, the building would dominate the Philadelphia skyline, standing over taller than Philadelphia's current tallest building, the recently completed Comcast Center...
(1,510 feet (460 m)) in Philadelphia, Trans National Place
Trans National Place
Trans National Place, also known as 115 Winthrop Square, is a proposed supertall skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. Original designs were completed by architect Renzo Piano, who later left the project in March 2007...
in Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
(1,175 feet (351.8m)), the Signature Tower
Signature Tower
Signature Tower was a projected mixed-use skyscraper which had been approved for construction in Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Groundbreaking was originally scheduled for 2007, but has been delayed. When completed, it was to contain condominiums, office space, a Kimpton-brand Hotel Palomar...
in Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville, Tennessee
Nashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
(807 feet (246 m)), One Bayfront Plaza
One Bayfront Plaza
One Bayfront Plaza is a skyscraper approved for construction in the U.S. city of Miami, Florida. If completed, the building would stand at , with 80 floors. One Bayfront Plaza would primarily consist of offices and hotel space, but also would include a retail mall and parking garage on the lower...
(1,049 feet (320 m) in Miami, Florida
Miami, Florida
Miami is a city located on the Atlantic coast in southeastern Florida and the county seat of Miami-Dade County, the most populous county in Florida and the eighth-most populous county in the United States with a population of 2,500,625...
, and Waterview Tower
Waterview Tower
Waterview Tower is a partially constructed residential skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The original plan called for it to be tall. The plan as of July 2011 is to build a 65-story, 500-unit luxury apartment building....
(1,047 feet (319 m)) in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
and the unique Museum Plaza (703 feet (214m)) in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. If all the proposed buildings are completed at the current projections, nine of the ten tallest buildings in the United States would be located in either New York City (5 - 1 World Trade Center, Madison Square Garden Towers I and II
Madison Square Garden Towers
The Madison Square Garden Towers were twin -tall residential skyscrapers proposed for construction north of Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The project features a complex of seven buildings, including a stadium and a new Penn Station. The cost of the project is USD$ 14...
, 2 World Trade Center, and Hudson Place Tower) or Chicago (3 - Willis Tower, Trump International, and the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower Chicago, is a canceled hotel and condominium skyscraper that would have been tall. The Prime Group was in charge of the project which was purposed at a cost of $610 million...
), with the lone exception being the American Commerce Center in Philadelphia, which would be number two on the list (behind the 1 World Trade Center).
Tallest completed buildings
This lists ranks completed and topped outTopping out
In building construction, topping out is a ceremony held when the last beam is placed at the top of a building. The term may also refer to the overall completion of the building's structure, or an intermediate point, such as when the roof is dried in...
buildings in the United States that stand at least 700 feet (213 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include 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. Freestanding observation tower
Tower
A tower is a tall structure, usually taller than it is wide, often by a significant margin. Towers are distinguished from masts by their lack of guy-wires....
s,while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked.
| Rank | Name | Image | Location | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Notes |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°52′43.82"N 87°38′9.73"W |
1,451 ft (442) | 108 | 1974 | 9th-tallest building in the world; has been the tallest building in Chicago and the U.S. since 1973. In 2013, the One World Trade Center formerly known as the Freedom Tower,[8] in New York City is supposed to surpass the building by its spire, once completed. Formerly known as, and still commonly referred to as, the Sears Tower | |
| Trump International Hotel and Tower Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) The Trump International Hotel and Tower, also known as Trump Tower Chicago and locally as the Trump Tower, is a skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The building, named after real estate developer Donald Trump, was designed by architect Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°53′19.84"N 87°37′35.18"W |
1,389 (423) | 98 | 2009 | 11th-tallest building in the world; once planned to be the tallest in the world prior to World Trade Center attacks. | ||
| Empire State Building Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet , and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft high. Its name is derived... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°44′54.47"N 73°59′8.5"W |
1,250 (381) | 102 | 1931 | 17th-tallest building in the world, tallest building in New York City; tallest building in the world from 1931 until 1973; first building in the world to contain over 100 floors; tallest building built in the U.S. and the world in the 1930s | ||
| Bank of America Tower | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′19.36"N 73°59′3.92"W |
1,200 (366) | 54 | 2009 | second-tallest building in New York City and the 22nd-tallest building in the world. | ||
| Aon Center Aon Center (Chicago) The Aon Center is a modern skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect firms Edward Durell Stone and The Perkins and Will partnership, and completed in 1973 as the Standard Oil Building... |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°53′6.79"N 87°37′17.41"W |
1,136 (346) | 83 | 1973 | 28th-tallest building in the world | |
| John Hancock Center John Hancock Center John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue in the Streeterville area of Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot tall skyscraper, constructed under the supervision of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, with chief designer Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan... |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°53′55.61"N 87°37′22.93"W |
1,127 (344) | 100 | 1969 | 30th-tallest building in the world; first trussed-tube Truss In architecture and structural engineering, a truss is a structure comprising one or more triangular units constructed with straight members whose ends are connected at joints referred to as nodes. External forces and reactions to those forces are considered to act only at the nodes and result in... building in the world; contains the highest residential units in the world; tallest building built in the U.S. in the 1960s |
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| Chrysler Building Chrysler Building The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco style skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan in the Turtle Bay area at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Standing at , it was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′5.44"N 73°58′31.84"W |
1,046 (319) | 77 | 1930 | 44th-tallest building in the world; tallest man-made structure in the world from 1930 until 1931, surpassing the Eiffel Tower Eiffel Tower The Eiffel Tower is a puddle iron lattice tower located on the Champ de Mars in Paris. Built in 1889, it has become both a global icon of France and one of the most recognizable structures in the world... ; tallest brick building in the world. |
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| New York Times Building New York Times Building The New York Times Building is a skyscraper on the west side of Midtown Manhattan that was completed in 2007. Its chief tenant is The New York Times Company, publisher of The New York Times as well as The Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune, and other newspapers... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′21.77"N 73°59′24.21"W |
1,046 (319) | 52 | 2007 | 44th-tallest building in the world, its record is tied with the Chrysler Building | |
| Bank of America Plaza Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta) Bank of America Plaza is a skyscraper located in the SoNo district of Atlanta, Georgia. At the tower is the 53rd-tallest building in the world. When it first opened, it was the 9th tallest building in the world, and 6th tallest building in the United States... |
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Atlanta 33°46′14.9"N 84°23′10.75"W |
1,023 (312) | 55 | 1992 | 46th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Atlanta and the Southern United States Southern United States The Southern United States—commonly referred to as the American South, Dixie, or simply the South—constitutes a large distinctive area in the southeastern and south-central United States... ; tallest building located in a state capital; tallest building in the U.S. outside of New York and Chicago; tallest building built in the U.S. in the 1990s |
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Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... 34°3′3.85"N 118°15′16.03"W |
1,018 (310) | 73 | 1989 | 47th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Los Angeles; tallest building in California; tallest building west of the Mississippi River and on the U.S. West Coast; tallest building in the world with a helipad on the roof |
| 11 | AT&T Corporate Center AT&T Corporate Center The Franklin Center is a 60-story skyscraper completed in 1989 as the AT&T Corporate Center to consolidate the central region headquarters of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company . It stands at a height of and contains in the Loop neighborhood of downtown Chicago... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°52′49.19"N 87°38′5.23"W |
1,007 (307) | 60 | 1989 | 54th-tallest building in the world | |
| 12 | JPMorgan Chase Tower JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston) JPMorgan Chase Tower, formerly Texas Commerce Tower, is a , 75-story skyscraper in Houston, Texas. It is currently the tallest building in the city, the tallest building in Texas, the tallest five-sided building in the world, 12th tallest building in the United States, and the 54th tallest building... |
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Houston 29°45′34.50"N 95°21′48.44"W |
1,002 (305) | 75 | 1982 | 56th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Houston and Texas Tallest buildings in Texas This list of tallest buildings in Texas ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. state of Texas by height. The tallest structure in the state, excluding radio towers, is the JPMorgan Chase Tower, which rises and was completed in 1982. The second-tallest building in Texas is the Wells Fargo Plaza, which... ; tallest 5-sided building in the world |
| 13 | Two Prudential Plaza Two Prudential Plaza Two Prudential Plaza is a super-tall skyscraper that was built in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1990. At 995 feet tall, it is currently the sixth-tallest building in Chicago and the thirteenth tallest in the United States. The building was designed by the firm Loebl,... |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°53′7.43"N 87°37′21.77"W |
995 (303) | 64 | 1990 | 60th-tallest building in the world |
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Houston 29°45′30.17"N 95°22′5.81"W |
992 (302) | 71 | 1983 | 62nd-tallest building in the world |
| 15 | Comcast Center Comcast Center (office building) Comcast Center is a skyscraper in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 58-story, tower is the tallest building in Philadelphia and the fifteenth tallest building in the United States. Originally called One Pennsylvania Plaza when the building was first announced in 2001, the Comcast Center... |
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Philadelphia 39°57′17.21"N 75°10′6.73"W |
975 (297) | 57 | 2007 | 69th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Philadelphia; tallest building in Pennsylvania |
| 16 | 311 South Wacker Drive 311 South Wacker Drive 311 South Wacker Drive in Chicago, USA, is a post-modern 65-story skyscraper completed in 1990. At 961 feet tall, it is the seventh tallest building in Chicago and the 16th tallest in the United States... |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°52′38.78"N 87°38′8.08"W |
961 (293) | 65 | 1990 | 75th-tallest building in the world |
| 17 | American International Building American International Building The American International Building is a 66-story, 952 foot tall building in Lower Manhattan in New York City. The official address is 70 Pine Street, New York, NY 10270 and is also bordered by Cedar Street and Pearl Street. It was completed in 1932 by the Cities Service Company for the oil and... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′22.9"N 74°0′26.67"W |
952 (290) | 66 | 1932 | 76th-tallest building in the world |
| 18 | Key Tower Key Tower Key Tower is a skyscraper on Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio designed by architect César Pelli. It is the tallest building in both the city of Cleveland and the state of Ohio, the 18th tallest building in the United States, and the 70th tallest building in the world... |
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Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border... 41°30′3.21"N 81°41′37.14"W |
947 (289) | 57 | 1991 | 78th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Cleveland and Ohio; tallest building in the U.S. between New York City and Chicago until the 2007 completion of Comcast Center Comcast Center (office building) Comcast Center is a skyscraper in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 58-story, tower is the tallest building in Philadelphia and the fifteenth tallest building in the United States. Originally called One Pennsylvania Plaza when the building was first announced in 2001, the Comcast Center... |
| 19 | One Liberty Place Liberty Place Liberty Place is a skyscraper complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The complex is composed of a 61-story skyscraper called One Liberty Place, a 58-story skyscraper called Two Liberty Place, a two-story shopping mall called the Shops at Liberty Place, and the 14-story Westin... |
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Philadelphia 39°57′9.25"N 75°10′5.21"W |
945 (288) | 61 | 1987 | 79th-tallest building in the world |
| 20 | Columbia Center Columbia Center Columbia Center is the tallest skyscraper in the downtown Seattle skyline, as well as the tallest building in the State of Washington, and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It occupies most of the block bounded by Fourth and Fifth Avenues and Cherry and Columbia Streets... |
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Seattle 47°36′16.93"N 122°19′50.21"W |
932 (284) | 76 | 1985 | 84th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Seattle; fourth-tallest building west of the Mississippi River |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′25.05"N 74°0′34.73"W |
927 (283) | 70 | 1930 | 90th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in the world for two months in 1930 until the completion of the Chrysler Building Chrysler Building The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco style skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan in the Turtle Bay area at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Standing at , it was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State... ; also known as 40 Wall Street. |
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| 22 | Bank of America Plaza Bank of America Plaza (Dallas) Bank of America Plaza is a 72-story late-modernist skyscraper located in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas. Standing at a structural height of , it is the tallest skyscraper in the city of Dallas. It is also the 3rd tallest in Texas and the 22nd tallest in the United States, while... |
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Dallas 32°46′48"N 96°48′14.47"W |
921 (281) | 72 | 1985 | 91st-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Dallas |
| 23 | Citigroup Center Citigroup Center The Citigroup Center is one of the ten tallest skyscrapers in New York City, United States, located at 53rd Street between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue in midtown Manhattan... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′29.98"N 73°58′11.99"W |
915 (279) | 59 | 1977 | 96th-tallest building in the world. |
| 24 | Williams Tower Williams Tower The Williams Tower is a skyscraper located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas. It was designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, in association with Houston-based Morris Architects , and erected in 1983. The tower is among Houston's most visible buildings... |
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Houston 29°44′13.69"N 95°27′40.6"W |
901 (275) | 64 | 1983 | 102nd-tallest building in the world; tallest building in the world located outside of a city's central business district Central business district A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"... |
| 25 | Renaissance Tower | Dallas 32°46′52.12"N 96°48′6.68"W |
886 (270) | 56 | 1974 | 107th-tallest building in the world; 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). | |
| 26 | 8 Spruce Street 8 Spruce Street 8 Spruce Street, originally known as Beekman Tower and currently marketed as New York by Gehry, is a 76-story skyscraper designed by architect Frank Gehry in the New York City borough of Manhattan at 8 Spruce Street, just south of City Hall Plaza and the Brooklyn Bridge.8 Spruce Street is one of... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
876 / 267 | 76 | 2010 | Topped out | |
| 900 North Michigan 900 North Michigan 900 North Michigan in Chicago is a skyscraper completed in 1989. At 871 feet tall, it is currently the seventh tallest building in Chicago and the 25th tallest in the United States... |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°53′58.65"N 87°37′29.46"W |
871 (265) | 66 | 1989 | 120th-tallest building in the world | |
| Bank of America Corporate Center Bank of America Corporate Center The Bank of America Corporate Center is an 871 ft skyscraper in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed in 1992, it became and still is the tallest building in North Carolina as well as the tallest building between Philadelphia and Atlanta, Georgia; it is 60 stories high. It is the... |
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Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... 35°13′37.89"N 80°50′32.24"W |
881 (265) | 60 | 1992 | 118th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Charlotte and the Carolinas | |
| SunTrust Plaza SunTrust Plaza SunTrust Plaza is a 60-story skyscraper in downtown Atlanta. Built as part of the Peachtree Center complex, construction was finished in 1992, and has been the second-tallest building in Atlanta since then. When completed, it was the 28th tallest building in the world, and 21st tallest building... |
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Atlanta 33°45′45.53"N 84°23′11.48"W |
871 (265) | 60 | 1992 | 125th-tallest building in the world. | |
| 29 | Trump World Tower Trump World Tower Trump World Tower is a residential skyscraper at 845 United Nations Plaza in Manhattan, New York City. Construction began in 1999 and concluded in 2001... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′8.98"N 73°58′4.48"W |
861 (262) | 72 | 2001 | 128th-tallest building in the world; tallest all residential building in the world from 2000 until 2002 |
| 30 | Water Tower Place Water Tower Place Water Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a shopping mall and 74 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The complex is located at 835 North Michigan Avenue, along the Magnificent Mile. It is named after the nearby Chicago Water Tower... |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°53′52.62"N 87°37′22.86"W |
859 (262) | 74 | 1976 | 101st-tallest building in the world |
| 31 | Aon Center Aon Center (Los Angeles) Aon Center is a 62-story, Modernist office skyscraper located at 707 Wilshire Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles, California. Designed by Charles Luckman, and completed in 1973, the rectangular black building with white trim is remarkably slender for a skyscraper in a seismically active area. It is... |
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Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... 34°2′57.22"N 118°15′25.07"W |
858 (262) | 62 | 1974 | 133rd-tallest building in the world; tallest building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains... from 1974 until 1982 |
| 32 | Transamerica Pyramid Transamerica Pyramid The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline and one of its most iconic. Although the building no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, it is still strongly associated with the company and is depicted in the company's logo... |
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853 (260) | 48 | 1972 | 138th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in San Francisco; tallest building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the largest river system in North America. Flowing entirely in the United States, this river rises in western Minnesota and meanders slowly southwards for to the Mississippi River Delta at the Gulf of Mexico. With its many tributaries, the Mississippi's watershed drains... from 1972 until 1974 |
| Chase Tower Chase Tower (Chicago) Chase Tower, located in the Chicago Loop area of Chicago at 10 South Dearborn Street, is a 60 story skyscraper completed in 1969. At 850 feet tall, it is the tenth tallest building in Chicago, the tallest building inside the Chicago 'L' Loop elevated tracks, and the 32nd tallest in the United... |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°52′53.59"N 87°37′48.58"W |
850 (259) | 60 | 1969 | 147th-tallest building in the world | |
| GE Building GE Building The GE Building is an Art Deco skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center in the midtown Manhattan section of New York City. Known as the RCA Building until 1988, it is most famous for housing the headquarters of the television network NBC... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′32.11"N 73°58′45.65"W |
850 (259) | 69 | 1933 | 147th-tallest building in the world | |
| 35 | Two Liberty Place Liberty Place Liberty Place is a skyscraper complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The complex is composed of a 61-story skyscraper called One Liberty Place, a 58-story skyscraper called Two Liberty Place, a two-story shopping mall called the Shops at Liberty Place, and the 14-story Westin... |
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Philadelphia 39°57′6.07"N 75°10′2.76"W |
848 (258) | 58 | 1990 | 151st-tallest building in the world |
| 36 | Park Tower Park Tower (Chicago) Park Tower, located at 800 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, is a skyscraper that was completed in 2000. At 844 feet tall with 70 floors — 67 floors for practical use, it is the eleventh tallest building in Chicago, the 35th tallest building in the United States, and the eighty-third tallest in... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°53′49.19"N 87°37′30.56"W |
844 (257) | 67 | 2000 | 153rd-tallest building in the world | |
| 37 | U.S. Steel Tower U.S. Steel Tower U.S. Steel Tower, also known as the Steel Building , is the tallest skyscraper in Pittsburgh, the fourth tallest building in Pennsylvania, and the 37th tallest in the United States. Completed in 1970, the tower has 64 floors to and has of leasable space. Its original name was the U.S. Steel... |
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841 (256) | 64 | 1970 | 157th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Pittsburgh; largest roof in the world at its height or taller |
| 38 | Chase Tower Chase Tower (Indianapolis) Opened in 1990 near Monument Circle in Indianapolis, the Chase Tower is the tallest building in Indianapolis. It surpassed the AUL Tower in Indianapolis for the distinction... |
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Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... 39°46′10.59"N 86°9′25.65"W |
830 (253) | 49 | 1990 | 193rd-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Indianapolis; tallest building in the Midwest Midwestern United States The Midwestern United States is one of the four U.S. geographic regions defined by the United States Census Bureau, providing an official definition of the American Midwest.... outside of Chicago and Cleveland |
| 39 | One Atlantic Center One Atlantic Center One Atlantic Center, also known as IBM Tower, is a skyscraper located in Midtown Atlanta. It is the third-tallest in Atlanta, reaching a height of with 50 stories of office space. It was completed in 1987 and remained the tallest building in Atlanta until 1992, when it was surpassed by the Bank... |
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Atlanta 33°47′13.13"N 84°23′14.63"W |
820 (250) | 50 | 1987 | Also known as the IBM Tower. |
| Aqua Aqua, Chicago Aqua is an 86-story mixed-use residential skyscraper in the Lakeshore East development in downtown Chicago. Designed by a team led by Jeanne Gang, the building is the tallest in the world to have a woman as lead architect, at . It includes one level of parking below ground... |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°53′11.01"N 87°37′12.12"W |
819 (250) | 82 | 2009 | 148th-tallest building in the world | |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°52′52.9"N 87°37′32.51"W |
819 (250) | 72 | 2009 | |||
| 42 | CitySpire Center CitySpire Center The CitySpire Center is the tallest mixed-use skyscraper in New York City, located on the south side of West 56th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan. Finished in 1987, it is 248 meters tall and has 73 floors, with a total area of... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′50.97"N 73°58′47.11"W |
814 (248) | 75 | 1987 | ||
| 43 | One Chase Manhattan Plaza One Chase Manhattan Plaza One Chase Manhattan Plaza is a banking skyscraper located in the downtown Manhattan Financial District of New York City, between Pine, Liberty, Nassau, and William Streets. Construction on the building was completed in 1961... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′28.36"N 74°0′31.81"W |
813 (248) | 60 | 1960 | |
| 44 | Conde Nast Building Condé Nast Building The Condé Nast Building, officially 4 Times Square, is a modern skyscraper in Times Square in Midtown Manhattan. Located on Broadway between 42nd Street and 43rd, the structure was finished in January 2000 as part of a larger project to redevelop 42nd Street... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′21.37"N 73°59′8.9"W |
809 (247) | 48 | 1999 | Also known as 4 Times Square |
| 45 | MetLife Building MetLife Building The MetLife Building, originally called the Pan Am Building, is a skyscraper located at 200 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.-History:... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′12.45"N 73°58′35.49"W |
808 (246) | 59 | 1963 | Formerly known as the PanAm Building |
| 46 | Bloomberg Tower Bloomberg Tower Bloomberg Tower is a glass skyscraper on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It houses the headquarters of Bloomberg L.P., retail outlets, restaurants and 105 luxury condominiums. The residences are known as One Beacon Court and are served by a separate entrance. The tower is the... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′42.06"N 73°58′5.1"W |
806 (246) | 54 | 2005 | |
| IDS Tower IDS Center The IDS Center is the tallest building in the state of Minnesota at 792 feet . Opened in 1974 as the IDS Centre, it stood 775 feet 6 inches , though a 16-foot garage for window washing equipment was added at a later date... |
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792 (241) | 57 | 1973 | Tallest building in Minneapolis | |
| Mellon Bank Center Mellon Bank Center BNY Mellon Center is a 54-story skyscraper located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The height to its structural top is 792 ft . Construction was completed in 1990... |
Philadelphia 39°57′13.09"N 75°10′10.23"W |
792 (241) | 54 | 1990 | |||
| Woolworth Building Woolworth Building The Woolworth Building is one of the oldest skyscrapers in New York City. More than a century after the start of its construction, it remains, at 57 stories, one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States as well as one of the twenty tallest buildings in New York City... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 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 | |
| 50 | Hancock Place John Hancock Tower The John Hancock Tower, officially named Hancock Place and colloquially known as The Hancock, is a 60-story, 790-foot skyscraper in Boston. The tower was designed by Henry N. Cobb of the firm I. M. Pei & Partners and was completed in 1976... |
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Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... 42°20′57.36"N 71°4′30.53"W |
790 (241) | 60 | 1976 | Tallest building in Boston and New England New England New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut... ; also known as the John Hancock Tower |
| 51 | Four Seasons Hotel & Tower Four Seasons Hotel Miami The Four Seasons Hotel and Tower, also known as the Four Seasons Hotel Miami or simply the Four Seasons Tower, is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in Downtown Miami's Brickell Financial District. The tower contains a Four Seasons Hotel, office space and several... |
Miami 25°45′31.03"N 80°11′30.34"W |
789 (240) | 64 | 2003 | Tallest building in Miami and Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
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787 (240) | 60 | 1987 | Formerly known as Bank One Center and Chase Center. |
| 53 | 300 North LaSalle 300 North LaSalle 300 North LaSalle is a 60-story mixed-use building, constructed from 2006 to 2009, located on the north bank of the Chicago River on the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois, United States... |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°53′17.42"N 87°37′59.12"W |
785 (239) | 60 | 2009 | |
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Jersey City Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay... 40°42′47.2"N 74°2′2.52"W |
781 (238) | 42 | 2003 | Tallest building in Jersey City and New Jersey |
| 55 | Bank of America Center | Houston 29°45′39.15"N 95°21′59.51"W |
780 (238) | 56 | 1983 | ||
| 56 | 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. | |
| 57 | One Worldwide Plaza One Worldwide Plaza One Worldwide Plaza is part of a three-building, mixed-use commercial and residential complex completed in 1989, in the New York City borough of Manhattan, known collectively as Worldwide Plaza. One Worldwide Plaza is a commercial office tower on Eighth Avenue... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′43.78"N 73°59′12.19"W |
778 (237) | 50 | 1989 | |
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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 |
| 59 | Wells Fargo Center Wells Fargo Center (Minneapolis) The Wells Fargo Center, formerly known as Norwest Center, is the third-tallest building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, after the IDS Center and the Capella Tower. Completed in 1988, it is 774 feet tall. For many years, this was believed to be one foot shorter than Capella, but that structure... |
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Minneapolis 44°58′36.34"N 93°16′15.09"W |
773 (236) | 57 | 1988 | |
| 1201 Third Avenue 1201 Third Avenue 1201 Third Avenue, formerly Washington Mutual Tower is the second tallest skyscraper in the downtown Seattle skyline. At 55 stories and , it is the eighth tallest skyscraper on the West Coast. Developed by Wright Runstad & Company, construction began in 1986 and finished in 1988. The building was... |
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Seattle 47°36′25.55"N 122°20′9.85"W |
771 (235) | 55 | 1988 | Formerly known as the Washington Mutual Tower | |
| 62 | 191 Peachtree Tower 191 Peachtree Tower One Ninety One Peachtree Tower is a 50-story skyscraper in Atlanta, Georgia. Designed by Johnson/Burgee Architects and Kendall/Heaton Associates Inc, the building was completed in 1990 and is the fourth tallest in the city, winning the BOMA Building of the Year Awards the next year, repeating in... |
Atlanta 33°45′32.45"N 84°23′12.97"W |
770 (235) | 50 | 1991 | ||
| 63 | Three First National Plaza Three First National Plaza Three First National Plaza is a 57-story office tower in Chicago. Completed in 1981, the building is one of the tallest in Chicago at . The building was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill in a sawtooth shape to minimize obstructions it might cause to nearby buildings. The design also allows... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°52′56.38"N 87°37′49.62"W |
767 (234) | 57 | 1981 | ||
| Duke Energy Center | Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... 35°13′26.62"N 80°50′54.39"W |
764 (233) | 48 | 2009 | |||
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Miami 25°46′19.67"N 80°11′16.38"W |
764 (233) | 55 | 1984 | ||
| 66 | Heritage Plaza Heritage Plaza (building) Heritage Plaza is a skyscraper located in the Skyline District of downtown Houston, Texas. Standing at 762 feet , the tower is the 5th tallest building in Houston, the 8th tallest in Texas, and the 60th tallest in the United States. The building, designed by Houston-based M... |
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Houston 29°45′31.38"N 95°22′13.59"W |
762 (232) | 53 | 1987 | |
| 67 | Carnegie Hall Tower Carnegie Hall Tower Carnegie Hall Tower is a 60-story skyscraper located on 57th Street in New York City. Part of a cluster of three very tall buildings , the tower was built in an architectural style in harmony with its western neighbor Carnegie Hall, a New York landmark.The tower is 231 meters tall and was... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′53.41"N 73°58′46.89"W |
757 (231) | 60 | 1991 | |
| Chicago Title and Trust Center | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°53′5.49"N 87°37′49.78"W |
756 (230) | 50 | 1992 | |||
| Enterprise Plaza Enterprise Plaza Enterprise Plaza is a 55-story skyscraper located on Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The headquarters of Enterprise GP Holdings is located in the Enterprise Plaza. Enbridge's Houston offices are in Enterprise.Enterprise Plaza was constructed in 1980 by Hines... |
Houston 29°45′27.78"N 95°22′8.65"W |
756 (230) | 55 | 1980 | |||
| 70 | 383 Madison Avenue 383 Madison Avenue 383 Madison Avenue is an office building in New York City located on Madison Avenue between 46th and 47th Streets and owned by JP Morgan Chase. Designed by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, it is 755 ft tall with 47 floors. It was completed in 2001 and opened in 2002, at... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′19.65"N 73°58′35.88"W |
755 (230) | 47 | 2001 | Formerly known as the Bear Stearns World Headquarters |
| 71 | AXA Center AXA Center The AXA Equitable Center is a 752-foot -tall skyscraper located in New York City.... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′19.65"N 73°58′35.88"W |
752 (229) | 54 | 1986 | ||
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′36.15"N 73°58′53.38"W |
750 (229) | 54 | 1971 | ||
| One Penn Plaza One Penn Plaza One Penn Plaza is a skyscraper in New York City, located between 33rd and 34th Streets, west of Seventh Avenue, and adjacent to Pennsylvania Station and Madison Square Garden. It is the tallest building in the Pennsylvania Plaza complex of office buildings, hotels, and entertainment facilities... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′5.12"N 73°59′33.68"W |
750 (229) | 57 | 1972 | ||
| Time Warner Center Tower North Tower Time Warner Center The Time Warner Center is a mixed-use skyscraper developed by AREA Property Partners and The Related Companies in New York City. Its design, by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, consists of two 750 ft towers bridged by a multi-story atrium containing upscale retail shops... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°46′8.05"N 73°58′58.63"W |
750 (229) | 55 | 2004 | |||
| Time Warner Center Tower South Tower Time Warner Center The Time Warner Center is a mixed-use skyscraper developed by AREA Property Partners and The Related Companies in New York City. Its design, by David Childs of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, consists of two 750 ft towers bridged by a multi-story atrium containing upscale retail shops... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°46′5.68"N 73°58′58.57"W |
750 (229) | 55 | 2004 | |||
| Two California Plaza Two California Plaza Two California Plaza is a skyscraper in the Bunker Hill District district of downtown Los Angeles California. The tower is part of the California Plaza project, consisting of two unique skyscrapers, One California Plaza and Two California Plaza... |
Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... 34°3′5.35"N 118°15′5.92"W |
750 (229) | 52 | 1992 | |||
| Gas Company Tower Gas Company Tower Gas Company Tower is a class-A office skyscraper in downtown Los Angeles, California. Located on the north side of Fifth Street between Olive Street and Grand Avenue, across from the Biltmore Hotel, the building serves as the headquarters for the Southern California Gas Company, which vacated its... |
Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... 34°3′0.49"N 118°15′11.59"W |
749 (228) | 52 | 1991 | |||
| Goldman Sachs World Headquarters | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′53.17"N 74°0′51.84"W |
749 (228) | 44 | 2009 | |||
| Prudential Tower Prudential Tower The Prudential Tower, also known as the Prudential Building or, colloquially, The Pru, is a skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. The building, a part of the Prudential Center complex, currently stands as the 2nd-tallest building in Boston, behind the John Hancock Tower. The Prudential Tower was... |
Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... 42°20′49.83"N 71°4′57.03"W |
749 (228) | 52 | 1964 | Stood as the tallest building in North America outside of New York City upon its completion | ||
| 60 Wall Street 60 Wall Street 60 Wall Street is a 55-story skyscraper in Lower Manhattan, which currently serves as the American headquarters of Deutsche Bank.- History :Built between 1987 and 1989 as the headquarters for J.P. Morgan & Co... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′22.25"N 74°0′29.94"W |
745 (227) | 56 | 1989 | ||
| One Astor Plaza One Astor Plaza One Astor Plaza is a high skyscraper in Times Square in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Completed in 1972, the building is 54 stories tall and was designed by Der Scutt of Ely J. Kahn & Jacobs. Originally known as the W. T... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′28.37"N 73°59′11.72"W |
745 (227) | 54 | 1972 | |||
| RSA Battle House Tower RSA Battle House Tower The RSA Battle House Tower is located in Mobile, Alabama and is Alabama's tallest building. The building is owned by the Retirement Systems of Alabama . It is the tallest on the Gulf Coast of the United States outside of Houston. It replaces the Wells Fargo Tower in Birmingham as the tallest... |
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Mobile Mobile, Alabama Mobile is the third most populous city in the Southern US state of Alabama and is the county seat of Mobile County. It is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast of the United States. The population within the city limits was 195,111 during the 2010 census. It is the largest... 30°41′35.22"N 88°2′22.83"W |
745 (227) | 35 | 2007 | Tallest building in Mobile and Alabama | |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°53′5.36"N 87°37′11.58"W |
743 (227) | 54 | 2010 | Topped out | ||
| One Liberty Plaza One Liberty Plaza One Liberty Plaza, formerly the U.S. Steel Building, is a skyscraper in lower Manhattan, New York City, at the location of the former Singer Building . 1 Liberty Plaza is currently owned and operated by Brookfield Properties. The building is tall and 54 floors. It was built in 1973... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′34.84"N 74°0′39.25"W |
743 (227) | 54 | 1974 | ||
| 7 World Trade Center 7 World Trade Center 7 World Trade Center is a building in New York City located across from the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan. It is the second building to bear that name and address in that location. The original structure was completed in 1987 and was destroyed in the September 11 attacks... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′48.07"N 74°0′43.92"W |
741 (226) | 52 | 2006 | ||
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′19.32"N 74°0′34.57"W |
741 (226) | 57 | 1931 | ||
| Centerpoint Energy Plaza Centerpoint Energy Plaza CenterPoint Energy Plaza is a 741 ft building in downtown Houston. The original building, finished in 1974, stood at 651 ft , but a 90 ft extension was added as part of a 1996 renovation... |
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741 (226) | 53 | 1974 | ||
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740 (226) | 56 | 1989 | |
| 88= | 200 West Street 200 West Street Goldman Sachs Tower is the global headquarters of Goldman Sachs located in Lower Manhattan. The building is a , 43-story building that opened in October 2009 in the Battery Park City neighborhood of Manhattan. It is located on West Street, between Vesey and Murray Streets... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′53"N 74°0′51"W |
740 (226) | 44 | 2010 | ||
| Bell Atlantic Tower Bell Atlantic Tower The Bell Atlantic Tower is a 53-story high-rise located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Height to structural top is 739 ft . The building encloses of office space... |
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739 (225) | 55 | 1991 | Also known as Verizon Tower | |
| Three World Financial Center World Financial Center The World Financial Center is a complex of buildings across West Street from the World Trade Center site in Lower Manhattan in New York City, overlooking the Hudson River. This complex is home to offices of companies including Merrill Lynch, RBC Capital Markets, Nomura Group, the Wall Street... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′48.89"N 74°0′53.23"W |
739 (225) | 51 | 1986 | ||
| 91 | JPMorgan Chase Tower JPMorgan Chase Tower (Dallas) Chase Tower is a , 55-story postmodern skyscraper at 2200 Ross Avenue in the City Center District of downtown Dallas, Texas. Although it is the fourth tallest skyscraper in the city, if one were to exclude antennas and spires, it would be the third. It is also the 12th tallest building in Texas... |
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Dallas 32°47′15.91"N 96°47′48.14"W |
738 (225) | 55 | 1987 | |
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Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... 34°3′13.03"N 118°15′11.82"W |
735 (224) | 55 | 1975 | ||
| Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas Fontainebleau Las Vegas is a US$2.9 billion, 3,889-room, 68-story hotel/condo-hotel/casino development under construction near the north end of the Las Vegas Strip on the site previously occupied by the El Rancho and Algiers hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada... * |
Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... 36°8′15.97"N 115°9′33.92"W |
735 (224) | 63 | 2009 | Under construction; the Fontainebleau Resort was topped out Topping out In building construction, topping out is a ceremony held when the last beam is placed at the top of a building. The term may also refer to the overall completion of the building's structure, or an intermediate point, such as when the roof is dried in... in early 2009, becoming the tallest building in Las Vegas and Nevada. |
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| 94 | One Museum Park One Museum Park One Museum Park is a skyscraper in Chicago, USA. It was designed by Chicago-based architecture firm Pappageorge Haymes, Ltd. and is located in the Near South Side community area.-Overview:... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°52′1.63"N 87°37′17.84"W |
734 (224) | 62 | 2009 | Tallest all-residential building in Chicago, second-tallest all-residential building in the U.S. after the Trump World Tower Trump World Tower Trump World Tower is a residential skyscraper at 845 United Nations Plaza in Manhattan, New York City. Construction began in 1999 and concluded in 2001... in New York City |
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| 95 | Bertelsmann Building Bertelsmann Building Bertelsmann Building, originally known as 1540 Broadway, is a 42-story, 733 foot office tower in Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, standing at West 45th Street. The building is the North American headquarters of Bertelsmann.... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′29.16"N 73°59′5.04"W |
733 (223) | 45 | 1990 | |
| 96 | Continental Center One Continental Center I Continental Center I is a 51-story, office tower in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. The building houses offices of Continental Airlines, and it was Continental's headquarters prior to its merger with United Airlines. At one point it also served as the headquarters of ExpressJet Airlines... |
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Houston 29°45′18.5"N 95°22′22.19"W |
732 (223) | 53 | 1984 | |
| 97 | Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center Renaissance Center Renaissance Center is a group of seven interconnected skyscrapers in Downtown Detroit, Michigan, United States. Located on the International Riverfront, the Renaissance Center complex is owned by General Motors as its world headquarters... |
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727 (222) | 70 | 1977 | Tallest all-hotel building in the world upon completion; now stands as the tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere Western Hemisphere The Western Hemisphere or western hemisphere is mainly used as a geographical term for the half of the Earth that lies west of the Prime Meridian and east of the Antimeridian , the other half being called the Eastern Hemisphere.In this sense, the western hemisphere consists of the western portions... . Tallest building in Detroit. |
| 777 Tower 777 Tower 777 Tower is a , 52-story office building designed by César Pelli in Downtown Los Angeles, California.Developed in 1991 by South Figueroa Plaza Associates, the building contains approximately and a three-story Italian marble lobby. The exterior is clad with sculpted white metal and glass... |
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Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... 34°2′54.18"N 118°15′40.87"W |
725 (221) | 53 | 1991 | ||
| Fullbright Tower | Houston 29°45′19.52"N 95°21′41.52"W |
725 (221) | 52 | 1982 | |||
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725 (221) | 54 | 1983 | ||
| Olympia Centre Olympia Centre The Olympia Centre is a skyscraper in Chicago. It is a mixed use building consisting of offices in the lower part of the building and residences in the narrower upper section. It was designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP, and at 725 ft tall, with 63 floors, it is Chicago's tallest... |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°53′47.1"N 87°37′23.78"W |
725 (221) | 63 | 1986 | ||
| 102 | Times Square Tower Times Square Tower Times Square Tower is a 47-story, 726-foot office tower in Times Square in Manhattan, New York City, standing at West 41st Street.Started in 2002 and completed in 2004, the tower contains Class A office space. Some of the most prominent features of the Times Square Tower are its billboards,... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′19.82"N 73°59′12.73"W |
724 (221) | 49 | 2004 | ||
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Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... 34°3′10.5"N 118°15′6.8"W |
723 (220) | 54 | 1982 | ||
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Atlanta 33°45′33.97"N 84°23′18.45"W |
723 (220) | 70 | 1973 | ||
| 105 | Seattle Municipal Tower Seattle Municipal Tower Seattle Municipal Tower is a 62-story skyscraper located at 700 5th Avenue at the corner of 5th Avenue and Columbia Street in downtown Seattle, Washington. Rising to , it is the fourth tallest high-rise building in Seattle... |
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Seattle 47°36′18.33"N 122°19′46.17"W |
722 (220) | 62 | 1990 | |
| 106 | Fountain Place Fountain Place Fountain Place is a 60-story late-modernist skyscraper in the Arts District in downtown Dallas, Texas. Standing at a structural height of , it is the fifth-tallest in Dallas, and the 15th-tallest in Texas.-Design:... |
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Dallas 32°47′4.66"N 96°48′9.35"W |
720 (220) | 63 | 1986 | |
| 107 | Figueroa at Wilshire Figueroa at Wilshire Figueroa at Wilshire, formerly, Sanwa Bank Plaza, is a 53-storey, skyscraper in Los Angeles, California. It is the eighth tallest building in Los Angeles. It was designed by Albert C. Martin & Associates, and developed by Hines Interests Limited Partnership. It won the Rose Award for "Outstanding... |
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Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... 34°3′2.69"N 118°15′33.38"W |
717 (219) | 53 | 1990 | |
| 108 | Metropolitan Tower | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′52.82"N 73°58′45.65"W |
716 (218) | 68 | 1987 | ||
| One Shell Plaza One Shell Plaza One Shell Plaza is a 50 floor skyscraper at 910 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. At its completion in 1971, One Shell Plaza was the tallest building in Houston, Texas, standing 715 feet tall. Including the antenna tower on its top, the height is 1,000 feet .One Shell... |
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Houston 29°45′32.86"N 95°22′3.3"W |
714 (218) | 50 | 1971 | ||
| Republic Plaza Republic Plaza (Denver) Republic Plaza is a skyscraper in Denver, Colorado. Rising 714 feet , the building currently stands as the tallest building in the city of Denver, the state of Colorado and the entire Rocky Mountain region of the United States. It was built in 1984, and contains 56 floors, the majority of which are... |
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Denver 39°44′36.31"N 104°59′19.3"W |
714 (218) | 56 | 1984 | Tallest building in Denver | |
| Revel Casino — North Tower* | Atlantic City 39°21′45.64"N 74°24′55.33"W |
710 (216) | 47 | 2011 | Under construction; has been topped out. Tallest building in Atlantic City (tied with sister tower) | ||
| Revel Casino — South Tower* | Atlantic City 39°21′45.64"N 74°24′55.33"W |
710 (216) | 47 | 2011 | Under construction; has been topped out. Tallest building in Atlantic City (tied with sister tower) | ||
| 500 Fifth Avenue 500 Fifth Avenue 500 Fifth Avenue is a 60-floor , 697-foot art deco office tower in Manhattan, New York City, standing at West 42nd Street. It is adjacent to Bryant Park.... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′14.24"N 73°58′51.76"W |
709 (216) | 58 | 1931 | |||
| 1801 California Street 1801 California Street 1801 California Street, also known as Qwest Tower, is a skyscraper in Denver, Colorado. The building was completed in 1983, and rises 52 floors and in height... |
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709 (216) | 53 | 1982 | ||
| Terminal Tower Terminal Tower The Terminal Tower is a landmark skyscraper located on Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. It was built during the skyscraper boom of the 1920s and 1930s, and was the second-tallest building in the world when it was completed. The Terminal Tower stood as the tallest building in North America... |
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Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border... 41°29′53.72"N 81°41′37.6"W |
708 (216) | 52 | 1930 | Tallest building in North America outside of New York City until the completion of the Prudential Tower Prudential Tower The Prudential Tower, also known as the Prudential Building or, colloquially, The Pru, is a skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. The building, a part of the Prudential Center complex, currently stands as the 2nd-tallest building in Boston, behind the John Hancock Tower. The Prudential Tower was... in Boston in 1967 |
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| 115 | JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters 270 Park Avenue The JPMorgan Chase Tower or the Union Carbide Building is a skyscraper in Midtown Manhattan, designed by the office of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill. It was built in 1961, and served as the headquarters for Union Carbide until the company moved to Danbury, Connecticut. It is currently the world... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′20.85"N 73°58′31.55"W |
707 (216) | 52 | 1960 | |
| 116 | General Motors Building General Motors Building (New York) The General Motors Building is a 50-story, 705-foot office tower in Manhattan, New York City, facing Fifth Avenue at 59th Street . The building is one of the few structures in Manhattan that occupies a full city block... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′48.23"N 73°58′20.39"W |
705 (215) | 50 | 1968 | |
| Marquis Miami Marquis Miami Marquis is a skyscraper in Miami, Florida, United States. It is located in northeastern Downtown, and forms part of the Biscayne Wall, a series of skyscrapers visible from Biscayne Bay along the west side of Biscayne Boulevard. It was topped out in March 2008. The tower is tall and contains 67... |
Miami 25°47′6.51"N 80°11′23.62"W |
700 (213) | 63 | 2008 | |||
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, also known as the Metropolitan Life Tower or Met Life Tower, is a landmark skyscraper located on East 23rd Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue South, off of Madison Square Park. in the borough of Manhattan in New York City... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 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 |
Tallest buildings by pinnacle height
This lists ranks completed and topped outTopping out
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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.
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| Willis Tower | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
1,730 (527) | |||
| John Hancock Center John Hancock Center John Hancock Center at 875 North Michigan Avenue in the Streeterville area of Chicago, Illinois, is a 100-story, 1,127-foot tall skyscraper, constructed under the supervision of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill, with chief designer Bruce Graham and structural engineer Fazlur Khan... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
1,500 (457) | |||
| Empire State Building Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet , and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft high. Its name is derived... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,454 (443) | |||
| Trump International Hotel and Tower Trump International Hotel and Tower (Chicago) The Trump International Hotel and Tower, also known as Trump Tower Chicago and locally as the Trump Tower, is a skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The building, named after real estate developer Donald Trump, was designed by architect Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
1,389 (423) | |||
| Bank of America Tower | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,200 (366) | |||
| Aon Center Aon Center (Chicago) The Aon Center is a modern skyscraper in the Chicago Loop, Chicago, Illinois, United States, designed by architect firms Edward Durell Stone and The Perkins and Will partnership, and completed in 1973 as the Standard Oil Building... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
1,136 (346) | |||
| Conde Nast Building Condé Nast Building The Condé Nast Building, officially 4 Times Square, is a modern skyscraper in Times Square in Midtown Manhattan. Located on Broadway between 42nd Street and 43rd, the structure was finished in January 2000 as part of a larger project to redevelop 42nd Street... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,118 (341) | 809 (247) | ||
| Chrysler Building Chrysler Building The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco style skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan in the Turtle Bay area at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Standing at , it was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,046 (319) | |||
| New York Times Building New York Times Building The New York Times Building is a skyscraper on the west side of Midtown Manhattan that was completed in 2007. Its chief tenant is The New York Times Company, publisher of The New York Times as well as The Boston Globe, the International Herald Tribune, and other newspapers... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,046 (319) | |||
| 10 | Bank of America Plaza Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta) Bank of America Plaza is a skyscraper located in the SoNo district of Atlanta, Georgia. At the tower is the 53rd-tallest building in the world. When it first opened, it was the 9th tallest building in the world, and 6th tallest building in the United States... |
Atlanta | 1,040 (317) | ||
| 11 | U.S. Bank Tower | Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... |
1,018 (310) | ||
| 12 | AT&T Corporate Center AT&T Corporate Center The Franklin Center is a 60-story skyscraper completed in 1989 as the AT&T Corporate Center to consolidate the central region headquarters of the American Telephone & Telegraph Company . It stands at a height of and contains in the Loop neighborhood of downtown Chicago... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
1,007 (307) | ||
| 13 | JPMorgan Chase Tower JPMorgan Chase Tower (Houston) JPMorgan Chase Tower, formerly Texas Commerce Tower, is a , 75-story skyscraper in Houston, Texas. It is currently the tallest building in the city, the tallest building in Texas, the tallest five-sided building in the world, 12th tallest building in the United States, and the 54th tallest building... |
Houston | 1,002 (305) | ||
| 14 | One Shell Plaza One Shell Plaza One Shell Plaza is a 50 floor skyscraper at 910 Louisiana Street in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. At its completion in 1971, One Shell Plaza was the tallest building in Houston, Texas, standing 715 feet tall. Including the antenna tower on its top, the height is 1,000 feet .One Shell... |
Houston | 1,000 (305) | 714 (218) | |
| 15 | Two Prudential Plaza Two Prudential Plaza Two Prudential Plaza is a super-tall skyscraper that was built in the Loop area of Chicago, Illinois, United States in 1990. At 995 feet tall, it is currently the sixth-tallest building in Chicago and the thirteenth tallest in the United States. The building was designed by the firm Loebl,... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
995 (303) | 995 (303) | |
| 16 | Wells Fargo Bank Plaza | Houston | 992 (302) | 992 (302) | |
| 17 | Comcast Center Comcast Center (office building) Comcast Center is a skyscraper in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The 58-story, tower is the tallest building in Philadelphia and the fifteenth tallest building in the United States. Originally called One Pennsylvania Plaza when the building was first announced in 2001, the Comcast Center... |
Philadelphia | 975 (297) | 975 (297) | |
| 18 | Columbia Center Columbia Center Columbia Center is the tallest skyscraper in the downtown Seattle skyline, as well as the tallest building in the State of Washington, and the Pacific Northwest region of North America. It occupies most of the block bounded by Fourth and Fifth Avenues and Cherry and Columbia Streets... |
Seattle | 967 (295) | 932 (284) | |
| 19 | 311 South Wacker Drive 311 South Wacker Drive 311 South Wacker Drive in Chicago, USA, is a post-modern 65-story skyscraper completed in 1990. At 961 feet tall, it is the seventh tallest building in Chicago and the 16th tallest in the United States... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
961 (293) | 961 (293) | |
| 20 | American International Building American International Building The American International Building is a 66-story, 952 foot tall building in Lower Manhattan in New York City. The official address is 70 Pine Street, New York, NY 10270 and is also bordered by Cedar Street and Pearl Street. It was completed in 1932 by the Cities Service Company for the oil and... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
952 (290) | 952 (290) | |
| 21 | Key Tower Key Tower Key Tower is a skyscraper on Public Square in downtown Cleveland, Ohio designed by architect César Pelli. It is the tallest building in both the city of Cleveland and the state of Ohio, the 18th tallest building in the United States, and the 70th tallest building in the world... |
Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border... |
947 (289) | 947 (289) | |
| 22 | One Liberty Place | Philadelphia | 945 (288) | 945 (288) | |
| 23 | Bloomberg Tower Bloomberg Tower Bloomberg Tower is a glass skyscraper on the East Side of Midtown Manhattan, New York City. It houses the headquarters of Bloomberg L.P., retail outlets, restaurants and 105 luxury condominiums. The residences are known as One Beacon Court and are served by a separate entrance. The tower is the... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
941 (287) | 806 (246) | |
| 24 | 40 Wall Street 40 Wall Street 40 Wall Street is a 70-story skyscraper in New York City. Originally known as the Bank of Manhattan Trust building, and also known as Manhattan Company Building, it was later known by its street address when its founding tenant merged to form the Chase Manhattan Bank and today is known as the... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
927 (283) | 927 (283) | |
| 25 | Bank of America Plaza Bank of America Plaza (Dallas) Bank of America Plaza is a 72-story late-modernist skyscraper located in the Main Street District of downtown Dallas, Texas. Standing at a structural height of , it is the tallest skyscraper in the city of Dallas. It is also the 3rd tallest in Texas and the 22nd tallest in the United States, while... |
Dallas | 921 (281) | 921 (281) | |
| 26 | Citigroup Center Citigroup Center The Citigroup Center is one of the ten tallest skyscrapers in New York City, United States, located at 53rd Street between Lexington Avenue and Third Avenue in midtown Manhattan... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
915 (279) | 915 (279) | |
| 27 | One Prudential Plaza One Prudential Plaza One Prudential Plaza is a 41-story structure in Chicago completed in 1955 as the headquarters for Prudential's Mid-America company... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
912 (278) | 601 (183) | |
| 28 | IDS Center IDS Center The IDS Center is the tallest building in the state of Minnesota at 792 feet . Opened in 1974 as the IDS Centre, it stood 775 feet 6 inches , though a 16-foot garage for window washing equipment was added at a later date... |
Minneapolis | 910 (277) | 792 (241) | |
| 29 | Prudential Tower Prudential Tower The Prudential Tower, also known as the Prudential Building or, colloquially, The Pru, is a skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. The building, a part of the Prudential Center complex, currently stands as the 2nd-tallest building in Boston, behind the John Hancock Tower. The Prudential Tower was... |
Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... |
907 (276) | 749 (228) | |
| 30 | SunTrust Plaza SunTrust Plaza SunTrust Plaza is a 60-story skyscraper in downtown Atlanta. Built as part of the Peachtree Center complex, construction was finished in 1992, and has been the second-tallest building in Atlanta since then. When completed, it was the 28th tallest building in the world, and 21st tallest building... |
Atlanta | 902 (275) | 871 (265) | |
| 31 | Williams Tower Williams Tower The Williams Tower is a skyscraper located in the Uptown District of Houston, Texas. It was designed by architects Philip Johnson and John Burgee, in association with Houston-based Morris Architects , and erected in 1983. The tower is among Houston's most visible buildings... |
Houston | 901 (275) | 901 (275) | |
| Renaissance Tower Renaissance Tower Renaissance Tower is a , 56-story modernist skyscraper located at 1201 Elm Street in downtown Dallas, Texas. The tower is the second tallest in the city, the fifth tallest in Texas, and the 24th tallest in the United States... |
Dallas | 886 (270) | 886 (270) | ||
| 33 | Westin Peachtree Plaza Westin Peachtree Plaza The Westin Peachtree Plaza, Atlanta is a skyscraper hotel in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, on Peachtree Street adjacent to the Peachtree Center complex and the former Davison's/Macy's flagship store... |
Atlanta | 883 (269) | 723 (220) | |
| 900 North Michigan 900 North Michigan 900 North Michigan in Chicago is a skyscraper completed in 1989. At 871 feet tall, it is currently the seventh tallest building in Chicago and the 25th tallest in the United States... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
871 (265) | 871 (265) | ||
| Bank of America Corporate Center Bank of America Corporate Center The Bank of America Corporate Center is an 871 ft skyscraper in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. When completed in 1992, it became and still is the tallest building in North Carolina as well as the tallest building between Philadelphia and Atlanta, Georgia; it is 60 stories high. It is the... |
Charlotte Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
871 (265) | 871 (265) | ||
| 36 | Trump World Tower Trump World Tower Trump World Tower is a residential skyscraper at 845 United Nations Plaza in Manhattan, New York City. Construction began in 1999 and concluded in 2001... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
860 (262) | 860 (262) | |
| 37 | Water Tower Place Water Tower Place Water Tower Place is a large urban, mixed-use development comprising a shopping mall and 74 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The complex is located at 835 North Michigan Avenue, along the Magnificent Mile. It is named after the nearby Chicago Water Tower... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
859 (262) | 859 (262) | |
| 38 | Aon Center Aon Center (Los Angeles) Aon Center is a 62-story, Modernist office skyscraper located at 707 Wilshire Boulevard in downtown Los Angeles, California. Designed by Charles Luckman, and completed in 1973, the rectangular black building with white trim is remarkably slender for a skyscraper in a seismically active area. It is... |
Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... |
858 (262) | 858 (262) | |
| 39 | Transamerica Pyramid Transamerica Pyramid The Transamerica Pyramid is the tallest skyscraper in the San Francisco skyline and one of its most iconic. Although the building no longer houses the headquarters of the Transamerica Corporation, it is still strongly associated with the company and is depicted in the company's logo... |
San Francisco San Francisco, California San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland... |
853 (260) | 853 (260) | |
| Chase Tower Chase Tower (Chicago) Chase Tower, located in the Chicago Loop area of Chicago at 10 South Dearborn Street, is a 60 story skyscraper completed in 1969. At 850 feet tall, it is the tenth tallest building in Chicago, the tallest building inside the Chicago 'L' Loop elevated tracks, and the 32nd tallest in the United... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
850 (259) | 850 (259) | ||
| GE Building GE Building The GE Building is an Art Deco skyscraper that forms the centerpiece of Rockefeller Center in the midtown Manhattan section of New York City. Known as the RCA Building until 1988, it is most famous for housing the headquarters of the television network NBC... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
850 (259) | 850 (259) | ||
| 42 | Two Liberty Place | Philadelphia | 848 (258) | 848 (258) | |
| 43 | Park Tower Park Tower (Chicago) Park Tower, located at 800 North Michigan Avenue in Chicago, is a skyscraper that was completed in 2000. At 844 feet tall with 70 floors — 67 floors for practical use, it is the eleventh tallest building in Chicago, the 35th tallest building in the United States, and the eighty-third tallest in... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
844 (257) | 844 (257) | |
| 44 | U.S. Steel Tower U.S. Steel Tower U.S. Steel Tower, also known as the Steel Building , is the tallest skyscraper in Pittsburgh, the fourth tallest building in Pennsylvania, and the 37th tallest in the United States. Completed in 1970, the tower has 64 floors to and has of leasable space. Its original name was the U.S. Steel... |
Pittsburgh | 841 (256) | 841 (256) | |
| 45 | Chase Tower Chase Tower (Indianapolis) Opened in 1990 near Monument Circle in Indianapolis, the Chase Tower is the tallest building in Indianapolis. It surpassed the AUL Tower in Indianapolis for the distinction... |
Indianapolis Indianapolis Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... |
830 (253) | 830 (253) | |
| 46 | One Atlantic Center One Atlantic Center One Atlantic Center, also known as IBM Tower, is a skyscraper located in Midtown Atlanta. It is the third-tallest in Atlanta, reaching a height of with 50 stories of office space. It was completed in 1987 and remained the tallest building in Atlanta until 1992, when it was surpassed by the Bank... |
Atlanta | 820 (250) | 820 (250) | |
| Aqua Aqua, Chicago Aqua is an 86-story mixed-use residential skyscraper in the Lakeshore East development in downtown Chicago. Designed by a team led by Jeanne Gang, the building is the tallest in the world to have a woman as lead architect, at . It includes one level of parking below ground... * |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
819 (250) | 819 (250) | ||
| Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
819 (250) | 819 (250) | |||
| 49 | CitySpire Center CitySpire Center The CitySpire Center is the tallest mixed-use skyscraper in New York City, located on the south side of West 56th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues in Midtown Manhattan. Finished in 1987, it is 248 meters tall and has 73 floors, with a total area of... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
814 (248) | 814 (248) | |
| 50 | One Chase Manhattan Plaza One Chase Manhattan Plaza One Chase Manhattan Plaza is a banking skyscraper located in the downtown Manhattan Financial District of New York City, between Pine, Liberty, Nassau, and William Streets. Construction on the building was completed in 1961... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
813 (248) | 813 (248) | |
| 51 | MetLife Building MetLife Building The MetLife Building, originally called the Pan Am Building, is a skyscraper located at 200 Park Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.-History:... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
808 (246) | 808 (246) |
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 included.| Name | Image | Location | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year* (est.) |
Notes |
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| One World Trade Center | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′46.45"N 74°0′47.53"W |
1,776 (541) | 105 | 2013 | Will become the tallest building in the United States and the Western Hemisphere and the tallest all-office building in the world. Formerly known as the Freedom Tower. | |
| Two World Trade Center Two World Trade Center Two World Trade Center is an 88-story skyscraper under construction as part of the new World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan of New York City. The tower will be located in the northeast corner of the World Trade Center site, where the former 5 World Trade Center stood, with the original 2... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,349 (411) | 88 | 2015 | Also known as 200 Greenwich Street. |
| Three World Trade Center Three World Trade Center Three World Trade Center is a skyscraper to become part of the World Trade Center reconstruction in New York City. The office building will be on the east side of Greenwich Street, across the street from the original location of the Twin Towers that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,171 (357) | 80 | 2014 | Also known as 175 Greenwich Street. |
| Waterview Tower Waterview Tower Waterview Tower is a partially constructed residential skyscraper in downtown Chicago, Illinois, United States. The original plan called for it to be tall. The plan as of July 2011 is to build a 65-story, 500-unit luxury apartment building.... |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°52′23.32"N 87°36′52.91"W |
1,047 (319) | 90 | 2012 | |
| Carnegie 57 Carnegie 57 Carnegie 57, also known as One57, is a 75-story skyscraper currently under-construction in New York City. Upon completion in 2013 it will stand at 306 meters tall, making it one of the tallest buildings in the city. The mixed use tower is developed by the Extell Development Company. Foundation... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,005 (306) | 75 | 2013 | ||
| Four World Trade Center Four World Trade Center Four World Trade Center is a skyscraper under construction as part of the new World Trade Center in New York City at 150 Greenwich Street on the east side of Greenwich Street, across from the original location of the Twin Towers that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′37.36"N 74°0′42.88"W |
977 (297) | 72 | 2013 | Also known as 175 Greenwich Street | |
| Four Seasons Hotel and Condominiums 99 Church Street 99 Church Street, also known as 30 Park Place, is a building under construction in Lower Manhattan, New York City. It will be the tallest residential building in the city, at 912 feet. The building was designed by Robert A. M. Stern, and is being developed by Silverstein Properties... |
— | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′46.19"N 74°0′32.58"W |
912 (278) | 68 | 2011 | On hold. Also known as 99 Church Street and 30 Park Place |
| Devon Energy Tower Devon Tower Devon World Headquarters Tower is a 50-story corporate skyscraper under construction in downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Construction began October 6, 2009, and is expected to be completed in 2012... |
Oklahoma City Oklahoma city Oklahoma City is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma.Oklahoma City may also refer to:*Oklahoma City metropolitan area*Downtown Oklahoma City*Uptown Oklahoma City*Oklahoma City bombing*Oklahoma City National Memorial... 35°28′0.02"N 97°31′3.47"W |
850 (259) | 50 | 2013 | Will be the tallest building in Oklahoma upon completion | |
| Met 3 Metropolitan Miami (development) Metropolitan Miami is a mixed-use development expected to consist of four skyscrapers and a lifestyle center in the Central Business District of Downtown Miami, Florida... |
— | Miami 25°46′19.66"N 80°11′22.5"W |
828 (252) | 75 | 2012 | |
| 56 Leonard Street 56 Leonard Street 56 Leonard Street is a 796ft tall skyscraper under construction in New York City, United States. It is designed by the Swiss firm Herzog & de Meuron and will be located on Leonard Street in Tribeca and have 58 floors... |
— | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°43′4.09"N 74°0′23.82"W |
821 (250) | 57 | — | |
| The Capital at Brickell Tower II |  |
Miami 25°45′36.84"N 80°11′38.17"W |
806 (246) | 56 | 2009 | |
| 360 Tenth Avenue 360 Tenth Avenue 360 Tenth Avenue is a skyscraper under construction in the Clinton neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City. It will be tall and have 61 floors.-References:*... |
— | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′9.41"N 74°0′3.67"W |
774 (236) | 61 | — | |
| Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas Fontainebleau Las Vegas is a US$2.9 billion, 3,889-room, 68-story hotel/condo-hotel/casino development under construction near the north end of the Las Vegas Strip on the site previously occupied by the El Rancho and Algiers hotels in Las Vegas, Nevada... |
Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... 36°8′15.97"N 115°9′33.92"W |
735 (224) | 68 | 2009 | Currently Topped out. | |
| 50 West Street 50 West Street 50 West Street is a tall skyscraper under construction in New York City. It will have and 63 floors. Murphy/Jahn Architects designed the building. The project also includes a pedestrian walkway to the neighboring Battery Tunnel Garage... |
— | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′28.09"N 74°0′54.44"W |
714 (218) | 69 | 2012 | |
| Revel Entertainment Resort – South Tower | Atlantic City Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, and a nationally renowned resort city for gambling, shopping and fine dining. The city also served as the inspiration for the American version of the board game Monopoly. Atlantic City is located on Absecon Island on the coast... 39°21′46.4"N 74°24′55.71"W |
710 (216) | 70 | 2010 | Twin north tower completed, south tower resumed construction. |
Approved
This lists buildings that are approved for construction in the United States and are planned to rise at least 700 feet (213 m).| Name | City | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year (est.) |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Commerce Center American Commerce Center The American Commerce Center was a supertall skyscraper approved for construction in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At tall with 63 floors, the building would dominate the Philadelphia skyline, standing over taller than Philadelphia's current tallest building, the recently completed Comcast Center... |
Philadelphia | 1,510 (460) | 63 | 2012 | Cancelled |
| Wilshire Grand Tower I Wilshire Grand Tower I Wilshire Grand Tower I is an approved supertall building for Downtown Los Angeles. Scheduled to break ground in 2012, the Wilshire Grand Tower complex is planned to consist of two towers. The tallest and central tower would be while the other is planned to reach a height of . The development of... |
Los Angeles Los Ángeles Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants... |
1,250 (380) | 60 | 2014 | |
| 15 Penn Plaza | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,216 (370) | 67 | 2014 | |
| Transbay Transit Center & Tower San Francisco Transbay development The San Francisco Transbay development plan consists of three supertall skyscrapers and ten other skyscrapers and highrises proposed in San Francisco. The towers are proposed to fund the replacement of the San Francisco Transbay Terminal in the South of Market neighborhood near the Financial... |
San Francisco | 1,070 (326) | 61 | 2013 | |
| Renzo Piano Tower I San Francisco Transbay development The San Francisco Transbay development plan consists of three supertall skyscrapers and ten other skyscrapers and highrises proposed in San Francisco. The towers are proposed to fund the replacement of the San Francisco Transbay Terminal in the South of Market neighborhood near the Financial... |
San Francisco | 1,070 (326) | 61 | ||
| Renzo Piano Tower II San Francisco Transbay development The San Francisco Transbay development plan consists of three supertall skyscrapers and ten other skyscrapers and highrises proposed in San Francisco. The towers are proposed to fund the replacement of the San Francisco Transbay Terminal in the South of Market neighborhood near the Financial... |
San Francisco | 1,070 (326) | 61 | ||
| One Bayfront Plaza One Bayfront Plaza One Bayfront Plaza is a skyscraper approved for construction in the U.S. city of Miami, Florida. If completed, the building would stand at , with 80 floors. One Bayfront Plaza would primarily consist of offices and hotel space, but also would include a retail mall and parking garage on the lower... |
Miami | 1,010 (308) | 80 | 2017 | |
| Brickell Financial Centre Phase II Brickell Financial Centre The Brickell World Plaza, also known as 600 Brickell, and formerly known as the Brickell Financial Center, is an under construction high rise office building in Miami, Florida, United States in the Downtown neighborhood and financial district of Brickell at 600 Brickell Avenue... |
Miami | 903 (275) | 68 | 2014 | |
| Transbay Project III San Francisco Transbay development The San Francisco Transbay development plan consists of three supertall skyscrapers and ten other skyscrapers and highrises proposed in San Francisco. The towers are proposed to fund the replacement of the San Francisco Transbay Terminal in the South of Market neighborhood near the Financial... |
San Francisco | 853 (260) | |||
| 1101 Brickell 1101 Brickell The 1101 Brickell Building is a planned condominium and office tower skyscraper in downtown Miami, Florida. It was originally approved by the City of Miami and the Federal Aviation Administration in 2006. The building was to contain of office space, of retail as well as 650 residences. It's... |
Miami | 849 (259) | 74 | 2009 | |
| 100 South Biscayne II | Miami | 824 (251) | 70 | 2015 | |
| World Jewelry Center | Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
815 (248) | 57 | 2010 | |
| Harborside Plaza 7 Harborside Financial Center The Harborside Financial Center is an office complex in the Exchange Place district of Jersey City, New Jersey located on the Hudson Waterfront. It contains the Harborside Plazas 2 and 3, Harborside Plaza 1, Harborside Plaza 4A, Harborside Plaza 10, and the Harborside Plaza 5... |
Jersey City Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay... |
800 (244) | 59 | 2008 | |
| Allure Tower II Allure Las Vegas Allure Las Vegas is a residential complex in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. It consists of the Allure Las Vegas - Tower I, and the proposed Allure Las Vegas - Tower II. Tower I, built between 2005 and 2007, is 466 feet tall with 41 floors... |
Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
795 (242) | 72 | 2011 | |
| Brickell Flatiron Brickell Flatiron The Brickell Flatiron was a planned skyscraper in downtown Miami, Florida. It had been approved by the City of Miami was construction is expected to begin in 2008, but the building was put on hold or cancelled... |
Miami | 794 (242) | 70 | 2009 | |
| Paramount Park Paramount Park Paramount Park is a planned skyscraper in Miami, Florida. The building was approved by the City of Miami and the Federal Aviation Administration in 2006, and groundbreaking will occur after Paramount Bay, the tower's sister complex, also in Miami, is complete... |
Miami | 756 (230) | 68 | 2009 | |
| The Metropolitan The Metropolitan (Jersey City) The Metropolitan is a 755 ft tall approved skyscraper in Jersey City, New Jersey. Original plans called for its completion in 2009. Plans dictate 67 floors. It was designed by Arquitectonica and it will have 809 units.-References:* *... |
Jersey City Jersey City, New Jersey Jersey City is the seat of Hudson County, New Jersey, United States.Part of the New York metropolitan area, Jersey City lies between the Hudson River and Upper New York Bay across from Lower Manhattan and the Hackensack River and Newark Bay... |
755 (230) | 67 | 2009 | |
| Lynx West Central Tower Lynx Complex The Lynx Complex will be a complex of skyscrapers in Downtown Miami, Florida, United States. When completed, it will contain five buildings over and each over 50 stories. The two tallest buildings in the complex have been approved by the city council and the Federal Aviation Administration, and... |
Miami | 746 (227) | 76 | 2009 | |
| Five World Trade Center | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
743 (227) | 57 | 2013 |
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.) |
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| Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment The Old Chicago Main Post Office Redevelopment is a proposed 20-acre project on a lot located along the Chicago River on the southwest side of Downtown Chicago, Illinois to be constructed in phases over a period of one decade that will include the renovation of Chicago's historic Old Main Post... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
2,000 (610) | 120 | Proposed in July 2011 | |
| Madison Square Garden Project Tower I Madison Square Garden Towers The Madison Square Garden Towers were twin -tall residential skyscrapers proposed for construction north of Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The project features a complex of seven buildings, including a stadium and a new Penn Station. The cost of the project is USD$ 14... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,400 (427) | 112 | Cancelled | |
| Madison Square Garden Project Tower II Madison Square Garden Towers The Madison Square Garden Towers were twin -tall residential skyscrapers proposed for construction north of Madison Square Garden in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. The project features a complex of seven buildings, including a stadium and a new Penn Station. The cost of the project is USD$ 14... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,400 (427) | 112 | Cancelled | |
| Hudson Place Tower I | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,300 (396) | 110 | 2015 | |
| Tower Verre Tower Verre Tower Verre, also known as the MoMA Expansion Tower and 53 West 53rd Street, is a supertall skyscraper proposed by the real estate company Hines to rise in Midtown Manhattan, New York City adjacent to the Museum of Modern Art.... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,250 (381) | 75 | ||
| Manhattan West Tower I Manhattan West Manhattan West is a mixed-use development by Brookfield Properties which is currently in the planning stages. The project consists of two large office towers and two smaller residential towers. The towers will be built on a platform over railroad tracks along Ninth Ave. between 31st and 33rd... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,216 (371) | 66 | 2013 | |
| Trans National Place Trans National Place Trans National Place, also known as 115 Winthrop Square, is a proposed supertall skyscraper in Boston, Massachusetts. Original designs were completed by architect Renzo Piano, who later left the project in March 2007... |
Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... |
1,175 (358) | 75 | 2011 | FAA objected to the building's proposed height |
| Hudson Place Tower II | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,080 (329) | 2015 | ||
| 375 East Wacker Drive 375 East Wacker Drive 375 East Wacker is a 76-story mixed-use skyscraper planned for the Lakeshore East area of Chicago.- Design :The façade will be mostly glass with limestone accents and the façade will be lit with LEDs which would change colors with the seasons. North Field Drive will pass under the structure... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
1,030 (314) | 76 | 2010 | |
| Empire World Tower I Empire World Towers The Empire World Towers are two proposed supertall skyscrapers to be built in Miami, Florida in the United States. The complex consists of the Empire World Tower I and the Empire World Tower II. If completed, both towers would stand at 1,022 feet , with 93 stories each... |
Miami | 1,022 (312) | 93 | 2010 | |
| Empire World Tower II Empire World Towers The Empire World Towers are two proposed supertall skyscrapers to be built in Miami, Florida in the United States. The complex consists of the Empire World Tower I and the Empire World Tower II. If completed, both towers would stand at 1,022 feet , with 93 stories each... |
Miami | 1,022 (312) | 93 | 2010 | |
| Emerald City Tower I | Seattle | 1,000+ (305+) | 82 | ||
| MW Tower | St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St... |
1,000 (305) | 90 | ||
| New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
60 | 2011 | |||
| Capitol Grand Tower Capitol Grand Tower The Capitol Grand Tower is a proposed residential skyscraper located on the northeast corner of 12th and J Streets in downtown Sacramento, California. The proposal stands at 965 feet , which is significantly taller than Sacramento's current tallest building, the Wells Fargo Center.-History:The... |
Sacramento Sacramento, California Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,... |
965 (294) | 70 | 2009 | |
| Manhattan West Tower II Manhattan West Manhattan West is a mixed-use development by Brookfield Properties which is currently in the planning stages. The project consists of two large office towers and two smaller residential towers. The towers will be built on a platform over railroad tracks along Ninth Ave. between 31st and 33rd... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
935 (285) | 60 | 2013 | |
| 181 Fremont Street 181 Fremont Street 181 Fremont Street is a proposed skyscraper for the South of Market District of San Francisco, California. The building, designed by Heller Manus Architects, will be located adjacent to the Transbay Terminal and 199 Fremont Street projects.... |
San Francisco | 900 (274) | 66 | 2012 | |
| Renzo Piano Tower III San Francisco Transbay development The San Francisco Transbay development plan consists of three supertall skyscrapers and ten other skyscrapers and highrises proposed in San Francisco. The towers are proposed to fund the replacement of the San Francisco Transbay Terminal in the South of Market neighborhood near the Financial... |
San Francisco | 900 (274) | |||
| Renzo Piano Tower IV San Francisco Transbay development The San Francisco Transbay development plan consists of three supertall skyscrapers and ten other skyscrapers and highrises proposed in San Francisco. The towers are proposed to fund the replacement of the San Francisco Transbay Terminal in the South of Market neighborhood near the Financial... |
San Francisco | 900 (274) | |||
| Grant Park Tower IV | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
900 (274) | 83 | — | |
| 29 South LaSalle 29 South LaSalle 29 South LaSalle is a proposed 51 story skyscraper in Chicago, Illinois designed by Lucien Lagrange Architects. It would stand at 870 feet . This project would include a "renovation", and facdectomy of the adjacent New York Life Insurance Building.... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
870 (265) | 51 | 2009 | |
| 708 First Avenue Tower I Con-Ed Redevelopment The Con-Ed Redevelopment is a complex of residential skyscraper proposed in New York City. 685 1st Avenue will be 718 ft tall and have 69 floors. 700 1st Avenue Tower 3... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
864 (263) | 57 | 2008 | |
| InterContinental Chicago North Tower InterContinental Chicago InterContinental Chicago is a hotel in Chicago, Illinois, United States. The hotel currently occupies two Multi-story buildings. The historic tower, or "South Tower," is a 471 foot, 42 story building which was completed in 1929 originally as the home of the Medinah Athletic Club. The main tower,... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
850 (259) | 71 | 2009 | |
| 685 First Avenue Con-Ed Redevelopment The Con-Ed Redevelopment is a complex of residential skyscraper proposed in New York City. 685 1st Avenue will be 718 ft tall and have 69 floors. 700 1st Avenue Tower 3... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
836 (255) | 67 | 2008 | |
| T. Stacy and Associates Condo Tower | Austin Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of :Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States. It was the third-fastest-growing large city in... |
830 (253) | 70 | ||
| South Bay Tower South Bay Tower South Bay Tower, also known as the Gateway Center, is a proposed skyscraper planned for Boston, Massachusetts. If completed, South Bay Tower would stand as the tallest building in Boston, Massachusetts, and New England, surpassing the 60-story John Hancock Tower by 7 stories and at least... |
Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... |
800 (244) | 67 | 2010 | |
| Grant Park Tower III | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
790 (241) | 73 | ||
| 560 North Fairbanks | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
787 (240) | 58 | 2010 | |
| Renzi Las Vegas Tower I | Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
776 (237) | 63 | 2009 | Considered to be a stale proposal |
| Renzi Las Vegas Tower II | Las Vegas Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... |
776 (237) | 63 | 2009 | Considered to be a stale proposal |
| 1490 Biscayne Boulevard | Miami | 744 (227) | 73 | 2010 | |
| Infinity II | Miami | 736 (224) | 65 | 2010 | |
| Encinal Tower Encinal Tower The Encinal Tower is a skyscraper proposed for construction in Downtown Oakland, California. The mixed-use tower is planned to rise and contain 56 floors for office and residential use. The current project design consists of a glass and X-bracing-covered cylindrical building with one side that... |
Oakland Oakland, California Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724... |
715 (218) | 56 | ||
| Columbus Centre | Miami | 710 (216) | 56 | 2010 |
Tallest destroyed
This table lists the 10 tallest buildings in the United States that have been demolished, destroyed, or are undergoing demolition.| Name | Image | City | Height ft (m) |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,368 (417) | 110 | 1972 | 2001 | Destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks September 11, 2001 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation... ; tallest building in the world from 1972 until 1974. |
| Two World Trade Center | New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
1,362 (415) | 110 | 1973 | 2001 | Destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks September 11, 2001 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation... . |
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| Singer Building Singer Building The Singer Building or Singer Tower at Liberty Street and Broadway in Manhattan, was a 47-story office building completed in 1908 as the headquarters of the Singer Manufacturing Company. It was demolished in 1968 and is now the site of 1 Liberty Plaza.... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
612 (187) | 47 | 1908 | 1968 | Demolished to make room for One Liberty Plaza One Liberty Plaza One Liberty Plaza, formerly the U.S. Steel Building, is a skyscraper in lower Manhattan, New York City, at the location of the former Singer Building . 1 Liberty Plaza is currently owned and operated by Brookfield Properties. The building is tall and 54 floors. It was built in 1973... ; tallest building ever to be demolished by a company; tallest building in the world from 1908 until 1909 |
| 7 World Trade Center |  |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
610 (186) | 47 | 1987 | 2001 | Destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks September 11, 2001 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation... |
| Deutsche Bank Building Deutsche Bank Building The Deutsche Bank Building was a skyscraper at 130 Liberty Street in New York City, United States, adjacent to the World Trade Center . Opened in 1974 as Bankers Trust Plaza, the building was acquired by Deutsche Bank when it acquired Bankers Trust in 1998. It was part of the skyline of Lower... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
565 (172) | 40 | 1974 | 2011 | Deconstructed due to damage sustained from the September 11, 2001 attacks September 11, 2001 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks The September 11 attacks (also referred to as September 11, September 11th or 9/119/11 is pronounced "nine eleven". The slash is not part of the pronunciation... |
| Morrison Hotel Morrison Hotel (Chicago) The Morrison Hotel was a high rise hotel in downtown the Loop community area of Chicago in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It was designed by the architectural firm of Marshall and Fox, and completed in 1925... |
— | Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
526 (160) | 45 | 1926 | 1965 | Demolished to make room for the Chase Tower Chase Tower (Chicago) Chase Tower, located in the Chicago Loop area of Chicago at 10 South Dearborn Street, is a 60 story skyscraper completed in 1969. At 850 feet tall, it is the tenth tallest building in Chicago, the tallest building inside the Chicago 'L' Loop elevated tracks, and the 32nd tallest in the United... |
| One Meridian Plaza One Meridian Plaza One Meridian Plaza was a 38-story high-rise office building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. The tower was designed by Vincent Kling & Associates and completed in 1972. The building was demolished in 1999 as a result of damage of a fire that began on February 23, 1991... |
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Philadelphia | 492 (150) | 38 | 1972 | 1999 | Deconstructed due to damage from a 1991 fire |
| City Investing Building City Investing Building The City Investing Building was an early New York City skyscraper, one of the largest buildings of its era, erected in 1908, and razed in 1968.... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... |
487 (148) | 33 | 1908 | 1968 | Demolished with the Singer Building Singer Building The Singer Building or Singer Tower at Liberty Street and Broadway in Manhattan, was a 47-story office building completed in 1908 as the headquarters of the Singer Manufacturing Company. It was demolished in 1968 and is now the site of 1 Liberty Plaza.... to make room for One Liberty Plaza One Liberty Plaza One Liberty Plaza, formerly the U.S. Steel Building, is a skyscraper in lower Manhattan, New York City, at the location of the former Singer Building . 1 Liberty Plaza is currently owned and operated by Brookfield Properties. The building is tall and 54 floors. It was built in 1973... |
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| 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 | |
| Landmark Tower | — | Fort Worth | 380 (116) | 29 | 1957 | 2006 | Second tallest building to ever be imploded at the time of its destruction |
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.
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| Christ Church, Philadelphia Christ Church, Philadelphia Christ Church is an Episcopal church located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1695 by members of the Church of England, who built a small wooden church on the site by the next year. When the congregation outgrew this structure some twenty years later, they decided to erect a new... |
Philadelphia 39°57′2.60"N 75°8′37.90"W |
1754–1810 | 196.75 (60.0) | 1 | ||
| Park Street Church Park Street Church The Park Street Church in Boston, Massachusetts is an active Conservative Congregational Church at the corner of Tremont Street and Park Street. The church is currently pastored by Gordon P. Hugenberger.-History:... |
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Boston Boston Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had... 42°21′24.42"N 71°3′43.18"W |
1810–1846 | 217 (66) | 1 | |
| Trinity Church Trinity Church, New York Trinity Church at 79 Broadway, Lower Manhattan, is a historic, active parish church in the Episcopal Diocese of New York... |
New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′28.58"N 74°0′43.88"W |
1846–1869 | 279 (85) | 1 | ||
| Saint Michael's Church St. Michael's Church, Old Town, Chicago St. Michael's Church in the Old Town neighborhood of Chicago is a Roman Catholic church staffed by the Redemptorist order of priests. The parish was founded to minister to German Catholic immigrants in 1852 with its first wooden church completed that year at a cost of $750 . The building stands at... |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°54′44.79"N 87°38′26.7"W |
1869–1885 | 290 (88) | 1 | |
| Chicago Board of Trade Building Chicago Board of Trade Building The Chicago Board of Trade Building is a skyscraper located in :Chicago, Illinois, United States. It stands at 141 W. Jackson Boulevard at the foot of the LaSalle Street canyon, in the Loop community area in Cook County. Built in 1930 and first designated a Chicago Landmark on May 4, 1977, the... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... (demolished 1929) |
1885–1890 | 322 (98) | 10 | ||
| New York World Building New York World Building The New York World Building was a skyscraper in New York City designed by early skyscraper specialist George Browne Post and built in 1890 to house the now-defunct newspaper, The New York World. It was razed in 1955.-History:... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... (demolished 1955) |
1890–1895 | 348 (106) | 20 | |
| Manhattan Life Insurance Building Manhattan Life Insurance Building The Manhattan Life Insurance Building was a tower at 64-66 Broadway in New York City completed in 1894 to the designs of the architects of Kimball & Thompson and slightly extended north in 1904 making its new address 64-70 Broadway... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... (demolished 1930) |
1894–1895 | 348 (106) | 18 | |
| Milwaukee City Hall Milwaukee City Hall City Hall is the scene of the largest Socialist victory ever registered in an American city, when in 1910 Emil Seidel and a majority Socialist Common Council swept into office. Although the Socialist majority on the Common Council was short-lived, the city was led by Socialist mayors from 1916 to... |
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Milwaukee 43°2′30.54"N 87°54′34.88"W |
1895–1899 | 353 (108) | 15 | |
| Park Row Building Park Row Building The Park Row Building is a building on Park Row in the Financial District of the New York City borough of Manhattan also known as 15 Park Row... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′40.48"N 74°0′27.97"W |
1899–1901 | 391 (119) | 30 | |
| Philadelphia City Hall Philadelphia City Hall Philadelphia City Hall is the house of government for the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At , including the statue, it is the world's second-tallest masonry building, only shorter than Mole Antonelliana in Turin... |
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Philadelphia 39°57′8.85"N 75°9′48.83"W |
1901–1908 | 548 (167) | 7 | |
| Singer Building Singer Building The Singer Building or Singer Tower at Liberty Street and Broadway in Manhattan, was a 47-story office building completed in 1908 as the headquarters of the Singer Manufacturing Company. It was demolished in 1968 and is now the site of 1 Liberty Plaza.... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... (demolished 1968) |
1908–1909 | 612 (187) | 47 | |
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower The Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower, also known as the Metropolitan Life Tower or Met Life Tower, is a landmark skyscraper located on East 23rd Street between Madison Avenue and Park Avenue South, off of Madison Square Park. in the borough of Manhattan in New York City... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°44′28.54"N 73°59′15.03"W |
1909–1913 | 700 (213) | 50 | |
| Woolworth Building Woolworth Building The Woolworth Building is one of the oldest skyscrapers in New York City. More than a century after the start of its construction, it remains, at 57 stories, one of the fifty tallest buildings in the United States as well as one of the twenty tallest buildings in New York City... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′44.29"N 74°0′28.96"W |
1913–1930 | 792 (241) | 57 | |
| Bank of Manhattan Trust Building 40 Wall Street 40 Wall Street is a 70-story skyscraper in New York City. Originally known as the Bank of Manhattan Trust building, and also known as Manhattan Company Building, it was later known by its street address when its founding tenant merged to form the Chase Manhattan Bank and today is known as the... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°42′25.05"N 74°0′34.73"W |
1930 | 927 (283) | 70 | |
| Chrysler Building Chrysler Building The Chrysler Building is an Art Deco style skyscraper in New York City, located on the east side of Manhattan in the Turtle Bay area at the intersection of 42nd Street and Lexington Avenue. Standing at , it was the world's tallest building for 11 months before it was surpassed by the Empire State... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°45′5.44"N 73°58′31.84"W |
1930–1931 | 1,046 (319) | 77 | |
| Empire State Building Empire State Building The Empire State Building is a 102-story landmark skyscraper and American cultural icon in New York City at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and West 34th Street. It has a roof height of 1,250 feet , and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 ft high. Its name is derived... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... 40°44′54.36"N 73°59′8.36"W |
1931–1972 | 1,250 (381) | 102 | |
| One World Trade Center World Trade Center The original World Trade Center was a complex with seven buildings featuring landmark twin towers in Lower Manhattan, New York City, United States. The complex opened on April 4, 1973, and was destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks. The site is currently being rebuilt with five new... |
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New York City New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... (destroyed 2001) |
1972–1974 | 1,368 (417) | 110 | |
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Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... 41°52′43.82"N 87°38′9.73"W |
1974–present | 1,451 (442) | 108 |
See also
- List of buildings
- List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
- List of tallest structures in the United States
- Tallest buildings in Central AmericaTallest buildings in Central AmericaCentral America consists of El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua. As of 2011 the tallest structure in Central America is the Trump Ocean Club in Panamá, a 2.4 million-square-foot, 65-story waterfront tower, 284 meters in height, co-developed by the Trump Organization...
- List of cities with most skyscrapers
External links
- Diagram of United States skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage