Tallest Buildings By Pinnacle Height
This list ranks Boston skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas. As architectural features and spires can be regarded as subjective, some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this method of measurement. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.
| Rank | Name | Pinnacle height |
Standard height |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prudential Tower | 907 (276) | 749 (228) | |
| 2 | Hancock Place | 790 (241) | 790 (241) | |
| 3 | One Financial Center | 683 (208) | 590 (180) | |
| 4 | One Beacon Street | 623 (190) | 505 (154) | |
| 5 | Federal Reserve Bank Building | 614 (187) | 614 (187) | |
| 6 | One Boston Place | 601 (183) | 601 (183) | |
| 7 | One International Place | 600 (183) | 600 (183) | |
| 8 | First National Bank Building | 591 (180) | 591 (180) | |
| 9 | 111 Huntington Avenue | 554 (169) | 554 (169) | |
| 10 | Two International Place | 538 (164) | 538 (164) |
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