Tallest Buildings
This lists ranks completed and topped out 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 towers,while not habitable buildings, are included for comparison purposes; however, they are not ranked.
Was the world's tallest building upon completion| Rank | Name | Image | Location | Height |
Floors | Year | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | One World Trade Center* | New York City |
01.01,776 (541) | 105 | 2013 |
Topped out on May 10, 2013 to become the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere(Pending verification by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat) and the 3rd-tallest building in the world | |
| 02 !2 | Willis Tower | Chicago |
01.21,451 (442) | 110 | 1974 | Formerly known, and still commonly referred to, as the Sears Tower; 10th-tallest building in the world, tallest building in Chicago, and tallest completed building in the United States | |
| 03 !3 | Trump International Hotel and Tower | Chicago |
02.01,389 (423) | 92 | 2009 | 12th-tallest building in the world; once planned to be the tallest in the world prior to World Trade Center attacks. | |
| 04 !4 | Empire State Building | New York City |
03.01,250 (381) | 102 | 1931 | 19th-tallest building in the world, tallest completed building in New York City; tallest building in the world from 1931 until 1972; first building in the world to contain over 100 floors; tallest building built in the U.S. and the world in the 1930s | |
| 05 !5 | Bank of America Tower | New York City |
03.11,200 (366) | 54 | 2009 | 3rd-tallest building in New York City and the 26th-tallest building in the world. | |
| 06 !6 | Aon Center | Chicago |
04.01,136 (346) | 83 | 1973 | 30th-tallest building in the world | |
| 07 !7 | John Hancock Center | Chicago |
05.01,127 (344) | 100 | 1969 | 34th-tallest building in the world; first trussed-tube building in the world; contains some of the highest residential units in the world; tallest building built in the U.S. in the 1960s | |
| 08 !8= | Chrysler Building | New York City |
06.01,046 (319) | 77 | 1930 | 50th-tallest building in the world; tallest man-made structure in the world from 1930 until 1931; First building to be more than 1,000 feet tall; tallest brick building in the world. | |
| 08 !8= | New York Times Building | New York City |
07.01,046 (319) | 52 | 2007 | 50th-tallest building in the world, its record is tied with the Chrysler Building | |
| 10 !10 | Bank of America Plaza | Atlanta |
08.01,023 (312) | 55 | 1992 | 53rd-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Atlanta and the Southern 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 | |
| 11 | U.S. Bank Tower | Los Angeles |
09.01,018 (310) | 73 | 1989 | 54th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Los Angeles; tallest building in California; tallest building west of the Mississippi River and on the West Coast; tallest building in the world with a helipad on the roof | |
| 12 | Franklin Center | Chicago |
10.01,007 (307) | 60 | 1989 | 54th-tallest building in the world. Originally known as the AT&T Corporate Center at its inauguration in 1989, the name was changed after Tishman Speyer acquired the building and the adjacent USG complex in 2004. | |
| 13 | JPMorgan Chase Tower | Houston |
11.01,002 (305) | 75 | 1982 | 62nd-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Houston and Texas; tallest 5-sided building in the world | |
| 14 | Two Prudential Plaza | Chicago |
12.0995 (303) | 64 | 1990 | 66th-tallest building in the world | |
| 15 | Wells Fargo Plaza | Houston |
13.0992 (302) | 71 | 1983 | 68th-tallest building in the world | |
| 16 | Comcast Center | Philadelphia |
14.0975 (297) | 57 | 2007 | 78th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Philadelphia; tallest building in Pennsylvania | |
| 17 | 311 South Wacker Drive | Chicago |
15.0961 (293) | 65 | 1990 | 75th-tallest building in the world | |
| 18 | 70 Pine Street | New York City |
16.0952 (290) | 66 | 1932 | 84th-tallest building in the world | |
| 19 | Key Tower | Cleveland |
17.0947 (289) | 57 | 1991 | 88th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Cleveland and Ohio; tallest building in the Midwestern United States outside of Chicago; tallest building in the United States between New York City and Chicago until the 2007 completion of Comcast Center | |
| 20 | One Liberty Place | Philadelphia |
18.0945 (288) | 61 | 1987 | 89th-tallest building in the world | |
| 21 | Columbia Center | Seattle |
19.0932 (284) | 76 | 1985 | 94th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Seattle; fourth-tallest building west of the Mississippi River | |
| 22 | Trump Building !The Trump Building | New York City |
20.0927 (283) | 70 | 1930 | 101st-tallest building in the world; tallest building in the world for two months in 1930 until the completion of the Chrysler Building, also known as 40 Wall Street. | |
| 23 | Bank of America Plaza | Dallas |
22.0921 (281) | 72 | 1985 | 104th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Dallas | |
| 24 | Citigroup Center | New York City |
22.0915 (279) | 59 | 1977 | 109th-tallest building in the world. | |
| 25 | Williams Tower | Houston |
23.0901 (275) | 64 | 1983 | 116th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in the world located outside of a city's central business district | |
| 26 | Renaissance Tower | Dallas |
24.0886 (270) | 56 | 1974 | 121st-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). | |
| 27 | 8 Spruce Street | New York City | 876 (267) | 76 | 2010 | ||
| 26 !26= | 900 North Michigan | Chicago |
25.0871 (265) | 66 | 1989 | 135th-tallest building in the world | |
| 27 !26= | Bank of America Corporate Center | Charlotte |
26.0871 (265) | 60 | 1992 | 134th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Charlotte and the Carolinas. Tallest building in the Southern United States outside of Atlanta. | |
| 28 !26= | SunTrust Plaza | Atlanta |
27.0871 (265) | 60 | 1992 | 141st-tallest building in the world. | |
| 29 | Trump World Tower | New York City |
28.0861 (262) | 72 | 2001 | 144th-tallest building in the world; tallest all residential building in the world from 2000 until 2002 | |
| 30 | Water Tower Place | Chicago |
29.0859 (262) | 74 | 1976 | 144th-tallest building in the world | |
| 31 | Aon Center | Los Angeles |
30.0858 (262) | 62 | 1974 | 149th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River from 1974 until 1982 | |
| 32 | Transamerica Pyramid | San Francisco |
31.0853 (260) | 48 | 1972 | 156th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in San Francisco; tallest building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River from 1972 until 1974 | |
| 33 !33= | Chase Tower | Chicago |
32.0850 (259) | 60 | 1969 | 165th-tallest building in the world | |
| 34 !33= | GE Building | New York City |
33.0850 (259) | 69 | 1933 | 165th-tallest building in the world | |
| 35 | Two Liberty Place | Philadelphia |
34.0848 (258) | 58 | 1990 | 170th-tallest building in the world | |
| 36 !36= | Devon Energy Tower | Oklahoma City |
04.0844 (257) | 52 | 2012 | Tallest building in Oklahoma City, Tallest building in Oklahoma, Tallest building in the "Plains States" | |
| 37 !36= | Park Tower | Chicago |
35.0844 (257) | 67 | 2000 | 172nd-tallest building in the world | |
| 37 | U.S. Steel Tower | Pittsburgh |
36.0841 (256) | 64 | 1970 | 175th-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Pittsburgh; largest roof in the world at its height or taller | |
| 38 | Chase Tower | Indianapolis |
37.0830 (253) | 49 | 1990 | 193rd-tallest building in the world; tallest building in Indianapolis; tallest building in the Midwest outside of Chicago and Cleveland | |
| 39 | One Atlantic Center | Atlanta |
38.0820 (250) | 50 | 1987 | Also known as the IBM Tower. | |
| 40 !40= | Aqua | Chicago |
38.1819 (250) | 82 | 2009 | 144th-tallest building in the world | |
| 41 !40= | Legacy and Millennium Park !The Legacy at Millennium Park | Chicago |
38.2819 (250) | 72 | 2009 | ||
| 42 | CitySpire Center | New York City |
39.0814 (248) | 75 | 1987 | ||
| 43 | One Chase Manhattan Plaza | New York City |
40.0813 (248) | 60 | 1960 | ||
| 44 | Conde Nast Building | New York City |
41.0809 (247) | 48 | 1999 | Also known as 4 Times Square | |
| 45 | MetLife Building | New York City |
42.0808 (246) | 59 | 1963 | Formerly known as the PanAm Building | |
| 46 | Bloomberg Tower | New York City |
43.0806 (246) | 54 | 2005 | ||
| 47 !47= | IDS Tower | Minneapolis |
45.0792 (241) | 57 | 1973 | Tallest building in Minneapolis | |
| 48 !47= | Mellon Bank Center | Philadelphia |
45.1792 (241) | 54 | 1990 | ||
| 49 !47= | Woolworth Building | New York City |
46.0792 (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 | Boston |
47.0790 (241) | 60 | 1976 | Tallest building in Boston and New England; also known as the John Hancock Tower | |
| 51 | Four Seasons Hotel & Tower | Miami |
48.0789 (240) | 64 | 2003 | Tallest building in Miami and Florida | |
| 52 | Comerica Bank Tower | Dallas |
49.0787 (240) | 60 | 1987 | Formerly known as Bank One Center and Chase Center. | |
| 53 | 300 North LaSalle | Chicago |
49.1785 (239) | 60 | 2009 | ||
| 54 | Goldman Sachs Tower | Jersey City |
50.0781 (238) | 42 | 2003 | Tallest building in Jersey City and New Jersey | |
| 55 | Bank of America Center | Houston |
51.0780 (238) | 56 | 1983 | ||
| 56 | 555 California Street | San Francisco |
52.0779 (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 | New York City |
53.0778 (237) | 50 | 1989 | ||
| 58 | Capella Tower | Minneapolis |
54.0776 (237) | 56 | 1992 | Formerly known as First Bank Place and US Bancorp Tower | |
| 59 | Wells Fargo Center | Minneapolis |
55.0773 (236) | 57 | 1988 | ||
| 60 !60 | 1201 Third Avenue | Seattle |
56.0771 (235) | 55 | 1988 | Formerly known as the Washington Mutual Tower | |
| 62 | 191 Peachtree Tower | Atlanta |
57.0770 (235) | 50 | 1991 | ||
| 63 | Three First National Plaza | Chicago |
58.0767 (234) | 57 | 1981 | ||
| 64 !64= | Duke Energy Center | Charlotte |
58.1764 (233) | 48 | 2009 | ||
| 65 !64= | Southeast Financial Center | Miami |
59.0764 (233) | 55 | 1984 | ||
| 66 | Heritage Plaza | Houston |
60.0762 (232) | 53 | 1987 | ||
| 67 | Carnegie Hall Tower | New York City |
61.0757 (231) | 60 | 1991 | ||
| 68 !68= | Chicago Title and Trust Center | Chicago |
62.0756 (230) | 50 | 1992 | ||
| 69 !68= | Enterprise Plaza | Houston |
63.0756 (230) | 55 | 1980 | ||
| 70 | 383 Madison Avenue | New York City |
64.0755 (230) | 47 | 2001 | Formerly known as the Bear Stearns World Headquarters | |
| 71 | AXA Center | New York City |
752 (229) | 54 | 1986 | ||
| 72 !72= | 1251 Avenue of the Americas | New York City |
69.0750 (229) | 54 | 1971 | ||
| 73 !72= | One Penn Plaza | New York City |
70.0750 (229) | 57 | 1972 | ||
| 74 !72= | Time Warner Center Tower North Tower | New York City |
70.1750 (229) | 55 | 2004 | ||
| 75 !72= | Time Warner Center Tower South Tower | New York City |
70.2750 (229) | 55 | 2004 | ||
| 76 !72= | Two California Plaza | Los Angeles |
70.3750 (229) | 52 | 1992 | ||
| 77 !77= | Gas Company Tower | Los Angeles |
72.1749 (228) | 52 | 1991 | ||
| 78 !77= | Goldman Sachs World Headquarters | New York City |
72.2749 (228) | 44 | 2009 | ||
| 79 !77= | Prudential Tower | Boston |
72.3749 (228) | 52 | 1964 | Stood as the tallest building in North America outside of New York City upon its completion | |
| 80 !80= | 60 Wall Street | New York City |
74.0745 (227) | 56 | 1989 | ||
| 81 !80= | One Astor Plaza | New York City |
75.0745 (227) | 54 | 1972 | ||
| 82 !80= | RSA Battle House Tower | Mobile |
75.1745 (227) | 35 | 2007 | Tallest building in Mobile and Alabama | |
| 83 !83= | Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower | Chicago |
76.0743 (227) | 54 | 2010 | Topped out | |
| 84 !83= | One Liberty Plaza | New York City |
76.1743 (227) | 54 | 1974 | ||
| 85 !85= | 7 World Trade Center | New York City |
77.0741 (226) | 52 | 2006 | ||
| 86 !85= | 20 Exchange Place | New York City |
77.1741 (226) | 57 | 1931 | ||
| 87 !85= | Centerpoint Energy Plaza | Houston |
78.0741 (226) | 53 | 1974 | ||
| 88= | Two Union Square | Seattle |
80.0740 (226) | 56 | 1989 | ||
| 88= | 200 West Street | New York City |
80.0740 (226) | 44 | 2010 | ||
| 89 !89= | Bell Atlantic Tower | Philadelphia |
81.0739 (225) | 55 | 1991 | Also known as Verizon Tower | |
| 90 !89= | Three World Financial Center | New York City |
82.0739 (225) | 51 | 1986 | ||
| 91 | JPMorgan Chase Tower | Dallas |
83.0738 (225) | 55 | 1987 | ||
| 92 !92= | Bank of America Plaza | Los Angeles |
84.0735 (224) | 55 | 1975 | ||
| 93 !92= | Fontainebleau Resort Las Vegas* | Paradise |
84.1735 (224) | 63 | 2009 | Under construction; the Fontainebleau Resort was topped out in early 2009, becoming the tallest building in Las Vegas and Nevada. | |
| 94 | One Museum Park | Chicago |
85.0734 (224) | 62 | 2009 | Tallest all-residential building in Chicago, second-tallest all-residential building in the United States after the Trump World Tower in New York City | |
| 95 | Bertelsmann Building | New York City |
85.1733 (223) | 45 | 1990 | ||
| 96 | Continental Center One | Houston |
86.0732 (223) | 53 | 1984 | ||
| 97 | Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center | Detroit |
87.0727 (222) | 70 | 1977 | Tallest all-hotel building in the world upon completion; now stands as the tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere. Tallest building in Detroit and the State of Michigan. | |
| 98 !98= | 777 Tower | Los Angeles |
88.0725 (221) | 53 | 1991 | ||
| 100 !98= | Fullbright Tower | Houston |
90.0725 (221) | 52 | 1982 | ||
| 99 !98= | One Mellon Center | Pittsburgh |
90.1725 (221) | 54 | 1983 | ||
| 101 !98= | Olympia Centre | Chicago |
89.0725 (221) | 63 | 1986 | ||
| 102 | Times Square Tower | New York City |
90.2724 (221) | 49 | 2004 | ||
| 103 !103= | Wells Fargo Tower | Los Angeles |
90.3723 (220) | 54 | 1982 | ||
| 104 !103= | Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel | Atlanta |
90.4723 (220) | 73 Floors above ground | 1973 | ||
| 105 | Seattle Municipal Tower | Seattle |
90.5722 (220) | 62 | 1990 | ||
| 106 | Fountain Place | Dallas |
90.6720 (220) | 63 | 1986 | ||
| 107 | Figueroa at Wilshire | Los Angeles |
90.7717 (219) | 53 | 1990 | ||
| 108 | Metropolitan Tower | New York City |
90.8716 (218) | 68 | 1987 | ||
| 109 !109= | One Shell Plaza | Houston |
90.9714 (218) | 50 | 1971 | ||
| 110 !109= | Republic Plaza | Denver |
91.0714 (218) | 56 | 1984 | Tallest building in Denver | |
| 111 | Revel Casino | Atlantic City |
91.05710 (216) | 72 | 2012 | Tallest building in Atlantic City | |
| 112 !112= | 500 Fifth Avenue | New York City |
91.1709 (216) | 58 | 1931 | ||
| 113 !112= | 1801 California Street | Denver |
91.2709 (216) | 53 | 1982 | ||
| 114 !114 | Terminal Tower | Cleveland |
91.3708 (216) | 52 | 1930 | Tallest building in North America outside of New York City until the completion of the Prudential Tower in Boston in 1967 | |
| 115 | JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters | New York City |
91.4707 (216) | 52 | 1960 | ||
| 116 | General Motors Building | New York City |
91.5705 (215) | 50 | 1968 | ||
| 117 !117= | Marquis Miami | Miami |
91.6700 (213) | 63 | 2008 | ||
| 118 !117= | Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower | New York City |
91.7700 (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 |
* indicates building is still under construction, but has been topped out
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