Tallest Buildings By Pinnacle Height
This lists ranks completed and topped out buildings in the United States that stand at least 800 feet (244 m) tall based on pinnacle height measurement, which includes antenna masts. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.
| Rank | Name | City | Pinnacle height |
Standard height |
Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 !1 | Willis Tower (Sears Tower) | Chicago | 01.21,730 (527) | 999.9 !1,451 (442) | |
| 02 !2 | John Hancock Center | Chicago | 02.01,500 (457) | 999.4 !1,127 (344) | |
| 02 !3 | Empire State Building | New York City | 03.0 1,454 (443) | 999.7 !1,250 (381) | |
| 04 !4 | Trump International Hotel and Tower | Chicago | 03.11,389 (423) | 999.8 !1,389 (423) | |
| 05 !5 | Bank of America Tower | New York City | 04.01,200 (366) | 999.6 !1,200 (366) | |
| 06 !6 | Aon Center | Chicago | 05.01,136 (346) | 999.5 !1,136 (346) | |
| 07 !7 | Conde Nast Building | New York City | 06.01,118 (341) | 809 (247) | |
| 09 !8= | Chrysler Building | New York City | 07.01,046 (319) | 999.3 !1,046 (319) | |
| 010 !8= | New York Times Building | New York City | 08.01,046 (319) | 999.3 !1,046 (319) | |
| 10 | Bank of America Plaza | Atlanta | 09.01,040 (317) | 999.2 !1,023 (312) | |
| 11 | U.S. Bank Tower | Los Angeles | 10.01,018 (310) | 999.1 !1,018 (310) | |
| 12 | AT&T Corporate Center | Chicago | 11.01,007 (307) | 886 (270) | |
| 13 | JPMorgan Chase Tower | Houston | 12.01,002 (305) | 998.9 !1,002 (305) | |
| 14 | One Shell Plaza | Houston | 13.01,000 (305) | 714 (218) | |
| 15 | Two Prudential Plaza | Chicago | 14.0995 (303) | 995 (303) | |
| 16 | Wells Fargo Bank Plaza | Houston | 15.0992 (302) | 992 (302) | |
| 17 | Comcast Center | Philadelphia | 16.0975 (297) | 975 (297) | |
| 18 | Columbia Center | Seattle | 17.0967 (295) | 932 (284) | |
| 19 | 311 South Wacker Drive | Chicago | 18.0961 (293) | 961 (293) | |
| 20 | American International Building | New York City | 19.0952 (290) | 952 (290) | |
| 21 | Key Tower | Cleveland | 20.0947 (289) | 947 (289) | |
| 22 | One Liberty Place | Philadelphia | 21.0945 (288) | 945 (288) | |
| 23 | Bloomberg Tower | New York City | 22.0941 (287) | 806 (246) | |
| 24 | The Trump Building | New York City | 23.0927 (283) | 927 (283) | |
| 25 | Bank of America Plaza | Dallas | 24.0921 (281) | 921 (281) | |
| 26 | Citigroup Center | New York City | 25.0915 (279) | 915 (279) | |
| 27 | One Prudential Plaza | Chicago | 26.0912 (278) | 601 (183) | |
| 28 | IDS Center | Minneapolis | 27.0910 (277) | 792 (241) | |
| 29 | Prudential Tower | Boston | 27.0907 (276) | 749 (228) | |
| 30 | SunTrust Plaza | Atlanta | 28.0902 (275) | 871 (265) | |
| 31 | Williams Tower | Houston | 29.0901 (275) | 901 (275) | |
| 32 !32 | Renaissance Tower | Dallas | 30.0886 (270) | 886 (270) | |
| 33 | Westin Peachtree Plaza | Atlanta | 32.0883 (269) | 723 (220) | |
| 34 | 8 Spruce Street | New York City | 32.0876 (267) | 876 (267) | |
| 35 !35= | 900 North Michigan | Chicago | 33.0871 (265) | 871 (265) | |
| 36 !35= | Bank of America Corporate Center | Charlotte | 34.0871 (265) | 871 (265) | |
| 37 | Trump World Tower | New York City | 35.0860 (262) | 860 (262) | |
| 38 | Water Tower Place | Chicago | 36.0859 (262) | 859 (262) | |
| 39 | Aon Center | Los Angeles | 37.0858 (262) | 858 (262) | |
| 40 | Transamerica Pyramid | San Francisco | 38.0853 (260) | 853 (260) | |
| 41 !41= | Chase Tower | Chicago | 39.0850 (259) | 850 (259) | |
| 42 !41= | GE Building | New York City | 40.0850 (259) | 850 (259) | |
| 43 | Two Liberty Place | Philadelphia | 41.0848 (258) | 848 (258) | |
| 44 | Park Tower | Chicago | 42.0844 (257) | 844 (257) | |
| 45 | U.S. Steel Tower | Pittsburgh | 43.0841 (256) | 841 (256) | |
| 46 | Chase Tower | Indianapolis | 44.0830 (253) | 830 (253) | |
| 47 | One Atlantic Center | Atlanta | 45.0820 (250) | 820 (250) | |
| 48 !48= | Aqua* | Chicago | 38.1819 (250) | 819 (250) | |
| 49 !48= | Legacy and Millennium Park !The Legacy at Millennium Park* | Chicago | 38.2819 (250) | 819 (250) | |
| 50 | CitySpire Center | New York City | 46.0814 (248) | 814 (248) | |
| 51 | One Chase Manhattan Plaza | New York City | 47.0813 (248) | 813 (248) | |
| 52 | MetLife Building | New York City | 48.0808 (246) | 808 (246) |
* Indicates building is still under construction, but has been topped out.
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