List of tallest buildings in the United States Totally Explained

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This list of tallest buildings in the United States ranks skyscrapers in the United States based on official height. The country is home to many of the world's tallest buildings.
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. The 1,776 foot (541 m) Freedom Tower, scheduled for construction on the former World Trade Center site, was intended to become the tallest building in the United States upon completion in 2010. The Chicago Spire (previously known as the Fordham Spire) a tower under construction in Chicago, Illinois is planned for completion in 2011. This tower would be taller than the proposed Freedom Tower with a height of 2,000 feet (610 m).
Other tall buildings that are either proposed or under construction include Trans National Place in Boston (1,175 feet (351.8m)), the Signature Tower in Nashville, Tennessee (1,057 feet (322 m)), the Bank of America Tower (1,200 feet (366 m)) in New York City, the American Commerce Center (1,500 feet (457 m)) and the Comcast Center (975 feet (297 m)) in Philadelphia, the Trump International Hotel and Tower (1,362 feet (415 m)) and Waterview Tower (1,047 feet (319 m)) in Chicago. 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 - Freedom Tower, Madison Square Garden Towers I and II, 2 World Trade Center, and Hudson Place Tower) or Chicago (4 - Chicago Spire, Sears 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 three on the list (behind the Chicago Spire and the Freedom Tower).

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks 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 doesn't include antenna masts. Only completed buildings and under construction buildings that have been topped out are included.

Rank	Name	City	Height feet / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Sears Tower	Chicago, IL	1,451 / 442	108	1974	5th-tallest building in the world, tallest building in the United States. Has been the tallest building in the city, the state, and the country since 1974. Tallest building in the world from 1974 until 1998. Remains the tallest completed building in the world when measuring to pinnacle height. Tallest building constructed in the world in the 1970s.
2	Empire State Building	New York, NY	1,250 / 381	102	1931	10th-tallest building in the world. First building in the world to contain over 100 floors.
3	Bank of America Tower*	New York, NY	1,200 / 366	54	2008	Under construction - this building is topped out and currently stands as the 13th-tallest building in the world.
4	Aon Center	Chicago, IL	1,136 / 346	83	1973	17th-tallest building in the world.
5	John Hancock Center	Chicago, IL	1,127 / 344	100	1969	19th-tallest building in the world. Tallest completed building in the world that contains both commercial and residential units.
6=	Chrysler Building	New York, NY	1,046 / 319	77	1930	27th-tallest building in the world. First man-made structure in the world to rise higher than 1,000 ft (305 m). Stood as the tallest building in the world from 1930 until 1931, and also surpassed the Eiffel Tower to become the world's tallest structure. Tallest all-brick building in the world.
6=	New York Times Building	New York, NY	1,046 / 319	52	2007	27th-tallest building in the world.
8	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta, GA	1,023 / 312	55	1992	30th-tallest building in the world. Also known as the Pencil Building.
9	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles, CA	1,018 / 310	73	1989	31st-tallest building in the world. Tallest building in the West Coast of the United States.
10	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago, IL	1,007 / 307	60	1989	35th-tallest building in the world, 9th-tallest in the United States.
11	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston, TX	1,002 / 305	75	1982	36th-tallest building in the world. Tallest 5-sided building in the world.
12	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago, IL	995 / 303	64	1990	38th-tallest building in the world.
13	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston, TX	992 / 302	71	1983	39th-tallest building in the world.
14	Comcast Center	Philadelphia, PA	975 / 297	57	2007	42nd-tallest building in the world.
15	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago, IL	961 / 293	65	1990	46th-tallest building in the world.
16	American International Building	New York, NY	952 / 290	66	1932	48th-tallest building in the world.
17	Key Tower	Cleveland, OH	947 / 289	57	1991	49th-tallest building in the world. Stood as the tallest building in the United States between New York City and Chicago from its completion until 2007, when Comcast Center in Philadelphia surpassed it in height.
18	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia, PA	945 / 288	61	1987	50th-tallest building in the world.
19	Columbia Center	Seattle, WA	937 / 285	76	1985	52nd-tallest building in the world. Tallest building on the West Coast when completed, now the 2nd-tallest. Has more floors than any other building west of the Mississippi River.
20	40 Wall Street	New York, NY	927 / 283	71	1930	57th-tallest building in the world. Also known as the Trump Building.
21	Bank of America Plaza	Dallas, TX	921 / 281	72	1985	58th-tallest building in the world.
22	Citigroup Center	New York, NY	915 / 279	59	1977	62nd-tallest building in the world.
23	Williams Tower	Houston, TX	901 / 275	64	1983	66th-tallest building in the world. Upon completion, it stood as the tallest skyscraper in the world located outside of a city's central business district.
24	Renaissance Tower	Dallas, TX	886 / 270	56	1974	68th-tallest building in the world.
25=	Bank of America Corporate Center	Charlotte, NC	871 / 265	60	1992	76th-tallest building in the world.
25=	900 North Michigan	Chicago, IL	871 / 265	66	1989	76th-tallest building in the world.
25=	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta, GA	871 / 265	60	1992	76th-tallest building in the world.
28	Trump World Tower	New York, NY	861 / 262	72	2001	85th-tallest building in the world. Tallest all-residential building in the United States.
29	Water Tower Place	Chicago, IL	859 / 262	74	1976	87th-tallest building in the world.
30	Aon Center	Los Angeles, CA	858 / 262	62	1974	90th-tallest building in the world. Tallest building on the West Coast of the United States from 1974 to 1985.
31	Transamerica Pyramid	San Francisco, CA	853 / 260	48	1972	93rd-tallest building in the world. The tower was the tallest building on the West Coast of the United States from 1972 until 1974, and is now the 4th-tallest building.
32=	Chase Tower	Chicago, IL	850 / 259	60	1969	99th-tallest building in the world.
32=	GE Building	New York, NY	850 / 259	69	1933	99th-tallest building in the world.
34	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia, PA	848 / 258	58	1990	103rd-tallest building in the world.
35	Park Tower	Chicago, IL	844 / 257	67	2000	106th-tallest building in the world.
36	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh, PA	841 / 256	64	1970	108th-tallest building in the world.
37	Chase Tower	Indianapolis, IN	830 / 253	49	1990	115th-tallest building in the world.
38	One Atlantic Center	Atlanta, GA	820 / 250	50	1987	123rd-tallest building in the world. Also known as the IBM Tower.
39	CitySpire Center	New York, NY	814 / 248	75	1987	132nd-tallest building in the world.
40	One Chase Manhattan Plaza	New York, NY	813 / 248	60	1960	134th-tallest building in the world.
41	Conde Nast Building	New York, NY	809 / 247	48	1999	138th-tallest building in the world. Also known as Four Times Square.
42	MetLife Building	New York, NY	808 / 246	60	1963	139th-tallest building in the world.
43	Bloomberg Tower	New York, NY	806 / 256	54	2005	140th-tallest building in the world.
44=	Mellon Bank Center	Philadelphia, PA	792 / 241	54	1990	157th-tallest building in the world. Also known as Nine Penn Center.
44=	IDS Center	Minneapolis, MN	792 / 241	57	1973	157th-tallest building in the world. Also known as IDS Center (originally spelled "Centre").
44=	Woolworth Building	New York, NY	792 / 241	57	1913	157th-tallest building in the world.
47	Hancock Place	Boston, MA	790 / 241	60	1976	162nd-tallest building in the world.
48	Four Seasons Hotel & Tower	Miami, FL	789 / 240	64	2003	163rd-tallest building in the world.
49	Comerica Bank Tower	Dallas, TX	787 / 240	60	1987	165th-tallest building in the world. Also known as Chase Center.
50	Goldman Sachs Tower	Jersey City, NJ	781 / 238	42	2003	176th-tallest building in the world.
51	Bank of America Center	Houston, TX	780 / 238	56	1983	182nd-tallest building in the world.
52	555 California Street	San Francisco, CA	779 / 237	52	1969	183rd-tallest building in the world. 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.
53	One Worldwide Plaza	New York, NY	778 / 237	50	1989	184th-tallest building in the world.
54	225 South Sixth	Minneapolis, MN	776 / 237	53	1992	185th-tallest building in the world. Formerly known as First Bank Tower and US Bancorp Tower.
55	Wells Fargo Center	Minneapolis, MN	773 / 236	57	1988	186th-tallest building in the world.
56	Washington Mutual Tower	Seattle, WA	771 / 235	55	1988	191st-tallest building in the world.
57	191 Peachtree Tower	Atlanta, GA	770 / 235	50	1991	197th-tallest building in the world.
58	Three First National Plaza	Chicago, IL	767 / 234	57	1981	193rd-tallest building in the world, 57th-tallest in the United States.
59	Wachovia Financial Center	Miami, FL	764 / 233	55	1984	Also known as Southeast Bank Center and First Union Financial Center.
60	Heritage Plaza	Houston, TX	762 / 232	53	1987
61	Carnegie Hall Tower	New York, NY	757 / 231	60	1991
62	Enterprise Plaza	Houston, TX	756 / 230	55	1980
63	Chicago Title and Trust Center	Chicago, IL	756 / 230	50	1992
64	383 Madison Avenue	New York, NY	755 / 230	47	2001
65	AXA Center	New York, NY	752 / 229	54	1986
66=	Time Warner Center Tower South Tower	New York, NY	750 / 229	55	2004
66=	Time Warner Center Tower North Tower	New York, NY	750 / 229	55	2004
66=	Two California Plaza	Los Angeles, CA	750 / 229	52	1992
66=	1251 Avenue of the Americas	New York, NY	750 / 229	54	1971
66=	One Penn Plaza	New York City	750 / 229	57	1972
71=	Prudential Tower	Boston, MA	749 / 228	52	1964
71=	Gas Company Tower	Los Angeles, CA	749 / 228	52	1991
73=	RSA Battle House Tower	Mobile, AL	745 / 227	35	2007
73=	60 Wall Street	New York, NY	745 / 227	56	1989	Also known as the Deutsche Bank Headquarters.
73=	One Astor Plaza	New York, NY	745 / 227	54	1972
76	One Liberty Plaza	New York, NY	743 / 227	54	1974
77=	Centerpoint Energy Plaza	Houston, TX	741 / 226	53	1974
77=	20 Exchange Place	New York, NY	741 / 226	57	1931
77=	7 World Trade Center	New York, NY	741 / 226	49	2006
80	Two Union Square	Seattle, WA	740 / 226	56	1989
81=	Bell Atlantic Tower	Philadelphia, PA	739 / 225	55	1991	Also known as Verizon Tower.
81=	Three World Financial Center	New York, NY	739 / 225	51	1986
83	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Dallas, TX	738 / 225	55	1987
84	Bank of America Plaza	Los Angeles, CA	735 / 224	55	1975	ARCO Plaza.>
85	Bertelsmann Building	New York, NY	733 / 223	45	1990
86	Continental Center I	Houston, TX	732 / 223	53	1984
87	Detroit Marriott at the Renaissance Center	Detroit, MI	727 / 222	70	1977	Tallest all-hotel building in the world upon completion; now stands as the tallest hotel in the Western Hemisphere.
88=	777 Tower	Los Angeles, CA	725 / 221	53	1991
88=	Olympia Centre	Chicago, IL	725 / 221	63	1986
88=	One Mellon Center	Pittsburgh, PA	725 / 221	54	1983
88=	Fullbright Tower	Houston, TX	725 / 221	52	1982
92	Times Square Tower	New York, NY	724 / 221	49	2004
93=	Wells Fargo Tower	Los Angeles, CA	723 / 220	54	1982
93=	Westin Peachtree Plaza Hotel	Atlanta, GA	723 / 220	70	1973
95	Seattle Municipal Tower	Seattle, WA	722 / 220	62	1990
96	Fountain Place	Dallas, TX	720 / 220	63	1986
97	Figueroa at Wilshire	Los Angeles, CA	717 / 219	53	1990
98	Metropolitan Tower	New York, NY	716 / 218	68	1987
99=	Republic Plaza	Denver, CO	714 / 218	56	1984
99=	One Shell Plaza	Houston, TX	714 / 218	50	1971
101=	1801 California Street	Denver, CO	709 / 216	53	1982	Also known as the Qwest Tower.
101=	500 Fifth Avenue	New York, NY	709 / 216	60	1931
103	Terminal Tower	Cleveland, OH	708 / 216	52	1930	Stood as the tallest building in the world outside of New York City until 1967.
104	JPMorgan Chase World Headquarters	New York, NY	707 / 216	52	1960
105	General Motors Building	New York, NY	705 / 215	50	1968
106=	Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower	New York, NY	700 / 213	50	1909
106=	Marquis Miami	Miami, FL	700 / 213	67	2008

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

Tallest buildings by pinnacle height

This ranking is based on the building's height to its pinnacle, which includes antenna masts. Many skyscraper aficionados prefer this measurement to determine a building's height, as "architectural feature" can be regarded as a subjective aspect.

Rank	Name	City	Height feet / m	Floors	Year
1	Sears Tower	Chicago, IL	1,730 / 527	108	1974
27	Prudential Tower	Boston, MA	907 / 276	52	1964
Freedom Tower	New York, NY	1,776 / 541	108	2010	Also known as 1 World Trade Center.
Trump International Hotel & Tower	Chicago, IL	1,362 / 415	96	2008	Tallest development by Donald Trump currently under construction in the world. Upon completion, it'll break the record for the world's highest residence that's currently held by the John Hancock Center.
175 Greenwich Street	New York, NY	1,255 / 383	71	2011	Also known as World Trade Center Tower Three.
Bank of America Tower	New York, NY	1,200 / 366	54	2008
150 Greenwich Street	New York, NY	975 / 297	64	2012	Also known as World Trade Center Tower Four.
Brickell Financial Centre Phase II	Miami, FL	903 / 275	68	2008
Beekman Place Tower	New York, NY	876 / 267	75	2009
Met 3	Miami, FL	866 / 264	75	2009
Aqua	Chicago, IL	823 / 251	82	2009
Legacy Tower	Chicago, IL	819 / 250	73	2009
The Capital at Brickell Tower II	Miami, FL	806 / 246	56	2009	Also known as The Capital at Brickell South Tower.
56 Leonard Street	New York, NY	796 / 243	58	2010
300 North LaSalle	Chicago, IL	784 / 239	60	2009
Wachovia Corporate Center	Charlotte, NC	764 / 233	46	2009
Goldman Sachs New World Headquarters	New York, NY	749 / 228	43	2009
Blue Cross Blue Shield Tower	Chicago, IL	743 / 226	54	2010
Infinity II	Miami, FL	736 / 224	65	2009
One Museum Park	Chicago, IL	734 / 224	62	2008
Fontainebleau Las Vegas	Las Vegas, NV	725 / 221	63	2009
Louisville Museum Plaza	Louisville, KY	703 / 214	62	2010

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 feet / m	Floors	Year (est.)
200 Greenwich Street (WTC 2)	New York, NY	1,350 / 411	78	2012
Signature Tower	Nashville, TN	1,030 / 314	70	2009
One Bayfront Plaza	Miami, FL	1,049 / 320	70	2015
GiraSole	New York, NY	1,000 / 305	60	2011
Mandarin Oriental Tower	Chicago, IL	930 / 284	78	2010
1101 Brickell	Miami, FL	849 / 259	74	2009
100 South Biscayne II	Miami, FL	824 / 251	70	2015
World Jewelry Center	Las Vegas, NV	815 / 248	57	2010
Brickell CitiCentre III	Miami, FL	808 / 246	76	2009
Harborside Plaza 7	Jersey City, NJ	800 / 244	59	2008
Brickell Flatiron	Miami, FL	794 / 242	70	2009
360 Tenth Avenue	New York, NY	774 / 236	61
Brickell CitiCentre I	Miami, FL	769 / 234	72	2009
Paramount Park	Miami, FL	756 / 230	68	2009
The Metropolitan	Jersey City, NJ	755 / 230	67	2009
Cityfront Plaza III	Chicago, IL	750 / 229	65	2009
Lynx West Central Tower	Miami, FL	746 / 227	76	2009
Brickell CitiCentre II	Miami, FL	740 / 226	69	2009
Trump International Hotel & Tower	New Orleans, LA	716 / 218	69	2009
Club Renaissance	Las Vegas, NV	705 / 215	60	2009

Proposed This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in the United States and are planned to rise at least 700 feet (213 m).

Name	City	Height feet / m	Floors*	Year* (est.)	Notes
American Commerce Center	Philadelphia, PA	1,500 / 457	63	2012
Madison Square Garden Project Tower I	New York, NY	1,400+ / 427
Madison Square Garden Project Tower II	New York, NY	1,400+ / 427
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower	Chicago, IL	1,265 / 386	107	2012
Transbay Transit Center & Tower	San Francisco, CA	1,200 / 366	80	2013
Renzo Piano Tower I	San Francisco, CA	1,200 / 366	101		Also known as 50 First Street.
Renzo Piano Tower II	San Francisco, CA	1,200 / 366	101		Also known as 50 First Street.
Trans National Place	Boston, MA	1,175 / 358	75	2011
Tower Verre	New York, NY	1,154 / 352	75		Also known as MoMa Expansion Tower and 53 West 53rd Street.
Hudson Place Tower II	New York, NY	1,080 / 329		2015
Empire World Tower I	Miami, FL	1,022 / 312	93	2010
Empire World Tower II	Miami, FL	1,022 / 312	93	2010
Capitol Grand Tower	Sacramento, CA	965 / 294	70	2009
99 Church Street	New York, NY	912 / 278	68	2011
181 Fremont Street	San Francisco, CA	900 / 274	66	2012
Renzo Piano Tower III	San Francisco, CA	900 / 274
29 South LaSalle	Chicago, IL	870 / 265	51	2009
Park Michigan	Chicago, IL	866 / 264	80	2009
708 First Avenue Tower I	New York, NY	864 / 263	57	2008
Transbay Project III	San Francisco, CA	853 / 260			Also referred to as the TJPA Site.
InterContinental Chicago (North Tower)	Chicago, IL	850 / 259	71	2009
685 First Avenue	New York, NY	836 / 255	67	2008
South Bay Tower	Boston, MA	800 / 244	67	2010
616 First Avenue	New York, NY	800 / 244	79	2009
Grant Park Tower III	Chicago, IL	790 / 241	73
560 North Fairbanks	Chicago, IL	787 / 240	58	2010
Bridgman's View Tower	Philadelphia, PA	749 / 228	70	2010
1490 Biscayne Boulevard	Miami, FL	744 / 227	73	2010
130 Liberty Street (WTC 5)	New York, NY	743 / 226	57	2013
Columbus Centre	Miami, FL	710 / 216	56	2010
50 West Street	New York, NY	700 / 213	69
200 North Riverside Plaza	Chicago, IL	700 / 213	50	2009

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights, floor counts, and/or dates of completion hasn't yet been released.

Tallest destroyed

This lists the tallest buildings in the United States taller than 400 feet (122 m) that were destroyed or are undergoing demolition.

Name	City	Height feet / m	Floors	Year Completed	Year Destroyed	Notes
One World Trade Center	New York, NY	1,368 / 417	110	1972	2001	Destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. Stood as the tallest building in the world from 1972 until 1973.
Two World Trade Center	New York, NY	1,363 / 415	110	1973	2001	Destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Singer Building	New York, NY	612 / 187	47	1908	1968	Demolished to make room for One Liberty Plaza. Stood as the tallest building in the world from 1908 until 1909.
7 World Trade Center (old)	New York, NY	570 / 174	47	1987	2001	Destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Deutsche Bank Building	New York, NY	565 / 172	40	1974	2008	Currently being deconstructed due to damage sustained in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Morrison Hotel	Chicago, IL	526 / 160	45	1926	1965	Demolished to make room for the Chase Tower.
One Meridian Plaza	Philadelphia, PA	492 / 150	38	1972	1999	Deconstructed due to damage from a 1991 fire.
City Investing Building	New York, NY	487 / 148	33	1908	1968	Demolished with the Singer Building to make room for One Liberty Plaza.
J.L. Hudson Company Department Store	Detroit, MI	410 / 125	29	1911	1998	Also known as the Greater Hudson Store. Tallest building ever imploded.

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

Name	City	Years as tallest	Height feet / m	Floors
Sugar House	New York, NY	1840-1864	N/A	14
Old Courthouse	St. Louis, MO	1864-1878	192 / 59	N/A
Michigan State Capitol	Lansing, MI	1878-1885	267 / 81	4
Chicago Board of Trade Building	Chicago, IL	1885-1894	322 / 98	10
Manhattan Life Insurance Building	New York, NY	1894-1895	348 / 106	18
Milwaukee City Hall	Milwaukee, WI	1895-1899	353 / 108	15
Park Row Building	New York, NY	1899-1908	391 / 119	30
Singer Building	New York, NY	1908-1909	612 / 187	47
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower	New York, NY	1909-1913	700 / 213	50
Woolworth Building	New York, NY	1913-1930	792 / 241	57
Chrysler Building	New York, NY	1930-1931	1,046 / 319	77
Empire State Building	New York, NY	1931-1972	1,250 / 381	102
One World Trade Center	New York, NY	1972-1974	1,368 / 417	110
Sears Tower	Chicago, IL	1974-present	1,451 / 442	108

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