List of tallest buildings in New York City
This list of tallest buildings in New York City ranks skyscrapers in New York City by height. The tallest building in the city is currently the Empire State Building. World Trade Center Towers 1 and 2 (at 1,368 feet (417 m) and 1,362 feet (415 m) respectively) were the first- and second-tallest buildings in New York City before they were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
New York City currently has 191 structures that stand at least 500 feet (152 meters) in height and 5,600 high-rises.[1][2] This is more than any other city in the United States.
[edit] Tallest buildings
The Empire State Building, New York City's current tallest building
The Chrysler Building, the city's third-tallest building
40 Wall Street, which was the tallest building in the world upon its completion in 1930
The GE Building, the tallest building in the Rockefeller Center complex
The World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan
This list ranks New York City skyscrapers that stand at least 600 feet (183 meters) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.
| Rank
| Name
| Height feet / m
| Floors
| Year
| Notes
|
| 1
| Empire State Building 1
| 1,250 / 381
| 102
| 1931
| 10th-tallest building in the world, 2nd-tallest in the United States. First building in the world to contain over 100 floors.[3][4]
|
| 2
| Bank of America Tower
| 1,200 / 366
| 54
| 2008
| Under construction – this building was topped out in December 2007.[5]
|
| 3=
| Chrysler Building 1
| 1,046 / 319
| 77
| 1930
| 25th-tallest building in the world, 6th-tallest in the United States. 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][7]
|
| 3=
| New York Times Tower
| 1,046 / 319
| 52
| 2007
| 25th-tallest building in the world, 6th-tallest in the United States.[8][9]
|
| 5
| American International Building
| 952 / 290
| 66
| 1932
| 44th-tallest building in the world, 15th-tallest in the United States. Tallest building in Lower Manhattan.[10][11]
|
| 6
| 40 Wall Street 1
| 927 / 283
| 70
| 1930
| 53rd-tallest building in the world, 19th-tallest in the United States. Also known as the Trump Building.[12][13]
|
| 7
| Citigroup Center
| 915 / 279
| 59
| 1977
| 58th-tallest building in the world, 21st-tallest in the United States.[14][15]
|
| 8
| Trump World Tower
| 861 / 262
| 72
| 2001
| 79th-tallest building in the world, 27th-tallest in the United States. Tallest all-residential building in New York City and the United States.[16][17]
|
| 9
| GE Building
| 850 / 259
| 69
| 1933
| 93rd-tallest building in the world, 31st-tallest in the United States.[18][19]
|
| 10
| CitySpire Center
| 814 / 248
| 75
| 1987
| 123rd-tallest building in the world, 38th-tallest in the United States.[20][21]
|
| 11
| One Chase Manhattan Plaza
| 813 / 248
| 60
| 1961
| 125th-tallest building in the world, 39th-tallest in the United States.[22][23]
|
| 12
| Condé Nast Building
| 809 / 247
| 48
| 1999
| 130th-tallest building in the world, 40th-tallest in the United States. Also known as Four Times Square.[24][25]
|
| 13
| MetLife Building
| 808 / 246
| 59
| 1963
| 131st-tallest building in the world, 41st-tallest in the United States.[26][27]
|
| 14
| Bloomberg Tower
| 806 / 246
| 54
| 2005
| 132nd-tallest building in the world, 42nd-tallest in the United States.[28][29]
|
| 15
| Woolworth Building 1
| 792 / 241
| 57
| 1913
| 148th-tallest building in the world, 44th-tallest in the United States.[30][31]
|
| 16
| One Worldwide Plaza
| 778 / 237
| 50
| 1989
| 175th-tallest building in the world, 52nd-tallest in the United States.[32][33]
|
| 17
| Carnegie Hall Tower
| 757 / 231
| 60
| 1991
| 199th-tallest building in the world, 60th-tallest in the United States.[34][35]
|
| 18
| Bear Stearns World Headquarters
| 755 / 230
| 47
| 2001
| [36][37]
|
| 19
| AXA Center
| 752 / 229
| 54
| 1986
| [38][39]
|
| 20=
| One Penn Plaza
| 750 / 229
| 57
| 1972
| [40][41]
|
| 20=
| 1251 Avenue of the Americas
| 750 / 229
| 54
| 1971
| [42][43]
|
| 20=
| Time Warner Center South Tower
| 750 / 229
| 55
| 2004
| [44][45]
|
| 20=
| Time Warner Center North Tower
| 750 / 229
| 55
| 2004
| [45][46]
|
| 24=
| 60 Wall Street
| 745 / 227
| 55
| 1989
| Also known as the Deutsche Bank Headquarters.[47][48]
|
| 24=
| One Astor Plaza
| 745 / 227
| 54
| 1972
| [49][50]
|
| 26
| One Liberty Plaza
| 743 / 226
| 54
| 1973
| [51][52]
|
| 27=
| 20 Exchange Place
| 741 / 226
| 57
| 1931
| [53][54]
|
| 27=
| 7 World Trade Center
| 741 / 226
| 49
| 2006
| [55][56]
|
| 29
| Three World Financial Center
| 739 / 225
| 51
| 1986
| [57][58]
|
| 30
| Bertelsmann Building
| 733 / 223
| 42
| 1990
| [59][60]
|
| 31
| Times Square Tower
| 726 / 221
| 47
| 2004
| [61][62]
|
| 32
| Metropolitan Tower
| 716 / 218
| 68
| 1987
| [63][64]
|
| 33
| 500 Fifth Avenue
| 709 / 216
| 60
| 1931
| [65][66]
|
| 34
| JP Morgan Chase World Headquarters
| 707 / 215
| 52
| 1960
| [67][68]
|
| 35
| General Motors Building
| 705 / 215
| 50
| 1968
| [69][70]
|
| 36
| Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower 1
| 700 / 213
| 50
| 1909
| [71][72]
|
| 37
| Americas Tower
| 692 / 211
| 50
| 1992
| [73][74]
|
| 38
| Solow Building
| 689 / 210
| 50
| 1974
| [75][76]
|
| 39
| HSBC Bank Building
| 688 / 210
| 52
| 1967
| Also known as Marine Midland Building.[77][78]
|
| 40=
| 55 Water Street
| 687 / 209
| 53
| 1972
| [79][80]
|
| 40=
| 277 Park Avenue
| 687 / 209
| 50
| 1962
| [81][82]
|
| 42
| 1585 Broadway
| 685 / 209
| 42
| 1989
| Also known as Morgan Stanley World Headquarters.[83][84]
|
| 43
| Random House Tower
| 684 / 208
| 52
| 2003
| [85][86]
|
| 44
| Four Seasons Hotel New York
| 682 / 208
| 52
| 1993
| Tallest all-hotel building in the city.[87][88]
|
| 45
| McGraw-Hill Building
| 674 / 205
| 51
| 1969
| Also known as 1221 Avenue of the Americas.[89][90]
|
| 46=
| Lincoln Building
| 673 / 205
| 55
| 1930
| [91][92]
|
| 46=
| Barclay Tower
| 673 / 205
| 56
| 2007
| [93][94]
|
| 48
| Paramount Plaza
| 670 / 204
| 48
| 1971
| [95][96]
|
| 49
| Trump Tower
| 664 / 202
| 58
| 1983
| [97][98]
|
| 50
| Citicorp Building
| 658 / 201
| 50
| 1990
| Tallest building in New York City outside of Manhattan. Tallest building on Long Island and in the Borough of Queens. Also known as One Court Square.[99][100]
|
| 51
| Bank of New York Building
| 654 / 199
| 50
| 1931
| [101][102]
|
| 52
| 599 Lexington Avenue
| 653 / 199
| 50
| 1986
| [103][104]
|
| 53
| 712 5th Avenue
| 650 / 198
| 52
| 1990
| [105][106]
|
| 54
| Chanin Building
| 649 / 198
| 56
| 1930
| [107][108]
|
| 55
| 245 Park Avenue
| 648 / 198
| 44
| 1966
| [109][110]
|
| 56
| Sony Tower
| 647 / 197
| 37
| 1984
| Also known as the AT&T Building.[111][112]
|
| 57
| Two World Financial Center
| 645 / 197
| 44
| 1987
| [113][114]
|
| 58=
| One New York Plaza
| 640 / 195
| 50
| 1969
| [115][116]
|
| 58=
| 570 Lexington Avenue
| 640 / 195
| 50
| 1931
| [117][118]
|
| 60
| 345 Park Avenue
| 634 / 193
| 44
| 1969
| [119][120]
|
| 61=
| W. R. Grace Building
| 630 / 192
| 50
| 1971
| [121][122]
|
| 61=
| Home Insurance Plaza
| 630 / 192
| 45
| 1966
| [123][124]
|
| 61=
| 1095 Avenue Of The Americas
| 630 / 192
| 40
| 1974
| Also known as Verizon World Headquarters. Under reconstruction.[125][126]
|
| 64
| 101 Park Avenue
| 629 / 192
| 49
| 1982
| [127][128]
|
| 65=
| One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza
| 628 / 191
| 49
| 1972
| [129][130]
|
| 65=
| Central Park Place
| 628 / 191
| 56
| 1988
| [131][132]
|
| 65=
| 888 7th Avenue
| 628 / 191
| 46
| 1971
| [133][134]
|
| 68=
| Waldorf-Astoria Hotel
| 625 / 191
| 47
| 1931
| [135][136]
|
| 68=
| Burlington House
| 625 / 191
| 50
| 1969
| [137][138]
|
| 70
| Trump Palace Condominiums
| 623 / 190
| 54
| 1991
| [139][140]
|
| 71=
| Olympic Tower
| 620 / 189
| 51
| 1976
| [141][142]
|
| 71=
| Mercantile Building
| 620 / 189
| 48
| 1929
| Also known as 10 East 40th Street.[143][144]
|
| 73
| 425 5th Avenue
| 618 / 188
| 55
| 2003
| [145][146]
|
| 74=
| The Epic
| 615 / 187
| 58
| 2007
| [147][148]
|
| 74=
| 919 Third Avenue
| 615 / 187
| 47
| 1971
| [149][150]
|
| 74=
| New York Life Building
| 615 / 187
| 40
| 1928
| [151][152]
|
| 74=
| 750 7th Avenue
| 615 / 187
| 40
| 1989
| [153][154]
|
| 78
| Tower 49
| 614 / 187
| 45
| 1985
| [155][156]
|
| 79
| Credit Lyonnais Building
| 609 / 186
| 45
| 1964
| [157][158]
|
| 80
| The Orion
| 604 / 184
| 58
| 2006
| [159][160]
|
| 81
| 590 Madison Avenue
| 603 / 184
| 41
| 1983
| Also known as IBM Building.[161][162]
|
| 82
| Marsh & McLennan Headquarters
| 600 / 183
| 44
| 1974
| [163]
|
- Note 1: Was the world's tallest building when completed.
[edit] Tallest under construction, approved and proposed
Construction site of the Freedom Tower in October 2007
The Bank of America Tower under construction in September 2007
[edit] Under construction
This lists buildings that are under construction in New York City and are planned to rise at least 600 feet (183 m). Under construction buildings that have already been topped out are also included.
* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding one or more of building heights, floor counts, and dates of completion has not yet been released.
[edit] Approved
This lists buildings that are approved in New York City and are planned to rise at least 600 feet (183 m).
* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding one or more of building heights, floor counts, and dates of completion has not yet been released.
[edit] Proposed
This lists buildings that are proposed in New York City and are planned to rise at least 600 feet (183 m).
* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding one or more of building heights, floor counts, and dates of completion has not yet been released.
[edit] Tallest destroyed
The twin towers of the World Trade Center, which stood as the 1st- and 2nd-tallest buildings in the city before being destroyed on September 11, 2001
This lists the tallest buildings in New York City that were destroyed or are undergoing demolition.
[edit] Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in New York City.
[edit] See also
- A. ^ Note: Height and floor count vary from 836 ft (255 m) with 67 stories to 718 feet (219 m) with 69 stories. An official height has not yet been confirmed by the developer.
- B. ^ The floor count of this building has been disputed. Upon construction, the building was said to contain up to 26 floors, but in recent years the building has been said to contain as few as 16 floors.
[edit] References
- General
- Specific
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