List of tallest buildings in Boston

Boston is the capital of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England. It is home to over 580 completed high-rises, 73 of which stand taller than 300 feet as of 2026. Boston's skyline is by far the largest in New England, and the city has the second most skyscrapers taller than 492 ft in the Northeastern United States, after New York City. The tallest building in Boston is the 62-story 200 Clarendon, better known as the John Hancock Tower; the office skyscraper rises 790 ft in the Back Bay district, southwest of Downtown Boston.
The history of skyscrapers in Boston began early with the completion of the 13-story Ames Building in 1893. The Greek Revival style Custom House Tower, which was Boston's tallest building from 1915 to 1964, was among the first skyscrapers outside of New York City. Boston went through a major building boom from the 1960s to the early 1990s, resulting in the construction of over 30 buildings taller than 300 ft, including the John Hancock Tower and the city's second-tallest building, the Prudential Tower. At the time of the Prudential Tower's completion in 1964, it stood as the tallest building in North America outside of New York City.
After a hiatus in the 1990s, high-rise development resumed in the 2000s, with a higher share residential or mixed-use buildings. Since 2016, several major projects have significantly altered the city's skyline, including four skyscrapers taller than 600 ft : Millennium Tower in 2016, One Dalton in 2020, and both Winthrop Center and One Congress in 2023. A fifth, South Station Tower, is under construction atop Boston's historic South Station, and was completed in 2025. Around the same period, the West End neighborhood has seen an influx in high-rises, such as The Hub on Causeway. The regeneration of the Seaport District since the 2000s has added many new high-rises to the former industrial area, although none of them surpass 300 ft in height.
Although Boston's skyscrapers are concentrated in the Financial District in downtown, its three tallest buildings—John Hancock Tower, Prudential Tower, and One Dalton—are located in Back Bay. Boston's skyline is shaped by the roughly 2.5 mile unofficial High Spine urban corridor, bypassing surrounding low-rise residential areas like Beacon Hill and the North End. In addition to the Seaport District southeast of downtown, the skyline has stretched westwards towards Fenway–Kenmore beginning in the 2010s. In the wider metropolitan area, there is an ongoing high-rise boom in neighboring Cambridge, as well as in Somerville to a lesser extent. Regulations on building shadows and the proximity of Logan International Airport to downtown have limited the height of skyscrapers in downtown Boston to below 800 ft. Boston's tallest public viewing deck is View Boston, located on the upper floors of the Prudential Tower, and provides 360 degree views of the city.

Map of tallest buildings

The map below shows the location of buildings taller than 300 feet in Boston. Each marker is colored by the decade of the building's completion.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed buildings in Boston that stand at least 300 feet tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and other architectural details, but not including antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year when a building was completed. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion, and then alphabetically.

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height ft	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes
1	John Hancock Tower			01.0	62	1976	Office	Tallest building in Boston, Massachusetts, and New England since 1976. Commonly known as John Hancock Tower, its original name, but now legally 200 Clarendon Street or Hancock Place. Tallest building in Boston completed in the 1970s
2	Prudential Tower				52	1964	Office	View Boston, the highest observation deck in New England, is located on the building's 50th, 51st, and 52nd floors. Tallest building in Boston completed in the 1960s. Was the tallest building in Boston before being surpassed by the John Hancock Tower in 1976.
3	One Dalton				61	2020	Mixed-use	Tallest residential building in Boston and New England. Tallest building in Boston completed in the 2020s. Mixed-use residential and hotel building.
4	Winthrop Center				53	2023	Mixed-use	Tallest building in Boston outside of Back Bay. Second tallest building in Boston completed in the 2020s. Mixed-use residential and office building.
5	Millennium Tower				54	2016	Residential	Tallest building in the Downtown Crossing neighborhood.
6	South Station Tower				51	2025	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and office building. Located above South Station. Topped out in November 2023.
7	One Congress				39	2023	Office	Topped off on July 15, 2021.
8	Federal Reserve Bank Building				32	1978	Office	Headquarters of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston. Formerly the tallest building in Boston's Financial District until 2016 with the completion of the Millennium Tower.
9	One Boston Place				41	1970	Office	Tallest building in the Government Center neighborhood of Boston
10	One International Place				46	1987	Office	Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 1980s.
11	100 Federal Street				37	1971	Office	Also known as First National Bank Building.
12	One Financial Center				46	1984	Office
13	111 Huntington Avenue				36	2002	Office	Second-tallest building in the Prudential Center complex. Tallest building in Boston completed in the 2000s.
14	Two International Place	[Image:Two International Place.jpg\|125px\|alt=Aerial view of a round building with a light-red facade, topped with a pyramid-like cap; in the foreground is a shorter building with an all-glass facade]		10.0	35	1993	Office	Tallest building in Boston completed in the 1990s
15	One Post Office Square			11.0	40	1981	Office
16	One Federal Street				38	1976	Office	Originally known as the Shawmut Bank Building.
17	The Sudbury				45	2020	Residential	Also known as the Bulfinch Crossing Residential Tower.
18	Exchange Place				39	1984	Office
19	60 State Street				38	1977	Office
20	Hub on Causeway Office Tower				30	2021	Office	Tallest building in the West End
21	One Beacon Street				36	1972	Office
22	One Lincoln Street				36	2003	Office
23	28 State Street				40	1970	Office
24	Custom House Tower				32	1915	Hotel	Tallest all-hotel building in Boston. Tallest building in Boston completed in the 1910s. Was the tallest building in Boston before being surpassed by the Prudential Tower.
25	Berkeley Building				26	1949	Office	Also known as the Old John Hancock Building. Tallest building in Boston completed in the 1940s.
26	Hub on Causeway Residential Tower				45	2019	Mixed-use	Second-tallest building in the West End. Mixed-use residential and hotel building.
27	33 Arch Street				33	2004	Office
28	The Alcott				44	2021	Residential	Third-tallest building in the West End. Also known as 33 Lomasney Way or the Garden Garage Redevelopment Project.
29	State Street Bank Building				33	1966	Office	Also known as 225 Franklin Street.
30	Millennium Place Tower 1				38	2001	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building. Also known as Ritz-Carlton Towers Boston Common - Tower II.
31	Russia Wharf				31	2011	Mixed-use	Also known as Atlantic Wharf. Mixed-use office and residential building.
32	125 High Street				30	1990	Office	Also known as High Street Tower.
33	100 Summer Street				32	1974	Office
34	Millennium Place Tower 2				36	2001	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building. Also known as Ritz-Carlton Towers Boston Common - Tower II.
35	Raffles Boston Back Bay Hotel & Residences				33	2022	Mixed-use	Also known by its address, 40 Trinity Place. Mixed-use hotel and residential building.
36	Avalon North Station				38	2016	Residential	Also known as Nashua Street Residences. Fourth-tallest building in the West End neighborhood
37	Keystone Building			30.0	32	1971	Office
38	Harbor Towers I				40	1971	Residential
39	Harbor Towers II				40	1971	Residential
40	John F. Kennedy Federal Building				26	1967	Government
41	One Devonshire Place				42	1983	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and office building.
42	Westin Hotel at Copley Place				36	1983	Hotel
43	100 High Street				28	1988	Hotel
44	75 State Street				31	1988	Office
45	Boston Marriott Copley Place				39	1984	Hotel
46	101 Federal Street				31	1988	Hotel
47	Pierce Boston				30	2018	Residential
48	177 Huntington				28	1973	Office	Also known as the Christian Science Administration Building.
49	45 Province Street	–			31	2009	Residential
50	500 Boylston Street				23	1985	Office
51	50 Post Office Square				20	1947	Office	Also known as the Verizon Building, New England Telephone & Telegraph Building, and Telephone Building.
52	Center for Life Science	–			18	2008	Laboratory
53	John W. McCormack Post Office and Courthouse				22	1931	Government
54	AVA Theatre District Tower	–			29	2015	Residential
55	101 Huntington Avenue				25	1973	Office
56	The Clarendon	–			32	2009	Residential
57	Liberty Mutual Tower				23	2013	Office
58	Student Village Residence Halls II				26	2009	Residential	Student residences. Part of the John Hancock Student Village.
59	Suffolk County Couthouse				19	1939	Government
60	888 Boylston Street	–			18	2017	Office
61	1001 Boylston Street	–			20	2024	Office	Also known as Parcel 12 Office Building.
62	260 Franklin Street	–			23	1985	Office
63	McCormack Building				22	1975	Office
64	Avalon Exeter	–			28	2014	Residential
65	Cambridge Street">Cambridge, Massachusetts">Cambridge Street	–			26	1965	Mixed-use	Currently a mixed-use office and residential building. Formerly known as the Leverett Saltonstall Building.
66	Sheraton Boston Hotel South Tower	–			29	1965	Hotel
67	The Kensington	–			27	2013	Residential
68	222 Berkeley Street	–			22	1991	Office
69	Ellison Building	–			24	1992	Health	Part of the Massachusetts General Hospital. Tallest hospital building in Boston.
70	W Boston Hotel and Residences				27	2009	Mixed-use
71	Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences				18	2022	Education	Part of Boston University. Tallest educational building in Boston.
72	Radian Apartments	–			26	2014	Residential
73	Oliver Street Tower	–			21	1991	Office

Tallest buildings by pinnacle height

Boston skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas, are listed below. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.

Rank	Name	Pinnacle height ft	Standard height ft
1	Prudential Tower
2	200 Clarendon Street
3	One Dalton Street
4	Millennium Tower
5	Winthrop Center
6	One Financial Center
7	One Beacon Street
8	Federal Reserve Bank Building
9	One Boston Place
10	One International Place

Greater Boston

There are two buildings in Greater Boston taller than 300 ft that are located outside of Boston itself.

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height ft	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes
1	Encore Boston Harbor		Everett		26	2019	Hotel	Tallest building in Everett. Tallest building in Greater Boston outside of Boston. Hotel and casino building.
2	Graduate Tower at Site 4		Cambridge		29	2021	Mixed-use	Tallest building in Cambridge. Also known as Site 4 at Kendall Square, 290 Main Street, or MIT Site 4. Mixed-use residential, educational, and office building.

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

The following table includes buildings under construction in Boston that are expected to be at least 300 ft tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement.

Name	Height ft	Floors	Year	Notes
The Lyra		34	2026	Located on 252-268 Huntington Avenue.
CSP - 4B Tower		12	2027

Timeline of tallest buildings

For most of Boston's earlier years, the tallest buildings in the city were churches with their steeples. The first skyscraper in the city is generally considered the Ames Building, completed in 1893. However, since the 13-story building did not surpass the steeple of the Church of the Covenant, it never became a city record holder. The first skyscraper to have the distinction of being Boston's tallest building was the Custom House Tower, completed in 1915.