List of tallest buildings in the United States

The world's first skyscraper was built in Chicago in 1885. Since then, the United States has been home to some of the world's tallest skyscrapers. New York City, and especially the borough of Manhattan, has the tallest skyline in the country. Eleven American buildings have held the title of tallest building in the world. New York City and Chicago have been the centers of American skyscraper building. The 10-story Home Insurance Building, built in Chicago in 1885, is regarded as the world's first skyscraper; the building was constructed using a novel steel-loadbearing frame which became a standard of the industry worldwide.
Since its topping out in 2013, One World Trade Center in New York City has been the tallest skyscraper in the United States. Its spire brings the structure to a symbolic architectural height of, connoting the year the Declaration of Independence was signed, though the absolute tip of the structure is measured at. However, the observation deck elevation and the height to the highest occupied floor of One World Trade Center are surpassed by Central Park Tower, 432 Park Avenue, 111 West 57th Street, and Chicago's Willis Tower, which was formerly and is still commonly known as Sears Tower. Tribune East Tower in Chicago, 350 Park Avenue, and 175 Park Avenue, in New York City will also have higher occupied floors and roofs upon their completion.
Prior to the September 11 attacks in New York City, the twin towers of the first World Trade Center occupied the second and third positions on the list below. The North Tower stood at, while the South Tower was tall, then surpassed only by the Willis Tower at. If they were still standing today, they would occupy the ninth and tenth positions on the list below, with their replacement—the new One World Trade Center—being excluded.
There are numerous skyscrapers and supertall buildings both proposed and under construction throughout the country, concentrated in Chicago, New York City, and Miami. 740 Eighth Avenue, in New York City, is currently under construction, as well as the Waldorf Astoria in Miami. In Chicago, work for Tribune East Tower has not begun but tentatively planned to start in February 2024. Other tall buildings that are proposed include the Legends Tower in Oklahoma City, and the One Bayfront Plaza in Miami.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks the 100 tallest completed and topped-out buildings in the United States based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details, but excludes antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was or will be completed.

Name	Image	Location	Height ft	Floors	Year	Notes
One World Trade Center †		New York City		104	2014	On May 10, 2013, One World Trade Center became the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. It is the 7th-tallest building in the world.
Central Park Tower		New York City		98	2020	Also known as the Nordstrom Tower. At 1,550 feet, the tower is the tallest residential building in the world both by roof height and architectural height. Topped out in September 2019. It is the tallest building outside Asia by roof height. Tallest building constructed in the United States in the 2020s.
Willis Tower †		Chicago		110	1974	Formerly known, and still commonly referred to, as the Sears Tower. It was the tallest building in the world from 1973 until 1998. Tallest building constructed in the world in the 1970s.
111 West 57th Street		New York City		84	2021	Also known as Steinway Tower. It is the world's most slender skyscraper. Topped out in September 2019.
One Vanderbilt		New York City		93	2020	Topped out in September 2019.
432 Park Avenue		New York City		85	2015	Topped out in October 2014. 432 Park Avenue is the 31st-tallest building in the world.
Trump International Hotel and Tower		Chicago		98	2009	33rd-tallest building in the world. Tallest building constructed in the United States in the 2000s.
270 Park Avenue		New York City		60	2025	JPMorgan Chase is replacing its headquarters; the new tower was approved by the New York City Council in May 2019. Topped out in November 2023.
30 Hudson Yards		New York City		103	2019	47th-tallest building in the world
Empire State Building †		New York City		102	1931	Tallest building in the world from 1931 until 1972; tallest man-made structure in the world 1931–1967; first building in the world to contain over 100 floors. Tallest building constructed in the world in the 1930s.
Bank of America Tower		New York City		55	2009	9th-tallest building in New York City.
St. Regis Chicago		Chicago		101	2020	Topped off April 26, 2019. Third-tallest building in Chicago and the tallest building in the world designed by a woman.
Aon Center		Chicago		83	1973	Formerly known as the Standard Oil Building.
875 North Michigan Avenue		Chicago		100	1969	Formerly known as the John Hancock Center; The first trussed-tube building in the world and contains some of the highest residential units in the world. First supertall skyscraper outside of New York City. Tallest building constructed in the world in the 1960s, and the highest pinnacle height in the world at the time.
Comcast Technology Center		Philadelphia		60	2018	Tallest building in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. Tallest building outside New York City and Chicago. Topped out on November 27, 2017.
Wilshire Grand Center		Los Angeles		73	2017	Tallest building in Los Angeles and California, and tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Topped out on September 3, 2016.
3 World Trade Center		New York City		69	2018	Topped out on June 23, 2016.
Salesforce Tower		San Francisco		61	2018	Topped out on April 6, 2017. Tallest building in San Francisco and fourth-tallest building in rooftop height west of Chicago. Second-tallest building west of the Mississippi.
The Brooklyn Tower		New York City		74	2022	Topped out in October 2021 to become the tallest building in Brooklyn, the tallest building in the Outer Boroughs, tallest building on Long Island, and the first supertall skyscraper in the state of New York outside Manhattan.
53W53		New York City		77	2019	Construction began in 2014.
Chrysler Building †		New York City		77	1930	Tied for 21st-tallest in the United States. 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.
The New York Times Building		New York City		52	2007	Tied for 21st-tallest in the United States. Also known as the Times Tower. The first high-rise building in the United States to have a ceramic sunscreen curtain wall.
The Spiral		New York City		66	2022
Waterline*		Austin	1,025 ft	74	2026	Proposed in 2020 by Lincoln Property Company and Karoi Residential. Contains residential, office, and hotel levels. Upon topping off in August 2025, it became the tallest building in Texas, the tallest located in a state capital, as well as the 24th tallest in the United States.
Bank of America Plaza		Atlanta		55	1992	Tallest building in Atlanta and the Southern United States; tallest building located in a state capital until Waterline was topped out in 2025. Tallest building constructed in the United States in the 1990s.
U.S. Bank Tower		Los Angeles		73	1989	Second-tallest building in Los Angeles as well as third-tallest building in California. Tallest building west of the Mississippi River from 1989 to 2017. Tallest building constructed in the world in the 1980s. It was previously the tallest building in the world with a helipad on the roof. It is now third on that list behind China World Trade Center Tower III, and Guangzhou International Finance Center.
Franklin Center		Chicago		62	1989	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.
One57		New York City		90	2014	Tallest mixed-use skyscraper in New York City
JPMorgan Chase Tower		Houston		79	1982	Tallest building in Houston, second-tallest in Texas; Second-tallest by rooftop height in the U.S. west of Chicago. Tallest 5-sided building in the world. Tallest building west of the Mississippi River until 1989.
520 Fifth Avenue*		New York City		76	2026	Mixed-use building with office space on the lower stories and residences above. The building topped out in October 2024.
35 Hudson Yards		New York City		72	2019
1 Manhattan West		New York City		69	2022
Two Prudential Plaza		Chicago		69	1990
Wells Fargo Plaza		Houston		75	1983	Third-tallest in rooftop height in the U.S. west of Chicago.
50 Hudson Yards		New York City		58	2022
4 World Trade Center		New York City		78	2013	Also known as 150 Greenwich Street
One Chicago East Tower		Chicago		78	2022	Topped out in July 2021.
Comcast Center		Philadelphia		60	2008	Second-tallest building in Philadelphia; second-tallest building in Pennsylvania
311 South Wacker Drive		Chicago		67	1990	Tallest reinforced concrete building in the United States.
70 Pine Street		New York City		70	1932	Converted into a residential skyscraper with 644 rental residences and 132 hotel rooms
220 Central Park South		New York City		67	2020
Key Tower		Cleveland		57	1991	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
One Liberty Place		Philadelphia		61	1987	First building in Philadelphia constructed taller than Philadelphia City Hall, completed 86 years earlier.
2 Manhattan West		New York City		58	2022	Construction began after law firm Cravath, Swaine & Moore signed a lease for 13 floors in October 2019. Topped out in November 2021.
Columbia Center		Seattle		83	1985	Tallest building in Seattle and Washington; fourth-tallest building on the West Coast. Tallest observation deck on the West Coast and west of the Mississippi.
40 Wall Street †		New York City		70	1930	Also known as the Trump Building, it was the tallest building in the world for two months in 1930 until the completion of the Chrysler Building.
Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown		New York City		67	2016	Topped out on March 31, 2015.
Bank of America Plaza		Dallas		72	1985	Tallest building in Dallas
Citigroup Center		New York City		59	1977
15 Hudson Yards		New York City		70	2019	Topped out in February 2018.
125 Greenwich Street*		New York City		72	2022	Revised down from earlier projected height. Topped out in March 2019.
Williams Tower		Houston		66	1983	Known as the Transco Tower from 1983 to 1999. Tallest skyscraper in the United States outside of a city's central business district.
NEMA Chicago		Chicago		76	2019
99 Hudson Street		Jersey City		79	2019	Tallest building in New Jersey since 2019.
Renaissance Tower		Dallas		58	1974	Originally constructed at a height of ; rooftop spires were added in 1987, increasing the building's structural height to.
10 Hudson Yards		New York City		52	2016	Topped out in October 2015.
Sixth and Guadalupe		Austin		66	2023	Topped out in November 2022.
Truist Plaza		Atlanta		60	1992
Bank of America Corporate Center		Charlotte		62	1992	Tallest building in Charlotte and the Carolinas; Tallest building in the Southern United States outside of Atlanta or Texas.
8 Spruce Street		New York City		76	2011	Also known as Beekman Tower and New York by Gehry.
900 North Michigan		Chicago		66	1989
Panorama Tower		Miami		85	2017	Tallest building in Miami and the state of Florida.
Trump World Tower		New York City		74	2001	Tallest all residential building in the world from 2001 until 2003
425 Park Avenue		New York City		47	2022	Topped out in December 2018.
262 Fifth Avenue		New York City		56	2025	Topped out in April 2024. Upon opening, the building will yield 26 condominium units.
Water Tower Place		Chicago		74	1976
Aqua		Chicago		87	2010	Formerly tallest building in the world designed by a woman.
Aon Center		Los Angeles		62	1973	Tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River from 1973 until 1982. Tallest in Los Angeles from 1973 until 1989.
Transamerica Pyramid		San Francisco		48	1972	2nd-tallest building in San Francisco. Tallest in San Francisco from 1972 until 2017; tallest building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River from 1972 until 1974
30 Rockefeller Plaza		New York City		70	1933
Chase Tower		Chicago		61	1969
Two Liberty Place		Philadelphia		58	1990
One Manhattan Square		New York City		73	2019
Rainier Square Tower		Seattle		64	2020	Proposed by Urban Visions and designed by NBBJ. Approved in 2015.
Sutton 58		New York City		67	2022	Residential tower rising in Sutton Place, also known as 3 Sutton Place.
Park Tower		Chicago		70	2000
Devon Energy Center		Oklahoma City		52	2012	Tallest building in Oklahoma City; tallest building in Oklahoma; tallest building in the "Plains States"
One Bennett Park		Chicago		67	2019
U.S. Steel Tower		Pittsburgh		67	1970	Tallest building in Pittsburgh; largest roof in the world at its height or taller
Salesforce Tower Chicago		Chicago		60	2023	Formerly known as Wolf Point South Tower.
56 Leonard Street		New York City		60	2016	Topped out in July 2015.
One Atlantic Center		Atlanta		50	1987	Also known as the IBM Tower. Tallest in Atlanta from 1987 until 1992.
Aston Martin Residences		Miami		66	2022	Residential building in Miami under the Aston Martin brand name.
110 North Wacker		Chicago		58	2020
CitySpire Center		New York City		77	1987
28 Liberty Street		New York City		65	1961	Known until sale in 2015 as One Chase Manhattan Plaza
The Orchard		New York City		69	2024	Tallest building in Queens, New York. Topped out in July 2024.
4 Times Square		New York City		50	1999	Formerly known as the Condé Nast Building
MetLife Building		New York City		60	1963	Formerly known as the Pan Am Building
731 Lexington Avenue		New York City		57	2005	Also known as Bloomberg Tower.
1000M		Chicago		73	2023	Approved April 21, 2016. Topped out in July 2023.
126 Madison Avenue		New York City		56	2022	Tallest residential building in the NoMad neighborhood of Manhattan.
The Centrale		New York City		64	2019	Residential tower on East 50th Street designed by Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects.
181 Fremont		San Francisco		66	2018	2nd-tallest mixed-use residential building west of the Mississippi River.
Woolworth Building †		New York City		58	1913	Tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1930.
IDS Center		Minneapolis		55	1973	Tallest building in Minneapolis and in the state of Minnesota.
BNY Mellon Center		Philadelphia		54	1990	Formerly known as Mellon Bank Center.
200 Clarendon Street		Boston		62	1976	Formerly known as the John Hancock Tower; tallest building in New England.
Four Seasons Hotel Miami		Miami		64	2003	Formerly tallest building in Miami until Panorama Tower’s completion.
111 Murray Street		New York City		60	2018	Residential skyscraper developed by Fisher Brothers and Witkoff.