List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles

Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States, and the largest in California, with a metropolitan area population of over 12 million. Los Angeles has the largest skyline in California and the West Coast, with over 800 high-rise buildings. Despite being the country's second largest city, Los Angeles ranks fifth in the United States in terms of skyscrapers taller than 492 feet, with 31 as of 2026, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, and Houston. Los Angeles has two supertall skyscrapers, buildings rising above 984 feet in height: Wilshire Grand Center, the tallest building in the city and in California, and the U.S. Bank Tower. Upon its completion in 1989, the US Bank Tower, at, remained the tallest building in the city until Wilshire Grand Center was built in 2017 to a height of.
The history of skyscrapers in Los Angeles began with the 1903 completion of the 13-story Braly Building, which is often regarded as the first high-rise in the city. The Braly building has since been converted from a commercial structure to a residential tower and is now known as the "Continental Building". The growth of Los Angeles' skyline during the early 20th century was hampered by a height restriction imposed in 1904, prohibiting the construction of any building taller than, effectively limiting the height of buildings to 13 stories. An exception was made for Los Angeles City Hall, built in 1928, which dominated the skyline for over three decades.
In 1957, the city government removed the 150-foot height limit, allowing taller buildings downtown. Los Angeles went through a large building boom that lasted from the early 1960s to the early 1990s, during which most of the city's tallest buildings were completed, including the U.S. Bank Tower, the Aon Center, and Two California Plaza. Skyscrapers built during this period tended to have flat roofs, a result of an ordinance imposed in 1958, to accommodate fire-fighting equipment. The flat-roof ordinance was rescinded in 2014. From the 1990s to 2000s, skyscraper development largely stalled. Few high-rises were completed in the 2000s in contrast to other major American cities. A second construction boom took place from the mid-2010s to the early 2020s with an increasing share of residential development, which saw the downtown skyline expand southwards.
The majority of skyscrapers taller than 500 ft in Los Angeles are located in the northwest of downtown, bounded to the west by Route 110. The rest are mostly in Century City, the Westsides other business district. Between them is a linear skyline that runs east-west through Koreatown and Miracle Mile, surrounding Wilshire Boulevard. Wilshire Boulevard extends west of Century City to Westwood, where the skyline shifts to residential high-rises. There are numerous high-rise clusters outside Wilshire Boulevard, including Century Boulevard by Los Angeles International Airport, the Hollywood district in central Los Angeles, as well as Warner Center, Encino and Universal City in the San Fernando Valley. More high-rise clusters are found throughout Greater Los Angeles, including in Glendale, Irvine, and Long Beach.

History

In 2015, construction began on Oceanwide Plaza, a three-tower development on a parking lot next to the Staples Center, located on the southwest of Downtown Los Angeles. The tallest of the buildings was to be 677 feet tall. Developed by Chinese developer Oceanwide Holdings, construction stopped in 2019 as Oceanwide ran out of funds. The towers, which are near their intended height, has sat unfinished since. Development has been beset by financing problems related to ongoing geopolitical tensions between the United States and China. In early 2024, at least 27 floors of multiple towers at the complex were tagged with graffiti, becoming known as the Graffiti Towers.

Map of tallest buildings

The maps below show the location of buildings taller than 300 feet in Los Angeles in its primary high-rise neighborhoods. Each marker is numbered by height and colored by the decade of the building's completion.

Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles contains the majority of high-rises in the city. This map is covers a smaller area than the two maps shown further below.

Koreatown and Mid-Wilshire

In the central region of Los Angeles, high-rises are mostly clustered around Wilshire Boulevard, which mainly runs east-west in this area.

Westside

In the map below, Century City is shown on the right.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Los Angeles skyscrapers that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year 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	Wilshire Grand Center		Downtown		73	2017	Mixed-use	16th-tallest building in the United States, tallest building on the West Coast of the United States, tallest building in California; tallest building completed in Los Angeles in the 2010s. Mixed-use office and hotel building. When measured by roof height, the tower is tall, which is shorter than the roof of the U.S. Bank Tower roof.
2	U.S. Bank Tower		Downtown		73	1990	Office	25th-tallest building in the United States, third-tallest building on the West Coast of the United States, third tallest building in California; tallest building in the world with a helipad on its roof; tallest building completed in Los Angeles in the 1980s. Tallest building in Los Angeles from 1990 to 2017. Formerly known as Library Tower. At the time of its completion, the building was the tallest structure in a major active seismic region.
3	Aon Center		Downtown		62	1974	Office	Tallest building in Los Angeles from 1974 to 1990. Tallest building completed in Los Angeles in the 1970s. Also known by its street address, 707 Wilshire Tower.
4	Two California Plaza		Downtown		52	1992	Office	Tallest building completed in Los Angeles in the 1990s.
5	Gas Company Tower		Downtown		52	1991	Office
6	Wells Fargo Tower		Downtown		54	1983	Office
7	Bank of America Plaza		Downtown		55	1975	Office	Formerly known as Security Pacific Bank Plaza, ARCO Plaza, and BP Plaza.
8	777 Tower		Downtown		53	1991	Office
9	Figueroa at Wilshire		Downtown		52	1989	Office	Formerly known as the Sanwa Bank Building.
10	City National Tower		Downtown		52	1971	Office	Joint-tallest buildings in Los Angeles from 1971 to 1974. Formerly known as the Bank of America Tower; this building and Paul Hastings Tower stand as the tallest twin towers in Los Angeles.
11	Paul Hastings Tower		Downtown		52	1971	Office	Joint-tallest buildings in Los Angeles from 1971 to 1974. Formerly known as ARCO Tower; this building and City National Tower stand as the tallest twin towers in Los Angeles.
12	The Beaudry		Downtown		64	2023	Residential	Tallest residential building in Los Angeles.
13	The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles		Downtown		54	2010	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building. Tallest building completed in Los Angeles in the 2010s until the Wilshire Grand Center.
14	Thea at Metropolis Tower 3	–	Downtown		56	2019	Residential
15	FourFortyFour South Flower		Downtown		48	1982	Office	Formerly known as Citigroup Center and the 444 Flower Building.
16	611 Place		Downtown		42	1969	Office	Tallest building in Los Angeles from 1969 to 1971. Tallest building completed in Los Angeles in the 1960s. Also known as 611 West 6th Street.
17	Wells Fargo South Tower		Downtown		45	1984	Office	Also known as KPMG Tower.
18	Olympic and Hill		Downtown		53	2025	Residential	Topped off in late 2024.
19	One California Plaza		Downtown		42	1985	Office
20	Century Plaza Tower I		Century City		44	1975	Office	Tallest buildings in Century City, and in Los Angeles outside of downtown. Similar design elements as the World Trade Center, designed by same architect Minoru Yamasaki. Twin buildings. Part of the Century Plaza complex.
21	Century Plaza Tower II		Century City		44	1975	Office	Tallest buildings in Century City, and in Los Angeles outside of downtown. Designed by Minoru Yamasaki. Twin buildings. Part of the Century Plaza complex.
22	Century City Center		Century City		37	2026	Office	Topped off in December 2024.
23	820 Olive		Downtown		53	2019	Residential	Also known as 825 South Hill. Tallest residential building in California until the completion of Thea at Metropolita Tower 3.
24	Park Elm at Century Plaza I		Century City		45	2022	Residential	Condo addition to the renovated Century Plaza Hotel. Also known as Century Plaza North Tower.
25	Park Elm at Century Plaza II		Century City		45	2022	Residential	Also known as Century Plaza South Tower.
26	Ernst & Young Plaza		Downtown		41	1985	Office
27	SunAmerica Center		Century City		39	1989	Office	Also known by its street address, 1999 Avenue of the Stars
28	TCW Tower		Downtown		37	1990	Office
29	Union Bank Plaza		Downtown		40	1967	Office	Tallest building in Los Angeles from 1967 to 1969. First skyscraper built in the central business district of Los Angeles following the repeal of the 150-foot height limit in 1957.
30	The Grand by Gehry		Downtown		43	2022	Residential
31	10 Universal City Plaza		Universal City		36	1984	Office	Tallest building in the San Fernando Valley. Although near the unincorporated area of Universal City, this building is located within Los Angeles city limits.
32	1100 Wilshire		Downtown		36	1987	Residential
33	2121 Avenue of the Stars		Century City		34	1987	Office	Formerly known as Fox Plaza. The building has been featured in at least four major motion pictures released by Fox, most notably as the fictional Nakatomi Plaza in the 1988 action film Die Hard.
34	Constellation Place		Century City		35	2003	Office	First high rise to be completed in the 21st century in Los Angeles. Formerly known as MGM Tower.
35	Ten Thousand		Century City		40	2016	Residential	Tallest building completed in Century City in the 2010s.
36	The Century		Century City		42	2009	Residential
37	Figueroa Eight		Downtown		42	2024	Residential	Also known as 8th and Figueroa.
38	Moxy + AC Hotel Los Angeles Downtown	–	Downtown		38	2023	Hotel	A Moxy Hotel and AC Branded Hotel. Also known as Fig+Pico Tower A.
39	ARCO Tower		Downtown		33	1989	Office	Also known as 1055 West Seventh.
40	Metropolis Tower 2		Downtown		40	2018	Residential
41	Los Angeles City Hall		Downtown		27	1928	Office	Tallest building in Los Angeles from 1928 to 1967. Tallest building completed in Los Angeles in the 1920s; tallest base-isolated structure in the world.
42	Equitable Life Building		Koreatown		34	1969	Office	Tallest building in Koreatown.
43	South Park Center		Downtown		32	1965	Office	Formerly known as the AT&T Center, SBC Tower, Transamerica Building, and Occidental Life Building.
44	AT&T Switching Center		Downtown		17	1961	Office
45	Metropolis Tower 1		Downtown		39	2017	Residential
46	5900 Wilshire		Mid-Wilshire		31	1970	Office
47	Aven		Downtown		37	2019	Residential	Also known as 120 South Grand Avenue.
48	Hope+Flower Tower 2	–	Downtown		31	2019	Residential
49	One Wilshire		Downtown		28	1967	Office
50	MCI Center		Downtown		33	1973	Office	Also known by its street address, 700 South Flower Street.
51	Circa Tower I	–	Downtown		35	2018	Residential	Twin buildings.
52	Circa Tower II	–	Downtown		35	2018	Residential	Twin buildings.
53	Metro Headquarters Building		Downtown		26	1995	Office	Also known as the MTA Building.
54	1900 Avenue of the Stars		Century City		27	1969	Office
55	WaterMarke Tower	–	Downtown		35	2009	Residential	Also known as Meruelo Tower, or Ninth & Flower Condominiums.
56	Hallasan Tower	–	Koreatown		38	2023	Residential	Tallest residential building in Koreatown.
57	Westin Bonaventure Hotel		Downtown		35	1976	Hotel
58	Alloy	–	Arts District		35	2024	Residential	Also known by its street address, 520 Mateo Street.
59	Perla	–	Downtown		35	2020	Residential
60	801 Tower		Downtown		24	1992	Office
61	Hope+Flower Tower 1	–	Downtown		41	2020	Residential
62	Mellon Bank Center	–	Downtown		26	1982	Office
63	Roybal Federal Building		Downtown		22	1991	Office
64	Level		Downtown		32	2015	Residential
65	5670 Wilshire Boulevard		Mid-Wilshire		28	1967	Office
66	10100 Santa Monica Boulevard	–	Century City		26	1971	Office
67	Beaudry Center	–	Downtown		29	1986	Office
68	Blair House	–	Westwood		29	1989	Residential	Tallest building in Westwood. Also known as The Evian.
69	Wilshire at Westwood		Westwood		24	1971	Office	Also known as Oppenheimer Tower.
70	Center West	–	Westwood		23	1990	Office
71	Figueroa Tower	–	Downtown		28	1989	Office
72	255 Grand		Downtown		27	1988	Residential
73	Warner Center Plaza III		Warner Center		25	1991	Office	Tallest building in the Warner Center business district.
74	Atelier		Downtown		33	2017	Residential	Also known by its street address, 801 Olive Street.
75	KPMG Center	–	Downtown		28	1991	Office
76	Bunker Hill Tower	–	Downtown		32	1968	Office
77	The Landmark Los Angeles	–	Sawtelle		34	2021	Residential	Also known as Landmark Two.
78	City National Bank Building		Downtown		24	1968	Office
79	10960 Wilshire Boulevard	–	Westwood		24	1971	Office	Also known as Saban Plaza, Wilshire Midvale, and International Industries Plaza.
80	Century Park Plaza	–	Century City		24	1973	Office
81	The Wilshire	–	Westwood		27	1990	Residential
82	Biltmore Tower		Downtown		25	1987	Office
83	Wilshire Landmark I	–	Sawtelle		24	1986	Office
84	1000 Wilshire		Downtown		21	1987	Office	Also known as the Wedrush Center.
85	Alina I	–	Downtown		28	2011	Residential	Also known as Concerto Tower 1.
86	888 Grand Hope Lofts	–	Downtown		34	2018	Residential
87	1133 South Hope Street	–	Downtown		28	2020	Residential
88	Eighteen Eighty Eight Building	–	Century City		21	1971	Office
89	World Savings Center	–	Sawtelle		25	1983	Office
90	The Tower	–	Westwood		23	1988	Office	Also known as Wilshire Midvale Tower
91	Conrad Los Angeles		Downtown		27	2022	Hotel
92	Westwood Gateway I	–	Westwood		22	1985	Office
93	ARQ	–	Culver City		30	2020	Office	Although located near Culver City, ARQ is located within Los Angeles city limits.
94	The Vermont West Tower	–	Koreatown		29	2014	Residential
95	2220 Avenue of the Stars	–	Century City		28	1966	Residential
96	2222 Avenue of the Stars	–	Century City		28	1966	Residential
97	Mercury		Koreatown		22	1963	Residential
98	6500 Wilshire Boulevard	–	Mid-Wilshire		23	1987	Office
99	Sheraton Los Angeles Downtown Hotel		Downtown		24	1973	Hotel	Formerly a Hyatt Regency hotel
100	Alina II	–	Downtown		28	2018	Residential	Also known as Concerto Tower 2.
101	One Park Plaza	–	Koreatown		22	1971	Office
102	6300 Wilshire Boulevard	–	Mid-Wilshire		21	1973	Office
103	Northrop Grumman Plaza II	–	Century City		19	1983	Office
104	International Tower	–	Downtown		23	1985	Office	Also known as 888 International Tower, or First Republic Bank Building.
105	Valley Executive Tower	–	Sherman Oaks		21	1984	Office	Tallest building in Sherman Oaks.
106	12100 Wilshire Boulevard	–	Sawtelle		21	1985	Office
107	The Carlyle on Wilshire	–	Westwood		24	2009	Residential
108	Barrington Plaza Building A		Sawtelle		25	1961	Residential

Tallest buildings in Greater Los Angeles

The Los Angeles metropolitan area has multiple high-rise clusters located outside of the city of Los Angeles. Several cities have buildings taller than 300 ft, most notably Long Beach, which has four.

Rank	Name	Image	City	Height ft	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes
1	The Tower Burbank		Burbank		32	1988	Office	Tallest building in Burbank. Tallest building in Greater Los Angeles outside of Los Angeles.
2	Shoreline Gateway East Tower	–	Long Beach		35	2021	Residential	Tallest building in Long Beach.
3	One World Trade Center		Long Beach		30	1989	Office
4	Pacific Corporate Towers III	–	El Segundo		24	1984	Office
5	Glendale Plaza	–	Glendale		25	1999	Office	Tallest building in Glendale.
6	Sierra Towers		[West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California\|Hollywood, California\|West Hollywood]		37	1966	Residential	Tallest building in West Hollywood.
7	West Ocean Condominiums I		Long Beach		29	2007	Residential
8	200 Spectrum Center Drive		Irvine		20	2016	Office	Tallest building in Irvine.
9	400 Spectrum Center Drive		Irvine		20	2017	Office
10	Landmark Square		Long Beach		24	1991	Office
11	100 Wilshire Building		Santa Monica		21	1971	Office	Tallest building in Santa Monica.
12	Pacific Corporate Towers I	–	El Segundo		20	1982	Office

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in Los Angeles and are planned to rise at least.

Name	Height ft	Floors	Year	Neighborhood	Notes
One Beverly Hills Santa Monica Residences Tower		32	2026	Beverly Hills	Residential. Tallest proposed tower in Beverly Hills. Designed by Norman Foster. Located on the border of Beverly Hills and Los Angeles
One Beverly Hills Garden Residences		28	2028	Beverly Hills	Residential. Residential addition to Beverly Hilton Complex. Designed by Norman Foster. Located on the border of Beverly Hills and Los Angeles

Approved

This is a list of buildings that have been approved by the city of Los Angeles that are taller than. A dash "-" indicates information about the proposal or has not been released.

Proposed

This is a list of buildings that have been proposed that are taller than in Los Angeles. These buildings have not been fully approved and are in various stages of proposals for the City of Los Angeles. A dash "–" indicates information about the proposal is unknown or has not been released.

Name	Location	Height ft	Floors	Purpose	Year	Notes
917 W. Olympic	South Park		49	Mixed-use	–	Proposed AEG tower in 2025.
Olympic Tower	South Park		58	Mixed-use	–	Proposed in 2017. Replaces a car wash on corner of Fig and Olympic.
City Lights Tower	South Park		53	Hotel	2025	Proposed in 2017. Replaces an apartment completed in 2004.
Wilshire Courtyard Tower I	Miracle Mile		41	Office	–	Proposed in 2020. Twin office towers with skybridges. Would be tallest outside downtown if constructed.
Onni Times Square Tower I	Civic Center		53	Residential	–	Proposed in 2017.
Tribune Residential Tower	Historic Core		56	Residential	2025	Proposed in 2019. Ground retail above Historic Broadway Metro subway station.
Eight & Hope Tower	South Park		45	Residential	–	Proposed in 2019. Designed by Gensler with three terraced decks and ground retail.
Wilshire Courtyard Tower II	Miracle Mile		35	Office	–	Proposed in 2020. Wilshire Courtyard would be the tallest buildings outside downtown if built.
Luxe Redevelopment Tower II	South Park		38	Residential	–	Proposed in 2017, across from L.A. Live. Replacing Luxe Hotel with a W Hotel.
5350 Wilshire	Mid-Wilshire		46	Residential	2029	Proposed in 2022.
Spring Street Tower	Historic Core		45	Residential	–	Proposed in 2017.
Fourth & Central Building 2	Arts District		44	Residential	–	Proposed in 2021.
Onni Times Square Tower II	Civic Center		37	Residential	–	Possibly canceled.
Terrace Block	Koreatown		41	Residential	2025	Proposed in 2021. Tallest proposed building in Koreatown.
The Albany	Pico-Union		37	Hotel	2025	Proposed in 2018.
World Trade Center Redevelopment	Financial District		41	Residential	2025	Proposed in 2019.
Lake On Wilshire	Westlake		41	Residential	–	Proposed in 2017.
City Market Tower	Fashion District		38	Mixed-use	–	Proposed in 2017. The project would include 945 residential dwelling units, 210 hotel rooms, 294,641 square feet of commercial office, 224,862 square feet of retail, and a 312,112 square-foot corporate/educational campus.
Civic Center Building A	Civic Center		27	Office	–	Proposed in 2019. Would be part of the LA City Hall Complex, replacing Parker Center.
333 South Hope Street	Bunker Hill		34	Residential	2026	Proposed in 2024.
2143 Violet	Arts District		36	Residential	–	Proposed in 2020.
1000 La Brea	West Hollywood		34	Residential	–	Proposed in 2023.
Residences	Financial District		34	Residential	2026	Proposed in 2021.
The Reef aka Broadway Square	Historic Core		19	Mixed-use	–	Proposed in 2017.
340 Hill	Old Bank District		33	Residential	–	Above the northern underground entrance to the Red Line Subway Pershing Square Station.
Gayley at Wilshire	Westwood		29	Residential	–	Proposed in 2018. Would sit across from UCLA in a small triangle lot. Architect Robert A.M. Stern RAMSA designed a flatiron inspired tower.
Luxe Redevelopment Tower I	South Park		32	Residential	–	Proposed in 2019. Across from L.A. Live, replacing Luxe Hotel
Bixel Residences	City West		36	Residential	–	Proposed in 2016.
3100 Wilshire	Koreatown		34	Residential	–	Proposed in 2023. Design uses the ground floor 1939 facade within the development.
SB Omega	Historic Core		38	Residential	–	Proposed in 2017.
Civic Center Building C	Civic Center		–	Mixed-use	–	Would be part of the LA City Hall Complex. Proposed in 2018
1233 Grand	Financial District		30	Residential	–
1201 Grand	Financial District	–	40	Residential	–	Proposed in 2018.
670 Mesquit	Arts District		35	Residential	2026	Proposed in 2017. Designed to integrate into the new Sixth Street Viaduct park currently under construction.
Fox Future Tower	Century City		35	Office	–	Proposed in 2023. Addition to the 20th Century Studios complex.
Burbank/De Soto Development Phase II	Warner Center		24	Mixed-use	–	Proposed in 2019.
Ivar & Selma	Hollywood		23	Residential	–	Proposed in 2019
Lifan Tower	South Park		29	Residential	–	Proposed in 2017. Will be a low-income residential building
920 Hill St Tower	South Park		32	Residential	–	Proposed in 2017
Spring Street Hotel	Historic Core		28	Hotel	–	Also known as "Lizard"
Central Plaza Tower 2	Koreatown		28	Residential	2026	Proposed in 2020.
Fig+Pico Tower II	South Park		25	Hotel	–	Proposed in 2020.
6400 Sunset Boulevard	Hollywood		28	Residential	–	Proposed in 2017. Replaces the famous Amoeba Music Store.
Morrison Hotel	South Park		27	Hotel	–	Proposed in 2019. Site of the original Morrison Hotel, now closed. Named after the album Morrison Hotel, by the band, the Doors. The hotel was made famous by the Doors as they named their fifth album after the hotel, and took a picture as there cover album.
Sunset Gower Studio Tower	Hollywood		18	Office	2028	Proposed in 2018.

Tallest demolished

This table lists buildings in Los Angeles that were demolished and at one time stood at least 300 feet in height.

Name	Image	Height ft	Floors	Year Completed	Year Demolished	Notes
Richfield Tower			12	1929	1967	Served as the headquarters of the Richfield Oil Corporation. Second tallest building in Los Angeles upon completion, after the Los Angeles City Hall.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Los Angeles.

Name	Image	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft	Floors	Reference
Braly Building		408 South Spring Street	1903–1907		13
Security Building		510 South Spring Street	1907–1911		11
A.G. Bartlett Building		651 South Spring Street	1911–1916		14
Park Central Building		412 West 6th Street	1916–1927	N/A	14
Texaco Building		929 South Broadway	1927–1928		13
Los Angeles City Hall		200 North Spring Street	1928–1968		32
Union Bank Plaza		445 South Figueroa Street	1968–1969		40
611 Place		611 West 6th Street	1969–1972		42
City National Tower		555 South Flower Street	1972–1974		52
Paul Hastings Tower		515 South Flower Street	1972–1974		52
Aon Center		707 Wilshire Boulevard	1974–1989		62
U.S. Bank Tower		633 West 5th Street	1989–2016		73
Wilshire Grand Tower		Figueroa and 7th	2016–present		73