List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia

Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, with a metropolitan area population of 6.3 million as of 2024. Philadelphia is home to more than 350 completed high-rise buildings, 86 of which are 300 feet or taller, as of 2026. Philadelphia has the largest skyline in Pennsylvania, and has the fourth most skyscrapers taller than 492 ft in the Northeastern United States after New York City, Boston, and Jersey City. Seven of the ten tallest buildings in Pennsylvania are in Philadelphia; the remainder are in Pittsburgh. The tallest building in Philadelphia is the Comcast Technology Center, the city's sole supertall skyscraper, and the tallest building in the United States outside of New York City and Chicago. The 1,113 ft, 59-story building was opened in 2018.
Philadelphia has an extensive history of tall structures, generally thought to have begun with the 1754 addition of the steeple to Christ Church. The Philadelphia City Hall was the first building in the world to surpass a height of 500 ft when it topped out in 1894, and remained the world's tallest building until 1908. Philadelphia had one of the largest pre-war construction booms in the United States, having built 18 buildings taller than 300 ft by the early 1930s, the most of any city in the world besides New York City and Chicago. The Great Depression and World War II halted skyscraper development until the late 1950s. From the 1960s to 1980s, Philadelphia added a large number of office buildings to its skyline in a second boom. For most of the 20th century, a "gentlemen's agreement" imposed an unofficial height limit, restricting the height of any new skyscraper below that of the 548-foot Philadelphia City Hall.
This agreement was broken with the topping out of One Liberty Place in 1987; at 945 feet, it exceeded the height of the city hall by almost 400 feet. Its twin, Two Liberty Place, was completed in 1990, near the end of the boom. Little development occurred during the 1990s, while a fire at One Meridian Plaza led to the rare demolition of a notable skyscraper in 1998. Construction resumed in the 2000s, with an increasing share of residential development. Comcast, which is based in Philadelphia, is responsible for the city's two tallest buildings. The 973 ft Comcast Center was completed as the company's headquarters in 2008. It was the city's tallest building until the adjacent Comcast Technology Center was built in 2018, whose central floors house additional office space for Comcast.
Despite being one of the oldest cities in the United States, the twelve tallest buildings in Philadelphia were all built after 1986, due to the former gentlemen's agreement. Philadelphia's tallest buildings are largely concentrated in Center City, the city's central business district, mainly on its western half. Delaware River marks the end of the skyline to the east. Since the 2000s, Philadelphia's skyline has also expanded westwards past the Schuylkill River, towards University City. At 730 ft, FMC Tower at Cira Centre South is the Philadelphia's tallest building outside of Center City. The Schuykill Yards development plans to add several new skyscrapers to a plot of land northeast of Drexel University. A few high-rises can be found in and around Temple University, north of Center City.

Map of tallest buildings

The map below shows the location of buildings taller than 300 feet in Philadelphia. Each marker is numbered by height and colored by the decade of the building's completion. Two buildings, The Regatta and Temple University - Morgan Hall North, are not visible.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed and topped out skyscrapers in Philadelphia that stand at least tall as of 2026, 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 completed. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion with earlier buildings ranked first, and then alphabetically.

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes
1	Comcast Technology Center		1800 Arch Street		59	2018	Mixed-use	Construction broke ground July 2014; topped out on November 27, 2017; The tallest building in Pennsylvania, and the tallest building in the United States outside New York City and Chicago, the 14th-tallest building in the United States; opened to staff in July 2018 and the public in October 2018; tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 2010s. A mixed-use office and hotel building.
2	Comcast Center		1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd		57	2008	Office	2nd-tallest building in Pennsylvania, 31st-tallest building in the country; tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 2000s
3	One Liberty Place		1650 Market Street		61	1987	Office	Philadelphia's first skyscraper taller than City Hall. Third-tallest building in the state; 28th-tallest building in the country; tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1980s
4	Two Liberty Place		1601 Chestnut Street		58	1990	Mixed-use	Mixed-use office and residential building. Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1990s
5	BNY Mellon Center		1735 Market Street		54	1990	Office	63rd-tallest building in the country, also known as Nine Penn Center
6	Three Logan Square		1717 Arch Street		55	1991	Office	112th-tallest building in the country, formerly known as Bell Atlantic Tower and Verizon Tower
7	FMC Tower at Cira Centre South		2929 Walnut Street		49	2017	Mixed-use	Mixed-use office, hotel, and residential building. 121st-tallest building in the country, the tallest building in Philadelphia outside Center City
8	G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building		1901 Market Street		45	1990	Office	Formerly known as the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower and the IBX Tower
9	The W Philadelphia and Element Philadelphia		1441 Chestnut Street		51	2020	Hotel	Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 2020s
10	The Laurel		1909-11 Walnut Street		50	2022	Residential	Tallest fully residential building in Philadelphia and in Pennsylvania
11	One Commerce Square		2005 W. Market Street		41	1987	Office	One and Two Commerce Square are the tallest twin buildings in Philadelphia, and the sixth-tallest twin buildings in the United States.
12	Two Commerce Square		2001 W. Market Street		41	1992	Office	One and Two Commerce Square are the tallest twin buildings in Philadelphia, and the sixth-tallest twin buildings in the United States.
13	Philadelphia City Hall		1 Penn Square		7	1901	Government	1901 is the official year of completion and the transfer of ownership to the city government; however, the tower had been topped out in 1894 and the building had been partially occupied by then, making it the tallest habitable building in the United States and the world from 1894 until the completion of the Singer Building in 1908; tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1900s.
14	Arthaus		301 S. Broad Street		41	2022	Residential
15	The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton		1414 South Penn Square		46	2009	Residential
16	Market Street">Market Street (Philadelphia)">Market Street		1818 Market Street		40	1974	Office	Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1970s
17	The St. James		200 West Washington Square		45	2004	Residential	Tallest building located east of Broad Street. When constructed in 2003, the St. James was the tallest apartment building in Philadelphia.
18	Loews Philadelphia Hotel		1200 Market Street		36	1932	Hotel	Formerly known as the PSFS Building; tallest hotel in the city until the Four Seasons opened in the Comcast Technology Center, tallest building in Philadelphia completed in the 1930s, 2nd-tallest in Philadelphia at the time of completion, the building reaches a height of 750 feet with its antenna, total building area is ;
19	PNC Bank Building		1600 Market Street		40	1983	Office
20	Five Penn Center		1601 Market Street		36	1970	Office
21	Centre Square II		Market and 15th streets		40	1973	Office
22	Murano		2101 Market Street		42	2008	Residential
23	One South Broad		1 S. Broad Street		28	1932	Office	Formerly known as the Lincoln-Liberty Building and the PNB Building.
24	Cira Centre		30th and Arch streets		28	2005	Office
25	Two Logan Square		100 N. 18th Street		35	1987	Office
26	1700 Market		1700 Market Street		32	1968	Office	Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1960s.
27	Evo at Cira Centre South		2930 Chestnut Street		36	2014	Residential
28	1835 Market Street		1835 Market Street		29	1986	Office	Formerly known as Eleven Penn Center until 2003.
29	Jefferson Tower		1101 Market Street		31	1984	Office	Formerly known as One Reading Center and the Aramark Tower.
30	Centre Square I		1500 Market Street		32	1973	Office
31	Wells Fargo Building		123 S. Broad Street		29	1927	Office	Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1920s.
32	Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia		28-32 South Broad Street		30	1930	Hotel
33	1706 Rittenhouse		1706 Rittenhouse Square		31	2010	Residential
34	One Logan Square		130 N. 18th Street		31	1983	Mixed-use	Mixed-use office and hotel building
35	2000 Market Street		2000 Market Street		29	1973	Office
36	10 Rittenhouse Square	–	1801 Walnut Street		33	2009	Residential
37	1500 Locust Street	–	1500 Locust Street		44	1973	Residential
38	Lewis Tower		1419 Locust Street		33	1929	Residential	Also known as Aria. Completed as an office building.
39	PECO Building		2301 Market Street		25	1970	Office
40	1650 Arch Street	–	1650 Arch Street		27	1975	Office
41	500 Walnut	–	500 Walnut Street		26	2017	Residential
42	Academy House	–	1420 Locust Street		37	1975	Residential
43	Drake Hotel		1512 Spruce Street		32	1929	Hotel	Underwent a renovation in 1998. Now also known as The Drake.
44	Penn Mutual Towers		510 Walnut Street		20	1972	Office
45	Symphony House	–	440 Avenue of the Arts		31	2007	Residential
46	CHOP Roberts Center for Pediatric Research	–	734 Schuylkill Avenue		23	2017	Mixed-use	Mixed-use office and hospital building
47	3025 JFK	–	3025 John F Kennedy Boulevard		28	2023	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and office building
48	The Alexander		1601 Vine Street		32	2018	Residential
49	Medical Tower Building	–	255 South 17th Street		30	1930	Office
50	One Dock Street	–	1 Dock Street		31	2023	Residential	Also known as The Ryland Modern Apartments
51	Jefferson Health Honickman Center	–	1101 Chestnut Street		19	2024	Health
52	Riverwalk I		30 North 23rd Street		32	2022	Residential
53	2116 Chestnut	–	2116 Chestnut Street		34	2013	Residential
54	1400 Spring Garden Street	–	1400 Spring Garden Street		19	1958	Office	Also known as the Pennsylvania State Office Building.
55	Land Title Building		100 South Broad Street		22	1902	Office
56	210 West Rittenhouse Square	–	210 West Rittenhouse Square		33	1989	Hotel	Also known as The Rittenhouse.
57	Inquirer Building	–	400 North Broad Street		18	1924	Residential	Also known by its address, 400 North Broad Street, or the Elverson Building.
58	The Dorchester	–	226 West Rittenhouse Square		32	1963	Residential	Also known as Rittenhouse Dorchester Apartments.
59	2400 Chestnut Street Apartments	–	2400 Chestnut Street		34	1979	Residential
60	The Packard Grande	–	111 South 15th Street		25	1924	Residential	Also known simply as The Grande.
61	1919 Market	–	1919 Market Street		29	2016	Residential
62	Franklin Tower Residences	–	200 North 16th Street		26	1980	Residential	Formerly known as One Franklin Plaza.
63	One Penn Center		1617 JFK Boulevard		20	1930	Office	Also known as the Suburban Station Building.
64	Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel	–	201 North 17th Street		29	1980	Hotel
65	The Regatta	–	901 North Penn Street		29	2006	Residential	Part of the Waterfront Square complex
66	One Penn Square West	–	1 Penn Square West		25	1985	Office
67	Penn Medicine New Patient Pavilion	–	South 33rd Street & Convention Avenue		17	2021	Health
68	Josephine	–	1620 Sansom Street		27	2024	Residential
69	Marriott Residence Inn Hotel Center City Philadelphia		1 East Penn Square		25	1930	Hotel
70	1845 Walnut Street		1845 Walnut Street		25	1972	Office
71	1525 Locust Street	–	1525 Locust Street		19	1991	Office
72	Riverwalk II	–	60 North 23rd Street		28	2021	Residential
73	1500 Walnut Street	–	1500 Walnut Street		23	1927	Office
74	Hotel Palomar Philadelphia		117 South 17th Street		24	1930	Hotel
75	3601 Market Street	–	3601 Market Street		28	2015	Residential
76	1616 Walnut Street Building		1616 Walnut Street		24	1929	Residential	Also known as ICON.
77	Society Hill Towers I		200 Locust Street		31	1964	Residential
78	Society Hill Towers II		210 Locust Street		31	1964	Residential
79	Society Hill Towers III		220 Locust Street		31	1964	Residential
80	Ten Penn Center	–	1801 Market Street		27	1981	Office
81	James A. Byrne United States Courthouse		601 Market Street		26	1970	Government
82	30 South 17th Street	–	30 South 17th Street		20	1975	Office	Also known as United Plaza and the United Engineers Building.
83	Temple University - Morgan Hall North		1601 North Broad Street		27	2013	Residential
84	Penn Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics	–	3400 Civic Center Boulevard		19	2016	Office
85	Hopkinson House	–	604 South Washington Square		35	1962	Residential
86	1528 Walnut Street	–	1528 Walnut Street		21	1929	Office

Philadelphia metropolitan area

In addition to those in the city of Philadelphia, there are two buildings located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area that are taller than 300 feet.

Rank	Name	Image	City	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes
1	Camden City Hall		Camden		18	1931	Government	Tallest building in Camden.
2	1201 North Market Street		Wilmington		23	1988	Office	Tallest building in Wilmington.

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

The following table ranks buildings under construction in Philadelphia that are expected to be at least 300 ft tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. Buildings that are on hold are not included.

Name	Height	Floors	Year	Notes
CHOP New Patient Tower		23	–
The Mark		34	2026	Marketed as student housing in University City.
CHOP SARB		17	2025	SARB stands for the Schuylkill Avenue Research Building.
2301 JFK Boulevard		22	2025

Approved

The following table ranks approved buildings in Philadelphia that are expected to be at least 300 ft tall, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. A dash “–“ indicates information about the building is unknown or not released.

Proposed

The following table ranks proposed buildings in Philadelphia that are expected to be at least 300 ft tall, based on standard height measurement. A dash “–“ indicates information about the building is unknown or not released.

Name	Height	Floors	Year	Notes
Transit Terminal Tower		85	–	Would be the tallest in Pennsylvania if built.
3101 Market		70	–	Would be the second tallest in the city if built. Part of the Schuylkill Yards development.
Penn's Landing Redevelopment Tower 1		53	–	Will be tallest building east of Broad Street if built.
Broad and Lombard		43	–
3001 JFK Boulevard		34	–	Part of the Schuylkill Yards development.
Two Cathedral Square		34	–	Part of the Cathedral Square development.
1301 Market Street		32	–
Mellon Independence Center Tower		30	–	Also called the MIC Tower.
The Arbour House		35	–
76 Place at Market East Tower		30	–	Part of the new 76ers arena complex
1341 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard		36	–

Tallest demolished

There have been three buildings taller than 300 ft in Philadelphia that no longer stand today.

Name	Image	Height ft	Floors	Year completed	Year demolished	Notes
One Meridian Plaza	–		38	1972	1999	One Meridian Plaza, formerly known as the Fidelity Mutual Life Building, Three Girard Plaza and Three Mellon Bank Center, was severely damaged by a fire in 1991. The fire destroyed eight floors and damaged nearby buildings. It sat vacant for eight years until 1999 when it was demolished.
Sheraton Penn Center Hotel	–		27	1957	1988
Arcade Building			21	1901	1969	Also known as Commercial Trust Building.

Timeline of tallest buildings

Philadelphia has seen few city record-holders compared to other cities with comparable skylines. Although churches, cathedrals, and the like are not technically considered to be skyscrapers, Christ Church, after being surmounted with its lofty spire in 1754, stood as its tallest building for 102 years before being surpassed by the spire of Tenth Presbyterian Church, which was surpassed by City Hall in 1894. Then, due to the "gentlemen's agreement" not to build higher than the top of the statue of William Penn atop City Hall, that building stood as the city's tallest structure for 93 years; it also held the world record for tallest habitable building from 1894 until the 1908 completion of the Singer Building in New York City.