List of tallest buildings in Houston

Houston is the largest city in the U.S. state of Texas. Its metropolitan area of Greater Houston has a population of 7.8 million as of 2024. The city is home to 151 completed high-rise buildings that stand taller than 300 feet, 40 of which are taller than 492 ft as of 2026. Houston's skyline is one of the largest in the United States, with the fourth-most skyscrapers taller than 492 ft in the country after New York City, Chicago, and Miami; the skyline is the second-largest in the Southern United States, after Miami, and the largest in Texas. The tallest building in the city is the JPMorgan Chase Tower, which rises in Downtown Houston and was completed in 1982. It stood as the tallest building in Texas until the topping out of Waterline in Austin in 2025. It is one of the city's two supertall skyscrapers, the other being Wells Fargo Plaza, Houston's second-tallest building at. Five of the ten tallest buildings in Texas are located in Houston.
The history of high-rises in Houston began with the original 6-story Binz Building in 1895, regarded as the first skyscraper in Houston. The city's skyline saw an early stage of growth in the 1920s. Owing to the Great Depression and World War II, little growth occurred from the 1930s to the mid-1950s. Houston's skyline grew steadily in the 1960s. New towers offered office space for oil and energy companies. The rate of development increased in the 1970s, and surged during the late 1970s and early 1980s as the price of oil increased during the 1970s energy crisis. Due to this, there are an abundance of postmodern skyscrapers in the city. During the 1980s to early 1990s, Houston had one of the largest skylines in the world. Following the 1980s oil glut and Texas real-estate crash, high-rise construction declined sharply. Houston's skyline resumed growth in the 2000s. Two major office skyscrapers taller than 700 ft have been added since 2010: 609 Main at Texas in 2017, and Texas Tower in 2021.
While predominantly a low-rise city, Houston contains several high-rise neighborhoods. The tallest skyscrapers are concentrated in Downtown Houston, forming a central skyline bounded by Interstate 10 to the north, Interstate 45 to the northwest and southwest, and Interstate 69 to the southeast. Downtown Houston is dominated by office buildings; the 25-tallest buildings in Houston are all office skyscrapers. Approximately 6 miles west of downtown is the business district of Uptown Houston, which has the second-largest collection of high-rises in the city. By far the tallest building in Uptown is the Williams Tower, the third-tallest building in the city at. Until the completion of the Brooklyn Tower in New York City in 2022, the Williams Tower was the tallest skyscraper in the United States outside of a city's central business district.
The Texas Medical Center, southwest of downtown, is Houston's third major high-rise cluster. The largest medical center in the world, the skyline of the TMC consists of several high-rise hospitals, as well as offices for medical institutions. Shorter and smaller clusters of tall buildings are found in Greenway Plaza/Upper Kirby, Memorial City, the Houston Energy Corridor, Greenspoint, and Westchase/Walnut Bend, as well as an emerging cluster in the city's Museum District. Due to Houston's lack of comprehensive zoning laws, there are a substantial number of individual high-rises located outside of these areas, including isolated towers such as The Huntingdon.

History

The history of skyscrapers in the city began with the construction of the original 6-story Binz Building in 1895, regarded as the first skyscraper in Houston. The city's skyline saw an early stage of growth in the 1920s, with early skyscrapers such as the Carter Building, the Niels Esperson Building, and the Gulf Building, which stood as the tallest building in Houston for over three decades until 1963. Owing to the Great Depression and World War II, little growth occurred from the 1930s to the mid-1950s. Houston's skyline grew steadily in the 1960s. New skyscrapers offered office space for oil and energy companies, an industry central to the city. The rate of skyscraper development increased in the 1970s, and especially surged during the late 1970s and early 1980s as the price of oil increased during the 1970s energy crisis. Many notable skyscrapers were completed during this period, including Houston's four tallest buildings. As a result, Houston's skyline is known for the prevalence of postmodern architecture, such as the TC Energy Center with its steeply pitched gabled roofline.
Following the 1980s oil glut and Texas real-estate crash, high-rise construction declined sharply. The city saw no new major office buildings until 2002, when 1500 Louisiana Street was completed. The building was meant to serve as Enron's new headquarters; however, the company collapsed before the building was finished. Houston's skyline returned to growth in the 2000s. Residential towers have become increasingly common, including isolated towers in low-rise neighborhoods between Downtown and Uptown Houston. In downtown, new high-rise buildings have mainly been built on the east side. Two major office skyscrapers taller than 700 ft have been added since 2010: 609 Main at Texas in 2017, and Texas Tower in 2021. The skyline of the Texas Medical District changed significantly in the 2010s, including the construction of its tallest building, the Methodist Outpatient Care Center, in 2010.

Maps of tallest buildings

The map below shows the location of buildings taller than 300 feet in Houston. Downtown Houston is in the northeast of the map, while Uptown Houston is in the northwest, and Texas Medical Center is in the south. Each marker is colored by the decade of the building's completion.
Not included are BP West Lake One and the Energy Center buildings in the Energy Corridor, Memorial Hermann Tower in Memorial City, Noble Energy Center Two in northwestern Houston, 4 Greenspoint Plaza in Greenspoint, and four high-rise buildings in Walnut Bend.

By neighborhood

Downtown Houston is the neighborhood with the most high-rises in Houston, containing around half of the buildings taller than 300 ft in the city.

Downtown Houston

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed and topped out skyscrapers in Houston that stand at least 300 feet tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion, and then alphabetically.

Rank	Name	Image	Location	Height	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes
1	JPMorgan Chase Tower				75	1982	Office	Second-tallest building in Texas. Formerly known as Texas Commerce Tower and 600 Travist Street. Renamed the JPMorgan Chase Tower in 2021. Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1980s. Tallest five-sided building in the world. At the time of completion, it was the eighth-tallest building in the world, and the tallest outside of New York City and Chicago.
2	Wells Fargo Bank Plaza				71	1983	Office	Tallest all-glass building in the Western Hemisphere. Formerly known as the Allied Bank Plaza and First Interstate Bank Plaza. Also known by its street address, 1000 Louisiana.
3	Williams Tower				64	1982	Office	Tallest building outside of downtown Houston. Formerly the tallest building in the United States outside of a city's central business district, until the completion of Brooklyn Tower in 2022.
4	TC Energy Center				56	1983	Office	Known for its segmented setbacks, reminiscent of the Dutch Gothic architecture of canal houses in The Netherlands. Formerly known as the RepublicBank Center, the NCNB Center, the NationsBank Center, and the Bank of America Center. Named the TC Energy Center in 2019.
5	Heritage Plaza				53	1987	Office	One of the last major office buildings completed in the 1980s after the collapse of the Texas real estate, banking, and oil industries in the early 1980s.
6	Enterprise Plaza				55	1980	Office	Tallest building in Houston from 1980 to 1982.
7	609 Main at Texas				48	2017	Office	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 2010s.
8	CenterPoint Energy Plaza				53	1973	Office	Originally completed at a height of 651 feet, the building's height was extended in 1996.
9	Texas Tower				48	2021	Office	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 2020s.
10	1600 Smith Street				55	1984	Office
11	Fulbright Tower				52	1982	Office
12	One Shell Plaza				50	1970	Office	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1970s. Tallest building in Houston from 1970 to 1980.
13	1400 Smith Street				50	1983	Office
14	Three Allen Center				50	1980	Office
15	LyondellBassell Tower				47	1978	Office
16	First City Tower				47	1984	Office
17	811 Main				46	2011	Office	Formerly known as BG Group Place and MainPlace.
18	San Felipe Plaza				45	1984	Office
19	ExxonMobil Building				44	1963	Office	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1960s. Tallest building in Houston from 1963 to 1970. Formerly known as the Humble Oil Building until 1973.
20	1500 Louisiana Street				40	2002	Office	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 2000s.
21	America Tower				42	1983	Office
22	Two Houston Center				40	1974	Office
23	Bank of America Tower	–			34	2019	Office	Also known as Capitol Tower.
24	Marathon Oil Tower				41	1983	Office	Also known as 5555 San Felipe Street
25	KBR Tower				40	1973	Office
26	Wedge International Tower	–			44	1983	Office	Formerly known as the Southwest Bank of Texas Building, Unitedbank Plaza, and 1415 Louisiana.
27	Brava	–			46	2022	Residential	Tallest residential building in Houston since 2022.
28	Memorial Hermann Tower				35	2009	Mixed-use	Part of the Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center.
29	2929 Weslayan				40	2015	Residential	Tallest residential building in Houston from 2015 to 2022.
30	Pennzoil Place I				36	1976	Office
31	Pennzoil Place II				36	1976	Office
32	Devon Energy Center				36	1978	Office
33	1000 Main				36	2003	Office
34	Total Plaza				35	1971	Office
35	Methodist Outpatient Care Center				26	2010	Health	Tallest building in the Texas Medical Center.
36	Houston Methodist Hospital - Centennial Tower	–			26	2027	Health	Construction started in 2022. Topped out in September 2025.
37	The Huntingdon				34	1982	Residential	Tallest residential building in Houston until 2015.
38	El Paso Energy Building				33	1962	Office
39	Market Square Tower				40	2017	Residential
40	One Park Place				37	2009	Residential
41	The Post Oak				36	2018	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential, hotel, and office building.
42	Hess Tower				29	2010	Office
43	Parkside Residences at Discovery Green	–			43	2022	Residential
44	1500 Post Oak Boulevard	–			30	2016	Office
45	The O'Quinn Medical Tower at St. Luke's				29	1990	Mixed-use	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1990s. Also known as 6624 Fannin Tower. Part of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, an adult teaching hospital.
46	5 Greenway Plaza	–			31	1973	Office
47	Hanover River Oaks	–			38	2020	Residential
48	Texas Children's Hospital Expansion	–			25	2018	Health	Also known as the Texas Children's Hospital Lester and Sue Smith Legacy Tower.
49	717 Texas Avenue				34	2003	Office
50	Aspire Post Oak	–			39	2021	Residential
51	One Allen Center				34	1972	Office
52	Residences at La Colombe d’Or	–			34	2020	Residential
53	Norton Rose Fulbright Tower	–			28	2024	Office	Also known as 1550 on the Green.
54	Hanover Buffalo Bayou	–			42	2025	Residential	Topped-out in September 2025.
55	Four Leaf Towers 1				40	1982	Residential
56	Four Leaf Towers 2				40	1982	Residential
57	9 Greenway Plaza	–			31	1978	Office
58	11 Greenway Plaza	–			31	1979	Office
59	Phoenix Tower	–			34	1984	Office
60	Residences at the Allen	–			35	2023	Residential	Construction started in 2020.
61	Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza	–			28	2007	Mixed-use	Office and hospital building.
62	712 Main Street				37	1929	Office	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1920s and in the first half of the 20th century. Tallest building in Houston from 1929 to 1963.
63	The Spires				40	1983	Residential
64	Latitude Med Center	–			35	2018	Residential
65	1330 Post Oak Boulevard	–			30	1983	Office
66	M.D. Anderson Administrative Support Building	–			25	2012	Office
67	Niels Esperson Building				31	1927	Office	Tallest building in Houston from 1927 to 1929.
68	One City Centre	–			32	1961	Office
69	Bob Lanier Public Works Building				27	1968	Office
70	2727 Kirby				30	2009	Residential
71	Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown				30	1972	Hotel
72	The Mercer West Tower				30	2003	Residential
73	1301 Fannin Street	–			25	1984	Office
74	Arabella	–			33	2018	Residential
75	Methodist Inpatient Hospital	–			17	2018	Health
76	The Parklane	–			36	1983	Residential
77	Five Post Oak Park	–			28	1982	Office
78	Houston Police Department Headquarters	–			28	1967	Government
79	BP West Lake One	–			28	1982	Office
80	Smith Tower at Methodist Hospital				26	1988	Mixed-use	Mixed-use education and hospital building.
81	Harris County Civil Justice Center				18	2005	Government
82	5 Houston Center	–			27	2003	Office
83	Hanover Boulevard Place	–			30	2019	Residential	Also stylized as Hanover BLVD Place.
84	Marriott Marquis Houston	–			28	2016	Hotel
85	Aris Market Square	–			32	2017	Residential
86	MD Anderson Cancer Center				22	2009	Health
87	919 Milam	–			24	1956	Office
88	Lyric Center	–			26	1984	Office
89	Warwick Towers	–			30	1984	Residential
90	The Royalton at River Oaks	–			33	2003	Residential
91	Camden Post Oak	–			33	2003	Residential	Also known as 1200 Post Oak.
92	Mosaic I				29	2007	Residential
93	Montage	–			29	2009	Residential
94	Energy Center IV	–			22	2015	Office
95	Amegy Tower	–			24	2016	Office
96	1360 Post Oak Tower	–			25	1985	Office
97	Wells Fargo Tower	–			25	1983	Office
98	Dominion at Post Oak	–			31	2004	Residential
99	The Travis	–			28	2020	Residential	Also known as 3300 Main.
100	Hilcorp Energy Tower	–			23	2016	Office
101	UT Health Center				25	1974	Mixed-use	Mixed-use educational and hospital building.
102	Two Shell Plaza	–			26	1971	Office
103	The Kirby Collection Residential Tower	–			22	2017	Residential
104	The Driscoll at River Oaks	–			27	2020	Residential
105	Le Meridian Hotel	–			25	1954	Hotel	This building was originally built as the Melrose Building, at a height of 308 ft. It was renovated as Le Meridian Hotel in 2017, and its height was increased.
106	Wortham Tower	–			25	1965	Office
107	ParkWest Tower I	–			25	1984	Office
108	The Mark	–			30	2001	Residential
109	Catalyst	–			28	2017	Residential
110	Galleria Tower I				25	1973	Office
111	Four Seasons Hotel	–			29	1981	Hotel
112	Sage Plaza	–			25	1983	Office
113	Montebello	–			30	2004	Residential
114	Hanover Post Oak	–			29	2014	Residential
115	One Riverway	–			25	1978	Office
116	Capital One Plaza	–			22	1982	Office
117	Drewery Place	–			27	2019	Residential
118	Hanover Montrose	–			30	2016	Residential
119	Magnolia Hotel				22	1926	Hotel	Tallest building in Houston from 1926 to 1927.
120	Holiday Inn	–			30	1971	Hotel
121	4 Greenspoint Plaza	–			24	1983	Office
122	Harris County Criminal Justice Center				21	1999	Government
123	Hilton Americas Hotel	–			24	2003	Hotel
124	T. Boone Pickens Academic Tower	–			21	2008	Mixed-use	Mixed-use education and office building.
125	Astoria	–			25	2016	Residential
126	St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital				26	1970	Health
127	Two Post Oak Central	–			24	1979	Office
128	Three Post Oak Central	–			24	1981	Office
129	Travis Tower	–			21	1955	Residential
130	Mickey Leland Federal Building				22	1983	Mixed-use	Mixed-use office and government building.
131	One Post Oak Central	–			25	1975	Office
132	Energy Center III	–			20	2015	Office
133	500 Jefferson Building				21	1963	Office
134	City West Place 2	–			23	2001	Office
135	Feigin Center West Tower	–			19	2001	Health	Part of Texas Children's Hospital
136	Cosmopolitan	–			24	2008	Residential
137	Feigin Center	–			20	2008	Mixed-use	Mixed-use hospital and office building.
138	Elev8 Downtown Houston	–			20	1971	Residential
139	Scurlock Tower	–			20	1981	Office
140	Briarlake Plaza	–			20	2000	Office
141	3D International Tower	–			22	1980	Office
142	Houstonian Condominiums	–			28	1982	Residential
143	Noble Energy Center Two	–			20	2015	Office
144	The Bristol	–			27	1983	Residential
145	Commerce Towers	–			24	1929	Office
146	City West Place 1	–			22	2001	Office
147	Control Data Center	–			22	1971	Office
148	JW Marriott Downtown Houston				22	1925	Hotel	Tallest building in Houston from 1925 to 1926.
149	Energy Center V	–			18	2015	Office
150	3 Greenway Plaza	–			22	1971	Office
151	Greenway Condominiums Tower 1	–			30	1980	Residential
152	Greenway Condominiums Tower 2	–			30	1981	Residential
153	Wells Fargo Center	–			21	1981	Office

Tallest buildings in Greater Houston

There are several high-rises taller than 300 feet in Greater Houston that are located outside of the city of Houston: three in Galveston, two in The Woodlands, and one in Pasadena. Three of them are residential and hotel buildings built on Texas' coastline during the 2000s real estate boom.

Rank	Name	Image	City	Height	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes
1	Allison Tower		The Woodlands		32	2002	Office	Tallest building in The Woodlands. Tallest building in Greater Houston located outside Houston. Also known as 1201 Lake Robbins Drive or Anadarko Tower I.
2	Hackett Tower		The Woodlands		31	2014	Office	Second-tallest building in The Woodlands.
3	Endeavour		Pasadena		30	2007	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential and hotel building. Tallest building in Pasadena.
4	Palisade Palms I	–	Galveston		27	2007	Residential	Also known as The Trade Winds and Beach Club Residences I. Joint-tallest building in Galveston.
5	Palisade Palms II	–	Galveston		27	2007	Residential	Also known as The Beach Club and Beach Club Residences II. Joint-tallest building in Galveston
6	One Moody Plaza		Galveston		23	1972	Office	Tallest building in Galveston from 1972 to 2007. Tallest office building in Galveston.

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

The following table includes buildings under construction in Houston that are planned 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, while those that are topped out are included in the above list.

Name	Height	Floors	Year	Notes
St. Regis Residences		38	–
X Houston		33	2026
The Birdsall Hotel & Condos	–	34	2027

Tallest demolished

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

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft	Floors	Year Completed	Year Demolished	Notes
1	Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel	–		28	1962	2011
2	Texas Tower	–		21	1952	2014
3	Houston Main Building	–		21	1931	2012

Timeline of tallest buildings

Since 1895, the year the first high-rise in the city was constructed, the title of the tallest building in Houston has been held by eleven high-rises.

Original name	Image	Years as tallest	Height	Floors	Notes
Binz Building	–	1895–1904	—	6
Lomas & Nettleton Building		1904–1908	105	8
711 Main		1908–1910	124	10
Carter Building		1910–1926	302	23
Magnolia Hotel		1926–1927	325	22
Niels Esperson Building		1927–1929	410	31
Gulf Building		1929–1963	428	37	Now known as the JPMorgan Chase Building.
Humble Building		1963–1970	606	44	Now known as the ExxonMobil Building.
One Shell Plaza		1970–1980	714	50
Enterprise Plaza		1980–1982	756	55
JPMorgan Chase Tower		1982–present	1,002	75