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This 'list of tallest buildings in the United States' ranks skyscrapers in the United States based on official height. The country is home to many of the world's tallest buildings.
Prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City, the twin towers of the World Trade Center occupied the second and third positions on the list below. The North Tower stood at 1,368 feet (417 m), while the South was 1,362 feet (415 m) tall. The 1,776 foot (541 m) Freedom Tower, scheduled for construction on the former World Trade Center site, was intended to become the tallest building in the United States upon completion in 2010. The Chicago Spire (previously known as the Fordham Spire) a tower under construction in Chicago, Illinois is also planned for completion in 2010. This tower would be taller than the proposed Freedom Tower with a height of 2,000 feet (610 m). The proposed Crown Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, if built, is scheduled to be completed by 2011 and will also be higher than the Freedom Tower with a height of 1,888 feet (575 m).
Other tall buildings that are either proposed or under construction include Trans National Place in Boston (1,175 feet (351.8m)), the Signature Tower in Nashville, Tennessee (1,057 feet (322 m)), the Bank of America Tower (1,200 feet (366 m)), the Comcast Center (975 feet (297 m)) in Philadelphia, the Trump International Hotel and Tower (1,362 feet (415 m)) and Waterview Tower (1,047 feet (319 m)) in Chicago. If all these buildings are completed at the current projections, the nine tallest buildings in the United States would be located in either New York (7 - Freedom Tower, 2 World Trade Center, 3 World Trade Center, Empire State Building, Bank of America Tower, New York Times Building, and Chrysler Building) or Chicago (6 - Chicago Spire, Sears Tower, Trump International, Aon Center, John Hancock Building and Waterview Tower) - excluding the proposed Signature Tower in Nashville, Tennessee.

Contents

Standard height

Listing by pinnacle height

Tallest buildings under construction, proposed, or approved

See also

References

Standard height

This ranking is based on the building's structural height (vertical elevation from the base to the highest architectural or integral structural element of the building):

Rank	Building	City	Height	Floors	Built
1	Sears Tower	Chicago, IL	1,451 feet (442 m)	110	1974
2	Empire State Building	New York, NY	1,250 feet (381 m)	102	1931
3	Aon Center	Chicago, IL	1,136 feet (346 m)	83	1973
4	John Hancock Center	Chicago, IL	1,127 feet (344 m)	100	1969
5	Chrysler Building	New York, NY	1,046 feet (319 m)	77	1930
6	New York Times Building	New York, NY	1,046 feet (319 m)	52	2007
7	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta, GA	1,023 feet (312 m)	55	1992
8	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles, CA	1,018 feet (310 m)	73	1990
9	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago, IL	1,007 feet (307 m)	60	1989
10	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston, TX	1,002 feet (305 m)	75	1982
11	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago, IL	995 feet (303 m)	64	1990
12	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston, TX	992 feet (302 m)	71	1983
13	Comcast Center1	Philadelphia, PA	975 feet (297 m)	57	2007
14	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago, IL	961 feet (293 m)	65	1990
15	American International Building	New York, NY	952 feet (290 m)	66	1932
16	Key Tower	Cleveland, OH	947 feet (289 m)	57	1991
17	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia, PA	945 feet (288 m)	61	1987
18	Columbia Center	Seattle, WA	937 feet (285 m)	76	1985
19	40 Wall Street	New York, NY	927 feet (283 m)	71	1930
20	Bank of America Plaza	Dallas, TX	921 feet (281 m)	72	1985
21	Citigroup Center	New York, NY	915 feet (279 m)	59	1977
22	Williams Tower	Houston, TX	901 feet (275 m)	64	1983
23	Renaissance Tower	Dallas, TX	886 feet (270 m)	56	1974
24	Bank of America Corp. Ctr.	Charlotte, NC	871 feet (265 m)	60	1992
25	900 North Michigan	Chicago, IL	871 feet (265 m)	66	1989
26	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta, GA	870 feet (265 m)	60	1992
27	Trump World Tower	New York, NY	860 feet (262 m)	72	2001
28	Water Tower Place	Chicago, IL	859 feet (262 m)	74	1976
29	Aon Center	Los Angeles, CA	858 feet (262 m)	62	1974
30	Transamerica Pyramid	San Francisco, CA	853 feet (260 m)	48	1972
31	Chase Tower	Chicago, IL	850 feet (259 m)	60	1969
32	GE Building	New York, NY	850 feet (259 m)	69	1933
33	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia, PA	848 feet (258 m)	58	1990
34	Park Tower	Chicago, IL	844 feet (257 m)	67	2000
35	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh, PA	841 feet (256 m)	64	1970
36	Chase Tower	Indianapolis, IN	830 feet (253 m)	48	1990
37	One Atlantic Center	Atlanta, GA	820 feet (250 m)	50	1987
38	CitySpire Center	New York, NY	813 feet (248 m)	75	1989
38	One Chase Manhattan Plaza	New York, NY	813 feet (248 m)	60	1960
40	Conde Nast Building	New York, NY	809 feet (247 m)	48	1999
41	MetLife Building	New York, NY	808 feet (246 m)	60	1963
42	Mellon Bank Center	Philadelphia, PA	794 feet (242 m)	54	1990
43	IDS Center	Minneapolis, MN	792 feet (241 m)	57	1973
44	Woolworth Building	New York, NY	792 feet (241 m)	57	1913
45	Hancock Place	Boston, MA	790 feet (241 m)	60	1976
46	Four Seasons Hotel & Tower	Miami, FL	789 feet (240 m)	64	2003
47	Comerica Bank Tower	Dallas, TX	787 feet (240 m)	60	1987
48	Goldman Sachs Tower	Jersey City, NJ	781 feet (238 m)	42	2003
49	Bank of America Center	Houston, TX	780 feet (238 m)	56	1983
50	Bank of America Center	San Francisco, CA	779 feet (237 m)	52	1969

¹ This building is still under construction, but has been topped off.

Listing by pinnacle height

This ranking is based on the building's height to its pinnacle, which includes antennae (many skyscraper aficionados prefer this measurement to determine a building's height, as "architectural feature" is regarded as a subjective aspect):

Rank	Building	City	Height	Floors	Built
1	Sears Tower	Chicago, IL	1,730 feet (527 m)	110	1974
2	John Hancock Center	Chicago, IL	1,500 feet (457 m)	100	1969
3	Empire State Building	New York, NY	1,472 feet (449 m)	102	1931
4	Stratosphere Tower	Las Vegas, NV	1,149 feet (350 m)	-	1996
5	Aon Center	Chicago, IL	1,136 feet (346 m)	83	1973
6	Conde Nast Building	New York, NY	1,118 feet (341 m)	48	1999
7	Chrysler Building	New York, NY	1,046 feet (319 m)	77	1930
8	New York Times Building	New York, NY	1,046 feet (319 m)	52	2007
9	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta, GA	1,023 feet (312 m)	55	1992
10	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles, CA	1,018 feet (310 m)	73	1990
11	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago, IL	1,007 feet (307 m)	60	1989
12	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston, TX	1,002 feet (305 m)	75	1982
13	One Shell Plaza	Houston, TX	1,000 feet (305 m)	50	1971
14	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago, IL	995 feet (303 m)	64	1990
15	Comcast Center	Philadelphia, PA	975 feet (297 m)	57	2007
16	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston, TX	970 feet (296 m)	71	1983
17	Columbia Center	Seattle, WA	967 feet (295 m)	76	1985
18	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago, IL	961 feet (293 m)	65	1990
19	American International Building	New York, NY	952 feet (290 m)	66	1932
20	Key Tower	Cleveland, OH	947 feet (289 m)	57	1991
21	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia, PA	945 feet (288 m)	61	1987
22	Bloomberg Tower	New York, NY	941 feet (287 m)	54	2005
23	40 Wall Street (currently the Trump Building)	New York, NY	927 feet (283 m)	71	1930
24	Bank of America Plaza	Dallas, TX	921 feet (281 m)	72	1985
25	Citigroup Center	New York, NY	915 feet (279 m)	59	1977
26	One Prudential Plaza	Chicago, IL	912 feet (278 m)	41	1955
27	Prudential Tower	Boston, MA	907 feet (276 m)	52	1964
28	SunTrust Plaza	Atlanta, GA	902 feet (275 m)	60	1992
29	Williams Tower	Houston, TX	901 feet (275 m)	64	1983
30	Renaissance Tower	Dallas, TX	886 feet (270 m)	56	1974
31	IDS Center	Minneapolis, MN	886 feet (270 m)	55	1973
32	Westin Peachtree Plaza	Atlanta, GA	883 feet (269 m)	70	1973
33	900 North Michigan	Chicago, IL	871 feet (265 m)	66	1989
34	Bank of America Corp. Ctr.	Charlotte, NC	871 feet (265 m)	60	1992
35	Trump World Tower	New York, NY	860 feet (262 m)	72	2001
36	Water Tower Place	Chicago, IL	859 feet (262 m)	74	1976
37	Aon Center	Los Angeles, CA	858 feet (262 m)	62	1974
38	Transamerica Pyramid	San Francisco, CA	853 feet (260 m)	48	1972
39	Chase Tower	Chicago, IL	850 feet (259 m)	60	1969
40	GE Building	New York, NY	850 feet (259 m)	69	1933
41	Two Liberty Place	Philadelphia, PA	848 feet (258 m)	58	1990
42	Park Tower	Chicago, IL	844 feet (257 m)	67	2000
43	U.S. Steel Tower	Pittsburgh, PA	841 feet (256 m)	64	1970
44	Chase Tower	Indianapolis, IN	830 feet (253 m)	49	1990
45	One Atlantic Center	Atlanta, GA	820 feet (250 m)	50	1987
46	Cityspire	New York, NY	813 feet (248 m)	75	1989
47	One Chase Manhattan Plaza	New York, NY	813 feet (248 m)	60	1960
48	MetLife Building	New York, NY	808 feet (246 m)	60	1963
49	Two Union Square	Seattle, WA	797 feet (243 m)	56	1989
50	Four Seasons Hotel & Tower	Miami, FL	794 feet (242 m)	64	2003

Tallest buildings under construction, proposed, or approved

This is a list of buildings not yet completed in the United States that will rank among the tallest in the country if completed (Buildings not listed in Bold Itallics have already been constructed. They are listed for ranking purposes).

Rank Upon Completion	Building	City	Height	Floors	Year	Status
1 (proj.)	'''Chicago Spire'''	Chicago, IL	2,000 feet (610 m)	150	2010	Under Construction
2 (proj.)	'''Crown Las Vegas'''	Las Vegas, NV	1,888 feet (576 m)	142	2011	Proposed
3 (proj.)	'''Freedom Tower (WTC 1)'''	New York, NY	1,776 feet (541 m)	108	2010	Under Construction
4	Sears Tower	Chicago, IL	1,451 feet (442 m)	110	1974	Built
5 (proj.)	'''Trump International Hotel & Tower'''	Chicago, IL	1,362 feet (415 m)	96	2008	Under Construction
6 (proj.)	'''200 Greenwich Street (WTC 2)'''	New York, NY'''	1,339 feet (408 m)	78	2012	Approved
7 (proj.)	'''175 Greenwich Street (WTC 3)'''	New York, NY	1,255 feet (383 m)	71	2011	Approved
8	Empire State Building	New York, NY	1,250 feet (381 m)	102	1931	Built
9 (proj.)	'''Transbay Tower'''	San Francisco, CA	1,200+ ft (366+ m)	90+	2014	Proposed
10 (proj.)	'''Empire World Tower I'''	Miami, FL	1,200 ft (366 m)	106	2010	Proposed
11 (proj.)	'''Empire World Tower II'''	Miami, FL	1,200 ft (366 m)	106	2010	Proposed
12(proj.)	'''Bank of America Tower'''	New York, NY	1,200 ft (366 m)	53	2008	Under Construction
13 (proj.)	'''Renzo Piano Tower I'''	San Francisco, CA	1,200 ft (366 m)			Proposed
14 (proj.)	'''Renzo Piano Tower II'''	San Francisco, CA	1,200 ft (366 m)			Proposed
15 (proj.)	'''One Bayfront Plaza'''	Miami, FL	1,180 feet (360 m)	70	2008	Proposed
16 (proj.)	'''Trans National Place'''	Boston, MA	1,175 feet (358 m)	75	2011	Proposed
17	Aon Center	Chicago, IL	1,136 feet (346 m)	83	1973	Built
18	John Hancock Center	Chicago, IL	1,127 feet (344 m)	100	1969	Built
19 (proj.)	'''80 South Street'''	New York, NY	1,123 feet (342 m)	56	2009	Approved
20 (proj.)	'''Signature Tower'''	Nashville, TN	1,052 feet (321 m)	65	2009	Approved
21 (proj.)	'''Waterview Tower'''	Chicago, IL	1,047 feet (319 m)	90	2009	Under Construction
22	Chrysler Building	New York, NY	1,046 feet (319 m)	77	1930	Built
23	New York Times Building	New York, NY	1,046 feet (319 m)	52	2007	Built
24	Bank of America Plaza	Atlanta, GA	1,023 feet (312 m)	55	1992	Built
25	U.S. Bank Tower	Los Angeles, CA	1,018 feet (310 m)	73	1990	Built
26	AT&T Corporate Center	Chicago, IL	1,007 feet (307 m)	60	1989	Built
27	JPMorgan Chase Tower	Houston, TX	1,002 feet (305 m)	75	1982	Built
28	Two Prudential Plaza	Chicago, IL	995 feet (303 m)	64	1990	Built
29 (topped out)	'''Comcast Center'''	Philadelphia, PA	975 feet (297 m)	57	2007	Under Construction
30	Wells Fargo Plaza	Houston, TX	970 feet (296 m)	71	1983	Built
31	Columbia Center	Seattle, WA	967 feet (295 m)	76	1985	Built
32 (proj.)	'''Capitol Grand Tower'''	Sacramento, CA	965 feet (294 m)	70	2009	Proposed
33	311 South Wacker Drive	Chicago, IL	961 feet (293 m)	65	1990	Built
34	American International Building	New York, NY	952 feet (290 m)	66	1932	Built
35	Key Tower	Cleveland, OH	947 feet (289 m)	57	1991	Built
36 (proj.)	'''150 Greenwich Street (WTC 4)'''	New York, NY	947 feet (289 m)	61	2011	Approved
37	One Liberty Place	Philadelphia, PA	945 feet (288 m)	61	1987	Built
38 (proj.)	'''Mandarin Oriental Tower'''	Chicago, IL	930 feet (284 m)	65	2010	Construction Imminent
39	40 Wall Street	New York, NY	927 feet (283 m)	71	1930	Built
40	Bank of America Plaza	Dallas, TX	921 feet (281 m)	72	1985	Built
41 (proj.)	'''Bridgman's View Tower'''	Philadelphia, PA	915 feet (279 meters)	66	2010	Approved
42	Citigroup Center	New York, NY	915 feet (279 m)	59	1977	Built
43 (proj.)	'''Brickell Financial Centre Phase II'''	Miami, FL	903 feet (275 m)	68	2008	Approved
44	Williams Tower	Houston, TX	901 feet (275 m)	64	1983	Built
45	Renaissance Tower	Dallas, TX	886 feet (270 m)	56	1974	Built
46 (proj.)	'''130 Liberty Street (WTC 5)'''	New York, NY	880 feet (268 m)	57	2013	Proposed
47 (proj.)	'''Beekman Place Tower'''	New York, NY	876 feet (267 m)	75	2009	Under Construction
48	900 North Michigan	Chicago, IL	871 feet (265 m)	66	1989	Built
49	Bank of America Corp. Ctr.	Charlotte, NC	871 feet (265 m)	60	1992	Built
50 (proj.)	'''29 South LaSalle'''	Chicago, IL	870 feet (265 m)	51	2009	Proposed

See also

★ List of tallest buildings by U.S. state

★ List of tallest buildings in Atlanta

★ List of tallest buildings in Boston

★ List of tallest buildings in Chicago

★ List of tallest buildings in Cleveland

★ List of buildings and structures in Dallas, Texas

★ List of tallest buildings in Detroit

★ List of tallest buildings in Houston

★ List of tallest buildings in Kansas City

★ List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles

★ List of tallest buildings and structures in Las Vegas

★ List of tallest buildings in Miami

★ List of tallest buildings in Minneapolis

★ List of tallest buildings in Nashville

★ List of tallest buildings in New York City

★ List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia

★ List of tallest buildings in Providence

★ List of tallest buildings in Sacramento

★ List of tallest buildings in San Francisco

References

★ Emporis Buildings - The Building Industry Platform

★ The World's Tallest Buildings - America's latest Outsourcing

★ 33 World Buildings