This list of tallest buildings in New York City ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. city of New York City, New York by height. The tallest building in New York City is the 102-story Empire State Building, which rises 1454 ft (449 m) by pinnacle height, and 1250 ft (381 m) by structural height, in Midtown Manhattan and was completed in 1931. It also stands as the third-tallest building in the United States and the tenth-tallest building in the world, and stood as the tallest building in the world from its completion until 1972. The second-tallest building in the city is the topped-out Bank of America Tower, which rises in height. Tied for the third-tallest building in the city – and the second-tallest completed structure – are the Chrysler Building, which stood as the world's tallest building from 1930 until 1931, and the New York Times Building.

The history of skyscrapers in New York City began with the completion of the World Building in 1890; the structure rose in height. Though not the city's first high-rise, it was the first building to surpass the spire of Trinity Church. The World Building, which stood as the tallest in the city until 1899, was demolished in 1955 to allow for the construction of an expanded entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge. Historically, New York has played a prominent role in the development of the skyscraper; since 1890, eleven structures in the city have held the title of world's tallest building. New York City went through a very early high-rise construction boom that lasted from the early 1910s to the early 1930s, during which 16 of the city's 82 tallest buildings were constructed. During this time, the city saw the construction of the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, the Chrysler Building, and the Empire State Building, each of which stood as the tallest building in the world at the time of its completion. A second large skyscraper boom has lasted from 1960 to the present. During this time, the city has seen the completion of nearly 70 structures rising at least in height, including the twin towers of the World Trade Center. The North Tower of this complex, officially known as "One World Trade Center", stood as the tallest building in the world from 1972 until 1973 and the tallest building in New York City until 2001. The North Tower, as well as the other six buildings in the World Trade Center complex, were destroyed in the September 11 attacks of 2001.

The skyscrapers that have been constructed in New York are mostly concentrated in Midtown and Lower Manhattan, although other neighborhoods of Manhattan and the boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, and The Bronx also have significant amounts of high-rises. , the entire city is the site of 191 buildings that rise at least in height, with 24 more under construction; this is more than any other city in the United States. , there are 5,538 completed high-rises in the city. This is more than any other city in the United States.Since 2003, New York City has seen the completion of 12 buildings that rise at least in height. Fifteen more are under construction, including the Freedom Tower. Also known as One World Trade Center, it is part of the complex that will replace the destroyed World Trade Center; this complex also includes the proposed 200 Greenwich Street, the under construction 175 Greenwich Street, the under construction 150 Greenwich Street, the proposed 130 Liberty Street, and the completed 7 World Trade Center. , there are 338 high-rise buildings under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in New York City.

Tallest buildings

This list ranks New York City skyscrapers that stand at least tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. An equal sign (=) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1	Empire State Building			102	1931	10th-tallest building in the world, 3rd-tallest in the United States. First building in the world to contain over 100 floors. It has been New York City's tallest building since its completion in 1931, with the exception of the years between 1972 and 2001, when it was the third-tallest, or the tallest below the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center (destroyed in the the aerial attacks of September 11, 2001). See #Tallest destroyed, below.
2	Bank of America Tower			54	2008	13th-tallest building in the world, 4th-tallest in the United States.
3=	Chrysler Building			77	1930	33rd-tallest building in the world, 6th-tallest in the United States. First man-made structure in the world to rise higher than 1,000 ft (305 m). Stood as the tallest building in the world from 1930 until 1931, and also surpassed the Eiffel Tower to become the world's tallest structure. Tallest all-brick building in the world.
3=	New York Times Building			52	2007	33rd-tallest building in the world, 6th-tallest in the United States. Also known as the Times Tower.
5	American International Building		952 / 290	66	1932	44th-tallest building in the world, 16th-tallest in the United States. Tallest building in Lower Manhattan. Formerly known as the Cities Service Building.
6	40 Wall Street		927 / 283	70	1930	53rd-tallest building in the world, 20th-tallest in the United States. Also known as the Trump Building; formerly known as the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building.
7	Citigroup Center		915 / 279	59	1977	58th-tallest building in the world, 22nd-tallest in the United States. Formerly known as the Citicorp Center.
8	Trump World Tower		861 / 262	72	2001	79th-tallest building in the world, 28th-tallest in the United States. Tallest all-residential building in New York City and the United States.
9	GE Building		850 / 259	70	1933	93rd-tallest building in the world, 32nd-tallest in the United States. Formerly known as the RCA Building.
10	CitySpire Center		814 / 248	75	1987	123rd-tallest building in the world, 39th-tallest in the United States.
11	One Chase Manhattan Plaza		813 / 248	60	1961	125th-tallest building in the world, 40th-tallest in the United States.
12	Condé Nast Building		809 / 247	48	1999	130th-tallest building in the world, 41st-tallest in the United States. Also known as Four Times Square.
13	MetLife Building		808 / 246	59	1963	131st-tallest building in the world, 42nd-tallest in the United States. Formerly known as the Pan Am Building.
14	Bloomberg Tower		806 / 246	54	2005	132nd-tallest building in the world, 43rd-tallest in the United States.
15	Woolworth Building		792 / 241	57	1913	148th-tallest building in the world, 44th-tallest in the United States.
16	One Worldwide Plaza		778 / 237	50	1989	175th-tallest building in the world, 53rd-tallest in the United States.
17	Carnegie Hall Tower		757 / 231	60	1991	199th-tallest building in the world, 61st-tallest in the United States.
18	383 Madison Avenue		755 / 230	47	2001	64th-tallest building in the United States. Formerly known as the Bear Stearns World Headquarters.
19	AXA Center		752 / 229	54	1986	65th-tallest building in the United States. Formerly known as the Equitable Building and Equitable Center West.
20=	One Penn Plaza		750 / 229	57	1972	66th-tallest building in the United States.
20=	1251 Avenue of the Americas		750 / 229	54	1971	66th-tallest building in the United States. Also known as the Exxon Building.
20=	Time Warner Center South Tower		750 / 229	55	2004	66th-tallest building in the United States.
20=	Time Warner Center North Tower		750 / 229	55	2004	66th-tallest building in the United States.
24=	60 Wall Street		745 / 227	55	1989	73rd-tallest building in the United States. Also known as the Deutsche Bank Headquarters.
24=	One Astor Plaza		745 / 227	54	1972	73rd-tallest building in the United States.
26	One Liberty Plaza		743 / 226	54	1973	76th-tallest building in the United States. Formerly known as the U.S. Steel Building.
27=	20 Exchange Place		741 / 226	57	1931	77th-tallest building in the United States. Formerly known as the City Bank-Farmers Trust Building.
27=	7 World Trade Center		741 / 226	49	2006	77th-tallest building in the United States.
29	Three World Financial Center		739 / 225	51	1986	81st-tallest building in the United States.
30	Bertelsmann Building		733 / 223	42	1990	85th-tallest building in the United States.
31	Times Square Tower		726 / 221	47	2004	92nd-tallest building in the United States.
32	Metropolitan Tower		716 / 218	68	1987	98th-tallest building in the United States.
33	500 Fifth Avenue		709 / 216	60	1931	101st-tallest building in the United States.
34	JP Morgan Chase World Headquarters		707 / 215	52	1960	104th-tallest building in the United States.
35	General Motors Building		705 / 215	50	1968	105th-tallest building in the United States.
36	Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower		700 / 213	50	1909	106th-tallest building in the United States.
37	Americas Tower		692 / 211	50	1992
38	Solow Building		689 / 210	50	1974
39	HSBC Bank Building		688 / 210	52	1967	Also known as Marine Midland Building.
40=	55 Water Street		687 / 209	53	1972
40=	277 Park Avenue		687 / 209	50	1962
42	1585 Broadway		685 / 209	42	1989	Also known as the Morgan Stanley World Headquarters.
43	Random House Tower		684 / 208	52	2003
44	Four Seasons Hotel New York		682 / 208	52	1993	Tallest all-hotel building in the city.
45	McGraw-Hill Building		674 / 205	51	1969	Also known as 1221 Avenue of the Americas.
46=	Lincoln Building		673 / 205	55	1930
46=	Barclay Tower		673 / 205	56	2007
48	Paramount Plaza		670 / 204	48	1971
49	Trump Tower		664 / 202	58	1983
50	One Court Square		658 / 201	50	1990	Tallest building in New York City outside of Manhattan. Tallest building on Long Island and in the Borough of Queens. Formerly known as the Citigroup Building.
51	Bank of New York Building		654 / 199	50	1931
52	599 Lexington Avenue		653 / 199	50	1986
53	712 5th Avenue		650 / 198	52	1990
54	Chanin Building		649 / 198	56	1930
55	245 Park Avenue		648 / 198	44	1966
56	Sony Tower		647 / 197	37	1984	Formerly known as the AT&T Building.
57	Two World Financial Center		645 / 197	44	1987
58=	One New York Plaza		640 / 195	50	1969
58=	570 Lexington Avenue		640 / 195	50	1931	Also known as the General Electric Building.
60	345 Park Avenue		634 / 193	44	1969
61=	W. R. Grace Building		630 / 192	50	1971
61=	Home Insurance Plaza		630 / 192	45	1966
61=	1095 Avenue of the Americas		630 / 192	40	1974	Also known as Verizon World Headquarters.
64	101 Park Avenue		629 / 192	49	1982
65=	One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza		628 / 191	49	1972
65=	Central Park Place		628 / 191	56	1988
65=	888 7th Avenue		628 / 191	46	1971
68=	Waldorf-Astoria Hotel		625 / 191	47	1931
68=	Burlington House		625 / 191	50	1969
70	Trump Palace Condominiums		623 / 190	54	1991
71=	Olympic Tower		620 / 189	51	1976
71=	Mercantile Building		620 / 189	48	1929	Also known as 10 East 40th Street.
73	425 5th Avenue		618 / 188	55	2003
74=	The Epic		615 / 187	58	2007
74=	919 Third Avenue		615 / 187	47	1971
74=	New York Life Building		615 / 187	40	1928
74=	750 7th Avenue		615 / 187	40	1989
78	Tower 49		614 / 187	45	1985
79	Credit Lyonnais Building		609 / 186	45	1964
80	The Orion		604 / 184	58	2006
81	590 Madison Avenue		603 / 184	41	1983	Also known as the IBM Building.
82	Marsh & McLennan Headquarters		600 / 183	44	1974

* indicates still under construction, but has been topped out

Tallest buildings by pinnacle height

This lists ranks buildings in New York City based on pinnacle height measurement, which includes antenna masts. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes. The Chrysler and New York Times buildings have the same height and rank (both pinnacle and standard heights).

Pinn. Rank	Std. Rank	Name	Pinnacle height ft (m)	Standard height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Sources
1	1	Empire State Building			102	1931
2	2	Bank of America Tower			54	2009
3	12	Condé Nast Building		809 (247)	48	1999
4	3	Chrysler Building			77	1931
4	3	New York Times Building			52	2007
6	5	American International Building	952 (290)	952 (290)	66	1932
7	14	Bloomberg Tower	941 (287)	806 (246)	54	2005
8	6	40 Wall Street	927 (283)	927 (283)	70	1930
9	7	Citigroup Center	915 (279)	915 (279)	59	1977
10	8	Trump World Tower	861 (262)	861 (262)	72	2001

Tallest building by borough

This lists the tallest building in each borough of New York City based on standard height measurement. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Borough	Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Source
Bronx	Tracey Towers Apartments I	400 (120)	41	1972
Brooklyn	Brooklyner	515 (157)	51	2009
Manhattan	Empire State Building		102	1931
Queens	One Court Square	658 (201)	50	1990
Staten Island	Castleton Park Towers	05.0unavailable	20	1976

Tallest under construction, approved or proposed

Under construction

This lists buildings that are under construction in New York City and expected to rise to a height of at least . Buildings under construction that have already been "topped out" are also included. For buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers, this table uses a floor count of 50 stories as the cutoff.

Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Notes
1 World Trade Center			108	2011	1 World Trade Center, also known as the "Freedom Tower", will become the tallest building in the city and one of the tallest in the world upon completion. The tower's roof will be 1,368 feet (417 m) high, but will be topped out by a 408-foot (124-m) spire.
World Product Center	—		60	2013
150 Greenwich Street		975 / 297	64	2012	Also known as Four World Trade Center.
99 Church Street	—	912 / 278	68	2011
Beekman Place Tower		876 / 267	76	2010
56 Leonard Street	—	796 / 243	58	2010	Construction suspended.
Goldman Sachs New World Headquarters		740 / 228	44	2009
50 West Street	—	725 / 221	63	2011
610 Lexington Avenue	—	709 / 216	61	2010	Construction suspended.
Silver Towers 1		653 / 199	58	2009	Topped out.
Silver Towers 2		653 / 199	58	2009	Topped out.
400 Fifth Avenue	—	632 / 193	58	2009
W New York Downtown, Hotel and Residences	—	630 / 192	57	2009
123 Washington Street	—	630 / 192	53	2009
605 West 42nd Street	—	618 / 188	57	2010
One Madison Park	—	617 / 188	51	2009
440 West 42nd Street	—	617 / 188	55	2009
Fitzpatrick Hotel/ JD Carlisle Development	—	614 / 187	53	2009
Square Plaza	—	601 / 183	40	2009

Approved

This lists buildings that are approved in New York City and are expected to rise at least in height.

Name	Height ft / m	Floors	Year	Notes
200 Greenwich Street	9351,350 / 411	79	2013–2014	Also known as Two World Trade Center Tower. Upon completion, the tower will stand as the second tallest building in the city.
175 Greenwich Street	9251,255 / 383	71	2013–2014	Also known as Three World Trade Center. Once it is completed it will be New York City's third tallest skyscraper.
Tower Verre	9751,050 / 320	75	2013	Also known as the MoMA Expansion Tower and 53 West 53rd Street.
GiraSole	9001,000 / 305	60	2011
360 Tenth Avenue	774 / 236	61
Nobu Hotel and Residences	650 / 198	62

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed in New York City which are expected to rise at least in height.

Name	Height ft / m	Floors †	Year †	Notes
Madison Square Garden Tower I	9901,400 / 427	112
Madison Square Garden Tower II	9901,400 / 427	112
Hudson Place Tower I	9801,300 / 396	110	2015
Manhattan West Tower I	9701,216 / 371	66	2013
Vornado Tower	9651,198 / 365	60	2014
15 Penn Plaza	9651,198 / 365	62	2014
Hudson Place Tower II	9601,080 / 329		2015	Illustrated at right.
City Tech Tower	9501,000 / 305	65		Would be the tallest building in the Borough of Brooklyn and on Long Island
The New York Sky Garden Tower	937 / 285	54
Manhattan West Tower II	935 / 285	60	2013
708 First Avenue Tower I	864 / 263	57	2008
685 First Avenue	836 / 255	67	2008	Height and floor count not yet confirmed.
130 Liberty Street	743 / 226	42	2013	Also known as World Trade Center Tower Five.
700 1st Avenue Tower III	689 / 210	66
708 1st Avenue	666 / 203	45
20 East 53rd Street	648 / 198	50	2009
400 5th Avenue	632 / 193	57	2009
700 1st Avenue Tower 2	631 / 192	60
160 West 62nd Street	621 / 189	57	2010
Atlantic Yards Building 1	620 / 189
700 First Avenue Tower 1	600 / 183	57
Silvercup Studios West Tower 1	600 / 183	57	2009
Queens Street Apartments	600 / 183

† A blank entry indicates that information has not yet been released about a proposed building's number of floors, its date of completion, or both.

Tallest destroyed

This lists buildings in New York City that were destroyed or are undergoing demolition and at one time stood at least in height.

Name	Image	Height ft / m	Floors	Com- pleted in	Des- troyed in	Notes
One World Trade Center (original)		9951,368 / 417	110	1972	2001	Destroyed in the September 11, 2001, attacks. Stood as the tallest building in the world from 1972 until 1974.
Two World Trade Center (original)		9901,362 / 415	110	1973	2001	Destroyed in the September 11 attacks.
Singer Building		612 / 187	47	1908	1968	Demolished to make room for One Liberty Plaza. Stood as the tallest building in the world from 1908 until 1909.
7 World Trade Center (original)		570 / 174	47	1987	2001	Destroyed in the September 11 attacks.
Deutsche Bank Building		565 / 172	40	1974	2009	Currently being deconstructed due to damage sustained in the September 11 attacks.

Timeline of tallest buildings

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in New York City. Every building on the list below, with the exception of Trinity Church, stood as the tallest building in the world at the time of its completion.

Name	Image	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft / m	Floors	Notes
Trinity Church		06.079 Broadway	1846–1890	279 /  85	1
World Building (1890–1955)		12.0Frankfort Street	1890–1894	348 / 106	20	Built for the former New York World. Tied for tallest from 1894 to 1899.
Manhattan Life Insurance Building		05.064–70 Broadway	1894–1899	348 / 106	18	Tied for tallest from 1894 to 1899.
Park Row Building		03.013–21 Park Row	1899–1908	391 / 119	30
Singer Building (1908–1968)		07.0149 Broadway	1908–1909	612 / 187	47
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower		01.01 Madison Avenue	1909–1913	700 / 213	50
Woolworth Building		08.0233 Broadway	1913–1930	792 / 241	57
Bank of Manhattan Trust Building		04.040 Wall Street	1930	927 / 283	70
Chrysler Building		11.0405 Lexington Avenue	1930–1931		77
Empire State Building		09.0350 Fifth Avenue	1931–1972		102
World Trade Center (1972–2001)		01.01 World Trade Center	1972–2001		110	Destroyed by the September 11, 2001, attacks.
Empire State Building		09.0350 Fifth Avenue	2001–present		102

See also

• Architecture of New York City

Notes

A. The height and floor count of 685 First Avenue vary from 836 ft (255 m) with 67 stories to 718 feet (219 m) with 69 stories. An official height has not yet been confirmed by the developer.

B. ^ The Manhattan Life Insurance Building, completed in 1894, tied the height of the World Building. The city therefore had two tallest buildings for a period of five years, until the Park Row Building was completed in 1899.

C. The floor count of the World Building has been disputed. Upon construction, the building was said to contain up to 26 floors, but in recent years the building has been said to contain as few as 16 floors.

D. This building was constructed as the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, but is now more commonly known as 40 Wall Street and officially known as the Trump Building.

References

General

Specific

1. Empire State Building Official Internet Site: Facts & Trivia, retrieved October 16, 2009
2. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/28/opinion/28sat3.html?th&emc=th

External links

• Diagram of New York City skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage