List of tallest buildings in Pennsylvania

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This list of the tallest buildings in Pennsylvania includes all skyscrapers 400 feet (120 m) or taller, ranked by height. The tallest building in Pennsylvania is the 60-story Comcast Technology Center in Center City Philadelphia, which is 1,121 feet (342 m) in height. The building opened in 2018.[1][2] It is currently the 14th-tallest building in the United States.

Among Pennsylvania cities, Philadelphia has the most buildings exceeding 400 feet (120 m) in height with 34 followed by Pittsburgh with 16. Excluding buildings in these two cities, the tallest buildings elsewhere in the state are Scranton Times Tower in Scranton, PA at 385 ft (117 m)- although this is a radio tower atop a 5-story structure, 333 Market Street in Harrisburg at 341 ft (104 m), Martin Tower (recently demolished) in Bethlehem at 332 ft (101 m), PPL Building in Allentown at 322 feet (98 m), and the Berks County Courthouse in Reading, PA at 275 ft (84 m).

Tallest buildings[edit]

Comcast Center, the second-tallest building in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania
US Steel Tower, the tallest building in Pittsburgh and fifth-tallest building in Pennsylvania
Philadelphia City Hall was the tallest building in the city for 92 years; in 1986, it was surpassed with the opening of One Liberty Place.[3]
Rank Name Image Height
ft / (m) 		Floors Year City Notes
1 Comcast Technology Center 1,121 / 341 60 2018 Philadelphia Tallest building in Pennsylvania; 14th-tallest building in the United States; tallest building completed in Philadelphia.
2 Comcast Center 975 / 297 58 2008 Philadelphia 28th-tallest building in the country; tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 2000s[4][5][6]
3 One Liberty Place 945 / 288 61 1987 Philadelphia 33rd-tallest building in the country; tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1980s[7][8][9]
4 Two Liberty Place 848 / 258 58 1990 Philadelphia 58th-tallest building in the country; tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1990s[10][11][12]
5 U.S. Steel Tower 841 / 256 64 1971 Pittsburgh 63rd-tallest building in the country; tallest building in Pittsburgh since 1970; tallest building in the state from 1970 until the 1987 completion of One Liberty Place in Philadelphia; tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1970s; formerly known as USX Tower[13][14]
6 BNY Mellon Center 792 / 241 54 1990 Philadelphia 76th-tallest building in the country; also known as Nine Penn Center[15][16][17]
7 Three Logan Square 739 / 225 55 1991 Philadelphia 128th-tallest building in the country; formerly known as Bell Atlantic Tower and Verizon Tower[18][19][20][21]
8 FMC Tower at Cira Centre South 730 / 223 49 2016 Philadelphia 138th-tallest building in the country; the tallest building in Philadelphia outside Center City[22]
9 BNY Mellon Center 725 / 221 54 1984 Pittsburgh 143rd-tallest building in the country; tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1980s; formerly known as One Mellon Center[23][24]
10 One PPG Place 635 / 194 40 1984 Pittsburgh [25][26]
11 G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building 625 / 191 45 1990 Philadelphia Formerly known as the Blue Cross–Blue Shield Tower and the IBX Tower[27][28][29]
12 The W Philadelphia and Element Philadelphia 617 / 188 51 2020 Philadelphia [30][31][32]
13 Fifth Avenue Place 616 / 188 31 1988 Pittsburgh Also known as Highmark Place[33][34]
14 One Oxford Centre 615 / 187 45 1983 Pittsburgh [35][36]
15 The Laurel 604 / 184 50 2022 Philadelphia Tallest residential building in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania[37]
16 Gulf Tower 582 / 177 44 1932 Pittsburgh Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1930s[38][39]
17= One Commerce Square 565 / 172 41 1987 Philadelphia [40][41]
17= Two Commerce Square 565 / 172 41 1992 Philadelphia [41][42]
19 Philadelphia City Hall 548 / 167 9 1901 Philadelphia 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[43] and the building had been partially occupied by then,[44][45] making it the tallest habitable building in the United States and the world from 1894 until the completion of the Singer Building in 1908[46][47]
20 Tower at PNC Plaza 545 / 166 33 2015 Pittsburgh Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh and tallest completed in Pennsylvania in the 2010s[48][49]
21 Cathedral of Learning 535 / 163 42 1936 Pittsburgh Second-tallest educational building in the world, behind the main building of Moscow State University; tallest building in the city located outside of Downtown[50][51]
22 Arthaus 528 / 161 47 2022 Philadelphia [52]
23 525 William Penn Place 520 / 158 41 1951 Pittsburgh Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1950s[53][54]
24 The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton 518 / 158 48 2009 Philadelphia [55][56][57]
25 K&L Gates Center 511 / 156 39 1968 Pittsburgh Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1960s[58][59]
26 1818 Market Street 500 / 152 40 1974 Philadelphia Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1970s[60][61]
27 The St. James 498 / 152 45 2004 Philadelphia Tallest building located east of Broad Street[62][63] When constructed in 2003, the St. James was the tallest apartment building in Philadelphia.[64]
28 Loews Philadelphia Hotel 492 / 150 36 1932 Philadelphia Known commonly as the PSFS Building;[65] tallest hotel in the city until the Four Seasons opens in the Comcast Technology Center[66][67][68]
29 PNC Bank Building 491 / 150 40 1983 Philadelphia [69][70]
30= Centre Square II 490 / 149 40 1973 Philadelphia [71][72]
30= Five Penn Center 490 / 149 36 1970 Philadelphia [73][74]
32 Grant Building 485 / 148 40 1930 Pittsburgh [75][76]
33= Koppers Tower 475 / 145 34 1929 Pittsburgh Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1920s[77][78]
33= Murano 475 / 145 43 2008 Philadelphia [79][80][81]
35 One South Broad 472 / 144 28 1932 Philadelphia Formerly known as the PNB Building[82][83]
36 Two PNC Plaza 445 / 136 34 1975 Pittsburgh [84][85]
37= 2000 Market Street 435 / 133 29 1973 Philadelphia [86][87]
37= Two Logan Square 435 / 133 35 1987 Philadelphia [88][89]
39 Cira Centre 434 / 133 28 2005 Philadelphia [90][91]
40= 1700 Market 430 / 131 32 1968 Philadelphia Tallest building completed in the 1960s[92][93]
40= EQT Plaza 430 / 131 32 1987 Pittsburgh [94][95]
40= Evo at Cira Centre South 430 / 131 33 2014 Philadelphia [96][97][98]
43 1835 Market Street 425 / 130 29 1986 Philadelphia Name was changed from Eleven Penn Center in 2003[99][100]
44 One PNC Plaza 424 / 129 30 1972 Pittsburgh [101][102]
45 Centre Square I 417 / 127 32 1973 Philadelphia [103][104]
46 Jefferson Tower 412 / 126 32 1984 Philadelphia Formerly known as One Reading Center[105][106]
47 Regional Enterprise Tower 410 / 125 30 1953 Pittsburgh [107][108]
48 Wells Fargo Building 405 / 123 29 1927 Philadelphia Originally the Fidelity-Philadelphia Trust Company Building[109][110]
49 1706 Rittenhouse 401 / 122 33 2011 Philadelphia [111][112]
50 One Logan Square 400 / 122 31 1983 Philadelphia [113][114]

Timeline of tallest buildings[edit]

Name Image Height Floors Years tallest City
Philadelphia City Hall 548 / 167 9 1901-1932 31 years Philadelphia
Gulf Tower 582 / 177 44 1932-1971 39 years Pittsburgh
U.S. Steel Tower 841 / 256 64 1971-1984 13 years Pittsburgh
One Liberty Place 945 / 288 61 1987-2008 21 years Philadelphia
Comcast Center 975 / 297 58 2008-2018 10 years Philadelphia
Comcast Technology Center 1121 / 341 60 2018–present 3 years Philadelphia
Skyline of Philadelphia viewed from Spring Garden Street Bridge, with Comcast Technology Center to the left with rooftop crane, 2017 (annotated version)
Skyline of Pittsburgh viewed from Mount Washington, 2007

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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