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This list of the tallest buildings in the Americas ranks skyscrapers in order by height. This list includes skyscrapers from North America and South America.

List

  † Was North America's tallest building upon completion
Rank Name Image City Country Height

m (ft)

Floors Year Notes
1 One World Trade Center New York City United States 541

(1,776)

104 2014 Completed on November 3, 2014, to become the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere. Briefly referred to as the Freedom Tower during its planning stages. The 6th-tallest building in the world.[1][2][3][4]
2 Central Park Tower New York City United States 472 (1,550) 98 2020 At 1,550 feet, the tower is the tallest residential building in the world both by roof height and architectural height. Construction was delayed in 2015 and resumed in 2017.[5] Topped out in September 2019.
3 Willis Tower † Chicago United States 442.1

(1,451)

110 1974 Formerly known, and still commonly referred to, as the Sears Tower. It was the tallest building in the world from 1974 until 1998. It is the third tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the 21st-tallest building in the world.[6][7] Not counting its antennas, it is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere by roof height.
4 111 West 57th Street New York City United States 435 (1,428) 82 2020 Also known as Steinway Tower. Is the world's most slender skyscraper.[8] Topped out in September 2019.
5 One Vanderbilt New York City United States 427 (1,401) 67 2020 Topped out in September 2019.[9]
6 432 Park Avenue New York City United States 426

(1,396)

96[10] 2015 Topped out in October 2014.[11] 432 Park Avenue is the 25th-tallest building in the world and the world's tallest residential building.[12][13] Tallest building in the world known only by its street address.[14]
7 Trump International Hotel and Tower Chicago United States 423

(1,389)

98 2009 31st-tallest building in the world
8 30 Hudson Yards New York City United States 387 (1,268)[15] 101 2019 43rd-tallest building in the world
9 Empire State Building † New York City United States 381

(1,250)

102 1931 43rd-tallest building in the world; tallest building in the world from 1931 until 1972; tallest man-made structure in the world 1931–1967; first building in the world to contain over 100 floors; tallest building built in the U.S. and the world in the 1930s.[16][17]
10 Bank of America Tower New York City United States 366 (1,200) 55 2009 8th-tallest building in New York City.[18][19]
11 Aon Center Chicago United States 346

(1,136)

83 1973 Formerly known as the Standard Oil Building.[20][21]
12 875 North Michigan Avenue Chicago United States 344

(1,127)

100 1969 For almost 50 years, known as the John Hancock Center: it is the first trussed-tube building in the world; contains some of the highest residential units in the world; tallest building built in the world in the 1960s, and the highest pinnacle height in the world at the time.[22][23]
13 Comcast Technology Center Philadelphia United States 342

(1,121)

60 2018 Tallest Building in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. Tallest building outside New York City and Chicago. Topped out on November 27, 2017.[24][25][26]
14 Wilshire Grand Center Los Angeles United States 335 (1,099) 73 2017 Tallest building in Los Angeles and California and tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Topped out on September 3, 2016.[27]
15 3 World Trade Center New York City United States 329

(1,079)

80 2018 Topped out on June 23, 2016.[28][29]
16 Salesforce Tower San Francisco United States 326

(1,070)

60 2018 Topped out on April 6, 2017. Tallest building in San Francisco and tallest building in rooftop height west of Chicago. Second tallest building west of the Mississippi.[30]
17 53W53 New York City United States 320 (1,050) 77 2018 Construction began in 2014.[31]
18= Chrysler Building † New York City United States 319

(1,046)

77 1930 Tallest man-made structure in the world from 1930 until 1931; First building to be more than 1,000 feet tall; tallest brick building in the world.[32][33]
18= The New York Times Building New York City United States 319

(1,046)

52 2007 Also known as the Times Tower. The first high-rise building in the United States to have a ceramic sunscreen curtain wall.[34][35][36]
20 Bank of America Plaza Atlanta United States 311

(1,023)

55 1992 Tallest building in Atlanta and the Southern United States; tallest building located in a state capital.[37][38]
21 U.S. Bank Tower Los Angeles United States 310 (1,018) 73 1989 Second tallest building in Los Angeles as well as third tallest building in California. Tallest building west of the Mississippi River from 1989 to 2017. It was previously the tallest building in the world with a helipad on the roof.[39][40] It is now third on that list behind China World Trade Center Tower III, and Guangzhou International Finance Center.
22 35 Hudson Yards New York City United States 308

(1,009)

72 2019 [41]
23 Franklin Center Chicago United States 307

(1,007)

60 1989 Originally known as the AT&T Corporate Center at its inauguration in 1989, the name was changed after Tishman Speyer acquired the building and the adjacent USG complex in 2004.[42][43]
24 One57 New York City United States 306

(1,005)

75 2014 Tallest mixed-use (residential and hotel) skyscraper in New York City[44][45]
25 T.Op 1 Monterrey Mexico 305.3

(1,002)

64 2020 Tallest skyscraper in Mexico.[46]
26 JPMorgan Chase Tower Houston United States 305

(1,002)

75 1982 Tallest building in Houston and Texas; tallest 5-sided building in the world[47][48] Tallest building west of the Mississippi River until 1989.
27= Two Prudential Plaza Chicago United States 303

(995)

64 1990 [49][50]
27= One Manhattan West New York City United States 303

(995)

67 2019 [51]
29 Wells Fargo Plaza Houston United States 302

(992)

71 1983 [52][53]
30 Gran Torre Santiago Santiago Chile 300

(984)

62 2014 [54]
31 First Canadian Place

Toronto Canada 298

(978)

83 1975 Tallest building in Toronto, in Ontario and in Canada.[55]
32 4 World Trade Center New York City United States 298

(977)

72 2013 Also known as 150 Greenwich Street[56]
33 Comcast Center Philadelphia United States 297

(975)

58 2007 Second tallest building in Philadelphia; second tallest building in Pennsylvania[57][58]
34= JW Marriott Panama Panama City Panama 293

(961)

68 2011 Tallest building in Panama and Central America.
34= 311 South Wacker Drive Chicago United States 293

(961)

65 1990 Tallest reinforced concrete building in the United States.[59][60]
36= 70 Pine Street New York City United States 290

(952)

66 1932 Currently being converted into a residential skyscraper with 644 rental residences and 132 hotel rooms[61][62][63]
37 One Tower Balneário Camboriú Brazil 290

(951)

77 2022 [64]
38 220 Central Park South * New York City United States 290

(950)

66 2017 [65]
39 Key Tower Cleveland United States 289

(947)

57 1991 Tallest building in Cleveland and Ohio; tallest building in the Midwestern United States outside of Chicago; tallest building in the United States between New York City and Chicago until the 2007 completion of Comcast Center[66][67]
40 One Liberty Place Philadelphia United States 288

(945)

61 1987 First building in Philadelphia constructed taller than Philadelphia City Hall, completed 86 years earlier.[68][69]
41 Columbia Center Seattle United States 284

(937)

76 1985 Tallest building in Seattle and Washington; fourth-tallest building on the West Coast. Tallest building west of the Mississippi River in terms of number of floors. Tallest observation deck on the West Coast and west of the Mississippi.[70][71]
42 40 Wall Street † New York City United States 283

(927)

70 1930 Tallest building in the world for two months in 1930 until the completion of the Chrysler Building; also known as the Trump Building.[72][73]
43 Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown New York City United States 282

(926)

82 2016 Topped out on March 31, 2015.[74][75]
44= Vitri Tower Panama City Panama 281

(922)

75 2012
44= Yachthouse Residence Club – Tower 1 Balneário Camboriú Brazil 281

(922)

81 2021 [76]

See also

List of tallest buildings

List of tallest buildings in North America

List of tallest buildings in South America

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