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Revision as of 22:53, 18 November 2007

File:NYC-21st.jpg
Skyline of Midtown Manhattan, as seem from the observation deck of the GE Building

This list of tallest buildings in New York City ranks skyscrapers in New York City by height. The tallest building in the city is currently the Empire State Building. World Trade Center Towers 1 and 2 (at 1,368 feet (417 m) and 1,362 feet (415 m) respectively) were the first and second tallest buildings in New York City before they were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.

New York City currently has 191 structures that stand at least 500 feet (152 meters) in height.[1] This is more than any other city in the United States.

File:NYC skyline from New Jersey.jpg
Midtown Manhattan skyline

Tallest buildings

The Empire State Building, New York City's current tallest building
The Chrysler Building, the city's second tallest building
40 Wall Street, which was the tallest building in the world upon its completion in 1930
The GE Building, the tallest building in the Rockefeller Center complex
The MetLife Building
The World Financial Center in Lower Manhattan
Rank Name Height
feet / m 		Floors Year Notes
1 Empire State Building 1 1,250 / 381 102 1931
2= Chrysler Building 1 1,046 / 319 77 1930
2= New York Times Tower 1,046 / 319 52 2007
4 American International Building 952 / 290 66 1932
5 40 Wall Street (The Trump Building) 1 927 / 283 70 1930
6 Citigroup Center 915 / 279 59 1977
7 Beekman Place Tower 876 / 267 75 2009
8 Trump World Tower 861 / 262 72 2001
9 GE Building 850 / 259 69 1933
10 CitySpire Center 814 / 248 75 1987
11 One Chase Manhattan Plaza 813 / 248 60 1961
12 Condé Nast Building (Four Times Square) 809 / 247 48 1999
13 MetLife Building 808 / 246 60 1963
14 Bloomberg Tower 806 / 246 54 2005
15 Woolworth Building 1 792 / 241 57 1913
16 One Worldwide Plaza 778 / 237 50 1989
17 Carnegie Hall Tower 757 / 231 60 1991
18 Bear Stearns World Headquarters 755 / 230 47 2001
19 AXA Center 752 / 229 54 1986
20= One Penn Plaza 750 / 229 57 1972
20= 1251 Avenue of the Americas 750 / 229 54 1971
20= Time Warner Center North Tower 750 / 229 55 2004
20= Time Warner Center South Tower 750 / 229 55 2004
24 Goldman Sachs New World Headquarters 749 / 228 43 2009
25= 60 Wall Street (Deutsche Bank H.Q.) 745 / 227 55 1989
25= One Astor Plaza 745 / 227 54 1972
27 One Liberty Plaza 743 / 226 54 1973
28= 20 Exchange Place 741 / 226 57 1931
28= 7 World Trade Center 741 / 226 49 2006
30 Three World Financial Center 739 / 225 51 1986
31 Times Square Tower 726 / 221 47 2004
32 Metropolitan Tower 716 / 218 68 1987
33 JP Morgan Chase World Headquarters 707 / 215 52 1960
34 General Motors Building 705 / 215 50 1968
35= Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower 1 700 / 213 50 1909
35= 50 West Street 700 / 213 69 2010
37 500 Fifth Avenue 697 / 212 60 1931
38 Americas Tower 692 / 211 50 1992
39 Solow Building 689 / 210 50 1974
40 HSBC Bank Building 688 / 210 52 1967
41= 55 Water Street 687 / 209 53 1972
41= 277 Park Avenue 687 / 209 50 1962
43 1585 Broadway 685 / 209 42 1989
44 Random House Tower 684 / 208 52 2003
45 Four Seasons Hotel New York 682 / 208 52 1993
46 Bertelsmann Building 676 / 206 42 1990
47 McGraw-Hill Building 674 / 205 51 1969
48 Lincoln Building 673 / 205 55 1930
49 Paramount Plaza 670 / 204 48 1971
50 Trump Tower 664 / 202 58 1983
51 Citicorp Building (One Court Square) 658 / 201 50 1990
52 Bank of New York Building 654 / 199 50 1931
53 599 Lexington Avenue 653 / 199 50 1986
54 712 5th Avenue 650 / 198 52 1990
55 Chanin Building 649 / 198 56 1930
56 245 Park Avenue 648 / 198 44 1966
57 Sony Building 647 / 197 37 1984
58 Two World Financial Center 645 / 197 44 1987
59= One New York Plaza 640 / 195 50 1969
59= 570 Lexington Avenue 640 / 195 50 1931
61 345 Park Avenue 634 / 193 44 1969
62= W.R. Grace Building 630 / 192 50 1971
62= Home Insurance Plaza 630 / 192 45 1966
62= 1095 Avenue Of The Americas 630 / 192 40 1974
62= 123 Washington Street 630 / 192 53 2008
66 101 Park Avenue 629 / 192 49 1982
67= One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza 628 / 191 49 1972
67= Central Park Place 628 / 191 56 1988
67= 888 7th Avenue 628 / 191 46 1971
70= Waldorf-Astoria Hotel 625 / 191 47 1931
70= Burlington House 625 / 191 50 1969
72 Trump Palace Condominiums 623 / 190 54 1991
73= Olympic Tower 620 / 189 51 1976
73= Mercantile Building (10 E 40th St) 620 / 189 48 1929
75 425 5th Avenue 618 / 188 55 2003
76= The Epic 615 / 187 58 2007
76= 919 Third Avenue 615 / 187 47 1971
76= New York Life Building 615 / 187 40 1928
76= 750 7th Avenue 615 / 187 40 1989
80 Tower 49 614 / 187 45 1985
81 Credit Lyonnais Building 609 / 186 45 1964
82 The Orion 604 / 184 58 2006
83 590 Madison Avenue 603 / 184 41 1983
84 Times Square Plaza 601 / 183 40 2009
  1. Note 1: Was the world's tallest building when completed.
Lower Manhattan skyline

Under construction, approved, or proposed

Construction site of the Freedom Tower in October 2007
The Bank of America Tower under construction in September 2007
The Goldman Sachs World Headquarters under construction in October 2007

Tall buildings that are currently being built, are approved for construction, or are proposals in New York City include:

Name Height
feet / m 		Floors Status Year
Freedom Tower (1 WTC) 1,776 / 541 108 Under construction 2011
200 Greenwich Street (2 WTC) 1,350 / 411 78 Approved 2012
175 Greenwich Street (3 WTC) 1,255 / 383 71 Approved 2011
Bank of America Tower 1,200 / 366 57 Under construction 2008
80 South Street 1,123 / 342 56 Approved 2009
GiraSole 1,000 / 305 60 Under construction 2011
150 Greenwich Street (4 WTC) 947 / 288 61 Approved 2011
Beekman Place Tower 876 / 267 75 Under construction 2009
708 First Avenue Tower I 864 / 263 57 Proposed 2008
765 First Avenue 836 / 255 67 Proposed 2008
616 First Avenue 800 / 244 79 Proposed 2009
700 First Avenue Tower I 792 / 241 63 Proposed 2009
Vornado Tower 760 (est.) / 232 (est.) 60 Proposed 2009
Goldman Sachs New World Headquarters 749 / 228 43 Under construction 2009
130 Liberty Street (5 WTC) 743 / 226 42 Proposed 2013
610 Lexington Avenue 709 / 216 62 Approved 2010
50 West Street 700 / 213 69 Under construction 2010
605 West 42nd Street 653 (est.) / 199 (est.) 57 Proposed 2010
20 East 53rd Street 648 / 198 50 Proposed 2009
700 First Avenue Tower II 643 / 196 50 Proposed 2009
400 5th Avenue 632 / 193 57 Proposed 2007
123 Washington Street 630 / 192 53 Under construction 2008
160 West 62nd Street 621 / 189 57 Proposed 2010
Times Square Plaza 601 / 183 40 Under construction 2009
Queens Street Apartments 600 / 183 Proposed
Silvercup Studios West Tower I 600 / 183 57 Approved 2009
The Saya 597 / 182 50 Under construction 2008
Sky House 588 / 179 55 Under construction 2007
Barclay Tower 584 / 178 56 Under construction 2007
616 First Avenue Tower II 578 / 176 45 Proposed 2009
616 First Avenue Tower II 578 / 176 45 Proposed 2009
785 Eighth Avenue 566 / 173 42 Under construction 2009
4 East 102nd Street 564 / 172 39 Proposed 2009
Two River Place 559 / 170 58 Under construction 2009
Silvercup Studios West Tower II 557 / 170 Approved 2009
The Tower at 15 Central Park West 550 / 168 35 Under construction 2007
708 First Avenue Tower II 528 / 161 40 Proposed 2010
William Beaver House 523 / 159 47 Under construction 2008
Silvercup Studios West Tower III 517 / 158 49 Approved 2009
Atlantic Yards Building I 511 / 156 Approved 2010

Tallest buildings in New York City's satellite cities and suburbs

Goldman Sachs Tower, as seen from New York Harbor
Rank Name Location Height
feet / m 		Floors Year
1 Goldman Sachs Tower Jersey City 781 / 238 42 2004
2 101 Hudson Street Jersey City 548 / 167 42 1992
3 Newport Tower Jersey City 531 / 162 36 1991
4 Exchange Place Centre Jersey City 490 / 149 30 1989
5 Harborside Plaza 5 Jersey City 480 / 146 34 2002
6 National Newark Building Newark 465 / 142 34 1931
7 1180 Raymond Boulevard Newark 448 / 137 35 1930
8 Trump Plaza New Rochelle 420 / 128 32 2007
9= Galaxy Towers 1 Guttenberg 415 / 126 44 1976
9= Galaxy Towers 2 Guttenberg 415 / 126 44 1976
9= Galaxy Towers 3 Guttenberg 415 / 126 44 1976
12 Connecticut Financial Center New Haven 383 / 117 26 1993
13= Liberty View Towers (East) Jersey City 380 / 116 36 2003
13= Liberty View Towers (West) Jersey City 380 / 116 36 2003
15 Avalon-on-the-Sound II New Rochelle 375 / 114 39 2007
16 Prudential Plaza Newark 374 / 114 24 1960
17 80 Park Plaza Newark 360 / 110 26 1980
18 One Gateway Center Newark 359 / 109 30 1971
19= One City Place White Plains 354 / 108 35 2004
19= Trump Tower at City Center White Plains 354 / 108 35 2005

See also

References

General
Specific
  1. ^ "Diagram of New York City skyscrapers". SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved 2007-08-24.
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