List of tallest buildings in Pittsburgh

Skyline of Pittsburgh

This list of tallest buildings in Pittsburgh ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by height. The tallest building in Pittsburgh is the 64-story U.S. Steel Tower, which rises 841 feet (256 m) and was completed in 1970. It also stands as the fourth-tallest building in Pennsylvania and the 35th-tallest building in the United States. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is BNY Mellon Center, which rises 725 feet (221 m). Eleven of the twenty tallest buildings in Pennsylvania are located in Pittsburgh.

The history of skyscrapers in Pittsburgh began with the 1895 completion of the Carnegie Building; this structure, rising 13 floors, was the first steel-framed skyscraper to be constructed in the city. It never held the title of tallest structure in the city, however, as it did not surpass the 249-foot (76 m) tower of the Allegheny County Courthouse, which was completed in 1888. The Carnegie Building was later demolished in 1952 to make way for an expansion of a Kaufmann's (now Macy's) department store. Pittsburgh experienced a large building boom from the late 1960s to the late 1980s. During this time, 12 of the city's 21 tallest building were constructed, including the city's three tallest structures, the U.S. Steel Tower, BNY Mellon Center, and PPG Place. The city is the site of 10 skyscrapers at least 492 feet (150 m) in height, of which two rank among the tallest in the United States. Overall, Pittsburgh's skyline is ranked (based on existing and under-construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m) tall) second in Pennsylvania (after Philadelphia), fourth in the Northeast (after New York City, Boston and Philadelphia) and 13th in the United States.^[A] As of April 2008, there are 149 completed high-rises in the city.

The most recently completed skyscraper in the city is Three PNC Plaza, which rises 344 feet (105 m) in height. As of April 2008, there are five high-rises under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in Pittsburgh, as well as two renovation projects.

Skyline of Pittsburgh viewed from Mount Washington

Tallest buildings

This lists ranks Pittsburgh skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) 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	U.S. Steel Tower		841 / 256	64	1970	35th-tallest building in the United States, 4th tallest in Pennsylvania. Has been the tallest building in the city since 1970, and was the 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.
2	BNY Mellon Center		725 / 221	54	1983	98th Tallest building in the U.S. Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1980s. Formerly known as One Mellon Center.
3	One PPG Place		635 / 194	40	1984
4	Fifth Avenue Place		616 / 188	31	1988	Also known as Highmark Place.
5	One Oxford Centre		615 / 187	45	1983
6	Gulf Tower		582 / 177	44	1932	Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1930s.
7	Cathedral of Learning		535 / 163	42	1936	Second-tallest university building in the world, behind the main building of Moscow State University. Tallest building in the city located outside of Downtown.
8	525 William Penn Place		520 / 158	41	1951	Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1950s.
9	K&L Gates Center		511 / 156	39	1968	Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1960s.
10	Grant Building		485 / 148	40	1930
11	Koppers Tower		475 / 145	34	1929	Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1920s.
12	Two PNC Plaza		445 / 136	34	1975
13	EQT Plaza		430 / 131	32	1987
14	One PNC Plaza		424 / 129	30	1972
15	Regional Enterprise Tower	File:RegionalEnterpriseTower.jpg	410 / 125	30	1953
16	Three PNC Plaza		361 / 110	23	2009	Tallest building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 2000s.
17	Federated Tower		358 / 109	27	1982
18	11 Stanwix Street		355 / 108	23	1969
19	Oliver Building		347 / 106	25	1910	Tallest existing building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1910s.
20	Three Gateway Center		344 / 105	24	1952
21	Centre City Tower		341 / 104	26	1971
22	William S. Moorhead Federal Building		340 / 104	23	1964
23	Bell Telephone Building		339 / 103	20	1923
24	Wyndham Grand Pittsburgh Downtown		333 / 102	22	1959	Tallest hotel building in the city.
25	Frick Building		330 / 101	20	1902	Tallest existing building constructed in Pittsburgh in the 1900s.
26	Four Gateway Center		305 / 93	22	1960
27=	Washington Plaza		300 / 91	24	1964
27=	Commonwealth Building		300 / 91	21	1906
27=	The Carlyle		300 / 91	21	1906

Skyscrapers under construction

• Tower at PNC Plaza 520-560 feet, 33 floors completion in 2015
• The Gardens at Market Square 18 floors completion in 2014 [1]

Proposed Skyscrapers

• One Grandview 200 feet 20 floors [2]
• The Chelsea 16 floors [3]
• 350 Fifth Avenue 33 floors completion in 2016 350 Fifth Avenue[4]
• Monongahela Tower 17 floors 300,000 sq. feet. [5]

Canceled Skyscrapers

• Knott Tower 1948-1951 [6] (Site of the Bakewell Building and site of Two Oxford Centre proposal 35 years later.
• Penn Park 1966 [7][8]
• Two Oxford Centre 44 floors+ 1983-1987 [9][10]
• One Allegheny International 32 floors $75 million 1983-87 [11][12]
• Two Allegheny International 32 floors $75 million 1983-86 [13][14]
• One City Center Tower 53 floors 1990-93 1.5 million sq. feet.[15][16][17][18][19]
• Cultural Trust Tower 17 floors 1990 [20]
• Two City Center Tower 45 floors 1990-93 [21]
• Three City Center Tower 45 floors 1990-93 [22]
• Pittsburgh Ritz-Carlton 14 floors 347 rooms 1994-1996 [23][24]
• RiverParc 2007-2013 [25]

Timeline of tallest buildings

The Gulf Building stood as the tallest building in Pittsburgh from 1932 until 1970.

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Pittsburgh.

Name	Street address	Years as tallest	Height ft / m	Floors	Reference
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral	328 Sixth Avenue	1872–1888	200 / 61	N/A
Allegheny County Courthouse	436 Grant Street	1888–1902	249 / 76	5
Farmers Bank Building[B]	301 Fifth Avenue	1902–1910	344 / 105	27
Oliver Building	535 Smithfield Street	1910–1912	347 / 106	25
First National Bank Building[C]	511 Wood Street at Fifth Avenue	1912–1928	387 / 118	26
Grant Building	330 Grant Street	1928–1932	485 / 148	40
Gulf Building	707 Grant Street	1932–1970	582 / 177	44
U.S. Steel Tower	600 Grant Street	1970–present	841 / 256	64

See also

• Architecture of Pittsburgh

Notes

A. ^{^} New York has 216 existing and under construction buildings at least 492 feet (150 m), Chicago has 114, Miami has 32, Houston has 31, Los Angeles has 26, Dallas has 20, San Francisco has 21, Atlanta has 19, Boston has 19, Las Vegas has 16, Seattle has 15, Philadelphia has 15, Minneapolis has 11, Pittsburgh has 10, Jersey City has 9, Detroit has 8, Denver has 7. Source of skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com: New York, Chicago, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, Dallas, Atlanta, San Francisco, Las Vegas, Boston, Seattle, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Jersey City.

B. ^{^} This building was demolished in 1997 due to lack of tenants.

C. ^{^} This building was demolished in 1970 to make room for One PNC Plaza.

References

General

• Emporis.com - Pittsburgh

Specific

External links

• Diagram of Pittsburgh skyscrapers on SkyscraperPage