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
‡ Was South 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 m (1,775 ft) | 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 7th-tallest building in the world. | |
| 2 | Central Park Tower | New York City | United States | 472 m (1,549 ft) | 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. Topped out in September 2019. It is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere by roof height. | |
| 3 | Willis Tower † | Chicago | United States | 442.1 m (1,450 ft) | 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 26th-tallest building in the world. | |
| 4 | 111 West 57th Street | New York City | United States | 435 m (1,427 ft) | 84 | 2021 | Also known as Steinway Tower. Is the world's most slender skyscraper. Topped out in September 2019. | |
| 5 | One Vanderbilt | New York City | United States | 427 m (1,401 ft) | 92 | 2020 | Topped out in September 2019. | |
| 6 | 432 Park Avenue | New York City | United States | 426 m (1,398 ft) | 86 | 2015 | Topped out in October 2014. 432 Park Avenue is the 31st-tallest building in the world and the world's tallest residential building. Tallest building in the world known only by its street address. | |
| 7= | Trump International Hotel and Tower | Chicago | United States | 423 m (1,388 ft) | 98 | 2009 | 33rd-tallest building in the world | |
| 7= | 270 Park Avenue | New York City | United States | 423 m (1,388 ft) | 65 | 2025 | Topped out on February 22, 2024 | |
| 8 | 30 Hudson Yards | New York City | United States | 395 m (1,296 ft) | 103 | 2019 | 47th-tallest building in the world | |
| 9 | Empire State Building † | New York City | United States | 381 m (1,250 ft) | 102 | 1931 | 54th-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. | |
| 10 | Bank of America Tower | New York City | United States | 366 m (1,201 ft) | 55 | 2009 | ||
| 11 | St. Regis Chicago | Chicago | United States | 365 m (1,198 ft) | 101 | 2020 | The tallest structure in the world designed by a woman. | |
| 12 | Aon Center | Chicago | United States | 346 m (1,135 ft) | 83 | 1973 | Formerly known as the Standard Oil Building. | |
| 13 | 875 North Michigan Avenue | Chicago | United States | 344 m (1,129 ft) | 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. | |
| 14 | Comcast Technology Center | Philadelphia | United States | 342 m (1,122 ft) | 60 | 2018 | Tallest Building in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. Tallest building outside New York City and Chicago. Topped out on November 27, 2017. | |
| 15 | Wilshire Grand Center | Los Angeles | United States | 335 m (1,099 ft) | 73 | 2017 | Tallest building in Los Angeles and California and tallest building west of the Mississippi River. Topped out on September 3, 2016. | |
| 16 | 3 World Trade Center | New York City | United States | 329 m (1,079 ft) | 80 | 2018 | Topped out on June 23, 2016. | |
| 17 | The Brooklyn Tower | New York City | United States | 327 m (1,073 ft) | 91 | 2023 | Topped out in October 2021 | |
| 18 | Salesforce Tower | San Francisco | United States | 326 m (1,070 ft) | 61 | 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. | |
| 19 | 53W53 | New York City | United States | 320 m (1,050 ft) | 77 | 2018 | Construction began in 2014. | |
| 20 | Chrysler Building † | New York City | United States | 319 m (1,047 ft) | 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. | |
| 21 | The New York Times Building | New York City | United States | 319 m (1,047 ft) | 52 | 2007 | Also known as the Times Tower. The first high-rise building in the United States to have a ceramic sunscreen curtain wall. | |
| 22 | The Spiral | New York City | United States | 314 m (1,030 ft) | 66 | 2022 | ||
| 23 | Bank of America Plaza | Atlanta | United States | 311 m (1,020 ft) | 55 | 1992 | Tallest building in Atlanta and the Southern United States; tallest building located in a state capital. | |
| 24 | U.S. Bank Tower | Los Angeles | United States | 310 m (1,020 ft) | 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. It is now third on that list behind China World Trade Center Tower III, and Guangzhou International Finance Center. | |
| 25 | Franklin Center | Chicago | United States | 307 m (1,007 ft) | 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. | |
| 26 | One57 | New York City | United States | 306 m (1,004 ft) | 75 | 2014 | Tallest mixed-use (residential and hotel) skyscraper in New York City | |
| 27 | T.Op 1 | Monterrey | Mexico | 305.3 m (1,002 ft) | 64 | 2020 | Tallest building in North America outside of the United States. Tallest skyscraper in Monterrey, Mexico and Latin America. | |
| 28= | JPMorgan Chase Tower | Houston | United States | 305 m (1,001 ft) | 75 | 1982 | Tallest building in Houston and Texas; tallest 5-sided building in the world Tallest building west of the Mississippi River until 1989. | |
| 28= | 35 Hudson Yards | New York City | United States | 305 m (1,001 ft) | 72 | 2019 | ||
| 29= | Two Prudential Plaza | Chicago | United States | 303 m (994 ft) | 64 | 1990 | ||
| 29= | One Manhattan West | New York City | United States | 303 m (994 ft) | 67 | 2019 | ||
| 31 | Wells Fargo Plaza | Houston | United States | 302 m (991 ft) | 71 | 1983 | ||
| 32 | Gran Torre Santiago | Santiago | Chile | 300 m (980 ft) | 62 | 2014 | Tallest building in Chile and South America; first supertall building to be constructed in South America; second tallest building in Latin America (behind Mexico's T.Op Torre 1); fifth tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere (behind Indonesia's Autograph Tower and Luminary Tower, and Australia's Q1 Tower and Australia 108). | |
| 33 | 50 Hudson Yards | New York City | United States | 299 m (981 ft) | 58 | 2022 | ||
| 34= | First Canadian Place | Toronto | Canada | 298 m (978 ft) | 83 | 1975 | Tallest building in Toronto, in Ontario and in Canada. | |
| 34= | 4 World Trade Center | New York City | United States | 298 m (978 ft) | 72 | 2013 | Also known as 150 Greenwich Street | |
| 36 | Comcast Center | Philadelphia | United States | 297 m (974 ft) | 58 | 2007 | Second-tallest building in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania | |
| 37 | One Chicago East Tower | Chicago | United States | 296 m (971 ft) | 78 | 2022 | ||
| 38= | JW Marriott Panama | Panama City | Panama | 293 m (961 ft) | 68 | 2011 | Tallest building in Panama and Central America. | |
| 38= | 311 South Wacker Drive | Chicago | United States | 293 m (961 ft) | 65 | 1990 | Tallest reinforced concrete building in the United States. | |
| 40= | One Tower | Balneário Camboriú | Brazil | 290 m (950 ft) | 84 | 2022 | Tallest building in Brazil. | |
| 40= | 220 Central Park South | New York City | United States | 290 m (950 ft) | 66 | 2017 | ||
| 40= | 70 Pine Street | New York City | United States | 290 m (950 ft) | 66 | 1932 | Currently being converted into a residential skyscraper with 644 rental residences and 132 hotel rooms | |
| 43 | Key Tower | Cleveland | United States | 289 m (948 ft) | 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 | |
| 44 | One Liberty Place | Philadelphia | United States | 288 m (945 ft) | 61 | 1987 | First building in Philadelphia constructed taller than Philadelphia City Hall, completed 86 years earlier. | |
| 45 | Two Manhattan West | New York City | United States | 285 m (935 ft) | 58 | 2023 | ||
| 46 | Columbia Center | Seattle | United States | 284 m (932 ft) | 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. | |
| 47 | 40 Wall Street † | New York City | United States | 283 m (928 ft) | 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. | |
| 48 | Four Seasons Hotel New York Downtown | New York City | United States | 282 m (925 ft) | 82 | 2016 | Topped out on March 31, 2015. | |
| 49= | Yachthouse Residence Club (Tower 1) | Balneário Camboriú | Brazil | 281 m (922 ft) | 81 | 2023 | ||
| 49= | Yachthouse Residence Club (Tower 2) | Balneário Camboriú | Brazil | 281 m (922 ft) | 81 | 2023 | ||
| 49= | Vitri Tower | Panama City | Panama | 281 m (922 ft) | 75 | 2012 | ||
| 49= | Bank of America Plaza | Dallas | United States | 281 m (922 ft) | 72 | 1985 | Tallest building in Dallas | |
| 53 | Torre KOI | San Pedro Garza Garcia | Mexico | 280 m (920 ft) | 64 | 2017 | ||
| 54 | Citigroup Center | New York City | United States | 279 m (915 ft) | 59 | 1977 | ||
| 55= | 125 Greenwich Street | New York City | United States | 278 m (912 ft) | 77 | 2020 | Revised down from earlier projected height. Topped out in March 2019. | |
| 55= | 15 Hudson Yards | New York City | United States | 278 m (912 ft) | 70 | 2018 | Topped out in February 2018. | |
| 57 | The St. Regis Toronto | Toronto | Canada | 277 m (909 ft) | 57 | 2012 | ||
| 58= | Scotia Plaza | Toronto | Canada | 275 m (902 ft) | 68 | 1988 | ||
| 58= | Williams Tower | Houston | United States | 275 m (902 ft) | 64 | 1983 | Tallest building in the world located outside of a city's central business district | |
| 60 | 99 Hudson Street | Jersey City | United States | 274 m (899 ft) | 79 | 2019 | Topped out as tallest building in New Jersey on September 27, 2018 | |
| 61 | NEMA Chicago | Chicago | United States | 273 m (896 ft) | 76 | 2019 | ||
| 62 | Aura | Toronto | Canada | 272 m (892 ft) | 78 | 2014 | ||
| 63 | Renaissance Tower | Dallas | United States | 270 m (890 ft) | 56 | 1974 | Originally constructed at a height of 710 feet (216 m); rooftop spires were added in 1987, increasing the building's structural height to 886 feet (270 m). | |
| 64 | 10 Hudson Yards | New York City | United States | 268 m (879 ft) | 52 | 2016 | Topped out in October 2015. | |
| 65 | Torre Mitikah | Mexico City | Mexico | 267 m (876 ft) | 62 | 2021 | Second-tallest building in Mexico; tallest building in Mexico City. | |
| 66 | The Point | Panama City | Panama | 266 m (873 ft) | 65 | 2011 | ||
| 67= | Bank of America Corporate Center | Charlotte | United States | 265 m (869 ft) | 60 | 1992 | Tallest building in Charlotte and the Carolinas; Tallest building in the Southern United States outside of Atlanta or Texas. | |
| 67= | 8 Spruce Street | New York City | United States | 265 m (869 ft) | 76 | 2011 | Also known as Beekman Tower and New York by Gehry. | |
| 67= | 900 North Michigan | Chicago | United States | 265 m (869 ft) | 66 | 1989 | ||
| 67= | Panorama Tower | Miami | United States | 265 m (869 ft) | 82 | 2017 | Tallest building in Miami and the state of Florida. | |
| 67= | Chase Tower | Chicago | United States | 265 m (869 ft) | 60 | 1969 | ||
| 72 | Truist Plaza | Atlanta | United States | 264 m (866 ft) | 60 | 1992 | ||
| 73= | Trump World Tower | New York City | United States | 262 m (860 ft) | 72 | 2001 | Tallest all residential building in the world from 2001 until 2002 | |
| 73= | 425 Park Avenue | New York City | United States | 262 m (860 ft) | 44 | 2021 | ||
| 73= | Star Bay Tower | Panama City | Panama | 262 m (860 ft) | 65 | 2013 | ||
| 73= | Water Tower Place | Chicago | United States | 262 m (860 ft) | 74 | 1976 | ||
| 73= | Aqua | Chicago | United States | 262 m (860 ft) | 82 | 2009 | World's tallest building designed by a woman. | |
| 78= | Aon Center | Los Angeles | United States | 261 m (856 ft) | 62 | 1973 | Tallest building in the United States west of the Mississippi River from 1973 until 1982 | |
| 78= | TD Canada Trust Tower | Toronto | Canada | 261 m (856 ft) | 53 | 1990 | ||
| 80= | Transamerica Pyramid | San Francisco | United States | 260 m (850 ft) | 48 | 1972 | Second-tallest building in San Francisco; tallest building in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River from 1972 until 1974 | |
| 80= | Rainier Square Tower | Seattle | United States | 260 m (850 ft) | 58 | 2020 | ||
| 82 | 30 Rockefeller Plaza | New York City | United States | 259 m (850 ft) | 69 | 1933 | ||
| 83= | Two Liberty Place | Philadelphia | United States | 258 m (846 ft) | 58 | 1990 | ||
| 83= | One Manhattan Square | New York City | United States | 258 m (846 ft) | 72 | 2019 | ||
| 83= | Sutton 58 | New York City | United States | 258 m (846 ft) | 65 | 2022 | ||
| 86= | One Bloor | Toronto | Canada | 257 m (843 ft) | 75 | 2015 | ||
| 86= | One Bennett Park | Chicago | United States | 257 m (843 ft) | 67 | 2019 | ||
| 86= | Park Tower | Chicago | United States | 257 m (843 ft) | 67 | 2000 | ||
| 86= | Devon Energy Center | Oklahoma City | United States | 257 m (843 ft) | 52 | 2012 | Tallest building in Oklahoma City; tallest building in Oklahoma; tallest building in the "Plains States" | |
| 90 | U.S. Steel Tower | Pittsburgh | United States | 256 m (840 ft) | 64 | 1971 | Tallest building in Pittsburgh; largest roof in the world at its height or taller | |
| 91= | Tower Financial Centre | Panama City | Panama | 255 m (837 ft) | 75 | 2011 | ||
| 91= | Salesforce Tower | Chicago | United States | 255 m (837 ft) | 60 | 2023 | ||
| 93 | Stantec Tower | Edmonton | Canada | 251 m (823 ft) | 66 | 2019 | Tallest building in Edmonton; tallest building in Alberta; tallest building in Canada outside Toronto. | |
| 94= | 56 Leonard Street | New York City | United States | 250 m (820 ft) | 57 | 2016 | Topped out in July 2015. | |
| 94= | One Atlantic Center | Atlanta | United States | 250 m (820 ft) | 50 | 1987 | Also known as the IBM Tower. | |
| 96= | Aston Martin Residences | Miami | United States | 249 m (817 ft) | 66 | 2024 | ||
| 96= | Legacy at Millennium Park | Chicago | United States | 249 m (817 ft) | 72 | 2009 | ||
| 98= | CitySpire Center | New York City | United States | 248 m (814 ft) | 75 | 1987 | ||
| 98= | 28 Liberty Street | New York City | United States | 248 m (814 ft) | 60 | 1960 | ||
| 98= | 110 North Wacker | Chicago | United States | 248 m (814 ft) | 52 | 2020 | ||
| 101= | Salesforce Tower | Indianapolis | United States | 247 m (810 ft) | 49 | 1990 | Tallest building in Indianapolis; tallest building in the Midwest outside of Chicago and Cleveland | |
| 101= | Brookfield Place East | Calgary | Canada | 247 m (810 ft) | 56 | 2017 | ||
| 101= | Arts Tower | Panama City | Panama | 247 m (810 ft) | 78 | 2013 | ||
| 101= | 4 Times Square | New York City | United States | 247 m (810 ft) | 48 | 1999 | Also known as 4 Times Square | |
| 105= | Torre Reforma | Mexico City | Mexico | 246 m (807 ft) | 57 | 2016 | Second-tallest building in Mexico City. | |
| 105= | MetLife Building | New York City | United States | 246 m (807 ft) | 59 | 1963 | Formerly known as the PanAm Building | |
| 105= | Bloomberg Tower | New York City | United States | 246 m (807 ft) | 54 | 2005 | ||
| 105= | Ocean Two | Panama City | Panama | 246 m (807 ft) | 73 | 2010 | ||
| 109= | 181 Fremont | San Francisco | United States | 245 m (804 ft) | 54 | 2017 | Second-tallest mixed-use residential building west of the Mississippi River. | |
| 109= | 126 Madison Avenue | New York City | United States | 245 m (804 ft) | 56 | 2021 | ||
| 109= | 138 East 50th Street | New York City | United States | 245 m (804 ft) | 63 | 2019 | ||
| 112 | 130 William Street | New York City | United States | 244 m (801 ft) | 66 | 2022 | ||
| 113 | F&F Tower | Panama City | Panama | 243 m (797 ft) | 52 | 2011 | ||
| 114 | Pearl Tower | Panama City | Panama | 242 m (794 ft) | 70 | 2012 | ||
| 115= | Chapultepec Uno | Mexico City | Mexico | 241 m (791 ft) | 58 | 2019 | ||
| 115= | IDS Tower | Minneapolis | United States | 241 m (791 ft) | 57 | 1973 | Tallest building in Minneapolis | |
| 115= | BNY Mellon Center | Philadelphia | United States | 241 m (791 ft) | 54 | 1990 | ||
| 115= | Woolworth Building † | New York City | United States | 241 m (791 ft) | 57 | 1913 | Tallest building in the world from 1913 until 1930; tallest building built in the U.S. and the world in the 1910s | |
| 115= | 111 Murray Street | New York City | United States | 241 m (791 ft) | 58 | 2018 | ||
| 115= | John Hancock Tower | Boston | United States | 241 m (791 ft) | 60 | 1976 | Tallest building in Boston and New England | |
| 121= | Four Seasons Hotel & Tower | Miami | United States | 240 m (790 ft) | 64 | 2003 | Second-tallest building in Miami and Florida | |
| 121= | Comerica Bank Tower | Dallas | United States | 240 m (790 ft) | 60 | 1987 | Formerly known as Bank One Center and Chase Center. | |
| 121= | Duke Energy Center | Charlotte | United States | 240 m (790 ft) | 48 (54 in total with mechanical floors) | 2010 | Second-tallest building in Charlotte and North Carolina | |
| 124= | Alvear Tower | Buenos Aires | Argentina | 239 m (784 ft) | 54 | 2017 | Tallest building in Argentina. | |
| 124= | 300 North LaSalle | Chicago | United States | 239 m (784 ft) | 60 | 2009 | ||
| 124= | Commerce Court West | Toronto | Canada | 239 m (784 ft) | 57 | 1973 | ||
| 127= | Goldman Sachs Tower | Jersey City | United States | 238 m (781 ft) | 42 | 2004 | Tallest building in Jersey City and New Jersey until the construction of 99 Hudson St | |
| 127= | 520 Park Avenue | New York City | United States | 238 m (781 ft) | 54 | 2018 | ||
| 127= | Bank of America Center | Houston | United States | 238 m (781 ft) | 56 | 1983 |
See also
- List of tallest buildings in North America
- List of tallest buildings in South America
- List of tallest buildings in Latin America
- List of tallest buildings in Scandinavia
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