New York City has been one of the most renowned skyscraper cities since early 20th Century. Recent years the city is witnessing a new construction boom, more and more skyscrapers are getting built in New York City, the average height of these new buildings is much higher than that of those built in last century.
This page lists the tallest buildings that have been built, topped out, under construction or proposed in New York City, the minimum height of the buildings in the list is 300 meters or 984 feet. I'll show you these supertalls with their names, heights and some other facts.
NOTE: Because of the fast development of New York City, things are subject to change, the content below will get updated time to time, updates occur on an irregular basis, usually in response to the new proposals and the changes to the status of buildings.
The last update was done on September 28, 2019, please note the content below is all based on that time.
Buildings built or Topped out (15)
1. One World Trade Center
Standard height: 541 meters (1776 ft)
Total height: 546 meters (1792 ft)
Roof height: 417 meters (1368 ft)
Height of Observation deck: 382 meters (1254 ft)
Year built: 2014
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP
Developer: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
One World Trade Center shares the same name with former World Trade Center North Tower, it was built as part of the redevelopment of World Trade Center complex. The tower is regarded as New York City's tallest building by architectural height of 541 m or 1776 ft, representing the year of 1776 when United States Declaration of Independence was signed. However both its observation deck and roof height are lower than that of Willis Tower, its roof height is designed to be same as the original tower, the only increase is on the spire, by which makes it 20 meters taller than former North Tower by total height.
Standard height: 472 meters Roof height: 462 meters
Year topped out: 2019
Architect: Adrian Smith + Gordon Gill Architecture Developer: Extell Development Company
Central Park Tower is also known as Nordstrom Tower, as the base floors will be anchored by a Nordstrom store, it was formerly proposed to be 1775 feet tall with the spire added on the roof, but in the later the spire was removed in the design. However it will still become the tallest building in America by roof height. The tower has structurally topped out at 462 meters on September 16, 2019, and will fully top out at 472 meters after the parapet is constructed.
3. 111 West 57th Street
Standard height & Roof height: 435 meters
Architect: SHoP Architects Developer: JDS Development Group and Property Markets Group
Year top out: 2019
The tower will become the skinniest skyscraper in the world with its width height ratio of 1:23, it's even much skinnier than 432 Park Ave, the width height ratio of which is 1:15.
4. One Vanderbilt
Standard height: 427 meters Roof height: 393 meters
Year topped out: 2019
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Developer: SL Green Realty
This building was proposed by Mayor Blasio as a part of the plan for Midtown East rezoning.
The building is being developed by SL Green Realty, the original building on its site was demolished in earlier 2017, now the building has topped out on September 17, 2019. The planned height was reduced from 462 meters to 427 meters.
5. 432 Park Avenue
Standard Height: 426 meters (1,396 ft)
Architect: Rafael Viñoly and SLCE Architects Developer: CIM Group; Macklowe Properties
Year built: 2016
432 Park Avenue is the tallest building in New York City by roof height. Since the World One in Mumbai is still under construction, 432 Park Ave is currently titled as the world's tallest residential building.
6. 30 Hudson Yards
Standard height & Roof height: 387 meters (1268 ft)
Height of Observation deck: 342 meters (1121 ft)
Architect: Kohn Pedersen Fox Developer: Related Companies and Oxford Properties
Year topped out: 2018
30 Hudson Yards is the tallest building among all the skyscraper projects planned to be built in the Hudson Yards. There is a cantilevered observation deck built upon the east side of the building.
7. Empire State Building
Height & Roof height: 381 meters (1,250 ft)
Total height: 443 meters (1,454 ft)
Heights of Observation decks: 320 meters, 369 meters, 373 meters
Year built: 1931
Architect: Shreve, Lamb and Harmon
Developer: John J. Raskob
Empire State Building has been the landmark of New York City for nearly a century, almost everybody in this world is able to recognize it, as the building has been shown in numerous films like King Kong, Independence Day, etc.
There are three separated observation decks on Empire State Building, the one on the 86th floor is one of the most popular tourist spots in New York City, attracting 3.5 million people every year.
8. Bank of America Tower
Standard height: 366 meters (1200ft)
Roof height: 288 meters (945ft)
Year built: 2009
Architect: COOKFOX Architects
Adamson Associates Architects
Developer: Durst Organization
The building is basically a 945 feet tall tower, its long spire atop the roof brings its architectural height to 1200 feet, making it the second tallest building of the city when completed in 2009.
The developer of the building is the real estate group Durst Organization, remember that the antenna of One World Trade Center was once intended to be a spire enclosed with ornamental radom but later be changed to a plain antenna? It was the decision made by Durst Organization, which was a key investor of 1 WTC.
9. Three World Trade Center
Standard height: 329 meters (1079 ft) Roof height: 329 meters
Architect: Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners Developer: Silverstein Properties
Year built: 2018
The spire was removed from the design, leaving the height reduced to 329 meters from 357 meters.
10. 53W53
Standard height & Roof height: 320 meters (1050 ft)
Architect: Jean Nouvel Developer: Hines
Year topped out: 2018
Also known as Tower Verre and MoMA Expansion Tower, the building features a unique design in which the exoskeleton is staggered on the façade of the building, it eliminates the need of columns inside the building.
Standard height: 319 meters (1046 ft)
Spire-removed height: 282 meters (925 ft)
Year built: 1930
Architect: William Van Alen
Developer: Walter P. Chrysler
Built in 1930, the Chrysler Building temporarily held the the title of world's tallest building before the completion of Empire State Building, it is the oldest supertall skyscraper built in New York City. With its unique crown it is seen as the most beautiful skyscraper by many skyscraper enthusiasts.
12. New York Times Tower
Standard height: 319 meters (1046 ft)
Roof height: 227 meters (748 ft)
Year built: 2007
Architect: Renzo Piano Building Workshop
Developer: Forest City Ratner Companies
As its name suggests, the building is the headquarters of the notable publisher New York Times.
13. 35 Hudson Yards
Standard height & Roof height: 308 meters (1009 ft)
Architect: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP Developer: Related Companies and Oxford Properties
Year topped out: 2018
Another skyscraper in Hudson Yards, the tower is also known as Equinox Tower and briefly called E Tower.
14. One57
Standard height: 306 meters (1005ft)
Roof height: 306 meters (1005ft)
Year built: 2013
Architect: Christian de Portzamparc
Developer: Extell Development Company
Nicknamed as Billionaire Tower, One57 is a mixed-use tower that contains luxury condominiums at its upper part and a Park Hyatt hotel below the residential floors. Before the completion of 432 Park Ave, the penthouse on the top floor had been regarded as the highest condominium in America for 3 years, with a price of 100 million it is still the most expensive condo in the city.
15. One Manhattan West
Standard height & Roof height: 303 meters
Year topped out: 2018
Architect: Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Developer: Brookfield Properties
The tower is the first tower to be built for the Manhattan West Complex, which is located next to the Hudson Yards. The tower was initially set to be 371 meters tall, but decreased to 303 meters in the later, in the same time Two Manhattan West was increased from 280 meters to 303 meters as well, forming into twin towers with One Manhattan West. However the developer is facing the difficulty to find the anchor tenants for Two Manhattan West, it had reduced to 280 meters again, while the same problem was solved for the One Manhattan West, the construction began in 2016 and the tower topped out in 2018.
