:List of tallest buildings in New York City
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| caption1 = Midtown Manhattan in September 2023 looking north from the Empire State Building's 102nd floor ({{convert|1224|ft|m|0|sp=us|disp=or}})
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New York City, the most populous city in the United States, is home to more than 7,000 completed high-rise buildings of at least {{convert|35|m|0|order=flip}},{{Cite web|url=https://www.emporis.com/city/101028/new-york-city-ny-usa/status/existing/350|title=Buildings in New York City (existing)|access-date=June 12, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612161717/https://www.emporis.com/city/101028/new-york-city-ny-usa/status/existing/350|archive-date=June 12, 2020|url-status=usurped|df=mdy-all}} of which at least 102 are taller than {{convert|650|ft|m|0}}. The tallest building in New York is One World Trade Center, which rises {{convert|1776|ft|m|0}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-world-trade-center/98|title=One World Trade Center|access-date=June 12, 2020|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612161858/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-world-trade-center/98|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2013/05/10/cheers-erupt-as-spire-tops-one-world-trade-center.html|title=Cheers Erupt as Spire Tops One World Trade Center|author1=Murray, Matt|author2=Kim, Eun Kyung|date=May 10, 2013|access-date=June 12, 2020|publisher=CNBC|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612162028/https://www.cnbc.com/id/100727418|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|title=CTBUH Affirms One World Trade Center Height|url=https://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/PR_131112_1WTCHeight/tabid/5949/language/en-US/Default.aspx|publisher=CTBUH|date=November 12, 2013|access-date=June 12, 2020|work=Global Tall News|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106144736/https://www.ctbuh.org/News/GlobalTallNews/PR_131112_1WTCHeight/tabid/5949/language/en-US/Default.aspx|archive-date=November 6, 2018|df=mdy-all}} The 104-story{{efn-ua|name=1WTC Floor Count}} skyscraper also stands as the tallest building in the United States, the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, and the seventh-tallest building in the world. At {{convert|1550|ft|m|0}}, Central Park Tower is the second-tallest completed building in the city. It has the highest roof of any building outside Asia, and is the tallest residential building in the world. The third-tallest completed building in the city is 111 West 57th Street. Rising to {{convert|1428|ft|m|0}}, it is the world's most slender skyscraper. The fourth-tallest is One Vanderbilt. At {{convert|1401|ft|m|0}}, it is the tallest office building in Midtown.{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-vanderbilt-avenue/15833|title=One Vanderbilt Avenue|access-date=December 4, 2021|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030234410/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-vanderbilt-avenue/15833|archive-date=October 30, 2021|df=mdy-all}} The fifth-tallest is 432 Park Avenue at {{convert|1397|ft|m|0}}.{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/432-park-avenue/13227|title=432 Park Avenue|access-date=December 4, 2021|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101022946/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/432-park-avenue/13227|archive-date=November 1, 2021|df=mdy-all}}
At {{convert|1250|ft|m|0}}, the 102-story{{efn-ua|name=Empire State Building Floor Count|References typically use the 102 floors figure, however some state a value of 103 floors instead due to the presence of an encircling balcony above the 102nd floor. See Empire State Building#Opening and early years and Empire State Building#Above the 102nd floor for a detailed explanation.}} Empire State Building in Midtown Manhattan, which was finished in 1931, stood as the tallest building in the world from its completion until 1970, when construction on the {{convert|1368|ft|m|0|abbr=|adj=on}} North Tower of the original World Trade Center surpassed it.{{cite web|url=https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/newyork/timeline/index.html|title=Center of the World Timeline|publisher=PBS|access-date=June 12, 2020|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070502225357/https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/newyork/timeline/index.html|archive-date=May 2, 2007|df=mdy-all}} It is the tenth-tallest building in the United States, and rises to a pinnacle of {{convert|1454|ft|m|0}}{{efn-ua|name=Empire State Building Pinnacle|Prior to 1985, the pinnacle height was {{convert|1472|ft|m|0}}. This was reduced to the current value when the original antenna was replaced by a shorter one.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Empire-State-Building|title=Empire State Building|access-date=June 12, 2020|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612162314/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Empire-State-Building|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}}}} including its antenna.{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/empire-state-building/261|title=Empire State Building|access-date=June 12, 2020|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612162526/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/empire-state-building/261|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}} The North Tower (the original One World Trade Center), along with its twin the South Tower (the first Two World Trade Center), which was six feet shorter, held this title only briefly as they were both surpassed by construction of the 110-story{{efn-ua|Historically most references gave a 108 floor figure. However, following a change in ownership, the building's official datasheet was revised to provide 110 floors as the total, counting the main roof as 109 and the mechanical penthouse as 110; recent references now tend to follow this practice.}} Willis Tower in Chicago in 1973. The Twin Towers remained the tallest buildings in New York City until they were destroyed in 2001 during the September 11 attacks, leaving the Empire State Building again as the city's tallest building.{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-world-trade-center/200|title=One World Trade Center (Previous)|access-date=June 12, 2020|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612162844/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/one-world-trade-center/200|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-trade-center-tower-surpasses-empire-state/|title=World Trade Center tower surpasses Empire State|date=April 30, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2020|publisher=CBS News|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612163009/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/world-trade-center-tower-surpasses-empire-state//|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}}
The new One World Trade Center began construction in 2006; in April 2012 it surpassed the Empire State Building to become the city's tallest. Upon its topping out in May 2013, the {{convert|1776|ft|m|0|adj=on}} One World Trade Center surpassed the Willis Tower to become the tallest building in the United States and the Western Hemisphere.{{cite web|url=https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/04/30/one-world-trade-center-to-supplant-willis-tower-as-nations-tallest-building/|title=One World Trade Center To Supplant Willis Tower As Nation's Tallest Building|date=April 30, 2012|access-date=June 12, 2020|publisher=CBS Chicago|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612163407/https://chicago.cbslocal.com/2012/04/30/one-world-trade-center-to-supplant-willis-tower-as-nations-tallest-building/|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}} One World Trade Center is part of the redevelopment of the World Trade Center, which also includes the {{convert|1079|ft|m|0|adj=on}} 3 World Trade Center,{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/3-world-trade-center/273|title=Three World Trade Center|access-date=June 12, 2020|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612163541/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/3-world-trade-center/273|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}} the {{convert|977|ft|m|0|adj=on}} 4 World Trade Center,{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/4-world-trade-center/545|title=Four World Trade Center|access-date=June 12, 2020|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612163638/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/4-world-trade-center/545|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}} the {{convert|743|ft|m|0|adj=on}} 7 World Trade Center,{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/7-world-trade-center/1117|title=Seven World Trade Center|access-date=June 12, 2020|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612163722/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/7-world-trade-center/1117|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}} the approved 900-foot (274 m) 5 World Trade Center,{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/5-world-trade-center/40438|title=Five World Trade Center|access-date=April 21, 2021|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420195117/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/5-world-trade-center/40438|archive-date=April 20, 2021|df=mdy-all}} and one partly constructed on-hold building: the {{convert|1350|ft|m|0|adj=on}} 2 World Trade Center.{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/2-world-trade-center/19928|title=Two World Trade Center|access-date=June 12, 2020|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612163831/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/2-world-trade-center/19928|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}}
The majority of skyscrapers in New York City are concentrated in Midtown and Downtown Manhattan, although other neighborhoods of Manhattan and the boroughs of Brooklyn, Queens, and the Bronx also contain some high-rises.
{{As of|2024|3}}, there were 317 completed skyscrapers that rose at least {{convert|492|ft|m|0}} in height, more than any other city in the Western Hemisphere, and third most in the world exceeded only by Hong Kong and Shenzhen.{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/city/new-york-city|title=New York City|access-date=June 12, 2020|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612170408/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/city/new-york-city|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}}{{efn-ua|The comparison uses the current standard criteria as a continuously habitable high-rise building that has over 40 floors, and is taller than approximately {{convert|492|ft|m|0}}.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/skyscraper|title=Skyscraper|access-date=June 12, 2020|encyclopedia=Encyclopædia Britannica|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612163934/https://www.britannica.com/technology/skyscraper|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}}{{cite book|last1=Ambrose|first1=Gavin|last2=Harris|first2=Paul|last3=Stone|first3=Sally|title=The Visual Dictionary of Architecture|date=2008|publisher=AVA Publishing SA|location=Switzerland|isbn=978-2-940373-54-3|pages=233}} See also Skyscraper for more details on how the definition has evolved over time.}}
History
The history of skyscrapers in New York City began with the construction of the Equitable Life, Western Union, and Tribune buildings in the early 1870s. These relatively short early skyscrapers, sometimes referred to as "preskyscrapers" or "protoskyscrapers", included features such as a steel frame and elevators—then-new innovations that were used in the city's later skyscrapers.{{cite nysky}}{{rp|62}} Modern skyscraper construction began with the completion of the World Building in 1890; the structure rose to a pinnacle of {{convert|349|ft|m|0}}.{{cite web|url=https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7344|title=New York World Building|access-date=June 12, 2020|publisher=Skyscraper Source Media|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612164308/https://skyscraperpage.com/cities/?buildingID=7344|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}} Though not the city's first high-rise, it was the first building to surpass the {{convert|284|ft|m|0|adj=on}} spire of Trinity Church.{{cite web|url=https://www.trinitywallstreet.org/about/history|title=Trinity Church History|access-date=June 12, 2020|publisher=TrinityWallStreet|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612164510/https://www.trinitywallstreet.org/about/history|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}} The World Building, which stood as the tallest in the city until 1899,{{efn-ua|As measured to its tip (or pinnacle). Five other skyscrapers in Manhattan had already surpassed its {{convert|309|ft|m|0|adj=on}} architectural height by then, starting with the Manhattan Life Insurance Building in 1894. For more on the different criteria used see List of tallest buildings and structures#Tallest buildings}} was demolished in 1955 to allow for the construction of an expanded entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge.{{cite web|url=https://old.skyscraper.org/TALLEST_TOWERS/t_world.htm|title=New York World Building|access-date=June 12, 2020|publisher=Skyscraper Museum|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612164730/https://old.skyscraper.org/TALLEST_TOWERS/t_world.htm|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}} The Park Row Building, at {{convert|391|ft|m}}, was the city's tallest building from 1899 to 1908,{{Cite news|last=Gray|first=Christopher|date=March 12, 2000|title=Streetscapes/The Park Row Building, 15 Park Row; An 1899 'Monster' That Reigned High Over the City|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/12/realestate/streetscapes-park-row-building-15-park-row-1899-monster-that-reigned-high-over.html|access-date=July 27, 2020|issn=0362-4331}} and the world's tallest office building during the same time span.{{cite web|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_NY/05001287.pdf|title=Historic Structures Report: Park Row Building|date=November 16, 2005|publisher=National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service|page=6}} By 1900, fifteen skyscrapers in New York City exceeded {{convert|250|ft}} in height.{{rp|280}}
New York has played a prominent role in the development of the skyscraper. Since 1890, ten of those built in the city have held the title of world's tallest.{{cite web|url=https://old.skyscraper.org/TALLEST_TOWERS/tallest.htm|title=World's Tallest Towers: Timeline of all Skyscrapers Holding the Title of Tallest Building in the World From 1890 to the Present|access-date=June 12, 2020|publisher=Skyscraper Museum|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612164836/https://old.skyscraper.org/TALLEST_TOWERS/tallest.htm|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}}{{efn-ua|This considers only skyscrapers by architectural height. It was not until the completion of the Singer Building in 1908 that a skyscraper surpassed the spire of the tallest building constructed using conventional methods. Only the Chrysler and Empire State Buildings held the title of world's tallest overall structure, the latter of which maintained this title for more than two decades until surpassed by Oklahoma's Griffin Television Tower in 1954.}} New York City went through two very early high-rise construction booms, the first of which spanned the 1890s through the 1910s, and the second from the mid-1920s to the early 1930s. During this period 44 skyscrapers over {{convert|150|m|0|order=flip}} were built{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/compare-data/submit?type%5B%5D=building&status%5B%5D=COM&base_region=0&base_country=0&base_city=1641&base_height_range=3&base_company=All&base_min_year=0&base_max_year=9999&comp_region=0&comp_country=0&comp_city=0&comp_height_range=3&comp_company=All&comp_min_year=0&comp_max_year=9999&skip_comparison=on&output%5B%5D=list&dataSubmit=Show+Results|title=CTBUH Completed Buildings List|access-date=June 12, 2020|publisher=CTBUH|work=The Skyscraper Center|df=mdy-all|url-access=subscription}}—including the Singer Building, Met Life Tower, Woolworth Building, 40 Wall Street, the Chrysler Building, and the Empire State Building, each of which was the tallest in the world at the time of its completion, the last remaining so for forty years.
Skyscraper construction resumed in the early 1960s, with construction surges in the early 1970s, late 1980s, and late 2010s.{{cite web|url=https://global.ctbuh.org/resources/papers/2544-Journal2015_IssueIV_TBIN.pdf|title=New York: The Ultimate Skyscraper Laboratory|access-date=June 12, 2020|publisher=CTBUH|df=mdy-all}} In total, the city has seen the rise of over 100 completed and topped-out structures at least {{convert|650|ft|m|0}} high, including the twin towers of the World Trade Center, and the current World Trade Center redevelopment.{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/compare-data/submit?type%5B%5D=building&status%5B%5D=COM&status%5B%5D=DEM&base_region=0&base_country=0&base_city=1641&base_height_range=3&base_company=All&base_min_year=1908&base_max_year=9999&comp_region=0&comp_country=0&comp_city=0&comp_height_range=3&comp_company=All&comp_min_year=1908&comp_max_year=9999&skip_comparison=on&output%5B%5D=list&dataSubmit=Show+Results|title=NYC Completed & Demolished Data|access-date=June 12, 2020|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|df=mdy-all|url-access=subscription}}
{{Wide image|Weehawken Hi Res Labeled 2.jpg|1800px|3={{convert|9|mi|spell=In|adj=on|}} high-resolution panorama of Manhattan's west side, from 115th Street to The Battery, taken from Weehawken, NJ, March 26, 2020. View of Chrysler Building blocked by One Vanderbilt.}}
{{Wide image|Dec. 5, 2022 low res Weehawken update.jpg|1024px|3=December 5, 2022 update, showing new buildings since the 2020 high-resolution panorama}}
Tallest buildings
This list ranks completed and topped out New York City skyscrapers that stand at least {{convert|650|ft|m|0}} tall based on standard height measurements. 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. An asterisk (
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= Tallest buildings by pinnacle height =
This list ranks buildings in New York City based on pinnacle height measurement, which includes antenna masts. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes non-architectural antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes. 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.
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= Tallest buildings in each borough =
{{Further|List of tallest buildings in Brooklyn|List of tallest buildings in Queens|List of tallest buildings in Staten Island}}
This lists the tallest building in each borough of New York City based on standard height measurement. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.
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Tallest under construction or proposed
= Under construction =
This lists buildings that are currently under construction in New York City and are expected to rise to a height of at least {{convert|650|ft|m|0}}. Buildings under construction that have already been topped out are also included, as are those whose construction has been suspended. For buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers, this table uses a floor count of 50 stories as the cutoff.
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= Approved =
This table lists buildings that are approved for construction in New York City and are expected to rise at least {{convert|650|ft|m|0}} in height. For buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers, this table uses a floor count of 50 stories as the cutoff.
= Proposed =
This table lists buildings that are proposed for construction in New York City and are expected to rise at least {{convert|650|ft|m|0}} in height. For buildings whose heights have not yet been released by their developers, this table uses a floor count of 50 stories as the cutoff.
Tallest destroyed or demolished
This table lists buildings in New York City that were destroyed or demolished and at one time stood at least {{convert|500|ft|m|0}} in height.
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Timeline of tallest buildings
This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in New York City. Both Trinity Church and the Empire State Building have held the title twice, the latter following the destruction of the World Trade Center in the September 11 attacks. The Empire State Building was surpassed by One World Trade Center in 2012.
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align=left|Collegiate Reformed Protestant Dutch Church
| File:GezichtOpNieuwAmsterdam.jpg | align=left|Fort Amsterdam | 1643–1846 | {{sort|200|{{small|Unknown}}}} | 1 |
align=left|Trinity Church
| File:Trinity Church NYC 004b.JPG | align=left|79 Broadway | 1846–1853 | {{convert|279|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 1 |
align=left|Latting Observatory (1853–1856) | File:Latting Observatory.png | align=left|42nd Street and Fifth Avenue | 1853–1854 | {{convert|315|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 3 | align=left|Height reduced by {{convert|75|ft|m|0}} in 1854; |
align=left|Trinity Church
| File:Trinity Church NYC 004b.JPG | align=left|79 Broadway | 1854–1890 | {{convert|279|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 1 |
align=left|World Building (1890–1955) | File:New York World Building New York City.jpg | align=left|73 Park Avenue | 1890–1894 | {{convert|309|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 20{{efn-ua|The floor count of the World Building has been disputed. Upon construction, the building was said to contain up to 26 floors, but in recent years the building has been said to contain as few as 16 floors.{{cite web|url=https://www.nyc-architecture.com/GON/GON007.htm|title=New York World Building|access-date=June 12, 2020|work=NYC Architecture Database|publisher=New York Architecture|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612233333/https://www.nyc-architecture.com/GON/GON007.htm|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}}}} |
align=left|Manhattan Life Insurance Building (1894–1964) | File:Manhattan Life Insurance Company Building New York City.jpg | align=left|64–70 Broadway | 1894–1899 | {{convert|348|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 18 | align=left|Demolished in 1964{{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/manhattan-life-insurance-building/8928|title=Manhattan Life Insurance Building|access-date=June 12, 2020|work=The Skyscraper Center|publisher=CTBUH|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200612233426/https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/building/manhattan-life-insurance-building/8928|archive-date=June 12, 2020|df=mdy-all}} |
align=left|Park Row Building
| align=left|13–21 Park Row | 1899–1908 | {{convert|391|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 30 |
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| align=left|Singer Building | align=left|149 Broadway | 1908–1909 | {{convert|612|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 47 |
style="background:#dfd;"
| align=left|Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Tower | File:Met life tower crop.jpg | align=left|1 Madison Avenue | 1909–1913 | {{convert|700|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 50 |
style="background:#dfd;"
| align=left|Woolworth Building | align=left|233 Broadway | 1913–1929 | {{convert|792|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 57 |
style="background:#dfd;"
| align=left|Bank of Manhattan Trust Building{{efn-ua|This building was constructed as the Bank of Manhattan Trust Building, but is now more commonly known as 40 Wall Street and officially known as the Trump Building.}} | align=left|40 Wall Street | 1929-1930 | {{convert|927|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 71 |
style="background:#dfd;"
| align=left|Chrysler Building | File:Chrysler Building 2005 3.jpg | align=left|405 Lexington Avenue | 1930–1931 | {{convert|1046|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 77 |
style="background:#dfd;"
| align=left|Empire State Building | File:Empire State Building cropped.jpg | align=left|350 Fifth Avenue | 1931–1971 | {{convert|1250|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 102 |
style="background:#dfd;"
| align=left|1 World Trade Center | File: Photo of WTC1 (cropped).jpg | align=left|1 World Trade Center | 1971–2001 | {{convert|1368|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 110 | align=left|Destroyed in the September 11, 2001, attacks |
align=left|Empire State Building
| File:Empire State Building cropped.jpg | align=left|350 Fifth Avenue | 2001–2012 | {{convert|1250|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 102{{efn-ua|name=Empire State Building Floor Count}} |
align=left| One World Trade Center
| File:New York (33224081040).jpg | align=left|1 World Trade Center | 2012–present | {{convert|1776|ft|m|0|abbr=values}} | 104{{efn-ua|name=1WTC Floor Count}} |
See also
{{Portal|Architecture|Lists|New York City}}
- Architecture of New York City
- List of cities with the most skyscrapers
- List of tallest buildings
- List of tallest buildings in the United States
- List of tallest buildings in Albany, New York
- List of tallest buildings in Brooklyn
- List of tallest buildings in Buffalo, New York
- List of tallest buildings in Jersey City
- List of tallest buildings in New Jersey
- List of tallest buildings in Queens
- List of tallest buildings in Rochester, New York
- List of tallest buildings in Upstate New York
Notes
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References
= Citations =
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= Sources =
- {{cite web|url=https://www.skyscrapercenter.com/city/new-york-city|title=New York City – The Skyscraper Center|access-date=June 12, 2020|publisher=CTBUH}}
External links
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- [https://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=8 Diagram of New York City skyscrapers] on SkyscraperPage
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20150418131108/https://www.favrify.com/new-york-skyline/ 100 years of New York skyline] on Favrify
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