The One World Trade Center in New York was, with a height of 541 meters, the highest building in the United States. The highest skyscraper outside New York City was the Willis Tower in Chicago, formerly known as Sears Tower. As of 2023, 12 of the entries in the list were found in New York City, and five of them in Chicago. The most recent additions to the list include 111 West 57th Street in New York City and Chicago's St. Regis Chicago.
What country has the most skyscrapers?
Skyscrapers were first built in U.S. cities such as New York and Chicago during the late 19th century and particularly in the early 20th century. However, cities in Asia and the Persian Gulf have taken the lead during the past decades, with most of the skyscrapers under construction worldwide as of 2023 being developed in Chinese cities. Plenty of the tallest buildings in the world are not in the U.S. anymore. Nevertheless, the United States still was the second country with the most buildings over 200 meters after China, which had four times more buildings in the ranking than the North American country.
Construction in New York City
The construction industry in New York still plays a key role in shaping its skyline. As of 2023, most of the tallest buildings under construction in the U.S. were being developed in New York. However, many other projects are being developed in the city apart from skyscrapers. New York was by far the metropolitan area with the most office space under construction in the United States as of 2022.
Height of the tallest skyscrapers in the U.S. as of 2024
(in meters)
Skyscraper (city, year of completion)
Height in meters
One World Trade Center (New York City, 2014)
541
Central Park Tower (New York City, 2020)
472
Willis Tower (Chicago, 1974)
442
111 West 57th Street (New York City, 2022)
435
One Vanderbilt Place (New York City, 2020)
427
432 Park Avenue (New York City, 2015)
426
Trump International Hotel & Tower (Chicago, 2009)
423
30 Hudson Yards (New York City, 2019)
387
Empire State Building (New York City, 1931)
381
Bank of America Tower (New York City, 2009)
366
St. Regis Chicago (Chicago, 2021)
363
Aon Center (Chicago, 1973)
346
875 North Michigan Avenue (Chicago, 1969)
344
Comcast Innovation & Technology Center (Philadelphia, 2018)
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