List of tallest buildings in the United States

List of tallest buildings in the United States

This list of tallest buildings in the United States ranks skyscrapers in the United States based on official height. The country is home to many of the world's tallest buildings.

Prior to the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City, the twin towers of the World Trade Center occupied the second and third positions on the list below. The North Tower stood at 1,368 feet (417 m), while the South was 1,362 feet (415 m) tall. The 1,776 foot (541 m) Freedom Tower, scheduled for construction on the former World Trade Center site, was intended to become the tallest building in the United States upon completion in 2010. The Chicago Spire (previously known as the Fordham Spire) a tower under construction in Chicago, Illinois is planned for completion in 2011. This tower would be taller than the proposed Freedom Tower with a height of 2,000 feet (610 m).

Other tall buildings that are either proposed or under construction include Trans National Place in Boston (1,175 feet (351.8m)), the Signature Tower in Nashville, Tennessee (1,057 feet (322 m)), the Bank of America Tower (1,200 feet (366 m)) in New York City, the American Commerce Center (1,500 feet (457 m)) in Philadelphia, the Trump International Hotel and Tower (1,362 feet (415 m)) and Waterview Tower (1,047 feet (319 m)) in Chicago. If all the proposed buildings are completed at the current projections, nine of the ten tallest buildings in the United States would be located in either New York City (5 - Freedom Tower, Madison Square Garden Towers I and II, 2 World Trade Center, and Hudson Place Tower) or Chicago (4 - Chicago Spire, Sears Tower, Trump International, and the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel and Residence Tower), with the lone exception being the American Commerce Center in Philadelphia, which would be number three on the list (behind the Chicago Spire and the Freedom Tower).

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Tallest buildings by pinnacle height

This ranking is based on the building's height to its pinnacle, which includes antenna masts. Many skyscraper aficionados prefer this measurement to determine a building's height, as "architectural feature" can be regarded as a subjective aspect.

Proposed

This lists buildings that are proposed for construction in the United States and are planned to rise at least 700 feet (213 m).

Notes

:A. ^ note label|note01|A|anote label|note01|A|bnote label|note01|A|cnote label|note01|A|dnote label|note01|A|enote label|note01|A|fnote label|note01|A|gWas the world's tallest building when completed.:B. note label|note02|B|^This building has been demolished.:C. note label|note03|C|^Official height figures have never been released by this building's developer.:D. note label|note04|D|^This building was demolished in 1929.:E. note label|note05|E|^This building was demolished in 1955.:F. note label|note06|F|^The floor count of this 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 |title=World Building |url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/bu/?id=worldbuilding-newyorkcity-ny-usa |accessdate=2008-06-20 |publisher=Emporis.com] :G. note label|note07|G|^This building was demolished in 1930.:H. note label|note08|H|^This building was demolished in 1968.:I. note label|note09|I|^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.:J. note label|note10|J|^This building was destroyed in 2001.

References

;General
*cite web
last = Becker
first = Lynn
title = The World's Tallest Buildings - America's latest Outsourcing
publisher = Repeat (An archive of writings on architecture in Chicago and the world.)
url = http://www.lynnbecker.com/repeat/ctbuh/ctbuh.htm
accessdate = 2007-04-12 ;Specific

See also

*List of buildings
*List of tallest buildings by U.S. state
*List of tallest structures in the United States

External links

* [http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?36322071 Diagram of United States skyscrapers] on SkyscraperPage


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