What are the 10 tallest buildings in New York?

1st: One World Trade Center, 541 meters (1,775 ft)

• The One World Trade Center is New York’s tallest skyscraper, reaching 541 meters (1,775 ft) to the tip of its antenna. The building opened in 2014, replacing the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center, which were destroyed in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
• You can visit the top of One World Trade Center. An observation deck, the One World Observatory, spans floors 100 to 102. From there, you’ll see all of New York from 382 meters (1,253 ft) up.

2nd: Central Park Tower, 472 meters (1,550 ft)

• The Central Park Tower is a massive tower in Midtown, just steps from Central Park. It reached its full height in August 2019.
• The building opened in 2020. Unfortunately, you cannot visit it: Central Park Tower contains only luxury apartments and no observation deck.

3rd: Empire State Building, 443 meters (1,454 ft)

• New York’s most iconic building ranks third among the city’s tallest skyscrapers. Yet when you look at the skyline, the Empire State Building appears much smaller than the newer Midtown towers. That’s no illusion: the 443-meter (1,454 ft) measurement includes the antenna. The building’s roof itself reaches only 381 meters (1,250 ft).
• The Empire State Building houses one of New York’s most visited observation decks on the 86th floor. It’s well worth a visit.

4th: 111 West 57th Street, 435 meters (1,428 ft)

• 111 West 57th Street takes its name from its Midtown address. This slender tower holds the record for the lowest ratio of height to width. In other words, no building in the world is this tall and this narrow.
• The building contains 46 ultra-luxury apartments. Prices are staggering: from $18 million to $57 million for the penthouse.

5th: One Vanderbilt, 427 meters (1,401 ft)

• One Vanderbilt was completed in 2020 in Midtown, standing right next to Grand Central Terminal on 42nd Street. Quite a contrast in style. It’s the tallest office building in Midtown, just 16 meters (52 ft) shorter than the Empire State Building.
• One Vanderbilt was designed by New York architecture firm Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates. The skyscraper contains 58 floors of office space, including several floors for Canadian bank TD Bank.
• The tower also houses an observation deck that opened in fall 2021. For more information, visit the page for booking tickets to the SUMMIT One Vanderbilt observation deck.

6th: 432 Park, 425 meters (1,396 ft)

• This massive tower opened in 2015, designed by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly. The building takes its name from its address, a short walk from Central Park.
• Like Central Park Tower and 111 West 57th Street, 432 Park is a residential building. You cannot visit it.

7th: JPMorgan Chase Tower, 423 meters (1,388 ft)

• JPMorgan Chase built a new headquarters befitting its prestige. The JPMorgan Chase Tower faces One Vanderbilt in Midtown.
• The tower is located at 270 Park Avenue. You’ll appreciate its architecture, designed by renowned British architect Norman Foster.

8th: 30 Hudson Yards, 395 meters (1,296 ft)

• 30 Hudson Yards is the tallest building in the new Hudson Yards neighborhood, west of Midtown along the Hudson River. This is a neighborhood worth exploring, especially to climb to the top of the Vessel, a structure that’s part sculpture, part observation point.
• The tower opened to the public in March 2020. At its top is a new observation deck called The Edge. You can book your tickets on the page for tickets to The Edge observation deck.

9th: 3 World Trade Center, 383 meters (1,257 ft)

• The ninth spot goes to another tower in the new World Trade Center complex, Tower 3. The building was designed by renowned British architect Richard Rogers, who also created the Lloyd’s building in London’s City.
• One detail: the building’s roof reaches about 329 meters (1,079 ft), and it’s the antenna that brings it to 383 meters (1,257 ft). You’ll have a bird’s-eye view of 3 WTC from One World Observatory.

10th: Bank of America Tower, 365 meters (1,198 ft)

• The Bank of America Tower stands out from the Top of the Rock observation deck: it’s the building that looms over Times Square. The skyscraper rises at the northwest corner of Bryant Park.
• As its name suggests, the building belongs to Bank of America. You cannot visit it unless you’re a very important client of the bank.

11th: 53W53, 320 meters (1,050 ft)

• The 53W53 tower also takes its address as its name: the building is located at 53 West 53rd Street in the heart of Midtown. The skyscraper sits directly next to the Museum of Modern Art, the MoMA.
• The building was designed by renowned French architect Jean Nouvel, who also created the Musée du Quai Branly and the Arab World Institute in Paris, as well as the Torre Agbar in Barcelona. The tower contains 139 luxury apartments at prices as dizzying as the building itself.

And 12th: Chrysler Building, 319 meters (1,046 ft)

• I couldn’t leave out the 12th spot. It goes to my personal favorite, another iconic New York building: the Chrysler Building.
• Though far surpassed by newer towers, this skyscraper remains one of New York’s most beautiful, with its unmistakable Art Deco architecture. Take a look inside the lobby: read my article on the interior of the Chrysler Building.