“World’s Tallest Building” NYC Record Holders
1890: New York World Building (309 feet, the number of stories is disputed, but figures range from 16 to 26)
1894: Manhattan Life Insurance Building (348 feet, 18 stories)
1913: Woolworth Building (792 feet, 60 stories)
1930: 40 Wall Street (927 feet, 70 stories)
1930: Chrysler Building (1,046 feet, 77 stories)
1931: Empire State Building (1,250 feet, 102 stories)
1972: World Trade Center (1,368 feet, 110 stories)
Ten Tallest Buildings on the Skyline
Based Pinnacle Height
1,776 feet – One World Trade Center (under construction)
1,454 feet – Empire State Building (1931)
1,200 feet – One Bryant Park (2008)
1,118 feet – Conde Nast Building (1999)
1,046 feet – Chrysler Building (1930)
1,046 feet – New York Times Tower (2008)
1,975 feet – 150 Greenwich Street (under construction)
1,952 feet – AIG Building (1932) [5]
1,941 feet – Bloomberg Tower (2005)
1,927 feet – 40 Wall Street (1930) [6]
Ten Tallest*
*(Source: The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat)
1,776 feet – One World Trade Center (under construction) [1]
1,250 feet – Empire State Building (1931) [2]
1,046 feet – Chrysler Building (1930) [3]
1,046 feet – New York Times Tower (2008) [3]
1,975 feet – 150 Greenwich Street (under construction) [4]
1,952 feet – AIG Building (1932) [5]
1,927 feet – 40 Wall Street (1930) [6]
1,915 feet – Citigroup Center (1977) [7]
1,876 feet – Beekman Place (under construction) [8]
1,861 feet – Trump World Tower (2001) [9]
1,850 feet – GE Building (1933) [10]
Ten Tallest Buildings Based Pinnacle Height
1,776 feet – One World Trade Center (under construction)
1,454 feet – Empire State Building (1931)
1,200 feet – One Bryant Park (2008)
1,118 feet – Conde Nast Building (1999)
1,046 feet – Chrysler Building (1930)
1,046 feet – New York Times Tower (2008)
1,975 feet – 150 Greenwich Street (under construction)
1,952 feet – AIG Building (1932) [5]
1,941 feet – Bloomberg Tower (2005)
1,927 feet – 40 Wall Street (1930) [6]
Other New York Skyscrapers
1,915 feet – Citigroup Center (1977)
1,876 feet – Beekman Place (under construction)
1,861 feet – Trump World Tower (2001)
1,850 feet – GE Building (1933)
1,750 feet – Time Warner Center (2004)
1,745 feet – One Astor Plaza (1972)
1,653 feet – Silver Towers (under construction)
1,628 feet – One Dag Hammarskjold Plaza (1972)
1,617 feet – 425 Fifth Avenue (2003)
1,567feet – Paramount Tower (1998)
1,517 feet – 130 Liberty Street (under demolition)
1,315 feet – One Fifth Avenue (1929)
1,282 feet – Tribeca Bridge Tower (1998)
1,240 feet – Verdesian at 211 North End Avenue (2006)
1,150 feet – On Prospect Park (2008)