List of Tallest Buildings in Houston - Tallest Buildings

Tallest Buildings

This lists ranks Houston skyscrapers that stand at least 400 feet (122 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. 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. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed.

Rank Name Height
 Floors Year Notes
1 JPMorgan Chase Tower 01.01,002 / 305 75 1982 44th-tallest building in the world, 12th-tallest in the United States; tallest 5-sided building in the world; has been the tallest building in the city and the state since 1982; tallest building completed in Houston in the 1980s; formerly known as the Texas Commerce Tower
2 Wells Fargo Bank Plaza 02.0992 / 302 72 1983 48th-tallest building in the world, 13th-tallest in the United States; formerly known as the Allied Bank Plaza and the First Interstate Bank Plaza
3 Williams Tower 03.0901 / 275 64 1983 78th-tallest building in the world, 23rd-tallest in the United States; tallest building in Houston located outside of the Downtown area; originally known as the Transco Tower; upon completion, it stood as the tallest skyscraper in the world located outside of a city's central business district.
4 Bank of America Center 04.0780 / 238 56 1983 53rd-tallest in the United States
5 Heritage Plaza 05.0762 / 232 53 1987 60th-tallest building in the United States
6 Enterprise Plaza 06.0756 / 230 55 1980 62nd-tallest building in the United States; also known as 1100 Louisiana, InterFirst Plaza and First International Plaza
7 Centerpoint Energy Plaza 07.0741 / 226 47 1974 77th-tallest building in the United States; originally known as the Houston Industries Plaza; the building was originally 651 feet (198 m) tall upon its completion in 1974, but a 1996 extension increased its height by 90 feet (27 m).
8 Continental Center I 08.0732 / 223 53 1984 86th-tallest building in the United States
9 Fulbright Tower 09.0725 / 221 52 1982 90th-tallest building in the United States
10 One Shell Plaza 10.0714 / 218 50 1971 99th-tallest building in the United States, tallest building completed in Houston in the 1970s; including its antenna mast, the building rises 1,000 feet (305 m), making it the third-tallest building in the city when measuring by pinnacle height.
11 1400 Smith Street 11.0691 / 211 50 1983
12 Three Allen Center 12.0685 / 209 50 1980
13 One Houston Center 13.0678 / 207 48 1978
14 First City Tower 14.0662 / 202 49 1981
15 BG Group Place 15.0630 / 192 46 2010 Tallest building completed in Houston in the 2010s
16 San Felipe Plaza 16.0625 / 191 45 1984
17 Exxon Building 17.0607 / 185 44 1963 Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1960s
18 1500 Louisiana Street 18.0600 / 183 40 2002 Tallest building completed in Houston in the 2000s
19 America Tower 19.0591 / 180 42 1983
20 Two Houston Center 20.0579 / 176 40 1974
21 Marathon Oil Tower 21.0561 / 171 41 1983
22 Wedge International Tower 22.0551 / 168 43 1983 Formerly known as the Southwest Bank of Texas Building, Unitedbank Plaza and 1415 Louisiana
23 KBR Tower 23.0550 / 167 40 1973
24 Pennzoil Place 24.0523 / 159 36 1976
25 Devon Energy Tower 25.0522 / 159 36 1978
26 One Park Place 26.0518 / 158 37 2009
27 Reliant Energy Plaza 27.0518 / 158 36 2003
28 Total Plaza 28.0518 / 158 35 1971 Also known as Total Plaza
29 The Huntingdon 29.0502 / 153 34 1984 Tallest all-residential building in the city
30 El Paso Energy Building 30.0502 / 153 33 1963
31 Hess Tower 30.0490 / 149 30 2010
32 Five Greenway Plaza 31.0465 / 142 31 1973
33 Calpine Center 32.0453 / 138 34 2003
34 One Allen Center 33.0452 / 138 34 1972
35 Four Leaf Towers I 34.0444 / 135 40 1982
36 Four Leaf Towers II 35.0444 / 135 40 1982
37= Eleven Greenway Plaza 36.0441 / 134 31 1979
37= Nine Greenway Plaza 37.0441 / 134 31 1978
39 Phoenix Tower 38.0434 / 132 34 1984
40 Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza 39.0430 / 131 28 2007
41 JPMorgan Chase Building 40.0428 / 130 36 1929 Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1920s
42 The Spires 41.0426 / 130 40 1983
43 Aon Tower 42.0420 / 128 30 1983
44 Niels Esperson Building 43.0410 / 125 32 1927
45 One City Centre 44.0410 / 125 32 1961
46 Bob Lanier Public Works Building 45.0410 / 125 27 1968
47 Hyatt Regency Houston 46.0401 / 122 30 1972
48 The Mercer West Tower 47.0400 / 122 30 2003

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