List of tallest buildings in Los Angeles

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Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States, and the largest in California, with a metropolitan area population of over 12 million. Los Angeles has the largest skyline in California and the West Coast, with over 800 high-rise buildings.[1][2] Despite being the country's second largest city, Los Angeles ranks fifth in the United States in terms of skyscrapers taller than 492 feet (150 m), with 31 as of 2026, after New York City, Chicago, Miami, and Houston. Los Angeles has two supertall skyscrapers, buildings rising above 984 feet (300 m) in height: Wilshire Grand Center, the tallest building in the city and in California, and the U.S. Bank Tower. Upon its completion in 1989, the US Bank Tower, at 1,018 feet (310 m), remained the tallest building in the city until Wilshire Grand Center was built in 2017 to a height of 1,100 feet (335.3 m).

Tallest buildingWilshire Grand Center (2017)
Tallest building height1,100 ft (335 m)
First 150 m+ buildingUnion Bank Plaza (1967)
Quick facts Skyline of Los Angeles, Tallest building ...
Skyline of Los Angeles
Tallest buildingWilshire Grand Center (2017)
Tallest building height1,100 ft (335 m)
Major clustersDowntown Los Angeles
Century City
First 150 m+ buildingUnion Bank Plaza (1967)
Number of tall buildings (2026)
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)88 + 1 T/O[i]
Taller than 150 m (492 ft)32 + 1 T/O
Taller than 200 m (656 ft)13
Taller than 300 m (984 ft)2
Number of tall buildings — feet
Taller than 300 ft (91.4 m)107 + 1 T/O
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The skyline of Westwood and Century City in 2024, with downtown in the background (left)
Looking up at skyscrapers in Bunker Hill

The history of skyscrapers in Los Angeles began with the 1903 completion of the 13-story Braly Building, which is often regarded as the first high-rise in the city. The Braly building has since been converted from a commercial structure to a residential tower and is now known as the "Continental Building".[3] The growth of Los Angeles' skyline during the early 20th century was hampered by a height restriction imposed in 1904, prohibiting the construction of any building taller than 150 feet (46 m), effectively limiting the height of buildings to 13 stories. An exception was made for Los Angeles City Hall, built in 1928, which dominated the skyline for over three decades.

In 1957, the city government removed the 150-foot height limit, allowing taller buildings downtown. Los Angeles went through a large building boom that lasted from the early 1960s to the early 1990s, during which most of the city's tallest buildings were completed, including the U.S. Bank Tower, the Aon Center, and Two California Plaza. Skyscrapers built during this period tended to have flat roofs, a result of an ordinance imposed in 1958, to accommodate fire-fighting equipment. The flat-roof ordinance was rescinded in 2014. From the 1990s to 2000s, skyscraper development largely stalled. Few high-rises were completed in the 2000s in contrast to other major American cities. A second construction boom took place from the mid-2010s to the early 2020s with an increasing share of residential development, which saw the downtown skyline expand southwards.

The majority of skyscrapers taller than 500 ft (152 m) in Los Angeles are located in the northwest of downtown, bounded to the west by Route 110. The rest are mostly in Century City, the Westsides other business district. Between them is a linear skyline that runs east-west through Koreatown and Miracle Mile, surrounding Wilshire Boulevard. Wilshire Boulevard extends west of Century City to Westwood, where the skyline shifts to residential high-rises. There are numerous high-rise clusters outside Wilshire Boulevard, including Century Boulevard by Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), the Hollywood district in central Los Angeles, as well as Warner Center, Encino and Universal City in the San Fernando Valley. More high-rise clusters are found throughout Greater Los Angeles, including in Glendale, Irvine, and Long Beach.

History

Number of buildingsYear0204060801001201920194019601980200020202040Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m)Buildings taller than 328 ft (100 m)Buildings taller than 492 ft (150 m)Buildings taller than 656 ft (200 m)Growth of skyscrapers in Los Angeles
Number of buildings by height in Los Angeles by the end of each year. Click on the legend to toggle a specific height on or off. View chart definition.

In 2015, construction began on Oceanwide Plaza, a three-tower development on a parking lot next to the Staples Center (now Crypto.com Arena), located on the southwest of Downtown Los Angeles. The tallest of the buildings was to be 677 feet (209 m) tall. Developed by Chinese developer Oceanwide Holdings, construction stopped in 2019 as Oceanwide ran out of funds. The towers, which are near their intended height, has sat unfinished since. Development has been beset by financing problems related to ongoing geopolitical tensions between the United States and China.[4][5][6] In early 2024, at least 27 floors of multiple towers at the complex were tagged with graffiti, becoming known as the Graffiti Towers.[7]

Cityscape

U.S. Bank TowerAon CenterWells Fargo CenterWells Fargo CenterBank of America PlazaThe Ritz-Carlton Los AngelesLAUSD HeadquartersPaul Hastings TowerCity National TowerBunker Hill TowersMetropolisMetropolisUSC TowerDream Center Headquarters
Downtown Los Angeles from the Griffith Observatory in 2017 (Click or hover over image to identify buildings)

Map of tallest buildings

The maps below show the location of buildings taller than 300 feet (91.4 m) in Los Angeles in its primary high-rise neighborhoods. Each marker is numbered by height and colored by the decade of the building's completion.

Downtown Los Angeles

Downtown Los Angeles contains the majority of high-rises in the city. This map covers a smaller area than the two maps shown further below.

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251yds
104
100
99
91
87
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78
76
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67
64
63
63 Roybal Federal Building
63 Roybal Federal Building
62
61
60
59
58
57
57 Westin Bonaventure Hotel
57 Westin Bonaventure Hotel
55
53
53 Metro Headquarters Building
53 Metro Headquarters Building
52
52 Circa Tower II
52 Circa Tower II
51
51 Circa Tower I
51 Circa Tower I
50
50 MCI Center
50 MCI Center
49
49 One Wilshire
49 One Wilshire
48
47
45
45 Metropolis Tower 1
45 Metropolis Tower 1
44
44 AT&T Switching Center
44 AT&T Switching Center
43
43 South Park Center
43 South Park Center
41
41 Los Angeles City Hall
41 Los Angeles City Hall
40
40 Metropolis Tower 2
40 Metropolis Tower 2
39
39 ARCO Tower
39 ARCO Tower
38
37
37 Figueroa Eight
37 Figueroa Eight
32
32 1100 Wilshire
32 1100 Wilshire
30
30 The Grand by Gehry
30 The Grand by Gehry
29
29 Union Bank Plaza
29 Union Bank Plaza
28
28 TCW Tower
28 TCW Tower
26
26 Ernst & Young Plaza
26 Ernst & Young Plaza
23
23 820 Olive
23 820 Olive
19
19 One California Plaza
19 One California Plaza
18
18 Olympic and Hill
18 Olympic and Hill
17
17 Wells Fargo South Tower
17 Wells Fargo South Tower
16
16 611 Place
16 611 Place
15
15 FourFortyFour South Flower
15 FourFortyFour South Flower
14
14 Thea at Metropolis Tower 3
14 Thea at Metropolis Tower 3
13
13 The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles
13 The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles
12
12 The Beaudry
12 The Beaudry
11
11 Paul Hastings Tower
11 Paul Hastings Tower
10
10 City National Tower
10 City National Tower
9
9 Figueroa at Wilshire
9 Figueroa at Wilshire
8
8 777 Tower
8 777 Tower
7
7 Bank of America Plaza
7 Bank of America Plaza
6
6 Wells Fargo Tower
6 Wells Fargo Tower
5
5 Gas Company Tower
5 Gas Company Tower
4
4 Two California Plaza
4 Two California Plaza
3
3 Aon Center
3 Aon Center
2
2 U.S. Bank Tower
2 U.S. Bank Tower
1
1 Wilshire Grand Center
1 Wilshire Grand Center
Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) in Downtown Los Angeles.
  •  1950s and before 
  •  1960s 
  •  1970s 
  •  1980s 
  •  1990s 
  •  2000s 
  •  2010s 
  •  2020s 
1
Wilshire Grand Center
2
U.S. Bank Tower
3
Aon Center
4
Two California Plaza
5
Gas Company Tower
6
Wells Fargo Tower
7
Bank of America Plaza
8
777 Tower
9
Figueroa at Wilshire
10
City National Tower
11
Paul Hastings Tower
12
The Beaudry
13
The Ritz-Carlton Los Angeles
14
Thea at Metropolis Tower 3
15
FourFortyFour South Flower
16
611 Place
17
Wells Fargo South Tower
18
Olympic and Hill
19
One California Plaza
23
820 Olive
26
Ernst & Young Plaza
28
TCW Tower
29
Union Bank Plaza
30
The Grand by Gehry
32
1100 Wilshire
37
Figueroa Eight
38
Moxy + AC Hotel Los Angeles Downtown
39
ARCO Tower
40
Metropolis Tower 2
41
Los Angeles City Hall
43
South Park Center
44
AT&T Switching Center
45
Metropolis Tower 1
47
Aven
48
Hope+Flower Tower 2
49
One Wilshire
50
MCI Center
51
Circa Tower I
52
Circa Tower II
53
Metro Headquarters Building
55
WaterMarke Tower
57
Westin Bonaventure Hotel
58
Alloy
59
Perla
60
801 Tower
61
Hope+Flower Tower 1
62
Mellon Bank Center
63
Roybal Federal Building
64
Level
67
Beaudry Center
71
Figueroa Tower
72
255 Grand
74
Atelier
75
KPMG Center
76
Bunker Hill Tower
78
City National Bank Building
82
Biltmore Tower
84
1000 Wilshire
85
Alina I
86
888 Grand Hope Lofts
87
1133 South Hope Street
91
Conrad Los Angeles
99
Sheraton Los Angeles
100
Alina II
104
International Tower

Koreatown and Mid-Wilshire

In the central region of Los Angeles, high-rises are mostly clustered around Wilshire Boulevard, which mainly runs east-west in this area.

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46 5900 Wilshire
46 5900 Wilshire
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42 Equitable Life Building
42 Equitable Life Building
Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) along Wilshire Boulevard in central Los Angeles
  •  1960s 
  •  1970s 
  •  1980s 
  •  1990s 
  •  2000s 
  •  2010s 
  •  2020s 
42
Equitable Life Building
46
5900 Wilshire
56
Hallasan Tower
65
5670 Wilshire Boulevard
94
The Vermont West Tower
97
Mercury
98
6500 Wilshire Boulevard
101
One Park Plaza
102
6300 Wilshire Boulevard

Westside

In the map below, Century City is shown on the right.

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108
108 Barrington Plaza Building A
108 Barrington Plaza Building A
107
106
103
96
95
92
90
89
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83
81
80
79
77
70
69
68
66
54
54 1900 Avenue of the Stars
54 1900 Avenue of the Stars
36
36 The Century
36 The Century
35
35 Ten Thousand
35 Ten Thousand
34
34 Constellation Place
34 Constellation Place
33
33 2121 Avenue of the Stars
33 2121 Avenue of the Stars
27
27 SunAmerica Center
27 SunAmerica Center
25
25 Park Elm at Century Plaza II
25 Park Elm at Century Plaza II
24
24 Park Elm at Century Plaza I
24 Park Elm at Century Plaza I
22
22 Century City Center
22 Century City Center
21
21 Century Plaza Tower II
21 Century Plaza Tower II
20
20 Century Plaza Tower I
20 Century Plaza Tower I
Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) in Westside Los Angeles
  •  1960s 
  •  1970s 
  •  1980s 
  •  1990s 
  •  2000s 
  •  2010s 
  •  2020s 
20
Century Plaza Tower I
21
Century Plaza Tower II
22
Century City Center
24
Park Elm at Century Plaza I
25
Park Elm at Century Plaza II
27
SunAmerica Center
33
2121 Avenue of the Stars
34
Constellation Place
35
Ten Thousand
36
The Century
54
1900 Avenue of the Stars
66
10100 Santa Monica Blvd
68
Blair House
69
Wilshire at Westwood
70
Center West
77
The Landmark Los Angeles
79
10960 Wilshire Boulevard
80
Century Park Plaza
81
The Wilshire
83
Wilshire Landmark I
88
Eighteen Eighty Eight Building
89
World Savings Center
90
The Tower
92
Westwood Gateway I
95
2220 Avenue of the Stars
96
2222 Avenue of the Stars
103
Northrop Grumman Plaza II
106
12100 Wilshire Boulevard
107
The Carlyle on Wilshire
108
Barrington Plaza Building A

Tallest buildings

This list ranks Los Angeles skyscrapers that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year a building was completed. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion, and then alphabetically.

  Was the tallest building in Los Angeles upon completion
  Architecturally topped out but not yet completed
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Tallest buildings in Greater Los Angeles

Quick facts Greater Los Angeles, Population ...
Greater Los Angeles
Population12,927,614
(2024 estimate)
Cities includedLos Angeles, Burbank, El Segundo, Glendale, Irvine, Long Beach, Santa Monica, West Hollywood
Number of tall buildings
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)94 + 2 T/O (2025)
Taller than 150 m (492 ft)31 + 2 T/O (2025)
Taller than 200 m (656 ft)13
Taller than 300 m (984 ft)2
Number of tall buildings — feet
Taller than 300 ft (91.4 m)119 + 2 T/O (2025)
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The Los Angeles metropolitan area has multiple high-rise clusters located outside of the city of Los Angeles. Several cities have buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m), most notably Long Beach, which has four.

More information Rank, Name ...
Rank Name Image City Height
ft (m)
Floors Year Purpose Notes
1 The Tower Burbank Burbank

34°09′11″N 118°20′34″W

460 (140.2) 32 1988 Office Tallest building in Burbank. Tallest building in Greater Los Angeles outside of Los Angeles.[147]
2 Shoreline Gateway East Tower Long Beach

33°46′00″N 118°11′00″W

417 (127.1) 35 2021 Residential Tallest building in Long Beach.[148][149]
3 One World Trade Center Long Beach

33°46′04″N 118°11′59″W

397 (121) 30 1989 Office [150]
4 Pacific Corporate Towers III El Segundo

33°55′09″N 118°23′43″W

360 (109.7) 24 1984 Office [151]
5 Glendale Plaza Glendale

34°09′20″N 118°15′31″W

353 (107.6) 25 1999 Office Tallest building in Glendale.[152]
6 Sierra Towers West Hollywood

34°05′27″N 118°23′39″W

350 (106.7) 37 1966 Residential Tallest building in West Hollywood.[153]
7 West Ocean Condominiums I Long Beach

33°46′00″N 118°11′48″W

345 (105.2) 29 2007 Residential [154]
8 200 Spectrum Center Drive Irvine

33°39′10″N 117°44′52″W

324 (98.7) 20 2016 Office Tallest building in Irvine.[155]
9 400 Spectrum Center Drive Irvine

33°39′15″N 117°44′45″W

323 (98.6) 20 2017 Office [156]
10 Landmark Square Long Beach

33°46′03″N 118°11′36″W

312 (95.1) 24 1991 Office [157]
11 100 Wilshire Building Santa Monica

33°46′03″N 118°11′36″W

300 (91.4) 21 1971 Office Tallest building in Santa Monica.[158]
12 Pacific Corporate Towers I El Segundo

33°55′01″N 118°23′43″W

300 (91.4) 20 1982 Office [159]
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Tallest under construction

There are three buildings that are under construction and three that are on hold in Los Angeles and are planned to rise at least 300 feet (91 meters).

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Name Neighborhood Height
ft (m)
Floors Year Purpose Notes
One Beverly Hills Santa Monica Residences TowerBeverly Hills (9900 Wilshire Boulevard)410 (125)322026 ResidentialTallest proposed tower in Beverly Hills. Designed by Norman Foster.[160][161] Located on the border of Beverly Hills and Los Angeles
One Beverly Hills Garden ResidencesBeverly Hills (9900 Wilshire Boulevard)369 (112)282028 ResidentialResidential addition to Beverly Hilton Complex. Designed by Norman Foster.[161][160] BH.org Located on the border of Beverly Hills and Los Angeles
Residency at SkyVillageHollywood (5645 W. Fernwood Ave)399 (122)352028 Residential[162][163]
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On hold

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Name Image Height
ft (m)
Floors Purpose Notes
Oceanwide Plaza Tower I 677 (206) 49 Residential Located across from Crypto.com Arena. Topped off. Interior left unfinished.[41][42]
Oceanwide Plaza Tower II 530 (162) 40 Residential 11th & Figueroa St. / Across from Crypto.com Arena. Topped off. Interior left unfinished.[41][42]
Oceanwide Plaza Tower III 530 (162) 40 Residential 11th & Figueroa St. / Across from Crypto.com Arena. Topped off. Interior left unfinished.[41][42]
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Tallest demolished

There is one building, the Richfield Tower, Los Angeles that were demolished and at one time stood at least 300 feet (91 m) in height.

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Name Image Height

ft (m)

Floors Year

Completed

Year

Demolished

Notes
Richfield Tower 328 (100) 12 1929 1967 Served as the headquarters of the Richfield Oil Corporation. Second tallest building in Los Angeles upon completion, after the Los Angeles City Hall.[164]
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Timeline of tallest buildings

Los Angeles City Hall, shown here in 1931, was built in 1928 and was the tallest structure in the city until 1968. In 1964, height restrictions were removed from new construction.

This lists buildings that once held the title of tallest building in Los Angeles.

More information Name, Image ...
Name Image Street address Years as tallest Height
ft (m)
Floors Reference
Braly Building[note 1] 408 South Spring Street 1903–1907 151 (46) 13 [165]
Security Building 510 South Spring Street 1907–1911 165 (50) 11 [166]
A.G. Bartlett Building 651 South Spring Street 1911–1916 190 (58) 14 [167]
Park Central Building 412 West 6th Street 1916–1927 N/A[note 2] 14 [168]
Texaco Building 929 South Broadway 1927–1928 242 (74) 13 [169]
Los Angeles City Hall 200 North Spring Street 1928–1968 454 (138) 32 [170]
Union Bank Plaza 445 South Figueroa Street 1968–1969 516 (157) 40 [171]
611 Place 611 West 6th Street 1969–1972 620 (189) 42 [172]
City National Tower[note 3] 555 South Flower Street 1972–1974 699 (213) 52 [173]
Paul Hastings Tower[note 3] 515 South Flower Street 1972–1974 699 (213) 52 [174]
Aon Center 707 Wilshire Boulevard 1974–1989 858 (262) 62 [175]
U.S. Bank Tower 633 West 5th Street 1989–2016 1,018 (310) 73 [176]
Wilshire Grand Tower Figueroa and 7th 2016–present 1,100 (335) 73 [176]
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Notes

  1. This building was originally known as the Braly Building, but has since been renamed the Continental Building.
  2. Official height figures have never been released by this building's developer.
  3. The City National Tower and the Paul Hastings Tower are twin towers, both rising 699 feet (213 m). As both buildings were completed in 1972, Los Angeles had two tallest buildings until the completion of Aon Center in 1974.
  1. Topped-out

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