List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia
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Philadelphia is the largest city in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania, with a metropolitan area population of 6.3 million as of 2024. Philadelphia is home to more than 350 completed high-rise buildings,[1] 86 of which are 300 feet (91 m) or taller, as of 2026. Philadelphia has the largest skyline in Pennsylvania, and has the fourth most skyscrapers taller than 492 ft (150 m) in the Northeastern United States after New York City, Boston, and Jersey City. Seven of the ten tallest buildings in Pennsylvania are in Philadelphia; the remainder are in Pittsburgh.[2] The tallest building in Philadelphia is the Comcast Technology Center, the city's sole supertall skyscraper, and the tallest building in the United States outside of New York City and Chicago. The 1,113 ft (339 m), 59-story building was opened in 2018.[3][4][5]
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Tallest buildingComcast Technology Center (2018)
Tallest building height1,113 ft (339.1 m)
First 150 m+ buildingPhiladelphia City Hall (1901)
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)65
| Skyline of Philadelphia | |
|---|---|
Center City in 2024 | |
| Tallest building | Comcast Technology Center (2018) |
| Tallest building height | 1,113 ft (339.1 m) |
| First 150 m+ building | Philadelphia City Hall (1901) |
| Number of tall buildings (2026) | |
| Taller than 100 m (328 ft) | 65 |
| Taller than 150 m (492 ft) | 18 |
| Taller than 200 m (656 ft) | 7 |
| Taller than 300 m (984 ft) | 1 |
| Number of tall buildings — feet | |
| Taller than 300 ft (91.4 m) | 86 |
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Philadelphia has an extensive history of tall structures, generally thought to have begun with the 1754 addition of the steeple to Christ Church.[6] The Philadelphia City Hall was the first building in the world to surpass a height of 500 ft (152 m) when it topped out in 1894, and remained the world's tallest building until 1908. Philadelphia had one of the largest pre-war construction booms in the United States, having built 18 buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) by the early 1930s, the most of any city in the world besides New York City and Chicago. The Great Depression and World War II halted skyscraper development until the late 1950s. From the 1960s to 1980s, Philadelphia added a large number of office buildings to its skyline in a second boom. For most of the 20th century, a "gentlemen's agreement" imposed an unofficial height limit, restricting the height of any new skyscraper below that of the 548-foot (167 m) Philadelphia City Hall.[7]
This agreement was broken with the topping out of One Liberty Place in 1987; at 945 feet (288 m), it exceeded the height of the city hall by almost 400 feet (122 m). Its twin, Two Liberty Place, was completed in 1990, near the end of the boom. Little development occurred during the 1990s, while a fire at One Meridian Plaza led to the rare demolition of a notable skyscraper in 1998. Construction resumed in the 2000s, with an increasing share of residential development. Comcast, which is based in Philadelphia, is responsible for the city's two tallest buildings. The 973 ft (297 m) Comcast Center was completed as the company's headquarters in 2008. It was the city's tallest building until the adjacent Comcast Technology Center was built in 2018, whose central floors house additional office space for Comcast.
Despite being one of the oldest cities in the United States, the twelve tallest buildings in Philadelphia were all built after 1986, due to the former gentlemen's agreement. Philadelphia's tallest buildings are largely concentrated in Center City, the city's central business district, mainly on its western half. Delaware River marks the end of the skyline to the east. Since the 2000s, Philadelphia's skyline has also expanded westwards past the Schuylkill River, towards University City. At 730 ft (223 m), FMC Tower at Cira Centre South is the Philadelphia's tallest building outside of Center City. The Schuykill Yards development plans to add several new skyscrapers to a plot of land northeast of Drexel University. A few high-rises can be found in and around Temple University, north of Center City.
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Number of buildings by height in Philadelphia by the end of each year. Click on the legend to toggle a specific height on or off. View chart definition.
Cityscape
Map of tallest buildings
The map below shows the location of buildings taller than 300 feet (91.4 m) in Philadelphia. Each marker is numbered by height and colored by the decade of the building's completion. Two buildings, The Regatta and Temple University - Morgan Hall North, are not visible.
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Buildings taller than 300 feet (91 m) in Philadelphia. An asterisk (*) next to the building's name indicates it is located outside the map.
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Comcast Technology Center2
Comcast Center3
One Liberty Place4
Two Liberty Place5
BNY Mellon Center6
Three Logan Square7
FMC Tower at Cira Centre South8
G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building9
The W Philadelphia and Element Philadelphia10
The Laurel11
One Commerce Square12
Two Commerce Square13
Philadelphia City Hall14
Arthaus15
The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton16
1818 Market Street17
The St. James18
Loews Philadelphia Hotel19
PNC Bank Building20
Five Penn Center21
Centre Square II22
Murano23
One South Broad24
Cira Centre25
Two Logan Square26
1700 Market27
Evo at Cira Centre South28
1835 Market Street29
Jefferson Tower30
Centre Square I31
Wells Fargo Building32
Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia33
1706 Rittenhouse34
One Logan Square35
2000 Market Street36
10 Rittenhouse Square37
1500 Locust Street38
Lewis Tower39
PECO Building40
1650 Arch Street41
500 Walnut42
Academy House43
Drake Hotel44
Penn Mutual Towers45
Symphony House46
CHOP Roberts Center for Pediatric Research47
3025 JFK48
The Alexander49
Medical Tower Building50
One Dock Street51
Jefferson Health Honickman Center52
Riverwalk I53
2116 Chestnut54
1400 Spring Garden Street55
Land Title Building56
210 West Rittenhouse Square57
Inquirer Building58
The Dorchester59
2400 Chestnut Street Apartments60
The Packard Grande61
1919 Market62
Franklin Tower Residences63
One Penn Center64
Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel65
The Regatta*66
One Penn Square West67
Penn Medicine New Patient Pavilion68
Josephine69
Marriott Residence Inn Hotel Center City Philadelphia70
1845 Walnut Street71
1525 Locust Street72
Riverwalk II73
1500 Walnut Street74
Hotel Palomar Philadelphia75
3601 Market Street76
1616 Walnut Street Building77
Society Hill Towers I78
Society Hill Towers II79
Society Hill Towers III80
Ten Penn Center81
James A. Byrne United States Courthouse82
30 South 17th Street83
Temple University - Morgan Hall North*84
Penn Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics85
Hopkinson House86
1528 Walnut StreetTallest buildings
This list ranks completed and topped out skyscrapers in Philadelphia that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but excludes antenna masts. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was completed. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion with earlier buildings ranked first, and then alphabetically.
Was the tallest building in Pennsylvania upon completion
| Rank | Name | Image | Location | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Purpose | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comcast Technology Center | .jpg) |
1800 Arch Street | 1,113 (339.1) | 61 | 2018 | Mixed-use | Construction broke ground July 2014; topped out on November 27, 2017;[4][5] The tallest building in Pennsylvania, and the tallest building in the United States outside New York City and Chicago, the 14th-tallest building in the United States; opened to staff in July 2018 and the public in October 2018; tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 2010s. A mixed-use office and hotel building.[8][9][10][11] |
| 2 | Comcast Center |  |
1701 John F. Kennedy Blvd | 973 (296.7) | 57 | 2008 | Office | 2nd-tallest building in Pennsylvania, 31st-tallest building in the country; tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 2000s[12][13] |
| 3 | One Liberty Place |  |
1650 Market Street | 945 (288) | 61 | 1987 | Office | Philadelphia's first skyscraper taller than City Hall. Third-tallest building in the state; 28th-tallest building in the country; tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1980s[14][15] |
| 4 | Two Liberty Place |  |
1601 Chestnut Street | 848 (258.5) | 58 | 1990 | Mixed-use | Mixed-use office and residential building. Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1990s[16][17] |
| 5 | BNY Mellon Center | _cropped.jpg) |
1735 Market Street | 792 (241.4) | 54 | 1990 | Office | 63rd-tallest building in the country, also known as Nine Penn Center[18][19] |
| 6 | Three Logan Square |  |
1717 Arch Street | 739 (225.3) | 55 | 1991 | Office | 112th-tallest building in the country, formerly known as Bell Atlantic Tower and Verizon Tower[20][21][22] |
| 7 | FMC Tower at Cira Centre South |  |
2929 Walnut Street | 730 (222.5) | 49 | 2017 | Mixed-use | Mixed-use office, hotel, and residential building. 121st-tallest building in the country, the tallest building in Philadelphia outside Center City[23][24] |
| 8 | G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building |  |
1901 Market Street | 625 (190.5) | 45 | 1990 | Office | Formerly known as the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Tower and the IBX Tower[25][26] |
| 9 | The W Philadelphia and Element Philadelphia |  |
1441 Chestnut Street | 617 (188) | 51 | 2020 | Hotel | Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 2020s[27][28] |
| 10 | The Laurel |  |
1909-11 Walnut Street | 599 (182.6) | 50 | 2022 | Residential | Tallest fully residential building in Philadelphia and in Pennsylvania[29] |
| 11 | One Commerce Square |  |
2005 W. Market Street | 572 (174.4) | 41 | 1987 | Office | One and Two Commerce Square are the tallest twin buildings in Philadelphia, and the sixth-tallest twin buildings in the United States.[30] |
| 12 | Two Commerce Square | |
2001 W. Market Street | 572 (174.4) | 41 | 1992 | Office | One and Two Commerce Square are the tallest twin buildings in Philadelphia, and the sixth-tallest twin buildings in the United States.[31] |
| 13 | Philadelphia City Hall |  |
1 Penn Square | 548 (167) | 7 | 1901 | Government | 1901 is the official year of completion and the transfer of ownership to the city government; however, the tower had been topped out in 1894[32] and the building had been partially occupied by then,[33][34] making it the tallest habitable building in the United States and the world from 1894 until the completion of the Singer Building in 1908; tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1900s.[35] |
| 14 | Arthaus |  |
301 S. Broad Street | 525 (159.9) | 41 | 2022 | Residential | [36] |
| 15 | The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton |  |
1414 South Penn Square | 518 (157.9) | 46 | 2009 | Residential | [37][38] |
| 16 | 1818 Market Street |  |
1818 Market Street | 500 (152.4) | 40 | 1974 | Office | Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1970s[39] |
| 17 | The St. James |  |
200 West Washington Square | 498 (151.8) | 45 | 2004 | Residential | Tallest building located east of Broad Street.[40] When constructed in 2003, the St. James was the tallest apartment building in Philadelphia.[41][42] |
| 18 | Loews Philadelphia Hotel |  |
1200 Market Street | 492 (150) | 36 | 1932 | Hotel | Formerly known as the PSFS Building;[43] tallest hotel in the city until the Four Seasons opened in the Comcast Technology Center, tallest building in Philadelphia completed in the 1930s, 2nd-tallest in Philadelphia at the time of completion, the building reaches a height of 750 feet (229 m) with its antenna, total building area is 631,006 square feet (58,622.4 m2);[44][45][46] |
| 19 | PNC Bank Building |  |
1600 Market Street | 491 (149.7) | 40 | 1983 | Office | [47] |
| 20 | Five Penn Center |  |
1601 Market Street | 490 (149.4) | 36 | 1970 | Office | [48] |
| 21 | Centre Square II |  |
Market and 15th streets | 490 (149.4) | 40 | 1973 | Office | [49] |
| 22 | Murano |  |
2101 Market Street | 475 (144.8) | 42 | 2008 | Residential | [50][51] |
| 23 | One South Broad |  |
1 S. Broad Street | 474 (144.4) | 28 | 1932 | Office | Formerly known as the Lincoln-Liberty Building and the PNB (Philadelphia National Bank) Building.[52] |
| 24 | Cira Centre |  |
30th and Arch streets | 437 (133.1) | 28 | 2005 | Office | [53] |
| 25 | Two Logan Square |  |
100 N. 18th Street | 435 (132.6) | 35 | 1987 | Office | [54] |
| 26 | 1700 Market |  |
1700 Market Street | 430 (131) | 32 | 1968 | Office | Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1960s.[55] |
| 27 | Evo at Cira Centre South |  |
2930 Chestnut Street | 427 (130) | 36 | 2014 | Residential | [56][57] |
| 28 | 1835 Market Street |  |
1835 Market Street | 425 (129.5) | 29 | 1986 | Office | Formerly known as Eleven Penn Center until 2003.[58] |
| 29 | Jefferson Tower |  |
1101 Market Street | 417 (127.1) | 31 | 1984 | Office | Formerly known as One Reading Center and the Aramark Tower.[59] |
| 30 | Centre Square I | |
1500 Market Street | 417 (127) | 32 | 1973 | Office | [60] |
| 31 | Wells Fargo Building |  |
123 S. Broad Street | 405 (123.5) | 29 | 1927 | Office | Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1920s.[61] |
| 32 | Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia |  |
28-32 South Broad Street | 404 (123.1) | 30 | 1930 | Hotel | [62] |
| 33 | 1706 Rittenhouse |  |
1706 Rittenhouse Square | 401 (122) | 31 | 2010 | Residential | [63] |
| 34 | One Logan Square |  |
130 N. 18th Street | 400 (121.9) | 31 | 1983 | Mixed-use | Mixed-use office and hotel building[64] |
| 35 | 2000 Market Street |  |
2000 Market Street | 399 (121.6) | 29 | 1973 | Office | [65] |
| 36 | 10 Rittenhouse Square | – | 1801 Walnut Street | 396 (120.7) | 33 | 2009 | Residential | [66] |
| 37 | 1500 Locust Street | – | 1500 Locust Street | 390 (118.9) | 44 | 1973 | Residential | [67] |
| 38 | Lewis Tower |  |
1419 Locust Street | 389 (118.6) | 33 | 1929 | Residential | Also known as Aria. Completed as an office building.[68] |
| 39 | PECO Building | .jpg) |
2301 Market Street | 384 (117.1) | 25 | 1970 | Office | [69] |
| 40 | 1650 Arch Street | – | 1650 Arch Street | 384 (117) | 27 | 1975 | Office | [70] |
| 41 | 500 Walnut | – | 500 Walnut Street | 380 (115.8) | 26 | 2017 | Residential | [71] |
| 42 | Academy House | – | 1420 Locust Street | 377 (114.9) | 37 | 1975 | Residential | [72] |
| 43 | Drake Hotel |  |
1512 Spruce Street | 375 (114.3) | 32 | 1929 | Hotel | Underwent a renovation in 1998. Now also known as The Drake.[73] |
| 44 | Penn Mutual Towers |  |
510 Walnut Street | 375 (114.3) | 20 | 1972 | Office | [74] |
| 45 | Symphony House | – | 440 Avenue of the Arts | 375 (114.3) | 31 | 2007 | Residential | [75] |
| 46 | CHOP Roberts Center for Pediatric Research | – | 734 Schuylkill Avenue | 375 (114.3) | 23 | 2017 | Mixed-use | Mixed-use office and hospital building[76] |
| 47 | 3025 JFK | – | 3025 John F Kennedy Boulevard | 371 (113) | 28 | 2023 | Mixed-use | Mixed-use residential and office building[77] |
| 48 | The Alexander |  |
1601 Vine Street | 370 (112.8) | 32 | 2018 | Residential | [78] |
| 49 | Medical Tower Building | – | 255 South 17th Street | 364 (111) | 30 | 1930 | Office | [79] |
| 50 | One Dock Street | – | 1 Dock Street | 364 (111) | 31 | 2023 | Residential | Also known as The Ryland Modern Apartments[80][81] |
| 51 | Jefferson Health Honickman Center | – | 1101 Chestnut Street | 364 (111) | 19 | 2024 | Health | [82] |
| 52 | Riverwalk I | .jpg) |
30 North 23rd Street | 363 (110.6) | 32 | 2022 | Residential | [83] |
| 53 | 2116 Chestnut | – | 2116 Chestnut Street | 356 (108.5) | 34 | 2013 | Residential | [84] |
| 54 | 1400 Spring Garden Street | – | 1400 Spring Garden Street | 351 (107) | 19 | 1958 | Office | Also known as the Pennsylvania State Office Building.[85] |
| 55 | Land Title Building |  |
100 South Broad Street | 344 (104.9) | 22 | 1902 | Office | [86] |
| 56 | 210 West Rittenhouse Square | – | 210 West Rittenhouse Square | 342 (104.2) | 33 | 1989 | Hotel | Also known as The Rittenhouse.[87] |
| 57 | Inquirer Building | – | 400 North Broad Street | 340 (103.6) | 18 | 1924 | Residential | Also known by its address, 400 North Broad Street, or the Elverson Building.[88] |
| 58 | The Dorchester | – | 226 West Rittenhouse Square | 339 (103.3) | 32 | 1963 | Residential | Also known as Rittenhouse Dorchester Apartments.[89] |
| 59 | 2400 Chestnut Street Apartments | – | 2400 Chestnut Street | 337 (102.7) | 34 | 1979 | Residential | [90] |
| 60 | The Packard Grande | – | 111 South 15th Street | 336 (102.4) | 25 | 1924 | Residential | Also known simply as The Grande.[91] |
| 61 | 1919 Market | – | 1919 Market Street | 335 (102) | 29 | 2016 | Residential | [92] |
| 62 | Franklin Tower Residences | – | 200 North 16th Street | 331 (100.9) | 26 | 1980 | Residential | Formerly known as One Franklin Plaza.[93][94] |
| 63 | One Penn Center |  |
1617 JFK Boulevard | 330 (100.6) | 20 | 1930 | Office | Also known as the Suburban Station Building.[95] |
| 64 | Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel | – | 201 North 17th Street | 330 (100.6) | 29 | 1980 | Hotel | [96] |
| 65 | The Regatta | – | 901 North Penn Street | 329 (100.3) | 29 | 2006 | Residential | Part of the Waterfront Square complex[97] |
| 66 | One Penn Square West | – | 1 Penn Square West | 325 (99) | 25 | 1985 | Office | [98] |
| 67 | Penn Medicine New Patient Pavilion | – | South 33rd Street & Convention Avenue | 325 (99) | 17 | 2021 | Health | [99] |
| 68 | Josephine | – | 1620 Sansom Street | 320 (97.5) | 27 | 2024 | Residential | [100] |
| 69 | Marriott Residence Inn Hotel Center City Philadelphia |  |
1 East Penn Square | 319 (97.2) | 25 | 1930 | Hotel | [101] |
| 70 | 1845 Walnut Street |  |
1845 Walnut Street | 319 (97.2) | 25 | 1972 | Office | [102] |
| 71 | 1525 Locust Street | – | 1525 Locust Street | 315 (96) | 19 | 1991 | Office | [103] |
| 72 | Riverwalk II | – | 60 North 23rd Street | 315 (96) | 28 | 2021 | Residential | [104] |
| 73 | 1500 Walnut Street | – | 1500 Walnut Street | 313 (95.4) | 23 | 1927 | Office | [105] |
| 74 | Hotel Palomar Philadelphia |  |
117 South 17th Street | 313 (95.4) | 24 | 1930 | Hotel | [106] |
| 75 | 3601 Market Street | – | 3601 Market Street | 309 (94.3) | 28 | 2015 | Residential | [107] |
| 76 | 1616 Walnut Street Building |  |
1616 Walnut Street | 309 (94.2) | 24 | 1929 | Residential | Also known as ICON.[108] |
| 77 | Society Hill Towers I |  |
200 Locust Street | 309 (94.2) | 31 | 1964 | Residential | [109] |
| 78 | Society Hill Towers II | |
210 Locust Street | 309 (94.2) | 31 | 1964 | Residential | [110] |
| 79 | Society Hill Towers III | |
220 Locust Street | 309 (94.2) | 31 | 1964 | Residential | [111] |
| 80 | Ten Penn Center | – | 1801 Market Street | 306 (93.3) | 27 | 1981 | Office | [112] |
| 81 | James A. Byrne United States Courthouse | .jpg) |
601 Market Street | 303 (92.4) | 26 | 1970 | Government | [113] |
| 82 | 30 South 17th Street | – | 30 South 17th Street | 302 (92.1) | 20 | 1975 | Office | Also known as United Plaza and the United Engineers Building.[114] |
| 83 | Temple University - Morgan Hall North |  |
1601 North Broad Street | 302 (92) | 27 | 2013 | Residential | [115] |
| 84 | Penn Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics | – | 3400 Civic Center Boulevard | 302 (92) | 19 | 2016 | Office | [116] |
| 85 | Hopkinson House | – | 604 South Washington Square | 301 (91.8) | 35 | 1962 | Residential | [117] |
| 86 | 1528 Walnut Street | – | 1528 Walnut Street | 300 (91.4) | 21 | 1929 | Office | [118] |
Philadelphia metropolitan area
| Philadelphia metropolitan area | |
|---|---|
| Population | 6,330,422 (2024 estimate) |
| Cities included | Philadelphia, Camden, Wilmington |
| Number of tall buildings | |
| Taller than 100 m (328 ft) | 67 (2025) |
| Taller than 150 m (492 ft) | 18 (2025) |
| Taller than 200 m (656 ft) | 7 |
| Taller than 300 m (984 ft) | 1 |
| Number of tall buildings — feet | |
| Taller than 300 ft (91.4 m) | 88 (2025) |
In addition to those in the city of Philadelphia, there are two buildings located in the Philadelphia metropolitan area that are taller than 300 feet (91 m).
| Rank | Name | Image | City | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year | Purpose | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Camden City Hall |  |
Camden | 371 (113.1) | 18 | 1931 | Government | Tallest building in Camden.[119] |
| 2 | 1201 North Market Street |  |
Wilmington | 360 (109.8) | 23 | 1988 | Office | Tallest building in Wilmington.[120] |
Tallest under construction or proposed
Under construction
The following table ranks buildings under construction in Philadelphia that are expected to be at least 300 ft (91 m) tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. Buildings that are on hold are not included.
Approved
The following table ranks approved buildings in Philadelphia that are expected to be at least 300 ft (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. A dash “–“ indicates information about the building is unknown or not released.
Proposed
The following table ranks proposed buildings in Philadelphia that are expected to be at least 300 ft (91 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. A dash “–“ indicates information about the building is unknown or not released.
| Name | Height | Floors | Year | Notes |
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| Transit Terminal Tower | 1,200 (366) | 85 | – | Would be the tallest in Pennsylvania if built.[130] |
| 3101 Market | 1,095 (334) | 70 | – | Would be the second tallest in the city if built. Part of the Schuylkill Yards development.[131] |
| Penn's Landing Redevelopment Tower 1 | 703 (214) | 53 | – | Will be tallest building east of Broad Street if built. |
| Broad and Lombard | 542 (165) | 43 | – | [132][133] |
| 3001 JFK Boulevard | 512 (156) | 34 | – | Part of the Schuylkill Yards development.[134][135] |
| Two Cathedral Square | 470 (143) | 34 | – | Part of the Cathedral Square development.[136] |
| 1301 Market Street | 460 (140) | 32 | – | [137][138] |
| Mellon Independence Center Tower | 429 (131) | 30 | – | Also called the MIC Tower.[139] |
| The Arbour House | 414 (126) | 35 | – | |
| 76 Place at Market East Tower | 412 (126) | 30 | – | Part of the new 76ers arena complex[140][141] |
| 1341 South Christopher Columbus Boulevard | 382 (116) | 36 | – | [142][143] |
Tallest demolished
There have been three buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) in Philadelphia that no longer stand today.
| Name | Image | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Year completed | Year demolished | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| One Meridian Plaza | – | 492 (150) | 38 | 1972 | 1999 | One Meridian Plaza, formerly known as the Fidelity Mutual Life Building, Three Girard Plaza and Three Mellon Bank Center, was severely damaged by a fire in 1991. The fire destroyed eight floors and damaged nearby buildings. It sat vacant for eight years until 1999 when it was demolished.[144] |
| Sheraton Penn Center Hotel | – | 338 (103)[a] | 27 | 1957 | 1988 | [145] |
| Arcade Building | _from_HABS,_Philadelphia.jpg) |
300 (91.4) | 21 | 1901 | 1969 | Also known as Commercial Trust Building.[146] |
- Height is an estimate.
Timeline of tallest buildings
Philadelphia has seen few city record-holders compared to other cities with comparable skylines. Although churches, cathedrals, and the like are not technically considered to be skyscrapers, Christ Church, after being surmounted with its lofty spire in 1754, stood as its tallest building for 102 years before being surpassed by the (no longer extant) spire of Tenth Presbyterian Church, which was surpassed by City Hall in 1894. Then, due to the "gentlemen's agreement" not to build higher than the top of the statue of William Penn atop City Hall,[147] that building stood as the city's tallest structure for 93 years; it also held the world record for tallest habitable building from 1894 until the 1908 completion of the Singer Building in New York City.
| Name | Image | Street address | Years as tallest | Height ft (m) |
Floors | Architect | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independence Hall |  |
520 Chestnut Street | 1748–1754 | 134 (41) | 2 | Edmund Woolley and Andrew Hamilton | |
| Christ Church |  |
20 North American Street | 1754–1856 | 196 (60) | — | Robert Smith | [6][148] |
| Tenth Presbyterian Church |  |
17th & Spruce Streets | 1856–1894 | 250 (76) | — | John McArthur Jr. | [149] |
| Philadelphia City Hall |  |
Broad & Market Streets | 1894–1987 | 548 (167) | 9 | John McArthur Jr. | [32][150][151] |
| One Liberty Place |  |
1650 Market Street | 1987–2008 | 945 (288) | 61 | Helmut Jahn | [152][153] |
| Comcast Center |  |
1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard | 2008–2017 | 974 (297) | 57 | Robert A. M. Stern Architects | [154][155] |
| Comcast Technology Center |  |
1800 Arch Street | 2017–present | 1,121 (342) | 60 | Norman Foster | [8] |
