List of tallest buildings in Houston

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Houston is the largest city in the U.S. state of Texas. Its metropolitan area of Greater Houston has a population of 7.8 million as of 2024. The city is home to 151 completed high-rise buildings that stand taller than 300 feet (91 m), 40 of which are taller than 492 ft (150 m) as of 2026.[2][3] Houston's skyline is one of the largest in the United States, with the fourth-most skyscrapers taller than 492 ft (150 m) in the country after New York City, Chicago, and Miami; the skyline is the second-largest in the Southern United States, after Miami, and the largest in Texas. The tallest building in the city is the JPMorgan Chase Tower, which rises 1,002 ft (305 m) in Downtown Houston and was completed in 1982. It stood as the tallest building in Texas until the topping out of Waterline in Austin in 2025. It is one of the city's two supertall skyscrapers, the other being Wells Fargo Plaza, Houston's second-tallest building at 992 ft (302 m). Five of the ten tallest buildings in Texas are located in Houston.[4]

Tallest buildingJPMorgan Chase Tower (1982)
Tallest building height1,002 ft (305.4 m)
First 150 m+ buildingEl Paso Energy Building (1962)[1]
Quick facts Skyline of Houston, Tallest building ...
Skyline of Houston
An aerial view of Downtown Houston in 2018
Tallest buildingJPMorgan Chase Tower (1982)
Tallest building height1,002 ft (305.4 m)
Major clustersDowntown Houston
Uptown Houston
Texas Medical Center
First 150 m+ buildingEl Paso Energy Building (1962)[1]
Number of tall buildings (2026)
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)115 + 2 T/O[a]
Taller than 150 m (492 ft)40 + 1 T/O
Taller than 200 m (656 ft)16
Taller than 300 m (984 ft)2
Number of tall buildings — feet
Taller than 300 ft (91.4 m)151 + 2 T/O
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Downtown Houston and the Buffalo Bayou in 2019
Houston's skyline from Daikin Park in 2016

The history of high-rises in Houston began with the original 6-story Binz Building in 1895, regarded as the first skyscraper in Houston. The city's skyline saw an early stage of growth in the 1920s. Owing to the Great Depression and World War II, little growth occurred from the 1930s to the mid-1950s. Houston's skyline grew steadily in the 1960s. New towers offered office space for oil and energy companies. The rate of development increased in the 1970s, and surged during the late 1970s and early 1980s as the price of oil increased during the 1970s energy crisis. Due to this, there are an abundance of postmodern skyscrapers in the city. During the 1980s to early 1990s, Houston had one of the largest skylines in the world. Following the 1980s oil glut and Texas real-estate crash, high-rise construction declined sharply. Houston's skyline resumed growth in the 2000s. Two major office skyscrapers taller than 700 ft (213 m) have been added since 2010: 609 Main at Texas in 2017, and Texas Tower in 2021.

While predominantly a low-rise city, Houston contains several high-rise neighborhoods. The tallest skyscrapers are concentrated in Downtown Houston, forming a central skyline bounded by Interstate 10 to the north, Interstate 45 to the northwest and southwest, and Interstate 69 to the southeast. Downtown Houston is dominated by office buildings; the 25-tallest buildings in Houston are all office skyscrapers. Approximately 6 miles west of downtown is the business district of Uptown Houston, which has the second-largest collection of high-rises in the city. By far the tallest building in Uptown is the Williams Tower, the third-tallest building in the city at 901 ft (275 m). Until the completion of the Brooklyn Tower in New York City in 2022, the Williams Tower was the tallest skyscraper in the United States outside of a city's central business district.[5]

The Texas Medical Center (TMC), southwest of downtown, is Houston's third major high-rise cluster. The largest medical center in the world, the skyline of the TMC consists of several high-rise hospitals, as well as offices for medical institutions.[6] Shorter and smaller clusters of tall buildings are found in Greenway Plaza/Upper Kirby, Memorial City, the Houston Energy Corridor, Greenspoint, and Westchase/Walnut Bend, as well as an emerging cluster in the city's Museum District. Due to Houston's lack of comprehensive zoning laws, there are a substantial number of individual high-rises located outside of these areas, including isolated towers such as The Huntingdon.

History

Number of buildingsYear03060901201501801920194019601980200020202040Buildings 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 Houston
Number of buildings by height in Houston by the end of each year, taking into account demolished buildings and buildings whose heights were increased following a renovation. Click on the legend to toggle a specific height on or off. View chart definition.

The history of skyscrapers in the city began with the construction of the original 6-story Binz Building in 1895, regarded as the first skyscraper in Houston. The city's skyline saw an early stage of growth in the 1920s, with early skyscrapers such as the Carter Building, the Niels Esperson Building, and the Gulf Building, which stood as the tallest building in Houston for over three decades until 1963. Owing to the Great Depression and World War II, little growth occurred from the 1930s to the mid-1950s. Houston's skyline grew steadily in the 1960s. New skyscrapers offered office space for oil and energy companies, an industry central to the city. The rate of skyscraper development increased in the 1970s, and especially surged during the late 1970s and early 1980s as the price of oil increased during the 1970s energy crisis. Many notable skyscrapers were completed during this period, including Houston's four tallest buildings. As a result, Houston's skyline is known for the prevalence of postmodern architecture, such as the TC Energy Center with its steeply pitched gabled roofline.

Following the 1980s oil glut and Texas real-estate crash, high-rise construction declined sharply. The city saw no new major office buildings until 2002, when 1500 Louisiana Street was completed. The building was meant to serve as Enron's new headquarters; however, the company collapsed before the building was finished. Houston's skyline returned to growth in the 2000s. Residential towers have become increasingly common, including isolated towers in low-rise neighborhoods between Downtown and Uptown Houston. In downtown, new high-rise buildings have mainly been built on the east side. Two major office skyscrapers taller than 700 ft (213 m) have been added since 2010: 609 Main at Texas in 2017, and Texas Tower in 2021. The skyline of the Texas Medical District changed significantly in the 2010s, including the construction of its tallest building, the Methodist Outpatient Care Center, in 2010.

Cityscape

Downtown Houston in 2024
Panorama of Uptown Houston in 2012
The Texas Medical Center, the world's largest medical center, in 2019

Maps of tallest buildings

The map below shows the location of buildings taller than 300 feet (91 m) in Houston. Downtown Houston is in the northeast of the map, while Uptown Houston is in the northwest, and Texas Medical Center is in the south. Each marker is colored by the decade of the building's completion.

Not included are BP West Lake One and the Energy Center buildings in the Energy Corridor, Memorial Hermann Tower in Memorial City, Noble Energy Center Two in northwestern Houston, 4 Greenspoint Plaza in Greenspoint, and four high-rise buildings in Walnut Bend.

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1068yds
146
144
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
119
118
117
116
Galleria Tower I
109
107
105
104
100
93
92
90
89
919 Milam
MD Anderson Cancer Center
Marriott Marquis Houston
5 Houston Center
Smith Tower at Methodist Hospital
76
Methodist Inpatient Hospital
72
72 The Mercer West Tower
72 The Mercer West Tower
Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown
70
70 2727 Kirby
70 2727 Kirby
Bob Lanier Public Works Building
One City Centre
Niels Esperson Building
1330 Post Oak Boulevard
The Spires
JPMorgan Chase Building (Houston)
Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza
60
Phoenix Tower
11 Greenway Plaza
9 Greenway Plaza
Four Leaf Towers 2
Four Leaf Towers 1
54
52
One Allen Center
717 Texas Avenue
5 Greenway Plaza
5 Greenway Plaza
The O'Quinn Medical Tower at St. Luke's
Hess Tower
One Park Place
Market Square Tower
El Paso Energy Building
37
37 The Huntingdon
37 The Huntingdon
Total Plaza
1000 Main
Devon Energy Center
Pennzoil Place II
Pennzoil Place I
29
Memorial Hermann Tower
Wedge International Tower
KBR Tower
Marathon Oil Tower
Two Houston Center
21
21 America Tower
21 America Tower
1500 Louisiana Street
ExxonMobil Building
18
18 San Felipe Plaza
18 San Felipe Plaza
811 Main
First City Tower
LyondellBassell Tower
Three Allen Center
1400 Smith Street
One Shell Plaza
Fulbright Tower
1600 Smith Street
CenterPoint Energy Plaza
609 Main at Texas
Enterprise Plaza
Heritage Plaza
TC Energy Center
Williams Tower
Wells Fargo Bank Plaza
JPMorgan Chase Tower
Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) in Houston.
  •  1950s and before 
  •  1960s 
  •  1970s 
  •  1980s 
  •  1990s 
  •  2000s 
  •  2010s 
  •  2020s 
18
San Felipe Plaza
21
America Tower
29
2929 Weslayan
37
The Huntingdon
52
Residences at La Colombe d’Or
54
Houston Buffalo Bayou
60
Residences at the Allen
70
2727 Kirby
72
The Mercer West Tower
76
The Parklane
89
Warwick Towers
90
The Royalton at River Oaks
92
Mosaic I
93
Montage
100
The Travis
104
The Kirby Collection Residential Tower
105
The Driscoll at River Oaks
107
Wortham Tower
109
The Mark
116
One Riverway
117
Capital One Plaza
118
Drewery Place
119
Hanover Montrose
144
Houstonian Condominiums
146
The Bristol

By neighborhood

Downtown Houston is the neighborhood with the most high-rises in Houston, containing around half of the buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) in the city.

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Downtown Houston
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262yds
153
148
145
138
133
130
129
123
122
120
119
111
109
105
100
88
87
87 919 Milam
87 919 Milam
85
84
84 Marriott Marquis Houston
84 Marriott Marquis Houston
82
82 5 Houston Center
82 5 Houston Center
81
78
73
71
71 Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown
71 Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown
69
69 Bob Lanier Public Works Building
69 Bob Lanier Public Works Building
68
68 One City Centre
68 One City Centre
67
67 Niels Esperson Building
67 Niels Esperson Building
62
62 JPMorgan Chase Building (Houston)
62 JPMorgan Chase Building (Houston)
53
51
51 One Allen Center
51 One Allen Center
49
49 717 Texas Avenue
49 717 Texas Avenue
43
42
42 Hess Tower
42 Hess Tower
40
40 One Park Place
40 One Park Place
39
39 Market Square Tower
39 Market Square Tower
38
38 El Paso Energy Building
38 El Paso Energy Building
34
34 Total Plaza
34 Total Plaza
33
33 1000 Main
33 1000 Main
32
32 Devon Energy Center
32 Devon Energy Center
31
31 Pennzoil Place II
31 Pennzoil Place II
30
30 Pennzoil Place I
30 Pennzoil Place I
27
26
26 Wedge International Tower
26 Wedge International Tower
25
25 KBR Tower
25 KBR Tower
23
22
22 Two Houston Center
22 Two Houston Center
20
20 1500 Louisiana Street
20 1500 Louisiana Street
19
19 ExxonMobil Building
19 ExxonMobil Building
17
17 811 Main
17 811 Main
16
16 First City Tower
16 First City Tower
15
15 LyondellBassell Tower
15 LyondellBassell Tower
14
14 Three Allen Center
14 Three Allen Center
13
13 1400 Smith Street
13 1400 Smith Street
12
12 One Shell Plaza
12 One Shell Plaza
11
11 Fulbright Tower
11 Fulbright Tower
10
10 1600 Smith Street
10 1600 Smith Street
9
8
8 CenterPoint Energy Plaza
8 CenterPoint Energy Plaza
7
7 609 Main at Texas
7 609 Main at Texas
6
6 Enterprise Plaza
6 Enterprise Plaza
5
5 Heritage Plaza
5 Heritage Plaza
4
4 TC Energy Center
4 TC Energy Center
2
2 Wells Fargo Bank Plaza
2 Wells Fargo Bank Plaza
1
Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m) in Downtown Houston.
  •  1950s and before 
  •  1960s 
  •  1970s 
  •  1980s 
  •  1990s 
  •  2000s 
  •  2010s 
  •  2020s 
1
Downtown
2
Wells Fargo Bank Plaza
4
TC Energy Center
5
Heritage Plaza
6
Enterprise Plaza
7
609 Main at Texas
8
CenterPoint Energy Plaza
9
Texas Tower
10
1600 Smith Street
11
Fulbright Tower
12
One Shell Plaza
13
1400 Smith Street
14
Three Allen Center
15
LyondellBassell Tower
16
First City Tower
17
811 Main
19
ExxonMobil Building
20
1500 Louisiana Street
22
Two Houston Center
23
Bank of America Tower
25
KBR Tower
26
Wedge International Tower
27
Brava
30
Pennzoil Place I
31
Pennzoil Place II
32
Devon Energy Center
33
1000 Main
34
Total Plaza
38
El Paso Energy Building
39
Market Square Tower
40
One Park Place
42
Hess Tower
43
Parkside Residences at Discovery Green
49
717 Texas Avenue
51
One Allen Center
53
Norton Rose Fulbright Tower
62
JPMorgan Chase Building (Houston)
67
Niels Esperson Building
68
One City Centre
69
Bob Lanier Public Works Building
71
Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown
73
1301 Fannin Street
78
Houston Police Deptartment Headquarters
81
Harris County Civil Justice Center
82
5 Houston Center
84
Marriott Marquis Houston
85
Aris Market Square
87
919 Milam
88
Lyric Center
100
Hilcorp Energy Tower
105
Le Meridian Hotel
109
Catalyst
111
Four Seasons Hotel
119
Magnolia Hotel
120
Holiday Inn
122
Harris County Criminal Justice Center
123
Hilton Americas Hotel
129
Travis Tower
130
Mickey Leland Federal Building
133
500 Jefferson Building
138
Elev8 Downtown Houston
145
Commerce Towers
148
JW Marriott Downtown Houston
153
Wells Fargo Center
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Uptown Houston Texas Medical Center Greenway Plaza/Upper Kirby
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534yds
147
141
136
131
128
127
125
114
113
112
110
110 Galleria Tower I
110 Galleria Tower I
98
97
96
95
91
83
77
74
65
65 1330 Post Oak Boulevard
65 1330 Post Oak Boulevard
56
56 Four Leaf Towers 2
56 Four Leaf Towers 2
55
55 Four Leaf Towers 1
55 Four Leaf Towers 1
50
44
41
24
24 Marathon Oil Tower
24 Marathon Oil Tower
3
3 Williams Tower
3 Williams Tower
Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m).
  •  1960s 
  •  1970s 
  •  1980s 
  •  1990s 
  •  2000s 
  •  2010s 
  •  2020s 
3
Williams Tower
24
Marathon Oil Tower
41
The Post Oak
44
1500 Post Oak Boulevard
50
Aspire Post Oak
55
Four Leaf Towers 1
56
Four Leaf Towers 2
65
1330 Post Oak Boulevard
74
Arabella
77
Five Post Oak Park
83
Hanover Boulevard Place
91
Camden Post Oak
95
Amegy Tower
96
1360 Post Oak Tower
97
Wells Fargo Tower
98
Dominion at Post Oak
110
Galleria Tower I
112
Sage Plaza
113
Montebello
114
Hanover Post Oak
125
Astoria
127
Two Post Oak Central
128
Three Post Oak Central
131
One Post Oak Central
136
Cosmopolitan
141
3D International Tower
147
Control Data Center
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534yds
139
137
135
126
126 St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
126 St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
124
101
86
86 MD Anderson Cancer Center
86 MD Anderson Cancer Center
80
80 Smith Tower at Methodist Hospital
80 Smith Tower at Methodist Hospital
75
75 Methodist Inpatient Hospital
75 Methodist Inpatient Hospital
66
64
63
63 The Spires
63 The Spires
61
61 Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza
61 Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza
48
45
45 The O'Quinn Medical Tower at St. Luke's
45 The O'Quinn Medical Tower at St. Luke's
36
35
Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m).
  •  1970s 
  •  1980s 
  •  1990s 
  •  2000s 
  •  2010s 
35
Methodist Outpatient Care Center
36
Houston Methodist Hospital - Centennial Tower
45
The O'Quinn Medical Tower at St. Luke's
48
Texas Children's Hospital Expansion
61
Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza
63
The Spires
64
Latitude Med Center
66
M.D. Anderson Administrative Support Building
75
Methodist Inpatient Hospital
80
Smith Tower at Methodist Hospital
86
MD Anderson Cancer Center
101
UT Health Center
124
T. Boone Pickens Academic Tower
126
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital
135
Feigin Center West Tower
137
Feigin Center
139
Scurlock Tower
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534yds
152
151
150
59
59 Phoenix Tower
59 Phoenix Tower
58
58 11 Greenway Plaza
58 11 Greenway Plaza
57
57 9 Greenway Plaza
57 9 Greenway Plaza
46
46 5 Greenway Plaza
46 5 Greenway Plaza
Buildings taller than 300 ft (91 m).
  •  1970s 
  •  1980s 
46
5 Greenway Plaza
57
9 Greenway Plaza
58
11 Greenway Plaza
59
Phoenix Tower
150
3 Greenway Plaza
151
Greenway Condominiums Tower 1
152
Greenway Condominiums Tower 2

Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed and topped out skyscrapers in Houston that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall as of 2026, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Buildings tied in height are sorted by year of completion, and then alphabetically.[b][2][7][3]

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

Quick facts Greater Houston, Population ...
Greater Houston
Population7,796,182
(2024 estimate)
Cities includedHouston, Galveston, Pasadena, The Woodlands
Number of tall buildings
Taller than 100 m (328 ft)121 + 2 T/O (2025)
Taller than 150 m (492 ft)40 + 1 T/O (2025)
Taller than 200 m (656 ft)16
Taller than 300 m (984 ft)2
Number of tall buildings — feet
Taller than 300 ft (91.4 m)157 + 2 T/O (2025)
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There are several high-rises taller than 300 feet (91 m) in Greater Houston that are located outside of the city of Houston: three in Galveston, two in The Woodlands, and one in Pasadena. Three of them are residential and hotel buildings built on Texas' coastline during the 2000s real estate boom.

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

30°09′38″N 95°27′10″W

439 (133.8) 32 2002 Office Tallest building in The Woodlands. Tallest building in Greater Houston located outside Houston. Also known as 1201 Lake Robbins Drive or Anadarko Tower I.[263]
2 Hackett Tower The Woodlands

30°09′37″N 95°27′18″W

415 (126.5) 31 2014 Office Second-tallest building in The Woodlands.
3 Endeavour Pasadena

29°33′55″N 95°03′45″W

386 (117.7) 30 2007 Mixed-use Mixed-use residential and hotel building. Tallest building in Pasadena.
4 Palisade Palms I Galveston

29°18′57″N 94°45′17″W

382 (116.4) 27 2007 Residential Also known as The Trade Winds and Beach Club Residences I. Joint-tallest building in Galveston.[264]
5 Palisade Palms II Galveston

29°18′58″N 94°45′15″W

382 (116.4) 27 2007 Residential Also known as The Beach Club and Beach Club Residences II. Joint-tallest building in Galveston[265]
6 One Moody Plaza Galveston

29°18′25″N 94°47′24″W

358 (109.1) 23 1972 Office Tallest building in Galveston from 1972 to 2007. Tallest office building in Galveston.[266]
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Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

The following table includes buildings under construction in Houston that are planned 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, while those that are topped out are included in the above list.

More information Name, Height ft (m) ...
Name Height
ft (m)
Floors Year Notes
St. Regis Residences 510 (155.4) 38 [267][268]
X Houston 449 (136.9) 33 2026 [269]
The Lily River Oaks/2811 Kirby 37 2027 [270][271]
The Birdsall Hotel & Condos 34 2027 [272]
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Tallest demolished

This table lists buildings in Houston that were demolished and at one time stood at least 300 feet (91 m) in height.

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Rank Name Image Height
ft (m)
Floors Year completed Year demolished Notes
1 Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel 352 (107.3) 28 1962 2011 [273]
2 Texas Tower 312 (95.1) 21 1952 2014 [274]
3 Houston Main Building 312 (95.1) 21 1931 2012 Formerly the Prudential Building.[275]
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Timeline of tallest buildings

The Niels Esperson Building stood as the tallest building in Houston from 1927 until 1929.

Since 1895, the year the first high-rise in the city was constructed,[276] the title of the tallest building in Houston has been held by eleven high-rises.

More information Original name, Image ...
Original name Image Years as tallest Height
ft (m)
Floors Notes
Binz Building[d] 1895–1904 (9 years) 6 [276]
Lomas & Nettleton Building 1904–1908 (4 years) 105 (32) 8 [277]
711 Main 1908–1910 (2 years) 124 (40.8) 10 [278]
Carter Building 1910–1926 (16 years) 302 (92.1) 23 [279]
Magnolia Hotel 1926–1927 (1 year) 325 (99.1) 22 [280]
Niels Esperson Building 1927–1929 (2 years) 410 (125.1) 31 [281]
Gulf Building 1929–1963 (34 years) 428 (130.5) 37 Now known as the JPMorgan Chase Building.[169]
Humble Building 1963–1970 (7 years) 606 (184.7) 44 Now known as the ExxonMobil Building.[62]
One Shell Plaza 1970–1980 (10 years) 714 (217.6) 50 [41]
Enterprise Plaza 1980–1982 (2 years) 756 (232.3) 55 [25]
JPMorgan Chase Tower 1982–present (44 years) 1,002 (305.4) 75 [9]
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Skylines

See also

Notes

  1. Topped-out
  2. If two or more buildings are of the same height, they are listed in order of floor count, then alphabetically. The "Year" column indicates the year in which a building was originally completed.
  3. This height is an estimate from the CTBUH.
  4. Height unknown. Demolished in 1950.

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