List of tallest buildings in Philadelphia

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) of taller. Philadelphia has the largest skyline in Pennsylvania, and has the third most skyscrapers taller than 492 ft (150 m) in the Northeastern United States, after New York City and Boston. 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]

Tall buildings in 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
Buildings taller than 100 m	65 (2025)
Buildings taller than 150 m	18 (2025)
Buildings taller than 200 m	7
Buildings taller than 300 m	1
Number of tall buildings (feet)
Buildings taller than 300 ft	86 (2025)

Philadelphia's skyline viewed from Camden in 2024

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 buiding 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 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.

History

Cityscape

The Philadelphia skyline as seen from South Street Bridge in 2021

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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•  1990s 
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Comcast Technology Center

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Comcast Center

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One Liberty Place

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Two Liberty Place

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BNY Mellon Center

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Three Logan Square

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FMC Tower at Cira Centre South

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G. Fred DiBona Jr. Building

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The W Philadelphia and Element Philadelphia

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The Laurel

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One Commerce Square

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Two Commerce Square

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Philadelphia City Hall

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Arthaus

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The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton

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1818 Market Street

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The St. James

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Loews Philadelphia Hotel

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PNC Bank Building

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Five Penn Center

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Centre Square II

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Murano

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One South Broad

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Cira Centre

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Two Logan Square

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1700 Market

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Evo at Cira Centre South

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1835 Market Street

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Jefferson Tower

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Centre Square I

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Wells Fargo Building

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Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia

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2000 Market Street

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Lewis Tower

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PECO Building

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500 Walnut

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Academy House

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Drake Hotel

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Penn Mutual Towers

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Symphony House

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CHOP Roberts Center for Pediatric Research

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3025 JFK

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The Alexander

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Medical Tower Building

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One Dock Street

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Jefferson Health Honickman Center

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Riverwalk I

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2116 Chestnut

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1400 Spring Garden Street

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Land Title Building

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210 West Rittenhouse Square

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Inquirer Building

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The Dorchester

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2400 Chestnut Street Apartments

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The Packard Grande

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1919 Market

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Franklin Tower Residences

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One Penn Center

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Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel

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The Regatta*

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One Penn Square West

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Penn Medicine New Patient Pavilion

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Josephine

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Marriott Residence Inn Hotel Center City Philadelphia

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1845 Walnut Street

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Riverwalk II

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1500 Walnut Street

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Hotel Palomar Philadelphia

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1616 Walnut Street Building

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Ten Penn Center

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James A. Byrne United States Courthouse

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Penn Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics

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Tallest buildings

This list ranks completed and topped out skyscrapers in Philadelphia that stand at least 300 feet (91 m) tall, 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.

  Was the tallest building in Pennsylvania upon completion

Rank	Name	Image	Address	Height ft (m)	Floors	Purpose	Year	Notes
1	Comcast Technology Center		1800 Arch Street 39°57′18″N 75°10′14″W	1,113 (339.1)	59	Mixed-use	2018	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 39°57′17″N 75°10′07″W	973 (296.7)	57	Office	2008	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 39°57′09″N 75°10′05″W	945 (288)	61	Office	1987	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 39°57′06″N 75°10′03″W	848 (258.5)	58	Mixed-use	1990	Mixed-use office and residential building. Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1990s[16][17]
5	BNY Mellon Center		1735 Market Street 39°57′13″N 75°10′10″W	792 (241.4)	54	Office	1990	63rd-tallest building in the country, also known as Nine Penn Center[18][19]
6	Three Logan Square		1717 Arch Street 39°57′19″N 75°10′09″W	739 (225.3)	55	Office	1991	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 39°57′08″N 75°11′01″W	730 (222.5)	49	Mixed-use	2017	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 39°57′14″N 75°10′19″W	625 (190.5)	45	Office	1990	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 39°57′04″N 75°09′54″W	617 (188)	51	Hotel	2020	Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 2020s[27][28]
10	The Laurel		1909-11 Walnut Street 39°57′03″N 75°10′23″W	599 (182.6)	50	Residential	2022	Tallest fully residential building in Philadelphia and in Pennsylvania[29]
11	One Commerce Square		2005 W. Market Street 39°57′15″N 75°10′29″W	572 (174.4)	41	Office	1987	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 39°57′15″N 75°10′25″W	572 (174.4)	41	Office	1992	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 39°57′10″N 75°09′49″W	548 (167)	7	Government	1901	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 39°56′47″N 75°09′52″W	525 (159.9)	41	Residential	2022	[36]
15	The Residences at The Ritz-Carlton		1414 South Penn Square 39°57′05″N 75°09′54″W	518 (157.9)	46	Residential	2009	[37][38]
16	1818 Market Street		1818 Market Street 39°57′11″N 75°10′16″W	500 (152.4)	40	Office	1974	Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1970s[39]
17	The St. James		200 West Washington Square 39°56′52″N 75°09′15″W	498 (151.8)	45	Residential	2004	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 39°57′06″N 75°09′37″W	492 (150)	36	Hotel	1932	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 39°57′09″N 75°10′02″W	491 (149.7)	40	Office	1983	[47]
20	Five Penn Center		1601 Market Street 39°57′11″N 75°10′02″W	490 (149.4)	36	Office	1970	[48]
21	Centre Square II		Market and 15th streets 39°57′08″N 75°10′00″W	490 (149.4)	40	Office	1973	[49]
22	Murano		2101 Market Street 39°57′15″N 75°10′32″W	475 (144.8)	42	Residential	2008	[50][51]
23	One South Broad		1 S. Broad Street 39°57′04″N 75°09′49″W	474 (144.4)	28	Office	1932	Formerly known as the Lincoln-Liberty Building and the PNB (Philadelphia National Bank) Building.[52]
24	Cira Centre		30th and Arch streets 39°57′26″N 75°10′57″W	437 (133.1)	28	Office	2005	[53]
25	Two Logan Square		100 N. 18th Street 39°57′21″N 75°10′11″W	435 (132.6)	35	Office	1987	[54]
26	1700 Market		1700 Market Street 39°57′10″N 75°10′09″W	430 (131)	32	Office	1968	Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1960s.[55]
27	Evo at Cira Centre South		2930 Chestnut Street 39°57′11″N 75°11′00″W	427 (130)	36	Residential	2014	[56][57]
28	1835 Market Street		1835 Market Street 39°57′13″N 75°10′16″W	425 (129.5)	29	Office	1986	Formerly known as Eleven Penn Center until 2003.[58]
29	Jefferson Tower		1101 Market Street 39°57′08″N 75°09′30″W	417 (127.1)	31	Office	1984	Formerly known as One Reading Center and the Aramark Tower.[59]
30	Centre Square I		1500 Market Street 39°57′07″N 75°09′57″W	417 (127)	32	Office	1973	[60]
31	Wells Fargo Building		123 S. Broad Street 39°56′59″N 75°09′49″W	405 (123.5)	29	Office	1927	Tallest building completed in Philadelphia in the 1920s.[61]
32	Ritz-Carlton Philadelphia		28-32 South Broad Street 39°57′05″N 75°09′51″W	404 (123.1)	30	Hotel	1930	[62]
33	1706 Rittenhouse		1706 Rittenhouse Square 39°56′53″N 75°10′11″W	401 (122)	31	Residential	2010	[63]
34	One Logan Square		130 N. 18th Street 39°57′23″N 75°10′13″W	400 (121.9)	31	Mixed-use	1983	Mixed-use office and hotel building[64]
35	2000 Market Street		2000 Market Street 39°57′12″N 75°10′25″W	399 (121.6)	29	Office	1973	[65]
36	10 Rittenhouse Square	–	1801 Walnut Street 39°57′03″N 75°10′15″W	396 (120.7)	33	Residential	2009	[66]
37	1500 Locust Street	–	1500 Locust Street 39°56′54″N 75°10′00″W	390 (118.9)	44	Residential	1973	[67]
38	Lewis Tower		1419 Locust Street 39°56′55″N 75°09′57″W	389 (118.6)	33	Residential	1929	Also known as Aria. Completed as an office building.[68]
39	PECO Building		2301 Market Street 39°57′16″N 75°10′44″W	384 (117.1)	25	Office	1970	[69]
40	1650 Arch Street	–	1650 Arch Street 39°57′17″N 75°10′04″W	384 (117)	27	Office	1975	[70]
41	500 Walnut	–	500 Walnut Street 39°56′50″N 75°08′59″W	380 (115.8)	26	Residential	2017	[71]
42	Academy House	–	1420 Locust Street 39°56′53″N 75°09′57″W	377 (114.9)	37	Residential	1975	[72]
43	Drake Hotel		1512 Spruce Street 39°56′49″N 75°10′02″W	375 (114.3)	32	Hotel	1929	Underwent a renovation in 1998. Now also known as The Drake.[73]
44	Penn Mutual Towers		510 Walnut Street 39°56′50″N 75°09′00″W	375 (114.3)	20	Office	1972	[74]
45	Symphony House	–	440 Avenue of the Arts 39°56′43″N 75°09′56″W	375 (114.3)	31	Residential	2007	[75]
46	CHOP Roberts Center for Pediatric Research	–	734 Schuylkill Avenue 39°56′44″N 75°11′12″W	375 (114.3)	23	Mixed-use	2017	Mixed-use office and hospital building[76]
47	3025 JFK	–	3025 John F Kennedy Boulevard 39°57′23″N 75°11′08″W	371 (113)	28	Mixed-use	2023	Mixed-use residential and office building[77]
48	The Alexander		1601 Vine Street 39°57′32″N 75°09′58″W	370 (112.8)	32	Residential	2018	[78]
49	Medical Tower Building	–	255 South 17th Street 39°56′53″N 75°10′10″W	364 (111)	30	Office	1930	[79]
50	One Dock Street	–	1 Dock Street 39°56′44″N 75°08′36″W	364 (111)	31	Residential	2023	Also known as The Ryland Modern Apartments[80][81]
51	Jefferson Health Honickman Center	–	1101 Chestnut Street 39°57′02″N 75°09′33″W	364 (111)	19	Health	2024	[82]
52	Riverwalk I	–	30 North 23rd Street 39°57′22″N 75°10′41″W	363 (110.6)	32	Residential	2022	[83]
53	2116 Chestnut	–	2116 Chestnut Street 39°57′08″N 75°10′36″W	356 (108.5)	34	Residential	2013	[84]
54	1400 Spring Garden Street	–	1400 Spring Garden Street 39°57′43″N 75°09′44″W	351 (107)	19	Office	1958	Also known as the Pennsylvania State Office Building.[85]
55	Land Title Building		100 South Broad Street 39°57′02″N 75°09′52″W	344 (104.9)	22	Office	1902	[86]
56	210 West Rittenhouse Square	–	210 West Rittenhouse Square 39°57′00″N 75°10′24″W	342 (104.2)	33	Hotel	1989	Also known as The Rittenhouse.[87]
57	Inquirer Building	–	400 North Broad Street 39°57′36″N 75°09′44″W	340 (103.6)	18	Residential	1924	Also known by its address, 400 North Broad Street, or the Elverson Building.[88]
58	The Dorchester	–	226 West Rittenhouse Square 39°56′56″N 75°10′25″W	339 (103.3)	32	Residential	1963	Also known as Rittenhouse Dorchester Apartments.[89]
59	2400 Chestnut Street Apartments	–	2400 Chestnut Street 39°57′09″N 75°10′46″W	337 (102.7)	34	Residential	1979	[90]
60	The Packard Grande	–	111 South 15th Street 39°57′02″N 75°09′56″W	336 (102.4)	25	Residential	1924	Also known simply as The Grande.[91]
61	1919 Market	–	1919 Market Street 39°57′14″N 75°10′22″W	335 (102)	29	Residential	2016	[92]
62	Franklin Tower Residences	–	200 North 16th Street 39°57′25″N 75°09′59″W	331 (100.9)	26	Residential	1980	Formerly known as One Franklin Plaza.[93][94]
63	One Penn Center		1617 JFK Boulevard 39°57′15″N 75°10′03″W	330 (100.6)	20	Office	1930	Also known as the Suburban Station Building.[95]
64	Sheraton Philadelphia Downtown Hotel	–	201 North 17th Street 39°57′26″N 75°10′02″W	330 (100.6)	29	Hotel	1980	[96]
65	The Regatta	–	901 North Penn Street 39°57′43″N 75°08′02″W	329 (100.3)	29	Residential	2006	Part of the Waterfront Square complex[97]
66	One Penn Square West	–	1 Penn Square West 39°57′05″N 75°09′57″W	325 (99)	25	Office	1985	[98]
67	Penn Medicine New Patient Pavilion	–	South 33rd Street & Convention Avenue 39°56′55″N 75°11′30″W	325 (99)	17	Health	2021	[99]
68	Josephine	–	1620 Sansom Street 39°57′02″N 75°10′05″W	320 (97.5)	27	Residential	2024	[100]
69	Marriott Residence Inn Hotel Center City Philadelphia		1 East Penn Square 39°57′09″N 75°09′44″W	319 (97.2)	25	Hotel	1930	[101]
70	1845 Walnut Street	–	1845 Walnut Street 39°57′02″N 75°10′18″W	319 (97.2)	25	Office	1972	[102]
71	1525 Locust Street	–	1525 Locust Street 39°56′56″N 75°10′03″W	315 (96)	19	Office	1991	[103]
72	Riverwalk II	–	60 North 23rd Street 39°57′24″N 75°10′41″W	315 (96)	28	Residential	2021	[104]
73	1500 Walnut Street	–	1500 Walnut Street 39°56′57″N 75°09′58″W	313 (95.4)	23	Office	1927	[105]
74	Hotel Palomar Philadelphia		117 South 17th Street 39°57′03″N 75°10′07″W	313 (95.4)	24	Hotel	1930	[106]
75	3601 Market Street	–	3601 Market Street 39°57′24″N 75°11′40″W	309 (94.3)	28	Residential	2015	[107]
76	1616 Walnut Street Building		1616 Walnut Street 39°56′58″N 75°10′06″W	309 (94.2)	24	Residential	1929	Also known as ICON.[108]
77	Society Hill Towers I		200 Locust Street 39°56′45″N 75°08′41″W	309 (94.2)	31	Residential	1964	[109]
78	Society Hill Towers II		210 Locust Street 39°56′44″N 75°08′42″W	309 (94.2)	31	Residential	1964	[110]
79	Society Hill Towers III		220 Locust Street 39°56′42″N 75°08′40″W	309 (94.2)	31	Residential	1964	[111]
80	Ten Penn Center	–	1801 Market Street 39°57′13″N 75°10′14″W	306 (93.3)	27	Office	1981	[112]
81	James A. Byrne United States Courthouse		601 Market Street 39°57′05″N 75°09′04″W	303 (92.4)	26	Government	1970	[113]
82	30 South 17th Street	–	30 South 17th Street 39°57′08″N 75°10′10″W	302 (92.1)	20	Office	1975	Also known as United Plaza and the United Engineers Building. [114]
83	Temple University - Morgan Hall North		1601 North Broad Street 39°58′42″N 75°09′26″W	302 (92)	27	Residential	2013	[115]
84	Penn Center for Advanced Cellular Therapeutics	–	3400 Civic Center Boulevard 39°56′50″N 75°11′32″W	302 (92)	19	Office	2016	[116]
85	Hopkinson House	–	604 South Washington Square 39°56′46″N 75°09′09″W	301 (91.8)	35	Residential	1962	[117]
86	1528 Walnut Street	–	1528 Walnut Street 39°56′58″N 75°10′02″W	300 (91.4)	21	Office	1929	[118]

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 2025, based on standard height measurement. The “Year” column indicates the expected year of completion. Buildings that are on hold are not included.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Notes
CHOP New Patient Tower	433 (132)	23	–	[119][120]
The Mark	414 (126)	34	–	Marketed as student housing in University City.[121]
CHOP SARB	320 (98)	17	2025	SARB stands for the Schuylkill Avenue Research Building.[122]
2301 JFK Boulevard	307 (94)	22	2025	[123]

Proposed

The following table ranks approved and proposed 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.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Status	Notes
Transit Terminal Tower	1,200 (366)	85	–	Proposed	Would be the tallest in Pennsylvania if built.[124]
3101 Market	1,095 (334)	70	–	Proposed	Would be the second tallest in the city if built. Part of the Schuylkill Yards development.[125]
Penn's Landing Redevelopment Tower 1	703 (214)	53	–	Proposed	Will be tallest building east of Broad Street if built.
Harper Square	620 (189)	54	2027	Approved	Would become the tallest residential building in Philadelphia. Demolition completed in September 2024.[126][127]
1826 Chestnut Street	550 (168)	42	–	Approved	[128]
Broad and Lombard	542 (165)	43	–	Proposed	[129][130]
3001 JFK Boulevard	512 (156)	34	–	Proposed	Part of the Schuylkill Yards development.[131][132]
Two Cathedral Square	470 (143)	34	–	Proposed	Part of the Cathedral Square development.[133]
1301 Market Street	460 (140)	32	–	Proposed	[134][135]
Mellon Independence Center Tower	429 (131)	30	–	Proposed	Also called the MIC Tower.[136]
The Arbour House	414 (126)	35	–	Proposed
76 Place at Market East Tower	412 (126)	30	–	Proposed	Part of the new 76ers arena complex[137][138]

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.[139]
Sheraton Penn Center Hotel	–	338 (103)[a]	27	1957	1988	[140]
Arcade Building		300 (91.4)	21	1901	1969	Also known as Commercial Trust Building.[141]

1. Height is an estimate.

Timeline of tallest buildings

An 1898 poster of skyscrapers in Philadelphia

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,^[142] 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][143]
Tenth Presbyterian Church		17th & Spruce Streets	1856–1894	250 (76)	—	John McArthur Jr.	[144]
Philadelphia City Hall		Broad & Market Streets	1894–1987	548 (167)	9	John McArthur Jr.	[32][145][146]
One Liberty Place		1650 Market Street	1987–2008	945 (288)	61	Helmut Jahn	[147][148]
Comcast Center		1701 John F. Kennedy Boulevard	2008–2017	974 (297)	57	Robert A. M. Stern Architects	[149][150]
Comcast Technology Center		1800 Arch Street	2017–present	1,121 (342)	60	Norman Foster	[8]

See also

• Philadelphia portal

• Buildings and architecture of Philadelphia
• List of tallest buildings in Pittsburgh
• List of tallest buildings in Pennsylvania
• List of tallest buildings in Camden
• List of tallest buildings in the United States