List of tallest buildings in Houston

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 114 completed high-rise buildings that stand taller than 300 feet (91 m), 40 of which are taller than 492 ft (150 m).^[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]

Skyline of Houston
An aerial view of Downtown Houston in 2014
Tallest building	JPMorgan Chase Tower (1982)
Tallest building height	1,002 ft (305.4 m)
Major clusters	Downtown Houston Uptown Houston Texas Medical Center
First 150 m+ building	El Paso Energy Building (1962)[1]
Number of tall buildings (2025)
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

Downtown Houston and the Buffalo Bayou in 2019

Houston's skyline from Daikin Park in 2016

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.

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. 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.

History

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.

980m
1068yds

146

144

119

118

117

116

Downtown Houston

109

107

105

104

100

Uptown Houston

93

92

90

89

76

72

70

Texas Medical Center

60

54

52

Greenway Plaza

37

29

21

18

   

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.

Downtown Houston

240m 262yds 153 148 145 138 133 130 129 123 122 120 119 111 109 105 100 88 87 85 84 82 81 78 73 71 69 68 67 62 53 51 49 43 42 40 39 38 34 33 32 31 30 27 26 25 23 22 20 19 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 2 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

Uptown Houston	Texas Medical Center	Greenway Plaza/Upper Kirby
490m 534yds 147 141 136 131 128 127 125 114 113 112 110 98 97 96 95 91 83 77 74 65 56 55 50 44 41 24 3     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	490m 534yds 139 137 135 126 124 101 86 80 75 66 64 63 61 48 45 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	490m 534yds 152 151 150 59 58 57 46     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 2025, 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

Rank	Name	Image	Coordinates	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Purpose	Notes
1	JPMorgan Chase Tower		29°45′37.2″N 95°21′50.3″W	1,002 (305.4)	75	1982	Office	Tallest in Texas. Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1980s. Tallest five-sided building in the world.[8][9][10]
2	Wells Fargo Bank Plaza		29°45′30.6″N 95°22′6.1″W	992 (302.4)	71	1983	Office	Tallest all-glass building in the Western Hemisphere. Formerly known as the Allied Bank Plaza and First Interstate Bank Plaza. Also known by its street address, 1000 Louisiana.[11][12][13]
3	Williams Tower		29°44′13.7″N 95°27′41″W	901 (274.6)	64	1982	Office	Tallest building outside of downtown Houston.[14][15][16]
4	TC Energy Center		29°45′38.6″N 95°22′00″W	780 (237.8)	56	1983	Office	[17][18][19][20]
5	Heritage Plaza		29°45′31.7″N 95°22′14.4″W	762 (232.3)	53	1987	Office	[21][22][23]
6	Enterprise Plaza		29°45′27.6″N 95°22′8.5″W	756 (230.4)	55	1980	Office	Tallest building in Houston from 1980 to 1982.[24][25][26]
7	609 Main at Texas		29°45′33.1″N 95°21′45″W	755 (230.1)	48	2017	Office	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 2010s.[27][28][29]
8	CenterPoint Energy Plaza		29°45′25.4″N 95°22′5.1″W	741 (225.9)	53	1973	Office	Originally completed at a height of 651 feet (198 m), the building's height was extended in 1996.[30][31][32]
9	Texas Tower		29°45′39.2″N 95°21′48.2″W	735 (224)	48	2021	Office	[33]
10	1600 Smith Street		29°45′16.5″N 95°22′22.5″W	732 (223.1)	55	1984	Office	[34][35][36]
11	Fulbright Tower		29°45′19.8″N 95°21′41.8″W	725 (221)	52	1982	Office	[37][38][39]
12	One Shell Plaza		29°45′32.9″N 95°22′3.5″W	714 (217.6)	50	1970	Office	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1970s. Tallest building in Houston from 1970 to 1980.[40][41][42]
13	1400 Smith Street		29°45′19.9″N 95°22′18.5″W	691 (210.6)	50	1983	Office	[43][44][45]
14	Three Allen Center		29°45′26.4″N 95°22′18.7″W	685 (208.8)	50	1980	Office	[46][47][48]
15	LyondellBassell Tower		29°45′21.8″N 95°21′44.2″W	678 (206.7)	47	1978	Office	[49][50][51]
16	First City Tower		29°45′20.6″N 95°21′49.8″W	662 (201.8)	47	1984	Office	[52][53][54]
17	811 Main		29°45′28.3″N 95°21′49.2″W	632 (192.7)	46	2011	Office	Formerly known as BG Group Place and MainPlace.[55][56][57]
18	San Felipe Plaza		29°44′58″N 95°28′55″W	625 (190.5)	45	1984	Office	[58][59][60]
19	ExxonMobil Building		29°45′12.7″N 95°22′9.9″W	606 (184.7)	44	1963	Office	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1960s. Tallest building in Houston from 1963 to 1970. Formerly known as the Humble Oil Building until 1973.[61][62][63]
20	1500 Louisiana Street		29°45′16.6″N 95°22′16″W	600 (182.9)	40	2002	Office	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 2000s.[64][65][66]
21	America Tower		29°45′38.5″N 95°23′51.2″W	590 (179.8)	42	1983	Office	[67][68][69]
22	Two Houston Center		29°45′22.7″N 95°21′47.7″W	579 (176.5)	40	1974	Office	[70][71][72]
23	Bank of America Tower	–	29°45′35″N 95°21′53″W	579 (176.5)	34	2019	Office	Also known as Capitol Tower.[73][74]
24	Marathon Oil Tower		29°44′58.5″N 95°28′19.2″W	562 (171.3)	41	1983	Office	Also known as 5555 San Felipe Street[75][76][77]
25	KBR Tower		29°45′11.7″N 95°22′20.6″W	550 (167.6)	40	1973	Office	[78][79][80]
26	Wedge International Tower	–	29°45′16.8″N 95°22′11.2″W	550 (167.6)	44	1983	Office	Formerly known as the Southwest Bank of Texas Building, Unitedbank Plaza, and 1415 Louisiana.[81][82][83]
27	Brava	–	29°45′45″N 95°21′49″W	549 (167.3)	46	2022	Residential	Tallest residential building in Houston.[84]
28	Memorial Hermann Tower		29°46′57″N 95°32′43.9″W	542 (165.2)	35	2009	Mixed-use	Part of the Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical Center.[85][86][87]
29	2929 Weslayan		29°44′18.9″N 95°26′28.4″W	533 (162.5)	40	2015	Residential	Tallest residential building in Houston from 2015 to 2022.[88][89][90]
30	Pennzoil Place I		29°45′36.6″N 95°21′55″W	523 (159.4)	36	1976	Office	[91][92][93]
31	Pennzoil Place II		29°45′35.7″N 95°21′56.6″W	523 (159.4)	36	1976	Office	[94][95][93]
32	Devon Energy Center		29°45′25″N 95°22′15.6″W	521 (158.8)	36	1978	Office	[96][97][98]
33	1000 Main		29°45′25.2″N 95°21′55.9″W	518 (158)	36	2003	Office	[99][100][101]
34	Total Plaza		29°45′23.5″N 95°22′6.6″W	518 (157.9)	35	1971	Office	[102][103][104]
35	Methodist Outpatient Care Center		29°42′44.5″N 95°23′57.8″W	512 (156.1)	26	2010	Health	Tallest building in the Texas Medical Center.[105][106][107]
36	Houston Methodist Hospital - Centennial Tower	–	29°42′40″N 95°23′52″W	511 (155.8)	26	2027	Health	Construction started in 2022. Topped out in September 2025.[108][109][110]
37	The Huntingdon		29°44′48.5″N 95°25′4.6″W	503 (153.3)	34	1982	Residential	Tallest residential building in Houston until 2015.[111][112][113]
38	El Paso Energy Building		29°45′28.3″N 95°22′2.8″W	502 (153)	33	1962	Office	[114][115][116]
39	Market Square Tower		29°45′47″N 95°21′48.1″W	502 (153)	40	2017	Residential	[117][118][119]
40	One Park Place		29°45′14.9″N 95°21′40.1″W	501 (152.7)	37	2009	Residential	[120][121][122]
41	The Post Oak		29°45′08″N 95°27′26″W	499 (152.1)	36	2018	Mixed-use	Mixed-use residential, hotel, and office building.[123]
42	Hess Tower		29°45′16.4″N 95°21′35.3″W	490 (149.4)	29	2010	Office	[124][125][126]
43	Parkside Residences at Discovery Green	–	29°45′18″N 95°21′33″W	480 (146.3)	43	2022	Residential	[127]
44	1500 Post Oak Boulevard	–	29°45′8.2″N 95°27′39.3″W	477 (145.4)	30	2016	Office	[128][129][130]
45	The O'Quinn Medical Tower at St. Luke's		29°42′32.7″N 95°24′7″W	477 (145.3)	29	1990	Mixed-use	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1990s. Also known as 6624 Fannin Tower. Part of Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center, an adult teaching hospital.[131][132][133]
46	5 Greenway Plaza	–	29°43′50.2″N 95°25′54.5″W	465 (141.7)	31	1973	Office	[134][135][136]
47	Hanover River Oaks	–	29°45′16.5″N 95°22′22.5″W	462 (140.8)	38	2020	Residential	[137]
48	Texas Children's Hospital Expansion	–	29°42′29″N 95°24′11″W	457 (139.3)	25	2018	Health	Also known as the Texas Children's Hospital Lester and Sue Smith Legacy Tower.[138]
49	717 Texas Avenue		29°45′41.5″N 95°21′51.4″W	453 (138.2)	34	2003	Office	[139][140][141]
50	Aspire Post Oak	–	29°45′04″N 95°27′42″W	453 (138.1)	39	2021	Residential	[142]
51	One Allen Center		29°45′25.9″N 95°22′12.8″W	452 (137.8)	34	1972	Office	[143][144][145]
52	Residences at La Colombe d’Or	–	29°44′30″N 95°23′32″W	452 (137.8)	34	2020	Residential	[146]
53	Norton Rose Fulbright Tower	–	29°45′11″N 95°21′39″W	450 (137.2)	28	2024	Office	Also known as 1550 on the Green.[147]
54	Hanover Buffalo Bayou	–	29°45′34″N 95°24′23″W	449 (136.9)	42	2025	Residential	Topped-out in September 2025.[148]
55	Four Leaf Towers 1		29°45′5.4″N 95°27′50″W	444 (135.3)	40	1982	Residential	[149][150][151]
56	Four Leaf Towers 2		29°45′3.2″N 95°27′52.5″W	444 (135.3)	40	1982	Residential	[152][153][154]
57	9 Greenway Plaza	–	29°43′55.4″N 95°26′4.2″W	441 (134.4)	31	1978	Office	[155][156][157]
58	11 Greenway Plaza	–	29°43′55.2″N 95°26′8.1″W	441 (134.4)	31	1979	Office	[158][159][160]
59	Phoenix Tower	–	29°43′49.4″N 95°25′45″W	434 (132.3)	34	1984	Office	[161][162][163]
60	Residences at the Allen	–	29°45′39″N 95°22′56″W	430 (131)[c]	35	2023	Residential	Construction started in 2020.[164]
61	Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza	–	29°42′55″N 95°23′49.2″W	430 (131)	28	2007	Mixed-use	Office and hospital building.[165][166][167]
62	712 Main Street		29°45′31.8″N 95°21′49.6″W	428 (130.5)	37	1929	Office	Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1920s and in the first half of the 20th century. Tallest building in Houston from 1929 to 1963.[168][169][170]
63	The Spires		29°42′25″N 95°23′19″W	426 (129.9)	40	1983	Residential	[171]
64	Latitude Med Center	–	29°42′29″N 95°24′18″W	423 (128.9)	35	2018	Residential	[172]
65	1330 Post Oak Boulevard	–	29°45′12″N 95°27′41″W	420 (128)	30	1983	Office	[173]
66	M.D. Anderson Administrative Support Building	–	29°42′01″N 95°23′56″W	415 (126.5)	25	2012	Office	[174]
67	Niels Esperson Building		29°45′32″N 95°21′54″W	410 (125.1)	31	1927	Office	Tallest building in Houston from 1927 to 1929.[175]
68	One City Centre	–	29°45′22″N 95°21′53″W	410 (125)	32	1961	Office	[176]
69	Bob Lanier Public Works Building		29°45′35″N 95°22′02″W	410 (125)	27	1968	Office	[177]
70	2727 Kirby		29°44′28″N 95°25′06″W	405 (123.5)	30	2009	Residential	[178]
71	Hyatt Regency Houston Downtown		29°45′25″N 95°22′10″W	401 (122.2)	30	1972	Hotel	[179]
72	The Mercer West Tower		29°43′57″N 95°28′04″W	401 (122.1)	30	2003	Residential	[180]
73	1301 Fannin Street	–	29°45′13″N 95°21′56″W	399 (121.6)	25	1984	Office	[181]
74	Arabella	–	29°44′46″N 95°27′17″W	399 (121.6)	33	2018	Residential	[182]
75	Methodist Inpatient Hospital	–	29°42′37″N 95°23′53″W	395 (120.4)	17	2018	Health	[183]
76	The Parklane	–	29°43′08″N 95°23′01″W	390 (119)	36	1983	Residential	[184]
77	Five Post Oak Park	–	29°44′52″N 95°27′06″W	389 (118.6)	28	1982	Office	[185]
78	Houston Police Department Headquarters	–	29°45′21″N 95°22′03″W	386 (117.7)	28	1967	Government	[186]
79	BP West Lake One	–	29°46′52″N 95°37′46″W	382 (116.4)	28	1982	Office	[187]
80	Smith Tower at Methodist Hospital		29°42′41″N 95°24′00″W	378 (115.2)	26	1988	Mixed-use	Mixed-use education and hospital building.[188]
81	Harris County Civil Justice Center		29°45′39″N 95°21′27″W	378 (115.2)	18	2005	Government	[189]
82	5 Houston Center	–	29°45′17″N 95°21′39″W	376 (114.5)	27	2003	Office	[190]
83	Hanover Boulevard Place	–	29°44′53″N 95°27′49″W	375 (114.3)	30	2019	Residential	Also stylized as Hanover BLVD Place.[191]
84	Marriott Marquis Houston	–	29°45′16″N 95°21′28″W	371 (113.1)	28	2016	Hotel	[192]
85	Aris Market Square	–	29°45′42″N 95°21′44″W	371 (113.1)	32	2017	Residential	[193]
86	MD Anderson Cancer Center		29°42′28″N 95°23′54″W	370 (112.8)	22	2009	Health	[194]
87	919 Milam	–	29°45′30″N 95°21′58″W	369 (112.5)	24	1956	Office	[195]
88	Lyric Center	–	29°45′46″N 95°21′53″W	365 (111.3)	26	1984	Office	[196]
89	Warwick Towers	–	29°43′25″N 95°23′22″W	360 (110)	30	1984	Residential	[197]
90	The Royalton at River Oaks	–	29°45′37″N 95°24′02″W	360 (109.7)	33	2003	Residential	[198]
91	Camden Post Oak	–	29°45′13″N 95°27′34″W	359 (109.4)	33	2003	Residential	Also known as 1200 Post Oak.[199]
92	Mosaic I		29°42′55″N 95°22′50″W	358 (109.1)	29	2007	Residential	[200]
93	Montage	–	29°42′52″N 95°22′51″W	358 (109.1)	29	2009	Residential	[201]
94	Energy Center IV	–	29°46′58″N 95°37′08″W	355 (108.2)	22	2015	Office	[202]
95	Amegy Tower	–	29°44′57″N 95°27′18″W	354 (108)	24	2016	Office	[203]
96	1360 Post Oak Tower	–	29°45′11″N 95°27′44″W	351 (107)	25	1985	Office	[204]
97	Wells Fargo Tower	–	29°45′11″N 95°27′37″W	351 (107)	25	1983	Office	[205]
98	Dominion at Post Oak	–	29°44′39″N 95°27′50″W	351 (107)	31	2004	Residential	[206]
99	The Travis	–	29°44′28″N 95°22′42″W	351 (107)	28	2020	Residential	Also known as 3300 Main.[207]
100	Hilcorp Energy Tower	–	29°45′22″N 95°21′59″W	346 (105.5)	23	2016	Office	[208]
101	UT Health Center		29°42′12″N 95°24′12″W	345 (105.2)	25	1974	Mixed-use	Mixed-use educational and hospital building.[209]
102	Two Shell Plaza	–	29°45′33″N 95°21′59″W	341 (103.9)	26	1971	Office	[210]
103	The Kirby Collection Residential Tower	–	29°44′10″N 95°25′11″W	340 (103.6)	22	2017	Residential	[211]
104	The Driscoll at River Oaks	–	29°45′13″N 95°24′24″W	339 (103.3)	27	2020	Residential	[212]
105	Le Meridian Hotel	–	29°45′25″N 95°21′46″W	338 (103)	25	1954	Hotel	This building was originally built as the Melrose Building, at a height of 308 ft (94 m). It was renovated as Le Meridian Hotel in 2017, and its height was increased.[213][214]
106	Wortham Tower	–	29°45′37″N 95°23′41″W	337 (102.7)	25	1965	Office	[215]
107	ParkWest Tower I	–	29°44′18″N 95°33′41″W	337 (102.7)	25	1984	Office	[216]
108	The Mark	–	29°43′47″N 95°27′58″W	334 (101.8)	30	2001	Residential	[217]
109	Catalyst	–	29°45′29″N 95°21′31″W	334 (101.8)	28	2017	Residential	[218]
110	Galleria Tower I		29°44′18″N 95°27′41″W	333 (101.5)	25	1973	Office	[219]
111	Four Seasons Hotel	–	29°45′15″N 95°21′45″W	330 (100.6)	29	1981	Hotel	[220]
112	Sage Plaza	–	29°44′59″N 95°27′54″W	330 (100.6)	25	1983	Office	[221]
113	Montebello	–	29°45′23″N 95°27′30″W	330 (100.6)	30	2004	Residential	[222]
114	Hanover Post Oak	–	29°44′56″N 95°27′50″W	330 (100.6)	29	2014	Residential	[223]
115	One Riverway	–	29°45′40″N 95°27′46″W	330 (100)	25	1978	Office	[224]
116	Capital One Plaza	–	29°44′18″N 95°28′44″W	330 (100)	22	1982	Office	[225]
117	Drewery Place	–	29°44′37″N 95°22′30″W	330 (100)	27	2019	Residential	[226]
118	Hanover Montrose	–	29°44′32″N 95°23′31″W	326 (99.4)	30	2016	Residential	[227]
119	Magnolia Hotel		29°45′33″N 95°21′42″W	325 (99.1)	22	1926	Hotel	Tallest building in Houston from 1926 to 1927.[228]
120	Holiday Inn	–	29°45′05″N 95°22′17″W	325 (99.1)	30	1971	Hotel	[229]
121	4 Greenspoint Plaza	–	29°56′51″N 95°24′25″W	325 (99.1)	24	1983	Office	[230]
122	Harris County Criminal Justice Center		29°45′43″N 95°21′28″W	325 (99.1)	21	1999	Government	[231]
123	Hilton Americas Hotel	–	29°45′06″N 95°21′38″W	324 (98.8)	24	2003	Hotel	[232]
124	T. Boone Pickens Academic Tower	–	29°42′17″N 95°23′49″W	324 (98.8)	21	2008	Mixed-use	Mixed-use education and office building.[233]
125	Astoria	–	29°45′09″N 95°27′34″W	322 (98.1)	25	2016	Residential	[234]
126	St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital		29°42′29″N 95°24′01″W	322 (98)	26	1970	Health	[235]
127	Two Post Oak Central	–	29°44′43″N 95°27′46″W	321 (97.8)	24	1979	Office	[236]
128	Three Post Oak Central	–	29°44′46″N 95°27′43″W	321 (97.8)	24	1981	Office	[237]
129	Travis Tower	–	29°45′17″N 95°22′03″W	320 (97.5)	21	1955	Residential	[238]
130	Mickey Leland Federal Building		29°45′07″N 95°22′25″W	320 (97.5)	22	1983	Mixed-use	Mixed-use office and government building.[239]
131	One Post Oak Central	–	29°44′41″N 95°27′42″W	318 (96.9)	25	1975	Office	[240]
132	Energy Center III	–	29°47′02″N 95°37′08″W	317 (96.5)	20	2015	Office	[241]
133	500 Jefferson Building		29°45′11″N 95°22′26″W	316 (96.3)	21	1963	Office	[242]
134	City West Place 2	–	29°44′40″N 95°33′38″W	316 (96.3)	23	2001	Office	[243]
135	Feigin Center West Tower	–	29°42′28″N 95°24′06″W	315 (96)	19	2001	Health	Part of Texas Children's Hospital[244]
136	Cosmopolitan	–	29°45′06″N 95°27′41″W	315 (96)	24	2008	Residential	[245]
137	Feigin Center	–	29°42′24″N 95°24′04″W	315 (96)	20	2008	Mixed-use	Mixed-use hospital and office building.
138	Elev8 Downtown Houston	–	29°45′09″N 95°22′22″W	312 (95.1)	20	1971	Residential	[246]
139	Scurlock Tower	–	29°42′39″N 95°24′02″W	311 (94.8)	20	1981	Office	[247]
140	Briarlake Plaza	–	29°44′46″N 95°33′35″W	311 (94.8)	20	2000	Office	[248]
141	3D International Tower	–	29°44′51″N 95°27′28″W	310 (94.5)	22	1980	Office	[249]
142	Houstonian Condominiums	–	29°46′05″N 95°27′32″W	310 (94.5)	28	1982	Residential	[250]
143	Noble Energy Center Two	–	29°59′44″N 95°34′47″W	310 (94.5)	20	2015	Office	[251]
144	The Bristol	–	29°43′47″N 95°27′55″W	309 (94.2)	27	1983	Residential	[252]
145	Commerce Towers	–	29°45′28″N 95°21′53″W	306 (93.3)	24	1929	Office	[253]
146	City West Place 1	–	29°44′33″N 95°33′34″W	306 (93.3)	22	2001	Office	[254]
147	Control Data Center	–	29°44′47″N 95°27′28″W	303 (92.4)	22	1971	Office	[255]
148	JW Marriott Downtown Houston		29°45′30″N 95°21′51″W	302 (92.1)	22	1925	Hotel	Tallest building in Houston from 1925 to 1926.[256]
149	Energy Center V	–	29°46′53″N 95°37′06″W	302 (92)	18	2015	Office	[257]
150	3 Greenway Plaza	–	29°43′53″N 95°25′53″W	300 (91.4)	22	1971	Office	[258]
151	Greenway Condominiums Tower 1	–	29°43′52″N 95°26′13″W	300 (91.4)	30	1980	Residential	[259]
152	Greenway Condominiums Tower 2	–	29°43′54″N 95°26′13″W	300 (91.4)	30	1981	Residential	[260]
153	Wells Fargo Center	–	29°45′31″N 95°21′52″W	300 (91.4)	21	1981	Office	[261]

Tallest buildings in Greater Houston

Greater Houston
Population	7,796,182 (2024 estimate)
Cities included	Houston, Gavleston, 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)

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.

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.[262]
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.[263]
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[264]
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.[265]

Tallest under construction or proposed

Under construction

This table lists buildings under construction in Houston that are expected to be at least 300 ft (91 m) tall, as of 2025. The "Year" column indicates the estimated year of completion.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Notes
St. Regis Residences	510 (155.4)	38	–	[266][267]
X Houston	449 (136.9)	33	2025	[268]

Proposed

This table lists approved and proposed in Houston that are expected to be at least 300 ft (91 m) tall, as of 2025. The "Year" column indicates the estimated year of completion. A dash “–“ indicates information about the building is unknown or has not been released.

Name	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Notes
1661 Tanglewood	522 (159.1)	35	–	[269]
3615 Montrose	512 (156.1)	36	–	[270]

Tallest demolished

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

Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year Completed	Year Demolished	Notes
1	Sheraton-Lincoln Hotel	–	352 (107.3)	28	1962	2011	[271]
2	Texas Tower	–	312 (95.1)	21	1952	2014	[272]
3	Houston Main Building	–	312 (95.1)	21	1931	2012	[273]

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,^[274] the title of the tallest building in Houston has been held by eleven high-rises.

Original name	Image	Years as tallest	Height ft (m)	Floors	Notes
Binz Building[d]	–	1895–1904 (9 years)	—	6	[274]
Lomas & Nettleton Building		1904–1908 (4 years)	105 (32)	8	[275]
711 Main		1908–1910 (2 years)	124 (40.8)	10	[276]
Carter Building		1910–1926 (16 years)	302 (92.1)	23	[277]
Magnolia Hotel		1926–1927 (1 year)	325 (99.1)	22	[278]
Niels Esperson Building		1927–1929 (2 years)	410 (125.1)	31	[279]
Gulf Building		1929–1963 (34 years)	428 (130.5)	37	Now known as the JPMorgan Chase Building.[168]
Humble Building		1963–1970 (7 years)	606 (184.7)	44	Now known as the ExxonMobil Building.[61]
One Shell Plaza		1970–1980 (10 years)	714 (217.6)	50	[40]
Enterprise Plaza		1980–1982 (2 years)	756 (232.3)	55	[24]
JPMorgan Chase Tower		1982–present (43 years)	1,002 (305.4)	75	[8]

Skylines

• 
  Downtown Houston
• 
  Uptown Houston
• 
  Texas Medical Center
• 
  Greenway Plaza/Upper Kirby

See also

• List of tallest buildings in Texas
• List of tallest buildings in Austin
• List of tallest buildings in Corpus Christi
• List of tallest buildings in Dallas
• List of tallest buildings in Fort Worth
• List of tallest buildings in San Antonio

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.