List of tallest buildings in Houston

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Skyline of Houston
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This list of tallest buildings in Houston ranks skyscrapers in the U.S. city of Houston, Texas by height. The tallest building in Houston is the 75-story JPMorgan Chase Tower, which rises 1,002 feet (305 m) in downtown Houston and was completed in 1982.[1] It also stands as the tallest building in the state of Texas and the 11th-tallest building in the United States. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city and the state is the Wells Fargo Bank Plaza, which rises 992 feet (302 m).[2] Seven of the ten tallest buildings in Texas are located in Houston.

The history of skyscrapers in Houston began with the 1904 completion of the Lomas & Nettleton Building; this structure, rising 8 floors, is often regarded as the first skyscraper in the city.[3] It was also the tallest steel-framed building west of the Mississippi River at the time of its completion.[4][5] The building originally housed offices, but was converted into a residential loft tower in 1999 and renamed the "Franklin Lofts".[3] As the Franklin Lofts is considered to be a low-rise building,[6] the 10-story 711 Main, which was completed in 1908 and rises 10 floors, was actually the city's first "high-rise" building to rise at least 10 floors.[7] Although originally constructed as a commercial building, 711 Main was given a new glass and granite facade in 1980 and also renovated into a residential tower; its name subsequently changed to "The Capitol Lofts".[7] Houston went through a small building boom in the early 1920s, and then experienced a much larger boom lasting from 1963 to the late 1980s. During this time 38 of the city's 45 tallest buildings were constructed, including the JPMorgan Chase Tower, the Wells Fargo Bank Plaza and the Williams Tower. The city is the site of 28 completed skyscrapers over 500 feet (152 m) in height, including 10 which rank among the tallest in the United States. Overall, the skyline of Houston is ranked (based upon existing and under construction buildings over 500 feet (152 m) tall) first in the South Central United States and fourth in the United States (after New York City, Chicago and Miami).[A] As of April 2008, there are 337 completed high-rises in the city.[8]

Houston entered into another high-rise construction boom in 2002, and has since seen the completion of five buildings rising over 400 feet (122 m) tall. Four more skyscrapers are also under construction in the city, including MainPlace, which is planned to rise 46 stories and 630 feet (192 m).[9] Set to be completed in 2010,[9] the building is the tallest structure currently under construction in Houston. There are also three skyscrapers approved or proposed for constuction in the city. As of April 2008, there are 68 high-rise buildings under construction, approved for construction, and proposed for construction in Houston.[8]

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Skyline of Uptown Houston, with the Downtown skyline in the distance
Skyline of Uptown Houston, with the Downtown skyline in the distance

[edit] Tallest buildings

The JPMorgan Chase Tower, the tallest building in Houston and Texas
The JPMorgan Chase Tower, the tallest building in Houston and Texas
The Wells Fargo Bank Plaza, the second-tallest building in the city and the state
The Wells Fargo Bank Plaza, the second-tallest building in the city and the state
Williams Tower, Houston's third-tallest building
Williams Tower, Houston's third-tallest building
The Bank of America Center, the city's fourth-tallest building
The Bank of America Center, the city's fourth-tallest building
Heritage Plaza, the city's fifth-tallest building
Heritage Plaza, the city's fifth-tallest building
One Shell Plaza the 10th-tallest building in Houston
One Shell Plaza the 10th-tallest building in Houston

This lists ranks Houston skyscrapers that stand at least 400 feet (122 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts. Existing structures are included for ranking purposes based on present height.

Rank Name Height
ft / m		 Floors Year Notes
1 JPMorgan Chase Tower 1,002 / 305 75 1982 36th-tallest building in the world, 10th-tallest in the United States. Tallest 5-sided building in the world. Has been the tallest building in the city and the state since 1982. Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1980s. Formerly known as the Texas Commerce Tower.[1][10][11]
2 Wells Fargo Bank Plaza 992 / 302 72 1983 39th-tallest building in the world, 12th-tallest in the United States. Formerly known as the Allied Bank Plaza and the First Interstate Bank Plaza.[2][12][13]
3 Williams Tower 901 / 275 64 1983 66th-tallest building in the world, 22nd-tallest in the United States. Tallest building in Houston located outside of the Downtown area. Upon completion, it stood as the tallest skyscraper in the world located outside of a city's central business district. Originally known as the Transco Tower.[14][15][16]
4 Bank of America Center 780 / 238 56 1983 182nd-tallest building in the world, 50th-tallest in the United States. Formerly known as the RepublicBank Center, NCNB Center, and NationsBank Center.[17][18][19]
5 Heritage Plaza 762 / 232 53 1987 59th-tallest building in the United States.[20][21]
6 Enterprise Plaza 756 / 230 55 1980 61st-tallest building in the United States. Also known as 1100 Louisiana, InterFirst Plaza and First International Plaza.[22][23][24]
7 Centerpoint Energy Plaza 741 / 226 47 1974 76th-tallest building in the United States. The builing originally stood 651 feet (198 m) tall when it was completed in 1974, but an extension as part of a 1996 renovation increased its height by 90 feet (27 m). Originally known as the Houston Industries Plaza.[25][26]
8 Continental Center I 732 / 223 53 1984 85th-tallest building in the United States.[27][28]
9 Fullbright Tower 725 / 221 52 1982 89th-tallest building in the United States.[29][30]
10 One Shell Plaza 714 / 218 50 1971 98th-tallest building in the United States. Incluing its antenna mast, the building rises 1,000 feet (305 m), making it the third-tallest building in the city when measuring by pinnacle height. Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1970s.[B][31][32]
11 1400 Smith Street 691 / 211 50 1983 [33][34]
12 Three Allen Center 685 / 209 50 1980 [35][36]
13 One Houston Center 678 / 207 48 1978 [37][38]
14 First City Tower 662 / 202 49 1981 [39][40]
15 San Felipe Plaza 625 / 191 45 1984 [41][42]
16 Exxon Building 607 / 185 44 1963 Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1960s.[43][44]
17 1500 Louisiana Street 600 / 183 40 2002 [45][46]
18 America Tower 591 / 180 42 1983 [47][48]
19 Two Houston Center 579 / 176 40 1974 [49][50]
20 Marathon Oil Tower 561 / 171 41 1983 [51][52]
21 Wedge International Tower 551 / 168 43 1983 Formerly known as the Southwest Bank of Texas Building, Unitedbank Plaza and 1415 Louisiana.[53][54][55]
22 KBR Tower 551 / 168 40 1973 [56][57]
23 Pennzoil Place 523 / 159 36 1976 [58][59]
24 Devon Energy Tower 522 / 159 36 1978 [60][61]
25 Reliant Energy Plaza 518 / 158 36 2003 [62][63]
26 Louisiana Place 518 / 158 35 1971 Also known as Total Plaza.[64][65]
27 The Huntingdon 502 / 153 34 1984 Tallest all-residential building in the city.[66][67]
28 El Paso Energy Building 502 / 153 33 1963 [68][69]
29 Five Greenway Plaza 465 / 142 31 1973 [70][71]
30 Calpine Center 453 / 138 34 2003 [72][73]
31 One Allen Center 452 / 138 34 1972 [74][75]
32 Four Leaf Towers I 444 / 135 40 1982 [76][77]
33 Four Leaf Towers II 444 / 135 40 1982 [78][79]
34= Eleven Greenway Plaza 441 / 134 31 1979 [80][81]
34= Nine Greenway Plaza 441 / 134 31 1978 [82][83]
36 Phoenix Tower 434 / 132 34 1984 [84][85]
37 Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza 430 / 131 28 2007 [86][87]
38 JPMorgan Chase Building 428 / 130 36 1929 Tallest building completed in Houston in the 1920s.[88][89]
39 The Spires 426 / 130 40 1983 [90][91]
40 Aon Tower 420 / 128 30 1983 [92][93]
41 Niels Esperson Building 410 / 125 32 1927 [94][95]
42 One City Centre 410 / 125 32 1961 [96][97]
43 Bob Lanier Public Works Building 410 / 125 27 1968 [98][99]
44 Hyatt Regency Houston 401 / 122 30 1972 [100][101]
45 The Mercer West Tower 400 / 122 30 2003 [102][103]

[edit] Tallest under construction, approved and proposed

 This article or section contains information about expected future buildings or structures.
Some or all of this information may be speculative, and the content may change as building construction begins.

This lists skyscrapers that are proposed or under construction in Houston and are planned to rise at least 400 feet (122 m), but are not yet completed structures.

Building Name Height*
ft / m		 Floors Year*
(est.)		 Status Notes
MainPlace 630 / 192 46 2010 Under construction [9][104]
BLVD Place Residential Tower 55 2010 Proposed [105][106]
One Park Place 510 / 155 37 2009 Under construction [107][108]
Memorial Hermann Tower 500 / 152 33 2009 Under construction [109][110]
Turnberry Tower Residences at the Galleria 486 / 148 34 2009 Approved [111][112]
Houstonian Texas Medical Center 458 / 140 40 Proposed [113][114]
2727 Kirby at River Oaks 405 / 123 30 2008 Under construction [115][116]

* Table entries without text indicate that information regarding building heights and/or dates of completion has not yet been released.

[edit] Timeline of tallest buildings

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

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

Name Street address Years as tallest Height
ft / m		 Floors Reference
Lomas & Nettleton Building[C] 201 Main Street 1904–1908 N/A[D] 8 [6]
711 Main[E] 711 Main Street 1908–1910 134 / 41 10 [117]
806 Main 806 Main Street 1910–1926 302 / 92 23 [118]
Magnolia Hotel 1100 Texas Avenue 1926–1927 325 / 99 22 [119]
Niels Esperson Building 808 Travis Street 1927–1929 410 / 125 32 [95]
JPMorgan Chase Building 712 Main Street 1929–1963 428 / 131 36 [89]
Exxon Building 800 Bell Avenue 1963–1971 607 / 185 44 [44]
One Shell Plaza 910 Louisiana Street 1971–1974 714 / 218 50 [32]
Centerpoint Energy Plaza 1100 Milam Street 1974–1980 741 / 226 53 [26]
Enterprise Plaza 1100 Louisiana Street 1980–1982 756 / 230 55 [23]
JPMorgan Chase Tower 600 Travis Street 1982–present 1,002 / 305 75 [10]

[edit] See also

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[edit] Notes

A. ^ New York has 216 existing and under construction buildings over 500 ft (152 m), Chicago has 107, Miami has 37 and Houston has 31. Source of skyline ranking information: SkyscraperPage.com: New York, Chicago, Miami, Houston.
B. ^ Centerpoint Energy Plaza currently rises taller than One Shell Plaza, and was also completed in the 1970s, but at the time of ite completion the building only stood 651 feet (198 m) tall. An extension in 1996 increased its height by 90 feet (27 m).[25] Therefore, One Shell Plaza was actually the tallest building completed in Houston in the 1970s.
C. ^ This building was originally known as the Lomas & Nettleton Building, but has since been renamed Franklin Lofts.
D. ^ Official height figures have never been released by this building's developer.
E. ^ The building was originally known as 711 Main, but has since been renamed The Capitol Lofts.

[edit] References

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  22. ^ Enterprise Plaza. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
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  29. ^ Fullbright Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
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  35. ^ Three Allen Center. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
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  37. ^ One Houston Center. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  38. ^ One Houston Center. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  39. ^ First City Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  40. ^ First City Tower. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  41. ^ San Felipe Plaza. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
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  43. ^ ExxonMobil Building. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
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  45. ^ 1500 Louisiana Street. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
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  47. ^ American General Center. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  48. ^ America Tower. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  49. ^ 2 Houston Center. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  50. ^ Two Houston Center. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  51. ^ Marathon Oil Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  52. ^ Marathon Oil Tower. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  53. ^ WEDGE International Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  54. ^ Wedge International Building. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  55. ^ Wedge International Tower. Artefaqs Corporation. Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  56. ^ KBR Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
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  58. ^ Pennzoil Place. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  59. ^ Pennzoil Plaza. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  60. ^ Devon Energy Center. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  61. ^ Devon Energy Tower. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  62. ^ Reliant Energy Plaza. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  63. ^ Reliant Energy Plaza. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  64. ^ Total Plaza. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  65. ^ Louisiana Place. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  66. ^ The Huntingdon. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  67. ^ The Huntingdon. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  68. ^ El Paso Energy Building. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  69. ^ El Paso Energy Building. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
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  71. ^ Five Greenway Plaza. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  72. ^ 717 Texas Avenue. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  73. ^ Calpine Center. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  74. ^ One Allen Center. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  75. ^ One Allen Center. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  76. ^ Four Leaf Towers I. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
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  78. ^ Four Leaf Towers II. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  79. ^ Four Leaf Towers II. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  80. ^ 11 Greenway Plaza. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  81. ^ Eleven Greenway Plaza. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  82. ^ El Paso Tower]. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  83. ^ Nine Greenway Plaza. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  84. ^ Phoenix Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  85. ^ Phoenix Tower. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  86. ^ Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  87. ^ Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  88. ^ JPMorgan Chase Building. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
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  90. ^ The Spires. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  91. ^ The Spires. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  92. ^ Aon Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  93. ^ Aon Tower. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  94. ^ Niels Esperson Building. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
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  96. ^ One City Centre. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  97. ^ One City Centre. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  98. ^ Bob Lanier Public Works Building. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  99. ^ Bob Lanier Public Works Building. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  100. ^ Hyatt Regency Houston. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  101. ^ Hyatt Regency Houston. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  102. ^ The Mercer West Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-26.
  103. ^ The Mercer West Tower. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-11-01.
  104. ^ MainPlace. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  105. ^ BLVD Place Residential Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  106. ^ BLVD Place Residential Tower. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  107. ^ One Park Place. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  108. ^ One Park Place. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  109. ^ Memorial Hermann Tower. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  110. ^ Memorial Hermann Tower. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  111. ^ Turnberry Tower Residences at the Galleria. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  112. ^ Turnberry Tower Residences at the Galleria. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  113. ^ Houstonian Texas Medical Center. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  114. ^ Houstonian Texas Medical Center. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  115. ^ 2727 Kirby. Emporis.com. Retrieved on 2008-04-19.
  116. ^ 2727 Kirby at River Oaks. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-09-24.
  117. ^ Capitol Lofts. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
  118. ^ 806 Main. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.
  119. ^ Magnolia Hotel. SkyscraperPage.com. Retrieved on 2007-12-22.

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