List of tallest buildings in Boston
Tallest buildings

List of tallest buildings in Boston

Section Title: Tallest buildings
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Rank	Name	Image	Height ft (m)	Floors	Year	Coordinates	Notes

1	John Hancock Tower	Ground-level view of a 60-story skyscraper; the clouds in the sky are reflected off the building's tinted, all-glass facade. On the ground to the left of the building is a Romanesque church, surrounded by a grassy public square.	790 (241)	60	1976	42°20′57.4″N 71°04′29.2″W / 42.349278°N 71.074778°W	Tied with Shenzhen Broadcasting Center Building in Shenzhen, China as the 292nd-tallest building in the world 67th-tallest building in the U.S.

2	Prudential Tower	Distant aerial view of two skyscrapers in early evening; the tallest is a large, gray rectangular tower with a steel latticework facade and a tall antenna mast on its roof.	749 (228)	52	1964	42°20′49.78″N 71°04′57.08″W / 42.3471611°N 71.0825222°W	96th-tallest building in the U.S. as of December 27, 2018 The Skywalk, the highest observation deck in New England, is located on the building's 50th floor.

3	Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street	-	742 (226)	61	2019	42°20′44.7″N 71°05′02.2″W / 42.345750°N 71.083944°W	Tallest tower built in Boston since 1976 and third tallest in the city. Will be Boston's and New England's tallest residential building.

4	Millennium Tower	-	685 (209)	60	2016	42°21′21.01″N 71°3′33.91″W / 42.3558361°N 71.0594194°W	Tallest residential building in Boston. Tallest building in the Downtown Crossing neighborhood.

5	Federal Reserve Bank Building	Aerial view of a tall, narrow, concrete skyscraper; the building's design somewhat resembles that of a washboard, with uninterrupted horizontal rows of windows protruding slightly outward from two of the building's four sides	614 (187)	32	1976	42°21′08.55″N 71°03′14.82″W / 42.3523750°N 71.0541167°W	Tallest building in Boston's Financial District

6	One Boston Place	40-story skyscraper with a black, X-braced facade; the building has a major setback near the 35th-floor	601 (183)	41	1970	42°21′31″N 71°03′30″W / 42.35853°N 71.05838°W	Tallest building in the Government Center neighborhood of Boston

7	One International Place	Aerial view of two skyscrapers; both have circular footprints and light red facades. The shorter of the two buildings, in the foreground, is topped by a pyramid-like cap, while the taller building has a flat roof.	600 (183)	46	1987	42°21′20.8″N 71°03′07.5″W / 42.355778°N 71.052083°W	Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 1980s

8	100 Federal Street	Ground-level view of the First National Bank Building	591 (180)	37	1971	42°21′18″N 71°03′22″W / 42.35498°N 71.05623°W	Also known as First National Bank Building

9	One Financial Center	Ground-level view of a 45-story building with a trapezoidal footprint, a white facade and black windows	590 (180)	46	1983	42°21′08.6″N 71°03′23.0″W / 42.352389°N 71.056389°W

10	111 Huntington Avenue	Angled aerial view of an all-glass building capped with a white, open-air dome	554 (169)	36	2002	42°20′48.38″N 71°04′52.86″W / 42.3467722°N 71.0813500°W	Second-tallest building in the Prudential Center complex Tallest building in Boston completed in the 2000s

11	Two International Place	Aerial view of a round building with a light-red facade, topped with a pyramid-like cap; in the foreground is a shorter building with an all-glass facade	538 (164)	35	1992	42°21′23″N 71°03′06″W / 42.356492°N 71.051757°W	Tallest building in the city completed in the 1990s

12	One Post Office Square	Ground-level view of a 40-story skyscraper with a tan facade; minor setbacks are visible around the tower's 30th floor	525 (160)	40	1981	42°21′25″N 71°03′19″W / 42.356827°N 71.055400°W

13	One Federal Street	Ground-level view of a 38-story rectangular skyscraper with a tan facade and dark bluish windows	520 (159)	38	1975	42°21′24″N 71°03′25″W / 42.356564°N 71.056963°W	Originally known as the Shawmut Bank Building

14	Exchange Place	Ground-level view of a 40-story skyscraper with an all-glass facade and several setbacks. In the facade is a reflection of a dark brown building with lighter windows, and near the bottom of the skyscraper is a small white building with dark windows	510 (155)	40	1984	42°21′30″N 71°03′23″W / 42.35832°N 71.05645°W

15	60 State Street	Aerial view of a 40-story skyscraper with a tan facade and dark windows; a major setback is visible near the building's roofline, at roughly the 35th floor	509 (155)	38	1977	42°21′33″N 71°03′23″W / 42.35903°N 71.05646°W

16	One Beacon Street	Ground-level view of a rectangular skyscraper with a dark brown facade and prominent black windows	505 (154)	37	1971	42°21′30″N 71°03′39″W / 42.35844°N 71.06083°W

17	One Lincoln Street	Fround-level view of an ornate building with alternating concrete and blue-tinted glass facades. Near the building's roofline, a sign with the words "STATE STREET" is visible.	503 (153)	36	2003	42°21′09″N 71°03′29″W / 42.35254°N 71.05809°W

18	28 State Street	Ground-level view of a 40-story building with a white, concrete facade and dark windows; near the building's roofline, a prominent setback is visible	500 (152)	40	1970	42°21′34″N 71°03′27″W / 42.35933°N 71.05747°W

19	Hub on Causeway Residential Tower	496 (151)	45	2019	42°21′56.52″N 71°03′39.60″W / 42.3657000°N 71.0610000°W	Tallest building in the West End.

20	Custom House Tower	Angled, ground-level view of white limestone tower. Near the building's pyramidal-cap, a large, 4-faced clock is visible	496 (151)	32	1915	42°21′32.65″N 71°03′12.13″W / 42.3590694°N 71.0533694°W	Tallest all-hotel building in Boston Tallest building in the city constructed in the 1910s Was the tallest building in Boston before being surpassed by the Prudential Tower

21	Berkeley Building	Ground-level view of an Art Deco-style skyscraper with a tan facade; the building is adorned with a thick, gray spire. In the foreground, two flags are visible.	495 (151)	26	1947	42°20′59.78″N 71°04′21.55″W / 42.3499389°N 71.0726528°W	Also known as the Old John Hancock Building Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 1940s

22T	33 Arch Street	Ground-level view of a modern, 33-story skyscraper with a curved front and glass facade reflecting the blue of the sky	477 (145)	33	2004	42°21′21″N 71°03′28″W / 42.35596°N 71.05790°W

22T	State Street Bank Building	Ground-level view of a rectangular building with a dark gray facade and clear windows	477 (145)	33	1966	42°21′22″N 71°03′15″W / 42.35622°N 71.05418°W	Also known as 225 Franklin Street

24	Ritz-Carlton Towers Boston Common - Tower I	Ground-level view of a modern, 40-story skyscraper with a gray-tinted, all-glass facade	475 (145)	38	2001	42°21′11″N 71°03′47″W / 42.35302°N 71.06294°W

25	125 High Street	Ground-level view of a complex of skyscrapers; the tallest building is on the left, with a light tan facade and a green-gray trapezoidal cap.	452 (138)	30	1991	42°21′19″N 71°03′12″W / 42.35532°N 71.05326°W

26	100 Summer Street	Ground-level view of a building with an all-glass, black-tinted facade; three setbacks are visible.	450 (137)	32	1974	42°21′14″N 71°03′27″W / 42.35383°N 71.05745°W

27	Avalon North Station	Upward view of a building still under construction with steel members still visible for about the top half of the building and a beige covering on the lower half.	449 (137)	38	2016	42°21′11″N 71°03′47″W / 42.35302°N 71.06294°W	2nd Tallest building in the West End neighborhood

28	Ritz-Carlton Towers Boston Common - Tower II	Ground-level view of a modern skyscraper with a gray-tinted, all-glass facade	446 (136)	36	2001	42°21′11″N 71°03′47″W / 42.35302°N 71.06294°W

29	Atlantic Wharf	Atlantic Wharf, 503 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts	436 (133)	32	2011	42°21′12″N 71°03′10″W / 42.353323°N 71.052854°W

30	McCormack Building	Ground-level view of a 20-story building with prominent black windows and a white, concrete facade	401 (122)	22	1975	42°21′34″N 71°03′44″W / 42.359527°N 71.062333°W

31T=	Keystone Building	Ground-level view of a building with rounded corners, a grooved, white facade and dark black windows	400 (122)	32	1971	42°21′15″N 71°03′16″W / 42.35415°N 71.05443°W

31T=	Harbor Towers I	Distant view of two waterfront skyscrapers; both have Brutalist-style architecture, with concrete facades. Though very similar in appearance, the building on the right is taller and thinner.	400 (122)	40	1971	42°21′28.64″N 71°02′59.89″W / 42.3579556°N 71.0499694°W

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Built in 1987, One International Place is Boston's 7th-tallest building, standing 600 feet (183 m) tall and housing 46 floors.

final_sentence: Built in 1987, One International Place is Boston's 7th-tallest building, standing 600 feet (183 m) tall and housing 46 floors.