# List of tallest buildings in Boston

Boston, the capital of the U.S. state of Massachusetts and the largest city in New England, is home to 585 completed high-rises, 37 of which stand taller than 400 feet (122 m). The city's skyscrapers and high-rises are concentrated along the roughly 2.5 mile High Spine, which runs from the Back Bay to the Financial District and West End, while bypassing the surrounding low-rise residential neighborhoods. The tallest structure in Boston is the 60-story 200 Clarendon, better known to locals as the John Hancock Tower, which rises 790 feet (241 m) in the Back Bay district. It is also the tallest building in New England and the 80th-tallest building in the United States. The second-tallest building in Boston is the Prudential Tower, which rises 52 floors and 749 feet (228 m). At the time of the Prudential Tower's completion in 1964, it stood as the tallest building in North America outside of New York City.
Boston's history of skyscrapers began with the completion in 1893 of the 13-story Ames Building, which is considered the city's first high-rise. Boston went through a major building boom in the 1960s and 1970s, resulting in the construction of over 20 skyscrapers, including 200 Clarendon and the Prudential Tower. The city is the site of 25 skyscrapers that rise at least 492 feet (150 m) in height, more than any other city in New England. As of 2018, the skyline of Boston is ranked 10th in the United States and 79th in the world with 57 buildings rising at least 330 feet (100 m) in height.
Since August 2017, several major development projects have dramatically altered the city's skyline, including the Millennium Tower, Avalon North Station, Four Seasons Hotel & Private Residences, One Dalton Street, The Hub on Causeway, and Bulfinch Crossing. In addition, there has been a continuous stream of proposals to construct skyscrapers that would rank among the tallest in the city if completed. Overall, there were 64 high-rise buildings under construction or proposed for construction in Boston.

## Tallest buildings

Boston skyscrapers that stand at least 400 feet (122 m) tall, based on standard height measurements, including spires and other architectural details, but not including antenna masts, are listed below. (The letter (T) following a rank indicates the same height between two or more buildings. The "Year" column indicates the year when a building was completed.)
| Rank | Name | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year | Coordinates | Notes |
| 01.01 | John Hancock Tower (200 Clarendon Street) | 01.0790 (241) | 60 | 1976 | 42°20′57.4″N 71°04′29.2″W﻿ / ﻿42.349278°N 71.074778°W﻿ / 42.349278; -71.074778﻿ (John Hancock Tower) | 80th-tallest building in the U.S. as of 2021 Has been the tallest building in Boston, Massachusetts, and New England since 1976 Commonly known as John Hancock Tower, its original name (for John Hancock Financial), but now legally 200 Clarendon Street or Hancock Place Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 1970s |
| 02.02 | Prudential Tower | 02.0749 (228) | 52 | 1964 | 42°20′49.78″N 71°04′57.08″W﻿ / ﻿42.3471611°N 71.0825222°W﻿ / 42.3471611; -71.0825222﻿ (Prudential Tower) | 112th-tallest building in the U.S. as of 2021 View Boston, the highest observation deck in New England, is located on the building's 50th, 51st, and 52nd floors. Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 1960s Was the tallest building in Boston before being surpassed by the John Hancock Tower |
| 02.03 | One Dalton | 03.0742 (226) | 61 | 2019 | 42°20′44.7″N 71°05′02.2″W﻿ / ﻿42.345750°N 71.083944°W﻿ / 42.345750; -71.083944﻿ (One Dalton/ Four Seasons) | Boston and New England's tallest residential building. Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 2010s |
| 03.04 | Winthrop Center | 04.0691 (211) | 52 | 2023 | 42°21′16.5″N 71°3′25.5″W﻿ / ﻿42.354583°N 71.057083°W﻿ / 42.354583; -71.057083﻿ (Winthrop Center) | Tallest building in Boston outside of Back Bay Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 2020s |
| 03.05 | Millennium Tower | 04.0685 (209) | 60 | 2016 | 42°21′21.01″N 71°3′33.91″W﻿ / ﻿42.3558361°N 71.0594194°W﻿ / 42.3558361; -71.0594194﻿ (Millennium Tower) | Tallest building in the Downtown Crossing neighborhood. |
| 03.06 | South Station Tower | 04.0677 (206) | 51 | 2025 | 42°21′07″N 71°03′19″W﻿ / ﻿42.35194°N 71.05528°W﻿ / 42.35194; -71.05528﻿ (South Station Tower) | Located above South Station. Topped out in November 2023. |
| 04.07 | Federal Reserve Bank Building | 04.0614 (187) | 32 | 1976 | 42°21′08.55″N 71°03′14.82″W﻿ / ﻿42.3523750°N 71.0541167°W﻿ / 42.3523750; -71.0541167﻿ (Federal Reserve Bank Building) | Formerly the tallest building in Boston's Financial District |
| 05.08 | One Boston Place | 05.0601 (183) | 41 | 1970 | 42°21′31″N 71°03′30″W﻿ / ﻿42.35853°N 71.05838°W﻿ / 42.35853; -71.05838﻿ (One Boston Place) | Tallest building in the Government Center neighborhood of Boston |
| 06.09T | One International Place | 06.0600 (183) | 46 | 1987 | 42°21′20.8″N 71°03′07.5″W﻿ / ﻿42.355778°N 71.052083°W﻿ / 42.355778; -71.052083﻿ (One International Place) | Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 1980s |
| 06.09T | Bulfinch Crossing: One Congress | 600 (183) | 43 | 2023 | | Topped off on July 15, 2021. |
| 11 | 100 Federal Street | 07.0591 (180) | 37 | 1971 | 42°21′18″N 71°03′22″W﻿ / ﻿42.35498°N 71.05623°W﻿ / 42.35498; -71.05623﻿ (First National Bank Building) | Also known as First National Bank Building |
| 12 | One Financial Center | 08.0590 (180) | 46 | 1983 | 42°21′08.6″N 71°03′23.0″W﻿ / ﻿42.352389°N 71.056389°W﻿ / 42.352389; -71.056389﻿ (One Financial Center) | |
| 09.013 | 111 Huntington Avenue | 09.0554 (169) | 36 | 2002 | 42°20′48.38″N 71°04′52.86″W﻿ / ﻿42.3467722°N 71.0813500°W﻿ / 42.3467722; -71.0813500﻿ (111 Huntington Avenue) | Second-tallest building in the Prudential Center complex Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 2000s |
| 10.014 | Two International Place | 10.0538 (164) | 35 | 1992 | 42°21′23″N 71°03′06″W﻿ / ﻿42.356492°N 71.051757°W﻿ / 42.356492; -71.051757﻿ (Two International Place) | Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 1990s |
| 11.015 | One Post Office Square | 11.0525 (160) | 40 | 1981 | 42°21′25″N 71°03′19″W﻿ / ﻿42.356827°N 71.055400°W﻿ / 42.356827; -71.055400﻿ (One Post Office Square) | |
| 16 | One Federal Street | 12.0520 (158) | 38 | 1975 | 42°21′24″N 71°03′25″W﻿ / ﻿42.356564°N 71.056963°W﻿ / 42.356564; -71.056963﻿ (One Federal Street) | Originally known as the Shawmut Bank Building |
| 17 | Bulfinch Crossing: The Sudbury Residences | 519 (158) | 45 | 2020 | | |
| 18T | Hub on Causeway Office Tower | 510 (155) | 31 | 2021 | 42°21′57″N 71°03′40″W﻿ / ﻿42.365707348517994°N 71.06114985378042°W﻿ / 42.365707348517994; -71.06114985378042 | Tallest building in the West End |
| 18T | Exchange Place | 13.0510 (155) | 40 | 1984 | 42°21′30″N 71°03′23″W﻿ / ﻿42.35832°N 71.05645°W﻿ / 42.35832; -71.05645﻿ (Exchange Place) | |
| 20 | 60 State Street | 14.0509 (155) | 38 | 1977 | 42°21′33″N 71°03′23″W﻿ / ﻿42.35903°N 71.05646°W﻿ / 42.35903; -71.05646﻿ (60 State Street) | |
| 21 | One Beacon Street | 15.0505 (154) | 37 | 1971 | 42°21′30″N 71°03′39″W﻿ / ﻿42.35844°N 71.06083°W﻿ / 42.35844; -71.06083﻿ (One Beacon Street) | |
| 22 | One Lincoln Street | 16.0503 (153) | 36 | 2003 | 42°21′09″N 71°03′29″W﻿ / ﻿42.35254°N 71.05809°W﻿ / 42.35254; -71.05809﻿ (One Lincoln Street) | |
| 23 | 28 State Street | 17.0500 (152) | 40 | 1970 | 42°21′34″N 71°03′27″W﻿ / ﻿42.35933°N 71.05747°W﻿ / 42.35933; -71.05747﻿ (28 State Street) | |
| 24T | Hub on Causeway Residential Tower | 18.0496 (151) | 45 | 2019 | 42°21′56.52″N 71°03′39.60″W﻿ / ﻿42.3657000°N 71.0610000°W﻿ / 42.3657000; -71.0610000﻿ (Hub On Causeway Residential Tower) | 2nd-tallest building in the West End. The tallest residential building in the West End. |
| 24T | Custom House Tower | 19.0496 (151) | 32 | 1915 | 42°21′32.65″N 71°03′12.13″W﻿ / ﻿42.3590694°N 71.0533694°W﻿ / 42.3590694; -71.0533694﻿ (Custom House Tower) | Tallest all-hotel building in Boston Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 1910s Was the tallest building in Boston before being surpassed by the Prudential Tower |
| 26 | Berkeley Building | 20.0495 (151) | 26 | 1947 | 42°20′59.78″N 71°04′21.55″W﻿ / ﻿42.3499389°N 71.0726528°W﻿ / 42.3499389; -71.0726528﻿ (Berkeley Building) | Also known as the Old John Hancock Building Tallest building in Boston constructed in the 1940s |
| 27 | The Alcott | 485 (148) | 44 | 2022 | | Third-tallest building in the West End |
| 28T | 33 Arch Street | 21.0477 (145) | 33 | 2004 | 42°21′21″N 71°03′28″W﻿ / ﻿42.35596°N 71.05790°W﻿ / 42.35596; -71.05790﻿ (33 Arch Street) | |
| 28T | State Street Bank Building | 22.0477 (145) | 33 | 1966 | 42°21′22″N 71°03′15″W﻿ / ﻿42.35622°N 71.05418°W﻿ / 42.35622; -71.05418﻿ (State Street Bank Building) | Also known as 225 Franklin Street |
| 30 | Ritz-Carlton Towers Boston Common - Tower I | 23.0475 (145) | 38 | 2001 | 42°21′11″N 71°03′47″W﻿ / ﻿42.35302°N 71.06294°W﻿ / 42.35302; -71.06294﻿ (Ritz-Carlton Towers Boston Common - Tower I) | |
| 31 | 125 High Street | 24.0452 (138) | 30 | 1991 | 42°21′19″N 71°03′12″W﻿ / ﻿42.35532°N 71.05326°W﻿ / 42.35532; -71.05326﻿ (125 High Street) | |
| 32 | 100 Summer Street | 25.0450 (137) | 32 | 1974 | 42°21′14″N 71°03′27″W﻿ / ﻿42.35383°N 71.05745°W﻿ / 42.35383; -71.05745﻿ (100 Summer Street) | |
| 33 | Avalon North Station | 449 (137) | 38 | 2016 | 42°21′11″N 71°03′47″W﻿ / ﻿42.35302°N 71.06294°W﻿ / 42.35302; -71.06294﻿ (Millennium Place Tower II) | 4th Tallest building in the West End neighborhood |
| 34T | Ritz-Carlton Towers Boston Common - Tower II | 27.0446 (136) | 36 | 2001 | 42°21′11″N 71°03′47″W﻿ / ﻿42.35302°N 71.06294°W﻿ / 42.35302; -71.06294﻿ (Ritz-Carlton Towers Boston Common Tower II) | |
| 33T | 40 Trinity Place (Raffles Boston Back Bay) | 446 (136) | 33 | 2022 | | |
| 36 | Atlantic Wharf (Russia Wharf) | 28.0436 (133) | 32 | 2011 | 42°21′12″N 71°03′10″W﻿ / ﻿42.353323°N 71.052854°W﻿ / 42.353323; -71.052854﻿ (Russia Wharf) | |
| 38T | Keystone Building | 30.0400 (122) | 32 | 1971 | 42°21′15″N 71°03′16″W﻿ / ﻿42.35415°N 71.05443°W﻿ / 42.35415; -71.05443﻿ (Keystone Building) | |
| 38T | Harbor Towers I | 31.0400 (122) | 40 | 1971 | 42°21′28.64″N 71°02′59.89″W﻿ / ﻿42.3579556°N 71.0499694°W﻿ / 42.3579556; -71.0499694﻿ (Harbor Towers I) | |
| 39+ | McCormack Building | 29.0322 (98) | 22 | 1975 | 42°21′34″N 71°03′44″W﻿ / ﻿42.359527°N 71.062333°W﻿ / 42.359527; -71.062333﻿ (McCormack Building) | |

## Tallest buildings by pinnacle height

Boston skyscrapers based on their pinnacle height, which includes radio masts and antennas, are listed below. As architectural features and spires can be regarded as subjective, some skyscraper enthusiasts prefer this method of measurement. Standard architectural height measurement, which excludes antennas in building height, is included for comparative purposes.
| Rank | Name | Pinnacle height ft (m) | Standard height ft (m) |
| 1 | Prudential Tower | 907 (276) | 749 (228) |
| 2 | 200 Clarendon Street | 852 (260) | 790 (241) |
| 3 | One Dalton Street | 742 (226) | 742 (226) |
| 4 | Millennium Tower | 698 (213) | 685 (209) |
| 5 | Winthrop Center | 691 (211) | 691 (211) |
| 6 | One Financial Center | 683 (208) | 590 (180) |
| 7 | One Beacon Street | 623 (190) | 505 (154) |
| 8 | Federal Reserve Bank Building | 614 (187) | 614 (187) |
| 9 | One Boston Place | 601 (183) | 601 (183) |
| 10 | One International Place | 600 (183) | 600 (183) |
| 11 | 100 Federal Street | 591 (180) | 591 (180) |
| 12 | 111 Huntington Avenue | 554 (169) | 554 (169) |
| 13 | Two International Place | 538 (164) | 538 (164) |

## Tallest under construction, approved, and proposed

Buildings of at least 400 feet (122 m) tall that are under construction, approved, or proposed.

### Under construction

| Name | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year* (est.) | Notes |
| The Lyra | 400 (122) | 34 | — | 252-268 Huntington Avenue |

### Approved

| Name | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year* (est.) | Notes |
| Back Bay Station Residences | 413 (126) | 34 | — | |

### Proposed

| Name | Height ft (m) | Floors | Notes |
| Pinnacle at Central Wharf | 600 (183) | 42 | 600' height variance approved by the Boston Planning and Development Agency on March 2, 2017. |
| North Station Gateway | 447 (136) | 40 | |
* Table entries with dashes (—) indicate that information regarding building dates of completion has not yet been released.

## Timeline of tallest buildings

For most of Boston's earlier years, the tallest buildings in the city were churches with their steeples. The first skyscraper in the city is generally considered the Ames Building, completed in 1893. However, since the 13-story building did not surpass the steeple of the Church of the Covenant, it never became a city record holder. The first skyscraper to have the distinction of being Boston's tallest building was the Custom House Tower, completed in 1915.
| Name | Street address | Years as tallest | Height ft (m) | Floors | Coordinates |
| Old State House | 206 Washington Street | 1713–1745 | 08.065 (20) | 3 | 42°21′31.57″N 71°03′28.1″W﻿ / ﻿42.3587694°N 71.057806°W﻿ / 42.3587694; -71.057806﻿ (Old State House) |
| Old North Church | 193 Salem Street | 1745–1810 | 08.0175 (53) | 1 | 42°21′58.78″N 71°03′16.04″W﻿ / ﻿42.3663278°N 71.0544556°W﻿ / 42.3663278; -71.0544556﻿ (Old North Church) |
| Park Street Church | 1 Park Street | 1810–1867 | 07.0217 (66) | 1 | 42°21′25″N 71°03′44″W﻿ / ﻿42.356911°N 71.062151°W﻿ / 42.356911; -71.062151﻿ (Park Street Church) |
| Church of the Covenant | 67 Newbury Street | 1867–1915 | 06.0236 (72) | 1 | 42°21′07.00″N 71°4′26.00″W﻿ / ﻿42.3519444°N 71.0738889°W﻿ / 42.3519444; -71.0738889﻿ (Church of the Covenant) |
| Custom House Tower | 3 McKinley Square | 1915–1964 | 05.0496 (151) | 32 | 42°21′32.65″N 71°03′12.13″W﻿ / ﻿42.3590694°N 71.0533694°W﻿ / 42.3590694; -71.0533694﻿ (Custom House Tower) |
| Prudential Tower | 800 Boylston Street | 1964–1976 | 04.0749 (228) | 52 | 42°20′49.78″N 71°04′57.08″W﻿ / ﻿42.3471611°N 71.0825222°W﻿ / 42.3471611; -71.0825222﻿ (Prudential Tower) |
| 200 Clarendon | 200 Clarendon Street | 1976–present | 03.0790 (241) | 60 | 42°20′57.4″N 71°04′29.2″W﻿ / ﻿42.349278°N 71.074778°W﻿ / 42.349278; -71.074778﻿ (John Hancock Tower) |