# List of tallest buildings in Houston

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Houston, the largest city in Texas, is the site of 58 completed skyscrapers over 427 feet (130 m), 50 of which stand taller than 492 feet (150 m). The tallest building in the city is the JPMorgan Chase Tower, which rises 1,002 feet (305 m) in Downtown Houston and was completed in 1982. It also stands as the tallest building in Texas and the 29th-tallest building in the United States. The second-tallest skyscraper in the city is the Wells Fargo Plaza, which rises 992 feet (302 m) and was completed in 1983. The Williams Tower, completed in 1982 and rising 901 feet (275 m), is the third-tallest building in Houston. Seven of the ten tallest buildings in Texas are located in Houston.
The history of skyscrapers in the city began with the construction of the original Binz Building in 1895. This building, rising 6 floors, is often regarded as the first skyscraper in Houston; it was demolished in 1951 to allow for the construction of a more modern building of the same name, which was in turn replaced by another, 14-floor-tall high-rise that also kept the original name. Houston's first building standing more than 492 feet (150 m) was the El Paso Energy Building, completed in 1962. After the Texas real estate collapse in late 1980s, the city saw no new major office buildings until 2002, when 1500 Louisiana Street was completed. There is currently one building under construction that is planned to rise at least 427 feet (130 m). Overall, the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat ranks Houston's skyline (based on existing and under construction buildings over 492 feet (150 m) tall) 2nd in the Southern United States (after Miami) and 4th in the United States.

## Tallest buildings

As of August 2024, there are 58 high-rises in Houston that stand at least 427 feet (130 m) tall, based on standard height measurement. This height includes spires and architectural details but does not include antenna masts.
| Rank | Name | Image | Height ft (m) | Floors | Completed | Coordinates | Notes |
| 1 | JPMorgan Chase Tower | | 1,002 (305.4) | 75 | 1982 | 29°45′37.2″N 95°21′50.3″W﻿ / ﻿29.760333°N 95.363972°W﻿ / 29.760333; -95.363972﻿ (JPMorgan Chase Tower) | 123rd-tallest building in the world; 21st-tallest in the United States; tallest in Texas. Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 1980s. Tallest five-sided building in the world. |
| 2 | Wells Fargo Bank Plaza | | 992 (302.4) | 71 | 1983 | 29°45′30.6″N 95°22′6.1″W﻿ / ﻿29.758500°N 95.368361°W﻿ / 29.758500; -95.368361﻿ (Wells Fargo Bank Plaza) | 161st-tallest building in the world; 25th-tallest in the United States; 2nd-tallest in Texas. Tallest all-glass building in the Western Hemisphere. |
| 3 | Williams Tower | | 901 (274.6) | 64 | 1982 | 29°44′13.7″N 95°27′41″W﻿ / ﻿29.737139°N 95.46139°W﻿ / 29.737139; -95.46139﻿ (Williams Tower) | 200th-tallest building in the world; 30th-tallest in the United States; 4th-tallest in Texas. Tallest building outside of Houston's downtown. |
| 4 | TC Energy Center | | 780 (237.7) | 56 | 1983 | 29°45′38.6″N 95°22′00″W﻿ / ﻿29.760722°N 95.36667°W﻿ / 29.760722; -95.36667﻿ (Bank of America Center) | 65th-tallest in the United States; 7th-tallest in Texas. |
| 5 | Heritage Plaza | | 762 (232.3) | 53 | 1987 | 29°45′31.7″N 95°22′14.4″W﻿ / ﻿29.758806°N 95.370667°W﻿ / 29.758806; -95.370667﻿ (Heritage Plaza) | 75th-tallest in the United States; 8th-tallest in Texas. |
| 6 | 609 Main at Texas | | 757 (230.7) | 49 | 2017 | 29°45′33.1″N 95°21′45″W﻿ / ﻿29.759194°N 95.36250°W﻿ / 29.759194; -95.36250﻿ (609 Main at Texas) | 76th-tallest in the United States; 9th-tallest in Texas. Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 2010s. |
| 7 | Enterprise Plaza | | 756 (230.4) | 55 | 1980 | 29°45′27.6″N 95°22′8.5″W﻿ / ﻿29.757667°N 95.369028°W﻿ / 29.757667; -95.369028﻿ (Enterprise Plaza) | 79th-tallest in the United States; 10th-tallest in Texas. |
| 8 | CenterPoint Energy Plaza | | 741 (225.9) | 53 | 1973 | 29°45′25.4″N 95°22′5.1″W﻿ / ﻿29.757056°N 95.368083°W﻿ / 29.757056; -95.368083﻿ (CenterPoint Energy Plaza) | 97th-tallest in the United States; 11th-tallest in Texas. |
| 9 | Texas Tower | | 735 (224) | 48 | 2021 | 29°45′39.2″N 95°21′48.2″W﻿ / ﻿29.760889°N 95.363389°W﻿ / 29.760889; -95.363389﻿ (Texas Tower) | |
| 10 | 1600 Smith Street | | 732 (223.1) | 55 | 1984 | 29°45′16.5″N 95°22′22.5″W﻿ / ﻿29.754583°N 95.372917°W﻿ / 29.754583; -95.372917﻿ (1600 Smith Street) | 13th-tallest in Texas. |
| 11 | Fulbright Tower | | 725 (221.0) | 52 | 1982 | 29°45′19.8″N 95°21′41.8″W﻿ / ﻿29.755500°N 95.361611°W﻿ / 29.755500; -95.361611﻿ (Fulbright Tower) | 14th-tallest in Texas. |
| 12 | One Shell Plaza | | 714 (217.6) | 50 | 1970 | 29°45′32.9″N 95°22′3.5″W﻿ / ﻿29.759139°N 95.367639°W﻿ / 29.759139; -95.367639﻿ (One Shell Plaza) | 16th-tallest in Texas. Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 1970s. |
| 13 | 1400 Smith Street | | 691 (210.6) | 50 | 1983 | 29°45′19.9″N 95°22′18.5″W﻿ / ﻿29.755528°N 95.371806°W﻿ / 29.755528; -95.371806﻿ (1400 Smith Street) | 17th-tallest in Texas. |
| 14 | Three Allen Center | | 685 (208.8) | 50 | 1980 | 29°45′26.4″N 95°22′18.7″W﻿ / ﻿29.757333°N 95.371861°W﻿ / 29.757333; -95.371861﻿ (Three Allen Center) | 19th-tallest in Texas. |
| 15 | LyondellBassell Tower | | 678 (206.7) | 47 | 1978 | 29°45′21.8″N 95°21′44.2″W﻿ / ﻿29.756056°N 95.362278°W﻿ / 29.756056; -95.362278﻿ (LyondellBassell Tower) | 21st-tallest in Texas. |
| 16 | First City Tower | | 662 (201.8) | 47 | 1981 | 29°45′20.6″N 95°21′49.8″W﻿ / ﻿29.755722°N 95.363833°W﻿ / 29.755722; -95.363833﻿ (First City Tower) | 22nd-tallest in Texas. |
| 17 | 811 Main | | 632 (192.6) | 46 | 2011 | 29°45′28.3″N 95°21′49.2″W﻿ / ﻿29.757861°N 95.363667°W﻿ / 29.757861; -95.363667﻿ (BG Group Place) | 25th-tallest in Texas. |
| 18 | San Felipe Plaza | | 625 (190.5) | 45 | 1984 | 29°44′58″N 95°28′55″W﻿ / ﻿29.74944°N 95.48194°W﻿ / 29.74944; -95.48194﻿ (San Felipe Plaza) | |
| 19 | ExxonMobil Building | | 606 (184.7) | 44 | 1963 | 29°45′12.7″N 95°22′9.9″W﻿ / ﻿29.753528°N 95.369417°W﻿ / 29.753528; -95.369417﻿ (ExxonMobil Building) | Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 1960s. |
| 20 | 1500 Louisiana Street | | 600 (182.9) | 40 | 2002 | 29°45′16.6″N 95°22′16″W﻿ / ﻿29.754611°N 95.37111°W﻿ / 29.754611; -95.37111﻿ (1500 Louisiana Street) | Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 2000s. |
| 21 | America Tower | | 590 (179.8) | 42 | 1983 | 29°45′38.5″N 95°23′51.2″W﻿ / ﻿29.760694°N 95.397556°W﻿ / 29.760694; -95.397556﻿ (America Tower) | |
| 22 | Bank of America Tower | Upload image | 579 (176.5) | 34 | 2018 | | |
| 22 | Two Houston Center | | 579 (176.5) | 40 | 1974 | 29°45′22.7″N 95°21′47.7″W﻿ / ﻿29.756306°N 95.363250°W﻿ / 29.756306; -95.363250﻿ (Two Houston Center) | |
| 24 | Marathon Oil Tower | | 562 (171.3) | 41 | 1983 | 29°44′58.5″N 95°28′19.2″W﻿ / ﻿29.749583°N 95.472000°W﻿ / 29.749583; -95.472000﻿ (Marathon Oil Tower) | |
| 25 | Wedge International Tower | Upload image | 550 (167.6) | 44 | 1983 | 29°45′16.8″N 95°22′11.2″W﻿ / ﻿29.754667°N 95.369778°W﻿ / 29.754667; -95.369778﻿ (Wedge International Tower) | |
| 25 | KBR Tower | | 550 (167.6) | 40 | 1973 | 29°45′11.7″N 95°22′20.6″W﻿ / ﻿29.753250°N 95.372389°W﻿ / 29.753250; -95.372389﻿ (KBR Tower) | |
| 27 | Brava | Upload image | 549 (167.3) | 46 | 2021 | | |
| 28 | Memorial Hermann Tower | | 542 (165.2) | 35 | 2009 | 29°46′57″N 95°32′43.9″W﻿ / ﻿29.78250°N 95.545528°W﻿ / 29.78250; -95.545528﻿ (Memorial Hermann Tower) | |
| 29 | 2929 Weslayan | | 533 (162.5) | 40 | 2015 | 29°44′18.9″N 95°26′28.4″W﻿ / ﻿29.738583°N 95.441222°W﻿ / 29.738583; -95.441222﻿ (2929 Weslayan) | Tallest residential building in Houston. |
| 30 | Pennzoil Place I | | 523 (159.4) | 36 | 1976 | 29°45′36.6″N 95°21′55″W﻿ / ﻿29.760167°N 95.36528°W﻿ / 29.760167; -95.36528﻿ (Pennzoil Place I) | |
| 30 | Pennzoil Place II | | 523 (159.4) | 36 | 1976 | 29°45′35.7″N 95°21′56.6″W﻿ / ﻿29.759917°N 95.365722°W﻿ / 29.759917; -95.365722﻿ (Pennzoil Place II) | |
| 32 | Devon Energy Center | | 521 (158.8) | 36 | 1978 | 29°45′25″N 95°22′15.6″W﻿ / ﻿29.75694°N 95.371000°W﻿ / 29.75694; -95.371000﻿ (Devon Energy Center) | |
| 33 | 1000 Main | | 518 (157.9) | 36 | 2003 | 29°45′25.2″N 95°21′55.9″W﻿ / ﻿29.757000°N 95.365528°W﻿ / 29.757000; -95.365528﻿ (1000 Main) | |
| 34 | Total Plaza | | 518 (157.9) | 35 | 1971 | 29°45′23.5″N 95°22′6.6″W﻿ / ﻿29.756528°N 95.368500°W﻿ / 29.756528; -95.368500﻿ (Total Plaza) | |
| 34 | One Park Place | | 518 (157.9) | 37 | 2009 | 29°45′14.9″N 95°21′40.1″W﻿ / ﻿29.754139°N 95.361139°W﻿ / 29.754139; -95.361139﻿ (One Park Place) | |
| 36 | Methodist Outpatient Care Center | | 512 (156.1) | 26 | 2010 | 29°42′44.5″N 95°23′57.8″W﻿ / ﻿29.712361°N 95.399389°W﻿ / 29.712361; -95.399389﻿ (Methodist Outpatient Care Center) | |
| 37 | The Huntingdon | | 503 (153.3) | 34 | 1982 | 29°44′48.5″N 95°25′4.6″W﻿ / ﻿29.746806°N 95.417944°W﻿ / 29.746806; -95.417944﻿ (The Huntington) | |
| 38 | El Paso Energy Building | | 502 (153.0) | 33 | 1962 | 29°45′28.3″N 95°22′2.8″W﻿ / ﻿29.757861°N 95.367444°W﻿ / 29.757861; -95.367444﻿ (El Paso Energy Building) | |
| 38 | Market Square Tower | | 502 (153.0) | 40 | 2017 | 29°45′47″N 95°21′48.1″W﻿ / ﻿29.76306°N 95.363361°W﻿ / 29.76306; -95.363361﻿ (El Paso Energy Building) | |
| 40 | The Post Oak | | 499 (152.1) | 36 | 2018 | | |
| 41 | Hess Tower | | 490 (149.4) | 29 | 2010 | 29°45′16.4″N 95°21′35.3″W﻿ / ﻿29.754556°N 95.359806°W﻿ / 29.754556; -95.359806﻿ (Hess Tower) | |
| 42 | 1500 Post Oak Boulevard | Upload image | 477 (145.4) | 30 | 2016 | 29°45′8.2″N 95°27′39.3″W﻿ / ﻿29.752278°N 95.460917°W﻿ / 29.752278; -95.460917﻿ (1500 Post Oak Boulevard) | |
| 42 | The O'Quinn Medical Tower at St. Luke's | | 477 (145.4) | 29 | 1990 | 29°42′32.7″N 95°24′7″W﻿ / ﻿29.709083°N 95.40194°W﻿ / 29.709083; -95.40194﻿ (The O'Quinn Medical Tower at St. Luke's) | Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 1990s. |
| 44 | 5 Greenway Plaza | Upload image | 465 (141.7) | 31 | 1973 | 29°43′50.2″N 95°25′54.5″W﻿ / ﻿29.730611°N 95.431806°W﻿ / 29.730611; -95.431806﻿ (5 Greenway Plaza) | |
| 45 | Hanover River Oaks | Upload image | 462 (140.8) | 39 | 2020 | 29°45′16.5″N 95°22′22.5″W﻿ / ﻿29.754583°N 95.372917°W﻿ / 29.754583; -95.372917﻿ (1600 Smith Street) | |
| 46 | Texas Children's Hospital Expansion | Upload image | 457 (139.3) | 25 | 2018 | | |
| 47 | 717 Texas Avenue | | 453 (138.1) | 34 | 2003 | 29°45′41.5″N 95°21′51.4″W﻿ / ﻿29.761528°N 95.364278°W﻿ / 29.761528; -95.364278﻿ (717 Texas Avenue) | |
| 48 | Aspire Post Oak | Upload image | 453 (138.1) | 39 | 2021 | | |
| 49 | One Allen Center | | 452 (137.8) | 34 | 1972 | 29°45′25.9″N 95°22′12.8″W﻿ / ﻿29.757194°N 95.370222°W﻿ / 29.757194; -95.370222﻿ (One Allen Center) | |
| 50 | 1550 on the Green | | 450 (137.2) | 28 | 2024 | | Announced January 2021. Completed in 2024. |
| 51 | Four Leaf Towers 1 | | 444 (135.3) | 40 | 1982 | 29°45′5.4″N 95°27′50″W﻿ / ﻿29.751500°N 95.46389°W﻿ / 29.751500; -95.46389﻿ (Four Leaf Towers 1) | |
| 51 | Four Leaf Towers 2 | | 444 (135.3) | 40 | 1982 | 29°45′3.2″N 95°27′52.5″W﻿ / ﻿29.750889°N 95.464583°W﻿ / 29.750889; -95.464583﻿ (Four Leaf Towers 2) | |
| 53 | 11 Greenway Plaza | Upload image | 441 (134.4) | 31 | 1979 | 29°43′55.2″N 95°26′8.1″W﻿ / ﻿29.732000°N 95.435583°W﻿ / 29.732000; -95.435583﻿ (11 Greenway Plaza) | |
| 53 | 9 Greenway Plaza | Upload image | 441 (134.4) | 31 | 1978 | 29°43′55.4″N 95°26′4.2″W﻿ / ﻿29.732056°N 95.434500°W﻿ / 29.732056; -95.434500﻿ (9 Greenway Plaza) | |
| 55 | Phoenix Tower | Upload image | 434 (132.3) | 34 | 1984 | 29°43′49.4″N 95°25′45″W﻿ / ﻿29.730389°N 95.42917°W﻿ / 29.730389; -95.42917﻿ (Phoenix Tower) | |
| 56 | Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza | Upload image | 430 (131.1) | 28 | 2007 | 29°42′55″N 95°23′49.2″W﻿ / ﻿29.71528°N 95.397000°W﻿ / 29.71528; -95.397000﻿ (Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza) | |
| 56 | Residences at the Allen | Upload image | 430 (131.1) | 35 | 2023 | | Construction started in 2020. |
| 58 | 712 Main Street | | 428 (130.5) | 37 | 1929 | 29°45′31.8″N 95°21′49.6″W﻿ / ﻿29.758833°N 95.363778°W﻿ / 29.758833; -95.363778﻿ (712 Main Street) | Tallest building constructed in Houston in the 1920s. |

## Tallest under construction

As of August 2024, there is one building under construction in Houston that is planned to rise at least 427 feet (130 m).
| Name | Height ft (m) | Floors | Year | Notes |
| McNair mixed-used Tower | 751 (228.9) | 54-18 | 2023 | Construction started in 2020. |

## Timeline of tallest buildings

Since 1895, the year the first high-rise in the city was constructed, the title of the tallest building in Houston has been held by eleven high-rises.
| Original name | Years as tallest | Height ft (m) | Floors |
| Binz Building | 1895–1904 (9 years) | — | 6 |
| Lomas & Nettleton Building | 1904–1908 (4 years) | 105 (32) | 8 |
| 711 Main | 1908–1910 (2 years) | 124 (40.8) | 10 |
| Carter Building | 1910–1926 (16 years) | 302 (92.1) | 23 |
| Magnolia Hotel | 1926–1927 (1 year) | 325 (99.1) | 22 |
| Niels Esperson Building | 1927–1929 (2 years) | 410 (125.1) | 31 |
| Gulf Building | 1929–1963 (34 years) | 428 (130.5) | 37 |
| Humble Building | 1963–1970 (7 years) | 606 (184.7) | 44 |
| One Shell Plaza | 1970–1980 (10 years) | 714 (217.6) | 50 |
| Enterprise Plaza | 1980–1982 (2 years) | 756 (232.3) | 55 |
| JPMorgan Chase Tower | 1982–present (42 years) | 1,002 (305.4) | 75 |